| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Aprank: | 1 |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Record: | 31–1 |
| Conf Record: | 15–0 |
| Head Coach: | Mark Few |
| Hc Year: | 22nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Tommy Lloyd |
| Ac1 Year: | 20th |
| Asst Coach2: | Brian Michaelson |
| Ac2 Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach3: | Roger Powell Jr. |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Arena: | McCarthey Athletic Center |
| Champion: | NCAA tournament, Runner-up WCC regular season and tournament champions |
| Bowl: | National Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | L 70-86 vs. Baylor |
The 2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 22nd season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 17th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 41st season as a member of the West Coast Conference.
The Bulldogs became the first undefeated team to advance to the national championship game since Indiana State in 1979. Gonzaga lost to fellow 1-seed Baylor in the championship game 86–70, denying the Bulldogs a perfect season.[1]
See main article: 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team.
The Bulldogs finished the season 31–2, 15–1 in WCC play to be WCC regular-season champions. They then defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC tournament. They earned the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, all postseason play, including the NCAA Tournament, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bulldogs finished #2 in the final AP and Coaches poll.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 200 | (Redshirt) | Dallas, TX | Completed college eligibility | ||||
| G | 175 | (Redshirt) | Mansfield, TX | Completed college eligibility | ||||
| F | 220 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Graduated | |||||
| F | 235 | Belgrade, Serbia | Signed with Mega Soccerbet[2] | |||||
| G | 175 | Kittitas, WA | Left team[3] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | Date Eligible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 180 | (Redshirt) | St. Louis, MO | Southern Illinois | 2 | October 1, 2020[4] | ||||
| G | 193 | Aurora, ON | Florida | 3 | November 24, 2020[5] [6] |
| Name | Position | Year at Gonzaga | Alma Mater (year) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Few | Head coach | 22nd | Oregon (1987) | |
| Tommy Lloyd | Associate Head Coach | 20th | Whitman (1998) | |
| Brian Michaelson | Assistant coach | 8th | Gonzaga (2005) | |
| Roger Powell Jr. | Assistant coach | 2nd | Illinois (2005) | |
| Jorge Sanz | Director of Basketball Operations | 3rd | Florida Atlantic (2011) | |
| Evan Manning | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Kansas (2016) | |
| Ken Nakagawa | Video Coordinator | 5th | Long Beach State (2014) | |
| Josh Therrien | Athletic Trainer | 5th | Washington State (2007) | |
| Travis Knight | Strength & Conditioning Coach | 15th | Gonzaga (2000) |
Until the championship game, Gonzaga was the only NCAA basketball team, either men's or women's, to remain undefeated in every game (within and outside its conference) during the 2020–21 season. During the championship game, Baylor University became the season champions after defeating Gonzaga 86–70.[7] |-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| WCC Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=| WCC Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournamentSource[8]
See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.