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Former Gonzaga guard Rasir Bolton signs with Serbian club Spartak Subotica

UPDATED: Fri., June 21, 2024

Rasir Bolton posted impressive numbers and earned all-league honors during his first professional season in Europe.

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Strategic transfer portal efforts helped Gonzaga add ‘different aspects,’ rebuild roster around returning core

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2024

Mark Few will have plenty on his plate when he links up with Team USA in Las Vegas a few weeks from now to start preparations for the Summer Olympics, but the Gonzaga coach shouldn’t have many concerns about the state of his program back in Spokane as he begins an international tour that includes stops in Abu Dhabi and London before a late-July arrival in Paris.

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Gonzaga picks up commitment from 7-foot Real Madrid center Ismaila Diagne

UPDATED: Mon., June 17, 2024

Approximately two weeks after Ismaila Diagne was initially linked to Gonzaga, the 7-foot Real Madrid center announced Monday on his social media platforms he’s signed with the Bulldogs, filling the 13th and final scholarship spot on Mark Few’s roster for 2024-25.

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Five-star recruit Isiah Harwell lists Gonzaga among final four schools

UPDATED: Sat., June 15, 2024

One of the stronger offseasons in recent memory could end with a major recruiting coup for Gonzaga.

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Gonzaga reportedly joining Houston, Alabama, others in loaded 2025 Players Era Festival field

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

Gonzaga will be busy at the Battle 4 Atlantis when the inaugural Players Era Festival tips off in Las Vegas this November, but Mark Few’s program is reportedly one of eight more that will join a loaded 2025 field according to multiple reports Wednesday morning.

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Dan Dickau’s Shoot 360 teaming up with Spokane Public Schools to offer free basketball clinics

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

A new partnership between Spokane Public Schools and Shoot 360 is giving elementary and middle school students an affordable way to refine their skills at the cutting-edge basketball facility owned and operated by Gonzaga legend Dan Dickau.

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Gonzaga, Washington State learn WCC pairings for 2024-25 season

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2024

It won’t be long before Gonzaga and Washington State learn their full West Coast Conference schedules for the 2024-25 basketball season, but the Inland Northwest rivals can officially count on at least two games against one another next year, according to the conference pairings that were revealed Thursday.

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Gonzaga transfer Pavle Stosic commits to Utah State

UPDATED: Mon., June 3, 2024

The first of Gonzaga’s three outgoing transfers has announced where he’ll spend the 2024-25 college basketball season.

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Former Gonzaga guard Joel Ayayi signs with French club JL Bourg Basket

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2024

After two years in the NBA and G League, Joel Ayayi’s first professional season back home in France ended in the opening round of the LNB Elite playoffs, when the former Gonzaga guard and his Nanterre 92 team lost to JL Bourg Basket in a three-game series.

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From Chet Holmgren to Domantas Sabonis, reviewing the 2023-24 season for 11 former Gonzaga players in the NBA

UPDATED: Sun., June 2, 2024

The last former Zag standing in the NBA postseason finally bowed out Monday night when a shorthanded Indiana Pacers team lost in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Boston Celtics, despite another breakout performance from Andrew Nembhard.

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Gonzaga in pursuit of 7-foot Senegalese prospect Ismaila Diagne

UPDATED: Tue., May 28, 2024

Gonzaga’s inroads in Europe have the Bulldogs on the verge of landing a 7-foot prospect who’s spent the last two years developing in Real Madrid’s youth academy.

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Former Lakeland High standout Noah Haaland joining Gonzaga as preferred walk-on

UPDATED: Sun., May 26, 2024

Noah Haaland, a former Lakeland High School standout whose father played for Gonzaga in the 1980s under Dan Fitzgerald, will join the Bulldogs as a preferred walk-on next season, he announced Sunday on social media.

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Colgate transfer Braeden Smith inks financial aid agreement with Gonzaga

UPDATED: Sun., May 26, 2024

Braeden Smith began his week with an official visit to Spokane and finished it by signing a financial aid agreement with Gonzaga.

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Colgate transfer Braeden Smith commits to Gonzaga, plans to redshirt in 2024-25

UPDATED: Fri., May 24, 2024

One of the top midmajor guards still available in the transfer portal has elected to continue his career at Gonzaga, but it could be a full year before fans see him on the court with the Bulldogs.

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Four-star in-state prospect Davis Fogle schedules visit to Gonzaga

UPDATED: Mon., May 20, 2024

Davis Fogle, one of Gonzaga’s top targets in the recruiting class of 2025, will be on campus in roughly a month for his official visit.

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Four out: Theo Lawson, Jim Meehan weigh in on Gonzaga’s latest transfers, WCC additions

UPDATED: Sat., May 18, 2024

It’s been less than two months, but Gonzaga’s loss in the Sweet 16 to Purdue already feels like a distant memory.

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Tarleton State transfer Emmanuel Innocenti becomes newest Gonzaga player after signing NLI

UPDATED: Fri., May 17, 2024

Emmanuel Innocenti, Gonzaga’s most recent acquisition in the transfer portal, has signed a financial aid agreement with the Bulldogs, the school announced Friday.

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Arkansas transfer Khalif Battle signs financial aid agreement with Gonzaga

UPDATED: Thu., May 16, 2024

Gonzaga fans have been imagining all the different lineup and rotation possibilities for next season since transfer Khalif Battle announced a commitment to the Bulldogs last week.

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Report: Gonzaga, Kentucky set Dec. 7 date for nonconference game in Seattle

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

Despite a recent coaching change in Lexington, Gonzaga and Kentucky will resume their six-year nonconference series in 2024-25.

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Gonzaga adds defensive specialist with commitment from Tarleton State transfer Emmanuel Innocenti

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

A versatile wing from the West Coast Conference, a veteran scorer from the Southeastern Conference and now a defensive ace from the Western Athletic Conference.

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Gonzaga’s Michael Ajayi goes head to head with Washington State’s Isaac Jones, Jaylen Wells at NBA combine

UPDATED: Wed., May 15, 2024

They may be at odds next season as new rivals in the West Coast Conference, but fans of Gonzaga and Washington State both had their eyes on the first scrimmage that took place Wednesday afternoon at the NBA draft combine in Chicago.

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Injury limits Gonzaga’s Anton Watson at G League Camp; Washington State’s Isaac Jones nabs NBA Combine invite

UPDATED: Sun., May 12, 2024

Anton Watson had a brief opportunity to compete in front of NBA scouts during the first day of the G League Elite Camp, held over two days in Chicago, but an injury dampened the weekend for the Gonzaga forward, preventing him from competing in the second scrimmage at Wintrust Arena.

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Grand Canyon, Seattle U to join WCC in 2025-26; Gonzaga’s talks with Big 12 on pause

UPDATED: Fri., May 10, 2024

Five months after bringing Washington State and Oregon State on as affiliate members, the West Coast Conference is adding two more schools that intend to stick around on a more permanent basis.

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Report: Gonzaga, UCLA finalizing two-year series beginning with 2024-25 game at LA’s Intuit Dome

UPDATED: Thu., May 9, 2024

Gonzaga continues to add big names to its roster, and to its nonconference schedule, ahead of what should be a highly anticipated 2024-25 season for Mark Few and the Bulldogs.

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Gonzaga emerges as potential candidate for NIL-based college basketball tournament

UPDATED: Tue., May 7, 2024

A new college basketball event that will distribute sizable name, image and likeness (NIL) payouts to participating teams has reportedly been in communication with Gonzaga about playing in its 2025 tournament, according to a report from CBS Sports on Tuesday afternoon.