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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 open for 15 days until April 26. […]

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’s being held on a Civil Investigative Demand with the Cross County sheriff’s department. Clarke is being charged with trafficking an unidentified controlled substance, […]

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. […]

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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 […]

Braden Huff’s Injury Report Before Start of NCAA Tournament

After practice before the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ first-round matchup of the NCAA Tournament at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, the players spoke with the media in the locker room. One of those players was redshirt junior forward Braden Huff, who hasn’t spoken to the press since he dislocated his left knee back during practice on […]

Graham Ike Named to AP All-American Third Team

Gonzaga Bulldogs graduate forward Graham Ike is named one of the top 15 players in the country this 2025-26 season, per the Associated Press. Here are the four other players listed alongside Ike on the All-American Third Team: Houston freshman guard Kingston FlemingsAlabama Crimson Tide sophomore guard Labaron PhilonFlorida Gators junior forward Thomas HaughTexas Tech […]

Gonzaga Women Receive No. 12 Seed in NCAA Tournament

After winning the 2026 West Coast Conference Tournament title in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Gonzaga Bulldogs women (24-9, 14-4 WCC) received the No. 12 seed in the Sacramento region. Coach Lisa Fortier’s Zags will play the No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Friday, March 20, on ESPN2 at […]

Gonzaga Earns No. 3 Seed in West Region

The NCAA Tournament is finally upon us. The West Coast Conference champion Gonzaga Bulldogs are the No. 3 seed in the West region and will play the No. 14 Kennesaw State Owls out of Conference USA at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. PT on TBS. The Owls […]

Malachi Smith Signs 10-Day Contract With Brooklyn Nets

Another NBA jersey is going up on the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ wall, as former guard Malachi Smith is signing a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets. Smith averaged 14.4 points on 52 percent shooting from the field and 42 percent from three-point range, 5.6 assists, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game with the Long Island […]

Graham Ike Chosen as Finalist for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

Gonzaga Bulldogs graduate forward Graham Ike was on the preseason watchlist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award. Now, he’s a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Here are the four other candidates for the honor from across the country outside of Ike: Florida’s Alex CondonKansas Jayhawks’ Flory […]