From virtual tours to Instagram, Gonzaga adapts to unique recruiting circumstances during coronavirus pandemic
UPDATED: Tue., March 31, 2020
One partial exception is recruiting, though it looks nothing like a normal offseason for coaches and prospects. The NCAA has prohibited coaches from in-person contact with recruits and prospects cannot visit campuses until April 15. April AAU tournaments have been shelved.
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From virtual tours to Instagram, Gonzaga adapts to unique recruiting circumstances during coronavirus pandemic
UPDATED: Tue., March 31, 2020
One partial exception is recruiting, though it looks nothing like a normal offseason for coaches and prospects. The NCAA has prohibited coaches from in-person contact with recruits and prospects cannot visit campuses until April 15. April AAU tournaments have been shelved.
Gonzaga adds Texas to nonconference schedule next two seasons
Sat., March 28, 2020
The Zags will begin a two-game series with Texas in Austin on Nov. 13. The Longhorns will come to the McCarthey Athletic Center the following season.
Gonzaga, Kansas agree to home-and-home series beginning in December 2022
UPDATED: Sat., March 28, 2020
The Zags and Jayhawks have agreed to a home-and-home series, beginning in Dec. 2022, at famed Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, according to a source. The return game will be in Dec. 2023, at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Gonzaga’s athletic department budget will “take a hit” with diminished NCAA Tournament payout
UPDATED: Thu., March 26, 2020
The WCC enjoyed one its finest men’s basketball seasons ever and was poised, led by second-ranked Gonzaga, to make more noise – and serious dollars – in the NCAA Tournament. But the coronavirus pandemic canceled March Madness, which in turn has wiped out a huge chunk of NCAA-distributed revenue counted on by athletic departments across the country.
Wichita State transfer Erik Stevenson, who listed Gonzaga in top five, commits to Washington
Wed., March 25, 2020
Wichita State transfer Erik Stevenson has committed to Washington, according to his twitter account. Stevenson listed Gonzaga, Oregon, Maryland and San Diego State in his top five.
Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev lands another All-America honor
UPDATED: Tue., March 24, 2020
Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev has been selected second-team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
Postponement puts former Gonzaga great Rui Hachimura’s Olympics dreams on hold
UPDATED: Tue., March 24, 2020
Roughly a year ago, former Gonzaga standout Rui Hachimura was in a commercial promoting the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was set to lead Japan’s team at the Games in four months. That historic moment for Hachimura and Japan has been put on hold.
Former Gonzaga standout Kelly Olynyk at another Olympics crossroads
UPDATED: Mon., March 23, 2020
MIAMI – For the second consecutive year, it looks like an Olympic dream deferred for Miami Heat center Kelly Olynyk, a result of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics possibly being postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic, a move International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound cited Monday.
Gonzaga’s Filip Petrusev voted third-team All-America by U.S. Basketball Writers Association
Mon., March 23, 2020
Gonzaga sophomore forward Filip Petrusev was named third-team All-America by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
Gonzaga’s Mark Few, Filip Petrusev, Corey Kispert and Killian Tillie earn District 9 recognition
UPDATED: Mon., March 23, 2020
Coach Mark Few and three Gonzaga players received All-District 9 honors. Sophomore forward Filip Petrusev was named to the first team and junior wing Corey Kispert and senior forward Killian Tillie made the second team.
Former Gonzaga standout Domantas Sabonis’ meteoric NBA rise is no surprise to anyone around Indiana’s versatile forward
UPDATED: Sun., March 22, 2020
Several days before the sports world was sidelined by coronavirus, Sabonis had 20 points and 17 rebounds against Dallas on March 8, which gave the ex-Zag 50 double-doubles on the season, a Pacers franchise record.
Season rewind: Plenty of achievements for Gonzaga in campaign that ended too soon
UPDATED: Sat., March 21, 2020
So the Zags are left with a pair of pretty good consolation prizes, absent the theater of March Madness. First, one of the finest regular seasons in program history. Second, a promising outlook for next season and beyond.