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LOS ANGELES — Former Gonzaga guard Zach Norvell Jr. didn’t hear his name called in Thursday’s NBA draft but he quickly landed an NBA opportunity.
CHARLOTTE — Former Gonzaga point guard Josh Perkins is joining the Charlotte Hornets on an Exhibit 10 contract.
WASHINGTON — Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura became the first player from Japan to get chosen in the first round of the NBA draft, taken with the No. 9 overall pick by the rebuilding Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
SPOKANE — The guessing game is in overtime. It should reach full fervor Thursday in the hours leading up to the NBA draft.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga sophomore guard Zach Norvell Jr. and junior forward Killian Tillie are testing the NBA waters.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s Brandon Clarke, who quickly became a fan favorite with his high-flying dunks and acrobatic blocked shots, has declared for the NBA draft.
SPOKANE — Rui Hachimura is leaving Gonzaga.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura is positioned to add another significant accomplishment to his basketball career.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Gonzaga was not going to be bullied by Florida State again with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line.
SPOKANE — Rui Hachimura became the third Gonzaga player named a first-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
Certainly you remember an injured Killian Tillie on the sideline.
SPOKANE — This is Jessie Loera’s team now, though she deflected that notion with the same grace she shows on the court.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — When it comes to a 16 seed beating a 1, it’s still true — anything really can happen in the NCAA Tournament.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s Laura Stockton and Jill Townsend will miss the women’s NCAA Tournament because of leg injuries.
LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga had its 21-game winning streak end in the West Coast Conference tournament title game.
LAS VEGAS – Rewind to last week and Gonzaga entered the postseason kicking around pros and cons of the old rust-vs.-rest debate.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Saint Mary’s heard for weeks about the NCAA Tournament bubble.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga is No. 1 just about everywhere you look.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s Mark Few is one of 11 semifinalists for the Naismith Coach of the Year Award.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zykera Rice’s last-second shot gave Gonzaga a chance to play for another West Coast Conference tournament championship. The Zags will have to find a way to win it without two key players who were lost to injury.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zach Norvell Jr. doesn’t believe there is a team in the country that can compete with No. 1 Gonzaga when it plays its best game.
LAS VEGAS — Hours before the start of the WCC Tournament on Thursday, Gonzaga coach Mark Few talked about the benefits of winning the regular-season title and earning a bye into the semifinals.
SPOKANE — It’s award season and Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura is in the running for several honors.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga junior forward Rui Hachimura is one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy player of year.
SPOKANE — No one looks past the Gonzaga women’s basketball team, but the Zags always return the compliment – no matter the opponent’s record.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s domination of the conference continued with Tuesday’s release of All-West Coast Conference honors.
SPOKANE —Junior forward Brandon Clarke, who had 36 points, 20 rebounds and nine blocks in a pair of Gonzaga wins last week, was named West Coast Conference player of the week.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s Josh Perkins is one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented to the nation’s top point guard.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga maintained its hold on No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll, and the Zags can’t help or hurt their position this week.
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A renewed focus on defense helped Gonzaga get back to the No. 1 ranking it held for three weeks earlier this season.
STOCKTON, Calif. — It was arguably Gonzaga’s worst offensive performance of the season.
SPOKANE — Josh Perkins, who became Gonzaga’s all-time assists leader in Thursday night’s home win over Pepperdine, has been selected West Coast Conference player of the week.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga hasn’t had to come back very often on the basketball court this season, but it has completed a two-month rally in the AP poll.
SPOKANE — Zykera Rice scored 15 points and Laura Stockton added 13 while moving into third place on No. 15 Gonzaga’s career assist list and the Bulldogs defeated Santa Clara 74-61 on Thursday night.
SPOKANE (AP) — On a night when Josh Perkins became the career assist leader at No. 2 Gonzaga, the Bulldogs clinched a seventh consecutive West Coast Conference regular season title and kept the door open to a possible No. 1 ranking next week.
SPOKANE — Perhaps Gonzaga’s loss to BYU last weekend wasn’t as costly as some fans feared.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Third-ranked Gonzaga was trailing midway through the second half and the nation’s highest-scoring team was being slowed.
SPOKANE — Joakim Noah once described playing with plantar fasciitis “like you have needles underneath your feet.”
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s Brandon Clarke, who averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in two blowout wins, has been named the WCC player of the week.
It’s hard to believe, but life is getting even better for the Gonzaga women’s basketball team and their fans.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga’s slow climb up the AP men’s college basketball rankings took another step forward Monday.
SPOKANE (AP) — Fourth-ranked Gonzaga was clinging to a three-point lead over San Francisco late in the first half Thursday when someone flipped the switch on guard Zach Norvell Jr.
The only thing that’s changed is the uniform.
SPOKANE — Gonzaga isn’t going anywhere in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll and the Zags aren’t alone.
PROVO, Utah — The way No. 4 Gonzaga is dominating West Coast Conference competition, the Bulldogs could be on cruise control all the way into March.
SPOKANE (AP) — No team in NCAA men’s basketball history has won more consecutive conference road games than No. 4 Gonzaga, and the Bulldogs will seek to extend that streak on Thursday night at BYU.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With about 4½ minutes left in the first half, a section of Santa Clara fans started counting down the shot clock’s final seconds well ahead of time in an attempt to rattle Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura.
