Gonzaga Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Gonzaga Bulldogs

West Coast (28-5, 14-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/27 Xavier (88-84), 12/16 at Alabama (100-90)
Bad Losses: 11/16 at Texas (74-93), 1/19 Loyola Marymount (67-68)
Coach: Mark Few
 
Probable Starters:
Anton Watson, Senior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 spg
Drew Timme, Senior, Forward, 20.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.2 apg
Nolan Hickman, Sophomore, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 3.2 apg
Julian Strawther, Junior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 1.3 apg, 5.9 rpg
Rasir Bolton, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.6 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Ben Gregg, Sophomore, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Hunter Sallis, Sophomore, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.4 apg
Malachi Smith, Junior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 88.0 (1st in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.6 (276, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 52.9 (1, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.9 (256, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (150, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (16, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.8 (247, 8)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (29, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (16, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.7 (29, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Georgia State
2022NCAARound of 32 win over Memphis
2022NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Arkansas
2021NCAARound of 64 win over Norfolk State
2021NCAARound of 32 win over Oklahoma
2021NCAARegional Semifinal win over Creighton
2021NCAARegional Final win over USC
2021NCAANational Semifinal win over UCLA
2021NCAANational Final loss to Baylor
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Fairleigh Dickenson
2019NCAARound of 32 win over Baylor
2019NCAARegional Semifinal win over Florida State
2019NCAARegional Final loss over Texas Tech
2018NCAARound of 64 win over UNC Greensboro
2018NCAARound of 32 win over Ohio State
2018NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Florida State
2017NCAARound of 64 win over South Dakota State
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Northwestern
2017NCAARegional Semifinal win over West Virginia
2017NCAARegional Final win over Xavier
2017NCAANational Semifinal win over South Carolina
2017NCAANational Final loss to North Carolina
2016NCAARound of 64 win over Seton Hall
2016NCAARound of 32 win over Utah
2016NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Syracuse
2015NCAARound of 64 win over North Dakota State
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Iowa
2015NCAARegional Semifinal win over UCLA
2015NCAARegional Final loss to Duke
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Oklahoma State
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Arizona
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Southern
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Wichita State
2012NCAARound of 64 win over West Virginia
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to Ohio State
2011NCAARound of 64 win over St. Johns
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to BYU
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Florida State
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to Syracuse
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Akron
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Western Kentucky
2009NCAARegional Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2008NCAARound of 64 loss to Davidson
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Indiana
 
*all team stats through 3/5