NCAA basketball

What good is an NCAA Tournament bracket entry if you can’t pick the winner? Here’s a method for finding a men’s team that might realistically cut down the nets – a method that has correctly identified many recent champions, including Connecticut last season. (If numbers aren’t your thing, just scroll to the bottom.)

Any disappointment Gonzaga might have felt with their seeding matching their NET ranking – No. 8 in both cases – was quickly dismissed with appreciation to be dancing again and the reality of the challenges ahead.

Stu Jackson is taking a break from his full-time job as commissioner of the West Coast Conference this week to do some seasonal work in Carmel, Indiana.

Postseason play remains a legitimate aspiration for the Gonzaga and Washington State women’s basketball teams.

Against the backdrops of conference realignment and postseason expansion, the NCAA Tournament selection committee will unveil the 68-team field Sunday afternoon.

Earlier this season, after a three-point setback against UCLA, Mark Few took a seat at the postgame podium and tried to make sense of another frustrating December outcome against a brand-name college basketball program decided by a handful of plays inside the final minutes.

Consistent excellence lands teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Gonzaga senior point guard Ryan Nembhard has had one of the most impressive seasons in school history. That’s a given.

Ryan Nembhard’s 22 assists and just two turnovers in wins over then No. 8 Baylor and Arizona State in the season’s first two games were a strong indication Gonzaga’s point guard was primed for a memorable senior season.

Mt. Spokane graduate Tyson Degenhart is one step closer to the NCAA Tournament, crossing an impressive milestone in the process.

Two days after winning his first West Coast Conference Tournament, Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard was one of 30 players named a finalist for the Lute Olson Award, presented to the top player in college basketball.

Nolan Hickman receives periodic reminders from Stephen Gentry throughout the day and occasionally deep into the night.

Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg was one of 20 student-athletes named to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Good Works Team, the organization announced Wedensday.

Degenhart has been a stalwart for Rice’s teams as they’ve made three straight NCAA Tournaments. The two-time All-Mountain West pick is the team’s leading scorer (17.8) and rebounder (6.1), and was named to the 10-man midseason shortlist for the 2025 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year award.

Braden Huff put Gonzaga’s sticker logo on a March Madness Ticket placard and emphatically secured it in place with four firm slaps with his left hand. It was a deserving honor for Huff, who found out late Monday night he was going to be in the starting lineup in Tuesday’s West Coast Conference championship game against Saint Mary’s.

BOISE — Idaho proved it is fast improving after knocking off No. 3 seed Portland State on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament.

LAS VEGAS – Nolan Hickman stood next to the ladder, offering pointers as teammate Khalif Battle clipped down his portion of the net Tuesday night at Orleans Arena.

Here are three observations from Gonzaga’s 58-51 victory against Saint Mary’s Tuesday night in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga coach Mark Few has a name for these kind of games, especially when Gonzaga plays against rival Saint Mary’s.