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Gonzaga Snags First Transfer, Houston Wing Isiah Harwell

Per his Instagram, 2025 five-star recruit and former Houston Cougars wing Isiah Harwell has committed to the Gonzaga Bulldogs. This is the Zags’ first acquired transfer in this recruiting cycle. The 6-6, 220-pound freshman chose Houston over Gonzaga, Texas Longhorns, and California Golden Bears, coming out of Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah. While dealing […]

Both Gonzaga Programs to Play Michigan State in Palm Springs

Per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, both Gonzaga Bulldogs basketball programs will take on the Michigan State Spartans on Dec. 19 at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California. The men’s matchup will honor Naismith Hall of Fame coaches Mark Few and Tom Izzo. The last time these two went to battle was on the USS […]

Ismaila Diagne Adds to Growing List of Zags in Transfer Portal

Seven-foot sophomore center Ismaila Diagne has gone portaling, the fifth Gonzaga Bulldog to do so this cycle. He joins graduate wing Steele Venters, junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti, redshirt junior guard Braeden Smith, and redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness. Diagne served mostly as the third big behind forward Graham Ike and redshirt junior forward Braden Huff […]

Gonzaga’s Transfer Portal Tracker: Departures, Targets, Commits

With the NCAA transfer portal now officially open, over 1,850 men’s Division I players have entered their names on the first two days alone. The portal will be open until April 21. The Gonzaga Bulldogs lost five players from their 2025-26 roster in graduate wing Steele Venters, junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti, redshirt junior guard Braeden […]

Paige Lofing Becomes First From Gonzaga Women to Enter Transfer Portal

Heading into her sophomore season, 5-9 point guard Paige Lofing has entered her name into the NCAA transfer portal. Hailing from Huntley Project in Billings, Montana, Lofing averaged 2.2 points in 6.4 minutes per 27 contests for the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The young freshman’s stats may not have been eye-popping during her one season in Spokane, […]

Steele Venters Opts Out of Gonzaga, Joins Transfer Portal

One more non-surprising decision as the fourth Gonzaga Bulldog puts his name in the transfer portal, the third in the last two days. Graduate wing Steele Venters joins junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti, redshirt junior guard Braeden Smith, and redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness in the search for another college basketball program to call home. Venters […]

Braeden Smith Becomes Third Zag to Step Into Transfer Portal

Not a surprise. Redshirt junior point guard Braeden Smith becomes the third Gonzaga Bulldog to enter his name in the NCAA transfer portal, along with junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti and redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness. After transferring away from the Colgate Raiders and redshirting in 2024-25, Smith started 18 of the 35 games for the […]

Emmanuel Innocenti Makes Unexpected Decision to Enter Transfer Portal

Coming out of left field, Gonzaga Bulldog’s junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal in search of a new home for his final year of eligibility. The defensive ace becomes the second Zag to do so, along with redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness. After his four-year amateur Italian basketball […]

Malachi Smith Works Tail Off, Rewarded Two-Year Deal With Brooklyn Nets

After going undrafted in 2023 and then being shipped off to four different NBA G League teams, former Gonzaga Bulldog guard Malachi Smith has secured a roster spot with the Brooklyn Nets for the rest of the 2025-26 season and potentially further. Smith’s two-year deal comes after two 10-day contracts with the organization. He made […]

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Gonzaga’s Cade Orness Enters Transfer Portal

According to his agent, Ryan Murphy, redshirt freshman guard Cade Orness has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Orness becomes the first Gonzaga Bulldog from the 2025-26 roster to do so. The portal officially opens up the day after the national championship on Tuesday, April 7, and will be for 15 days until closing on April […]

Brandon Clarke Arrested in Arkansas

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was arrested at 1:03 p.m. PT on Wednesday, April 1, and booked in Cross County, Arkansas, according to The Commercial Appeal’s Damichael Cole and Lucas Finton. He was held on a Civil Investigative Demand with the Cross County Sheriff’s Department, but has since been released and bonded out of jail. […]

12 Years a Gonzaga Podcaster

Check out the 19th 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

Mark Few Voted Into Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame

According to a report from CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, Gonzaga Bulldogs coach Mark Few has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame after his second straight year of being a finalist. Other members of the Class of 2026 include Amar’e Stoudemire, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, and Doc Rivers, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. […]

Gonzaga Lets Sweet 16 Berth Slip Late as Texas Ends Season

That’s it, folks. Gonzaga’s 2025-26 season is over. 74-68. A second-round loss to Texas. It hurts. But what stings most is how familiar this type of tournament loss feels. This is how Gonzaga loses tournament games. These are the same struggles this team has faced all year. And for the second straight season, the Zags […]

Gonzaga Lets Sweet 16 Berth Slip Late as Texas Ends Season 74-68

That’s it, folks. Gonzaga’s 2025-26 season is over. 74-68. A second-round loss to Texas. It hurts. But what stings most is how familiar this type of tournament loss feels. This is how Gonzaga loses tournament games. These are the same struggles this team has faced all year. And for the second straight season, the Zags […]

Gonzaga Lets It Slip Late as Texas Ends Season 74-68

That’s it, folks. Gonzaga’s 2025-26 season is over. 74-68. A second-round loss to Texas. It hurts. But what stings most is how familiar this type of tournament loss feels. This is how Gonzaga loses tournament games. These are the same struggles this team has faced all year. And for the second straight season, the Zags […]

Gonzaga Women’s Time in NCAA Tournament Ends Early at Hands of Ole Miss

At the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota (also known as ‘The Barn,’ established in 1928), the No. 12-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-10, 14-4 WCC) fell to the much more physical No. 5-seeded Ole Miss Rebels (24-11, 8-8 SEC) in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64 in the Sacramento region. Gonzaga may have outrebounded […]

Gonzaga’s March Run Brings Worriesome Start, Lucky Second-Round Draw

This late-night first-round NCAA Tournament matchup at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, had its scary and uninspiring beginnings. Slow starts have been an issue throughout the 2025-26 campaign for the powerhouse from Spokane, Washington. At least the opposing side of the West Region ended in an upset loss for a former West Coast Conference […]