The Columbian

Players on the Gonzaga bench cheer for Gonzaga forward Drew Timme, left, during the second half of a first round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Georgia State, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Portland, Ore.

No. 1 Gonzaga comes alive late to race past Georgia State 93-72

March 17, 2022, 4:34pm College

Drew Timme scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half and top overall seed Gonzaga struggled to shake No. 16 seed Georgia State for 30 minutes before pulling away late for a 93-72 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Read story

Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren adds to growing NIL list, announces Bose deal

March 16, 2022, 7:35am Business

Chet Holmgren has a deal with Topps trading cards, he recently partnered with Yahoo! Sports to promote their bracket challenge and the Gonzaga freshman has added another sponsorship to his growing NIL portfolio: headphone company Bose. Read story

Gonzaga's Rasir Bolton (45) shoots over Saint Mary's Kyle Bowen (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball championship game at the West Coast Conference tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Las Vegas.

No. 1 Gonzaga beats No. 17 Saint Mary’s for WCC tournament title

March 8, 2022, 8:24pm College

Andrew Nembhard scored 19 points, Rasir Bolton added 18 and top-ranked Gonzaga outlasted No. 17 Saint Mary’s 82-69 Tuesday night to win its eighth West Coast Conference tournament title in nine years. Read story

Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) shoots against San Francisco forward Patrick Tape (11) during the first half of West Coast Conference semifinal game on Monday.

No. 1 Gonzaga returns to WCC final

March 7, 2022, 10:39pm Sports

Drew Timme scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren added 17, and top-ranked Gonzaga reached the West Coast Conference championship game for the 25th straight year by holding off San Francisco 81-71 Monday night. Read story

Saint Mary's guard Alex Ducas, middle, celebrates with fans after Saint Mary's defeated Gonzaga in an NCAA college basketball game in Moraga, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

No. 1 Gonzaga falls at Saint Mary’s on tough day for Top 10

February 26, 2022, 9:44pm College

Tommy Kuhse had 14 points and six rebounds and No. 23 Saint Mary’s beat No. 1 Gonzaga 67-57 on Saturday night to prevent the Bulldogs from completing another undefeated run in the West Coast Conference. Read story