2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 16th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) were playing in their 35th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. The Zags were predicted to finish atop of the conference by the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll. The Zags finished in first place in the West Coast Conference Standings for the 18th time with a 17-1 conference record after BYU defeated the Zags in the regular season finale, snapping the nation's longest active home winning streak of 41 games, as well as Gonzaga's school record 22-game winning streak. The Bulldogs then went on to beat BYU in the West Coast Conference tournament, and claimed their 14th WCC tournament title, along with punching their 18th ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga entered the 2015 NCAA tournament as a #2 seed in the South region, and dismantled #15 seed North Dakota State, #7 seed Iowa, and #11 seed UCLA, to gain its second trip to the Elite Eight, as well as Mark Few's first as head coach. The Zags then fell to #1 seed (and eventual national champion) Duke, and finished the season with a 35–3 record, which were the most wins in school history.

2014–15 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season and tournament champions
NIT Season Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record35–3 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach
  • Mark Few (16th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga171 .944353  .921
BYU135 .7222510  .714
Saint Mary's135 .7222110  .677
Pepperdine108 .5561814  .563
San Diego810 .4441516  .484
Portland711 .3891716  .515
Santa Clara711 .3891418  .438
San Francisco711 .3891418  .438
Pacific414 .2221219  .387
Loyola Marymount414 .222823  .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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