▁the ▁back drop ▁of ▁a ▁potential ▁Gonz aga ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Mountain ▁West ▁Conference ▁( MW ), ▁first ▁public ly ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Union - T rib une ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁M W ▁commission er ▁Craig ▁Thompson ▁told ▁the ▁newspaper ▁that ▁the ▁league ▁had ▁discussed ▁expansion ▁with ▁six ▁schools , ▁with ▁Gonz aga ▁the ▁only ▁school ▁he ▁specifically ▁named . ▁Thompson ▁added ▁that ▁Gonz aga ▁could ▁potentially ▁join ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁but ▁non - football ▁member ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁school ▁year . ▁A ▁later ▁Union - T rib une ▁report ▁indicated ▁that ▁tal ks ▁were ▁advanced ▁enough ▁that ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁pres idents ▁planned ▁a ▁vote ▁on ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁Gonz aga ▁during ▁the ▁M W ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁tournament s ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁delay ▁the ▁vote ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁Final ▁Four . ▁However , ▁before ▁the ▁M W ' s ▁planned ▁vote , ▁Gonz aga ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁Mike ▁Roth ▁not ified ▁both ▁con ferences ▁that ▁Gonz aga ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁W CC ▁for ▁the ▁immediate ▁future . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁season ▁ ▁The ▁Bul ld ogs ▁team ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁season ▁ 3 7 – 2 , ▁ 1 7 – 1 ▁in ▁W CC ▁play . ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁greatest ▁season ▁in ▁Gonz aga ' s