SAN DIEGO – Mark Few pushed back against the idea there’d be any nostalgia as Gonzaga makes its final trips to different West Coast Conference venues during the program’s 37th and final year in the conference.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – When one thing isn’t clicking for No. 7 Gonzaga, two or three others usually are. For long stretches of November and December, the Zags could reliably count on 40 points of production from the veteran frontcourt …
SAN DIEGO – It was a mix of shock and disappointment as Gonzaga players walked back to the visiting locker room Tuesday night at Jenny Craig Pavilion. After a game that was far more eventful than they planned, the seventh-ranked …
Three takeaways at the buzzer from Gonzaga’s 99-93 road win over San Diego on Tuesday at Jenny Craig Pavilion. Warley’s world Jalen Warley did what he does best – a little of everything. The senior forward posted season highs in …
We discussed Smith again after his 15 points and eight assists in a 96-56 blowout over Pepperdine on Sunday, but we also spent considerable time on Tyon Grant-Foster, who was solid at both ends of the floor, and attempting to identify GU’s best NBA prospect.
(Results and NET rankings through Sunday) 1. Gonzaga (13-1) Results: won at Pepperdine 96-56 NET ranking: No. 2 Comment: The Zags finished last season ranked 29th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com. Through 14 games this season, including …
SAN DIEGO – Gonzaga players took different approaches to handling the short holiday break that spanned from the team’s nonconference finale on Dec. 21 against Oregon to Christmas Day, when they were expected to report back to campus.
SAN DIEGO – San Diego’s Ty-Laur Johnson may be among those not quite ready to ring in the new year. The month of December has been kind to the junior guard, who leads San Diego in scoring and should continue …
SAN DIEGO – Mark Few hadn’t gone through a full scouting report on San Diego by the time he emerged from Gonzaga’s locker room to meet with reporters following Sunday’s 96-56 win over Pepperdine in a West Coast Conference opener at Firestone Fieldhouse.
MALIBU, Calif. – Gonzaga breezed through its nonconference schedule, winning 11 of 12 games by double figures as it elevated to the No. 7 ranking in the country. The Zags were intent on keeping that trend going in West Coast …
MALIBU, Calif. – The key numbers for No. 7 Gonzaga entering Sunday’s road test against Pepperdine: 30, 50 and 70. The Zags traveled to Firestone Fieldhouse seeking their 30th straight victory in a West Coast Conference opener, their 50th consecutive …
Three takeaways at the buzzer from Gonzaga’s 96-56 rout Sunday over Pepperdine at Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California. Smith back in starting lineup Braeden Smith, who scored a team-high 21 points and handed out seven assists in Gonzaga’s win over …
MALIBU, Calif – No, Gonzaga’s winning streak against Pepperdine doesn’t date all the way back to the program’s first year in the West Coast Conference, even if it might feel that way as the seventh-ranked Zags open their 37th and final WCC season playing the team they’ve accumulated the most wins against under coach Mark Few.
MALIBU, Calif. – Mark Few and his coaching staff probably checked in on Wake Forest in 2023-24 from time to time to watch Hunter Sallis and Efton Reid and keep tabs on how the former Gonzaga players were faring with the Demon Deacons.
The West Coast Conference, same as it ever was? Two months into the 2025-26 season, a familiar scenario is unfolding at the top of the league standings. Entering its 37th and final season in the WCC, No. 7 Gonzaga is …
Editor’s note: Earlier this year, The Athletic looked back at the best of men’s college basketball over the first 25 years of the 2000s. Today’s story looks at the best head coaches of the past quarter century.
Editor’s note: Earlier this year, The Athletic looked back at the best of men’s college basketball over the first 25 years of the 2000s. Today’s story looks at the best players of the past quarter century.
Mark Few was purely going off memory. Turns out the longtime Gonzaga coach has pretty impressive recall, to go along with the other qualities that have cemented him as one of sport’s best over the last 30 years. Following Gonzaga’s …