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Ups and Downs in WCC Dog Days
Check out the ninth 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
Game Preview: Gonzaga Meets Santa Clara in a Battle of the WCC’s Unbeatens
Gonzaga’s loss last season to the Santa Clara Broncos still stings. The Broncos torched the Bulldogs by hitting 18 of 38 from three and pouring in 103 points, the most ever scored by an opponent in the McCarthy Athletic Center. It was an ugly night that left no doubt that Gonzaga’s defense required immediate recalibration. […]
Corey Kispert Traded to Atlanta Hawks
Corey Kispert is at long last out of Washington, D.C., and moving to Atlanta in a blockbuster NBA trade. In the deal, four-time NBA All-Star Trae Young is granted his wish and allowed a new chapter with the Wizards. The Hawks also received CJ McCollum in the exchange. This trade was on the immediate horizon […]
Graham Ike Named to Wooden Award Midseason Watch List
Gonzaga’s graduate forward Graham Ike (16.8 points on 52.2 shooting from the field, team-leading 8.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists per game) was listed on the Top 25 Wooden Award Midseason Watch List. Completely well-deserved, but his partner in crime in the frontcourt wasn’t. Redshirt junior forward Braden Huff leads the Zags in scoring at 18.1 points […]
Santa Clara at Gonzaga Open Thread
Thursday, Jan. 8, at 8:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2 Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
Zags Fall One Spot in First AP Poll of 2026
Despite winning four games in just a seven-day span, the Gonzaga Bulldogs moved down one spot in the Associated Press Poll to No. 8. Their 16 wins are the most in the country. The Zags received 1,101 total points in the AP Poll. The Saint Mary’s Gaels, at an overall 15-2 record, received 10 votes. […]
Lauren Whittaker Wins Sixth WCC Freshman of the Week Honor
For the third straight week, forward Lauren Whittaker has been named the top freshman in the West Coast Conference. This time, she shared the honor with San Francisco Dons guard Aina Cargol. During the 3-1 stretch in the last seven days for the Zags, Whittaker averaged 19.7 points per game on a 55.6 field goal […]
Gonzaga’s Bench Pushes Team to Fourth Win in Seven Day-Span
Coach Mark Few was not happy with the effort from his No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-1, 4-0 WCC) in the last two meetings and sent a message. He went with his eighth different starting lineup of the 2025-26 season and gave freshman wing Davis Fogle (two points on 1-for-3 shooting in ten minutes) his first […]
Gonzaga’s Bench Pushes Team to Fourth Win in Seven Days
Coach Mark Few was not happy with the effort from his No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-1, 4-0 WCC) in the last two meetings and sent a message. He went with his eighth different starting lineup of the 2025-26 season and gave freshman wing Davis Fogle (two points on 1-for-3 shooting in ten minutes) his first […]
Gonzaga’s Bench Pushes Team to Fourth Win in Seven Days, 82-47
Coach Mark Few was not happy with the effort from his No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (16-1, 4-0 WCC) in the last two meetings and sent a message. He went with his eighth different starting lineups of the 2025-26 season and gave freshman wing Davis Fogle (two points on 1-for-3 shooting in ten minutes) his first […]
Game Preview: Gonzaga Looks to Build Momentum at Home Against Loyola Marymount
Gonzaga enters Sunday’s matchup with Loyola Marymount still shaking off the stink of a win that demanded far more patience and late-game heroics than it should have. The Zags trailed Seattle U by as many as 12 points on Friday, drifted through much of the first half, and ultimately needed overtime to escape a game […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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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