2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", is led by head coach Mark Few, in his 24th season as head coach, and played home games at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). The Zags finished the regular season 26–5, 14–2 in WCC play, to win a share of the regular season championship. They defeated San Francisco in the semifinals of the WCC tournament before defeating Saint Mary's to win the WCC championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, TCU, and UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to UConn to finish their season 31–6.

2022–23 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season co-champions
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record31–6 (14–2 WCC)
Head coach
  • Mark Few (24th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Michaelson (10th season)
  • Roger Powell Jr. (4th season)
  • Stephen Gentry (2nd season)
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Saint Mary's142 .875278  .771
No. 9 Gonzaga142 .875316  .838
Santa Clara115 .6882310  .697
Loyola Marymount97 .5631912  .613
San Francisco79 .4382014  .588
BYU79 .4381915  .559
Pacific79 .4381518  .455
Portland511 .3131419  .424
San Diego412 .2501120  .355
Pepperdine214 .125922  .290
2023 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On January 19, 2023, the Zags lost to Loyola Marymount at the McCarthey Athletic Center, ending their 76-game home winning streak, which was the longest in the nation at the time.

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