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Gonzaga maintains No. 1 ranking in AP Top 25 for fourth consecutive week

UPDATED: Mon., March 7, 2022

At this juncture of the college basketball season, when a team's placement within the NCAA's NET system tends to be more important than where it sits in the Associated Press Top 25, Gonzaga is in a good spot either way.

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Rolos, broken chairs and Willie Nelson: Tom Hudson shares stories, memories of 20 years behind the microphone at Gonzaga

UPDATED: Mon., March 7, 2022

Tom Hudson is celebrating his 20th season as Gonzaga’s play-by-play voice, but Zags years tend to be longer than normal years, so maybe it’s more appropriate to measure the broadcaster’s career in games called, rather than years logged.

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‘Reamped’ and ‘rejuiced’ Gonzaga returns from weeklong layoff to face San Francisco in WCC semifinal

UPDATED: Mon., March 7, 2022

LAS VEGAS – In many ways, this era of Gonzaga basketball has been defined by winning streaks. Much less has been made about the Bulldogs’ knack for avoiding losing streaks.

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Gonzaga-San Francisco key matchup: Tough-minded Khalil Shabazz leads Dons into WCC semifinal

UPDATED: Sun., March 6, 2022

LAS VEGAS – With Khalil Shabazz and Jamaree Bouyea occupying the chairs to his right, Todd Golden made an audacious claim about San Francisco’s veteran guards Saturday night in a news conference following the Dons’ 75-63 victory over BYU at the West Coast Conference Tournament.

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San Francisco beats BYU 75-63 to set up WCC Tournament semifinal with Gonzaga

UPDATED: Sat., March 5, 2022

San Francisco solidified its position in the NCAA Tournament and set up a third meeting with Gonzaga by holding off BYU for a 75-63 win in Saturday night’s West Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal matchup at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

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‘Gonzaga does not move backward when they move through our league’: A Q&A with WCC Commissioner Gloria Nevarez

UPDATED: Sat., March 5, 2022

Gloria Nevarez became the West Coast Conference Commissioner in April 2018, approximately two months after a report surfaced in the San Diego Union-Tribune about the Mountain West’s pursuit of Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, Chet Holmgren among 15 finalists for Wooden Award

UPDATED: Sat., March 5, 2022

Gonzaga’s Drew Timme and Chet Holmgren were both named to the national ballot for the Wooden Award Saturday during ESPN’s College GameDay show.

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‘He’ll come back stronger, for sure.’ Gonzaga’s Andrew Nembhard offered love, tough love to younger brother after wrist injury

UPDATED: Fri., March 4, 2022

There’s love and then there’s brotherly love.

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Four-star prospect Dusty Stromer reveals final four of Gonzaga, Arizona, UCLA, Houston

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

Three weeks after watching his second game at the Kennel this season, four-star 2023 prospect Dusty Stromer has listed Gonzaga as one of his four finalists.

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Former Gonzaga players launch ‘Friends of Spike’ program to help athletes with NIL

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

Two former Gonzaga basketball players are collaborating on a project that will seek to help Bulldogs student-athletes capitalize on their name, image and likeness.

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Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, Chet Holmgren combine to win three of four WCC postseason awards

UPDATED: Wed., March 2, 2022

Just how good has Gonzaga’s frontcourt been in 2021-22?

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Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren named one of 10 semifinalists for Naismith Defensive Player of Year

UPDATED: Tue., March 1, 2022

As the 2021-22 college basketball season winds down, Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren will be one of 10 players considered for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday morning.

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WCC announces tournament bracket using Ken Pomeroy seeding model for second consecutive year

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 27, 2022

Gonzaga won’t know of its first opponent in the West Coast Conference Tournament until Saturday evening, but the top-seeded Bulldogs can start to narrow down the list of schools they’ll have to prepare for ahead of next week’s event in Las Vegas.

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February Madness: Historic day for college basketball capped with No. 1 Gonzaga’s loss to No. 23 Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 26, 2022

MORAGA, Calif. – Gonzaga’s chances of an unbeaten West Coast Conference regular season were spoiled Saturday night with a 67-57 loss to Saint Mary’s, but after a historic day for college basketball the Bulldogs may not drop too far in the national rankings come Monday morning.

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Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s difference makers: Tommy Kuhse delivers 14 points on Senior Night to help No. 23 Gaels stun No. 1 Zags 67-57

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 26, 2022

Tommy Kuhse

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Gonzaga-San Francisco takeaways: Chet Holmgren, Drew Timme show off versatility to keep Zags unblemished on road

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 25, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO – Albeit playing in conferences that offer tougher challenges and serve up ranked foes on a more regular basis than the West Coast Conference, nine of the country’s top 10 teams (AP Top 25) – all but No. 1 Gonzaga – have absorbed at least one road loss in conference play as college basketball approaches the end of another regular season.

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Gonzaga withstands early San Francisco surge, hostile road environment to beat Dons 89-73

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 25, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco kept Gonzaga within striking distance much of the first half on Thursday night, in some ways justifying those who think the Dons could not only earn their first NCAA Tournament bid in 25 years but create some problems once they get there.

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No. 1 Gonzaga applying ‘all gas, no brakes’ mentality ahead of challenging Bay Area swing

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 23, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO – Drew Timme may not be glued to the message boards, comment sections or Twitter threads where this particular debate normally lives, but in three years at Gonzaga, the junior forward has heard just about every slight pertaining to the West Coast Conference.

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Gonzaga-San Francisco key matchup: Jamaree Bouyea hoping game No. 12 against Zags brings better fortunes

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 23, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO – In five years at San Francisco, Jamaree Bouyea has never experienced the euphoria of beating Gonzaga. He’s 0-11 in that department entering Thursday’s game at War Memorial Gym. Bouyea has never won more than 22 games in a season with the Dons, nor has he played in the NCAA Tournament.

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All-WCC Draft: The S-R’s Theo Lawson and Jim Meehan pick individual awards, draft All-WCC teams

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 22, 2022

A banner year for the West Coast Conference is coming to an end and the conference is expected to hand out its postseason awards early next week.

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Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren named WCC Freshman of the Week for ninth time

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren is now a nine-time winner of the West Coast Conference’s Freshman of the Week award.

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Gonzaga occupies No. 1 ranking for sixth week; Tommy Lloyd, Arizona up to No. 2 in AP Top 25

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 21, 2022

Gonzaga was a unanimous choice Monday to hold the No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25, holding the top spot for a sixth week – the most by any team this season – while Arizona has moved up to No. 2 in the national poll, creating another signature moment for Mark Few’s coaching tree.

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Kelly Olynyk, Jalen Suggs, Killian Tillie take advantage of NBA break, pay visit to Gonzaga for Senior Night

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 19, 2022

Kelly Olynyk had a few instant observations upon returning to Gonzaga for the first time in approximately five years.

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Gonzaga-Santa Clara difference makers: Drew Timme, Andrew Nembhard each score 20 points in resilient Santa Clara win

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 19, 2022

Drew Timme

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Gonzaga tabbed as No. 1 overall seed by NCAA selection committee during preview show

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 19, 2022

It's been a full year since the NCAA's selection committee last revealed its top 16 seeds in a preview-style show on CBS, but Saturday's program may have felt vaguely familiar to the one that aired approximately 365 days earlier – especially for Gonzaga fans.