LAS VEGAS – Graham Ike momentarily had a clear lane to the basket after collecting a bounce pass from Golden State teammate Yaxel Lendeborg during the first half of Wednesday’s NBA Summer League matchup at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Domantas Sabonis’ work ethic, toughness and winning attitude are some of the values that epitomize Gonzaga University’s basketball program, coach Mark Few said Thursday.
Gonzaga hasn’t formally announced the addition of Izan Almansa, but the Spanish forward has arrived in Spokane for summer workouts and accompanied his new teammates on Thursday for Domantas Sabonis’ strength and conditioning center dedication ceremony at the Volkar Center.
Ryan Nembhard and Graham Ike committed to Gonzaga on the same day in April of 2023 and connected on countless occasions over the next two seasons, forming one of the most dependable point guard-big man pairings in college basketball. Nembhard and Ike as adversaries, though?
As far as athletes go, Courtney Vandersloot is not particularly superstitious. But when she stepped back onto United Center hardwood for a June 28 game against the Las Vegas Aces, the Chicago Sky guard couldn’t help but feel a twinge of anxiety.
The strength and conditioning facility that houses Gonzaga’s men’s and women’s basketball players will be renamed to honor a former Bulldog standout and current NBA player who recently pledged a “transformative gift” in support of the men’s basketball program.
Rui Hachimura, one of the NBA’s premier catch-and-shoot forwards, has agreed to a two-year deal with the L.A. Clippers, a league source confirmed to the Athletic on Monday.
Former Washington State football coach Jim Walden, who in 1981 led the Cougars to their first bowl appearance in 50 years, died Thursday in Coeur d’Alene, the school announced. He was 88.
Moscow, Idaho, may not have a lake or a ski resort. But it’s a nice town with a laid-back summer vibe and the University of Idaho providing social and cultural sizzle the rest of the year.
The Dallas Mavericks are bringing in a new front office and brand new coaching staff, but former Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard won't have to look for a new home as he prepares for his second season in the NBA.
Zach Collins will stay put in Chicago for at least the next two seasons after the former Gonzaga forward agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the Bulls.
The branding on the court will look different, but everything else – destination, venue, format – should be familiar for Gonzaga next spring when the Bulldogs make their debut at the Pac-12 basketball tournament.
Parker Jefferson was finishing up an offseason workout at Loyola Marymount last month when trainer Zachary Gonzales asked the Gonzaga forward to stick around for some additional work.
One week after getting the green light to compete in the NBA from the league’s fitness-to-play panel, Gonzaga’s Tyon Grant-Foster has accepted a Summer League invitation from one of the NBA’s top franchises.
Gonzaga has now gone two years without a Sweet 16 appearance or NBA draft pick – droughts that probably felt inconceivable during a nine-year run when Mark Few’s program didn’t miss the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament and churned out 12 total NBA selections.
Mario Saint-Supery and Izan Almansa are expected to link up next season at Gonzaga, but the future teammates could also get time on the court next week when they represent Spain in FIBA World Cup qualifying games against Denmark and Georgia.
