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Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The West Coast Conference named Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, and teammate Jalen Suggs was named Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. In Saturday’s game against the then-No. 16 Virginia, Drew Timme hugged Kispert during the last media timeout and told him he was proud of him. Kispert scored a career-high 32 points and tied Gonzaga’s single-game three-pointer record with nine successful shots from deep. The nig...

Canadian Nembhard, Gonzaga remain at No. 1 in Top 25 poll Canadian Andrew Nembhard and Gonzaga remained the clear-cut No. 1 on Monday, earning 62 of 64 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll after their latest win over a Top 25 foe, while the Big Ten placed nine teams in the poll, with Wisconsin and Iowa in the top 10. The Canadian Press Gonzagas Andrew Nembhard (3) shoots in front of Northwestern State guard Trenton Massner , The Canadian Pre...

Gonzaga, Big Ten continue to dominate latest AP Top 25; Wisconsin ranked No. 6 December 28, 2020 11:13 AM Associated Press Updated: ST LOUIS, MO - MARCH 18: The Wisconsin Badgers mascot performs during the game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 18, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) MADISON, Wis. — It’s hard to determi...

10 Observations from Gonzaga’s win over Virginia Share this story Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports The Gonzaga juggernaut rolls on. Another week, another highly touted opponent falls at the hands of the Zags who matched the largest margin of victory against a ranked opponent in the Mark Few era—a margin that would have been bigger had Few not emptied his bench with five minutes left in the game (think about that for a second). The Bulldogs have continued to impress as they stay true to their b...

Dec 28, 2020 It was a relatively quiet week in men’s college basketball thanks to the Christmas holiday, but there was still plenty of high-level action. Four Big Ten games on Christmas Day headlined the week, as did a top-25 showdown between Gonzaga and Virginia and plenty of good mid-major action. Whose star shined brightest this week? Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois Illini fans had a very Merry Christmas this week, thanks to two massive performances by Dosunmu. First, the Chicago native helped his t...

Schuyler Dixon Gonzaga coach Mark Few, left, hugs West Virginiacoach Bob Huggins following an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Indianapolis. Gonzaga won 87-82. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) December 26, 2020 - 3:31 PM FORT WORTH, Texas - Corey Kispert recorded career highs with 32 points and nine 3-pointers, leading No. 1 Gonzaga to a 98-75 romp over 16th-ranked Virginia, the most recent NCAA champion, on Saturday. The game at a neutral site in ...

Virginia vs. No. 1 Gonzaga: will it be a 90- or 60-point pace? Posted on December 25, 2020 Follow Jerry Ratcliffe on Twitter By Jerry Ratcliffe The Phony Bennett parody Twitter account would never speak for its inspiration, Virginia coach Tony Bennett, but the Phony analysis of the Cavaliers upcoming opponent, No. 1 Gonzaga, might not be far off base. Phony Bennett on Saturday’s 4 p.m. matchup (CBS) between No. 16 UVA and te No. 1 Zags: “Finally got around to watching Iowa v Gonzaga, so her...

Comments Gonzagas Drew TimmeDarron Cummings/Associated Press I know what youre going to say: "Gonzaga has played only five games! Chill out!" Have you watched this team play, though? Gonzaga has already shown that it is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, one of the top threats to win the 2021 mens college basketball tournament. But what else is new? Gonzaga was a No. 1 seed in each of the 2013, 2017 and 2019 NCAA tournaments, and it might have been the No. 1 overall seed if there had been a tournamen...

1 Bellarmine is in its first year of Division I competition as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Knights have visited Notre Dame four times previously, including two exhibition games with the Irish last season and in 2006.  2 The Irish and Knights share two mutual opponents this season. Bellarmine lost 76-54 to Duke in their season opener and defeated Howard 84-63. 5 It took a little more than five hours for Notre Dame to schedule Bellarmine after the first ACC road trip of the sea...

3 Notre Dame has earned a victory in each of its last two visits to the Carrier Dome. The Irish will be going for three consecutive wins at Syracuse for the second time in school history (1986-1990-1992) and the first time in the Mike Brey era.  10 The Irish are 10th in the country in free throw percentage at .818. Trim the national list to teams that have played at least five games and Notre Dame is fifth in the country. The Irish are just head of Virginia (.813) for the ACC lead in free thro...