2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

WCC Regular Season Champions WCC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	West Coast Conference
2006–07 record	23–11 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (8th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Grier (16th year)
Assistant coach	Leon Rice (8th year)
Assistant coach	Tommy Lloyd (6th year)
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center

The 2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the NCAA men's Division I competition.

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Batista, J.P.J.P. Batista	13	F	81 !6'9"	269	4.5 ! Senior (Redshirt)	Pernambuco, Brazil	Graduated
Knight, ErrollErroll Knight	22	G	79 !6'7"	211	4.5 ! Senior (Redshirt)	Seattle, WA	Graduated
Doudney, NathanNathan Doudney	11	G	76 !6'4"	208	4.5 ! Senior (Redshirt)	Rockwall, TX	Graduated
Floyd, ColinColin Floyd	15	G	73 !6'1"	201	4.5 ! Senior (Redshirt)	Harrington, WA	Graduated
Gentry, StephenStephen Gentry	24	G	73 !6'2"	175	4.5 ! Senior (Redshirt)	Fort Scott, KS	Graduated
Diallo, MameryMamery Diallo	3	F	81 !6'9"	235	3 ! Junior	Evreux, France	Signed a Pro Contract with Poitiers
Morrison, AdamAdam Morrison	3	F	80 !6'8"	205	3 ! Junior	Spokane, WA	Entered the 2006 NBA Draft
Burgess, DavidDavid Burgess	33	F	82 !6'10"	270	2.5 ! Sophomore (Redshirt)	Irvine, CA	Transferred to Azusa Pacific

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Kuso, AbdullahiAbdullahi Kuso	F	81 !6'9"	228	3.5 ! Junior (Redshirt)	Kaduna, Nigeria	Tallahassee CC	2	Oct. 1, 2006^[1]

2007 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Will Foster^[2] C	Bonney Lake, WA	White River	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jul 2, 2005
Will Foster^[2] C	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Matt Bouldin^[2] G	Highlands Ranch, CO	ThunderRidge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sep 14, 2005
Matt Bouldin^[2] G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Theo Davis^[3] F	Brampton, ON	Lutheran Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	198 lb (90 kg)
Theo Davis^[3] F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2006 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006. "2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2006.

Roster

2006–07 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	32	Mallon, SeanSean Mallon	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Ferris	Spokane, WA
1.5 !G	5	Raivio, DerekDerek Raivio	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mountain View	Vancouver, WA
3.5 !F	31	Kuso, AbdullahiAbdullahi Kuso	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Rimi Rutgers Tallahassee CC	Kaduna, Nigeria
1.5 !G	22	Pendergraft, DavidDavid Pendergraft	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brewster	Brewster, WA
1.5 !G	22	Altidor-Cespedes, Pierre MariePierre Marie Altidor-Cespedes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Champlain St.-Lambert	Montreal, QC
3.5 !F	33	Burgess, DavidDavid Burgess	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Woodbridge BYU	Irvine, CA
3.5 !F	42	Heytvelt, JoshJosh Heytvelt	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Clarkston	Clarkston, WA
1.5 !G	11	Sorenson, AndrewAndrew Sorenson (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Olympia	Olympia, WA
1.5 !G	22	Downs, MicahMicah Downs	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Juanita Kansas	Kirkland, WA
1.5 !G	2	Pargo, JeremyJeremy Pargo	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	2.0 !So	Robeson	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	20	Gurganious, LarryLarry Gurganious	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	2.0 !So	Saint Mary's	Berkeley, CA
1.5 !G	13	Mast, JordanJordan Mast (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Jesuit	Hillsboro, OR
5.0 !C	45	Foster, WillWill Foster	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	White River	Bonney Lake, WA
1.5 !G	15	Bouldin, MattMatt Bouldin	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1.0 !Fr	ThunderRidge	Highlands Ranch, CO
3.5 !F	34	Davis, TheoTheo Davis	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lutheran Christian Academy	Brampton, ON

Head coach

Mark Few

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/10/2006* 5:00 PM, KHQ		Eastern Washington	W 90–75	1–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/14/2006* 8:00 PM, ESPN		Rice Preseason NIT West Region - 1st Round	W 88–50	2–0	Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
11/15/2006* 7:00 PM, ESPN		Baylor Preseason NIT West Region - Title Game	W 78–69	3–0	Spokane Arena (8,303) Spokane, WA
11/19/2006* 5:00 PM, KAYU		Texas-San Antonio	W 92–48	4–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/22/2006* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. No. 2 North Carolina Preseason NIT - 1st Round	W 82–74	5–0	Madison Square Garden (9,123) New York, NY
11/24/2006* 4:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Butler Preseason NIT- Championship Game	L 79–71	5–1	Madison Square Garden (9,498) New York, NY
11/26/2006* 1:00 PM, KHQ		Idaho	W 76–51	6–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/30/2006* 5:00 PM, KHQ	No. 22	Portland State	W 69–51	7–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/02/2006* 12:00 PM, ESPN	No. 22	vs. Texas Hall of Fame Challenge	W 87–77	8–1	U.S. Airways Arena Phoenix, AZ
12/05/2006* 7:00 PM, KHQ	No. 18	at Washington State	L 77–67	8–2	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
12/09/2006* 8:00 PM, KHQ	No. 18	No. 13 Washington	W 99–77	9–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/16/2006* 2:00 PM, ESPN	No. 16	at Georgia	L 96–83	9–3	Georgia Dome (6,812) Atlanta, GA
12/21/2006* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 22	vs. No. 6 Duke	L 61–54	9–4	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
12/30/2006* 3:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. No. 24 Nevada Battle in Seattle	L 82–74	9–5	KeyArena (15,110) Seattle, WA
01/03/2007* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		at Virginia	L 108–87	9–6	John Paul Jones Arena (13,827) Charlottesville, VA
01/06/2007 1:00 PM, KAYU		Loyola Marymount	W 97–62	10–6 (1–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/08/2007 8:00 PM, ESPN2		Pepperdine	W 69–52	11–6 (2–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/13/2007 8:00 PM, KHQ		at Santa Clara	W 77–69	12–6 (3–0)	Leavey Center (4,500) Santa Clara, CA
01/16/2007 9:00 PM, ESPN		St. Mary's	L 80–75	12–7 (3–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
01/22/2007 8:00 PM, ESPN		at Portland	W 80–68	13–7 (4–1)	Chiles Center (4,712) Portland, OR
01/27/2007 5:00 PM, KHQ		San Francisco	W 72–56	14–7 (5–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/29/2007 4:00 PM, ESPN2		at San Diego	W 91–82	15–7 (6–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/31/2007* 8:00 PM, FSN		at No. 23 Stanford	W 90–86 ^2OT	16–7	Maples Pavilion (7,178) Stanford, CA
02/03/2007 12:00 PM, KHQ		at Pepperdine	W 82–57	17–7 (7–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
02/05/2007 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at Loyola Marymount	L 67–61	17–8 (7–2)	Gersten Pavilion (3,816) Los Angeles, CA
02/10/2007 5:00 PM, KHQ		St. Mary's	W 60–49	18–8 (8–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/12/2007 8:00 PM, ESPN2		Santa Clara	L 84–73	18–9 (8–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/17/2007* 3:00 PM, ESPN		No. 8 Memphis	L 78–77	18–10	Spokane Arena (11,272) Spokane, WA
02/19/2007 6:00 PM, KHQ		Portland	W 87–67	19–10 (9–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/24/2007 12:00 PM, ABC		at San Francisco	W 86–79 ^OT	20–10 (10–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, CA
02/26/2007 7:00 PM, KHQ		at San Diego	W 74–64	21–10 (11–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,054) San Diego, CA
2007 West Coast Conference Tournament
03/04/2007 6:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. San Diego Semifinals	W 88–70	22–10	Chiles Center Portland, OR
03/05/2007 6:00 PM, ESPN		vs. Santa Clara Championship	W 77–68	23–10	Chiles Center (4,621) Portland, OR
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/15/2007* 6:00 PM, CBS	No. (10)	vs. (7) Indiana NCAA Tournament Round of 64	L 70–57	23–11	Arco Arena (16,338) Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ "Gonzaga Men's Basketball Inks Third Recruit". November 10, 2005.
1 2 "Bulldog Men Sign Two High Schoolers". November 9, 2005.
↑ "Gonzaga Men's Hoops Opens Exhibition Season". October 31, 2006.

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)

Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"

People	Head coaches Record holders

Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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