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Gonzaga Snags First Transfer, Houston Guard/Wing Isiah Harwell
Per his Instagram, 2025 five-star recruit and former Houston Cougars guard/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 […]
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 […]
Season Recap: Emmanuel Innocenti Was Exactly What Gonzaga Needed. Now He’s Moving On.
Emmanuel Innocenti. E-Man. The Italian Stallion. A dude seemingly assembled from equal parts grit, hustle, and sheer will is packing his bags and leaving Spokane after two seasons of doing everything the hard way and making it look easy. He may be the best on-ball defender to ever suit up for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, and […]
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 close on April 21. The Gonzaga Bulldogs lost six players from their 2025-26 roster in graduate wing Steele Venters (Washington Huskies commit), junior wing Emmanuel Innocenti (Arizona State […]
Paige Lofing Becomes Second From Gonzaga Women to Enter Portal, Joins Vera Gunyadin
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. She joins 5-9 senior guard Vera Gunyadin as the two Zags in the portal. After […]
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 […]
Gonzaga Reportedly Schedules Michigan State for Upcoming Non-Conference
In a conversation with Tim Staudt on The Game 730 AM in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State Spartans coach Tom Izzo stated that he has scheduled a non-conference matchup with coach Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the 2026-27 season. No date or official location is set, but the game will reportedly be played […]
Gonzaga Reportedly Schedules Michigan State for Incoming Non-Conference
In a conversation with Tim Staudt on The Game 730 AM in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State Spartans coach Tom Izzo stated that he has scheduled a non-conference matchup with coach Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the 2026-27 season. No date or official location is set, but the game will reportedly be played […]
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 […]
No. 11 Texas vs. No. 3 Gonzaga Open Thread (Second Round of NCAA Tournament)
Saturday, March 21, at 4:10 p.m. PT on TBS (Moda Center in Portland, Oregon) According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Gonzaga is the favorite over Texas by 6.5 points. Moneyline for the Zags is at -250 and +202 for the Longhorns. The over/under is set at 147.5. Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow […]
Gonzaga Thrown Red-Hot Texas for Second-Round NCAA Tournament Matchup
94.91 percent of the NCAA Tournament brackets picked the No. 3-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-3, 16-2 WCC) s to advance into the Round of 32 in the West region. The Zags did exactly that against the No. 14-seeded Kennesaw State Owls out of the Conference USA in Portland, Oregon, 73-64. Although, it was far from pretty. […]
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 […]
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