NCAA basketball

Allie Turner is back, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.

PULLMAN – When Maris Vavers picks up the phone, his voice comes through a little crackly. He’s on the road, where he’s spent much of the past couple months, cruising down I-5 in his rental SUV on a sunny weekday in late February. He’s on his way to San Diego, one of his absolute favorite American cities.

Graham Ike decided to sit the second game out late Wednesday night at McCarthey Athletic Center.

Oregon State will have a new basketball coach for its return to the Pac-12.

PULLMAN — Last week, not long after his Washington State group dropped a forgettable loss to conference powerhouse Saint Mary’s, David Riley sat in a Beasley Coliseum side room and lamented one theme that has haunted his group this season.

Three weeks removed from an upset loss at Portland, ninth-ranked Gonzaga left little doubt Wednesday with one of its most convincing performances of the season.

A feature-length documentary capturing Gonzaga’s historic run under longtime coach Mark Few will premiere on streaming platform Tubi starting March 6, according to a school news release.

Tyon Grant-Foster, one of six Gonzaga seniors, watched from the bench while the other five were greeted with ovations walking to center court with family during pregame festivities on Senior Night.

Three takeaways from Gonzaga’s 89-48 West Coast Conference victory over Portland on Wednesday in the home finale.

Parked on top of a ladder with a Nike headband stretched over his West Coast Conference champions cap, Adam Miller used a variety of techniques as he attempted to clip off a piece of the net.

For the fourth time since 2022, Gonzaga and Purdue will play in a highly anticipated, nationally televised neutral-site game. For the first time, the matchup will mark the start of college basketball’s regular season.

Expect Gonzaga freshman Lauren Whittaker to take both WCC POY and Freshman of the Year honors in a landslide. And she could also be named Newcomer of the Year.

Seniors have a way of stepping up as a season gets close to winding down. That’s certainly the case for Gonzaga’s lone playing senior Ines Bettencourt.

Portland’s team bus will roll up to McCarthey Athletic Center around 4:30 p.m., roughly two hours before the Pilots tip off against ninth-ranked Gonzaga on Wednesday.

Gonzaga’s Graham Ike hadn’t put a great deal of thought into what it will feel like to take the court at McCarthey Athletic Center for the 41st and final time Wednesday night.

It's no wonder the Idaho women's basketball team is leading the race for the Big Sky Conference regular-season crown. They're playing faster than everyone else.

We went overtime on the latest Zags Insiders Podcast in honor of Team USA’s golden hockey teams and Gonzaga’s busy stretch to close the regular season.