Gonzaga at Portland Open Thread
Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 7:00 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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Gonzaga Looks to Dictate Terms in Road Trip to Portland
The Gonzaga Bulldogs head to Portland on Wednesday night for a 7:00 PST tip against the Portland Pilots, the first of two February meetings between the programs and Gonzaga’s lone trip to visit UP this season, with local coverage on KHQ and national streaming via ESPN+. Portland enters the matchup on a three-game skid following […]
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Graham Ike, Lauren Whittaker Earn Yet Another West Coast Conference Honor
No surprise here as graduate forward Graham Ike has won his fourth West Coast Conference Player of the Week award of the season after his memorable performance against the Saint Mary’s Gaels over the weekend, the first time he’s beaten the rival inside the Kennel throughout his career. He looked like a First Team All-American […]
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No Movement in AP Poll for Gonzaga
Despite a rivalry victory over the Saint Mary’s Gaels (19-4, 8-2 WCC) in Spokane, Washington, that Saturday, Jan. 31, the Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0 WCC) stayed put at No. 6 in the Associated Press Poll. That’s surprising given the fact that the 2-0 Illinois Fighting Illini jumped up four spots from No. 9 to No. […]
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Chet Holmgren Named NBA All-Star for First Time in His Career
Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren joins John Stockton and Domantas Sabonis as the third former Gonzaga Bulldog to be named an NBA All-Star as a reserve for Team USA. It won’t be the last time that he’ll join the world’s greatest talents on the biggest stage, that’s for sure. The No. 2 pick in […]
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Gonzaga Survives the Slog, Reclaims the Kennel in 73-65 Win Over Saint Mary’s
The Gonzaga Bulldogs beat the Saint Mary’s Gaels 73-65 Saturday night in the McCarthey Athletic Center. They did exactly what was needed to get the win, speeding up the Gaels, protecting the ball, and leaning on a dominant return from Graham Ike, who sat out the last three games with a bum ankle. The Zags […]
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Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga Preview: The Triumphant Return of Graham Ike
When recently speaking to the local and national media, coach Mark Few broke the colossal news that team-leading scorer and rebounder, graduate forward Graham Ike, plans to make his return for the pivotal West Coast Conference rivalry matchup on Saturday, Jan. 31, in the Kennel. “He’s had two really, really good practices. Sometimes when you […]
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Gonzaga’s Midseason NBA Report
NBA All-Star Weekend is almost here, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs have a brief breather before Saturday’s clash with the Saint Mary’s Gaels, so the pause offers a natural moment to check in on the program’s NBA presence. As of this writing, 12 former Zags sit on active NBA rosters, with a couple more still grinding […]
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Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga Open Thread
Saturday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Check out the 12th episode of the 2025-26 season from Free Ira Brown! Support the show at patreon.com/freeirabrown. Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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Jalen Warley, Davis Fogle Have Answered Call For Undermanned Zags
With graduate forward Graham Ike and redshirt junior Braden Huff dealing with their own respective injuries, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have lost a whole lot of All-American size and skill in the frontcourt over the last three matchups. In their place, senior wing Jalen Warley and true freshman wing Davis Fogle have stepped up. Warley had […]
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Lisa Fortier Named to Kathy Delaney Coach of the Year Midseason Watchlist
The Kathy Delaney Coach of the Year Award is given to the best coach in the mid-major conference ranks. Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Lisa Fortier won the award in 2024 and was named to this season’s midseason watchlist with 10 different names from across college basketball. She was on the preseason watchlist last season as well. […]
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Courtney Vandersloot Makes Acting Debut
The acting bug is in the air for the former Zags. Not too long ago, it was Gonzaga legend Jeremy Pargo who expanded his resume to writing, producing, and starring in “The Final Play” movie. The romantic comedy was created by his own production company, Pargo Productions, and can be viewed on Amazon Prime Video […]
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Lauren Whittaker Wins Sixth Straight West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week Accolade
After losing the battle for the top of the league with the West Coast Conference Player of the Week, Oregon State Beavers junior guard Kennedie Shuler, Gonzaga Bulldogs redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker was named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week. Whittaker, having 10 total weekly honors thus far, scored a career-high 37 […]
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Zags Ascend Two Spots in AP Poll
It’s pretty strange thinking the Gonzaga Bulldogs (21-1, 9-0 WCC) have beaten the San Francisco Dons an unbelievable 34 straight times, given that it always seems like these two teams make for a too-close-for-comfort finish. Nonetheless, that win in the Kennel over the weekend (along with a winless week for the Purdue Boilermakers and a […]
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Short-Handed Gonzaga Holds Off Hot-Shooting USF, 68-66
It always seems to come down to the wire when the Zags face the Dons of San Francisco. Despite the fact that USF hasn’t beaten Gonzaga in Spokane since 1989, wins over the Dons never seem to come easy, usually decided by single possessions and tight margins in the scoring column. This one was no […]
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USF’s Tyrone Riley IV’s Preparation for the Kennel in Spokane
It’s going to be a sad feeling when the No. 8 Gonzaga Bulldogs (20-1, 8-0 WCC) officially stop playing against the Bay Area competition like the San Francisco Dons (13-8, 5-3 WCC), Santa Clara Broncos, and maybe the Saint Mary’s Gaels? Just a maybe on that last one. The Slipper Still Fits was joined by […]
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Oregon State Beats Gonzaga Women in Corvallis Overtime Thriller, 92-87
In an exhilarating overtime finish against the Oregon State Beavers (15-6, 7-1 WCC) in front of 4,000+ at the Gill Coliseum, the Gonzaga Bulldogs (14-7, 6-2 WCC) unfortunately fell to third place in the West Coast Conference standings. Gonzaga never trailed by more than eight points and was always near, but couldn’t get over the […]
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San Francisco at Gonzaga Open Thread
Saturday, Jan. 24, at 5:00 p.m. PT on CBS Sports Network Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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No Huff-ing Way Is an Injury Going to Derail This Squad
Check out the 11th episode of the 2025-26 season from Free Ira Brown! Support the show at patreon.com/freeirabrown. Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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Gonzaga Women at Oregon State: Control of West Coast Conference’s Top Spot
The Gonzaga Bulldogs women’s (14-6, 6-1 WCC) only chance of making the NCAA Tournament will come by winning the West Coast Conference Tournament in Las Vegas. To set themselves up for success in January, a victory in Thursday’s pivotal matchup against the Oregon State Beavers (14-6, 6-1 WCC) helps them get closer to achieving their […]
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Youthful Davis Fogle Puts on Show in Front of Student-Filled Kennel
In the student body’s return to the Kennel in Spokane for the first time since Dec. 7, the No. 8 Gonzaga Bulldogs (20-1, 8-0 WCC) played it safe and sidelined graduate forward Graham Ike for the second straight game. He was seen in a boot on his right ankle on the bench once again. It […]
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Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga Open Thread
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 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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Game Preview: Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine in a Crucial Tune-Up at the Kennel
Gonzaga heads into Wednesday’s tilt against the Pepperdine Waves with a very strange type of momentum. Saturday’s matchup against the Redhawks of Seattle U resulted in a 70-51 win for the Bulldogs, and, even more impressively, they pulled it off without either Braden Huff or Graham Ike in uniform. It was a statement game built […]
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Lauren Whittaker Wins Eighth West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week Award
Gonzaga redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker continues to show off her dominance in the West Coast Conference, reaching her tenth double-double of the 2025-26 season with 26 points and 11 rebounds during the 82-69 victory over the San Francisco Dons this past Thursday, Jan. 15, in Spokane. The 6-3 talent chipped in seven points, 13 […]
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