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Olynyk Is WCC Player of the Year; Harris, Pangos, Hart, Few Honored

Olynyk Is WCC Player of the Year; Harris, Pangos, Hart, Few Honored
In the end, the best player in the West Coast Conference wasn't the man with the mouthpiece. Instead, it was the junior forward who took a redshirt year last season, Kelly Olynyk from Gonzaga. Olynyk, the 11th player in Gonzaga history to be named the West Coast Player of the Year, beat out

Gonzaga Students, Fans React To Long-Awaited #1 Ranking

Gonzaga Students, Fans React To Long-Awaited #1 Ranking
SPOKANE, Wash – It was an announcement a long time in the making: the Gonzaga men's basketball team was named #1 in the nation, according to the AP poll released Monday morning. It's one of those days in local sports history in which Zags will forever remember where they

Gonzaga Students, Fans React To Long-Awaited #1 Ranking

Gonzaga Students, Fans React To Long-Awaited #1 Ranking
SPOKANE, Wash – It was an announcement a long time in the making: the Gonzaga men's basketball team was named #1 in the nation, according to the AP poll released Monday morning. It's one of those days in local sports history in which Zags will forever remember where they

SLIDESHOW: Zags Beat Portland, earn No. 1 Ranking

SLIDESHOW: Zags Beat Portland, earn No. 1 Ranking
Elias Harris had 20 points and nine rebounds in Gonzaga's 81-52 win over Portland on Saturday. not only did the win give the Zags another West Coast Conference championship, but it convinced the voters to put them atop the AP Top 25 poll which was released on Monday morning.

No. 2 Gonzaga beats Portland 81-52

No. 2 Gonzaga beats Portland 81-52
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Elias Harris had 20 points and nine rebounds as No. 2 Gonzaga beat Portland 81-52 on Saturday to stake a claim to its first-ever No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press' Top 25. Kelly Olynyk added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Gonzaga (29-2, 16-0 West Coast), which had

New #1? Gonzaga Routes Portland 81-52

New #1? Gonzaga Routes Portland 81-52
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Elias Harris had 20 points and nine rebounds as No. 2 Gonzaga beat Portland 81-52 on Saturday to stake a claim to its first-ever No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press' Top 25. Kelly Olynyk added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Gonzaga (29-2, 16-0 West Coast), which had

Gonzaga Men Beat BYU In A Thriller

Gonzaga Men Beat BYU In A Thriller
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Kelly Olynyk scored 19 points, Gary Bell Jr. hit four 3-pointers and No. 2 Gonzaga survived a late Brigham Young rally for a 70-65 victory Thursday night and its 10th outright conference title.  The Bulldogs (28-2, 15-0 West Coast Conference) host Portland on Saturday and a

Redmon, Cheslek's Late Game Heroics Help Zags Secure Win Over Portland

Redmon, Cheslek's Late Game Heroics Help Zags Secure Win Over Portland
SPOKANE, Wash. –  (Feb. 28, 2013 – www.GoZags.com) Junior Jazmine Redmon hit two free throws and redshirt freshman Shelby Cheslek made a steal with five seconds left in the game to help secure a tight 59-56 victory for the Gonzaga University women's basketball team over the

Column: Sags deserving of a No. 1 tournament seed

Column: Sags deserving of a No. 1 tournament seed
Now is when things really start to get interesting for the little school that always seems to play so big. Look for Gonzaga on the map and it takes someone in the know to find the Catholic school in the corner of the Pacific Northwest. Look for the Zags on the basketball map at this time of the

Gonzales Named First-Team All-American By Perfect Game

Gonzales Named First-Team All-American By Perfect Game
SPOKANE, Wash. (January 21, 2013 – www.GoZags.com) – Gonzaga University junior Marco Gonzales continued to receive preseason accolades as he was named to Perfect Game's 2013 preseason All-American first-team Monday. The pitcher/first baseman was also recognized this preseason by