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Braden Huff Wins First Conference Player of the Week Award

Redshirt junior forward Braden Huff wins the first West Coast Conference Player of the Week award of his career. He scored 44 total points on 21-for-28 field goals to go along with nine rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one block against the Kentucky Wildcats in Nashville, Tennessee, and North Florida Ospereys in Spokane, Washington. […]

about 22 hours ago | 0 reads

Gonzaga Rolls Past North Florida, 109-58

Gonzaga returned to the Kennel on Sunday for an early December tune-up on the heels of a stretch that had already delivered a 40-point collapse to Michigan and a 35-point correction against Kentucky. As expected, the Zags handled business at home, pummeling the Ospreys of North Florida, 109-58. Up next comes UCLA, Oregon, and a […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Lauren Whittaker Wins Third West Coast Conference Weekly Honor

The redshirt freshman forward is running away as the best young talent in the West Coast Conference. New Zealand’s Lauren Whittaker had a spectacular weekend in Fort Myers, Florida, at Coconut Hoops, being named to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 25.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game for the Zags. She has now […]

8 days ago | 1 read

Gonzaga’s Lauren Whittaker Named to Coconut Hoops All-Tournament Team

Over the Thanksgiving holiday in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida, Gonzaga went 1-1 at Coconut Hoops. In the opening round, the Zags were unable to make a comeback against Indiana (7-1), 76-72. Despite losing the battle in the paint versus the Hoosiers’ talented frontcourt, 40-28, redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker continued to show off her dominance […]

9 days ago | 0 reads

Former Ivy League Player of the Year to Visit Gonzaga

Former Princeton forward Caden Pierce is planning to take an official visit to UConn on Dec. 16, Gonzaga on the weekend of Jan. 2 for the West Coast Conference home opener against Seattle U, and Louisville on Jan. 13. He also recently visited Grand Canyon the weekend of Nov. 21, Purdue the weekend of Nov. […]

11 days ago | 0 reads

Michigan Hands Gonzaga Worst Loss in Mark Few Era, 101-61

No sugarcoating it. The No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-1) were embarrassed by a much more physical, longer, and athletic frontcourt of the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines (7-0) in the Players Era Festival title game at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. So much so, in fact, this was officially the worst loss in coach Mark Few’s […]

14 days ago | 0 reads

Gonzaga vs. Maryland Preview (Players Era Festival)

Maryland Terrapins first-year coach Buzz Williams (5-1) had a classic quote regarding the upcoming matchup with the Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-0) after their 74-67 win in the Players Era Festival nightcap of Day 1 against the nearby UNLV Runnin’ Rebels in Las Vegas. His group will need to tighten everything up offensively after turning the ball […]

14 days ago | 0 reads

Lauren Whittaker Earns Second West Coast Conference Weekly Honor

Redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker earned her second West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week award of the 2025-26 season. She averaged 18.0 points on a 50.0 field goal percentage, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game in a 72-63 loss to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a 79-60 […]

15 days ago | 1 read

Gonzaga Lands Outside Top 10 in Newest AP Poll

A 122-50 pummeling victory over Southern Utah this past week only pushed Gonzaga up one spot to No. 12 in the latest edition of the Associated Press poll. The Zags received a total of 863 points from the voters. Out of the West Coast Conference, Saint Mary’s received 27 votes. Santa Clara made their first […]

15 days ago | 0 reads

Drew Timme to Sign Two-Way Contract With Los Angeles Lakers

After winning the NBA G League Player of the Week with the South Bay Lakers, forward Drew Timme is headed up to the big club on a two-way contract (per ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel). Most likely, the Los Angeles Lakers and general manager Rob Pelinka are to cut center Christian Koloko to make room for Timme. […]

18 days ago | 1 read