Dave Smart can’t remember where he saw Davis Fogle play last summer – it might have been on the AAU circuit or at a top 100 camp – but Pacific’s second-year head coach vividly remembers being impressed. “I was like, …
Freshman Davis Fogle and Emmanuel Innocenti provided a scoring boost with Graham Ike enduring an up-and-down evening offensively. Both have become important contributors with Braden Huff missing the last 11 games with a knee injury.
Gonzaga will learn all the important details in three weeks’ time – seed, site, region, opponent – but Saturday’s early NCAA Tournament bracket reveal gave the Zags a sense of how they’re viewed by selection committee members less than a month before Selection Sunday.
Even two years ago, it might have been easy to look at Gonzaga’s upcoming home swing and pencil the Zags in for two routine victories. But things tend to change fast in college basketball. In 2023-24, Pacific cratered to a …
If you ranked the people responsible for rebuilding Pacific’s basketball program after a decade of turmoil and turbulence, second-year coach Dave Smart would be an obvious choice for No. 1 on the list.
On the heels of his eighth consecutive 20-point game, Gonzaga’s Graham Ike was one of 30 players named to the Naismith Award Late-Season Team on Thursday morning. The senior forward scored 22 points to go with five rebounds, three assists …
SAN FRANCISCO – Gonzaga’s surprising setback at Portland two weeks ago will follow Mark Few’s team into Selection Sunday, but if you looked at an updated version of the NCAA NET rankings on Thursday morning – one of the evaluation tools committee members will use to seed and sort NCAA Tournament teams – it may have been easy to forget an 87-80 loss to the Pilots even happened in the first place.
SAN FRANCISCO – As Gonzaga veers toward the end of the regular season, Mark Few’s rotation is beginning to create a handful of potential problems for its opponents in the West Coast Conference. Beyond the obvious one wearing No. 15 …
Three takeaways at the buzzer from Gonzaga’s 80-59 West Coast Conference win over San Francisco on Wednesday at the Chase Center. Mario gets starting nod Freshman point guard Mario Saint-Supery returned to the starting lineup for the first time since …
From wire reports Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis underwent season-ending surgery Wednesday morning to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The three-time All-Star hasn’t played since Feb. 4 and will finish the season with a career-low 19 games. …
SAN FRANCISCO – When “the streak” is brought around Gonzaga’s basketball program, it usually demands a follow-up question. "Which one?" Consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is the presumption, but the Zags have compiled so many others in 27 seasons under Mark …
Mark Few was adamant Graham Ike’s play in recent weeks warranted more national attention and perhaps an All-American honor or two at the end of the season. Time will tell if Ike is recognized with the best players in the …
SAN FRANCISCO – David Fuchs might be the only person affiliated with San Francisco’s basketball program relieved to see Graham Ike back on the floor for Wednesday’s matchup with Gonzaga at the Chase Center (8 p.m., ESPN2).
SAN FRANCISCO – Gonzaga was still running an up-tempo offense 30 minutes after the final buzzer sounded Saturday night at the Leavey Center. Operating on a tight schedule to catch a charter flight home, the Zags held a short postgame …
Gonzaga last week put together its highest scoring back-to-back games since the early portion of its West Coast Conference schedule. The Zags’ 83-53 rout over Washington State and 94-86 victory over Santa Clara looked like a replay of their wins …
DALLAS – Kelly Olynyk’s impact on the San Antonio Spurs this season probably shouldn’t be measured in minutes. The former Gonzaga big man, who has played more than 800 NBA games, has been a crucial resource in the continuing development …
The NCAA Tournament selection committee will step into the spotlight this weekend with the annual early reveal of the top 16 seeds at this point in the season. Where will Gonzaga land? The Zags are an interesting case on two fronts.
Gonzaga took a step toward returning to the top 10 in the Associated Press poll and the top five in the NET rankings. The Zags’ 2-0 week resulted in a one-spot gain in both sets of rankings over a seven-day …
Gonzaga still isn't ruling out a return to the court for Braden Huff, but it'll be at least four more weeks before the junior forward is able to suit up again as he continues to recover from a left knee injury.