Gonzaga Bulldogs
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| University | Gonzaga University |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Mike Roth |
| Location | Spokane, Washington |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Basketball arena | McCarthey Athletic Center |
| Baseball stadium | Washington Trust Field and Patterson Baseball Complex |
| Mascot | Spike the Bulldog |
| Nickname | Bulldogs (official) / Zags |
| Fight song | Go, Gonzaga! |
| Colors | Navy blue, White, and Red |
| Website | www |
The Gonzaga Bulldogs (also known unofficially as the Zags) are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Gonzaga is a member of the West Coast Conference, which participates in the NCAA Division I.
Gonzaga University was founded in 1887 by Fr. Joseph Cataldo, a Sicilian-born priest. At one time, Gonzaga went by the nickname of Fighting Irish in the 1910s to early 1920s. This name was dropped in 1921 favor of the current "Bulldogs" mascot. Although the school's official mascot is a bulldog, fans and media have long used "Zags" as an alternate nickname.
Gonzaga was an NAIA school from 1947 to 1957, when they moved to the NCAA as an independent. They were a charter member of the Big Sky Conference in 1963, the only one of the six without a football program. In 1979, GU moved over to the West Coast Athletic Conference and the Big Sky added Nevada, now in the Mountain West Conference. The WCAC was shortened to today's WCC in 1989.
Gonzaga University sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
Men's basketball has been the most successful sport for the Bulldogs. Gonzaga home games have been played at the McCarthey Athletic Center since 2004. The Bulldogs opened the arena with a 38-game win streak, the longest at the time in the NCAA, eventually snapped in February 2007 by the Santa Clara Broncos.
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