Gonzaga

Official Name: 
Gonzaga University
Nickname: 
Bulldogs and Zags
Mailing Address: 

502 East Boone Avenue
Spokane, WA 99258-0066

Telephone: 
(509) 313-6373
Fax: 
(509) 313-5730
Enrollment: 
5,205
Arena: 

McCarthey Athletic Center
Capacity: 6,000
Year Opened: 2005

School Colors: 
Blue, Red and White
Conference: 

West Coast (since 1980)
Former Member of Big Sky (1964-79)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(5) 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2009

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(13) 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
15-13 record (.536)
Regional runner-up in 1999

NIT Appearances: 

(3) 1994, 1996, and 1998
2-3 record (.400)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1948 and 1953
1-2 record (.333)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Mark Few (11 years from 2000-10, 291-73 record, .799)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Frank Burgess (2,196 points from 1959-61)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Jerry Vermillion (1,670 from 1952-55)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Frank Burgess (52 points as senior vs. Cal-Davis on 1/26/61)

All-American Selections: 
NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 
NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Frank Burgess (52 vs. UC Davis)
January 26, 1961 (senior/32.4 ppg)

1

2

Total

Gonzaga

66

57

123

UC Davis

43

36

79

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hunt

6

4-6

16

Taylor

6

4-6

16

Buratto

3

2-3

8

Harris

4

1-2

9

Burgess

18-38

16-17

52

Rickman

2

2-2

6

Wasson

0

1-2

1

Gambee

3

1-2

7

Hansen

2

0-0

4

McGuire

0

1-2

1

Carl

0

3-4

3

Totals

44-93

35-47

123

Percentages

.473

.745

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Crawford

4

2-3

10

Dean

1

0-1

2

Epler

2

0-1

4

Indart

10

0-0

20

Rice

5

0-0

10

Clymo

1

2-3

4

Little

4

0-1

8

Patterson

1

0-1

2

W'srb'g'r

0

0-1

0

Jeffery

2

2-3

6

Pfrehm

4

5-7

13

Totals

34-81

11-21

79

Percentages

.419

.524

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

George Varnell

1

1909

10-2

.833

1909

10-2

William Mulligan

1

1910

11-3

.786

1910

11-3

Frank McKevitt

1

1911

8-1

.889

1911

8-1

Fred Burns

1

1912

4-2

.667

1912

4-2

Ed Mulholland

1

1913

4-2

.667

1913

4-2

Robert E. Harmon

2

1914-15

10-4

.714

both years

5-2

William Higgins

1

1916

2-7

.222

1916

2-7

John F. McGough

1

1917

4-5

.444

1917

4-5

1

1918

3-2

.600

1918

3-2

Edward Geheves

2

1919-20

9-17

.346

1919

8-4

Charles E. "Gus" Dorais

6

1921-26

50-60

.455

1926

16-7

Maurice "Clipper" Smith

5

1927-31

46-59

.438

1929

14-12

S. Dagly

1

1932

4-7

.364

1932

4-7

Perry Teneyck

1

1933

4-15

.211

1933

4-15

Claude F. McGrath

12

1934-42, 47-49

129-133

.492

1947

20-9

B. Frasier

1

1943

2-9

.182

1943

2-9

Charles A. Henry

1

1944

22-4

.846

1944

22-4

"Chief" Eugene Wozny

1

1945

12-19

.387

1945

12-19

Gordon White

1

1946

6-14

.300

1946

6-14

L.T. "Bill" Underwood

2

1950-51

26-33

.441

1950

18-11

Thor "Hank" Anderson

21

1952-72

290-272

.516

1967

19-6

Adrian Buoncristiani

6

1973-78

78-82

.488

1973

14-12

Dan Fitzgerald

15

1979-81, 1986-97

254-169

.600

1994

22-8

Jay Hillock

4

1982-85

60-50

.545

1984

17-11

Dan Monson

2

1998-99

52-17

.754

1999

28-7

Mark Few

12

2000-11

316-83

.792

2004

28-3

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,416-1,059 (.572) from 1908 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Gonzaga (WA) moved up to major-college status in 1953
  • Coach is unknown in 1907-08 (9-2 record).