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Former Gonzaga forward Zach Collins dealt to Chicago Bulls as part of three-team trade

UPDATED: Thu., April 3, 2025

Former Gonzaga forward Zach Collins is on the move after 3½ seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.

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‘You know there’s some studs.’ Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s features high-caliber play at key positions

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 2, 2025

MORAGA, Calif. – Saturday’s college basketball ticket featured a handful of compelling storylines, with high-end matchups between Top 25 opponents, juicy rivalry games and one SEC reunion that stood apart from every other game – at least as far as television ratings are concerned.

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Nobody’s enjoying Gonzaga’s new WCC rivalry with Oregon State more than former Zag guard Elle Tinkle Jones

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 30, 2025

Two weeks ago, Elle Tinkle Jones took in Oregon State’s thrilling 97-89 overtime victory against Gonzaga from a padded seat just a few inches from the court at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.

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‘Opportunity for growth.’ Graham Ike takes valuable lessons from temporary move to Gonzaga’s bench, emotional swings

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 29, 2025

It might take another college basketball player four years to undergo the range of experiences and emotional swings Graham Ike packaged into Gonzaga’s past four games.

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Graham Ike, Khalif Battle combine for 45 points, help Gonzaga avenge loss to Oregon State with 98-60 thumping

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 28, 2025

Gonzaga players may not have been around for a decades-long run of futility against Oregon State – a stretch where the Bulldogs accumulated just two victories compared to 25 losses over 80 years – but all were on hand 12 days ago in Corvallis when the Beavers erased a late six-point deficit and rallied for an upset win in overtime, sending hundreds of zealous students onto the hardwood floor at Gill Coliseum.

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After being ‘punked’ by Oregon State in OT loss, Gonzaga looking to flip script in second meeting with Beavers

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 27, 2025

Over the last two weeks, Gonzaga players and coaches have used a variety of words to characterize recent performances that haven’t matched up to the program’s lofty standards.

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Key matchup: Oregon State’s Nate Kingz has Gonzaga’s attention after 20-point outing in last game

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 27, 2025

After Oregon State hung 97 points on Gonzaga during an overtime victory two weeks ago at Gill Coliseum, there probably isn’t a matchup the Bulldogs can afford to ignore Tuesday evening when the teams meet again at McCarthey Athletic Center.

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Gonzaga still pushing for return to Top 25, but Bulldogs continue to fare well in NET rankings

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 27, 2025

A resounding road win against Portland wasn’t enough to push Gonzaga back into the Associated Press Top 25, but the 105-62 victory helped the Bulldogs make up some of the ground they’d lost in the NCAA’s NET rankings after consecutive losses in West Coast Conference play.

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Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg feels ‘Portland magic’ while matching career-high with 24 points in 105-62 victory

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 25, 2025

A group of photograph hunters and autograph seekers assembled inside a hallway at the Chiles Center, picking off Gonzaga players one by one as they made their way to the team bus after a 105-62 victory over Portland on Saturday night.

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Four Out: Examining potential lineup changes and defensive shakeups for Gonzaga coming off a sixth loss

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 22, 2025

We debuted our “Four Out” series last January, with Gonzaga facing somewhat of an identity crisis coming off an upset loss to Santa Clara, having just dropped out of the AP Top 25 and entering a crucial stretch of West Coast Conference games that would determine the team’s NCAA Tournament fate.

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Gonzaga ‘open to anything’ after posting historically bad numbers during rough defensive stretch in WCC

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 19, 2025

Nearly a full page of Gonzaga’s media guide is devoted to games where the Bulldogs have reached one of college basketball’s elusive milestones.

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Gonzaga yields 100 points for first time in McCarthey history, drops second straight game in 103-99 loss to Santa Clara

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 18, 2025

Gonzaga came out of its first loss this week focused on improving at the defensive end and finding a way to execute in the late-game situations that have stumped Mark Few’s team at almost every turn this season.

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Key matchup: Bruising Santa Clara 7-footer Christoph Tilly enters Gonzaga game coming off career high

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 17, 2025

For long stretches of Thursday’s game at Gill Coliseum, Gonzaga’s Graham Ike and Oregon State’s Parsa Fallah traded body blows and baskets before both players eventually fouled out in overtime.

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‘We’ve got to respond.’ Gonzaga moving on from Oregon State loss, will host Santa Clara on short turnaround

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 17, 2025

The impromptu party on Oregon State’s home court hadn’t died down by the time Gonzaga coach Mark Few started a postgame interview one level below in a basement hallway next to the visiting locker room at Gill Coliseum.

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Graham Ike’s big night culminates with frustrating fouls in Gonzaga’s OT loss at Oregon State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2025

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Graham Ike delivered the biggest shot of his career at the most opportune time of Gonzaga’s overtime loss to Oregon State at Gill Coliseum.

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Q&A: Oregonian beat writer breaks down Oregon State’s new additions, provides keys to matchup with No. 16 Gonzaga

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 14, 2025

Gonzaga and Oregon State haven’t seen much of each other the past 30 years, but that figures to change with the Bulldogs and Beavers playing twice in the West Coast Conference each of the next two seasons before joining the Pac-12 in 2025-26.

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Gonzaga moves up two spots to No. 16 in Associated Press Top 25 poll

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 13, 2025

Gonzaga continues to gain ground in the weekly Associated Press Top 25 with its unbeaten start to West Coast Conference play.

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Gonzaga nullifies WSU’s size advantage, counters mismatches by forcing 16 turnovers in 88-75 win

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 12, 2025

Gonzaga expected Washington State to try and play to its size advantage at multiple positions Saturday night, whether that meant 6-foot-6 LeJuan Watts posting up 6-2 Nolan Hickman, 6-11 Dane Erikstrup backing down 6-5 Khalif Battle or 6-10 Ethan Price working against 6-6 Dusty Stromer.

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Ryan Nembhard returns in second half, guides Gonzaga to comfortable 88-75 win over Washington State

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 11, 2025

Gonzaga got a brief glimpse of what life without Ryan Nembhard might look like midway through the first half of Saturday’s rivalry game against Washington State.

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No longer a battle for first in WCC, 151st Gonzaga-WSU meeting should still be appointment viewing

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

Even without Washington State on the schedule, Gonzaga has managed to keep up appearances with its other rivals over the past eight seasons.

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Key matchup: LeJuan Watts shouldering huge load for Washington State entering Gonzaga matchup

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

LeJuan Watts projected as a high-use player for Washington State after capturing Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors in 2023-24 while averaging 22.6 minutes per game for David Riley at Eastern Washington.

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From Donaldson’s block to Pangos’ layup, a decade-by-decade look at Gonzaga’s rivalry with Washington State

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 9, 2025

Gonzaga’s longstanding regional rivalry with Washington State should be significant to anyone with an affiliation to either school – or, for some, both schools – but it’s particularly meaningful to those who’ve been directly involved.

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One week after traveling up Pacific Coast Highway, Gonzaga players, coaches send thoughts to LA County residents impacted by fires

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 8, 2025

On Dec. 30, Gonzaga players and coaches rode on the Pacific Coast Highway while traveling from their team hotel in Santa Monica, California, to nearby Malibu for a West Coast Conference opener against Pepperdine.

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Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard named to Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 7, 2025

The Wooden Award trophy made a pit stop at Gonzaga’s nonconference game on Dec. 28 against UCLA at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.

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‘I think he’s in a good place.’ Khalif Battle makes statements with scoring, defense in Gonzaga’s 96-68 win over LMU

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 5, 2025

LOS ANGELES – Khalif Battle’s footwear selection initially caught the attention of assistant Brian Michaelson in a hallway near the visitor’s locker room after Gonzaga’s 96-68 victory at Loyola Marymount Saturday night. Two inquisitive reporters followed up to gather more information on the guard’s fashion choice during postgame interviews at Gersten Pavilion.