Jim Meehan

Current Position: sports reporter

Jim Meehan joined The Spokesman-Review in 1990. Jim is a beat writer for Gonzaga men's basketball, and also covers college volleyball and golf.

Email: jimm@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5585
Twitter: X

Most Recent Stories

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Q&A: Gonzaga faces injury-riddled Kentucky with concerns at both ends of court

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 4, 2025

Gonzaga and Kentucky could use a resume-boosting win Friday.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Zags Insiders Podcast: What went wrong vs. Michigan, Kentucky preview

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 3, 2025

ours truly and former Zags center Richard Fox, an analyst on Gonzaga games televised on KHQ and SWX, sorted through the team’s highs and lows in Las Vegas and broke down Friday’s showdown against No. 18 Kentucky in Nashville in the latest Zags Insiders Podcast.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga starts out at No. 5 in NET rankings with No. 15 Kentucky looming on Friday

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 2, 2025

Gonzaga debuted at No. 5 in the NCAA Evaluation Tool, more commonly referred to as the NET rankings. The Zags (7-1) are the highest ranked among one loss teams with No. 8 UConn (6-1) the only other to crack the top 10.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

How Michigan made win over previously-unbeaten Gonzaga look so easy

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 27, 2025

A sight seen often at Gonzaga games: Streams of Zag fans hitting the exits midway through the second half with a blowout win secured. A sight rarely, if ever seen: Hundreds of Gonzaga fans in the concourses, leaving an arena midway through the second half with the Zags trailing by 40 points.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Three takeaways: Michigan dominates from the start, Graham Ike struggles in rout of Gonzaga

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 26, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Three observations at the buzzer from Gonzaga’s 101-61 blowout loss to Michigan on Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Zags Insiders Podcast: Mario Saint-Supery, Tyon Grant-Foster raise Gonzaga’s ceiling

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 25, 2025

In the latest Zags Basketball Insiders Podcast, Richard Fox and yours truly covered Gonzaga’s convincing win over Alabama, the impact of Mario Saint-Supery and Tyon Grant-Foster and the pluses and minuses of NIL-driven tournaments.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga-Michigan: Clash between two of college basketball’s best frontcourts

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 25, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga coach Mark Few caught a few minutes of the Michigan-Auburn game on television prior to the Zags taking the floor against Maryland on Tuesday night at the Players Era Festival.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Three takeaways: Bench returns to form, helps fuel Gonzaga’s 100-61 win over Maryland

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 25, 2025

Alabama’s bench got the best of Gonzaga on Monday, outscoring the Zags 27-18 in GU’s 95-85 victory. It was the first time GU lost the bench points category this season. In fact, Gonzaga reserves had dominated counterparts by at least 10 points in every other game.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

‘New reality of college basketball’: Strong competition, NIL revenue draws Gonzaga to Players Era Festival

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 24, 2025

Welcome to a new era of college basketball tournaments – the Players Era Festival.The Players Era, in just its second year, has a stacked field of 18 teams playing in the best Feast Week tournament, each earning as much as $1 million and potentially more with $1 million awarded to the tournament champion after playing three high-level games.