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EXCLUSIVE: Reigning POY Mikey Bell Prepared for Gonzaga Baseball’s Chase at Final WCC Title

Redshirt junior third baseman Mikey Bell and his teammates in Spokane, Washington, have high aspirations for not only winning the seventh and final West Coast Conference regular season title for the Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball program, but an even more important return to the NCAA Tournament regionals for the first time since 2022. Gonzaga received four […]

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Gonzaga, Purdue to Face Each Other in 2026-27 Non-Conference

The Gonzaga Bulldogs and Purdue Boilermakers are finalizing an agreement to play each other likely in the 2026-27 season-opener on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada, per a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. This will be a part of a doubleheader at the T-Mobile Arena with Tommy Lloyd’s Arizona Wildcats taking on the former […]

Graham Ike Tallied as Top-20 Contender for Wooden Award

Gonzaga Bulldogs graduate forward Graham Ike was listed as one of the 20 best college basketball players being considered for the prestigious Wooden Award. The proven veteran under coach Mark Few is more than deserving of this high honor. Ike, the only active player in the nation to have over 2,000 career points and 1,000 […]

Gonzaga Seeks Consistency as Washington State Visits the Kennel

The Washington State Cougars come to the Kennel on Tuesday night, Feb. 10, for an 8:00 p.m. PST tip, with ESPN2 carrying the broadcast. The Bulldogs are home after a week that has dramatically raised the stakes for the remainder of their regular season. The Zags are coming off a commanding 20-point win over the […]

Gonzaga Seeks Consistency as WSU Visits the Kennel

Washington State comes to the Kennel on Tuesday night for an 8:00 PM PST tip, with ESPN2 carrying the broadcast. The Bulldogs are home after a week that has dramatically raised the stakes for the remainder of its regular season. The Zags are coming off a commanding 20-point win over Oregon State at Gill Coliseum, […]

Zags Take Major Fall in AP Poll

The Gonzaga Bulldogs dropped six spots in the Associated Press Poll after the blunder at the Portland Pilots last week. The Zags are currently at No. 12 with 803 total votes. The Santa Clara Broncos received two votes, and Saint Mary’s Gaels received one vote. There is a realistic chance that the West Coast Conference […]

Ike’s Career Night Lifts Gonzaga to 81-61 Win at Oregon State

After a dog-faced ugly loss to University of Portland earlier in the week, the question on every fans mind was how would the Zags (and Mark Few) respond. Would they rally? Play out of their absolute minds? Leave with a convincing win? Or would the loss shell-shock them so thoroughly that they’d cough up the […]

Gonzaga at Oregon State Preview: Forget, Correct, Execute

Wednesday night in Portland, Oregon, was a nightmare. The 87-80 loss to the Portland Pilots was arguably the worst in the coach Mark Few era and will hurt his No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-2, 10-1 WCC) come Selection Sunday as a Quad 3 loss. But it’s time to move past. The road trip through the […]

Gonzaga at Oregon State Open Thread

Saturday, Feb. 7, at 3:00 p.m. PT on ESPN+/KHQ Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho

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Lisa Fortier and the Gang Control Their Own Destiny

It was a surprising beatdown by the Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-7, 9-2 WCC) in the second round of the rivalry matchup with the Oregon State Beavers (17-7, 9-2 WCC) in Spokane, Washington, 67-37, this past Thursday evening. A much different story from the 92-87 overtime loss in Corvallis, Oregon, just two weeks ago. Senior guard Ines […]

Graham Ike Listed as Karl Malone Award Midseason Candidate

Gonzaga Bulldogs graduate forward Graham Ike was named one of the 10 midseason candidates for the Karl Malone Award, which is given to the best power forward in college basketball. Los Angeles Lakers forward Drew Timme won this honor back in the 2020-21 season. The winner of the 2025-26 version will be chosen by the […]

Oregon State at Gonzaga Women Open Thread

Revenge opportunity for the Gonzaga women (16-7, 8-2 WCC) against the Oregon State Beavers (17-6, 9-1 WCC) in the Kennel tonight. First place in the West Coast Conference standings is on the line. Thursday, Feb. 5, at 6:00 p.m. PT on ESPN+/SWX Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on […]

Bathing in the Tears of a Gael

Check out the 13th 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

Gonzaga Looks to Dictate Terms in Road Trip to Portland

The Gonzaga Bulldogs head to Portland on Wednesday night for a 7:00 PST tip against the Portland Pilots, the first of two February meetings between the programs and Gonzaga’s lone trip to visit the Chiles Center this season, with local coverage on KHQ and national streaming via ESPN+. Portland enters the matchup on a three-game […]

Graham Ike, Lauren Whittaker Earn Yet Another West Coast Conference Honor

No surprise here as graduate forward Graham Ike has won his fourth West Coast Conference Player of the Week award of the season after his memorable performance against the Saint Mary’s Gaels over the weekend, the first time he’s beaten the rival inside the Kennel throughout his career. He looked like a First Team All-American […]

No Movement in AP Poll for Gonzaga

Despite a rivalry victory over the Saint Mary’s Gaels (19-4, 8-2 WCC) in Spokane, Washington, that Saturday, Jan. 31, the Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0 WCC) stayed put at No. 6 in the Associated Press Poll. That’s surprising given the fact that the 2-0 Illinois Fighting Illini jumped up four spots from No. 9 to No. […]

Chet Holmgren Named NBA All-Star for First Time in His Career

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren joins John Stockton and Domantas Sabonis as the third former Gonzaga Bulldog to be named an NBA All-Star as a reserve for Team USA. It won’t be the last time that he’ll join the world’s greatest talents on the biggest stage, that’s for sure. The No. 2 pick in […]

Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga Preview: The Triumphant Return of Graham Ike

When recently speaking to the local and national media, coach Mark Few broke the colossal news that team-leading scorer and rebounder, graduate forward Graham Ike, plans to make his return for the pivotal West Coast Conference rivalry matchup on Saturday, Jan. 31, in the Kennel. “He’s had two really, really good practices. Sometimes when you […]