Two days after winning his first West Coast Conference Tournament, Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard was one of 30 players named a finalist for the Lute Olson Award, presented to the top player in college basketball.
Nolan Hickman receives periodic reminders from Stephen Gentry throughout the day and occasionally deep into the night. The fourth-year assistant who primarily works with Gonzaga’s guards has been persistent about helping Hickman reach one of his efficiency goals this season. …
Gonzaga’s Ben Gregg was one of 20 student-athletes named to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Good Works Team, the organization announced Wedensday. The team recognizes athletes across all sports and all collegiate divisions for exceptional achievements …
Braden Huff put Gonzaga’s sticker logo on a March Madness Ticket placard and emphatically secured it in place with four firm slaps with his left hand. It was a deserving honor for Huff, who found out late Monday night he was going to be in the starting lineup in Tuesday’s West Coast Conference championship game against Saint Mary’s.
LAS VEGAS – Nolan Hickman stood next to the ladder, offering pointers as teammate Khalif Battle clipped down his portion of the net Tuesday night at Orleans Arena. “I was just telling him – he’d never done it before, he …
Here are three observations from Gonzaga’s 58-51 victory against Saint Mary’s Tuesday night in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship game at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Big from the jump A few weeks after rolling out a unique Senior …
LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga coach Mark Few has a name for these kind of games, especially when Gonzaga plays against rival Saint Mary’s. He calls them “rock fights.” It’s a perfect analogy. Potentially damaging, exciting at times, but real short …
Gonzaga fended off several Saint Mary’s rallies and dug out a 58-51 victory to take home the championship trophy and cement a spot in the NCAA Tournament with the WCC’s automatic bid.
LAS VEGAS – Graham Ike raced off the floor to celebrate after the buzzer sounded and went airborne trying to chest bump every player on Gonzaga’s bench. About 10 minutes later, after he was named West Coast Conference Tournament most …
So for the fourth straight year and 13th time in 17 championship games at Orleans Arena, it’s Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s for the trophy. GU holds a 12-4 edge in those clashes.
LAS VEGAS – In a town that lives on people taking chances, trying to beat the odds, a Gonzaga win over San Francisco had to be one of the surest things in town.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The first 20 minutes of Monday’s West Coast Conference Tournament semifinal between Gonzaga and San Francisco probably didn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone well-versed in the recent history between the teams. In five …
Ready for some tea and hoops? With Gonzaga set to take on San Francisco in Monday's late-night West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals – with a scheduled 8:30 p.m. start – longtime Spokesman-Review reporter Jim Meehan preaches the benefits of Orange …
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The first 20 minutes played out in typical Gonzaga-San Francisco fashion. Even when the Dons tried to toss a wrench into things, the Zags made sure the script didn’t change in the final 20. It was …
LAS VEGAS – For the first eight minutes, ninth-seeded Pepperdine looked very much like the squad that pulled off a pair of upsets to make an improbable run to the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals.
LAS VEGAS – Here are three observations from Gonzaga’s 85-76 win against San Francisco in Monday’s West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals at Orleans Arena. Ike takes over From the what’s new department, Gonzaga senior post Graham Ike had another big …
LAS VEGAS – After four years, it's hard to poke many holes or identify too many cracks in Ryan Nembhard’s glimmering college basketball resume. The body of work so far includes an Elite Eight run with Creighton in 2023, a …
Even with so much talent returning, Gonzaga’s men finished second in conference play, and faced a critical challenge heading into the West Coast Conference basketball tournament. The Zags had been inconsistent during the regular season, at times performing below the massive expectations they shouldered. So it is today. So it was 25 years ago.