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1972–73 Gonzaga Bulldogs Men's Basketball Team
The 1972–73 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were overall and in conference play, in fifth place. Senior forward Greg Sten led the Big Sky in scoring and was selected to the all-conference team; senior forward Joe Clayton was second team and junior center Stewart Morrill was honorable mention. Previously an assistant coach at UC Santa Barbara. Buoncristiani succeeded Hank Anderson, who left Gonzaga after 21 years as head coach for a similar position at Montana State in Bozeman, a conference rival. Less than a week after accepting the job in April, Buoncristiani was involved in a traffic accident in Spokane in which his car was demolished, but "ABC" escaped with only minor injur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Buoncristiani
Adrian Buoncristiani (born c. 1940) is a former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach for six seasons at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, from 1972 to 1978. Early years Buoncristiani grew up in San Francisco, California, and attended high school at St. Ignatius in the city. An undersized guard at , he played college basketball at Santa Clara under head coach Bob Feerick in the early 1960s, where he earned a degree in history. Buoncristiani started his coaching career at the high school level in California at Mission in San Luis Obispo for two years and then at Righetti in Santa Maria. He became a college assistant in 1970 at U.C. Santa Barbara, where he stayed for two seasons. Gonzaga Hired in April 1972, Buoncristiani succeeded Hank Anderson, who left Gonzaga after 21 years as head coach for a similar position at Montana State in Bozeman, then a conference rival in the Big Sky Conference. Less than a week after accepting the job, Buoncristiani wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |