2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 WCC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
2020–21 record	18–0 (9–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tommy Lloyd (20th season); Brian Michaelson (8th season); Roger Powell Jr. (2nd season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center

The 2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Mark Few, in his 22nd season as head coach. This is the Bulldogs' 17th season at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center and 41st season as a member of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 31–2, 15–1 in WCC play to be WCC regular season champions. They then defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC Tournament. They earned the WCC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, all postseason play, including the NCAA Tournament, was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bulldogs finished #2 in the final AP and Coaches poll.

Offseason

Player departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Admon Gilder	1	G	6'4"	200	Senior (Redshirt)	Dallas, TX	Completed college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Ryan Woolridge	4	G	6'3"	175	Senior (Redshirt)	Mansfield, TX	Completed college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Killian Tillie	33	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Graduated
Filip Petrušev	3	F	6'11"	235	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia	Signed with Mega Bemax[1]
Brock Ravet	32	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Kittitas, WA	Left team[2]

Gilder and Woolridge were both graduate transfers in the 2019–20 season, with Gilder having graduated from Texas A&M and Woolridge from North Texas.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Aaron Cook Jr.	4	G	6'2"	185	Senior (Redshirt)	St. Louis, MO	Southern Illinois	2[lower-alpha 1]	October 1, 2020[4]
Andrew Nembhard	3	G	6'5"	193	Junior	Aurora, ON	Florida	3[lower-alpha 1]	November 24, 2020[5][6]

Initially, Cook and Nembhard were to be eligible for one and two years respectively. However, on October 14, 2020, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility for all athletes who participate in a winter sport in 2020–21, including basketball.[3]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominick Harris SG	Murrieta, CA	Rancho Christian School (CA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 28, 2018
Dominick Harris SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Julian Strawther SF	Henderson, NV	Liberty (NV)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 18, 2019
Julian Strawther SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Jalen Suggs PG / SG	Saint Paul, MN	Minnehaha Academy (MN)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 3, 2020
Jalen Suggs PG / SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Ben Gregg PF	Clackamas, OR	Clackamas (OR)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 9, 2020
Ben Gregg PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 14 ESPN: 7
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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020. "2020 Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaden Perry PF / C	Battle Ground, WA	Battle Ground (WA)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 27, 2019
Kaden Perry PF / C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 September 13, 2020. "2021 Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Aaron Cook Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Westminster Christian Southern Illinois	St. Louis, MO
F	24	Corey Kispert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	King's	Edmonds, WA
G	11	Joël Ayayi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	INSEP	Bordeaux, France
G	23	Matthew Lang (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Jesuit	Portland, OR
G	35	Will Graves (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	South Eugene Lane CC	Eugene, OR
G	3	Andrew Nembhard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy Florida	Aurora, ON
F	22	Anton Watson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Gonzaga Prep	Spokane, WA
G	5	Martynas Arlauskas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	President Valdas Adamkus Gymnasium	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	2	Drew Timme	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Pearce	Richardson, TX
F	10	Pavel Zakharov	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Saint Petersburg, Russia
C	21	Oumar Ballo	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	NBA Academy Latin America	Koulikoro, Mali
G	55	Dominick Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rancho Christian	Murrieta, CA
G	0	Julian Strawther	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Liberty HS	Henderson, NV
G	1	Jalen Suggs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Minnehaha	Saint Paul, MN
G	32	Evan Inglesby (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Barlow	Portland, OR
F	30	Abe Eagle (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Chaminade Prep	West Hills, CA
F	20	Colby Brooks (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Loyola HS	Los Angeles, CA
F	33	Ben Gregg	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Clackamas	Clackamas, OR

Head coach

Mark Few (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2020

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
Andrew Nembhard was initially ruled as a redshirt prior to the start of the 2020–21 season. However, on November 24, 2020, the NCAA granted him immediate eligibility. Additionally, the NCAA has granted an additional year of eligibility to all individuals who participate in winter sports during the 2020–21 school year. Nembhard will thus have 3 years of eligibility remaining at the start of the 2020–21 season.

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Drew Timme	Oumar Ballo	Pavel Zakharov	Abe Eagle
PF	Anton Watson		Ben Gregg	Colby Brooks
SF	Corey Kispert		Julian Strawther	Will Graves
SG	Joël Ayayi	Andrew Nembhard	Martynas Arlauskas	Evan Inglesby
PG	Jalen Suggs	Aaron Cook Jr.	Dominick Harris	Matthew Lang

Depth chart is a projection for the 2020–21 season and is subject to change.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Gonzaga	Alma Mater (year)
Mark Few	Head Coach	22nd	Oregon (1987)
Tommy Lloyd	Associate Head Coach	20th	Whitman (1998)
Brian Michaelson	Assistant Coach	8th	Gonzaga (2005)
Roger Powell Jr.	Assistant Coach	2nd	Illinois (2005)
Jorge Sanz	Director of Basketball Operations	3rd	Florida Atlantic (2011)
Ken Nakagawa	Video Coordinator	5th	Long Beach State (2014)
Josh Therrien	Athletic Trainer	5th	Washington State (2007)
Travis Knight	Strength & Conditioning Coach	15th	Gonzaga (2000)

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 26, 2020* 10:30 am, FOX	No. 1	vs. No. 6 Kansas Fort Myers Tip-Off	W 102–90	1–0	25 – Timme	9 – Ayayi	8 – Suggs	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (175) Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2020* 8:00 am, FOX	No. 1	vs. Auburn Fort Myers Tip-Off	W 90–67	2–0	28 – Timme	10 – Timme	6 – Suggs	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (288) Fort Myers, FL
December 2, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 11 West Virginia Jimmy V Classic	W 87–82	3–0	21 – Ayayi	7 – Ayayi	5 – Nembhard	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN
December 5, 2020* 10:00 am, CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 2 Baylor Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests						Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 8, 2020* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Tarleton State Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 10, 2020* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Southern Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 12, 2020* 7:30 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Northern Arizona Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 14, 2020* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Idaho Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 19, 2020* 9:00 am, CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 3 Iowa	W 99–88	4–0	27 – Suggs	18 – Ayayi	6 – Ayayi, Kispert	Sanford Pentagon (243) Sioux Falls, SD
December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Northwestern State	W 95–57	5–0	27 – Kispert	8 – Timme	7 – Suggs	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Northwestern State	W 95–78	6–0	25 – Timme	9 – Timme	5 – Ayayi, Suggs	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 26, 2020* 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 1	vs. No. 16 Virginia	W 98–75	7–0	32 – Kispert	8 – Timme	8 – Nembhard	Dickies Arena (2,795) Fort Worth, TX
December 28, 2020* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Northern Arizona	W 88–58	8–0	17 – Ayayi	10 – Ayayi	7 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 29, 2020* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Dixie State	W 112–67	9–0	25 – Kispert	11 – Ayayi	6 – Ayayi	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
WCC Regular Season
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	San Francisco	W 85–62	10–0 (1–0)	26 – Kispert	11 – Timme	4 – Nembhard	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 7, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN	No. 1	BYU Rivalry	W 86–69	11–0 (2–0)	23 – Kispert	8 – Watson	6 – Ayayi	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, KAYU/RTNW	No. 1	at Portland	W 116–88	12–0 (3–0)	26 – Timme	13 – Ayayi	14 – Ayayi	Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	Pepperdine	W 95–70	13–0 (4–0)	23 – Kispert	10 – Watson	4 – Nembhard, Timme	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	at Saint Mary's Rivalry	W 73–59	14–0 (5–0)	17 – Kispert	8 – Timme	2 – Suggs	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Pacific	W 95–49	15–0 (6–0)	22 – Timme	11 – Suggs	8 – Suggs	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	at San Diego	W 90–62	16–0 (7–0)	21 – Timme	8 – Kispert	10 – Nembhard	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	at Pepperdine	W 97–75	17–0 (8–0)	19 – Timme	7 – Ayayi	8 – Nembhard	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 1	Loyola Marymount Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 1	at Pacific	W 76–58	18–0 (9–0)	21 – Timme	9 – Suggs	3 – Suggs, Nembhard	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW	No. 1	Santa Clara Canceled due to positive COVID-19 test						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 8, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN Networks		at BYU Rivalry						Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 13, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN Networks		at San Francisco						War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
February 18, 2021 TBA, ESPN Networks		Saint Mary's Rivalry						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 20, 2021 TBA, ESPN Networks		San Diego						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
March 5–9, 2021 TBA		vs. TBA						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	1 (28)	1 (57)	1 (54)	1 (54)	1 (61)	1 (62)	1 (63)														Not released
Coaches	2 (10)	2^ (10)	1 (23)	1 (24)	1 (25)	1 (29)

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

"Gonzaga center Filip Petrusev to sign pro deal in Serbia". July 20, 2020.
"Brock Ravet decides to leave Gonzaga men's basketball team". January 5, 2020.
"DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
"Gonzaga Lands Grad Transfer Aaron Cook". SB Nation. April 7, 2020.
"Top transfer Andrew Nembhard committing to Gonzaga". ESPN. June 23, 2020.
Borzello, Jeff (November 24, 2020). "Transfer Andrew Nembhard eligible to play for Gonzaga men's basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
"gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

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[grad-1] Gilder and Woolridge were both graduate transfers in the 2019–20 season, with Gilder having graduated from Texas A&M and Woolridge from North Texas.

[extra-5] Initially, Cook and Nembhard were to be eligible for one and two years respectively. However, on October 14, 2020, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility for all athletes who participate in a winter sport in 2020–21, including basketball.[3]

[2] "Gonzaga center Filip Petrusev to sign pro deal in Serbia". July 20, 2020.

[3] "Brock Ravet decides to leave Gonzaga men's basketball team". January 5, 2020.

[4] "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[6] "Gonzaga Lands Grad Transfer Aaron Cook". SB Nation. April 7, 2020.

[7] "Top transfer Andrew Nembhard committing to Gonzaga". ESPN. June 23, 2020.

[8] Borzello, Jeff (November 24, 2020). "Transfer Andrew Nembhard eligible to play for Gonzaga men's basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[9] "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

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