1989–90 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 8–19 (.296) overall in the regular season (3–11 in WCC, last),[1][2] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (formerly known as Kennedy Pavilion) in Spokane, Washington.

1989–90 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record8–20 (3–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMartin Centre
Seasons
1989–90 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Loyola Marymount 13 1   .929 26 6   .813
Pepperdine 10 4   .714 17 11   .607
San Diego 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Portland 7 7   .500 11 17   .393
Santa Clara 6 8   .429 9 19   .321
San Francisco 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Saint Mary's 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
Gonzaga 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
Rankings from AP poll

At the fourth conference tournament, the Zags lost again in the quarterfinals, to top seed Loyola Marymount, to finish at 8–20 (.286).[2][3] Their first tournament wins came two years later in 1992; they advanced to the final,[4] but fell by three to top-seeded Pepperdine.[5]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
WCC tournament
Sat, March 3
(8) at (1) No. 22 
Loyola Marymount

Quarterfinal
L 84–121  8–20
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball: college standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 27, 1990. p. C4.
  2. ^ a b Blanchette, John (March 3, 1990). "Zags open with Lions in league tournament". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  3. ^ "Pilots pick off 1st win in tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 4, 1990. p. 4F.
  4. ^ Blanchette, John (March 9, 1992). "It's Zags, Waves for WCC title". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  5. ^ "Waves dunk Zags for WCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 10, 1992. p. 3D.
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