Five-star recruit Hunter Sallis, who lists Gonzaga among his finalists, tweeted Sunday that he will announce his decision on his birthday, March. 26.

Larry Scott has been more than the commissioner of the Pac-12 since his term began in the summer of 2009. He has been the voice, face, mouth and embodiment of the conference.

The mind tends to wander sometimes when Gonzaga is dismantling another WCC opponent. Such was the case Saturday as the top-ranked Bulldogs thrashed Pacific 95-49 at the McCarthey Athletic Center, prompting two familiar topics – the chances of finding room to reschedule Baylor and the growing possibility of the Zags running the regular-season table – to resurface in post-game Zoom interviews.

The Bulldogs, who really don’t need much assistance to light up the scoreboard, took full advantage and put another opponent in a huge first-half hole. Gonzaga led by 26 midway through the first half and cruised to a 95-49 victory Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Difference makers and turning point from Gonzaga's game against Pacific on Jan. 23, 2021, in Spokane.

One nice aspect of a Saturday night Gonzaga home game broadcast by KHQ? It will never start late. Have you ever seen “Jeopardy” run past its scheduled time?

For about nine minutes in the first half, it appeared Washington State had woken from a slumber that's followed the Cougars since their Jan. 9 loss to Stanford. 

The Gonzaga women are working on their transition game.

The Eagles shook off one of of their slowest starts in the Legans era on Saturday and answered with a 55-point second half, downing the Bears 82-76 to leave Greeley, Colorado with a road split.

Drew Timme scored 22 points, Jalen Suggs nearly had a triple-double and No. 1 Gonzaga made quick work of Pacific for a 95-49 victory Saturday night at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane.

Looking on the bright side, the Gonzaga women’s basketball players just got a head start on the second semester of class.

Pacific relies on balance, but sophomore guard Daniss Jenkins has emerged as the team’s most reliable scoring option.

The Bulldogs (14-0, 5-0 WCC) have had a week to rest and fine-tune after their closest conference win thus far, 73-59, over Saint Mary’s. The Tigers (5-2, 2-1) join BYU and Pepperdine as one-loss WCC teams behind GU, but they’re licking their wounds after a disappointing night in Malibu.

Washington State returned home Thursday hoping to rediscover the defensive form that carried the Cougars to an unbeaten record through the first two months of the 2020-21 season.

With 1.8 seconds left, EWU guard Jacob Davison compounded a late turnover by immediately making an ill-advised reaching foul, sending Northern Colorado guard Matt Johnson to the line for the game-winning free-throws.

Can't say the sun came out shining any brighter Thursday morning, but shades came in handy. The air going into the lungs felt fresher.

Like most Zags fans, Roger Powell Jr. was anxious to watch the Gonzaga-Portland game Jan. 9 but first had to wait for the Seattle-Los Angeles NFL game and the postgame show to end on FOX 28.

Marcus Tsohonis scored a career-high 27 off the bench, Erik Stevenson added 17 points before fouling out, and Washington picked up its first conference win of the season beating Colorado 84-80 on Wednesday night.

The Gonzaga-Santa Clara men’s basketball game that was postponed Jan. 7 has been rescheduled for Feb. 6.