The 2023–24 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University, located in

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, in the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 6, 2023. The regular season will end on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending ...

. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", was led by head coach Mark Few, in his 25th season as head coach, and played home games at the on-campus

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as members of the

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(WCC). They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC play to finish in second place, failing to win at least a share of the regular season title for the first time since

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. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated

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in the semifinals, before losing to

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in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated McNeese in the First Round and

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in the Second Round to reach their ninth consecutive Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to

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Previous season

The

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. They defeated

and

in the WCC tournament to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region, where they defeated

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in the first round,

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in the second round,

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in the sweet sixteen before losing to national champion UConn in the elite eight. On January 19, 2023, the Zags lost to

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at the McCarthey Athletic Center, ending their 76-game home winning streak, which was the longest in the nation at the time.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility. * Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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