Braeden Smith mapped out what the 2025-26 season could look like when he made a considerable bet on himself transferring from Colgate to Gonzaga 19 months ago. He spent a full redshirt season conceptualizing how he’d fit in with the …
Gonzaga and UCLA have packed a ton of iconic moments into 10 meetings over the last 25 years. To name three: Jalen Suggs’ 40-footer in overtime to fuel Gonzaga’s 93-90 win at the 2021 Final Four, Julian Strawther’s dagger 3-pointer …
Crushing Kentucky, previewing UCLA and a lengthy conversation about freshman wing Davis Fogle was just some of the ground Richard Fox, analyst on GU games televised on KHQ and SWX, and yours truly covered Monday in the latest Zags Basketball Insiders Podcast.
The former Zag took over as the Mavs’ starting point guard six games ago, and he has immediately helped everything click for what had been among the NBA’s most constipated offenses.
Someday in the future when Mark Few revisits the most memorable victories of his coaching career, it’s unlikely Sunday’s 109-58 blowout of North Florida at McCarthey Athletic Center will be one of the first results that comes to mind.
Gonzaga returned to the Associated Press top 10 on Monday, climbing three spots to No. 8 after an impressive win over Kentucky and a blowout victory over North Florida. The Zags have steadily marched up the rankings after coming in …
North Florida probably learned a few things about No. 11 Gonzaga while preparing for and then playing in Sunday’s game at McCarthey Athletic Center. The Zags are at their best when All-American candidate Graham Ike is on the floor. They’re …
Gonzaga took the floor without its top scorer and rebounder Sunday night against North Florida. Coming off a 28-point outing against No. 18 Kentucky on Friday against Nashville, Graham Ike was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Ospreys with …
Three takeaways at the buzzer from Gonzaga’s 109-58 win over North Florida on Sunday at the McCarthey Athletic Center. For starters Gonzaga used a different starting lineup for the third consecutive game. It was the fifth different starting five in …
The 3-point line isn’t Gonzaga’s first option offensively and the Zags struggled to find the range from distance in the season’s first four games.They’ve made considerable progress over the last six games, even factoring in a clunker – 3 of 22 against Michigan. That trend continued Sunday with Gonzaga draining 10 of 18 3s in a 109-58 rout over North Florida at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Less than two minutes into North Florida’s season opener, Kamrin Oriol brought the ball down the floor against the Florida Gators and spotted up from the 3-point line. Oriol rose, released and connected to break the seal for North Florida …
It’s been 20 days since Gonzaga last took the floor at McCarthey Athletic Center. The 11th-ranked Zags (8-1) have managed to pack a season’s worth of experiences into the three-week stretch between a Nov. 17 game against Southern Utah and …
NASHVILLE – During the first half of Friday’s ESPN2 broadcast, commentators Karl Ravech and Jimmy Dykes took a brief pause to give viewers a sense of the hostility building among 18,507 fans at Bridgestone Arena, most of them dressed down in Kentucky blue.
Sometimes they call these kinds of games “gut-checks.” Indicators of how well teams cope with adversity. Resilience. Determination. Fortitude after being seriously tested and having come away disappointed. Are you stepping onto a slippery slope or finding firm footing and …
NASHVILLE – Nine days after being on the wrong end of a beatdown, 11th-ranked Gonzaga managed to do about the only thing that would’ve felt satisfactory on Friday night. Administer one of its own. “It’s no fun for anybody, those …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Three observations at the buzzer from Gonzaga’s 94-59 win over Kentucky at Bridgestone Arena. Starting lineup changes Nine games into the season, Gonzaga coach Mark Few hasn’t been afraid to shake up the starting lineup. It probably …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Kentucky-based reporter asked Graham Ike if there’s something favorable about the interior matchup after he chewed up the Wildcats for the second straight year. Ike didn’t correct the inquisitor verbally, but he did subtly flash three …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gonzaga and Kentucky could use a resume-boosting win Friday. The 11th-ranked Zags were throttled 101-61 by Michigan in their last outing while the 18th-ranked Wildcats lost at home to No. 16 North Carolina, 67-64. Kentucky is 5-0 …