A couple of notes with four minutes to tipoff.

Senior Micah Downs is expected to start tonight against San Francisco. He lost the starting job to Steven Gray prior to the Tennessee game in Knoxville on Jan. 7, but Gray has struggled in three of the last four games. Gray had just three points against Saint Mary’s, five against Memphis and zero against San Diego. Gray scored 14 against Portland.

Downs had 13 points vs. Memphis and four points and three boards against the Gaels.

Also, the Zags are wearing the black uniforms they debuted on Thursday in Moraga.

More at half.

Congratulations to the Few family, which welcomed a new addition, son, Colt, who was born on New Year’s Day.

Mark was back in plenty of time from Gonzaga’s trip to Utah. He returned Wednesday night with the team charter. Marcy went into the hospital on New Year’s morning. Colt joins brothers Austin James (born in 2000) and Joseph Dillon (2002), and sister Julia Ann Elizabeth (2006).

—And a quick injury update from Wednesday’s loss at Utah: It sounds like Micah Downs, who was limping after appearing to sprain his left ankle with roughly 8 minutes left in the second half, should be available for Gonzaga’s game at Tennessee on Wednesday. On replay, even at 1/15th speed, it’s tough to tell if Downs stepped on the foot of Utah’s Carlon Brown or his ankle just rolled while he was boxing out for a defensive rebound. Downs did return to play briefly near the end of the game.

My first post on the new Web site so hopefully this goes without a hitch. Media day earlier Wednesday and after snowmobiling home, I put together a notebook. The unedited version is below.