1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference West Coast Athletic Conference
Record13–13 (8–8 WCAC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Jay Hillock
Home arena Kennedy Pavilion
Spokane Coliseum
Seasons
  1978–79
1980–81  
1979–80 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Francisco 115 .688227  .759
Loyola Marymount 106 .6251414  .500
Pepperdine 97 .5631710  .630
Portland 97 .5631711  .607
Saint Mary's 97 .5631314  .481
Gonzaga 88 .5001313  .500
Santa Clara 88 .5001314  .481
Seattle 79 .4381116  .407
San Diego 115 .063520  .200
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 13–13 (.500) overall (8–8 in WCAC, 6th), [1] [2] [3] and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion and off campus at the Spokane Coliseum, both in Spokane, Washington.

This was Gonzaga's first season in the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC), [1] [4] shortened to WCC a decade later; its conference tournament debuted in  1987.

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References

  1. 1 2 Yamaguchi, Andy (February 27, 1980). "Zags end with win and toast". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  2. "College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 3, 1980. p. 4B.
  3. "1979-80 Gonzaga Bulldogs Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. Yamaguchi, Andy (November 29, 1979). "Jungle Gym". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 29.