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Gonzaga rewind: Ryan Nembhard-Braden Huff connection sparks Zag offense in San Diego thumping

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 21, 2024

SAN DIEGO – Mark Few celebrated his 700th coaching win on Thursday in a convincing 86-61 victory at Pepperdine. The second leg of Gonzaga’s two-game trip in Southern California, a 105-63 victory against San Diego, gave the 25th-year coach and his family another reason to celebrate.

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Gonzaga sprints out to big lead in first half, routs San Diego 105-63

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 20, 2024

SAN DIEGO – Mark Few’s halftime message Thursday night at Pepperdine fueled Gonzaga to one of its best stretches of the season in an eventual 25-point victory.

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Gonzaga hoping to recapture second-half magic from Pepperdine win in road trip finale at San Diego

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 19, 2024

SAN DIEGO – Mark Few has been a proponent of a revised scheduling model in the West Coast Conference, probably with situations like the one Gonzaga’s facing this week in mind.

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Key matchup: San Diego’s Wayne McKinney could be factor after missing first Gonzaga meeting

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 19, 2024

SAN DIEGO – Wayne McKinney is accustomed to doing a number of things for San Diego’s basketball team – most of which go uncharted in a traditional box score.

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‘Just an awesome run.’ Gonzaga’s Mark Few doused with water, pulls out signature handstand after 700th career win

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 18, 2024

MALIBU, Calif. – Mark Few still remembers most of the details from his first win as Gonzaga’s coach – a narrow 76-71 win over a tough Montana team at the Grizzlies’ home gym in Missoula.

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Difference makers: Graham Ike, Nolan Hickman fuel Gonzaga’s offense in 86-61 blowout of Pepperdine

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 18, 2024

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‘Unfathomable at the most.’ Past and present, Gonzaga assistants riff on Mark Few’s ‘mind boggling’ quest to 700 wins

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 18, 2024

From 1991 to 1996, three of the brightest basketball minds in Spokane lived under the same roof. Dan Monson offered his tenants rooms free of charge; Mark Few and Bill Grier repaid the favor by picking up the occasional household chore and indulging their landlord with lengthy basketball conversations that spilled late into the night.

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With Mark Few on the cusp of 700 wins, a look at the Gonzaga coach’s other milestone victories

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 17, 2024

Gonzaga coach Mark Few is on the cusp of another career milestone, needing only one more victory to reach 700 in his career.

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Gonzaga drops out of Associated Press Top 25 for first time since 2016

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 16, 2024

The Gonzaga men’s basketball team still has a chance to preserve a handful of streaks with approximately two months left of the 2023-24 college basketball season, but the Zags watched another one vanish Monday when the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings came out.

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Four out: After a fifth loss, where does Gonzaga go from here?

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 13, 2024

Depending how you look at it, the fact that Gonzaga’s 77-76 loss to Santa Clara on came during a single-game week for the Bulldogs could be a blessing or a curse.

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Gonzaga rewind: Anton Watson, Braden Huff shine in otherwise dim result for Bulldogs; Santa Clara incurs WCC fine

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 12, 2024

On Dec. 29, Gonzaga forward Anton Watson sat at a podium at the McCarthey Athletic Center in the wake of an 84-74 loss to San Diego State and confidently voiced a goal to a group of reporters: “I don’t think we’re trying to lose the rest of the year.”

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Gonzaga rallies from 13-point deficit, but can’t finish job in first loss to Santa Clara since 2011

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 11, 2024

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – After last week’s home West Coast Conference sweep of Pepperdine and San Diego, Gonzaga coach Mark Few stressed the Bulldogs would need to bring their defense on the road, anticipating a tough environment and even tougher opponent Thursday night at Santa Clara.

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With coach nearing milestone, Gonzaga opens three-game road WCC swing at Santa Clara

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 10, 2024

In baseball, it’s considered a cardinal sin to discuss a no-hitter as it’s happening in real time.

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Key matchup: Once a Gonzaga recruit, Adama Bal thriving at Santa Clara after two seasons at Arizona

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 10, 2024

The top challenge for Gonzaga Thursday night at Santa Clara will be containing a high-impact transfer who’s blossomed under Herb Sendek after struggling to get on the floor at a power conference school a year earlier.

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Gonzaga notes: Bulldogs disrupt Toreros, pile up season-high 14 steals in blowout win

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 6, 2024

Ben Gregg’s defensive contributions might have flown under the radar in a game in which the junior scored a career-high 22 points.

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Difference makers: Ben Gregg delivers career-high 22 points in Gonzaga’s 101-74 win over San Diego

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 6, 2024

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Gonzaga debuting throwback uniforms on Saturday against USD to honor 1998-99 Elite Eight team

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 5, 2024

Gonzaga’s going old school with its uniform selection for Saturday’s game against San Diego.

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Gonzaga rewind: Bulldogs’ stifling defense, Ryan Nembhard’s 3-point shooting stand out in Pepperdine win

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 5, 2024

There’s a good chance Gonzaga players, coaches and fans took note of other results around the West Coast Conference after the Bulldogs dispatched Pepperdine 86-60 on Thursday night at the Arena.

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Graham Ike turns in third straight 20-point game to help Gonzaga cruise past Pepperdine 86-60

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 4, 2024

It was a 2-minute stretch during the first half that featured something the Zags have grown accustomed to seeing and something they haven’t seen nearly enough of in the past six games.

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‘It’s all right in front of us.’ Gonzaga begins WCC play against Pepperdine with new hope

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 3, 2024

It’s a new year and the list of resolutions for Gonzaga’s basketball team is longer than usual.

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Key matchup: Washington native Michael Ajayi leading Pepperdine, WCC in scoring ahead of Gonzaga matchup

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 3, 2024

Three months ago, if someone had compiled a list of the top projected scorers in the West Coast Conference, it wouldn’t have been a surprise to see names like Aidan Mahaney (Saint Mary’s), Graham Ike (Gonzaga) or Tyler Robertson (Portland).

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Gonzaga barely keeps streak alive, tumbles 11 spots to No. 24 in AP poll

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 1, 2024

Gonzaga’s streak of consecutive AP Top 25 appearances seemed to be in serious jeopardy after the Bulldogs lost Friday’s nonconference game against San Diego State at McCarthey Athletic Center.

Gonzaga-SDSU notes: Defensive errors, mental lapses costly for Gonzaga in 84-74 loss to San Diego State

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 29, 2023

The mental errors Gonzaga committed throughout an 84-74 nonconference loss to San Diego State Friday night ranged from unforced turnovers to missed defensive assignments to disciplinary mishaps that resulted in technical fouls.

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Difference makers: Reese Waters comes alive for San Diego State in second half of 84-74 win at Gonzaga

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 29, 2023

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Cold December: Examining Gonzaga’s four-game 3-point-shooting slump

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 28, 2023

The 3-point-shooting issues Gonzaga stumbled on in December were costly in high-profile losses to Washington and UConn and not quite as discernible in runaway wins against SWAC opponents Mississippi Valley State and Jackson State.