2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2008–09
Team:Gonzaga Bulldogs
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Coachrank:13
Aprank:10
Record:28–6
Conf Record:14–0
Head Coach:Mark Few
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Leon Rice
Ac1 Year:10th
Asst Coach2:Tommy Lloyd
Ac2 Year:8th
Asst Coach3:Ray Giacoletti
Ac3 Year:2nd
Stadium:McCarthey Athletic Center
Champion:WCC tournament champions
WCC regular season champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 2008–09 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are members of the West Coast Conference, were led by head coach Mark Few, and played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the Gonzaga campus in Spokane, Washington. The Zags finished the season 28 - 6, 14 - 0 in WCC play to claim the regular-season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2009 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament where they won the championship game against Saint Mary's. They received an invitation to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning 4 seed in the South Region. They defeated 13 seed Akron and 12 seed Western Kentucky before losing to the 1 seed and eventual champions North Carolina in the sweet sixteen.

Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
31 241 Graduated
25 223 Graduated
20 199 Transferred to UC Riverside
34 198 Transferred to Binghamton

2008 recruiting class

Schedule

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