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Motivated Gonzaga throttles Saint Mary’s 77-51 in WCC Tournament championship game

UPDATED: Tue., March 7, 2023

LAS VEGAS – There wasn’t much real estate left on Gonzaga’s bulletin board by the time the Bulldogs tipped off against Saint Mary’s Tuesday night in the West Coast Conference Tournament title game.

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Ben Gregg makes four 3’s off Gonzaga bench, helps lift Bulldogs to semifinal win over USF

UPDATED: Tue., March 7, 2023

LAS VEGAS – Ben Gregg has made a variety of clutch shots and plays off Gonzaga's bench during a breakout season of sorts for the reserve forward.

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Difference makers: Anton Watson delivers season-high 20 points to lead Gonzaga past Khalil Shabazz, USF

UPDATED: Mon., March 6, 2023

Anton Watson

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Q&A: New WCC Commissioner Stu Jackson weighs in on conference realignment, Mark Few’s run at Gonzaga

UPDATED: Tue., March 7, 2023

LAS VEGAS – It was a full Monday for newly-appointed West Coast Conference Commissioner Stu Jackson.

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‘It’s good to be back.’ Stu Jackson brings West Coast ties, ‘established track record’ to WCC Commissioner role

UPDATED: Mon., March 6, 2023

LAS VEGAS – It was a full Monday for newly-appointed West Coast Conference Commissioner Stu Jackson.

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Former Gonzaga standout Brandon Clarke to miss remainder of NBA season with Achilles tear

UPDATED: Sat., March 4, 2023

Brandon Clarke, the former Gonzaga forward who’s become a key reserve for the Memphis Grizzlies, will miss the remainder of the NBA season with an Achilles tear, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

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Gonzaga’s Drew Timme named to 15-player Wooden national ballot

UPDATED: Sat., March 4, 2023

Two days after he was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy late-season watch list, Gonzaga’s Drew Timme has been added to the Wooden Award National Ballot.

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Gonzaga rewind: Bulldogs continue to tighten defense, Drew Timme inches toward scoring record

UPDATED: Thu., March 2, 2023

Drew Timme and Rasir Bolton played in front of a McCarthey Athletic Center crowd for the final time on Wednesday, but given Gonzaga’s postseason pedigree over the past two decades, Senior Night in Spokane doesn’t necessarily come with the sense of finality it does for others around the country.

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Gonzaga’s Drew Timme named to late-season list for Oscar Robertson Trophy

UPDATED: Thu., March 2, 2023

Drew Timme is still up for a few major awards as he enters the final stretch of his career at Gonzaga.

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‘Overwhelmingly great group of people.’ Gonzaga’s Senior Day ceremony takes center stage in 104-65 blowout of Chicago State

UPDATED: Fri., March 3, 2023

As one might expect for a team celebrating a group of players with the career accolades and production of Drew Timme, Anton Watson, Rasir Bolton and Malachi Smith, Gonzaga’s Senior Day festivities were rich with emotion and fanfare.

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Gonzaga will celebrate seniors, tune up for postseason in home finale against Chicago State

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

At first glance, there’s a level of randomness to Gonzaga’s regular-season finale, at home Wednesday night against Chicago State, which checks in at No. 285 on the NCAA’s NET rankings and No. 277 on Ken Pomeroy’s website.

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Key matchup: Former four-star prospect Wesley Cardet Jr. brings versatility to small-ball Chicago State lineup

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

Wesley Cardet Jr’s decision to sign a National Letter of Intent with Samford, rather than one of the SEC, Big-12, Big Ten, ACC or Pac-12 schools interested in his talents, might have seemed peculiar without the pertinent background information.

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2023 All-WCC Draft: The S-R’s Theo Lawson and Jim Meehan pick individual awards, draft All-WCC teams

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

The West Coast Conference preseason poll is voted on by the 10 coaches. The WCC individual awards and all-conference teams, which are expected to be released Wednesday, are voted on by the 10 coaches.

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Gonzaga’s Drew Timme to The Athletic: ‘I’m a senior, and I’m moving on’

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 27, 2023

Drew Timme is down to his last handful of games in a Gonzaga uniform.

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Gonzaga moves into top-10 of Associated Press Top 25 for first time since Jan. 16

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 27, 2023

Gonzaga couldn’t catch Saint Mary’s in the NCAA NET rankings to earn a No. 1 seed at the WCC Tournament, but the Bulldogs created more separation between themselves and the Gaels in the Associated Press Top 25 after Saturday’s 77-68 win at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

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‘Whatever we need from him, he’s always there.’ Malachi Smith delivers key 3-pointer, block to help Gonzaga beat Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 25, 2023

Roger Powell couldn’t guarantee Malachi Smith a starting role when the Gonzaga assistant phoned the reigning Southern Conference Player of the Year last spring to gauge his interest in a move to Spokane.

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Difference makers: Anton Watson delivers offensive, defensive highlights to help Gonzaga outlast Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

Anton Watson

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Drew Timme’s ‘94 feet’ segment, Mark Few interview highlight ESPN College GameDay’s visit to Gonzaga

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 25, 2023

With Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg trailing behind, Rece Davis opened College GameDay’s two-hour segment Saturday morning by descending a narrow stairway at McCarthey Athletic Center – Gonzaga students aggressively crowding the space on either side of him.

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ESPN analysts expect ‘rocking’ Kennel for GameDay show, ‘heavyweight fight’ in Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s nightcap

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 24, 2023

Gonzaga has waited 14 years to get back on ESPN College GameDay’s calendar.

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‘Growing up I can say I fell victim to being a Gonzaga fan.’ Saint Mary’s guard Logan Johnson knows both sides of the Zags-Gaels rivalry

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 24, 2023

Eighteen years ago, it would’ve been easy for Logan Johnson to envision himself playing in a high-stakes college basketball game between Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga, similar to the one the fifth-year guard is preparing for Saturday when the Gaels visit the Bulldogs in a nationally televised, top-15 matchup.

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Gonzaga rewind: Ben Gregg continues to thrive in expanded role, helps Gonzaga thump San Diego

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 24, 2023

In a season when they’ve been few and far between, Gonzaga isn’t taking routine West Coast Conference wins for granted.

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Gonzaga defense sets the tone, offense manufactures another eruption in 97-72 rout of San Diego

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 23, 2023

Mark Few has spent much of the season trying to coax long, sustained stretches of defense out of his Gonzaga team.

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Key matchup: Injury-riddled San Diego team relying on veteran guard Jase Townsend

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

Many of Gonzaga’s opponents this season, both in nonconference play and the West Coast Conference, have given us anywhere from two to five options for the key matchup.

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Gonzaga faces unpredictable San Diego squad in prelude to Saturday’s WCC finale

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

At approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, a massive bus branded with ESPN logos and decals will roll into Spokane to begin setting up for Saturday morning’s College GameDay show.

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‘He’s just a pure winner.’ Dusty Stromer putting final touches on historic prep career before heading to Gonzaga

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES – It’s a reality Matt Sargeant will have to confront soon, but the basketball coach at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame is vowing to hold it off as long as he can.