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Gonzaga senior forward Drew Timme one of four finalists for Naismith Trophy

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Gonzaga’s Drew Timme has been named one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy, presented annually to college basketball’s most outstanding player.

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‘Nobody told y’all to bet’: TCU guard Damion Baugh responds after buzzer-beater against Gonzaga leads to bad beat

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

When TCU took a five-point lead over Gonzaga at halftime of Sunday night’s West regional game, there likely were some nervous bettors who put money on the Bulldogs.

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Drew Timme’s revenge, Julian Strawther hits 1K and three other takeaways from Gonzaga’s opening games at the NCAA Tournament

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

DENVER – As Drew Timme put it in a postgame interview, Gonzaga spent too much time “bobbing and weaving” as the Bulldogs fell into a 10-point hole in the first half of Sunday’s game against TCU.

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Drew Timme adds another stellar game to NCAA resume, scores 28 points to lead Gonzaga past gritty TCU

UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2023

DENVER – Over the course of 40 minutes in Denver’s high altitude, Drew Timme was the Gonzaga player consistently making the hustle plays, spilling his sweat in the post and expending the energy that was needed to match the physicality and athleticism of TCU.

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Gonzaga again shows second-half resiliency, rallies past TCU 84-81

UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2023

Michigan State, Xavier, Kent State, San Francisco, Santa Clara, BYU twice. Add TCU to the list. Gonzaga trailed in the second half of those games, often in the closing minutes or even seconds, before finding a way to get to the finish line first.

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Dave Boling: Gonzaga’s nation-leading offense ignites, booms in second half against TCU

UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2023

DENVER – There was a slow-burning fuse on this one. So slow detonation was somewhat in doubt.

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Recap and highlights: No. 3 seed Gonzaga steps up on defense to rally past TCU 84-81 into Sweet 16

UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2023

Gonzaga started cold from the field and Texas Christian took advantage, jumping out to a double digit lead, while playing a physical and energetic game.

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Difference makers: Drew Timme, Rasir Bolton spark Zags past TCU for eighth straight trip to Sweet 16

UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2023

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TV Take: Drew Timme is (obviously) in rare company among college basketball’s best

UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2023

A long weekend of college hoops ended Sunday night with Gonzaga’s second-round matchup with the Big 12’s Texas Christian University. And it couldn’t have ended much better for those watching TBS in Spokane, as the Zags defeated the Horned Frogs 84-81 in Denver.

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Key matchup: Gonzaga preparing for ‘big-time player’ in TCU guard Mike Miles Jr.

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2023

DENVER – Drew Timme occasionally trains with Mike Miles Jr. in the offseason. Rasir Bolton had two encounters with the TCU guard during his 2020-21 season at Iowa State. Coach Mark Few saw Miles in action two summers ago when he teamed up with Chet Holmgren on Team USA’s U-19 FIBA World Cup team.

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Gonzaga anticipates familiar challenge from Big 12 foe TCU in NCAA Tournament Round of 32 clash

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2023

DENVER – Strong. Fast. Physical. Explosive in the backcourt. Athletic in the frontcourt.

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From Long Beach to Japan, TCU’s Jamie Dixon and Gonzaga’s Mark Few have connections

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2023

DENVER – When you’ve been in the coaching business for as long as Gonzaga’s Mark Few and TCU’s Jamie Dixon, your paths are bound to cross a few times. In Long Beach, California, for example. And Okinawa, Japan. And Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 when the Zags face the Horned Frogs at Ball Arena.