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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 […]
Many West Coast Conference aficionados expected this 2026 tournament version of the championship game in Las Vegas, Nevada, to be yet another duel between the No. 1-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3, 16-2 WCC) and the No. 2-seeded Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-5, 16-2 WCC). Coach Herb Sendek and his No. 3-seeded Santa Clara Broncos (26-8, 15-3 WCC) […]
The No. 2-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs women (24-9, 14-4 WCC) have won the West Coast Conference Tournament championship for the first time since 2022. The Zags are returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2024, entering with a 24-9 overall record. I know that the talented and acrobatic Red Panda, who killed yet […]
This will be the first time since 2022 that the West Coast Conference is a three-bid league in the NCAA Tournament with the Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3, 16-2 WCC), Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-5, 16-2 WCC), and Santa Clara Broncos (26-8, 15-3 WCC). This mid-major conference has proven over and over again to be one of the […]
This will be the first time since 2022 that the West Coast Conference is a three-bid league in the NCAA Tournament with the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Saint Mary’s Gaels, and Santa Clara Broncos. This mid-major conference has proven over and over again to be one of the most underratedly-competive group of college basketball programs. Coach Mark […]
This will be the first time since 2022 that the West Coast Conference will be a three-bid league in the NCAA Tournament with the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Saint Mary’s Gaels, and Santa Clara Broncos. The mid-major conference has proven over and over again to be one of the most underratedly-competive group of college basketball programs. Coach […]
Gonzaga took care of business on Monday night, and now their attention turns to their final opponent before Selection Sunday next week. The Bulldogs advance to the championship once again with a 65-56 win over Oregon State in the semifinal round, a result that sends Mark Few’s group back to the conference title game for […]
Tuesday, March 10, at 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
The last time that the college basketball powerhouse from Spokane, Washington, didn’t appear in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship was back in 1997. As a 28-year-old man born in that year, I have never not seen the Zags in the title game. What a wild run it’s been. In the final run at the […]
The No. 2-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (23-9, 14-4 WCC) were locked in offensively for their West Coast Conference semifinal matchup with the No. 3-seeded Santa Clara Broncos (24-9, 13-5 WCC) on Monday afternoon. Coach Lisa Fortier’s team steamrolled past the Bay Area program, 88-60, behind junior Zeryhia Aukuso’s 14 points on 6-for-8 field goals/perfect 2-for-2 three-pointers […]
Monday, March 9, at 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
It’s been a weird week for Oregon State basketball. Earlier in the week, athletic director Scott Barnes informed head coach–and Ferris High School graduate–Wayne Tinkle that his tenure in Corvallis will end after the season, presenting Tinkle with the choice: either step aside immediately or coach his team through whatever remained of the year. Tinkle […]
The Wooden Award national ballot includes Gonzaga Bulldogs graduate forward Graham Ike as a candidate for the Wooden Award All-American Teams and the Wooden Award Trophy. It’s been a season of dominance for Ike, averaging a West Coast Conference-leading 19.7 points per game on a 56.4 field goal percentage and a second-highest 8.3 rebounds per […]
Loved every aspect of this film by director David Check. Touching almost every corner of growth from this small Jesuit institution in the Pacific Northwest, turned college basketball powerhouse over the past quarter century. From John Stockton in the Martin Centre, Dan Fitzgerald bringing in Dan Monson and Mark Few to take over the reins, […]
Check out the 16th 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
Starting on the men’s side, Gonzaga Bulldogs graduate forward Graham Ike has been named the 2025-26 West Coast Conference Player of the Year in his final college basketball season. He averaged a conference-leading 19.7 points on a 56.4 field goal shooting percentage and 8.3 rebounds per game. This is the Zags’ first conference Player of […]
The 2026 West Coast Conference Tournament will run from March 5-10 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Compared to the past, this year’s tournament is very much up for grabs between the top-three seeds with the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-3, 16-2 WCC), No. 2 Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-4, 16-2 WCC), and No. […]
Gonzaga Bulldogs freshman forward Lauren Whittaker now owns the record for the most West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week awards in a season at 12. It was originally owned by Santa Clara guard Tess Heal during the 2022-23 season. The conference began recognizing a freshman of the week in the 2020-21 season. […]
The 2026 West Coast Conference Tournament will take place again at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 5-10. Both Gonzaga Bulldogs programs will have seven days off before the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals on March 9. Despite falling at the Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-4, 16-2 WCC) in the regular-season finale on […]
The 2026 West Coast Conference Tournament will take place again at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 5-10. Both Gonzaga Bulldogs programs will have seven days off before the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals on March 9. Despite falling at the Saint Mary’s Gaels in the regular-season finale on Feb. 28, 70-59, […]
It can’t end like this. This doesn’t have to be the last matchup between the two West Coast college basketball powerhouses under coaches Randy Bennett and Mark Few. Yes, the No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-3, 16-2 WCC) fell to the Saint Mary’s Gaels (27-4, 16-2 WCC) in the regular season finale in Moraga, California, 70-59, […]
After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Dallas Mavericks gave point guard Ryan Nembhard a well-deserved chance after leading the NCAA in assists per game with 9.8 during his senior season with the Gonzaga Bulldogs. He finished with a school record 325 total assists in 2024-25. After proving his worth in the NBA […]
It’s hard to believe that this is the final chapter in one of the most heated and storied rivalries in all of college basketball. But tonight’s the night the Zags take on the rival Saint Mary’s Gaels during WCC conference play. For the final time, probably ever. Gonzaga leads the season series 1-0 and enters […]
Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
A special night at the McCarthey Athletic Center for many reasons. It was Senior Night in Spokane, Washington, as the No. 9 Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-2, 16-1 WCC) honored the likes of forward Graham Ike, guard Adam Miller, wing Jalen Warley, wing Steele Venters, and forward Noah Haaland for their contributions to the program. Some notes […]