2021–22_Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season and tournament champions; Empire Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 1
Record	28–4 (13–1 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Michaelson (9th season); Roger Powell Jr. (3rd season); Stephen Gentry (1st season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", is led by head coach Mark Few, in his 23rd season as head coach. This is the Bulldogs' 18th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 42nd season as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 28-4, 13-1 in WCC Play to finish as WCC regular season champions. They defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary’s to be champions of the WCC tournament. They received the WCC’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Georgia State and Memphis to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Arkansas.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2021* 1:00 p.m., SWX	No. 1	Eastern Oregon	W 115–62		18 – Strawther	9 – Strawther	4 – Hickman	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 5, 2021* 6:00 p.m., KHQ	No. 1	vs. Lewis–Clark State	W 112–62		25 – Timme	8 – Timme	3 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Dixie State	W 97–63	1–0	17 – Strawther	13 – Holmgren	7 – Watson	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 13, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	No. 5 Texas	W 86–74	2–0	37 – Timme	7 – Timme	8 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Alcorn State	W 84–57	3–0	18 – Strawther	6 – Holmgren	6 – Timme	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Bellarmine	W 92–50	4–0	25 – Timme	6 – Tied	7 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 1	vs. Central Michigan Empire Classic	W 107–54	5–0	19 – Holmgren	7 – Sallis	5 – Bolton	T-Mobile Arena (7,029) Paradise, NV
November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 2 UCLA Empire Classic	W 83–63	6–0	24 – Nembhard	9 – Strawther	6 – Nembhard	T-Mobile Arena (12,795) Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 5 Duke Continental Tire Challenge	L 81–84	6–1	20 – Strawther	10 – Strawther	11 – Nembhard	T-Mobile Arena (20,389) Paradise, NV
November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 3	Tarleton State	W 64–55	7–1	17 – Bolton	12 – Strawther	2 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 4, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 3	vs. No. 16 Alabama Battle in Seattle	L 82–91	7–2	23 – Timme	11 – Holmgren	4 – Tied	Climate Pledge Arena (18,048) Seattle, WA
December 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW+	No. 5	Merrimack	W 80–55	8–2	22 – Timme	15 – Holmgren	5 – Watson	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	Washington Rivalry	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols from Washington					McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 18, 2021* 10:00 a.m., CBS	No. 5	vs. No. 25 Texas Tech Jerry Colangelo Classic	W 69–55	9–2	16 – Nembhard	11 – Holmgren	6 – Nembhard	Footprint Center (7,821) Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2021* 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 4	Northern Arizona	W 95–49	10–2	20 – Holmgren	9 – Holmgren	3 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 4	North Alabama	W 93–63	11–2	15 – Strawther	10 – Watson	3 – Timme	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
WCC Regular Season
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW+	No. 4	at Loyola Marymount	Canceled					Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW+	No. 2	Pepperdine	W 117–83	12–2 (1–0)	19 – Watson	8 – Holmgren	8 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	BYU Rivalry	W 110–84	13–2 (2–0)	30 – Timme	7 – Holmgren	12 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., KAYU/RTNW+	No. 2	at Santa Clara	W 115–83	14–2 (3–0)	32 – Timme	12 – Holmgren	7 – Bolton	Leavey Center (1,100) Santa Clara, CA
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW+	No. 1	at Pacific	Canceled					Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 1	San Francisco	W 78–62	15–2 (4–0)	23 – Timme	9 – Holmgren	7 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 2	Loyola Marymount	W 89–55	16–2 (5–0)	21 – Holmgren	9 – Holmgren	5 – Bolton	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 2	Portland	W 104–72	17–2 (6–0)	22 – Nembhard	11 – Holmgren	4 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	at San Diego	W 92–62	18–2 (7–0)	23 – Holmgren	12 – Holmgren	7 – Nembhard	Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,433) San Diego, CA
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	at BYU Rivalry	W 90–57	19–2 (8–0)	20 – Holmgren	17 – Holmgren	6 – Holmgren	Marriott Center (18,987) Provo, UT
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 2	Pacific	W 89–51	20–2 (9–0)	20 – Bolton	10 – Timme	3 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	No. 22 Saint Mary's Rivalry	W 74–58	21–2 (10–0)	25 – Timme	13 – Holmgren	7 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	at Pepperdine	W 86–66	22–2 (11–0)	19 – Timme	17 – Holmgren	14 – Nembhard	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,412) Malibu, CA
February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Santa Clara	W 81–69	23–2 (12–0)	23 – Timme	10 – Holmgren	8 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	at San Francisco	W 89–73	24–2 (13–0)	21 – Holmgren	15 – Holmgren	8 – Timme	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,138) San Francisco, CA
February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	at No. 23 Saint Mary's Rivalry	L 57–67	24–3 (13–1)	16 – Bolton	8 – Timme	2 – Timme	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
March 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(1) No. 1	vs. (4) San Francisco Semifinals	W 81–71	25–3	22 – Timme	10 – Watson	9 – Nembhard	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
March 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) No. 17 Saint Mary's Championship	W 82–69	26–3	21 – Nembhard	8 – Holmgren	7 – Nembhard	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022* 1:15 pm, TNT	(1 W) No. 1	vs. (16 W) Georgia State First Round	W 93–72	27–3	32 – Timme	17 – Holmgren	11 – Nembhard	Moda Center (14,343) Portland, OR
March 19, 2022* 6:40 p.m., TBS	(1 W) No. 1	vs. (9 W) Memphis Second Round	W 82–78	28–3	25 – Timme	14 – Timme	5 – Nembhard	Moda Center (17,907) Portland, OR
March 24, 2022* 4:00 p.m., CBS	(1 W) No. 1	vs. (4 W) No. 17 Arkansas Sweet Sixteen	L 68–74	28–4	25 – Timme	14 – Holmgren	3 – Tied	Chase Center (17,514) San Francisco, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)	Reason for departure
Tommy Lloyd	Associate Head Coach	20th	Whitman (1998)	Head coach at Arizona^[11]
Ken Nakagawa	Video Coordinator	5th	Long Beach State (2014)	Director of Advanced Scouting at Arizona^[12]

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)	Previous Job
Stephen Gentry	Assistant coach	1st	Gonzaga (2006)	Assistant coach at Illinois^[13]
Kurt Bambauer	Video Coordinator	1st	Gonzaga (2017)	Video Coordinator at Vanderbilt^[14]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Aaron Cook Jr.	4	G	6'1"	180	Senior (Redshirt)	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Georgia^[16]
Corey Kispert	24	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Edmonds, WA	Graduated; declared for 2021 NBA draft; selected 15th overall by the Washington Wizards^[17]
Joël Ayayi	11	G	6'5"	180	Junior (Redshirt)	Bordeaux, France	Declared for 2021 NBA draft; undrafted^[18]
Pavel Zakharov	10	F	7'0"	235	Sophomore	St. Petersburg, Russia	Transferred to California Baptist^[19]
Oumar Ballo	21	C	7'0"	260	Freshman (Redshirt)	Koulikoro, Mali	Transferred to Arizona^[20]
Jalen Suggs	1	G	6'4"	205	Freshman	West St. Paul, MN	Declared for 2021 NBA draft; selected 5th overall by the Orlando Magic^[21]
Evan Inglesby	32	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	Gresham, OR	Walk-on; left team

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaden Perry #8 C	Battle Ground, WA	Battle Ground	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 27, 2019
Kaden Perry #8 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Hunter Sallis #2 CG	Omaha, NE	Millard North	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 26, 2021
Hunter Sallis #2 CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Chet Holmgren #1 C	Minneapolis, MN	Minnehaha	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 19, 2021
Chet Holmgren #1 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Nolan Hickman #6 PG	Seattle, WA	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 15, 2021
Nolan Hickman #6 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 4 247Sports: 5 ESPN: 5
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: "Gonzaga 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021. "2021 Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few	Head coach	23rd	Oregon (1987)
Brian Michaelson	Assistant coach	9th	Gonzaga (2005)
Roger Powell Jr.	Assistant coach	3rd	Illinois (2005)
Stephen Gentry	Assistant coach	1st	Gonzaga (2006)
Jorge Sanz	Director of Basketball Operations	4th	Florida Atlantic (2011)
Kurt Bambauer	Video Coordinator	1st	Gonzaga (2017)
Gary Bell Jr.	Coordinator of Basketball Administration	3rd	Gonzaga (2015)
Josh Therrien	Athletic Trainer	6th	Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight	Strength & Conditioning Coach	16th	Gonzaga (2000)

2021–22_Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Coaching changes

Departures

Additions to staff

Player departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

Preseason

Mark Few arrest and suspension

Preseason rankings

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Rankings

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga †	13	–	1	.929	28	–	4	.875
No. 18 Saint Mary's	12	–	3	.800	26	–	8	.765
Santa Clara	10	–	5	.667	21	–	12	.636
San Francisco	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
BYU	9	–	6	.600	24	–	11	.686
Portland	7	–	7	.500	19	–	15	.559
San Diego	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Pacific	3	–	11	.214	8	–	22	.267
Loyola Marymount	3	–	12	.200	11	–	18	.379
Pepperdine	1	–	15	.063	7	–	25	.219

† 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (55)	3 (1)	5	5	4	4	2	1 (25)	2 (13)	2 (12)	2 (13)	1 (56)	1 (61)	1 (46)	1 (52)	1 (54)	Not released
Coaches	1 (29)	^	1 (30)	3	5	4т	4т	4	2	1 (23)	1 (18)	1т (16)	1 (18)	1 (30)	1 (32)	1 (20)	1 (27)	1 (31)	5