1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Monson, the Bulldogs were 22–6 (.786) overall in the regular season (12–2 in WCC, first),^[1] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.

1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC tournament champions WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	28–7 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Dan Monson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mark Few (10th season) Bill Grier (8th season) Scott Snider (1st season)
Home arena	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga †	12	–	2		.857			28	–	7		.800
San Diego	9	–	5		.643			18	–	9		.667
Pepperdine	9	–	5		.643			19	–	13		.594
Santa Clara	8	–	6		.571			14	–	15		.483
Loyola Marymount	6	–	8		.429			11	–	16		.407
Saint Mary's	5	–	9		.357			13	–	18		.419
San Francisco	4	–	10		.286			12	–	18		.400
Portland	3	–	11		.214			9	–	18		.333
† 1999 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The top-seeded Zags won the conference tournament at Santa Clara,^[2] and were seeded tenth in the West regional of the NCAA tournament. Unranked and sent to Seattle, they recorded the program's first NCAA tournament wins with upsets of Minnesota and #7 Stanford, the region's second seed. In the Sweet Sixteen at Phoenix, Gonzaga edged sixth-seeded Florida by a point,^[3] but fell by five in the Elite Eight to third-ranked Connecticut, the eventual national champion, and finished at 28–7 (.800).^[4]

Roster

1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 34 Jeremy Eaton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Benton City, WA F 22 Mike Leasure 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Spanaway, WA G 11 Quentin Hall 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas G 13 Matt Santangelo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS Jr Portland, OR G 15 Ryan Floyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Harrington, WA G 25 Mike Nilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Seattle, WA G 24 Richie Frahm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Battle Ground, WA F/C 30 Axel Dench 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Melbourne, Australia F 23 Mark Spink 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bellingham, WA F 31 Casey Calvary 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Tacoma, WA F 32 Zach Gourde  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Vancouver, WA F 21 Damany Hendrix  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Vallejo, CA C 33 Eric Chilton  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Kelso, WA	Head coach Dan Monson (Idaho) Assistant coach(es) Mark Few (Oregon) Bill Grier (Oregon) Scott Snider (Gonzaga) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 20, 2015

Source:^[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 14*		at No. 8 Kansas	L 66–80	0–1	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
November 16*		at Memphis Preseason NIT	W 88–73	1–1	The Pyramid (11,091) Memphis, TN
November 18*		at No. 15 Purdue Preseason NIT	L 68–83	1–2	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
November 22*		Saint Martin's	W 82–55	2–2	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (2,222) Spokane, WA
November 28*		Washington State	W 70–61	3–2	Spokane Arena (4,013) Spokane, WA
November 30*		at Eastern Washington	W 81–59	4–2	Reese Court (1,650) Cheney, WA
December 4*		vs. Detroit Hawkeye Classic	L 48–49	4–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 5*		vs. South Alabama Hawkeye Classic	W 80–63	5–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 8*		No. 22 Washington	W 82–71	6–3	Spokane Arena (4,368) Spokane, WA
December 19*		Chicago State	W 84–38	7–3	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (2,984) Spokane, WA
December 22*		Idaho	W 94–55	8–3	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,008) Spokane, WA
December 28*		at Texas–Pan American	W 74–73	9–3	UTPA Fieldhouse (4,105) Edinburg, TX
December 30*		at No. 24 TCU	L 87–90	9–4	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,267) Fort Worth, TX
January 2*		at Boise State	W 68–58	10–4	BSU Pavilion (8,470) Boise, ID
January 7		Loyola Marymount	W 105–68	11–4 (1–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (3,911) Spokane, WA
January 9		Pepperdine	W 83–52	12–4 (2–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,012) Spokane, WA
January 13		Portland	W 104–57	13–4 (3–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,047) Spokane, WA
January 16		at Portland	W 82–73	14–4 (4–0)	Chiles Center (3,946) Portland, OR
January 22		at San Francisco	W 83–71	15–4 (5–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,823) San Francisco, CA
January 23		at Santa Clara	W 71–69	16–4 (6–0)	Toso Pavilion (4,118) Santa Clara, CA
January 28		Santa Clara	W 70–52	17–4 (7–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,018) Spokane, WA
January 30		San Francisco	W 78–52	18–4 (8–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,008) Spokane, WA
February 4		at San Diego	L 59–75	18–5 (8–1)	USD Sports Center (2,378) San Diego, CA
February 6		at Saint Mary's	W 78–70	19–5 (9–1)	McKeon Pavilion (2,213) Moraga, CA
February 11		Saint Mary's	W 97–52	20–5 (10–1)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,002) Spokane, WA
February 13		San Diego	W 69–62	21–5 (11–1)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,021) Spokane, WA
February 19		at Pepperdine	L 70–75	21–6 (11–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,685) Malibu, CA
February 20		at Loyola Marymount	W 85–72	22–6 (12–2)	Gersten Pavilion (1,690) Los Angeles, CA
WCC Tournament
February 27*	(1)	vs. (8) Portland Quarterfinals	W 84–63	23–6	Toso Pavilion (2,396) Santa Clara, CA
February 28*	(1)	vs. (6) St. Mary's Semifinals	W 70–57	24–6	Toso Pavilion (3,977) Santa Clara, CA
March 1*	(1)	vs. (4) Santa Clara Championship	W 91–66	25–6	Toso Pavilion (5,092) Santa Clara, CA
NCAA tournament
March 11*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Minnesota First Round	W 75–63	26–6	KeyArena (14,971) Seattle, WA
March 13*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Stanford Second Round	W 82–74	27–6	KeyArena (15,187) Seattle, WA
March 18*	(10 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 23 Florida Sweet Sixteen	W 73–72	28–6	America West Arena (15,975) Phoenix, AZ
March 20*	(10 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut Elite Eight	L 62–67	28–7	America West Arena (18,053) Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Regional. All times are in Pacific time.

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