2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Mark Few (26th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Michaelson (12th season); Stephen Gentry (4th season); R-Jay Barsh (2nd season); Zach Norvell Jr. (2nd season);
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", is led by head coach Mark Few, in his 26th season as head coach, and played home games at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic Center as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2023–24 season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC play to finish in second place, failing to win at least a share of the regular season title for the first time since 2012. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated San Francisco in the semifinals, before losing to Saint Mary's in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where as the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated McNeese in the First Round and Kansas in the Second Round to reach their ninth consecutive Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Purdue.

Offseason

Departures

Gonzaga Bulldogs Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Anton Watson	22	F	6'8"	228	GS Senior	Spokane, WA	Graduated/2024 NBA draft; selected 54th overall by Boston Celtics
Colby Brooks	25	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Walk-on; transferred
Luka Krajnović	3	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Zagreb, Croatia	Signed to play professionally in Croatia with KK Cedevita Junior
Pavle Stošić	14	F	6'9"	196	Freshman	Niš, Serbia	Transferred to Utah State^[1]

Incoming transfers

Gonzaga Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Khalif Battle	99	G	6'5"	185	GS Senior	Hillside, NJ	Arkansas
Michael Ajayi	1	G/F	6'7"	220	Senior	Kent, WA	Pepperdine
Braden Smith	3	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Seattle, WA	Colgate

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ismaila Diagne C	Nguekhokhe, Senegal	Real Madrid Baloncesto	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A	Jun 4, 2024
Ismaila Diagne C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Gonzaga 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024. "2024 Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davis Fogle #7 SF	Anacortes, WA	Anacortes High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 4, 2024
Davis Fogle #7 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Gonzaga 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024. "2025 Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

Roster

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.

2023–24 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	99	Khalif Battle	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Trenton Catholic Arkansas	Hillsdale, NJ
G	1	Michael Ajayi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Kentwood HS Pepperdine	Kent, WA
G	15	Joe Few (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Gonzaga Prep	Spokane, WA
F	33	Ben Gregg	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Clackamas	Clackamas, OR
G	11	Nolan Hickman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Wasatch Academy	Seattle, WA
F	13	Graham Ike	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Overland Wyoming	Aurora, CO
G	0	Ryan Nembhard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Montverde Creighton	Aurora, ON
G	3	Braeden Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Seattle Prep Colgate	Seattle, WA
G	2	Steele Venters	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Ellensburg Eastern Washington	Ellensburg, WA
F	22	Jun Seok Yeo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Yongsan Korea University	Seoul, South Korea
F	34	Braden Huff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Glenbard West	Glen Ellyn, IL
G	4	Dusty Stromer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Notre Dame HS	Sherman Oaks, CA
G	10	Joaquim ArauzMoore (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Branson	Ross, CA
C	24	Ismaila Diagne	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Real Madrid Baloncesto	Nguékhokh, Senegal
G	7	Cade Orness (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	North Kitsap	Poulsbo, WA

Head coach

Mark Few (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Michaelson (Gonzaga)
Stephen Gentry (Gonzaga)
R-Jay Barsh (Puget Sound)
Zach Norvell Jr. (Gonzaga)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 20, 2024

Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA	TBA	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2024* TBA	Arizona State	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
November 27, 2024* TBA	vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 28, 2024* TBA	vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 29, 2024* TBA	vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Paradise Island, Bahamas
December 7, 2024* TBA	vs. Kentucky Battle in Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA
December 14, 2024* TBA	vs. UConn Hall of Fame Series New York City	Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
December 18, 2024* TBA	Nicholls	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 28, 2024* TBA	vs. UCLA West Coast Hoops Showdown	Intuit Dome Inglewood, CA
WCC regular season
December 30, 2024 TBA	at Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 2, 2025 TBA	Portland	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 4, 2025 TBA	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 8, 2025 TBA	San Diego	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 11, 2025 TBA	Washington State	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 16, 2025 TBA	at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
January 18, 2025 TBA	Santa Clara	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 25, 2025 TBA	at Portland	Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 28, 2025 TBA	Oregon State	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 1, 2025 TBA	at Saint Mary's Rivalry	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 6, 2025 TBA	Loyola Marymount	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 8, 2025 TBA	at Pacific	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 13, 2025 TBA	San Francisco	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 15, 2025 TBA	Pepperdine	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 19, 2025 TBA	at Washington State	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 22, 2025 TBA	Saint Mary's Rivalry	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 27, 2025 TBA	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
March 1, 2025 TBA	at San Francisco	Chase Center San Francisco, CA
WCC Tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA	vs.	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ Harrison, Shawn (June 10, 2024). "USU men's basketball: Aggies sign Gonzaga transfer". The Herald Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
^ "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

[1] Harrison, Shawn (June 10, 2024). "USU men's basketball: Aggies sign Gonzaga transfer". The Herald Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[2] "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.

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v t e Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Russell Gymnasium (1907–1958) Spokane Coliseum (1958–1965, 1979–1980) Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1965–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present) Spokane Arena (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	BYU Idaho (dormant) Saint Mary's Washington
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics