Zags return to Spokane

Gonzaga students and fans gathered near the south entrance of the McCarthey Athletic Center late Saturday night as the Bulldogs men’s basketball team returned from the NCAA Tournament West Regional final in San Jose, California.

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Sun., March 26, 2017

Gonzaga Bulldogs point guard Nigel Williams Goss, center, soaks up the enthusiastic welcome back to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Guard Nigel Williams-Goss runs through the crowd to soak in the welcome by students and fans on the Gonzaga campus late Saturday after the Bulldogs defeated Xavier to qualify for the Final Four.

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Bulldog coach Mark Few, center, still has the energy to enjoy the welcome by students and fans to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, Mar. 25, 2017 after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEWJesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

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Bulldog coach Mark Few, center, still has the energy to enjoy the welcome by students and fan back to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Przemek Karnowski is mobbed by fans after returning to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Bulldog point guard Nigel Williams Goss gets as many high-fives as he can handle during the welcome by students and fans back to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Gonzagas Przemek Karnowski walks through the noisy welcome by students and fans back to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Nigel WIlliams Goss patiently signs autographs for fans after returning to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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A fan holds the latest Sports Illustrated magazine, with Przemek Karnowski on the cover, while waiting for the Gonzaga Bulldogs to return to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Chants of Final Four! and History! ring out among the students and fans waiting for their team to return to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Gonzaga Bulldog players walk through the crowd holding their cellphones to soak in the welcome by students and fans back to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, Mar. 25, 2017 after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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Bulldog point guard Nigel Williams Goss runs through the crowd to soak in the welcome by students and fans back to the Gonzaga campus late Saturday, Mar. 25, 2017 after the Bulldogs victory over Xavier to put the Spokane team in the Final Four next weekend.

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