The 2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The team played its home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) were in their 34th season as a member of the

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, and were led by head coach

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, who is in his 15th season as head coach. They finished the season 29–7, 15–3 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They were also champions of the WCC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round before losing in the third round to Arizona.

Preseason

In 2013–14, the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team is in its 34th season as a member of the

. Since 2004, the team has played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. In their previous season, a West Coast Conference Preseason Poll predicted that the Bulldogs would finish atop of the conference. The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings with a 16–0 conference record. The Bulldogs beat Saint Mary's in the West Coast Conference tournament, and captured their first number one ranking in school history. The team drew its first number one seed in school history in the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they lost to ninth-seed

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in the third round, 76–70, and finished with a record of 32–3. During the 2013 off-season, former Zags player

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returned to the school, apparently deciding to end an injury-riddled professional career, and was added to Mark Few's staff as a student assistant.

Departures

Incoming transfers

2013 recruiting class

2014 recruiting class

2015 recruiting class

Roster

* Angel Nunez will have 2.5 years of eligibility remaining starting on December 21, 2013

Schedule

Gonzaga played 18 conference games (home-and-home) during the season. The Zags played three non-conference games at the

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. A fourth Maui Invitational game was played against

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in Spokane on November 17. , - !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;", Regular Season , - !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;", WCC Tournament , - !colspan=12 style="background:#002965; color:white;", NCAA tournament

Game summaries

Exhibition: Simon Fraser

Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau ----

Bryant

Series History: First meeting
Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau ----

Colorado State

Series History: Tied 1–1
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Miles Simon ----

Oakland

Series History: First meeting
Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox & Dan Dickau ----

Washington State

Series History: Washington State leads 98–50
Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau ----

Maui Invitational: Dayton

Series History: First meeting
Broadcasters:

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and Jay Bilas ----

Maui Invitational: Chaminade

Series History: Gonzaga leads 1–0
Broadcasters:

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and

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Maui Invitational: Arkansas

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters:

and

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Coppin State

Series History: First meeting
Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox and Dan Dickau ----

New Mexico State

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Steve Quis and Jon Crispin ----

West Virginia

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 2–0
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham ----

South Alabama

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 2–0
Broadcasters: Greg Heister, Richard Fox, and Brad Adam ----

Wichita Wildcat Classic: Kansas State

Series History: Kansas State leads series 2–1
Broadcasters: Carter Blackburn and Sean Farnham ----

Santa Clara

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 49–30
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon ----

San Francisco

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 46–22
Broadcasters: Greg Hesiter and Richard Fox ----

Saint Mary's

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 57–27
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham ----

Pacific

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 3–1
Broadcasters: Greg Hesiter and Richard Fox ----

Portland

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 91-65
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Jarron Collins ----

Rankings

References

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