2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

Sport:basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Gonzaga Bulldogs
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Aprank:7
Coachrank:8
Record:7–1
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Mark Few
Hc Year:26th
Asst Coach1:Brian Michaelson
Ac1 Year:12th
Asst Coach2:Stephen Gentry
Ac2 Year:4th
Asst Coach3:R-Jay Barsh
Ac3 Year:2nd
Asst Coach4:Zach Norvell Jr.
Ac4 Year:2nd
Arena:McCarthey Athletic Center

The 2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", is led by head coach Mark Few, in his 26th season as head coach, and plays home games at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

See main article: 2023–24 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team.

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC play to finish in second place, failing to win at least a share of the regular season title for the first time since 2012. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated San Francisco in the semifinals, before losing to Saint Mary's in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated McNeese in the First Round and Kansas in the Second Round to reach their ninth consecutive Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Purdue.

Offseason

Departures

Gonzaga Bulldogs Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
22 F 6'8" 228 Graduate Graduated; declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 54th overall by the Boston Celtics
25 F 6'7" 215 Junior Walk-on; transferred to San Diego
3 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Signed with KK Cedevita Junior of the Premijer liga
14 F 6'9" 196 Freshman Transferred to Utah State[1]

Incoming transfers

Gonzaga Incoming Transfers
1 G 6'7" 220 Senior Pepperdine
99 G 6'5" 185 Graduate Arkansas
5 F 6'5" 198 Sophomore Tarleton State
3 G 6'0" 180 Junior Colgate

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.

Depth chart

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| WCC regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| WCC TournamentSource[2]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: USU men’s basketball: Aggies sign Gonzaga transfer. The Herald Journal. Shawn. Harrison. June 10, 2024. August 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball. gozags.com.