The 1974–75 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 13–13 overall and 7–7 in conference play, tied for third.[1]
| 1974–75 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 13–13 (7–7 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Kennedy Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior guard Ken Tyler was a unanimous selection to the all-conference team; sophomore guard John Holstein and sophomore center Willie Moss were honorable mention.[2][3]
The conference tournament debuted the following season.
Schedule
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| Nov 30, 1974* |
at Oregon State | L 59–84 | 0–1 |
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| Dec 1, 1974* |
at Portland State | W 91–87 | 1–1 |
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| Dec 5, 1974* |
at Seattle University | L 50–53 | 1–2 |
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| Dec 7, 1974* |
at San Jose State | L 63–71 | 1–3 |
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| Dec 9, 1974* |
at Depaul | L 73–80 | 1–4 |
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| Dec 17, 1974* |
at Whitworth | W 69–51 | 2–4 |
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| Dec 23, 1974* |
at Lewis-Clark State | W 88–55 | 3–4 |
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| Dec 27, 1974* |
at Uc-Santa Barbara | L 56–59 | 3–5 |
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| Dec 28, 1974* |
at Texas Christian | W 68–60 | 4–5 |
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| Jan 2, 1975* |
Washington State | L 50–73 | 4–6 |
Spokane Coliseum | |||||||
| Jan 10, 1975 |
at Idaho | L 61–63 | 4–7 |
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| Jan 11, 1975* |
at Simon Fraser | W 85–63 | 5–7 |
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| Jan 17, 1975 |
at Idaho | W 73–63 | 6–7 |
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| Jan 18, 1975* |
at Seattle Pacific | W 81–58 | 7–7 |
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| Jan 24, 1975 |
at Boise State | W 84–81 | 8–7 |
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| Jan 25, 1975 |
at Idaho State | L 52–64 | 8–8 |
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| Jan 31, 1975 |
at Montana | L 51–53 | 8–9 |
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| Feb 1, 1975 |
at Montana State | W 88–77 | 9–9 |
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| Feb 7, 1975 |
at Montana | L 39–55 | 9–10 |
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| Feb 8, 1975 |
at Montana State | L 56–58 | 9–11 |
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| Feb 13, 1975 |
at Northern Arizona | W 91–90 | 10–11 |
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| Feb 15, 1975 |
at Weber State | L 67–75 | 10–12 |
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| Feb 21, 1975 |
at Northern Arizona | W 77–75 | 11–12 |
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| Feb 22, 1975 |
at Weber State | W 67–60 | 12–12 |
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| Feb 28, 1975 |
at Boise State | L 77–78 | 12–13 |
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| Mar 1, 1975 |
at Idaho State | W 87–78 | 13–13 |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "College basketball standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. March 3, 1975. p. 2B.
- ↑ "Four centers on all-conference". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. March 13, 1975. p. 1B.
- ↑ "Zags' Tyler on star club". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 12, 1975. p. 12.
- ↑ "2024-25 Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved June 7, 2026.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Gonzaga Bulldogs: 1974–75 basketball season