1977–78 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1977–78 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 14–15 in the regular season and 7–7 in conference play.[1][2]
1977–78 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
1977–78 record | 14–15 (7–7 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Kennedy Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
Gonzaga was fifth in the regular season standings and did not qualify for the four-team conference tournament.
Weeks after the conclusion of the season, Buoncristiani was encouraged to resign in April, days before letter of intent signing day.[3][4][5] He was succeeded by Dan Fitzgerald, an assistant at Santa Clara; he was an assistant during ABC's first two years with the Bulldogs and also a teammate from high school (St. Ignatius) in San Francisco.[6][7]
References
- "College basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 27, 1978. p. 4B.
- "College cage standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1978. p. 17.
- Van Sickel, Charlie (April 7, 1978). "Gonzaga fires cage coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 29.
- Missildine, Harry (April 8, 1978). "The word is 'outrageous'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- Van Sickel, Charlie (April 8, 1978). "Win battle, lose war". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 12.
- "Gonzaga picks Dan Fitzgerald". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). April 17, 1978. p. 17.
- "Gonzaga hires cage coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 17, 1978. p. 2B.
External links
- Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs: 1977–78 basketball season