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Top-ranked class of 2026 prospect Tyran Stokes penciled in for Gonzaga visit

UPDATED: Fri., July 18, 2025

Within a 72-hour span, the top-ranked prospects in the 2026 and ’27 high school classes have either hinted at or confirmed future recruiting visits to Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga-Arizona State game to take place on Nov. 14, will coincide with Sun Devils’ Homecoming weekend

UPDATED: Fri., July 18, 2025

Gonzaga’s visit to Arizona State this fall will coincide with one of the Sun Devils’ marquee home football weekends.

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Top-ranked class of 2027 prospect Baba Oladotun tentatively planning Gonzaga visit in October

UPDATED: Thu., July 17, 2025

The top-ranked player in the recruiting class of 2027 could be one of the next high school prospects to take an official visit to Gonzaga.

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Former Washington State forward Isaac Jones scores 17 points, helps Sacramento improve to 4-0 at Summer League

UPDATED: Wed., July 16, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Isaac Jones wore a protective face mask in Sacramento’s NBA Summer League opener last Thursday, but quickly became irritated with how it impacted his vision and removed the accessory by the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic.

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Gonzaga’s Mario Saint-Supery added to Spain roster ahead of EuroBasket

UPDATED: Wed., July 16, 2025

Mario Saint-Supery will have another chance to represent Spain’s senior national team before making his debut at Gonzaga this fall.

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‘Like practice back at GU.’ Former Gonzaga teammates Drew Timme, Anton Watson spar at NBA Summer League

UPDATED: Tue., July 15, 2025

LAS VEGAS – For stretches, it looked and felt like the 5-on-5 scrimmages that transpired at Gonzaga on a daily basis from 2019-23.

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Ryan Nembhard impresses for Cooper Flagg-less Mavericks in Summer League loss to Hornets

UPDATED: Thu., July 17, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Ryan Nembhard continues to check many of the key boxes for the Dallas Mavericks during his first full week as a two-way player in the NBA.

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Tyon Grant-Foster’s waiting game continues but GCU transfer excited to join Gonzaga: ‘Most focused I’ll ever be’

Mon., July 14, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Tyon Grant-Foster can’t say for certain if he’s any closer to signing a financial aid agreement with Gonzaga and joining Mark Few’s roster in a formal capacity, but the Grand Canyon transfer is working persistently behind the scenes to ensure he’s in prime shape if and when the NCAA approves his eligibility waiver.

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Former Gonzaga standout Drew Timme stars in 30-point Summer League performance, receives ‘MVP’ chants from Vegas crowd

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Welcome to Drew Timme’s third year at NBA Summer League, featuring viral poster dunks, between-the-legs passes and public endorsements from the league’s most recognizable figures.

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‘I don’t think we helped him much.’ Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard, Mavericks struggle from field in loss to Spurs

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

LAS VEGAS – It took Ryan Nembhard all of two games at Las Vegas Summer League to become acquainted with the peaks and valleys NBA players experience through the course of an 82-game season.

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Washington State’s Jaylen Wells starts cold, finishes hot in Memphis’ Summer League opener

UPDATED: Fri., July 11, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Jaylen Wells spent the better part of two quarters searching for his shot.

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‘He speaks for himself.’ Former Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard delivers key go-ahead 3-pointer in Dallas’ Summer League win

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Cooper Flagg’s statement block initiated Dallas’ fastbreak, sending four Mavericks down the floor and three Lakers scrambling back on defense with roughly 1 minute to play at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Gonzaga, UCLA set Dec. 13 date for Seattle Hoops Showdown at Climate Pledge Arena

UPDATED: Thu., July 10, 2025

Gonzaga will be returning to a familiar venue to face a familiar opponent on the second Saturday of December.

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Strength in numbers: Large Gonzaga contingent set to compete at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

Two years ago, the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas filled up early and quickly for Victor Wembanyama’s heavily anticipated NBA Summer League debut with the San Antonio Spurs.

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Former Zag Chet Holmgren agrees to five-year maximum extension with Oklahoma City Thunder

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

Weeks after helping the Oklahoma City Thunder capture the franchise’s NBA title, former Gonzaga standout Chet Holmgren has been rewarded with a five-year maximum rookie contract.

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Former Gonzaga forward Kelly Olynyk on the move again after trade to San Antonio Spurs

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

Kelly Olynyk’s time with the Washington Wizards organization has come to an end after two weeks and zero games played.

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Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg signs contract with SIG Strasbourg in top French league

UPDATED: Thu., July 10, 2025

Ben Gregg will get his first taste of professional basketball later this week as a member of the Boston Celtics' NBA Summer League roster, but the Gonzaga forward will start his career in earnest this fall as a member of France-based SIG Strasbourg.

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‘Love Island’ fever has swept America … and a large portion of Gonzaga’s basketball team: ‘We’ve been tapped in’

UPDATED: Wed., July 9, 2025

Without the academic responsibilities, social opportunities and NIL obligations that typically arrive in August with the beginning of a new semester, Gonzaga basketball players are able to kick back and decompress during summer months in ways they can’t the rest of the year.

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‘It’s not even work to us.’ Gonzaga forming early identity, chemistry through offseason workouts

UPDATED: Mon., July 7, 2025

Without access to practice footage, team meetings or individual workouts, college basketball fans looking for offseason progress reports on their favorite teams normally have to rely on the word of players and coaches.

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Gonzaga’s Khalif Battle joins Phoenix Suns’ Summer League roster

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

It shouldn’t take too long to locate a member of Gonzaga’s starting backcourt at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas later this week.

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United frontcourt: Why Graham Ike and Braden Huff couldn’t pass up another season together at Gonzaga

Sun., July 6, 2025

Graham Ike approached the most important question of his offseason, and by virtue, Gonzaga’s offseason, with a level of patience, thoughtfulness and maturity one might expect from someone who’s accumulated five years’ worth of experiences – career-threatening injuries, NCAA Tournament glory and everything in between – on a college basketball court.

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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard, Nolan Hickman to reunite on Mavericks’ Summer League squad

UPDATED: Thu., July 3, 2025

Four months after their college careers culminated on the same NCAA Tournament floor in Wichita, Kansas, former Gonzaga guards Ryan Nembhard and Nolan Hickman will be on the court together next week in Las Vegas when their professional careers unofficially begin at NBA Summer League.

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Steele Venters has been cleared to return to the court. Now Gonzaga’s veteran wing looks to regain his confidence

UPDATED: Thu., July 3, 2025

Steele Venters has had his share of medical consultations the past two years, many of which the 24-year-old Gonzaga wing probably wouldn’t care to revisit.

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Report: Gonzaga to host former Washington State assistant, Campbell in Dec. 17 matchup

UPDATED: Wed., July 2, 2025

Former Washington State assistant John Andrzejek will return to the Inland Northwest in December, this time as the first-year head coach of a Campbell team that’s scheduled to visit Gonzaga as part of its nonconference schedule.

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‘Still the best job in the world.’ Former Gonzaga wing Corey Kispert reflects on career with NBA’s Wizards during Spokane visit

UPDATED: Wed., July 2, 2025

Corey Kispert’s antenna stays up this time of year, no different than any other NBA player trying to monitor and follow the endless trail of trades and transactions that usually keep front offices occupied and fans engaged during the league’s free-agency period.