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.
Now this was a homecoming. A month after swinging through his native Texas with Long Island of the G League, Drew Timme came roaring back through Dallas on Monday as a member of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets.
David Stockton is wrapping up his eighth season in the NBA G League. Averaging 14.2 points per game for the Valley Suns – the sixth different team the 33-year-old former Gonzaga guard has played for since leaving Spokane in 2014 – he says he’s seen the NBA’s feeder league make a nice evolution.
One week after making his debut in the NBA, former Gonzaga and Gonzaga Prep standout Anton Watson is officially in the scoring column with the New York Knicks.
March obviously brings out the best in Drew Timme. The former Gonzaga star and current forward for the G League's Long Island Nets is averaging 28.2 points this month, including last Tuesday's 40-point effort – including four 3-pointers – in a game against the Westchester Knicks in White Plains, New York.
After undergoing further evaluation, including an MRI, Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs has been diagnosed with a trochlea injury in his left knee and he will be out indefinitely, the Orlando Sentinel reported Friday.
DALLAS – Corey Kispert realizes maybe the only thing that any NBA player can consistently expect is change, something he’s seen plenty of during his first three seasons in Washington.
