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No. 8 Gonzaga relying on NCAA Tournament experience ahead of matchup with No. 9 Georgia

UPDATED: Wed., March 19, 2025

WICHITA, Kan. – With more than two decades of success on the sport’s biggest stage, it requires a considerable amount of ink to print all of Gonzaga’s NCAA Tournament superlatives and streaks.

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Key matchup: Gonzaga knows Asa Newell’s game, but containing Georgia freshman could be a challenge in NCAA opener

UPDATED: Wed., March 19, 2025

WICHITA, Kan. – From Mark Few’s dinner table to the top of Gonzaga’s scouting report, Georgia’s Asa Newell not only qualifies as the most important matchup of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament opener between the WCC Zags and SEC Bulldogs, but one of the most intriguing of GU’s season, given the history between the freshman standout and one of the schools that nearly landed his services.

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In Khalif Battle, Gonzaga found aura, attitude and someone with an undying appetite for March Madness

UPDATED: Thu., April 3, 2025

“Khalif Battle is built for March.”

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Former Gonzaga forward Anton Watson scores first NBA points with New York Knicks

UPDATED: Thu., April 3, 2025

One week after making his debut in the NBA, former Gonzaga and Gonzaga Prep standout Anton Watson is officially in the scoring column with the New York Knicks.

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Kansas bound: Gonzaga players have varying memories of prior trips to site of NCAA opener

UPDATED: Sun., March 16, 2025

Members of Gonzaga’s backcourt had mixed results during prior trips to Wichita, Kansas, the site of the team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday against No. 9 Georgia.

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With quality metrics & average resume, Gonzaga presents ‘interesting seeding dilemma’ for NCAA committee entering Selection Sunday

UPDATED: Sat., March 15, 2025

Stu Jackson is taking a break from his full-time job as commissioner of the West Coast Conference this week to do some seasonal work in Carmel, Indiana.

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‘It’s just been one of those years.’ An in-depth look at Gonzaga’s complicated relationship with luck in 2024-25

UPDATED: Sat., March 15, 2025

Earlier this season, after a three-point setback against UCLA, Mark Few took a seat at the postgame podium and tried to make sense of another frustrating December outcome against a brand-name college basketball program decided by a handful of plays inside the final minutes.

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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard named finalist for Lute Olson Award

UPDATED: Thu., March 13, 2025

Two days after winning his first West Coast Conference Tournament, Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard was one of 30 players named a finalist for the Lute Olson Award, presented to the top player in college basketball.

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Efficiency milestone driving Gonzaga’s Nolan Hickman during career shooting season

UPDATED: Thu., March 13, 2025

Nolan Hickman receives periodic reminders from Stephen Gentry throughout the day and occasionally deep into the night.

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Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg one of 20 athletes named to Allstate NACDA Good Works Team

UPDATED: Wed., March 12, 2025

Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg was one of 20 student-athletes named to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Good Works Team, the organization announced Wedensday.

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‘He’s becoming a winner.’ Khalif Battle helps deliver Gonzaga WCC title to clinch guard’s first NCAA trip

UPDATED: Wed., March 12, 2025

LAS VEGAS – Nolan Hickman stood next to the ladder, offering pointers as teammate Khalif Battle clipped down his portion of the net Tuesday night at Orleans Arena.

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All too familiar: Gonzaga wins 33rd straight game against San Francisco, advances to WCC title game

UPDATED: Tue., March 11, 2025

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The first 20 minutes played out in typical Gonzaga-San Francisco fashion.

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‘It’s a huge goal.’ Gonzaga has sights set on WCC Tournament title ahead of semifinal matchup against San Francisco

UPDATED: Sun., March 9, 2025

LAS VEGAS – After four years, it's hard to poke many holes or identify too many cracks in Ryan Nembhard’s glimmering college basketball resume.

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USF guard Marcus Williams to be withheld from competition due to NCAA rule violation

UPDATED: Fri., March 7, 2025

San Francisco, a potential opponent for Washington State and Gonzaga at the West Coast Conference Tournament, could be without all-conference guard Marcus Williams as the Dons travel to Las Vegas to begin the postseason.

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‘They’re competing on the ball.’ Gonzaga’s defensive progress evident to opposing WCC coaches

UPDATED: Thu., March 6, 2025

Washington State’s David Riley saw Gonzaga on both sides of a defensive turnaround that began taking shape in the middle of January after consecutive losses to Oregon State and Santa Clara.

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‘I’m trying to get better every day’: Former Gonzaga standout Gary Bell Jr. continues post playing career as associate head coach with Northern Arizona

UPDATED: Wed., March 5, 2025

Gonzaga coach Mark Few recently loaned out McCarthey Athletic Center to Northern Arizona’s basketball team during the Lumberjacks’ visit to Eastern Washington.

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Former Gonzaga forward Anton Watson inks two-way deal with New York Knicks

UPDATED: Tue., March 4, 2025

Anton Watson won’t have to travel far to begin the next chapter of his professional basketball career.

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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard named WCC Player of Week; updated assist total gives PG school record

UPDATED: Mon., March 3, 2025

Upon further review, make it one more program record for Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard.

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Boston Celtics waive former Gonzaga forward, 54th overall draft pick Anton Watson

UPDATED: Sun., March 2, 2025

Eight months after using a second-round NBA draft pick on Anton Watson, the Boston Celtics have waived the former Gonzaga forward and Gonzaga Prep standout.

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‘They were kind of insulting him.’ Ben Gregg capitalizes on USF defensive coverage, scores 23 points in Gonzaga’s rout

UPDATED: Sun., March 2, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO – Ben Gregg’s put up more than 560 shots in 136 career games at Gonzaga. That number probably moves into the hundreds of thousands when accounting for the practice shots Gregg’s taken in an empty gym, building muscle memory and creating good habits with nobody defending or watching on.

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Fourth installment of Gonzaga-Kentucky series to take place Dec. 5 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 27, 2025

The fourth installment of the Gonzaga-Kentucky nonconference series officially has a date and location.

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‘Saved the game for us.’ Expanding on Ismaila Diagne’s defensive impact in Gonzaga’s 95-76 win at Santa Clara

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 26, 2025

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Gonzaga came up with one defensive wrinkle and stumbled on another in its effort to stymie hot-shooting Santa Clara in a 95-76 win on Tuesday at the Leavey Center.

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Unexpected spark from freshman Ismaila Diagne helps lift Gonzaga to 95-76 win over Santa Clara

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 25, 2025

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara’s eighth 3-pointer rattled into the basket with just under nine minutes remaining in the first half. Graham Ike’s second foul came just two minutes later and Braden Huff’s third arrived moments after that.

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Gonzaga’s eroding NCAA Tournament resume can’t take more damage this week in Bay Area

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2025

This time last year, Gonzaga was busy stacking Quad 1 wins, building its postseason resume and playing its way off of the NCAA Tournament bubble.

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‘Red-hot’ Santa Clara hosts Gonzaga with WCC seeding, NCAA Tournament ramifications on the line

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 24, 2025

Word of Santa Clara’s 3-point shooting clinic at Washington State traveled quickly up U.S. Highway 195 on Saturday afternoon.