The NCAA is working toward expansion of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments to 76 teams for next season, with hopes of finalizing a plan next month.
Isiah Harwell and Jack Kayil are expected to figure into Mark Few’s backcourt rotation next season, but the incoming guards will first go through the NBA draft process before stepping foot on Gonzaga’s campus.
Graham Ike was recently finishing a workout at Gonzaga’s student recreation center when a handful of teammates gathered at one of the facility’s full-sized basketball courts for a pickup game.
Jack Kayil has declared for the NBA draft, but there’s still a strong chance the German combo guard will be playing key minutes for Mark Few and Gonzaga in the fall.
Texas Tech transfer LeJuan Watts, who began his collegiate career with one-year stints at Eastern Washington and Washington State, is returning to the Pacific Northwest and plans to play for the Washington men’s basketball team next season.
Life is good for Holmgren, who was drafted second overall in 2022 after spending his freshman season at Gonzaga. But the former Zags center, whose OKC Thunder begin defense of their NBA crown on Sunday, says he doesn't take anything for granted.
After cementing his place in St. John's lore with a game-winner in the NCAA Tournament, Spokane product Dylan Darling is leaving the Big East school and heading back west.