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Gonzaga and Kentucky could use a resume-boosting win Friday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In theory, Kentucky’s revamped roster was supposed to give its opponents plenty to think about – and about a dozen different players to worry about – as they prepared for matchups with the Wildcats in 2025-26.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The stretch of the college basketball calendar colloquially known as “Feast Week” ended on Sunday, though you wouldn’t know it based on the sheer number and quality of games that have taken place since.

Former Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard, an undrafted rookie with the Dallas Mavericks, continued his stretch of solid play Wednesday against the Miami Heat.

In 27 seasons, Mark Few’s teams at Gonzaga have been on the losing end of 153 games – an average of just 5.6 losses per season. The Zags have made it through 13 seasons with five losses or fewer while maintaining an overall winning percentage of .830.

Caden Pierce’s recruiting tour has already taken the Princeton transfer to a few of college basketball’s most prestigious programs, with a recent visit to Purdue and a trip to Duke on Tuesday that coincided with the Blue Devils’ ACC/SEC Challenge matchup with Florida.

During the Las Vegas Summer League, a certain Dallas Mavericks rookie caught the eyes of coaches, executives and scouts around the NBA. No, not Cooper Flagg.

ours truly and former Zags center Richard Fox, an analyst on Gonzaga games televised on KHQ and SWX, sorted through the team’s highs and lows in Las Vegas and broke down Friday’s showdown against No. 18 Kentucky in Nashville in the latest Zags Insiders Podcast.

Gonzaga debuted at No. 5 in the NCAA Evaluation Tool, more commonly referred to as the NET rankings. The Zags (7-1) are the highest ranked among one loss teams with No. 8 UConn (6-1) the only other to crack the top 10.

Just nine seconds into Gonzaga’s basketball game against Michigan last week, Wolverine forward Yaxel Lendeborg swished a distant 3-point shot.

Princeton transfer Caden Pierce, a former Ivy League Conference Player of the Year, will make an official visit to Gonzaga before deciding where he will continue his college basketball career.