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1987–88 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1987–88 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record16–12 (7–7 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMartin Centre
Seasons
1987–88 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Loyola Marymount 14 0   1.000 28 4   .875
Saint Mary's 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Santa Clara 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Pepperdine 8 6   .571 17 13   .567
Gonzaga 7 7   .500 16 12   .571
San Francisco 5 9   .357 13 15   .464
San Diego 3 11   .214 11 17   .393
Portland 1 13   .071 6 22   .214
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were 16–11 (.593) overall in the regular season (7–7 in WCAC, 5th),[1] and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (formerly known as Kennedy Pavilion) in Spokane, Washington.

At the second conference tournament, the Zags lost again to Pepperdine in the quarterfinals to finish at 16–12 (.571).[2] Their first tournament wins came four years later in 1992; they advanced to the final,[3] but fell by three to the top-seeded Waves.[4]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
WCAC tournament
Sat, March 5
8:30 pm
(5) vs. (4) Pepperdine
Quarterfinal
L 70–81  16–12
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ Blanchette, John (March 5, 1988). "Zags draw Waves in opener". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D7.
  2. ^ "Loyola Marymount nearly trips over lowly Pilots". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1988. p. 6B.
  3. ^ Blanchette, John (March 9, 1992). "It's Zags, Waves for WCC title". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C1.
  4. ^ "Waves dunk Zags for WCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 10, 1992. p. 3D.
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