2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2007–08 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Championship WCC vs. San Diego L, 69-62
1st Round NCAA vs. Davidson, L, 82-76
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#-
AP	#20
2007–08 record	25–8 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few
Assistant coach	Ray Giacoletti
Assistant coach	Leon Rice
Assistant coach	Tommy Lloyd
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center

Roster

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No.	Position	Player
2	G	Jeremy Pargo
5	F	Austin Daye
11	G	Andrew Sorenson
15	G	Matt Bouldin
20	F	Larry Gurganious
21	C	Robert Sacre
22	G	Micah Downs

No.	Position	Player
25	G	David Pendergraft
31	F	Abdullahi Kuso
32	G	Steven Gray
42	F	Josh Heytvelt
45	C	Will Foster
50	F	Ira Brown

Season build-up

Coach Mark Few hit the recruiting trail hard in the offseason with the Coach proclaiming it's "the best we've ever had here". Few managed to recruit sought-after forward Austin Daye, Junior College transfer Ira Brown, Robert Sacre (a 7 foot Center from Vancouver, Canada) and Steven Gray, a prized point/shooting guard. Also returning from a suspension would be the team's leading scorer from the season before Josh Heytvelt, and Theo Davis. The team entered the season ranked 14th in the AP Poll.

Tournament build-up

Gonzaga received a 7 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, and were paired against the 10 seed Davidson College, a sleeper pick by many experts. During the season the Bulldogs played ten teams that eventually made it to the tournament, and played a total of 13 games against teams who made it into the tournament. The Zags won seven of those thirteen games beating a 10 seed in Saint Mary's, a 13 seed in San Diego (Gonzaga won twice against San Diego), an 11 seed in Saint Joseph's, WKU, a 12 seed, a 14th seeded Georgia team, and a 4 seed in UConn. Gonzaga also lost six games against eventual tournament teams, they lost to Saint Mary's on the road, San Diego in the WCC Conference tournament, and also lost to a 1 seed in Memphis, a 2 seed in Tennessee, a 6th seeded Oklahoma Sooners team, and a 4 seed in Washington State at home.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/11/2007* 1:00 PM, FSN	#14	Montana	W 77–54	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/13/2007* 8:00 PM, FSN	#14	Idaho	W 80–43	2–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/17/2007* 5:00 PM, KHQ	#14	UC-Riverside	W 84–48	3–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2007 Great Alaska Shootout
11/22/2007* 8:30 PM, ESPNU	#14	vs. WKU Great Alaska Shootout	W 74–71	4–0	Sullivan Arena (8,383) Anchorage, AK
11/23/2007* 9:00 PM, ESPN360	#14	vs. Texas Tech Great Alaska Shootout	L 73–63	4–1	Sullivan Arena (8,700) Anchorage, AK
11/24/2007* 7:00 PM, ESPN360	#14	vs. Virginia Tech Great Alaska Shootout	W 82–64	5–1	Sullivan Arena (8,576) Anchorage, AK

11/29/2007* 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	at Saint Joseph's	W 70–65 ^OT	6–1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2007* 12:30 PM, ESPN	#19	at UConn Basketball HOF Challenge	W 85–82	7–1	TD Banknorth Garden (18,007) Boston
12/05/2007* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#17	#8 Washington State	L 51–47	7–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/08/2007* 5:00 PM, KHQ	#17	Cal State Northridge	W 85–59	8–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/17/2007* 5:00 PM, FSN	#18	Northern Colorado	W 77–57	9–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/20/2007* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	#18	vs. Oklahoma All-College Challenge	L 72–68	9–3	Ford Center (13,135) Oklahoma City, OK
12/29/2008* 5:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. #11 Tennessee Battle in Seattle	L 82–72	9–4	KeyArena (15,141) Seattle, WA
12/31/2008* 5:00 PM, FSN		Utah	W 61–59	10–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/05/2008* 5:00 PM, FSN		vs. Georgia Ronald McDonald House Charities	W 75–67	11–4	Spokane Arena (12,064) Spokane, WA
01/12/2008 5:30 PM, FSN		at Loyola Marymount	W 91–68	12–4 (1–0)	Gersten Pavilion (3,692) Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Pepperdine	W 92–57	13–4 (2-0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,954) Malibu, CA
01/19/2008 1:00 PM, FSN		San Diego	W 80–70	14–4 (3–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/21/2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		San Francisco	W 72–64	15–4 (4–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/26/2008* 9:00 AM, ESPN		at #1 Memphis	L 81–73	15–5	FedEx Forum (18,152) Memphis, TN
01/28/2008 5:00 PM, FSN		Portland	W 79–41	16–5 (5–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/02/2008 4:00 PM, KHQ		at Santa Clara	W 87–82 ^2OT	17–5 (6–0)	Leavey Center (4,500) Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2008 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at #21 St. Mary's	L 89–85 ^OT	17–6 (6–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
02/09/2008 5:00 PM, KHQ		Pepperdine	W 101–59	18–6 (7–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/11/2008 5:00 PM, FSN		Loyola Marymount	W 83–50	19–6 (8–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/16/2008 5:00 PM, ESPNU		at San Francisco	W 83–63	20–6 (9–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, CA
02/18/2008 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at San Diego	W 59–55	21–6 (10–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
02/25/2008 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#24	at Portland	W 73–51	22–6 (11–1)	Chiles Center (4,527) Portland, OR
03/01/2008 5:00 PM, KHQ	#24	#25 St. Mary's	W 88–76	23–6 (12–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
03/03/2008 8:30 PM, ESPN2	#22	Santa Clara	W 88–54	24–6 (13–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
2008 West Coast Conference Tournament
03/09/2008* 6:30 PM, ESPN2	#22	Santa Clara Semifinals	W 52–48	25–6	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
03/10/2008* 6:00 PM, ESPN	#20	San Diego Finals	L 69–62	25–7	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) San Diego, CA
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/21/2008* 9:25 AM, CBS	#20 (7)	vs. #23 (10) Davidson NCAA Tournament Round of 64	L 82–76	25–8	RBC Center (N/A) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)

Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"

People	Head coaches Record holders

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