If Gonzaga coach Mark Few had his druthers, the schedule for the Zags’ and every other West Coast Conference team in action this week – and most weeks – would look different. Same for Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett.
The Zags have eight games remaining in the regular season. Half are against the top teams in the WCC: Saint Mary's, San Francisco and Santa Clara. A fifth is down the road at Washington State. It would not take much to slide onto the NCAA bubble. Their tournament profile is as wobbly as the defense that has confounded coach Mark Few for weeks.
Gonzaga’s Graham Ike and Ryan Nembhard are still in the picture for one of college basketball’s major postseason awards, as both were named Monday to the midseason watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
Still leading the country in multiple statistical categories, Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard has been named one of the top 10 candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, the honor given annually to the top point guard in college basketball.
DALLAS – Corey Kispert realizes maybe the only thing that any NBA player can consistently expect is change, something he’s seen plenty of during his first three seasons in Washington.
Gonzaga slipped a few spots in the NET rankings and another spot or two in several NCAA Tournament bracket projections after Saturday’s West Coast Conference loss to Saint Mary’s. The Zags were 15th in the NET last Monday and moved …
Former Gonzaga forward Zach Collins is on the move after 3½ seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Collins was involved in a blockbuster NBA trade on Sunday that sent the seventh-year player to the Chicago Bulls, ending his roller-coaster run …
MORAGA, Calif. – It has become the overriding question since Gonzaga blew a five-point lead in the final 25 seconds of regulation in an overtime loss to West Virginia in the Bahamas in late November. Can Gonzaga reach the finish line first in a close game?
Here are three observations from Gonzaga’s 62-58 West Coast Conference loss to Saint Mary’s on Saturday at UCU Pavilion. Zags-Gaels deliver dramatic finish No surprise here: Another Gonzaga-Saint Mary’s game went down to the wire, requiring one of the WCC …
MORAGA, Calif. – Saturday’s college basketball ticket featured a handful of compelling storylines, with high-end matchups between Top 25 opponents, juicy rivalry games and one SEC reunion that stood apart from every other game – at least as far as television ratings are concerned.
MORAGA, Calif. — It lived up to the hype, and then some. It usually does when Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s square off on a basketball court. But it was another sour ending for the Bulldogs in a season that’s seen …
Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis was not chosen to participate in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16 at Chase Center in San Francisco. Sabonis was one of the biggest All-Star snubs when Eastern and Western conference reserves were …
MORAGA, Calif. – It lived up to the hype. It usually does when West Coast Conference powers Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s square off on a basketball court. But it turned into another sour ending for the Bulldogs in a season …
Gonzaga men play at Saint Mary's on Saturday.
One week removed from the national championship, we have turned an eye to 2025. The following predictions for major developments (on the field and off) are partly intended to make the Hotline look brilliant but mostly designed to prepare fans for what could be a momentous year in college sports. A year of mass extinction.
Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s.Time for the game of the year in the West Coast Conference. At least until the WCC powers square off again Feb. 22 in the Kennel or, as they seemingly do every March in Las Vegas, with another clash at the conference tournament. Just like every season and practically every series meeting over the last decade-plus. Same as it ever was.
Doesn’t get much better than posts Gonzaga’s Graham Ike and Mitchell Saxen dishing out bruises. Or GU’s Ben Gregg facing Arizona transfer Paulius Murauskas, who has nine double-doubles. All worthy candidates, but the nod here goes to the two best point guards in the West Coast Conference: Gonzaga assists machine Ryan Nembhard and Saint Mary’s counterpart Augustas Marciulionis, the reigning WCC player of the year and conference tournament most outstanding player.
Two weeks ago, Elle Tinkle Jones took in Oregon State’s thrilling 97-89 overtime victory against Gonzaga from a padded seat just a few inches from the court at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon.
Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s have had so many memorable showdowns, which stands to reason since one – GU 17 solo regular-season titles – or the other – SMC two solo – or both (three co-championships) have earned West Coast Conference titles since the 2002-03 season. The Zags and Gaels have finished in the top two, typically in that order, 12 of the last 13 years.
It might take another college basketball player four years to undergo the range of experiences and emotional swings Graham Ike packaged into Gonzaga’s past four games. The chronological recap begins Jan. 16 against Oregon State when Ike, as part of …