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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. […]
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Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8:30 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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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 […]
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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. […]
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After the dismantling of Kentucky in Nashville, Tennessee, Gonzaga has jumped up three spots in the Associated Press Poll at No. 8. The Zags received 1,054 total points. In the NET rankings, coach Mark Few’s group ranks No. 4 amongst all college basketball programs. The Bulldogs are 2-1 in Quad 1 opportunities, 1-0 in Quad […]
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Gonzaga returned to the Kennel on Sunday for an early December tune-up on the heels of a stretch that had already delivered a 40-point collapse to Michigan and a 35-point correction against Kentucky. As expected, the Zags handled business at home, pummeling the Ospreys of North Florida, 109-58. Up next comes UCLA, Oregon, and a […]
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Sunday, Dec. 7, at 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN+/KAYU Fox 28 Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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In what was a heavily Wildcats-favored crowd at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats (5-4) put out an embarrassing performance from the still Final Four-caliber No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-1). This was a well-worth trip across the country for the Pacific Northwest program. After the shocking 40-point blowout disaster at […]
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Check out the sixth 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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Friday, Dec. 5, at 4:00 p.m. PT on ESPN2 Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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Gonzaga had its share of rough nights last season, but the Kentucky game sits in its own category. The Zags rolled into Climate Pledge Arena with the confidence of a group still buzzing from the season-opening win over Baylor, built an 18-point lead, and looked ready to put a top-five opponent in a headlock. Then […]
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The redshirt freshman forward is running away as the best young talent in the West Coast Conference. New Zealand’s Lauren Whittaker had a spectacular weekend in Fort Myers, Florida, at Coconut Hoops, being named to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 25.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game for the Zags. She has now […]
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In the first edition of the NET rankings, coach Mark Few’s group ranks No. 5 amongst all college basketball programs. The Zags are 1-1 in Quad 1 opportunities, 1-0 in Quad 2. After a noteworthy 2-1 performance at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gonzaga has jumped up one spot in the Associated […]
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Over the Thanksgiving holiday in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida, Gonzaga went 1-1 at Coconut Hoops. In the opening round, the Zags were unable to make a comeback against Indiana (7-1), 76-72. Despite losing the battle in the paint versus the Hoosiers’ talented frontcourt, 40-28, redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker continued to show off her dominance […]
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Former Princeton forward Caden Pierce is planning to take an official visit to UConn on Dec. 16, Gonzaga on the weekend of Jan. 2 for the West Coast Conference home opener against Seattle U, and Louisville on Jan. 13. He also recently visited Grand Canyon the weekend of Nov. 21, Purdue the weekend of Nov. […]
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Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 6:30 p.m. PT on TNT Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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Tonight’s Players Era Championship game in Las Vegas delivers the best matchup of the young college basketball season so far: No. 12 Gonzaga vs. No. 7 Michigan, with a $1 million NIL prize on the line for the winner’s war chest. Gonzaga arrives at the matchup following a 39-point drubbing of Maryland on Tuesday, a […]
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There is once again a new No. 1 team in KenPom, and it’s the Zags. Gonzaga rolled into Round 2 of the Players Era Festival and tore through Maryland 100-61, a result that felt settled long before the final horn. The Zags were coming off a ten-point win over Alabama less than twenty-four hours earlier, […]
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No sugarcoating it. The No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-1) were embarrassed by a much more physical, longer, and athletic frontcourt of the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines (7-0) in the Players Era Festival title game at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. So much so, in fact, this was officially the worst loss in coach Mark Few’s […]
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Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 6:30 p.m. PT on truTV Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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Maryland Terrapins first-year coach Buzz Williams (5-1) had a classic quote regarding the upcoming matchup with the Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-0) after their 74-67 win in the Players Era Festival nightcap of Day 1 against the nearby UNLV Runnin’ Rebels in Las Vegas. His group will need to tighten everything up offensively after turning the ball […]
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The crowd looked somewhat healthy for the must-watch, high-level matchup of Day 1 at the Players Era Festival. You could hear the fans of the No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-0) throughout the MGM Grand Garden Arena, who made the trip to everyone’s favorite destination of Las Vegas. A special thanks to the ‘finger guns’ guy […]
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Redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker earned her second West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week award of the 2025-26 season. She averaged 18.0 points on a 50.0 field goal percentage, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game in a 72-63 loss to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and a 79-60 […]
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Monday, Nov. 24, at 6:30 p.m. PT on TNT Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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A 122-50 pummeling victory over Southern Utah this past week only pushed Gonzaga up one spot to No. 12 in the latest edition of the Associated Press poll. The Zags received a total of 863 points from the voters. Out of the West Coast Conference, Saint Mary’s received 27 votes. Santa Clara made their first […]
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