Theo Lawson

WICHITA, Kan. – Sitting at a locker at Intrust Bank Arena, Gonzaga guard Khalif Battle held an iPhone in his right hand. Resting beneath the mobile device was an NCAA name placard taken from the news conference from which Battle had just returned.

After 26 seasons, by almost every measure or metric, Gonzaga’s Mark Few boasts a résumé that stacks up with just about any in college basketball.

Michael Ajayi indicated he’d mull the idea of returning to college for one final season through a blanket NCAA waiver given to former junior college athletes.

Make it two players from Gonzaga’s 2024-25 roster now in the NCAA transfer portal.

WICHITA, Kan. – Gonzaga fans shared the same reaction when they learned the Zags’ NCAA Tournament seed on Selection Sunday, wincing, sighing and groaning when an “8” popped up next to the Zags’ name near the end of the hourlong CBS show.

WICHITA, Kan. – The question was directed at Graham Ike, not Mark Few.

WICHITA, Kan. – Strong. Physical. Nasty. Aggressive.

WICHITA, Kan. – Picture this scene from the late 1980s: A Wiffle-ball game unfolding on a residential street in the hills of Pullman. Kelvin Sampson on the mound, John L. Smith behind the plate. Sampson’s children in the batter’s box, peppering grounders and line drives all over the black asphalt. Unforgettable Palouse nights they wish could have gone to extra innings.