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Arizona State at Gonzaga Women Open Thread

The undefeated Arizona State Sun Devils (12-0), out of the Big 12 Conference, have a tough non-conference challenge in the Kennel against the West Coast Conference’s Gonzaga Bulldogs (6-4). The Sun Devils have taken out four WCC opponents already (at San Diego Toreros, at Santa Clara Broncos, vs. San Francisco Dons, at Oregon State Beavers). […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Game Preview: Gonzaga Hosts Campbell in a Homecourt Tune-Up

The Bulldogs will return to the Kennel on Wednesday night for a matchup with the Campbell Fighting Camels. Tipoff is set for 6:00 PM PST at the McCarthy Athletic Center, with coverage on ESPN+/KHQ. The Zags bring a 10-1 record back onto their home floor after their 10-point win over UCLA against a Campbell team […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Graham Ike Wins Second West Coast Conference Weekly Honor

Graduate forward Graham Ike wins his second West Coast Conference Player of the Week award of the 2025-26 season as his team improves to 10-1. He scored 25 total points on 9-for-15 field goals to go along with five rebounds and a career-high five assists in the 82-72 victory over the UCLA Bruins in Seattle, […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Gonzaga Inches Closer to Top Five in AP Poll

Improving to 10-1 on the year with an 82-72 victory over the UCLA Bruins in Seattle, Washington, over the weekend, the Gonzaga Bulldogs jumped up one spot in the Associated Press Poll to No. 7. The Zags received 1,109 total points. Despite losing to the Boise State Broncos yesterday in Idaho Falls, Idaho, 68-67, the […]

about 2 months ago | 6 reads

Ike, Huff Carry Gonzaga Past UCLA in 82-72 Grind

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. […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

The West Coast Rivalry: Gonzaga vs. UCLA Preview

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 4 reads

Braden Huff Wins First Conference Player of the Week Award

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. […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Gonzaga Rolls Past North Florida, 109-58

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 […]

about 2 months ago | 3 reads

Lauren Whittaker Wins Third West Coast Conference Weekly Honor

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 […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

Gonzaga’s Lauren Whittaker Named to Coconut Hoops All-Tournament Team

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 […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

Former Ivy League Player of the Year to Visit Gonzaga

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. […]

2 months ago | 4 reads

Michigan Hands Gonzaga Worst Loss in Mark Few Era, 101-61

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 […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Gonzaga vs. Maryland Preview (Players Era Festival)

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 […]

2 months ago | 1 read