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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 […]
No. 12 Gonzaga Women vs. No. 5 Ole Miss Open Thread (First Round of NCAA Tournament)
Friday, March 20, at 12:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2 (Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota) Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
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 […]
No. 14 Kennesaw State vs. No. 3 Gonzaga Open Thread (First Round of NCAA Tournament)
Thursday, March 19, at 7:00 p.m. PT on TBS (Moda Center in Portland, Oregon) Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
Portland Bound: Complete Guide to Gonzaga’s First-Round NCAA Tournament Matchup With Kennesaw State
Gonzaga opens the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Portland, Oregon, and the No. 14 seed waiting for them has had a season worth knowing about before the tip. Kennesaw State arrives as the Conference USA champion, though the road to that title ran through just about everything a basketball program can face in […]
Portland Bound: Your Complete Guide to Gonzaga’s First Round NCAA Tournament Matchup With Kennesaw State
Gonzaga opens the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Portland, and the No. 14 seed waiting for them has had a season worth knowing about before tipoff. Kennesaw State arrives as the Conference USA champion, though the road to that title ran through just about everything a basketball program can face in a single […]
Portland Bound: Your Complete Guide to Gonzaga’s First Round Tournament Matchup With Kennesaw State
Gonzaga opens the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Portland, and the No. 14 seed waiting for them has had a season worth knowing about before tipoff. Kennesaw State arrives as the Conference USA champion, though the road to that title ran through just about everything a basketball program can face in a single […]
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