1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

1998–99 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† Conference tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
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
1998–99 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 →

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.

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 finshed 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 Lawrence, KS
November 16*		at Memphis Preseason NIT	W 88–73	1–1	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
November 18*		at No. 15 Purdue Preseason NIT	L 68–83	1–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
November 22*		Saint Martin's	W 82–55	2–2	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
November 28*		Washington State	W 70–61	3–2	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
November 30*		at Eastern Washington	W 81–59	4–2	Reese Court Cheney, WA
December 4*		vs. Detroit Hawkeye Classic	L 48–49	4–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 5*		vs. South Alabama Hawkeye Classic	W 80–63	5–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 8*		No. 22 Washington	W 82–71	6–3	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
December 19*		Chicago State	W 84–38	7–3	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
December 22*		Idaho	W 94–55	8–3	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
December 28*		at Texas–Pan American	W 74–73	9–3	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
December 30*		at No. 24 TCU	L 87–90	9–4	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
January 2*		at Boise State	W 68–58	10–4	BSU Pavilion Boise, ID
January 7		Loyola Marymount	W 105–68	11–4 (1–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
January 9		Pepperdine	W 83–52	12–4 (2–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
January 13		Portland	W 104–57	13–4 (3–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
January 16		at Portland	W 82–73	14–4 (4–0)	Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 22		at San Francisco	W 83–71	15–4 (5–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
January 23		at Santa Clara	W 71–69	16–4 (6–0)	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
January 28		Santa Clara	W 70–52	17–4 (7–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
January 30		San Francisco	W 78–52	18–4 (8–0)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
February 4		at San Diego	L 59–75	18–5 (8–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, CA
February 6		at Saint Mary's	W 78–70	19–5 (9–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 11		Saint Mary's	W 97–52	20–5 (10–1)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
February 13		San Diego	W 69–62	21–5 (11–1)	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA
February 19		at Pepperdine	L 70–75	21–6 (11–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 20		at Loyola Marymount	W 85–72	22–6 (12–2)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
WCC Tournament
February 27*		vs. Portland Quarterfinal	W 84–63	23–6	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
February 28*		vs. St. Mary's Semifinal	W 70–57	24–6	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
March 1*		vs. Santa Clara Final	W 91–66	25–6	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 11*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Minnesota First Round	W 75–63	26–6	KeyArena Seattle, WA
March 13*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Stanford Second Round	W 82–74	27–6	KeyArena Seattle, WA
March 18*	(10 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 23 Florida Sweet Sixteen	W 73–72	28–6	America West Arena Phoenix, AZ
March 20*	(10 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut Elite Eight	L 62–67	28–7	America West Arena Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Regional. All times are in Pacific time.

Source:^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ Bergum, Steve (February 26, 1999). "Gonzaga, Portland dissimilar rivals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 2, 1999). "It's dance time!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 19, 1999). "Zagnificent!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Baum, Bob (March 21, 1999). "Huskies end frustration". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.
^ 2004-05 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-Apr-05.
^ 2014-15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball record book Archived 2012-08-07 at WebCite. Retrieved 2015-Apr-06.
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-06.

[1] Bergum, Steve (February 26, 1999). "Gonzaga, Portland dissimilar rivals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[dnctm-2] Bergum, Steve (March 2, 1999). "It's dance time!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[zgnfct-3] Bergum, Steve (March 19, 1999). "Zagnificent!". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[henfr-4] Baum, Bob (March 21, 1999). "Huskies end frustration". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1G.

[5] 2004-05 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball media guide. Retrieved 2016-Apr-05.

[6] 2014-15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball record book Archived 2012-08-07 at WebCite. Retrieved 2015-Apr-06.

[7] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-06.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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
1998–99 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	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


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll