FiveThirtyEight: Gonzaga Is Dominating With Speed And Defensive Disruption
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2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
15-0, 1st in WCC
- 11/266W 102-90
- 11/27W 90-67
- 12/211W 87-82
- 12/52PPD
- 12/8CANC
- 12/10CANC
- 12/12CANC
- 12/14CANC
- 12/193W 99-88
- 12/21W 95-57
- 12/22W 95-78
- 12/2616W 98-75
- 12/28W 88-58
- 12/29W 112-67
- 1/2W 85-62
- 1/7W 86-69
- 1/9W 116-88
- 1/14W 95-70
- 1/16W 73-59
- 1/23W 95-49
- 1/28
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- 2/4
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- 2/13h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/18h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- TBD
- TBD
- 2/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
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Michigan moves up to No. 4 amid 2-week pause
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova hold steady atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Michigan, which is currently on pause for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns, has moved up to No. 4.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Florida State, Alabama on the rise
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
Timme scores 22, leads No. 1 Gonzaga over Pacific 95-49
— Drew Timme scored 22 points and freshman Jalen Suggs came close to a triple-double as top-ranked and undefeated Gonzaga crushed Pacific 95-49 on Saturday night for its 19th consecutive victory dating to last season.
Gonzaga's Kispert opens up on college basketball during COVID (1:59)
Courtside: Chris Holtmann previews Ohio State's showdown against Purdue. Plus, the guys share their thoughts on Baylor's Kim Mulkey
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Kim Mulkey’s comments about playing college basketball during a pandemic, if there’s a home court advantage this season, not panicking over Michigan’s loss, Auburn’s Sharife Cooper bursting onto the scene, Gonzaga Watch and Iowa’s roster construction. Then, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann joins the show to talk about Kyle Young’s throwback style, an update on Seth Towns, Dakich wanting to take a bullet for Holtmann, Jae’Sean Tate making an impact with the Rockets and the happiest he’s ever seen his team. Later, quick hitters on Baylor, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas Tech.
Duke drops off AP Top 25 for first time since '16
Gonzaga and Baylor maintained their grip on the top two spots in The Associated Press men's basketball poll, while Duke fell out of the rankings for the first time since 2016.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Jalen Suggs powers in and-1 vs. Saint Mary's (0:31)
Cook throws ahead to Ayayi for Gonzaga bucket (0:32)
College basketball picks: Can anyone slow down Michigan?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
No. 1 Gonzaga beats Pepperdine 95-70, runs win streak to 17
— Corey Kispert had 23 points and eight rebounds as top-ranked and undefeated Gonzaga beat Pepperdine 95-70 on Thursday for its 17th consecutive victory over the last two seasons.
Suggs makes incredible save to set up Kispert's layup (0:21)
Zags big man Timme Eurosteps for and-1 score (0:29)
Ranking the top 25 players in men's college basketball for the 2020-21 season, version 2.0
Four Gonzaga starters make the updated rankings, but Iowa's Luka Garza still leads the way.
AP poll: Gonzaga, Baylor still 1-2; UConn ranked
Gonzaga and Baylor remain atop The Associated Press men's basketball poll for the seventh consecutive week in the regular season, while UConn returns to the rankings for the first time since 2016-17, at No. 25.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Unbeaten Michigan continues moving up, Pac-12 gets closer
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
Ayayi gets Zags' 1st ever triple-double in rout of Portland
— Joel Ayayi posted the first triple-double in Gonzaga history and the top-ranked Bulldogs routed Portland 116-88 Saturday for their 16th straight win.
Suggs rips full-court dime to Ayayi for Zags' basket (0:30)
Kispert's 23 points lead No. 1 Gonzaga past rival BYU 86-69
— Corey Kispert scored 23 points as top-ranked Gonzaga beat rival BYU 86-69 on Thursday in a hastily scheduled game after both teams lost their original opponents to COVID-19 issues.
Gonzaga's Suggs takes steal all the way for and-1 layup (0:19)
Zags' Suggs, Cards' Jones join Wooden nominees
Gonzaga's Jalen Suggs, Louisville's Carlik Jones and West Virginia's Derek Culver were added to the midseason watch list for the 2021 Wooden Award, which was also reduced from 50 players to 25.
When Gonzaga and other unbeaten college basketball teams will lose
From Baylor to Winthrop, there are more undefeated teams than usual for this time of year. They'll probably all lose at some point. But when?
Zags switch Thurs. foe due to COVID-19 issues
Gonzaga will face BYU on Thursday after the Bulldogs' game against Santa Clara was postponed.
Biggest surprises and disappointments of the 2020-21 college basketball season
In a college basketball season like no other, these are the teams, players and coaches causing eyebrows to raise throughout the sport.
2020-21 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 6-0 | - | 15-0 |
| BYU | 4-1 | 1.5 | 13-3 |
| Santa Clara | 3-2 | 2.5 | 9-4 |
| San Francisco | 4-4 | 3 | 10-8 |
| Loyola Marymount | 3-3 | 3 | 8-6 |
| Pacific | 2-2 | 3 | 5-3 |
| Pepperdine | 2-2 | 3 | 6-7 |
| Saint Mary's | 2-3 | 3.5 | 11-5 |
| San Diego | 1-3 | 4 | 2-6 |
| Portland | 0-7 | 6.5 | 6-10 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game94.42nd
Rebounds Per Game39.941st
Assists Per Game19.93rd
Points Allowed70.6
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gregg | PF | Signed | 85 |
| Kaden Perry | PF | Signed | 84 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 34-22 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 22 |