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March Madness Begins Saturday For The Gonzaga Men's Basketball Team

... doesn’t matter. If the Zags don’t run the table, they will have little chance of claiming a No. 1 seed for March. Beyond that, GU has a sense of pride on the line and is focused on winning its fifth straight WCC tournament championship. “We stay focused because it (winning the conference tournament) was one of our goals at the beginning of the season … so when you have a goal that you have been working on all year, we are definitely excited and ready to play,” Nigel Williams-Goss said. Williams-Goss has good reason to be excited. Sitting on the bench last season as a redshirt, he didn’t get a true taste of the WCC tournament victory. “It’s been a surreal feeling all year being in positions that I was watching from the sidelines last year,” Williams-Goss said. “I was down there last year supporting the guys and watching the confetti fall on them and watching them cut the nets. Last year, coach Few wanted me to cut the nets but I was ...

Gonzaga Basketball Player Chooses Lds Mission Over Ncaa Tournament Run

... today, he can shoot a three-pointer from 30 feet away.". 31 PHOTOS. Inside the first round of March Madness, 2017. See Gallery. Inside the first round of March Madness, 2017. Mar 16, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Princeton Tigers guard Devin Cannady (3) dribbles against Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Rex Pflueger (0) in the first half during the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Key Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports. Mar 16, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard Darius Thompson (51) shoots against North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks forward Devontae Cacok (15) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports. SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 16: Mike Daum #24 of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits handles the ball against Johnathan Williams #3 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first half during the first round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 16, 2017 in Salt Lake City, ...

Gonzaga's Stunning Loss Shouldn't Change Postseason Expectations

... probably be a large contingent who would believe Syracuse is more capable of duplicating its Final Four run of last year than the Zags are of making their first this season. The Orange have four losses to teams (Boston College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Connecticut) that are currently not above.500. Gonzaga’s loss dropped it to 29-1. There will be no more talk of an undefeated season. There will be no more No. 1 ranking, which Gonzaga held for four weeks. Przemek Karnowski and Gonzaga took it on the chin from BYU and Eric Mika in their regular-season finale, which dropped the top-ranked Zags to 29-1. James Snook/USA TODAY Sports. But, really, so what. The Bulldogs still have the potential to make a Final Four run. They’re still one of the nation’s best teams. Their consistency in staying unbeaten for so long this ...

Gonzaga Completes Perfect Regular Season

... great stretch last weekend. We hit all five picks. And if you’ve followed these predictions over the years, you know we’re probably due for another calamitous weekend. Last week: 5-0. Overall: 36-23. BYU at No. 1 Gonzaga, 10:15 p.m. ET Saturday, ESPN 2: A perfect regular season means something. No matter what happens in the postseason, Gonzaga will dance with the greats if it punctuates an unblemished campaign with a victory over BYU in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday night. So much can go wrong each season. Injuries. Bad chemistry. Tough nights. Lights-out performances by the competition. And yet Gonzaga (29-0) has positioned itself to win its first 30 games. The Bulldogs have defeated their opponents by an average of 24.9 points. They have wins over Florida, Arizona, Iowa State, Tennessee and Saint Mary’s (twice). The ...

What Makes Gonzaga Different From Every Other Ncaa Sweet 16 Team

... 2013 NBA draft. Why it works. The notion that the best player on the roster could be unavailable for game competition may seem like a risk of the redshirting strategy, but it’s really the point. “What’s made it work is we have a culture of ownership and responsibility,” Lloyd said. “Those guys know they’re redshirting for a reason, and I always tell them the redshirt needs to be your ‘because’ year. Because you redshirted, you were able to do this. It’s not a wasted year. Your mindset needs to be at the end of your career, because you redshirted, you were able to do this, this and that.”. Because Norvell redshirted, he has a plan for every move and shot, he is learning to play at a faster tempo, and thanks to the use of strobe goggles with Knight, is learning to trust his instincts as a player. Johnathan Williams was a crucial player for two seasons at Missouri but cites his redshirt year as one of the biggest confidence-builders of his time in basketball. (Photo: Kelvin Kuo, USA TODAY Sports). Because Larsen redshirted, the 7-foot native of ...

Officials Erred Late In Gonzaga-nu Tilt

... was just so much momentum. And look, there's a lot of basketball to be played, but I do believe in my heart that if that's called correctly, we would've had a great chance to win.". Shortly after the game, the NCAA issued a statement saying officials missed the violation under Rule 9, Section 15 of its men's basketball rules book. "Article 2.a.3 states that basket interference occurs when a player reaches through the basket from below and touches the ball before it enters the cylinder," the NCAA said in the statement. "Replays showed that the Gonzaga defender violated this rule, which should have resulted in a scored basket by Northwestern.". Zach Collins was mistakenly not whistled for goaltending on this play late in the second half of Gonzaga's win against Northwestern. Kelvin Kuo/USA TODAY Sports. Collins, tongue in cheek, said of the statement: "I appreciate the apology. It makes me feel great.". The NCAA's postgame statement also said Collins was hit with the technical for violating "bench decorum' rules by stepping onto the court with the ball in play. "If I see a guy from another ...

Gonzaga Men's Basketball Holds Off West Virginia In Rugged Contest

... “But just staying the course and just rallying around our guys and just thinking about the defensive end, helped my offense in the end.”. West Virginia (29-8) had three shots to tie the game but Tarik Phillip missed a shot from the lane and Jevon Carter missed two 3-pointers after Silas Melson made one foul shot. The Mountaineers rebounded both misses but couldn’t get another shot off in the final 13 seconds. “To know you were so close and you gave everything you had and to come up sort, it hurts,” said Carter, who had a game-high 21 points. Despite shooting 26.7 percent for the game, West Virginia stayed close and took a 58-55 lead on a 3-pointer by Carter with 1:47 to play. But the Mountaineers didn’t score again and went down to a crushing loss. Nigel Williams-Goss answered with two free throws. After Daxter Miles Jr. missed two fouls shots and Nathan Adrian was blocked by Josh Perkins on the putback, Williams-Goss found Mathews in the corner for the open 3-pointer that proved the game-winner. “You tell me another team in the country who can shoot 26 percent from the field against a No. 1 seed, 21 percent from 3 and still could have, ...

Gonzaga Men's Basketball Back In A Groove

... exits. The Zags lost in the WCC championship game in 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Their NCAA record in those years was just 3-4 with one first-round loss in 2008, the last time GU failed to win its opener. The Zags have never made it past the round of 32 after failing to win the conference tournament. “I didn’t know that,” assistant coach Tommy Lloyd said. “But after winning the WCC tournament, you feel pretty good about yourself.”. In the four runner-up seasons, Gonzaga was seeded 7, 8, 7 and 9. The Zags’ Elite Eights came in 2015 as a 2 seed and 1999 as a 10. Their Sweet 16 s: An 11 seed in 2016, 4 in 2009, 3 in 2006, 12 in 2001 and 10 in 2000. Gonzaga locked up the top seed in the West Region by bouncing back from the BYU setback and winning the conference tournament. “I said before the selection show I didn’t really care if we were a 1 or a 2 or whatever seed we were,” guard Nigel Williams-Goss said. “I just wanted to be in the West, obviously less travel and having more fans. “For me, whether it was validation or not, we were going to have to play ...