Gonzaga, in the brutally honest words of top scorer and team spokesperson Drew Timme, was “tired of playing barn burner” against a few of the undermatched opponents that came through McCarthey Athletic Center before the holiday break.

Considering he didn’t score in last year’s preseason exhibition between Gonzaga and Eastern Oregon, it might be a surprise to see Phillip Malatare occupying this space ahead of Wednesday’s matchup between the Bulldogs and Mountaineers – a game that will count toward the win-loss column for Gonzage but is an exhibition for Eastern Oregon.

It’s unlikely one of the country’s hottest players will be too cold coming out of a five-day holiday break.

OMAHA, Nebraska – Over the past two decades, Mark Few and his coaching staff have turned over an assortment of stones to locate prospective Gonzaga basketball players.

Mike Leach always despised the star system used to evaluate high school football players. Maybe that’s why he had such admiration for quarterbacks like Luke Falk, Gardner Minshew and Anthony Gordon. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the coach’s decision to recruit those three – five recruiting “stars” between them – was actually a subtle way of rebelling against the modern college football industry.

It’s rare that Gonzaga has time to celebrate program records and key milestones. Usually, the Bulldogs are too busy moving on to the next one.

Drew Timme

One of the most prolific stretches of Drew Timme’s outstanding Gonzaga career has resulted in consecutive West Coast Conference Player of the Week awards and multiple national player of the week honors.