The 2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) were in their 34th season as a member of the West Coast Conference, and were led by head coach Mark Few, who is in his 15th season as head coach. They finished the season 29–7, 15–3 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They were also champions of the WCC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing in the third round to Arizona.
Preseason In 2013–14, the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team is in its 34th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. Since 2004, the team has played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. In their previous season, a West Coast Conference Preseason Poll predicted that the Bulldogs would finish atop of the conference. The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings with a 16–0 conference record. The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference tournament, and captured their first number one ranking in school history. The team drew its first number one seed in school history in the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they lost to ninth-seed Wichita State in the third round, 76–70, and finished with a record of 32–3.
During the 2013 off-season, former Zags player Adam Morrison returned to the school, apparently deciding to end an injury-riddled professional career, and was added to Mark Few's staff as a student assistant.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 30 G 206 Portland, OR Graduated 33 F 239 Speyer, Germany Graduated 10 F 218 Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire Graduated 13 F 238 Kamloops, BC Graduated; declared for 2013 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by the Dallas Mavericks
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown PreviousSchool YearsRemaining DateEligible F 239 Junior Portland, OR Kentucky 2 Oct. 1, 2014
2013 recruiting class
2014 recruiting class
2015 recruiting class
Roster
Angel Nunez will have 2.5 years of eligibility remaining starting on December 21, 2013
Schedule Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season. The Zags played three non-conference games at the Maui Invitational. A fourth Maui Invitational game was played against Oakland in Spokane on November 17.
!colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| WCC Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;"| NCAA tournament
Game summaries
Exhibition: Simon Fraser Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau
Bryant Series History: First meeting Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau
Colorado State Series History: Tied 1–1 Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Miles Simon
Oakland Series History: First meeting Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox & Dan Dickau
Washington State Series History: Washington State leads 98–50 Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau
Maui Invitational: Dayton Series History: First meeting Broadcasters: Sean McDonough and Jay Bilas
Maui Invitational: Chaminade Series History: Gonzaga leads 1–0 Broadcasters: Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes
Maui Invitational: Arkansas Series History: First Meeting Broadcasters: Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes
Coppin State Series History: First meeting Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau
New Mexico State Series History: First Meeting Broadcasters: Steve Quis and Jon Crispin
West Virginia Series History: Gonzaga leads series 2–0 Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham
South Alabama Series History: Gonzaga leads series 2–0 Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox, and Brad Adam
Wichita Wildcat Classic: Kansas State Series History: Kansas State leads series 2–1 Broadcasters: Carter Blackburn and Sean Farnham
Santa Clara Series History: Gonzaga leads series 49–30 Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon
San Francisco Series History: Gonzaga leads series 46–22 Broadcasters: Greg Hesiter and Richard Fox
Saint Mary's Series History: Gonzaga leads series 57–27 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
Pacific Series History: Gonzaga leads series 3–1 Broadcasters: Greg Hesiter and Richard Fox
Portland Series History: Gonzaga leads series 91-65 Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Jarron Collins
Rankings
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See also 2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
References