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1995–96 Gonzaga Bulldogs Men's Basketball Team
The 1995–96 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the West Coast Conference (WCC) during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Dan Fitzgerald, the Bulldogs were overall in the regular season (10–4 in WCC, tied for first), and played their home games on campus at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre in Spokane, Washington. In November 1995, athletic director Fitzgerald announced this season would be his penultimate as head coach, with plans to promote longtime assistant Dan Monson in the spring of 1997. Regular season co-champion, Gonzaga advanced to the final of the WCC tournament at Santa Clara, but fell to fifth seed Portland. Ten days later in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the Bulldogs traveled to south to Pullman and lost to Washington State by nineteen points to finish at Postseason results , - !colspan=6 style=, , - !colspan=6 style=, References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Fitzgerald
Daniel John Fitzgerald (March 3, 1942 – January 19, 2010) was an American college basketball coach and athletic director at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Fitzgerald was the head coach at Gonzaga for 15 seasons between 1978 and 1997 (except for 1981 to 1985) with an overall record of 252–171 (). He led the Bulldogs to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1995, after leading them to their first post-season tournament, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1994, where they won at Stanford in the first round. They had narrowly missed an NIT selection the previous two seasons. Gonzaga returned to the NIT in 1996. Among his recruits was future Basketball Hall of Fame member John Stockton, out of Gonzaga Prep in 1980. Fitzgerald was also responsible for hiring coaches Mark Few, Dan Monson, and Bill Grier to Gonzaga. His win total was a school record until Few passed him in 2009. Prior to his hiring in April 1978, Fitzgerald was an assistant coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995–96 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
The 1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Kevin Eastman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play (after a forfeit by California), tied for fourth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002. For the second consecutive year, Washington State played in the National Invitation Tournament, and advanced to the Postseason results , - !colspan=5 style=, References External linksSports Reference– Washington State Cougars: 1995–96 basketball season {{DEFAULTSORT:1995-96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 National Invitation Tournament Participants
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