The 1983–84 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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, in the

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. Led by third-year head coach

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, the Bulldogs managed a overall record and played their home games on campus at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Pavilion. Without a conference tournament, Gonzaga's season was not quite enough to qualify for the 53-team NCAA tournament, went to champion In earlier non-conference games, Gonzaga met

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rival

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of the

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at the

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in December and the Cougars made a late basket and won Two weeks later, Gonzaga outscored WSU by a point in overtime at the Far West Classic in

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to halt their losing streak to the Cougars at eleven A week later, Gonzaga broke a four-game losing streak to the other

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, the Two key senior scorers were lost to injury early in the season:

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Bryce McPhee played in only six games due to a broken leg and forward Jason Van Nort was sidelined in early January with ongoing issues after knee Both

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and returned as fifth-year seniors in the following season. With the active roster depleted to eight players, the coaching staff dipped into the intramural ranks for help and added sophomore to the Zags' The guard saw action in two home games and made both of his free throw attempts, met with great appreciation from the This Gonzaga team is largely remembered for Spokane native the senior

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from Gonzaga Prep was a three-year starter and the team leader throughout and was the conference player of the year. Despite flying well below the national radar for the majority of his collegiate career, Stockton was selected 16th overall in the

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by the where he played nineteen seasons. He was named to the ten times, made two appearances in the and was enshrined in the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

External links

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