NCAA basketball

Ikenna Alozie, a five-star point guard and one of the top overall prospects in the recruiting class of 2026, has named Gonzaga as one of his eight finalists.

PULLMAN – David Riley’s first season as Eastern Washington’s head coach was only a couple of weeks old when he decided to watch a college game in Oregon, where his old boss’ next job was unfolding.

Kelly Olynyk’s stint with the New Orleans Pelicans appears to be over after just three months and 20 games.

Anton Watson had to wait a full day and then some before hearing his name called with the 54th overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft.

After nine months of negotiations, the rebuilt Pac-12 finally has its media rights agreement in place – well, a portion of its media rights agreement – and the Hotline has plenty of thoughts on the development.

The Pac-12 Conference announced CBS Sports will be its “primary long-term media partner” when the new-look league hits the football field and basketball court for the 2026-27 season.

The conference has adopted a phased approach to disclosing its agreements.

By late March, Braeden Smith has the drill down to a science.

Brian Kellerman, at 64, sometimes gets asked where he played college basketball.

PULLMAN – Cedric Coward is looking more and more like a first-round NBA draft pick.

As far as her former coach is concerned, Heather Bowman has a rock-solid place in Gonzaga women’s basketball history.

The Pac-12 is on the brink of securing the next piece to its multiyear reclamation project. A media rights deal could be announced this week but should be sealed before the month concludes.

PULLMAN – Washington State has a new basketball coach on staff.

The celebration at the United Center lasted only 5 minutes, 31 seconds Saturday night.

The Zags stand to become one of the biggest winners in the post-House world, where schools can share revenue with athletes starting July 1.

Nembhard personifies this Indiana Pacers team. No one cares who scores or when or how.

Our ridiculously early rankings for the 2025-26 season were initially published after the national championship game two months ago. Then came a wave of transfers and NBA draft decisions that have added a morsel of clarity to the landscape.

The list of program firsts for Gonzaga has been steadily shrinking since the late 1990’s, when the school's fabled Cinderella run at the 1999 NCAA Tournament paved the way for three decades of success at the sport’s highest level.

It would be an understatement to say Andrew and Ryan Nembhard are keeping a busy calendar these days.