Theo Lawson

Current Position: Sports reporter

Theo is the beat writer for Gonzaga University men's basketball. He joined The Spokesman-Review in 2017 as a sports reporter covering Washington State University football and basketball.

Email: theol@spokesman.com
Phone: (509) 459-5584
Twitter: X

Most Recent Stories

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Analysis: No. 11 Gonzaga gets ‘frustrations out’ against No. 18 Kentucky, administers 94-59 beatdown in Nashville

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 5, 2025

NASHVILLE – Nine days after being on the wrong end of a beatdown, 11th-ranked Gonzaga managed to do about the only thing that would’ve felt satisfactory on Friday night.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Key matchup: Kentucky guards Otega Oweh, Denzel Aberdeen trying to get on track against Gonzaga

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 4, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In theory, Kentucky’s revamped roster was supposed to give its opponents plenty to think about – and about a dozen different players to worry about – as they prepared for matchups with the Wildcats in 2025-26.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

‘We don’t have time to pout.’ Looking to shake discouraging loss, Gonzaga faces Kentucky team in similar position

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 4, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The stretch of the college basketball calendar colloquially known as “Feast Week” ended on Sunday, though you wouldn’t know it based on the sheer number and quality of games that have taken place since.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

On to the next: A look at how Gonzaga’s responded from some of its biggest regular-season losses

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 3, 2025

In 27 seasons, Mark Few’s teams at Gonzaga have been on the losing end of 153 games – an average of just 5.6 losses per season. The Zags have made it through 13 seasons with five losses or fewer while maintaining an overall winning percentage of .830.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Princeton transfer Caden Pierce set to take Gonzaga visit on Jan. 2

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 2, 2025

Caden Pierce’s recruiting tour has already taken the Princeton transfer to a few of college basketball’s most prestigious programs, with a recent visit to Purdue and a trip to Duke on Tuesday that coincided with the Blue Devils’ ACC/SEC Challenge matchup with Florida.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Report: Princeton transfer Caden Pierce – former HS teammate of Braden Huff – schedules Gonzaga visit

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 28, 2025

Princeton transfer Caden Pierce, a former Ivy League Conference Player of the Year, will make an official visit to Gonzaga before deciding where he will continue his college basketball career.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Five impressions: Gonzaga’s time at the Players Era Festival came with highs, lows and everything in between

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 27, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Two months ago, without knowing anything other than how the win-loss record would shake out, the overwhelming majority of fans would have been satisfied with what Gonzaga put together this week at the Players Era Festival.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

‘Every aspect was lacking.’ No. 7 Michigan pounds No. 12 Gonzaga 101-61, handing Zags largest loss of Few era

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 26, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga came into Wednesday’s matchup with No. 7 Michigan seeking a Players Era Championship, a $1 million paycheck and another top-10 win to bolster its impressive nonconference resume.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga races past Maryland 100-61, secures point differential to qualify for Players Era championship

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 26, 2025

The objective was two-fold for No. 12 Gonzaga on Tuesday night against Maryland.With four other teams improving to 2-0 at the Players Era Festival before Mark Few’s squad tipped off at MGM Grand Garden Arena, it was imperative the Zags first beat the Terrapins to join a group of unbeatens in Las Vegas and stay alive in the championship picture.