Gonzaga and Montana will reportedly meet in nonconference play for the first time since 2015, when the Grizzlies nearly pulled off an upset of the then-20th-ranked Bulldogs.

LAS VEGAS – Ranging from tall to towering to Chet Holmgren, a dozen professional basketball players filed out of a private dining room at Bavette’s Steakhouse & Bar on July 8.

A handful of former college players with ties to the Inland Northwest, including a pair of Gonzaga standouts, are set to play in The Basketball Tournament (TBT). Former GU forward Kyle Wiltjer, 2015 AP third-team All-American, and guard Admon Gilder, a double-figures scorer on the Zags’ 31-2 squad in 2020, are on different teams chasing the $1 million awarded to the champion of the 64-team, single-elimination tournament that begins Saturday.

LAS VEGAS – Keegan Murray caught the ball on the left corner, pump-faked, watched and waited for Chet Holmgren to soar past. Once the 7-footer’s willowy frame left the picture, Murray took one dribble, one step to his right and released a 3-pointer.

The Zags will face Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the San Diego harbor in honor of Veterans Day. The contest, which will air in primetime on ESPN, marks the return of ESPN Events’ Armed Forces Classic that was sidelined the last years by COVID-19.

LAS VEGAS – Florida and Vanderbilt clashed twice during the 2018-19 SEC basketball season. Aaron Nesmith was the top scorer in the first of those matchups, pouring in 26 points in Vanderbilt’s 66-57 loss. Andrew Nembhard carried that torch when the SEC rivals met two weeks later, scoring 19 points to help Florida secure a season sweep of the Commodores.

LAS VEGAS – Basketball fans poured into the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday night hoping to catch one of the most compelling matchups on the NBA Summer League’s 2022 program.

LAS VEGAS – The majority of NBA rookies are encountering the biggest challenge of their basketball careers this week at Summer League in Las Vegas. For Gonzaga’s Andrew Nembhard, in some ways, the pro game is actually coming easier.

LAS VEGAS – Chet Holmgren was involved in a viral moment during the first half of Oklahoma City’s NBA Summer League opener against the Houston Rockets.

LAS VEGAS – Ronald Nored isn’t prepared to give Andrew Nembhard a clipboard yet, but in less than three weeks the rookie point guard has apparently made significant headway toward earning the full trust of his new NBA coaching staff.