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Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

Zags, Vols meet in Seattle

Gonzaga coach Mark Few and Tennessee counterpart Rick Barnes go way back, back when Few was a GU assistant coach and Barnes was head coach at Clemson. The teams clashed in the 1997 Top of the World Classic championship game in Fairbanks with GU upsetting the fifth-ranked Tigers.

Few's Zags and Barnes' Volunteers meet again Saturday night in the Battle in Seattle at KeyArena. Here's my preview.

Posted Dec. 18, 2015, 5:37 p.m.

By Jim Meehan

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Jim Meehan joined The Spokesman-Review in 1990. Jim is currently a reporter for the Sports Desk and covers Gonzaga University basketball, Spokane Empire football, college volleyball and golf.

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