Gonzaga and Oregon State haven’t seen much of each other the past 30 years, but that figures to change with the Bulldogs and Beavers playing twice in the West Coast Conference each of the next two seasons before joining the Pac-12 in 2025-26.
By Saturday night, the Gonzaga Bulldogs looked to be feeling much better. Both on and off the court. In the first matchup between Washington State and Gonzaga as WCC opponents, the Zags used a big second half to beat the …
Gonzaga continues to gain ground in the weekly Associated Press Top 25 with its unbeaten start to West Coast Conference play. Two days after an 88-75 victory over rival Washington State improved Gonzaga to 14-4 overall and 5-0 in conference …
After opening with four West Coast Conference wins as heavy favorites, Gonzaga is in the midst of the resume-enriching or resume-ravaging portion of its conference schedule. At present, the Zags are projected in the 4-6 seed range with a 2-4 Quad 1 record – home vs. 1-30 NET ranking, neutral vs. 1-50, away vs. 1-75 – with wins over San Diego State and Baylor and losses to West Virginia, Kentucky, UConn and UCLA.
Gonzaga expected Washington State to try and play to its size advantage at multiple positions Saturday night, whether that meant 6-foot-6 LeJuan Watts posting up 6-2 Nolan Hickman, 6-11 Dane Erikstrup backing down 6-5 Khalif Battle or 6-10 Ethan Price working against 6-6 Dusty Stromer.
Synths bounced around the McCarthey Athletic Center and Gonzaga fans cheered along to Flo Rida’s “Good Feeling,” filling a second-half timeout with a racket of noise. On one end of the floor, Washington State coach David Riley crouched in the …
It has been almost 10 years since the Washington State and Gonzaga men had matched up on the basketball court. But little in college athletics is the same as it was in December 2015, the last time the schools about 80 miles apart played.
Gonzaga got a brief glimpse of what life without Ryan Nembhard might look like midway through the first half of Saturday’s rivalry game against Washington State. Nembhard’s teammates kept the ship afloat during Gonzaga’s longest stretch without the point guard …
Nolan Hickman picked an ideal time to snap out of a post-Christmas slump. He provided leadership, scoring, defense and ball-handling with point guard Ryan Nembhard parked on the bench with two fouls for roughly half of the first 20 minutes.
Here are three instant observations from Gonzaga’s 88-75 West Coast Conference win over Washington State on Saturday at McCarthey Athletic Center. Point forwards Gonzaga’s bigs had another strong game putting up big points, but the foursome also contributed in the …
Even without Washington State on the schedule, Gonzaga has managed to keep up appearances with its other rivals over the past eight seasons. A West Coast Conference rivalry with Saint Mary’s has been brewing for the better part of 50 …
LeJuan Watts projected as a high-use player for Washington State after capturing Big Sky Freshman of the Year honors in 2023-24 while averaging 22.6 minutes per game for David Riley at Eastern Washington.
Gonzaga’s longstanding regional rivalry with Washington State should be significant to anyone with an affiliation to either school – or, for some, both schools – but it’s particularly meaningful to those who’ve been directly involved.
Graham Ike and Braden Huff playing simultaneously doesn’t happen too often. Ike making one field goal, 13 free throws and snatching a career-best 19 rebounds never happened until Wednesday. Ben Gregg logging 35 minutes, including several spent guarding former Gonzaga teammate Colby Brooks in a game, doesn’t happen often.
Gonzaga picked up its fourth consecutive West Coast Conference win, delivering a comfortable outcome after being tested deep into the second half by San Diego. The 18th-ranked Zags finally gained some separation in the final 7 minutes for a 93-80 …
Here are three observations from Gonzaga’s 93-80 win over San Diego on Wednesday night at McCarthey Athletic Center. Balancing act Graham Ike and Khalif Battle separated themselves in the scoring column early on in Saturday’s road rout of Loyola Marymount. …
On Dec. 30, Gonzaga players and coaches rode on the Pacific Coast Highway while traveling from their team hotel in Santa Monica, California, to nearby Malibu for a West Coast Conference opener against Pepperdine.
The Gonzaga basketball team seems to be hitting its stride – just in time for Saturday's clash against Washington State. GU just needs to avoid a letdown on Wednesday against San Diego. In the latest Zags Basketball Insiders Podcast, longtime …
Gonzaga picked up its fourth consecutive West Coast Conference win, delivering a comfortable outcome after being tested deep into the second half by San Diego. The 18th-ranked Zags finally gained some separation in the final 7 minutes for a 93-80 victory – the Toreros scored the last nine points – Wednesday at the McCarthey Athletic Center.