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Gonzaga Receives #11 Seed, Will Play #6 Oklahoma Saturday

... the WCC semifinals, beating Santa Clara by nine to reach the title game for the 20 th straight season. The Zags got their mojo back in a dazzling first half against Saint Mary's, then had to hold on after a shak. > >. Mark Few named USA Today and USBWA District IX Coach of the Year. Mark Few Named Coach of the Year. SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga men's basketball's Mark Few was named the USA TODAY National Coach of the Year and the USBWA District IX Coach of the Year Tuesday, while Przemek Karnowski and Nigel Williams-Goss were selected to the USBWA District IX Team. Few has guided the Bulldogs to a phenomenal 31-1 record thus far, which marks their 10 th straight season with at least 25 wins, and third 30-win season in program history. He also led GU to its fifth straight. > >. SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga men's basketball's Mark Few was named the USA TODAY National Coach of the Year and the USBWA District IX Coach of the Year Tuesday, while Przemek Karnowski and Nigel Williams-Goss were selected to the USBWA District IX ...

Gonzaga Women Focus On Themselves, Not Ncaa Guessing Game

... for the selection show. In the meantime, Fortier admits to checking out the various bracketology web sites. As of Sunday afternoon, GU was all over the board, and the map. + Charlie Creme , who works with __link__, has GU has an 11 seed, playing in Seattle against Syracuse. + Realtime __link__ predicts GU will have a 13 seed and play in Austin, Texas against No. 4 seed Texas. + __link__ sends the Zags even farther afield, to Durham, N. C. Picked as an 11 seed, they would face No. 6 West Virginia in a foursome hosted by Duke. Prior to that, the same sites had GU traveling to Los Angeles and Lexington, Kentucky. One caveat for fans: the NCAA has moved the first- and second-round women’s dates up a day. Instead of running from Saturday through Tuesday, they will begin on Friday and end on Monday. That means less time to make travel plans. Now in her third year as head coach, Fortier said she’s “not ...

Gonzaga’s Dominance Lets Its Coach Sleep Soundly, But Everyone Else Is Wide-awake

... in the event of inconvenience. He then looses this fantabulous description of Williams-Goss’ effect on games: “Just, ‘I’m going to just tear you apart, little by little, and I’m going to end this game near a triple-double, and you’re going to know I’m the best player on the floor, but I’m not going to tell you I’m the best player on the floor. You’re just going to learn it on your own.’”. It fits, then, when Williams-Goss addresses Gonzaga’s recovery from its lone turn at subpar — those 10 minutes — he begins with, “Our way was just to go back to basics.” The lack of much inconvenience is built on the insistent management of detail. That management would seem Gonzaga’s best asset for the March wilds. [ Is this the best Gonzaga team ever? It just might be. ]. By now, it wouldn’t be March in America without Gonzaga amid those wilds. This will make 19 straight appearances, 18 straight under Few. Gonzaga has reached the Sweet 16 as a 10 seed, as a 12 seed, as a 3 seed, as a 4 seed and as an 11 seed, and it has made the Elite Eight as a 10 and as a 2. It has lost painfully in the second round in its lone turn as a 1: in 2013, to the Wichita State team that reached the Final ...

Butte Couple Are Rock-solid Gonzaga Fans

... even an avalanche can keep Alana and Larry La Rock of Butte from attending Gonzaga basketball games. COLLEGE BASKETBALL. Butte couple are rock-solid Gonzaga fans. MICHAEL GULLEDGE JR. Spokane Spokesman-Review. Mar 12, 2017. Buy Now. DAN PELLE, The Spokesman-Review. Neither snow, nor more snow nor even an avalanche can keep Alana and Larry La Rock of Butte from attending Gonzaga basketball games. SPOKANE, Wash. — Larry and Alana La Rock are devoted to the Gonzaga Bulldogs. So much so, their license plate reads “ZZZAGS”. “Whenever I see a Gonzaga sweatshirt or T-shirt I go up and I go ‘Go Zags,’ ” Alana said. The couple had not missed a home Gonzaga game at the Mc Carthey Athletic Center until this year — only because the West Coast Conference adopted a new schedule format where teams could play a split weekend schedule with one home game and a road game. But what truly defines the La Rocks as the ultimate Gonzaga fans. The La Rocks reside in Butte and regularly make the five-hour ...

Gonzaga Women Win Wcc Tournament Title

... in program history, and third in five years, with an 86-75 victory over third-seeded Saint Mary’s in the Orleans Arena Tuesday. The win sends GU to its ninth NCAA Tournament appearance, and second under third-year head coach Lisa Fortier. Gonzaga’s Jill Barta exploded for a tournament-record 37 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the field. She connected on five of her eight attempts from three-point range, and made all eight of her shots from the free-throw line. The redshirt sophomore scored 22 points in the first half. Her 37-point total was one-point shy of the program record set by Amy Simpson in 1983. Barta’s 12 made field goals tied the tournament record. The Fairfield, Mont. native eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in her short career, and is now at 1,003. Kiara Kudron and Emma Wolfram added 14 and 10 points for the Bulldogs. Kudron grabbed nine rebounds and Laura Stockton dished out eight assists. The Zags (26-6) finished the game at 48 percent from the field, while SMC was 46 percent. Gonzaga made 8-of-17 from behind-the-arc, compared to the Gaels’ 7-of-18 three-point shooting. Both teams shot well from the free-throw line, GU went 14-for-15 and Saint Mary’s made ...

Arizona Looks To Take Down Gonzaga

... 73; A. J. Hess 66. Last Ten: 8-2. Nickname: Seminoles. Coach: Leonard Hamilton. Conference: Atlantic Coast. Bid: At large. Tournament Record: 15-14, 14 years. Last appearance: 2012. Scoring: Team (82.5); Dwayne Bacon 16.9; Jonathan Isaac 11.9; Xavier Rathan-Mayes 10.4. Rebounds: Team (37.7); Jonathan Isaac 7.6; Terance Mann 4.7; Dwayne Bacon 4.0. Assists/Turnovers: Team __link__/11.8); Xavier Rathan-Mayes __link__/1.8. 3-pointers: Team (.356); Dwayne Bacon 57; PJ Savoy 38; Xavier Rathan-Mayes 38; Jonathan Isaac 30. Last Ten: 6-4. No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast. Fort Myers, 26-7. Nickname: Eagles. Coach: Joe Dooley. Conference: Atlantic Sun. Bid: Atlantic Sun champion. Tournament Record: 3-2, 2 years. Last appearance: 2016. Scoring: Team (79.5); Brandon Goodwin 18.2; Zach Johnson 11.8; Demetris Morant 10.7; Christian Terrell 10.3. Rebounds: Team (37.7); Demetrius Morant 8.0; Marc-Eddy Norelia 4.8; Brandon Goodwin 4.6. Assists/Turnovers: Team __link__/12.6); Brandon Goodwin __link__/2.0; Zach Johnson __link__/2.7; Christian Terrell __link__/1.1. 3-pointers: Team (.350); Brandon Goodwin 53; Christian Terrell 51; Zach ...

Four Reasons Why Gonzaga Can Make Final Four

... four-week run. In the just-concluded championship week, Cinderellas clinch spots in the NCAA tournament alongside traditional powers following dramatic title games (Duke-Notre Dame, Arizona-Oregon, Weber State-North Dakota). The first week of the NCAA tournament may be the best four days on the sports calendar, packed with buzzer-beaters and underdogs with quirky mascots knocking off college hoops’ royalty. The second week, bluebloods rise to the top and bracket-busting higher seeds exit. The third week, a national champion is crowned. Can Gonzaga own March Madness? The Zags have the requisite numbers: a No. 4 ranking, a 32-1 record and folders full of advanced metrics that support their billing as one of the nation’s best teams. Naysayers will point to their soft WCC schedule and the program’s inability to reach a Final Four in 18 consecutive NCAA trips. Will the 19 th be different? Here are four reasons why this could be the year the Zags reach the Final Four. Experience matters. The Zags’ starting lineup of Przemek Karnowski, Johnathan Williams, Jordan ...

Gonzaga Has Done What It Needs For A No. 1 Seed

... and adjusted defense. There is a reason that the Bulldogs are No. 1 overall in his rankings. Bad losses? The Zags don’t own a single one. Sure, losing to BYU at home is a real bummer, but it isn’t a bad loss, per se. BYU is ranked No. 76 by Ken Pom, and sure, the loss does sting. But it stings more for fans because of its symbolic value. For the purposes of seeding, it isn’t a huge blemish on the record. Must Reads. Gonzaga isn’t overrated. Let’s break down the RPI, because the selection committee still uses that as a measuring stick for some unknown reason. Yes, the Zags are below other popular potential No. 1 teams out west named Arizona and Oregon—only ever so slightly. However, if you break down the RPI numbers, the Zags come out impressively on top. Gonzaga is 5-0 against RPI top 25 teams this season. Arizona is 1-4, Oregon is 2-2, UCLA is 3-2. You expand that to RPI top 50 teams, and the Zags are 6-0. Arizona is 4-4, Oregon is 4-2, and UCLA is 5-3. In other words, even based off this metric for dummies, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are still better than the competition (aka the team that wins the Pac 12 Championship). Oregon, the top challenger to the ...

Gonzaga Earns No. 1 Seed In The West Region On Selection Sunday

... memories - not all of them good.      Gonzaga will face No. 16 seed South Dakota State on Thursday in Salt Lake City. The other time the Bulldogs received a No. 1 seed was 2013. And they were sent to Salt Lake City. Comeback Bid Falls Short As Spokane Drops Sixth In A Row. Photo: Larry Brunt/Spokane Chiefs. SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Chiefs scored three goals in the third period in a comeback bid that fell just short on Saturday night at Spokane Arena as they lost to the visiting Prince George Cougars, 4-3. NHL Draft prospects Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Kailer Yamamoto led the offense for Spokane with two and three points, respectively. Prince George opened the game with a flurry, scoring three goals in the first period to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Josh Curtis scored hi. Yamamoto scores 38 th goal in 4-2 loss to Portland. Chiefs Fall To Winterhawks 4-2. SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane forward Kailer Yamamoto scored his team-leading 38 th goal of the season on Friday night at Spokane Arena as the Chiefs lost to the visiting Portland Winterhawks, 4-2. The loss was Spokane’s fifth in a row. Portland got the scoring underway early in the first period as Cody Glass scored his 30 th ...

A Look Back At Gonzaga’s Dominant 2016-17 Season

... games, their longest streak since winning that many in the 2005-06 and 2003-04 seasons. Silas Melson and Jordan Mathews each added 12 points for the Zags, who led by as many as 33 and had four double-digit scorers. Gonzaga forward Johnathan Williams dunks the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Portland in Portland, Ore., Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes). Gonzaga 79, San Diego 43. 21-0: Nigel Williams-Goss scored 25 points, making 11 of 15 shots, in the Bulldogs’ victory. Johnathan Williams added 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Zags, who shot 53 percent from the field. Williams-Goss added five assists and five rebounds. Gonzaga 96, Pepperdine 49. 22-0: Przemek Karnowski scored 16 points and Silas Melson had 15, and the Zags matched its longest-ever winning streak at 22 games. The Bulldogs shot 58.6 percent and held the Waves to 30.2 percent shooting. They took immediate command over outmanned Pepperdine using a superior height advantage to jump out to a 27-8 lead. Gonzaga 85, BYU 75. 23-0: Nigel Williams-Goss scored 33 points and the No. 1 Zags won their 23 rd straight , the longest ...

Numbers Adding Up For Gonzaga’s Defense

... It becomes worrisome when an opponent reaches.95, which is still well below the national average. Players have individual DER ratings. Karnowski, for example, this season has been in the.50 s to.60 s. Those figures can be broken down into his post-touch defense, isolation defense, etc. “Przemek affects the game without blocking the shot more than some of the great shot-blockers,” Jakus said. “His DER is as good as you can get as a big man.”. Rim protection provided by Karnowski, Collins, Johnathan Williams and Killian Tillie allows guards to challenge shooters on the 3-point arc. “It allows you to be aggressive,” guard Jordan Mathews said. Said Jakus: “Protecting the 3-point line and the rim at the same time is something we look at.”. Few pointed out the versatility of the bigs to guard “stretch” forwards, or switch on screens and defend guards. Williams is one of the team’s top defenders with his ability to move his feet, absorb the scouting report ...