1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team


The 1976–77 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by
fifth-year head coach Adrian Buoncristiani and played their home games on campus at Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were in the regular season and in conference play.
Gonzaga was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team conference tournament, hosted by Idaho State in
Pocatello. The Bulldogs lost by a point in the semifinals to favored ISU won the tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight, upsetting #2 UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. It remains the best-ever showing in the NCAA Tournament by a Big Sky team.

Postseason result

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