1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1971–72 record	14–12 (8–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Hank Anderson (21st season);
Home arena	Kennedy Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by Hank Anderson in his twenty-first season as their head coach. They played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 14–12 overall and 8–6 in conference play, in a three-way tie for second place.^[1]

Junior forward Joe Clayton was selected to the all-conference team and junior center Greg Sten was second team. Senior guard Chris Nickola and sophomore guard Skip Molitor were honorable mention.^[2]^[3]^[4]

After over two decades at Gonzaga, Anderson left in late March to become the head coach at conference rival Montana State.^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ Missildine, Harry (March 2, 1972). "Sharp shootin' Zags turn back Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.
^ "3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 15, 1972. p. D5.
^ "Two Zags named to Big Sky stars". Spokane Daily News. (Washington). March 15, 1972. p. 33.
^ "Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1972. p. 22.
^ "Anderson chosen at Montana State". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 24, 1972. p. 17.
^ "Anderson selected MSU court coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 25, 1972. p. 12.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs: 1971–72 basketball season

[bscdrs-1] Missildine, Harry (March 2, 1972). "Sharp shootin' Zags turn back Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 23.

[twaabs-2] "3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 15, 1972. p. D5.

[zgnmd-3] "Two Zags named to Big Sky stars". Spokane Daily News. (Washington). March 15, 1972. p. 33.

[srabs-4] "Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1972. p. 22.

[achams-5] "Anderson chosen at Montana State". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 24, 1972. p. 17.

[asmsucc-6] "Anderson selected MSU court coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 25, 1972. p. 12.

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1971–72 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
Gonzaga	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Northern Arizona	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	12	.538
Montana	7	–	7	.500	14	–	11	.560
Boise State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	12	.538
Montana State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	16	.360
Idaho	2	–	12	.143	5	–	14	.263

v t Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Saint Mary's Washington Idaho (dormant)
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog ""
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics