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Report: Gonzaga to face Alabama, Maryland in opening games at Players Era Festival

UPDATED: Tue., July 1, 2025

Gonzaga can expect to have its hands full with its first two opponents at the Players Era Festival in November.

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Top Spanish prospect Mario Saint-Supery signs financial aid agreement with Gonzaga

UPDATED: Mon., June 30, 2025

Months after initially being linked to Mark Few’s program, top Spanish guard Mario Saint-Supery has finalized a long-anticipated move Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard goes undrafted, reportedly signs two-way deal with Dallas Mavericks

UPDATED: Thu., June 26, 2025

Ryan Nembhard continued to climb ESPN’s ranking of “best available” prospects as the NBA draft wore on Thursday night, but the record-setting Gonzaga point guard never heard his name called.

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‘Owe my whole career to them.’ Gonzaga’s Mark Few pays homage to Monson family during Hooptown Hall of Fame induction

UPDATED: Wed., June 25, 2025

Thirty-five years later, Mark Few could probably recite a few-dozen transformative moments that helped shape and guide the Gonzaga coach through a Hall of Fame-caliber career.

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Five-star guard, top-10 prospect Ikenna Alozie lists Gonzaga in final eight

UPDATED: Tue., June 24, 2025

Ikenna Alozie, a five-star point guard and one of the top overall prospects in the recruiting class of 2026, has named Gonzaga as one of his eight finalists.

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Former Gonzaga forward Kelly Olynyk dealt to Wizards as part of trade involving CJ McCollum, Jordan Poole

UPDATED: Tue., June 24, 2025

Kelly Olynyk’s stint with the New Orleans Pelicans appears to be over after just three months and 20 games.

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‘Wouldn’t bet against a Nembhard.’ Gonzaga point guard has seen stock rise during lead-up to 2025 NBA Draft

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

Anton Watson had to wait a full day and then some before hearing his name called with the 54th overall pick of the 2024 NBA draft.

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As Gonzaga phases out of its Nembhard Era, Mark Few’s point-guard-in-waiting has been working quietly – and diligently – behind the scenes

Sun., June 22, 2025

By late March, Braeden Smith has the drill down to a science.

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Finals firsts: former teammates Chet Holmgren, Andrew Nembhard produce more Gonzaga history with NBA Finals meeting

UPDATED: Mon., July 14, 2025

The list of program firsts for Gonzaga has been steadily shrinking since the late 1990’s, when the school's fabled Cinderella run at the 1999 NCAA Tournament paved the way for three decades of success at the sport’s highest level.

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‘We’re both in pretty unique situations.’ Following Warriors workout, Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard reflects on ‘exciting’ time with older brother

UPDATED: Tue., June 3, 2025

It would be an understatement to say Andrew and Ryan Nembhard are keeping a busy calendar these days.

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Turbulent recruiting process culminated with ‘no-brainer’ decision for new Gonzaga big man Parker Jefferson

Sun., June 1, 2025

Parker Jefferson invested in “a couple of big coats” earlier this year, preparing for the climate change that would inevitably greet the Texas native when he arrived at college this fall.

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Gonzaga men’s GA J.P. Batista accepts new role as women’s strength & conditioning coach

UPDATED: Thu., May 29, 2025

J.P. Batista is transitioning to a new role within Gonzaga’s athletic department that will move him from Mark Few’s bench to Lisa Fortier’s next season.

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Gonzaga, Washington State learn WCC matchups ahead of final year in league

UPDATED: Thu., May 29, 2025

Gonzaga’s final year in the West Coast Conference will take Mark Few’s program to many of the destinations the Bulldogs have come to know well during a 46-year stay in the conference, and also a new one, when conference play opens in late December.

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Grand Canyon’s Tyon Grant-Foster announces commitment to Gonzaga; will require NCAA waiver

UPDATED: Wed., May 28, 2025

College basketball fans in Spokane got their first glimpse of Tyon Grant-Foster two years ago when the Grand Canyon wing dazzled with 51 points during two NCAA Tournament games against Saint Mary’s and Alabama at the Arena.

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Five-star guard Ikenna Alozie eyeing June visit to Gonzaga

UPDATED: Tue., May 27, 2025

Another top high school prospect in the recruiting class of 2026 has made plans to visit Gonzaga in the near future.

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Gonzaga among top three choices for Grand Canyon wing Tyon Grant-Foster, USC guard Desmond Claude

UPDATED: Thu., May 22, 2025

Gonzaga appears to be in a good spot with two of the top available prospects in the transfer portal, but an in-state rival could stand in the Zags’ way of adding one or both players to their roster for the upcoming season.

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Report: Gonzaga, Creighton agree to nonleague series starting with Nov. 11 game at Kennel

UPDATED: Thu., May 22, 2025

Gonzaga is guaranteed to see a handful of the best teams from the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 as part of another loaded nonconference schedule next season.

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Mead High standout Addison Wells Morrison announces commitment to Idaho

UPDATED: Tue., May 20, 2025

Addison Wells Morrison, a two-time All-Greater Spokane League selection who recently completed her junior season at Mead High School, announced a commitment to the University of Idaho Tuesday afternoon.

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‘Couldn’t ask for a better basketball weekend.’ Gonzaga asst. Stephen Gentry gets ‘Nembhard fix’ during recent Midwest trip

UPDATED: Tue., May 20, 2025

A three-hour car ride from Indianapolis to Chicago recently gave Gonzaga assistant Stephen Gentry and Claude Nembhard time to catch up, converse and reflect on all that’s transpired for the Nembhard family the past handful of weeks and months.

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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard hits double figures, puts on passing show in scrimmage No. 1 at NBA Combine

UPDATED: Wed., May 14, 2025

Ryan Nembhard’s first-half numbers at the NBA draft combine prompted an observation from an ESPN analyst who’s become uniquely familiar with the record-setting point guard over the past two years at Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga recruiting: Top prospects Tyran Stokes, Sam Funches tentatively scheduled to visit Zags

UPDATED: Tue., May 13, 2025

Gonzaga remains focused on filling out its 2025 roster through the transfer portal, but Mark Few and his coaching staff continue to make positive progress with a couple of the top high school prospects in the 2026 recruiting class.

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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard earns coveted call-up to NBA Draft Combine after excelling at G League Camp

UPDATED: Sun., May 11, 2025

A memorable Sunday for the Nembhard siblings started at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where older brother Andrew scored seven points and registered a team-high seven assists to help the Indiana Pacers rout the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 and take a 3-1 series lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal.

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Gonzaga nabs first transfer, signs Arizona State guard Adam Miller

UPDATED: Fri., May 2, 2025

Gonzaga got a good look at Adam Miller when the guard competed alongside Chet Holmgren on United States’ gold-medal winning team at the 2021 FIBA U-19 World Cup – a tournament that also featured future Zags Ryan Nembhard and Jun Seok Yeo.

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‘I knew right away this is where I belong.’ Three-star center Parker Jefferson commits to Mark Few, Zags on official visit

UPDATED: Fri., May 2, 2025

Parker Jefferson made plans to visit Gonzaga early last week and arrived in Spokane on Thursday, sharing photos from his campus tour on social media.

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Gonzaga transfer portal targets 2.0: Could Zags make it Miller(s) time with ASU guard, FAU forward?

UPDATED: Sat., April 26, 2025

Now that college basketball’s transfer portal has officially closed, Gonzaga can move on from keeping its most important players – something head coach Mark Few and his staff did successfully last week with Graham Ike and Braden Huff both committing to another year in Spokane – to filling the vacancies left by outgoing seniors/transfers and reloading at key positions.