Gonzaga's Tillie to test NBA draft waters
Gonzaga said Sunday that Killian Tillie will submit his name for the NBA draft, but the junior could return to school.
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2019 Schedule
33-4, 1st in WCC
- 11/6W 120-79
- 11/10W 104-67
- 11/15W 94-71
- 11/19W 84-78
- 11/20W 91-74
- 11/211W 89-87
- 11/26W 102-60
- 12/1W 103-92
- 12/5W 81-79
- 12/97L 76-73
- 12/1512L 103-90
- 12/18W 89-55
- 12/21W 101-40
- 12/28W 96-51
- 12/31W 89-54
- 1/5W 91-48
- 1/10W 67-36
- 1/12W 96-83
- 1/17W 73-55
- 1/19W 89-66
- 1/24W 98-39
- 1/31W 93-63
- 2/2W 85-69
- 2/7W 92-62
- 2/9W 94-46
- 2/14W 73-60
- 2/16W 79-67
- 2/21W 92-64
- 2/23W 102-68
- 2/28W 86-66
- 3/2W 69-55
- 3/11W 100-74
- 3/12L 60-47
- 3/2116W 87-49
- 3/239W 83-71
- 3/284W 72-58
- 3/303L 75-69
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Norvell, WCC's top 3-point shooter, enters draft
Gonzaga sophomore guard Zach Norvell Jr. is declaring for the NBA draft.
Ian Begley ESPN Staff Writer
Gonzaga sophomore Zach Norvell Jr., who declared for the 2019 NBA Draft on Saturday, tells ESPN that he plans to sign with agent and will seriously consider staying in the draft.
Daniels' zig costs Zags first staffer since 2013
Assistant coach Donny Daniels is leaving Gonzaga after nine seasons, the first change on the basketball coaching staff since 2013.
Zags' shot-blocking Clarke to enter NBA draft
Gonzaga forward Brandon Clarke plans to skip his senior year and enter the NBA draft. Clarke's 117 blocks were the most in the country this past season.
Gonzaga's top scorer Hachimura entering draft
Rui Hachimura has announced he's entering the NBA draft and intends to hire an agent. The 6-foot-8 forward led Gonzaga with 19.7 points this season.
Virginia favored to repeat in 2020 at Vegas books
Caesars Palace has installed Virginia as the 5-1 favorite to win next year's men's college basketball title, with the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook giving 7-1 odds to the Cavaliers and Kentucky as co-favorites.
Loaded Michigan State leads Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
The Spartans have nearly everyone back from their Final Four team and project as next season's team to beat.
Duke duo, Morant among Wooden Award finalists
Duke teammates RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson are among the 10 players named to the John R. Wooden Award All-American team. Ja Morant of Murray State and Tennessee's Grant Williams were also invited to the award presentation in Los Angeles.
FiveThirtyEight: Who Didn't Expect This Final Four?
gfoster (Geoff Foster, sports editor): Welcome to FiveThirtyEight's Final Four chat!
Courtside: Elite 8 Breakdown
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich share their reactions from the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, including Cassius Winston bouncing the Duke freshman (1:30), Auburn's upset victory over Kentucky (11:26), Texas Tech's over Gonzaga (16:23) as well as Virginia finally finding redemption against Purdue (20:53). Plus, how did these teams get here?
Texas Tech locks down Zags to earn 1st Final Four trip
Texas Tech is heading to its first Final Four thanks to a kid from Italy who made the big shots and a defense that refuses to rest.
Zags' Perkins rues 'bonehead' tech late in loss
Josh Perkins said he "instinctually" reached for the ball as Texas Tech attempted an inbounds pass, resulting in a critical technical foul late in Gonzaga's 75-69 loss in the Elite Eight.
Williams: No one is really talking about Gonzaga (2:08)
Reseeding the 2019 NCAA tournament field for the Elite Eight
The Elite Eight is set, and we have three 1-seeds still dancing. Here's how we'd reseed the remaining field.
Hachimura leads top-seeded Gonzaga to West regional final
Gonzaga is in the Elite Eight for the fourth time in history following a 72-58 victory over Florida State in the opening West regional semifinal on Thursday night.
Gonzaga's defensive renaissance has it on cusp of Final Four
The Bulldogs' strong defensive play evokes memories of the 2016-2017 team that played in the title game.
Jay Bilas' NCAA tournament rankings: Sweet 16 edition
The cream has risen to the top in the 2019 NCAA tournament. The Bilastrator is here to ID the creamiest of the Sweet 16.
The Undefeated: How Gonzaga's Brandon Clarke went from underdog to lead Bulldog
The Zags star is making noise in the tourney and rising up NBA draft boards
Ranking the Sweet 16 teams by tradition -- 2019 NCAA tournament
Sixteen programs remain in the 2019 NCAA tournament. Not all 16 fan bases have an equal level of expectation for what happens next.
Courtside: Sweet 16, Elite 8 Preview
Seth Greenberg, Dan Dakich and Chris Cotter break down every game of the Sweet 16, including those in the South (2:05), Midwest (10:08), East (17:10) and West (26:33). Plus, they look ahead to potential Elite 8 matchups (32:35). Who will advance to the Final 4 in Minneapolis? The guys discuss!
Reseeding the 2019 NCAA tournament field for the Sweet 16
There are a whole lot of familiar faces in this Sweet 16. Here's how we're ranking them heading into the second weekend.
FiveThirtyEight: Captain Obvious Is Probably Winning Your Bracket Pool
gfoster (Geoff Foster, sports editor): We have 52 games in the books of the men's NCAA Tournament. And there has been one prevailing theme: chalk.
Slammed: Clarke scores 36 in Gonzaga's 83-71 win over Baylor
Next stop on the Brandon Clarke Dunk `n Swat Festival: The Sweet 16.
Alden Gonzalez ESPN Staff Writer
Brandon Clarke's 36 points and 5 blocks, which led Gonzaga to the Sweet 16 for the fifth consecutive year and set up a rematch with Florida State, came on 15 of 18 shooting. Clarke joined Shaquille O'Neal as the only players to score that many points and block that many shots in the NCAA Tournament. "It's actually a pretty crazy stat; I don't think I even knew that," Clarke said in an interview with ESPN. "Shaq is obviously an all-time great. To even have my name up there by his is something that's really cool."
2018-19 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-0 | - | 33-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 11-5 | 5 | 22-12 |
| BYU | 11-5 | 5 | 19-13 |
| San Francisco | 9-7 | 7 | 21-10 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-8 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Santa Clara | 8-8 | 8 | 16-15 |
| San Diego | 7-9 | 9 | 21-15 |
| Pepperdine | 6-10 | 10 | 16-18 |
| Pacific | 4-12 | 12 | 14-18 |
| Portland | 0-16 | 16 | 7-25 |
Top Performers 2018-19
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game87.6
Rebounds Per Game39.0
Assists Per Game18.1
Points Allowed64.932nd
2019 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 4 | 6 |
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Watson | PF | Signed | 88 |
| Drew Timme | C | Signed | 88 |
| Pavel Zakharov | C | Signed | 83 |
| Brock Ravet | PG | Signed | 82 |
| Martynas Arlauskas | SF | Signed | - |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 29-20 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 20 |