1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

1979–80 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
1979–80 record	13–13 (8–8 WCAC)
Head coach	Dan Fitzgerald (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Jay Hillock
Home arena	Kennedy Pavilion ; Spokane Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 13–13 (.500) overall (8–8 in WCAC, 6th),^[1]^[2]^[3] and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion and off campus at the Spokane Coliseum, both in Spokane, Washington.

This was Gonzaga's first season in the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC),^[1]^[4] shortened to WCC a decade later; its conference tournament debuted in 1987.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Yamaguchi, Andy (February 27, 1980). "Zags end with win and toast". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ "College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 3, 1980. p. 4B.
^ "1979-80 Gonzaga Bulldogs Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ Yamaguchi, Andy (November 29, 1979). "Jungle Gym". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 29.

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1979–80 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Francisco	11	–	5	.688	22	–	7	.759
Loyola Marymount	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
Pepperdine	9	–	7	.563	17	–	10	.630
Portland	9	–	7	.563	17	–	11	.607
Saint Mary's	9	–	7	.563	13	–	14	.481
Gonzaga	8	–	8	.500	13	–	13	.500
Santa Clara	8	–	8	.500	13	–	14	.481
Seattle	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
San Diego	1	–	15	.063	5	–	20	.200


Rankings from AP Poll

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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