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Take a Risk at Graham Ike on a Two-Way Contract
Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Graham Ike is right on the border of being picked in the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft. Ike is currently ranked as the No. 64 best available prospect, according to ESPN. Even if he ends up going undrafted, that doesn’t mean the Aurora, Colorado native can’t find his way to […]
Tyon Grant-Foster Authorized to Compete by NBA Panel
One thing that hasn’t been talked about at all during this offseason is any of wing Tyon Grant-Foster’s offseason workouts with NBA franchises. The reason for that is he wasn’t cleared by the NBA’s fitness-to-play panel. That has now been authorized by the NBA, per DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony. Grant-Foster has had to jump through a […]
Gonzaga Finds Guard in France, Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa
Coach Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs needed backcourt depth, and they found it in France’s LNB Elite division/EuroCup. 18-year-old 6-6 French combo guard Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa of JL Bourg’s U-21 team has committed to Gonzaga, according to Weave Agency and Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman. This is a reopening of the ‘la République’ recruiting pipeline, […]
The Need, Fit For Both FC Barcelona’s Nikola Kusturica and Gonzaga’s Parties Are Apparent
The Gonzaga Bulldogs 2026-27 roster is three spots short of filling their 15 possible scholarship/walk-on spots. But don’t fret, the coaching staff, specifically Director of Basketball Operations Jorge Sanz, is on the hunt to fill that gap over in Spain. Per multiple reports, FC Barcelona’s 6-9 wing Nikola Kusturica’s interested parties are Gonzaga, the Kentucky […]
Gonzaga’s NBA Pipeline: The Non-Playoff Report
Last June, Gonzaga fans had it easy. Whichever team won the NBA Finals, one former Bulldog was bringing home a ring: Andrew Nembhard and the Indiana Pacers on one side, Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder on the other. This year, it all comes down to one guy: Kelly Olynyk, the San Antonio Spurs’ […]
John Calipari, Arkansas Schedule Exhibition With Gonzaga
Per Kevin McPherson of Hogville.net, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have set up an exhibition with the Arkansas Razorbacks at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The preseason matchup will take place sometime in mid-to-late October. Coach John Calipari confirmed that this tune-up scrimmage before the start of the official 2026-27 season will happen during an […]
Missed Connections: The Ones That Got Away, Who’s Still Out There, What Gonzaga Does Next
Coming out of a 31-win season, the Zags watched 11 players leave the roster this offseason. Five seniors aged out. A program-record six more hit the portal. All of it landed right as Gonzaga prepares to officially join the new-look Pac-12 on July 1, a league where San Diego State, Utah State, and Boise State […]
Gonzaga Adds Legacy, Preferred Walk-On Recruit
The Gonzaga Bulldogs 2026-27 roster has added a familiar last name from nearby Gonzaga Prep, 6-5 wing Carter Nilson, out of the 2026 recruiting class. This report comes from Andy Patton of Gonzaga Bulldogs on SI. Carter is the son of Mike Nilson, the 1999-2000 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Mike was […]
Three Potential Gonzaga Recruiting Targets From All Different Competition Levels
The dog days of summer are underway, and three of the four newest Gonzaga Bulldogs recruits through the 2026 class have arrived a month early before the official team workouts start in early July. Through the incoming NCAA transfer portal haul, both 6-6 Houston Cougars sophomore shooting guard/wing Isiah Harwell and 7-1 Arizona State Sun […]
Gonzaga Schedules Intriguing Matchup Wtih Disliked Will Wade, LSU
This is one of the more fascinating non-conference clashes that coach Mark Few has set up this offseason, and there are plenty of those to choose from. Per the gatherings of scheduling expert Alex Rosinski, the Gonzaga Bulldogs will take on the LSU Tigers of the SEC in the Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington, […]
Gonzaga Reportedly Schedules Intriguing Matchup Wtih Disliked Will Wade, LSU
This is one of the more fascinating non-conference clashes that coach Mark Few has set up this offseason, and there are plenty of those to choose from. Per the gatherings of scheduling expert Alex Rosinski, the Gonzaga Bulldogs will take on the LSU Tigers of the SEC in the Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington, […]
Gonzaga’s Landon Hood to Enter Transfer Portal
According to Baseball America’s Jacob Rudner, Gonzaga Bulldogs freshman right-handed pitcher Landon Hood is in the NCAA transfer portal with a do-not-contact tag. He joins redshirt junior third baseman Mikey Bell as the two Zags to leave the program. Hood is the No. 73-ranked prospect for the 2028 MLB Draft, thanks to his average 96 […]
Four Zags Listed in Canada’s FIBA World Cup Qualifer Pool
Canada Basketball announced its 24-man player pool for the upcoming FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in Hamilition, Ontario, and Quebec City, Quebec, this summer. Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard, Dallas Mavericks guard Ryan Nembhard, San Antonio Spurs forward/center Kelly Olynyk, and Reyer Venezia’s Kyle Wiltjer of Venice, Italy, are all in Canada’s athlete pool. The Canadians […]
Kelly Olynyk Is Back in the NBA Finals
No matter what the outcome from this Western Conference Finals was going to be, a proven seven-foot big man from the Gonzaga Bulldogs program was going to end up on the winning side of this all-time Western Conference Finals series. A matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren and the San Antonio Spurs’ Kelly […]
Gonzaga’s Mikey Bell to Enter Transfer Portal
Redshirt junior third baseman Mikey Bell is leaving the Gonzaga Bulldogs program after two seasons and will enter the NCAA transfer portal, per D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers. The back-to-back West Coast Conference Player of the Year right away becomes one of the most coveted bats available across college baseball when the portal officially opens on June 1. […]
Denver Guard Jocelyn Medina is Gonzaga’s Newest Transfer Addition
Denver Pioneers junior guard Jocelyn Medina joins Rider Broncs sophomore guard Emmy Roach as the two transfer additions for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Medina averaged 6.4 points on a shooting split of 41.0 field goal percentage/20.3 three-point percentage/92.1 free throw percentage, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.1 steals in 19.0 minutes played across 28 contests in […]
Season Recap: The Most Efficient Big Man in College Basketball Played Half a Season. Here’s What Comes Next.
Gonzaga once again enters 2026-27 as a legitimate national title contender on paper, with a frontcourt that may be the most physically imposing that coach Mark Few has assembled in years. Massamba Diop, a 7’1 projected 2027 lottery pick, slots in alongside a returning senior Braden Huff, with Izan Almansa possibly providing professional-level depth behind […]
Chet Holmgren Named to All-NBA Third Team
Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren was among the 15 names listed on an All-NBA Team. He just barely made the cusp, receiving exactly the 15th-most votes at 87. The lanky challenger at the rim is also coming off an NBA All-Star and All-Defensive First Team appearance for the first time in his career. He’s […]
NCAA Tournament Committee Doesn’t Extend Invite to Gonzaga Baseball
The 64-team NCAA Tournament bracket is out, and Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball (35-19, 22-5 WCC) didn’t receive an at-large bid or even finish on the First Four Out line. The Zags ended up No. 57 in the Rating Percentage Index or RPI. Also put into factor was their No. 66-ranked Diamond Sports Ranking and No. 152-ranked […]
West Coast Conference Tournament Trip Is a Winless One for Gonzaga Baseball
A substandard and detrimental two-game stretch for the No. 1-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. Coach Mark Machtolf’s group was the clear favorite to win the West Coast Conference Tournament and didn’t look anything like the part. In the first matchup, Gonzaga got rolled over by the No. 5-seeded Saint Mary’s Gaels […]
Chet Holmgren Named to NBA All-Defensive First Team
Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren was considered a top-two defender in the NBA. He only trailed San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, the 2025-26 Defensive Player of the Year, for the most total votes by 10, 200-190. The pair of ‘cream of the crop’ shot blockers are going head-to-head in the Western Conference Finals […]
Season Recap: Mario Saint-Supery Ran Gonzaga’s Offense His Way, and It Worked
The 2026-27 season carries more uncertainty than any Gonzaga campaign in recent memory. New conference, new roster, new identity. Eleven players gone. The three players that coach Mark Few is counting on to hold it together are a senior coming off a knee injury, a sophomore wing who spent the first half of last season […]
Gonzaga to Open Players Era Against Kansas State
The Gonzaga Bulldogs will take on first-year coach Casey Alexander (previously with the Belmont Bruins) and the Kansas State Wildcats in the opening round of the Players Era 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 24. The Zags are 1-2 against the Wildcats in their all-time history. Last season, Kansas State finished with a 12-20 […]
Gonzaga Intertwined With New Multi-Team Event
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are included as a possible participant for the Diamond Cup, a new eight-team pool-play event debuting in the 2027-28 campaign. The ‘blue-blood’ programs that are mentioned are the Arizona Wildcats, UConn Huskies, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines, and North Carolina Tar Heels. According to a report from CBS Sports’ […]
Gonzaga Baseball Nearly Sweeps West Coast Conference Awards
After winning their West Coast Conference regular-season title since 2022, the Gonzaga Bulldogs (35-17, 22-5 WCC) won four of the five conference awards. Player of the Year: Redshirt junior third baseman Mikey Bell (back-to-back) Coach of the Year: Mark Machtolf (sixth in his 23-year career) Pitcher of the Year: Sophomore left-handed pitcher Karsten Sweum Freshman […]
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