# 1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Monson, the Bulldogs were 22–6 (.786) overall in the regular season (12–2 in WCC, first), and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington.
The top-seeded Zags won the conference tournament at Santa Clara, and were seeded tenth in the West regional of the NCAA tournament. Unranked and sent to Seattle, they recorded the program's first NCAA tournament wins with upsets of Minnesota and #7 Stanford, the region's second seed. In the Sweet Sixteen at Phoenix, Gonzaga edged sixth-seeded Florida by a point, but fell by five in the Elite Eight to third-ranked Connecticut, the eventual national champion, and finished at 28–7 (.800).

## Roster

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 14* | | at No. 8 Kansas | L 66–80 | 0–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 16* | | at Memphis Preseason NIT | W 88–73 | 1–1 | The Pyramid (11,091) Memphis, TN |
| November 18* | | at No. 15 Purdue Preseason NIT | L 68–83 | 1–2 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 22* | | Saint Martin's | W 82–55 | 2–2 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (2,222) Spokane, WA |
| November 28* | | Washington State | W 70–61 | 3–2 | Spokane Arena (4,013) Spokane, WA |
| November 30* | | at Eastern Washington | W 81–59 | 4–2 | Reese Court (1,650) Cheney, WA |
| December 4* | | vs. Detroit Hawkeye Classic | L 48–49 | 4–3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| December 5* | | vs. South Alabama Hawkeye Classic | W 80–63 | 5–3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| December 8* | | No. 22 Washington | W 82–71 | 6–3 | Spokane Arena (4,368) Spokane, WA |
| December 19* | | Chicago State | W 84–38 | 7–3 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (2,984) Spokane, WA |
| December 22* | | Idaho | W 94–55 | 8–3 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,008) Spokane, WA |
| December 28* | | at Texas–Pan American | W 74–73 | 9–3 | UTPA Fieldhouse (4,105) Edinburg, TX |
| December 30* | | at No. 24 TCU | L 87–90 | 9–4 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,267) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 2* | | at Boise State | W 68–58 | 10–4 | BSU Pavilion (8,470) Boise, ID |
| January 7 | | Loyola Marymount | W 105–68 | 11–4 (1–0) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (3,911) Spokane, WA |
| January 9 | | Pepperdine | W 83–52 | 12–4 (2–0) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,012) Spokane, WA |
| January 13 | | Portland | W 104–57 | 13–4 (3–0) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,047) Spokane, WA |
| January 16 | | at Portland | W 82–73 | 14–4 (4–0) | Chiles Center (3,946) Portland, OR |
| January 22 | | at San Francisco | W 83–71 | 15–4 (5–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,823) San Francisco, CA |
| January 23 | | at Santa Clara | W 71–69 | 16–4 (6–0) | Toso Pavilion (4,118) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 28 | | Santa Clara | W 70–52 | 17–4 (7–0) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,018) Spokane, WA |
| January 30 | | San Francisco | W 78–52 | 18–4 (8–0) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,008) Spokane, WA |
| February 4 | | at San Diego | L 59–75 | 18–5 (8–1) | USD Sports Center (2,378) San Diego, CA |
| February 6 | | at Saint Mary's | W 78–70 | 19–5 (9–1) | McKeon Pavilion (2,213) Moraga, CA |
| February 11 | | Saint Mary's | W 97–52 | 20–5 (10–1) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,002) Spokane, WA |
| February 13 | | San Diego | W 69–62 | 21–5 (11–1) | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,021) Spokane, WA |
| February 19 | | at Pepperdine | L 70–75 | 21–6 (11–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (2,685) Malibu, CA |
| February 20 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 85–72 | 22–6 (12–2) | Gersten Pavilion (1,690) Los Angeles, CA |
| WCC Tournament ||||||
| February 27* | (1) | vs. (8) Portland Quarterfinals | W 84–63 | 23–6 | Toso Pavilion (2,396) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 28* | (1) | vs. (6) St. Mary's Semifinals | W 70–57 | 24–6 | Toso Pavilion (3,977) Santa Clara, CA |
| March 1* | (1) | vs. (4) Santa Clara Championship | W 91–66 | 25–6 | Toso Pavilion (5,092) Santa Clara, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 11* | (10 W) | vs. (7 W) Minnesota First Round | W 75–63 | 26–6 | KeyArena (14,971) Seattle, WA |
| March 13* | (10 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Stanford Second Round | W 82–74 | 27–6 | KeyArena (15,187) Seattle, WA |
| March 18* | (10 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 23 Florida Sweet Sixteen | W 73–72 | 28–6 | America West Arena (15,975) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 20* | (10 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut Elite Eight | L 62–67 | 28–7 | America West Arena (18,053) Phoenix, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Regional. All times are in Pacific time. ||||||
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