NCAA basketball

Gonzaga's coaching staff will get a good look at UCLA on the opening night of the college basketball season when the Bruins square off against Arizona at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a matter of hours after the Bulldogs play Purdue in the same building as part of the Naismith Hall of Fame Series.

The Cougars have landed a commitment from three-star guard Jaylen McLaughlin, who announced his decision on Monday afternoon, becoming the first member of the Cougs' class of 2027. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 160 pounds, McLaughlin is a product of Bothell High.

Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier believes the best is yet to come for Lauren Whittaker.

Graham Ike’s professional basketball career is all of four weeks old but the former Gonzaga standout already has a championship ring to show for it.

Ryan Nembhard’s stint with the Dallas Mavericks is over after just one season.

Graham Ike’s last trip to Las Vegas, in March for the West Coast Conference Tournament, culminated with the forward hoisting a championship trophy after Gonzaga’s 79-68 win over Santa Clara.

PULLMAN – In the middle of a Zoom chat, Noah Riley almost fell out of the seat of his car.

LAS VEGAS – The hierarchy of opportunities for NBA hopefuls who don’t get selected in the draft usually begins with a traditional two-way contract, followed by an Exhibit 10 contract and then a Summer League invitation.

LAS VEGAS – The first and fourth games of Anton Watson’s third stint at NBA Summer League most effectively captured the versatility the former Gonzaga standout continues to show for the Los Angeles Lakers, not to mention the value he could conceivably bring to an NBA roster next season if the right opportunity arises.

Mark Few will be in Hall of Fame company when Gonzaga’s longtime coach gets enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame next month in Springfield, Massachusetts.

An otherwise forgettable weekend in the dead of summer, long after NBA draft and transfer portal decisions have been finalized, is hardly the expected time for a lineup-altering, trajectory-changing development.

LAS VEGAS – A charter plane carrying the Sacramento Kings was cruising at 30,000 feet, somewhere between Colorado and California on the night of Nov. 3, when Isaac Jones got a tap on the shoulder.

For the past two months, Gonzaga’s basketball team has been navigating offseason workouts with one scholarship point guard on its roster.

There could be another Olympic medal in Mark Few’s future after the Gonzaga coach was selected as one of three coaches who will work on Erik Spoelstra’s staff as the United States men’s national team prepares for the 2027 FIBA World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a multi-part series examining the offseason for the Gonzaga women’s basketball program.

LAS VEGAS – Cedric Coward was on the right end of a play that could appear on a Summer League highlight reel in a week’s time and nearly on the wrong end of another.

Gonzaga fans may have to adjust their sleep schedules to catch the team’s opening game at the Players Era Festival in November.

LAS VEGAS – Ryan Nembhard and Anton Watson exchanged handshakes and hugs before Saturday night’s NBA Summer League clash between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers.

Gonzaga is suddenly in the market for a new starting point guard just four months before the start of the 2026-27 college basketball season.