Gonzaga Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2023 · CSM Staff
Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast (28-5, 14-2)
Big Wins: 11/27 Xavier (88-84), 12/16 at Alabama (100-90)
Bad Losses: 11/16 at Texas (74-93), 1/19 Loyola Marymount (67-68)
Coach: Mark Few
Probable Starters:
Anton Watson, Senior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 spg
Drew Timme, Senior, Forward, 20.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.2 apg
Nolan Hickman, Sophomore, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 3.2 apg
Julian Strawther, Junior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 1.3 apg, 5.9 rpg
Rasir Bolton, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 2.6 apg
Key Role Players:
Ben Gregg, Sophomore, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Hunter Sallis, Sophomore, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.4 apg
Malachi Smith, Junior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 88.0 (1st in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.6 (276, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 52.9 (1, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.9 (256, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (150, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (16, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.8 (247, 8)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (29, 3)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (16, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.7 (29, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgia State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Memphis |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Arkansas |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Norfolk State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Creighton |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Final win over USC |
| 2021 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over UCLA |
| 2021 | NCAA | National Final loss to Baylor |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Fairleigh Dickenson |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Baylor |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Florida State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Final loss over Texas Tech |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UNC Greensboro |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Florida State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over South Dakota State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Northwestern |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over West Virginia |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Xavier |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over South Carolina |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Final loss to North Carolina |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Seton Hall |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Utah |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Syracuse |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Dakota State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Iowa |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over UCLA |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Duke |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oklahoma State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Arizona |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Southern |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Wichita State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over West Virginia |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Ohio State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Johns |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to BYU |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Florida State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Syracuse |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Akron |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Western Kentucky |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to North Carolina |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Davidson |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Indiana |
*all team stats through 3/5
