MEEGAN M. REID/KITSAP SUN / USA TODAY NETWORK He led North Kitsap to the Washington 2A state semifinals. The first recruit in the Class of 2024 for the Zags is a 6’5” PG. Cade Orness is the all-time leading scorer in North Kitsap history with 1,655 career points. He also leaves the program as the all-time leader in career assists. Orness was named the 2024 Olympic League MVP as well as the Defensive Player of the Year. He’s a preferred walk-on and also had an offer from Central Washington. Orness essentially is replacing Colby Brooks who entered the transfer portal. He will be joining Joe Fe ..read more

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images After missing out on the 2022-2023 season with a Lisfranc fracture, Holmgren put together a historic rookie campaign. Along with Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) and Brandon Miller (Charlotte Hornets), Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder) is a finalist for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. He averaged 16.5 PPG (3rd amongst rookies) on 53.0 FG%/37.0 3PT%/79.3 FT%, 7.9 RPG (2nd amongst rookies), 2.4 APG, and 2.3 BPG (2nd amongst rookies). Holmgren finished with 22 double-doubles in the regular season and led his Thunder to #1 seed in the Western Confere ..read more

Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images Five Zags will be chasing an NBA championship this postseason. A total of five Zags will be competing for the Larry O’Brien Trophy this NBA postseason. Domas Sabonis beat the Golden State Warriors but lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in the Play-In Tournament so he’s now in vacation mode. Rui Hachimura and the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed the 7th seed in the Western Conference after beating the New Orleans Pelicans in the Play-In Tournament. Chet Holmgren led his Oklahoma City Thunder all the way to the #1 seed in the Western Conference in just his rookie sea ..read more

Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK Funches is the #1 ranked center in the Class of 2026. After a great conversation with Coach Barsh, the #1 center in the Class of 2026 has received an offer from Gonzaga. Funches is a 6’10” center from Germantown High School in Madison, Mississippi. He holds offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Creighton, Georgia Tech, Indiana, LSU, Michigan, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, NC State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Wichita State. It seems most likely that he will stay in his hometown state of Mississippi or at least near ..read more

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images He’s the first Zag to leave the program this offseason. The Gonzaga walk-on has officially entered the transfer portal. Brooks appeared in only 22 games the past two seasons while averaging 1.6 PPG and 1.1 RPG in 2.9 MPG. He has been in Spokane with the Zags since 2020. Gonzaga F Colby Brooks has entered the transfer portal. Grad transfer. https://t.co/aBciEbgUmi — Verbal Commits (@VerbalCommits) April 17, 2024 The 6’7” forward is the first Zag to put his name into the portal. It’s still very early but if a walk-on ends up being the only player to le ..read more

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Doesn’t get more American than representing your country at the Olympics. Mark Few was announced as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He previously served as an assistant coach at the 2018 USA National Team minicamp as well as an assistant coach for both the 2019 and 2021 USA Men’s Select Team. Congratulations to Gonzaga's Mark Few on being named to the coaching staff for the 2024 USA Basketball Men's National Team, which will compete at this summer's Olympic Games! pic.twitter.com/c8Rz0iBUMC — NABC (@NABC1927) April 17, 2024 “I f ..read more

Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports Relax, Gonzaga fans... The former Pepperdine star and upcoming Gonzaga star is testing the NBA Draft waters. He will be competing at the NBA Draft Combine from May 12th to May 19th in Chicago, Illinois. Zag fans can relax, he’s most likely just showing off his skillset in front of NBA coaches/scouts/executives and finding out what he needs to improve upon. Ajayi is going into his last year of eligibility. He might as well get as much feedback as possible to see what he can work on in his final collegiate season with Gonzaga. The 6”7” wing and native of Kent, Washi ..read more

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports A lot to be excited about heading into this offseason. I hate doing these but it’s worth noting how much the national media is taking notice in Gonzaga for next season. A ton of returning talent is coming back to Spokane as well as some fresh faces. Not a lot of turnover at the moment. Here is where some major publications have the Zags ranked right now: ESPN - #2 The Athletic - #2 247 Sports - #2 Sports Illustrated - #4 FOX Sports - #5 Yahoo Sports - #6 The Sporting News - #6 CBS Sports - #7 On3 - #8 Let the excitement begin ... pic.twitter.com/9UKDJZ9R7E — G ..read more

Photo by Nicholas Muller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It was quite the up-and-down-and-up season for the Zags. After making their ninth straight Sweet Sixteen appearance, Gonzaga (27-8) finishes the 2023-2024 campaign ranked #15 in the AP Poll. The Zags had a total of 684 votes and had a record of 3-5 against teams in the Top 25. After getting bounced by Grand Canyon in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, Saint Mary’s (26-8) finished with a ranking of #21. The Gaels had a total of 207 votes. POLL ALERT: Back-to-back national champion UConn finishes at No. 1 in first post-Ma ..read more

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The recruiting in the Class of 2025 is heating up for the Zags. 2025 Recruits: *Jalen Haralson, 6’6” wing (La Lumiere in LaPorte County, Indiana) offers - Gonzaga, Auburn, Duke, Kansas, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State, Missouri, Notre Dame *Nikolas Khamenia, 6’8” power forward (Harvard Westlake in Studio City, California) offers - Gonzaga, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Saint John’s, UCLA, UNLV *​Isiah Harwell, 6’6” shooting guard (Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah)​ offers - Gonzaga, Houston, Alabama, Bayl ..read more