Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga Open Thread
Sunday, Jan. 4, 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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Lisa Fortier Achieves 300th Career Victory With Zags
On the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ (11-5, 3-0 WCC) way to handling the last-place Seattle U Redhawks (4-10, 0-3 WCC) on the road, 85-59, coach Lisa Fortier reached a personal milestone. She recorded her 300th career victory in 379 opportunities with the Zags, the fastest coach to do so in program history. Redshirt freshman forward Lauren Whittaker […]
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Gonzaga Survives Fright From Seattle U in Overtime at Kennel, 80-72
After a second-half defensive collapse against the San Diego Toreros in the Jenny Craig Pavilion to end 2025, the No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (15-1, 3-0 WCC) started 2026 lacking spirit and connectiveness with one another against a terrific Seattle U Redhawks team (12-4, 1-2 WCC) led by the bright fifth-year coach Chris Victor. The seventh […]
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Game Preview: Gonzaga Hosts Seattle U in First West Coast Conference Era Matchup
No. 7 Gonzaga is back in the Kennel on Thursday night to face the Redhawks of Seattle U for the first time since 1980. The Zags barely escaped San Diego on Tuesday, and the win at the Jenny Craig Pavilion came with long stretches of sloppy execution, loose defensive possessions, and decisions that turned manageable […]
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Seattle U at Gonzaga Open Thread
Friday, Jan. 2, 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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Why Gonzaga Has Exceeded Expectations This Season Thus Far
Remember when this Pacific Northwest program was ranked just No. 21 in the Associated Press poll in the preseason? Despite being embarrassed by 40 points by the Michigan Wolverines in the Players Era Festival championship game in Las Vegas, Nevada, the now No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs still have a national championship ceiling. Here are a […]
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Gonzaga Beats San Diego 99-93, Eventually
There are a few ways to remember a win like this, and most of them involve selective amnesia. Luckily, the No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs beat the San Diego Toreros 99-93 on Tuesday night, moved to 14-1 on the season and 2-0 in conference play, and in the process created a game film so unpleasant that […]
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Game Preview: Zags Gear Up for Second Leg of Southern California Trip
Coach Mark Few hasn’t been afraid to switch things up because of just how deep the No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0 WCC) are. He’s now thrown out six different starting lineups this season as redshirt junior guard Braeden Smith returned to the No. 1 lead guard on the depth chart with his strong play […]
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Gonzaga at San Diego Open Thread
Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 6:30 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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Gonzaga at Pepperdine Open Thread
Sunday, Dec. 28, at 5:00 p.m. PT on ESPN+/SWX Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Mick Cronin Gets Naught, but Coal in His Stocking. It’s an FIB Christmas!
Check out the eighth 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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When it’s good, it’s really good. When it’s bad, it’s the 2025 Kentucky ‘Cats
Check out the seventh 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’s Braeden Smith Makes His Presence Known in Pacific Northwest Showdown
Ultimately, this wasn’t the showing around Christmas time that the Northwest Elite Showdown was hoping for from the two prominent universities on the West Coast. In Portland, Oregon, there was just a slight mix of red, blue, and green in the crowd, with little energy. Wouldn’t have guessed that from behind the scenes of the […]
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Game Preview: Gonzaga Looks to Clean Things Up Before the New Year Against Oregon
Sunday afternoon gives the Zags one final non-conference game before the holidays, and the slow grind of West Coast Conference play begins. No. 7 Gonzaga heads to Portland to face Oregon at the Moda Center, a rare regional matchup tipping at 3:00 p.m. PST on Peacock. Gonzaga arrives 11-1, third in KenPom and third in […]
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Mark Few Listed on 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Ballot
The Gonzaga leader, since the turn of the century, is back on the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ballot. He was named with 46 other influential hoop nominees from across North America. Few is listed on the ballot for the second straight year, having just missed the cut for the 2025 class after being named […]
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Oregon vs. Gonzaga Open Thread (Moda Center in Portland, Oregon)
Northwest Elite Showdown – Sunday, Dec. 21, at 3:00 p.m. PT on Peacock Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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Braden Huff’s Near-Perfect Performance Takes Care of Campbell Single-Handedly, 98-70
With the No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (11-1 overall) rocking the fashionable and fan-favorite throwback “Royal Blue” jerseys, redshirt junior forward Braden Huff put on a career-night showing in style. The key member of the frontcourt in Spokane went off for a career-high 37 points on a near-flawless 16-for-18 from the field to go along with […]
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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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