1988–89 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1988–89
Team:	Gonzaga Bulldogs
Conference:	West Coast Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	WCAC
Record:	14–14
Conf Record:	5–9
Hc Year:	7th

The 1988–89 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were overall in the regular season and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (formerly known as Kennedy Pavilion) in Spokane, Washington.

At the third conference tournament, the Zags lost again in the quarterfinals, this time to eventual champion Loyola Marymount, to finish at .^{[1] [2]} Their first tournament wins came three years later in 1992; they advanced to the final,^[3] but fell by three to top-seeded Pepperdine.^[4]

Postseason results

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External links

• Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball – 1988–89 season

Notes and References

1. News: WCAC rivals shooting for St. Mary's . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Blanchette . John . March 4, 1989 . B3.
2. News: Gaels get serious by killing Pilots . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . March 5, 1989 . 6F.
3. News: It's Zags, Waves for WCC title . Spokane Chronicle . (Washington) . Blanchette . John . March 9, 1992 . C1.
4. News: Waves dunk Zags for WCC title . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . March 10, 1992 . 3D.