Matthew Dellavedova’s five minutes of madness, and the Saint Mary’s community he calls home
The girl approached timidly, shooting nervous glances at the 6’4″ point guard clad in Saint Mary’s basketball gear. The guard was talking to four friends an hour after an 87-70 loss to Gonzaga, the Gaels’ fierce conference rival which had been granted the No. 3 national ranking earlier that week. While a win would have [...]
Bet against Gonzaga if you dare: Thorough win over Saint Mary’s proves this team is for real
Moraga, Calif. — If you’d told Gonzaga head coach Mark Few ahead of Thursday night’s pivotal WCC matchup against Saint Mary’s that Elias Harris would muster just seven points, but the Zags would win by 17, he might have laughed. At the very least shot you a funny look — if you’ve ever spent more [...]
Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s preview: The latest edition of the best rivalry in the west
We could invoke the “hate-hate” nature of this relationship, we could talk about the slurs that are slung from the student sections, the pressure and vitriol distending until it seems the roofs of these two teams’ gyms (combined capacity: 9,500) are fit to blow. But that would be a detriment to the quality on display [...]
Is Gonzaga a genuine national title contender?
When Elias Harris burst onto the scene for Gonzaga more than three years ago now, scoring 17 points in a loss to No. 2-ranked Michigan State on Nov. 17, 2009, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas couldn’t stop raving about him. Bilas played four years at forward under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke and has spent many more [...]
The Latest at CHJ: Robert Sacre’s moment is now
As each game comes and goes in this basketball season, it slowly withers away the time Robert Sacre has left in a Gonzaga uniform. Ask him about his final season, the senior center is not reflective nor for that matter, focused on what lies ahead when the calendar flips to March and the tournament commences. [...]
Elias Harris’ over-the-back alley-oop is a Dunk of the Year candidate
You probably asking why. Why is this one so special? Well, look at the length, the agility, the ability to not get called for the foul. Almost a reverse posterization. That’s innovation. That’s dunk-of-the-year quality. Welcome to the Green Rom, Elias. Tweet This Post
Tiny Gallon sends out the decade with a bang
And the first post on CHJ in the new decade deals with something I wasn’t quite sure, due to advancements in technology, we’d ever see again. The ironically, aptly-named Tiny Gallon caused many a text to be sent (at least to me) after he broke the backboard during Thursday night’s Gonzaga-Oklahoma game. I’m pretty sure [...]
Sweet 16 Preview: North Carolina-Gonzaga
What to Look For: What not to look for? There’s at least eight potential NBA players on display in this game. How often can you say that about a regional semifinal? If Gonzaga wins this game, it will have been for two reasons: 1) North Carolina, as was the norm this year, will have allowed [...]
This was great timing for an interview: LostLetterman.com gets a few minutes with Matt Santangelo, the Gonzaga star who helped make that Elite Eight run a reality, wow, 10 years ago. Yeah. Already. {LostLetterman} Tweet This Post
Love Those Frenzied Finishes: Gonzaga Goes Coast to Coast to Beat WKU
Great call by Kevin Harlan. And Gonzaga has been involved in at least five of these types of games in the past six or seven seasons. Demetri Goodson is the freshman who springboarded his career with this March moment. Tweet This Post
Resetting the First Two Days: The Videos
Relive Siena-Ohio State, if you’d like. Though the game was played through mud for most of it, the drama was plentiful. We may not get a more frenzied 20 minutes the rest of this Tournament. Wisconsin steals it last night in Boise. Jeremy Pargo proving, once again, he likes to smell the iron. Tennessee-Oklahoma was [...]
Welcome to The Dance: Gonzaga Bulldogs
This is a team that needs no introduction. But I think most of us have gotten so tired of it falling flat. Can we get an Elite Eight appearance this season? It seems a Final Four will always be just out of reach for this program. That in itself is a pretty remarkable statement. »Record: [...]
Gonzaga Cuts Down Nets After February Defeate of Pepperdine
I’d guess beating Pepperdine to lock up your ninth straight West Coast Conference title is worth some sort of celebration. But cutting down the nets? At least save that for the end of the tournament, right? Tweet This Post
It’s Time For the Marylands and Syracuses to Start Winning Some Games
San Diego has effectively thrown a big wrench into this bubble picture by winning the West Coast Conference tournament, defeating Gonzaga 69-62 on their home floor and probably wrapping up a 13 seed in the process. Let’s get on with this madness thing, right? I turned off SportsCenter before Lunardi’s toupee came on and told [...]
ESPNU Steals Another One
Unfortunately for some (like myself) the Washington State/Gonzaga matchup tonight at 11 p.m. ET will not be available for viewing. Now, this isn’t quite the uproar like Green Bay/Dallas (duh) from last week, but it stills makes me wonder why ESPN2 can’t simulcast the game as soon as the West Virginia/Auburn game finishes around 11:30. [...]
