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Gonzaga in final five for 2025 standout point guard Kingston Flemings

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 20, 2024

Kingston Flemings, a top 25 recruit in the 2025 class, has Gonzaga in his top five. Flemings made the announcement Tuesday via Instagram, four days after 2025 standout forward Nikolas Khamenia listed GU in his final five.

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Arkansas transfer Khalif Battle names Gonzaga among three finalists

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Khalif Battle showed enough interest in Gonzaga to travel across the country for an official visit to the campus this week.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga set to host Arkansas transfer guard Khalif Battle on official visit

UPDATED: Wed., May 1, 2024

Gonzaga has apparently zeroed in on a talented veteran guard from the SEC as the Bulldogs look to round out their roster and add more depth to the backcourt ahead of the 2024-25 college basketball season.

Sports > NCAA football

John Calipari announces he’s leaving Kentucky after 15 seasons

UPDATED: Tue., April 9, 2024

After multiple outlets reported Sunday night that Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari was in talks with Arkansas about its coaching vacancy, Calipari announced he was stepping away from the Wildcats’ program on Tuesday. In a video posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, the 65-year-old Calipari said he and his wife, Ellen, had spent a lot of time over the past few weeks reflecting on their 15 seasons in Lexington.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Men’s NCAA notebook: Kansas State advances to Elite Eight with overtime win over Michigan State

UPDATED: Thu., March 23, 2023

Tribune News Service

Sports > NCAA basketball

Kansas, the reigning Champion, is out. But Princeton made the Sweet 16

UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2023

From New York Times and staff reports

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga finishes No. 5 in USA Today college basketball rankings

UPDATED: Tue., April 5, 2022

Gonzaga’s exit from the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16 dropped the Zags from first to fifth in the final USA Today college basketball poll.

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Gonzaga’s Drew Timme finalist for Wooden Award, joins Chet Holmgren on Wooden All-American team

UPDATED: Wed., March 30, 2022

Gonzaga’s Drew Timme is one of five finalists for the Wooden Award and he’s joined by teammate Chet Holmgren on the Wooden All-American team.

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

‘I do believe it’ll come for (Gonzaga coach) Mark Few in time’: TV analysts Grant Hill, Bill Raftery detail how tough it is to win it all

UPDATED: Wed., March 30, 2022

Gonzaga didn’t make the Final Four in New Orleans, but the Zags’ successes and shortcomings in March Madness continues to be a hot-button topic in national circles. The Zags were sent home by fourth-seeded Arkansas 74-68 last Thursday in the Sweet 16 in San Francisco. They've been the top overall seed each of the last two seasons and a No. 1 seed four of the last five tournaments, but they’re still chasing an elusive national championship.

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Five-star class of 2022 prospect Anthony Black chooses Arkansas over Gonzaga, others

UPDATED: Mon., March 28, 2022

A national television audience watched five-star prospect and longtime Gonzaga target Anthony Black make his commitment to Arkansas on Monday afternoon – a decision that came just four days after the fourth-seeded Razorbacks knocked the top-seeded Bulldogs out of the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16.

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