and he fought back tears after they played an order video talking about his jersey one day being retired. >> i can't go on without talking about the person and the face that i don't see. the brother that elevated me, inspired me, challenged me to be a better player. just to be a better man overall. i miss him so much like many of us do. i love him, i wish he was here with gigi. but i think that he would be proud. and he was looking forward to this moment. so love you, brother. >> and no such thing as a given in college basketball. but gonzaga making it to the ncaa tournament is pretty close. they punch their ticket for the 24th season in a row after crushing st. mary's in the west coast conference title game.