2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referred to as the Zags) represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 21st season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 16th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 40th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 31–2, 15–1 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They 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.

2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season and tournament champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
2019–20 record31–2 (15–1 WCC)
Head coachMark Few (21st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †15–1 .938  31–2  .939
No. 14 BYU13–3 .813  24–8  .750
Saint Mary's11–5 .688  26–8  .765
Pacific11–5 .688  23–10  .697
San Francisco9–7 .563  22–12  .647
Pepperdine8–8 .500  16–16  .500
Santa Clara6–10 .375  20–13  .606
Loyola Marymount4–12 .250  11–21  .344
San Diego2–14 .125  9–23  .281
Portland1–15 .063  9–23  .281
† 2020 WCC Tournament winner
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The Bulldogs team finished the 2018–19 season 33–4, 16–0 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. After losing to Saint Mary's in the WCC Tournament, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the Round of 64, Baylor in the Round of 32, and then Florida State in the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to Texas Tech in the Elite Eight.

Offseason

Coaching Changes

Departures
Name Position Year at
Gonzaga		 Alma Mater (year) Reason for Departure
Donny Daniels Assistant Coach 9th Cal State Fullerton (1976) Director of Player Development at Utah
Riccardo Fois Coordinator of Analytics & Video Operations 5th Pepperdine (2009) Player Development Coach at Phoenix Suns
Stephen Gentry Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Gonzaga (2006) Assistant Coach at Illinois

Additions to Staff
Name Position Year at
Gonzaga		 Alma Mater (year) Previous Job
Jorge Sanz Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Florida Atlantic (2011) Graduate Assistant at Gonzaga
Roger Powell Jr. Assistant Coach 1st Illinois (2005) Assistant Coach at Vanderbilt
Gary Bell Jr. Graduate Assistant 1st Gonzaga (2015) Pro Basketball Player at Aris Thessaloniki

Player Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jeremy Jones 22 F 6'7" 213 Senior (Redshirt) San Antonio, TX Graduated
Josh Perkins 13 G 6'3" 190 Senior (Redshirt) Park Hill, CO Graduated
Geno Crandall 0 G 6'4" 185 Senior (Redshirt) Minneapolis, MN Graduated
Brandon Clarke 15 F 6'8" 215 Junior (Redshirt) Phoenix, AZ Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 21st overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder[1]
Jack Beach 2 G 6'3" 180 Junior (Redshirt) San Diego, CA Graduated
Alex Martin 5 G 6'5" 205 Junior (Redshirt) Overland Park, KS Left team
Rui Hachimura 21 F 6'8" 230 Junior Toyama, Japan Declared for 2019 NBA draft; selected 9th overall by the Washington Wizards[2]
Zach Norvell 23 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore (Redshirt) Chicago, IL Declared for 2019 NBA draft; undrafted
Greg Foster 4 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Paul Pennington 20 G 5'10" 160 Freshman Boise, ID Transferred to San Diego

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School		 Years
Remaining		 Date
Eligible
Admon Gilder 1 G 6'4" 200 Senior (Redshirt) Dallas, TX Texas A&M 1 Oct. 1, 2019[3]
Ryan Woolridge 4 G 6'3" 175 Senior (Redshirt) Mansfield, TX North Texas 1 Oct. 1, 2019[4]
Will Graves 35 G 6'5" 180 Sophomore Eugene, OR Lane CC 3 Oct. 1, 2019

Left program before playing
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous
School
Brock Ravet 32 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Kittitas, WA Kittitas

Recruiting class of 2019
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anton Watson
SF		 Spokane, WA Gonzaga Preparatory School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brock Ravet
PG		 Kittitas, WA Kittitas High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jun 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Martynas Arlauskas
SF		 Kaunas, Lithuania BC Žalgiris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Drew Timme
C		 Richardson, TX Pearce High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Pavel Zakharov
C		 Saint Petersburg, Russia Montverde Academy,
Montverde, FL		 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Oumar Ballo
C		 Koulikoro, Mali NBA Academy Latin America,
Mexico City		 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Feb 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Gonzaga Commit List for 2019". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Recruiting class of 2020

    Recruiting class of 2021

    Roster
    2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 4 Ryan Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrLake Ridge
    San Diego
    North Texas    		 Mansfield, TX
    F 33 Killian Tillie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrINSEP Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
    F 24 Corey Kispert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrKing's Edmonds, WA
    G 11 Joël Ayayi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoINSEP Bordeaux, France
    F 3 Filip Petrušev 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoMontverde Academy Belgrade, Serbia
    G 23 Matthew Lang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoJesuit Portland, OR
    G 35 Will Graves (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoSouth Eugene
    Lane CC    		 Eugene, OR
    F 22 Anton Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrGonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
    G 32 Brock Ravet (L) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrKittitas Kittitas, WA
    G 5 Martynas Arlauskas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrPresident Valdas Adamkus Gymnasium Kaunas, Lithuania
    F 2 Drew Timme 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrPearce Richardson, TX
    F 10 Pavel Zakharov 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrMontverde Academy Saint Petersburg, Russia
    C 21 Oumar Ballo (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrNBA Academy Latin America Koulikoro, Mali
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on
    • (L) Left team
    • Injured
    • Current redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: February 2, 2020

    • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
    • Oumar Ballo was ruled as an academic redshirt prior to the start of the 2019–20 season. He will have 4 years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2020–21 season.
    • Brock Ravet left the team due to personal reasons before the 2019–20 regular season began.
    • Matthew Lang was awarded a basketball scholarship for the second semester of the 2019–20 season.

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
    C Filip Petrušev Drew Timme Pavel Zakharov
    PF Killian Tillie Anton Watson
    SF Corey Kispert Martynas Arlauskas Will Graves
    SG Joël Ayayi Admon Gilder Matthew Lang
    PG Ryan Woolridge

    Coaching staff
    Name Position Year at
    Gonzaga    		 Alma Mater (year)
    Mark Few Head Coach 21st Oregon (1987)
    Tommy Lloyd Associate Head Coach 19th Whitman (1998)
    Brian Michaelson Assistant Coach 7th Gonzaga (2005)
    Roger Powell Jr. Assistant Coach 1st Illinois (2005)
    Jorge Sanz Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Florida Atlantic (2011)
    Gary Bell Graduate Assistant 1st Gonzaga (2015)
    Ken Nakagawa Video Coordinator 4th Long Beach State (2014)
    Josh Therrien Athletic Trainer 4th Washington State (2007)
    Travis Knight Strength & Conditioning Coach 14th Gonzaga (2000)

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1, 2019*
    6:00 pm, KHQ    		 No. 8 Lewis–Clark State W 116–61  –
    		  28 – Watson  9 – Tied  5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 8 Alabama State W 95–64  1–0
    		  28 – Kispert  7 – Ayayi  7 – Ayayi  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    November 9, 2019*
    5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 8 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 110–60  2–0
    		  25 – Petrušev  13 – Ayayi  9 – Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    November 12, 2019*
    6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 8 North Dakota W 97–66  3–0
    		  20 – Kispert  15 – Petrušev  5 – Kispert  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    November 15, 2019*
    6:00 pm, SECN    		 No. 8 at Texas A&M W 79–49  4–0
    		  16 – Tied  10 – Petrušev  6 – Ayayi  Reed Arena (10,344)
    College Station, TX
    November 19, 2019*
    6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 8 UT Arlington
    Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game    		 W 72–66  5–0
    		  19 – Woolridge  10 – Timme  5 – Gilder  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    November 23, 2019*
    5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 8 Cal State Bakersfield W 77–49  6–0
    		  15 – Petrušev  7 – Petrušev  4 – Petrušev  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    November 27, 2019*
    4:00 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 8 vs. Southern Miss
    Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals    		 W 94–69  7–0
    		  28 – Kispert  12 – Ayayi  7 – Woolridge  Imperial Arena (1,459)
    Nassau, BS
    November 28, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 8 vs. No. 11 Oregon
    Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals    		 W 73–72 OT 8–0
    		  22 – Petrušev  15 – Petrušev  3 – Ayayi  Imperial Arena (1,432)
    Nassau, BS
    November 29, 2019*
    11:00 am, ESPN    		 No. 8 vs. Michigan
    Battle 4 Atlantis championship    		 L 64–82  8–1
    		  20 – Tillie  9 – Petrušev  5 – Woolridge  Imperial Arena (1,503)
    Nassau, BS
    December 4, 2019*
    6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 9 Texas Southern W 101–62  9–1
    		  17 – Kispert  9 – Ayayi  5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    December 8, 2019*
    4:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 9 at No. 22 Washington
    Rivalry    		 W 83–76  10–1
    		  17 – Petrušev  10 – Petrušev  6 – Tillie  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268)
    Seattle, WA
    December 14, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 6 at No. 15 Arizona W 84–80  11–1
    		  18 – Kispert  8 – Kispert  7 – Ayayi  McKale Center (14,644)
    Tucson, AZ
    December 18, 2019*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 2 North Carolina W 94–81  12–1
    		  26 – Kispert  10 – Ayayi  9 – Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    December 21, 2019*
    2:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 2 Eastern Washington W 112–77  13–1
    		  24 – Petrušev  9 – Tied  5 – Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    December 30, 2019*
    6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 1 Detroit Mercy W 93–72  14–1
    		  22 – Petrušev  7 – Timme  8 – Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    WCC Regular Season
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 1 at Portland W 85–72  15–1
    (1–0)    		  22 – Tillie  8 – Petrušev  4 – Tied  Chiles Center (4,633)
    Portland, OR
    January 4, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 1 Pepperdine W 75–70  16–1
    (2–0)    		  20 – Tillie  10 – Petrušev  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 1 at San Diego W 94–50  17–1
    (3–0)    		  20 – Ayayi  10 – Tillie  6 – Woolridge  Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,549)
    San Diego, CA
    January 11, 2020
    1:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW    		 No. 1 at Loyola Marymount W 87–62  18–1
    (4–0)    		  16 – Petrušev  11 – Timme  5 – Woolridge  Gersten Pavilion (3,534)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 16, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 1 Santa Clara W 104–54  19–1
    (5–0)    		  19 – Ayayi  11 – Timme  5 – Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    January 18, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 1 BYU
    Rivalry    		 W 92–69  20–1
    (6–0)    		  22 – Tillie  10 – Tillie  6 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    January 25, 2020
    7:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW    		 No. 2 Pacific W 92–59  21–1
    (7–0)    		  22 – Tillie  8 – Tillie  4 – Ayayi  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    January 30, 2020
    7:30 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 2 at Santa Clara W 87–72  22–1
    (8–0)    		  31 – Petrušev  9 – Petrušev  6 – Woolridge  Leavey Center (4,200)
    Santa Clara, CA
    February 1, 2020
    1:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 2 at San Francisco W 83–79  23–1
    (9–0)    		  23 – Petrušev  11 – Petrušev  3 – Timme  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
    San Francisco, CA
    February 6, 2020
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 2 Loyola Marymount W 85–67  24–1
    (10–0)    		  21 – Petrušev  8 – Timme  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    February 8, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 2 at Saint Mary's
    Rivalry    		 W 90–60  25–1
    (11–0)    		  20 – Timme  11 – Petrušev  5 – Gilder  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
    Moraga, CA
    February 15, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 No. 2 at Pepperdine W 89–77  26–1
    (12–0)    		  27 – Petrušev  12 – Petrušev  5 – Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (3,104)
    Malibu, CA
    February 20, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 2 San Francisco W 71–54  27–1
    (13–0)    		  22 – Tillie  9 – Tillie  7 – Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    February 22, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 2 at No. 23 BYU
    Rivalry    		 L 78–91  27–2
    (13–1)    		  18 – Tillie  8 – Tied  4 – Tied  Marriott Center (18,987)
    Provo, UT
    February 27, 2020
    6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW    		 No. 3 San Diego W 94–59  28–2
    (14–1)    		  21 – Petrušev  9 – Tied  6 – Woolridge  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    February 29, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 3 Saint Mary's
    Rivalry    		 W 86–76  29–2
    (15–1)    		  27 – Petrušev  8 – Ayayi  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    WCC Tournament
    March 9, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 (1) No. 2 vs. (5) San Francisco
    Semifinals    		 W 81–77  30–2
    		  19 – Tillie  10 – Tillie  3 – Petrušev  Orleans Arena (7,471)
    Paradise, NV
    March 10, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN    		 (1) No. 2 vs. (3) Saint Mary's
    Finals    		 W 84–66  31–2
    		  17 – Tied  14 – Petrušev  5 – Petrušev  Orleans Arena (7,471)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source[5]

    Rankings
    See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP 8 8 8 8 9 6 2 (15) 1 (54) 1 (63) 1 (54) 1 (30) 2 (31) 2 (19) 2 (15) 2 (15) 2 (14) 3 2 2 2 
    Coaches 7 7^ 8 7 9 6 2 (4) 1 (23) 1 (30) 1 (27) 1 (16) 1 (19) 2 (17) 2 (12) 2 (13) 2 (11) 4 2 2 2

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

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    References
    1. "Junior Brandon Clarke Declares for 2019 NBA Draft After 1 Season at Gonzaga". April 17, 2019.
    2. "Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura Declares for NBA Draft". April 15, 2019.
    3. "Gonzaga Adds Texas A&M Transfer Admon Gilder" (Press release). Gonzaga Bulldogs. May 9, 2019.
    4. "MBB Adds North Texas Transfer Ryan Woolridge" (Press release). Gonzaga Bulldogs. June 25, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
    5. "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.
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