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1994–95 Gonzaga Bulldogs Men's Basketball Team
The 1994–95 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by thirteenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were overall in the regular season (7–7 in WCC, fourth), and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington. The Bulldogs opened the season with just one loss in twelve non-conference games, but dropped their first six games in conference. In the next eight WCC games, they lost only once, and finished fourth in the standings. Gonzaga advanced to the final of the West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, WCC tournament at Leavey Center, Santa Clara, and defeated second-seed Portland Pilots men's basketball, Portland to secure their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. Ten days later in the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Fitzgerald
Daniel John Fitzgerald (March 3, 1942 – January 19, 2010) was an American college basketball coach and athletic director at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Fitzgerald was the head coach at Gonzaga for 15 seasons between 1978 and 1997 (except for 1981 to 1985) with an overall record of 252–171 (). He led the Bulldogs to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1995, after leading them to their first post-season tournament, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1994, where they won at Stanford in the first round. They had narrowly missed an NIT selection the previous two seasons. Gonzaga returned to the NIT in 1996. Among his recruits was future Basketball Hall of Fame member John Stockton, out of Gonzaga Prep in 1980. Fitzgerald was also responsible for hiring coaches Mark Few, Dan Monson, and Bill Grier to Gonzaga. His win total was a school record until Few passed him in 2009. Prior to his hiring in April 1978, Fitzgerald was an assistant coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |