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Gonzaga on the World Stage: Seven Former Zags Suit Up in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers
The fourth window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifying ran from August 24 to September 1, and seven former Zags suited up for six different countries across four regions. Qualifying works in six windows spread over fifteen months. Eighty national teams entered in November 2025, drawn into groups of four playing home-and-away. Windows one […]
Get the Best of The Slipper Still Fits on the New SB Nation App
It’s a big day for The Slipper Still Fits. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Bulldogs. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition […]
Multiple Scheduling Announcements for Both Gonzaga Basketball Programs
A major news day for both the 2026-27 and 2027-28 non-conference schedules with the Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s and women’s teams. Men’s Basketball Under coach Mark Few, Gonzaga will return to the Battle in Seattle at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, for the next two seasons. The Bracketeer’s Rocco Miller announced that Gonzaga will […]
Gonzaga Has Three Committed Point Guards. Nathan de Sousa Is the Right One to Back Up Xaivian Lee
Xaivian Lee committed to Gonzaga on Wednesday, announcing it on his Instagram eight days after a California court granted him a fifth year of eligibility and the ability to enter the transfer portal. The Zags have their guy at the point guard spot. What’s still uncertain is who their “backup guy” will be. And I’m […]
Skylar Wicks Decommits From Gonzaga, Opens Up Another Roster Spot
The craziest offseason in college basketball history continues to get weirder for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Saint Francis Red Wolves transfer Skylar Wicks has decommitted from the program and reopened his recruitment, according to his agent Richie Felder. The hybrid wing committed to the Zags originally in June and was granted a waiver from the NCAA […]
Gonzaga’s JT Wenger Explains Why Spokane Is Turning Into a Volleyball Town
Photo via The Gonzaga Bulletin’s Bennett Hay Spokane, Washington, will always be Hooptown USA. But second-year Gonzaga Bulldogs women’s volleyball head coach JT Wenger sees it migrating into a volleyball town as well. The 2000 national champion as an outside hitter with the UCLA Bruins is beginning to prove that exactly after achieving the highest […]
Gonzaga Hires Seattle U’s Bryce Douglas to Basketball Staff
While this isn’t a direct replacement for now-North Carolina Tar Heels assistant coach Jorge Sanza, this addition to the Gonzaga Bulldogs staff with Seattle U Redhawks assistant coach Bryce Douglas is an exciting one that can pay off through his ability to scout talent, develop players, and evaluate opponents. Douglas was with the Seattle U […]
Florida’s Xaivian Lee Looks to Finally Be Gonzaga’s Guy
Now Valencia Basket’s Mario Saint-Supery of Spain in the EuroLeague and LSU Tigers’ Donovan Dent in the SEC didn’t want to be a part of the Gonzaga Bulldogs with the larger paycheck calling. Florida Gators’ Xaivian Lee does, and has a natural fit with the program’s specific style of running a half-court offense and utilizing […]
EXCLUSIVE: Before Mark Few, There Was Dan Monson
The Slipper Still Fits sat down with the former leader of the Gonzaga Bulldogs from 1997-99, the man who helped orchestrate the name of this website through that magical 1999 Elite Eight run. Dan Monson is now the head coach of the Eastern Washington Eagles in the Big Sky Conference. The 2026-27 group in nearby […]
Yvonne Ejim, Canada Book Ticket to FIBA’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The pride of Gonzaga Bulldogs women’s basketball, forward Yvonne Ejim, is on the verge of returning to the upcoming Summer Olympics with her home country. Canada punched their ticket and the final available spot to the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Ejim contributed 10 points and 16 rebounds in the 83-53 victory in the Pre-Qualifying […]
Jeremy Pargo Has Still Got It at 40 Years Old
On top of being named the BIG3 Most Valuable Player this summer, Boston Ball Hogs guard Jeremy Pargo is now a BIG3 champion. At 40 years old, Pargo is still looking like a high-level competitor with a smooth game and clutch skill set. The captain hit two back-to-back four-pointers to come from behind and beat […]
What Gonzaga Has in Javon Bennett, If It Has Him at All
As of right now, today, August 22, recent Gonzaga signee Javon Bennett isn’t eligible to play college basketball for the 2026-27 season. He was eligible on August 5, the day the Dayton transfer point guard committed to the Zags after two separate court rulings had given him a fifth season, but earlier this week, both […]
Cornell to Visit Gonzaga for Programs’ First-Ever Meeting
The Gonzaga Bulldogs’ non-conference slate has made moves this week, with now 13 of the 16 available slots filled. That doesn’t include the potential championship game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The Ivy League’s Cornell Big Red is off to the Kennel on Dec. […]
Difficult Day for Gonzaga’s Ongoing Search for a Point Guard
With the continuous disaster that the NCAA created and put on itself, some more bad news for the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ backcourt. According to court documents from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, all Class of 2022 athletes from the state of Colorado’s 5-in-5 ruling, except for those who have their own temporary restraining order or […]
Former Gonzaga Guard Adam Miller Signs His First Pro Contract Overseas
Adam Miller signed a one-year deal Thursday with Coretec Oostende in Belgium, his first professional contract, after 152 college games at Illinois, LSU, Arizona State, and Gonzaga. He’ll play on the North Sea for the most decorated club in Belgian basketball, one that just watched a 14-year run of national championships end in overtime. He’s […]
Two Newly Announced Non-Conference Home Matchups for Gonzaga
With the Pac-12 Conference adopting a 16-game double round-robin schedule, the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ non-conference schedule can fit 16 games for a total of 32 matchups played during the 2026-27 college basketball regular season. The Zags have added two home contests inside the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington, to the upcoming non-conference slate. First, the […]
Two New Announced Non-Conference Home Matchups for Gonzaga
With the Pac-12 Conference adopting a 16-game double round-robin schedule, the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ non-conference schedule can fit 16 games for a total of 32 matchups played during the 2026-27 college basketball regular season. The Zags have added two home contests inside the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington, to the upcoming non-conference slate. First, the […]
Wing Tavion Banks Considers Gonzaga as Next College Destination
The 6-7 wing, Iowa Hawkeyes wing Tavion Banks, received an extra year of college eligibility through the state of Colorado’s injunction against the NCAA. After the ruling, Banks told 247 Sports that the Gonzaga Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, and Oklahoma Sooners are his four choices for his final college basketball campaign. A return […]
Malachi Smith Signs Training Camp Deal With Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors have signed Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Malachi Smith to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 training camp contract through the work of his agent, Michael Lelchitski of SIG Sports. Across 15 games, four of which were starts, played with the Brooklyn Nets to close out the 2025-26 season, 6-4 Smith averaged 8.3 points on a […]
Lisa Fortier Fighting for Four-Star Recruit Finley Parcher’s Attention
Four-star combo guard Finley Parcher of Lynden, Washington, named the Gonzaga Bulldogs in her top seven schools. Among coach Lisa Fortier’s program for the in-state talent are not only other major West Coast names, but also coach Geno Auriemma’s powerhouse all the way out in the Northeast region. Besides the Zags and UConn Huskies, the […]
Gonzaga’s Jeremy Pargo Prepares for BIG3 Title Game
On Aug. 15 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, Gonzaga Bulldogs alum and 6-2, 220-pound guard Jeremy Pargo was named the BIG3’s Most Valuable Player. The 2007-08 West Coast Conference Player of the Year is also a three-time all-star with the ever-growing 3-on-3 league founded by rapper Ice Cube. At 40 years old, […]
Mark Few Means Everything to Gonzaga University
Coach Mark Few put the Gonzaga Bulldogs program and the university in Spokane, Washington, on the map. An underdog who built something that was never supposed to happen at a tiny Jesuit institution in the Inland Northwest. Forget all the wins, championships, and NBA pedigree from its alumni for a second; his presence aided the […]
Ines Bettencourt Seeks Fifth Year of College Eligibility
Major news on the women’s side in the ongoing 5-in-5 college eligibility cases for the Class of 2022 against the NCAA. Gonzaga Bulldogs guard Ines Bettencourt, who graduated this past May, has entered the California lawsuit of athletes seeking a fifth year of college eligibility, according to Spokesman-Review’s Greg Lee. She played for the Zags […]
How the NCAA’s Legal Losing Streak Is Ruining College Basketball: Part 2
Last week ended on one question: would a California judge do what Ohio, Tennessee, and Georgia judges already had, and grant the class of 2022 a fifth season they can actually use? That question is, unfortunately, still open. But three things happened since then that make this whole saga worth revisiting: 1.) Gonzaga signed two […]
How the NCAA’s Legal Losing Streak Is Ruining College Basketball: Part Two
Last week ended on one question: would a California judge do what Ohio, Tennessee, and Georgia judges already had, and grant the class of 2022 a fifth season they can actually use? That question is, unfortunately, still open. But three things happened since then that make this whole saga worth revisiting: 1) Gonzaga signed two […]
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