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Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan

Current Position: sports writer

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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Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Bracketology: Gonzaga, Washington State projected to land on 6, 7 or 8 seed line

Two storylines that resonated nationally in college basketball this season resided in Eastern Washington. At the start of the calendar year, Gonzaga’s 24-year streak of NCAA Tournament appearances appeared to be in jeopardy. The Zags closed the regular season on a roll with road wins over Kentucky and Saint Mary’s to go from the wrong side of the bubble to safely in the field, according to bracket gurus. Washington State, which lost two starters to the pros and two starters to the transfer portal, rebuilt swiftly under coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars swept Pac-12 power Arizona, finished second in the conference and they’re expected to go dancing for the first time since consecutive trips in 2007 and 2008 under Tony Bennett.
Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Saint Mary’s keeps Gonzaga’s offense in check, controls rebounding battle in WCC title-game victory

It’s not a coincidence Gonzaga’s two lowest scoring games of the season came against Saint Mary’s. The Gaels rank second nationally in scoring defense (58.7 points per game), first in rebounding margin (11.9) and eighth in field-goal percentage defense (39.8%). All three were major factors in the Gaels’ 69-60 victory in Tuesday’s West Coast Conference championship game.

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