The 1988–89 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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in the

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(WCAC) during the

1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1988 and ended with the Final Four at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington on April 3, 1989. Season headlines * July 1, 1988 – the Pacific Coast Athletic Association ch ...

. Led by seventh-year head coach

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, the Bulldogs were overall in the regular season and played their home games on campus at the

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(formerly known as Kennedy Pavilion) in

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. At the third conference tournament, the Zags lost again in the quarterfinals, this time to eventual champion

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, to finish at . Their first tournament wins came three years later in

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; they advanced to the final, but fell by three to top-seeded

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Postseason results

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References

External links

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