NCAA basketball

PULLMAN – Washington State’s newest men’s basketball player comes from the program’s biggest rival.

One of the top midmajor guards still available in the transfer portal has elected to continue his career at Gonzaga, but it could be a full year before fans see him on the court with the Bulldogs.

SEATTLE – It’s a big mystery. Scratch that – it’s a Great mystery.

Hired last month after David Riley left for Washington State, EWU basketball coach Dan Monson has brought in associate head coach Ryan Lundgren and assistant Larry Anderson to join Ben Beauchamp, the lone holdover from Riley's staff, the school announced on Wednesday.

Brendon Merritt, a key contributor on the first Eastern Washington men’s basketball team to advance to the NCAA Tournament (2004), died of a heart attack last week, according to friends and social media accounts.

PULLMAN – Washington State coach David Riley isn’t just getting creative with his offseason additions. Now he’s going international.

Connor Griffin is adding another interesting chapter to his unique career path in the sports world. Griffin, a Gonzaga walk-on forward in 2014-15 before walking on to the University of Washington football team, has landed an assistant coaching position with the NBA Brooklyn Nets.

Jalen Suggs posted career bests in scoring average and shooting percentages, but it was his tenacious defense that often was a tone-setter for the Orlando Magic. That didn’t go unnoticed around the NBA as Suggs on Tuesday was named to the All-Defensive second team

The outgoing Pac-12 schools won’t be leaving at the start of the fiscal year.

Davis Fogle, one of Gonzaga’s top targets in the recruiting class of 2025, will be on campus in roughly a month for his official visit.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Cooper Flagg, America’s most coveted teenage basketball player, faced the biggest decision of his decade-long ascent from central Maine to the top of NBA draft boards.

Chet Holmgren’s season with the Oklahoma City Thunder is over but he’s still collecting awards. The former Gonzaga forward was named to the NBA All-Rookie first team.

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It’s been less than two months, but Gonzaga’s loss in the Sweet 16 to Purdue already feels like a distant memory.

Emmanuel Innocenti, Gonzaga’s most recent acquisition in the transfer portal, has signed a financial aid agreement with the Bulldogs, the school announced Friday.

Combine their success and their competition, and the Utes’ path into the CFP is wide.

Gonzaga fans have been imagining all the different lineup and rotation possibilities for next season since transfer Khalif Battle announced a commitment to the Bulldogs last week.

The Gonzaga women’s basketball team picked up a transfer from the Big Ten Conference, coach Lisa Fortier announced.

Despite a recent coaching change in Lexington, Gonzaga and Kentucky will resume their six-year nonconference series in 2024-25.