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44 results for "gonzaga"
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Elias Harris cut out 'American eating habits'
Diamond LeungGonzaga forward Elias Harris went through a sophomore slump and knew he had to get in better shape heading into this season. Now the German national is no longer eating hot dogs. Telling The Spokesman-Review he eliminated his "American eating habi...
Blog | November 08, 2011 -
WCC: Five Things I Can't Wait To See
Diamond LeungHere are five storylines worth tracking in the WCC this season: 1. Gonzaga taking on all comers Not that it's at all surprising, but it's good to see Mark Few embrace the challenge of adding Mountain West powerhouse BYU to the league. Gonzaga...
Blog | November 04, 2011 -
WCC preview: It's still a Zags world
Diamond LeungSAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Mark Few mused that as of right now Gonzaga and BYU isn't much of a rivalry. After all, it was only in March when the Zags lost by 22 to a Jimmer Fredette-led Cougars team. "They put it on us pretty good in the NCAAs," Few sai...
Blog | November 04, 2011 -
WCC preview: Enter 'monster' BYU
Diamond LeungSAN BRUNO, Calif. -- BYU coach Dave Rose said he doesn't think much about realignment, but he does know that the Cougars' entry into the West Coast Conference won't be easy -- not with Gonzaga having won the last 11 regular-season championships. ...
Blog | November 04, 2011 -
WCC preview: Coaching quotable
Diamond LeungAn assortment of quotes from each of the nine coaches at the recent WCC Media Day: BYU's Dave Rose: "Brandon Davies, Noah Hartsock, Charles Abouo, they've played in big games, made winning plays in games, and we will play through our posts as we s...
Blog | November 04, 2011 -
WCC preview: San Francisco on the rise
Diamond LeungSAN BRUNO, Calif. -- San Francisco coach Rex Walters understands that in the WCC, a hierarchy exists. Gonzaga has had its decade of dominance. Saint Mary's has developed into a small-school power. BYU enters the league as a giant to be feared. Wa...
Blog | November 04, 2011 -
Nonconference schedule analysis: WCC
Diamond LeungFor the rest of the week, ESPN.com will be breaking down the nonconference schedules of each and every team in a dozen different leagues. On Tuesday, we began with the ACC, SEC and C-USA. On Wednesday, we continued with the Big East, Atlantic 10 and ...
Blog | October 06, 2011 -
Mark Few thinks the world of Robert Sacre
Diamond LeungGonzaga is out to win its 12th consecutive West Coast Conference title and has a loaded roster highlighted by Robert Sacre, a fifth-year senior who'll be the latest in a long line of players in the program to be relied upon for leadership. The 7-f...
Blog | September 19, 2011 -
Butler and Gonzaga to square off
Diamond LeungButler and Gonzaga are the two kings of college basketball's mid-majors (if you can still call them that), and they'll be starting a home-and-home series in December for the next two seasons, according to the Indianapolis Star. Butler is to travel t...
Blog | July 06, 2011 -
College basketball to NFL draft is doable
Diamond LeungIf Gonzaga guard Demetri Goodson hoped to boost his pro potential by leaving basketball and transferring to play football, consider that one athlete from the Pacific Northwest showed it could be done just this past weekend. The Denver Broncos sele...
Blog | May 04, 2011 -
PG Demetri Goodson of Gonzaga Bulldogs to transfer, pursue footba...
Diamond LeungGonzaga starting point guard Demetri Goodson has decided to transfer in order to play football, the school announced Tuesday.
Story | Conversation | May 03, 2011 -
Fredette scores 34 as BYU crushes Zags
Diamond LeungDENVER -- BYU fans were chanting long after the team had left the court at the Pepsi Center. Their cries could be heard inside the Cougars locker room, where a player asked Jimmer Fredette if he could understand the chants. "3:16?" he asked Fredet...
Blog | March 20, 2011 -
Rapid Reaction: BYU 89, Gonzaga 67
Diamond LeungDENVER -- BYU beat Gonzaga 89-64 to earn a spot in the Sweet 16 -- the first time the Cougars have gotten this far since 1981. They did it behind Jimmer Fredette's 34 points and six assists. Jackson Emery scored 16 points, and Noah Hartsock added 13....
Blog | March 19, 2011 -
Gonzaga a 'Final Four-capable team'
Diamond LeungDENVER -- Steve Lavin momentarily put on his analyst's cap and gave a glowing review of Gonzaga's chances in the NCAA tournament after the Zags dominated his St. John's team throughout an 86-71 second-round win. "They're definitely a Final Four-ca...
Blog | March 18, 2011 -
Previewing Denver: The night games
Diamond LeungDENVER -- Here's a look at the evening games taking place at the Pepsi Center in Denver: BYU (30-4) vs. Wofford (21-12), 7:15 p.m. ET How they got here: Senior Jimmer Fredette led BYU to a co-Mountain West Conference regular-season title, led t...
Blog | March 17, 2011 -
Zags win an OT classic, now tied atop WCC
Diamond LeungMORAGA, Calif. -- It was a close call, but Gonzaga's streak lives to see another day. The Zags prevented Saint Mary's from stopping their dynastic stretch of 10 straight WCC regular-season titles, and in the process, they prevented their rival fro...
Blog | February 25, 2011