The 2018–19 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team (also informally referred to as the Zags) represented

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, located in

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. in the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on September ...

. The team was led by head coach

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, in his 20th season as head coach. This was the Bulldogs' 15th season at the on-campus

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and 39th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 33-4, 16-0 to finish in 1st place. In the WCC Tournament, they defeated

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in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Saint Mary’s. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated

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, Baylor and

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to make the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to

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Previous season

The Bulldogs team finished the 2017–18 season 32–5, 17–1 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount,

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and

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to become champions of the WCC tournament. They received the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UNC Greensboro and

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to

Offseason

Coaching changes

Additions to staff

Player departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Future recruits

Recruiting class of 2019

Recruiting class of 2020

Roster

* Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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