The 2017 season was the best ever for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. For the first time in school history, the Zags made the Final Four. Then they went even further along and made it to the national championship, where they eventually fell to North Carolina.
The Bulldogs were supposed to one of the best in the country, but the offseason hinged on the NBA Draft. In the end, Nigel Williams-Goss decided to leave a year early, joining the much more expected Zach Collins in the draft.
The Bulldogs, despite losing so much, entered the 2017-18 season ranked No.