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Lauren Whittaker Wins Fifth WCC Freshman of the Week Honor

The star forward in Spokane, Washington, wasn’t receiving any preseason notoriety across the national media. Now, she should be up there with the likes of USC’s Jazzy Davidson, LSU’s Grace Knox, and Oklahoma’s Aaliyah Chavez. Among freshmen in the national rankings, Whittaker is second in points per game (19.4) and sixth in rebounds per game […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Gonzaga Handles Pepperdine 96-56 in WCC Opener

Gonzaga opened West Coast Conference play Sunday night in Malibu by blowing the game open early and never letting it narrow. The 96-56 win over Pepperdine moves the Zags to 13-1 on the season and extended one of the longest win streaks in college basketball to 50-0 as the Waves kept searching for their first […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga Women’s Open Thread

The West Coast Conference season opener for coach Lisa Fortier’s Zags (8-5 overall record) begins with the Loyola Marymount Lions (6-5 overall record) inside the Kennel. Gonzaga hopes to cut down the turnovers that caused so many problems for themselves during the non-conference. The Zags made those costly mistakes 19.1 times per game (286th-most in […]

2 months ago | 9 reads

Game Preview: The Start of West Coast Conference Play for the Zags

The No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs’ farewell tour with all 11 other West Coast Conference programs (possibly not with the Saint Mary’s Gaels?) begins against the Pepperdine Waves (5-8 overall record) at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California. In 100 games between the two programs dating back to 1964, Gonzaga has been well in control, 69-31. […]

2 months ago | 5 reads

Zags’ Lauren Whittaker Sweeps Conference Weekly Honors

Not only was the force down low for the Zags named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season, but the Player of the Week for the first time in her young career as well. Redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker from Canterbury, New Zealand, averaged 19.7 points and 12.7 […]

3 months ago | 7 reads

Gonzaga’s Braden Huff Wins Second WCC Player of the Week Award

The talented, efficient post-scorer is continuing his stretch of dominance this week, winning his second West Coast Conference Player of the Week trophy in the last three weeks. Gonzaga redshirt junior forward Braden Huff averaged 28.5 points on a 73.5 field goal percentage and 50.0 three-point percentage, seven rebounds, and a block in victories over […]

3 months ago | 10 reads

Gonzaga Stays Put in AP Poll

Finishing with a 12-1 non-conference record after a 98-70 win against the Campbell Fighting Camels in the Kennel and a 91-82 victory over the Oregon Ducks in Portland, Oregon, the Gonzaga Bulldogs stay at No. 7 in the Associated Press Poll. The Zags received 1,080 total points. The Saint Mary’s Gaels, at an overall 11-2 […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Campbell at Gonzaga Open Thread

Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN+/KHQ Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho

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3 months ago | 6 reads

Arizona State at Gonzaga Women Open Thread

The undefeated Arizona State Sun Devils (12-0), out of the Big 12 Conference, have a tough non-conference challenge in the Kennel against the West Coast Conference’s Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-4). The Sun Devils have taken out four WCC opponents already (at San Diego Toreros, at Santa Clara Broncos, vs. San Francisco Dons, at Oregon State Beavers). […]

3 months ago | 9 reads

Game Preview: Gonzaga Hosts Campbell in a Homecourt Tune-Up

The Bulldogs will return to the Kennel on Wednesday night for a matchup with the Campbell Fighting Camels. Tipoff is set for 6:00 PM PST at the McCarthy Athletic Center, with coverage on ESPN+/KHQ. The Zags bring a 10-1 record back onto their home floor after their 10-point win over UCLA against a Campbell team […]

3 months ago | 5 reads

Graham Ike Wins Second West Coast Conference Weekly Honor

Graduate forward Graham Ike wins his second West Coast Conference Player of the Week award of the 2025-26 season as his team improves to 10-1. He scored 25 total points on 9-for-15 field goals to go along with five rebounds and a career-high five assists in the 82-72 victory over the UCLA Bruins in Seattle, […]

3 months ago | 6 reads

Gonzaga Inches Closer to Top Five in AP Poll

Improving to 10-1 on the year with an 82-72 victory over the UCLA Bruins in Seattle, Washington, over the weekend, the Gonzaga Bulldogs jumped up one spot in the Associated Press Poll to No. 7. The Zags received 1,109 total points. Despite losing to the Boise State Broncos yesterday in Idaho Falls, Idaho, 68-67, the […]

3 months ago | 12 reads

Ike, Huff Carry Gonzaga Past UCLA in 82-72 Grind

It’s never clean when Gonzaga faces UCLA, and it’s rarely an easy win. The series between the two best teams on the West Coast has settled into a familiar rhythm defined by physicality, narrow margins, and extended stretches where neither team finds sustained offensive flow. This meeting between the No. 8-ranked Bulldogs and the No. […]

3 months ago | 11 reads

The West Coast Rivalry: Gonzaga vs. UCLA Preview

This intense conflict with the two household college basketball names, the No. 8 Gonzaga Bulldogs (9-1, 0-0 WCC) and the No. 25 UCLA Bruins (7-2, 2-0 Big Ten), has created a handful of memories for both fanbases. Some bad, mostly good. Here are a few that come to mind: 2006: Adam Morrison’s final collegiate game […]

3 months ago | 11 reads

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. […]

3 months ago | 7 reads