Gonzaga University, a small Jesuit school in Spokane, Washington founded in 1887, began playing basketball in 1907. Once known as the 'Fighting Irish' in the 1910s, the school switched to 'Bulldogs' in 1921. Gonzaga's magical 1999 NCAA Tournament run as a No. 10 seed — highlighted by CBS announcer Gus Johnson's famous 'The slipper still fits!' call — transformed the program from unknown to household name. Under Mark Few, who took over in 1999, Gonzaga has become one of the most consistent programs in the nation, including a 31-0 start to the 2020-21 season before falling to Baylor in the national championship game.
The school switched from 'Fighting Irish' to 'Bulldogs' in 1921; a live bulldog mascot named Salty once bit a referee during a 1967 game, making Sports Illustrated
The 1999 Cinderella run to the Elite Eight as a No. 10 seed, cementing Gonzaga as a national brand with CBS's Gus Johnson calling 'The slipper still fits!'
Gonzaga opened McCarthey Athletic Center in 2004 riding a 38-game home winning streak, and later won 75 straight there from 2018 to 2023 — more than five years without a home loss
The Gonzaga Bulldogs compete in the WCC and hold an all-time record of 1509–735 (.672 winning percentage) across 75 recorded seasons dating back to 1943-44. The program has reached 2 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30-3 | 16-2 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #6 |
| 2024-25 | 26-9 | 14-4 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #3 |
| 2023-24 | 27-8 | 14-2 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #7 |
| 2022-23 | 31-6 | 14-2 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #2 |
| 2021-22 | 28-4 | 13-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #1 |
| 2020-21 | 31-1 | 15-0 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #1 |
| 2019-20 | 31-2 | 15-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #1 |
| 2018-19 | 33-4 | 16-0 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #1 |
| 2017-18 | 32-5 | 17-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #6 |
| 2016-17 | 37-2 | 17-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #1 |
| 2015-16 | 28-8 | 15-3 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #9 |
| 2014-15 | 35-3 | 17-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #2 |
| 2013-14 | 29-7 | 15-3 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #11 |
| 2012-13 | 32-3 | 16-0 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #1 |
| 2011-12 | 26-7 | 13-3 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #19 |
| 2010-11 | 25-10 | 11-3 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #11 |
| 2009-10 | 27-7 | 12-2 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #13 |
| 2008-09 | 28-6 | 14-0 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #4 |
| 2007-08 | 25-8 | 13-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #14 |
| 2006-07 | 23-11 | 11-3 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #16 |
| 2005-06 | 29-4 | 14-0 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #4 |
| 2004-05 | 26-5 | 12-2 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #10 |
| 2003-04 | 28-3 | 14-0 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #3 |
| 2002-03 | 24-9 | 12-2 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #20 |
| 2001-02 | 29-4 | 13-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #6 |
| 2000-01 | 26-7 | 13-1 (WCC) | Mark Few | |
| 1999-00 | 26-9 | 11-3 (WCC) | Mark Few | AP #22 |
| 1998-99 | 28-7 | 12-2 (WCC) | Dan Monson | |
| 1997-98 | 24-10 | 10-4 (WCC) | Dan Monson | |
| 1996-97 | 15-12 | 8-6 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1995-96 | 21-9 | 10-4 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1994-95 | 21-9 | 7-7 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1993-94 | 22-8 | 12-2 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1992-93 | 19-9 | 10-4 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1991-92 | 20-10 | 8-6 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1990-91 | 14-14 | 5-9 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1989-90 | 8-20 | 3-11 (WCC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1988-89 | 14-14 | 5-9 (WCAC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1987-88 | 16-12 | 7-7 (WCAC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1986-87 | 18-10 | 9-5 (WCAC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1985-86 | 15-13 | 8-6 (WCAC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1984-85 | 15-13 | 4-8 (WCAC) | Jay Hillock | |
| 1983-84 | 17-11 | 6-6 (WCAC) | Jay Hillock | |
| 1982-83 | 13-14 | 5-7 (WCAC) | Jay Hillock | |
| 1981-82 | 15-12 | 7-7 (WCAC) | Jay Hillock | |
| 1980-81 | 19-8 | 9-5 (WCAC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1979-80 | 14-13 | 8-8 (WCAC) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1978-79 | 16-10 | 7-7 (Big Sky) | Dan Fitzgerald | |
| 1977-78 | 14-15 | 7-7 (Big Sky) | Adrian Buoncristiani | |
| 1976-77 | 11-16 | 7-7 (Big Sky) | Adrian Buoncristiani | |
| 1975-76 | 13-13 | 5-9 (Big Sky) | Adrian Buoncristiani | |
| 1974-75 | 13-13 | 7-7 (Big Sky) | Adrian Buoncristiani | |
| 1973-74 | 13-13 | 7-7 (Big Sky) | Adrian Buoncristiani | |
| 1972-73 | 14-12 | 6-8 (Big Sky) | Adrian Buoncristiani | |
| 1971-72 | 14-12 | 8-6 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1970-71 | 13-13 | 6-8 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1969-70 | 10-16 | 7-8 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1968-69 | 11-15 | 6-9 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1967-68 | 9-17 | 6-9 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1966-67 | 21-6 | 7-3 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1965-66 | 19-7 | 8-2 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1964-65 | 18-8 | 6-4 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1963-64 | 10-15 | 5-5 (Big Sky) | Hank Anderson | |
| 1962-63 | 14-12 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1961-62 | 14-12 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1960-61 | 11-15 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1959-60 | 14-12 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1958-59 | 11-15 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1957-58 | 16-10 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1956-57 | 11-16 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1955-56 | 13-15 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1954-55 | 15-11 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1953-54 | 12-15 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1952-53 | 15-14 | Ind | Hank Anderson | |
| 1943-44 | 22-4 | Ind | Charles Henry |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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