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2025–26 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
BERJAYA
WCC regular season co-champions
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record31–4 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Gonzaga †16–2 .88931–4  .886
Saint Mary's16–2 .88927–6  .818
Santa Clara15–3 .83326–9  .743
Oregon State9–9 .50017–16  .515
San Francisco8–10 .44417–16  .515
Pacific8–10 .44418–15  .545
Seattle8–10 .44421–14  .600
Washington State7–11 .38912–20  .375
Portland6–12 .33315–19  .441
Loyola Marymount6–12 .33315–17  .469
San Diego5–13 .27812–21  .364
Pepperdine4–14 .2229–23  .281
† 2026 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", is led by head coach Mark Few in his 27th season as head coach, and played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, located in Spokane, Washington, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

This season marked the team's last season as members of the West Coast Conference as they will join the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 26–9, 14–4 in WCC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated San Francisco and Saint Mary's to win the WCC Tournament. They received an automaic bid to the NCAA Tournament where as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Georgia in the first round before losing to Houston in the second round. This was the first time since 2014 that the Bulldogs failed to reach the sweet sixteen (not counting the COVID-disrupted 2019–20 season in which the NCAA tournament was not held).

Offseason

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Departures

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Gonzaga Bulldogs Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Khalif Battle99G6'5"185GraduateHillside, NJGraduated
Ben Gregg33F6'10"230SeniorClackamas, ORGraduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with SIG Strasbourg
Nolan Hickman11G6'2"190SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Capital City Go-Go
Joe Few15G6'0"170SeniorSpokane, WAWalk-on; graduated
Ryan Nembhard0G6'0"180SeniorAurora, ONGraduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Dallas Mavericks
Michael Ajayi1G6'7"228SeniorKent, WATransferred to Butler
Jun Seok Yeo22F6'8"218JuniorSeoul, South KoreaTransferred to Seattle
Dusty Stromer4G6'6"200SophomoreSherman Oaks, CATransferred to Grand Canyon
Graydon Lemke14F6'10"190FreshmanLas Vegas, NVWalk-on; transferred to Belmont

Incoming transfers

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Gonzaga incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tyon Grant-Foster7G6'7"220GraduateKansas City, KSGrand Canyon
Adam Miller44G6'3"190GraduatePeoria, ILArizona State
Jalen Warley8G6'7"205SeniorPhiladelphia, PAVirginia[1]

Recruiting classes

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2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Davis Fogle
#9 SF		 Anacortes, WA AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 4, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (87)
Parker Jefferson
#44 C		 Waxahachie, TX Inglewood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 2, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Mario Saint-Supéry
PG		 Málaga, Spain Baloncesto Málaga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jun 30, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  • "2025 Gonzaga Bulldogs Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

2026 recruiting class

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College recruiting (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jack Kayil
PG		 Berlin, Germany Alba Berlin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Sam Funches
#10 C		 Madison, MS Germantown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 17, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Luca Foster
#18 SF		 Downingtown, PA Link Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 25, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (87)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

2027 recruiting class

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College recruiting (2027)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Dooney Johnson
#7 PG		 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Juneau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 29, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (89)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Roster

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

2025–26 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 7 Tyon Grant-Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSGrand Canyon Kansas City, KS
G 2 Steele Venters 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSEastern Washington Ellensburg, WA
F 15 Graham Ike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) GSWyoming Aurora, CO
G 23 Adam Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSArizona State Peoria, IL
F 35 Noah Haaland (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrAllan Hancock Rathdrum, ID
G 8 Jalen Warley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrVirginia Philadelphia, PA
F 34 Braden Huff Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS JrGlenbard West Glen Ellyn, IL
G 3 Braeden Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrColgate Seattle, WA
F 5 Emmanuel Innocenti 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrTarleton State Petit Badien, Ivory Coast
G 10 Joaquim ArauzMoore (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoBranson Ross, CA
C 24 Ismaila Diagne 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)237 lb (108 kg) SoReal Madrid Nguékhokh, Senegal
G 0 Cade Orness (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrNorth Kitsap Poulsbo, WA
G 4 Davis Fogle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrAZ Compass Prep Anacortes, WA
F 32 Parker Jefferson Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrInglewood Waxahachie, TX
G 14 Alonzo Metz (W) Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrRiviera Prep Portland, OR
G 17 Mario Saint-Supéry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)199 lb (90 kg) FrBaloncesto Málaga Málaga, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 27, 2025

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025*
2:00 p.m., KHQ		 No. 21 Northwest W 111–62 
 18 – Fogle  13 – Warley  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
October 27, 2025*
6:00 p.m., KHQ		 No. 21 Western Oregon W 111–53 
 21 – Huff  10 – Diagne  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 21 Texas Southern W 98–43  1–0
  15 – Grant-Foster  11 – Ike  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 8, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 21 vs. Oklahoma
Bad Boy Mower Series Spokane		 W 83–68  2–0
  19 – Ike  11 – Ike  6 – Saint-Supéry  Numerica Veterans Arena (11,081)
Spokane, WA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 19 No. 23 Creighton W 90–63  3–0
  20 – Ike  10 – Ike  5 – Smith  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 14, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 19 at Arizona State W 77–65  4–0
  20 – Ike  12 – Grant-Foster  9 – Smith  Desert Financial Arena (10,016)
Tempe, AZ
November 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 13 Southern Utah W 122–50  5–0
  22 – Huff  6 – Huff  7 – Saint-Supéry  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 24, 2025*
6:30 p.m., TNT		 No. 12 vs. No. 8 Alabama
Players Era Festival Game 1		 W 95–85  6–0
  21 – Ike  11 – Ike  6 – Saint-Supéry  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025*
6:30 p.m., TruTV		 No. 12 vs. Maryland
Players Era Festival Game 2		 W 100–61  7–0
  20 – Huff  6 – Ike  9 – Saint-Supéry  MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,799)
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2025*
6:30 p.m., TNT		 No. 12 vs. No. 7 Michigan
Players Era Festival Championship		 L 61–101  7–1
  14 – Tied  8 – Grant-Foster  7 – Smith  MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,947)
Paradise, NV
December 5, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 11 vs. No. 18 Kentucky W 94–59  8–1
  28 – Ike  10 – Ike  6 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena (18,507)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2025*
6:00 p.m., KAYU/ESPN+		 No. 11 North Florida W 109–58  9–1
  24 – Huff  8 – Diagne  7 – Saint-Supéry  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 13, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 8 vs. No. 25 UCLA
Seattle Hoops Showdown		 W 82–72  10–1
  25 – Ike  7 – Warley  5 – Ike  Climate Pledge Arena (13,148)
Seattle, WA
December 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 7 Campbell W 98–70  11–1
  37 – Huff  11 – Ike  5 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 No. 7 vs. Oregon
Northwest Elite Showdown		 W 91–82  12–1
  21 – Smith  11 – Ike  7 – Smith  Moda Center (10,055)
Portland, OR
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 7 at Pepperdine W 96–56  13–1
(1–0)		  18 – Grant-Foster  10 – Ike  8 – Smith  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,912)
Malibu, CA
December 30, 2025
6:30 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 7 at San Diego W 99–93  14–1
(2–0)		  22 – Warley  14 – Warley  6 – Smith  Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,521)
San Diego, CA
January 2, 2026
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 7 Seattle W 80–72 OT 15–1
(3–0)		  28 – Huff  10 – Ike  6 – Smith  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 4, 2026
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 7 Loyola Marymount W 82–47  16–1
(4–0)		  16 – Ike  9 – Huff  5 – Saint-Supéry  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 8, 2026
8:30 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 8 Santa Clara W 89–77  17–1
(5–0)		  34 – Ike  11 – Ike  4 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 9 at Washington State
Rivalry		 W 86–65  18–1
(6–0)		  23 – Ike  11 – Ike  5 – Ike  Beasley Coliseum (6,439)
Pullman, WA
January 17, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 9 at Seattle W 71–50  19–1
(7–0)		  20 – Saint-Supéry  9 – Grant-Foster  4 – Tied  Climate Pledge Arena (7,830)
Seattle, WA
January 21, 2026
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 8 Pepperdine W 84–60  20–1
(8–0)		  17 – Fogle  10 – Diagne  4 – Fogle  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 24, 2026
5:00 p.m., CBSSN		 No. 8 San Francisco W 68–66  21–1
(9–0)		  19 – Warley  9 – Fogle  4 – Smith  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 31, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 6 Saint Mary's
Rivalry		 W 73–65  22–1
(10–0)		  30 – Ike  7 – Tied  5 – Saint-Supéry  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 6 at Portland L 80–87  22–2
(10–1)		  24 – Ike  10 – Ike  3 – Tied  Chiles Center (3,345)
Portland, OR
February 7, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 6 at Oregon State W 81–61  23–2
(11–1)		  35 – Ike  7 – Tied  6 – Smith  Gill Coliseum (7,865)
Corvallis, OR
February 10, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 12 Washington State
Rivalry		 W 83–53  24–2
(12–1)		  20 – Ike  7 – Ike  4 – Smith  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 14, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 12 at Santa Clara W 94–86  25–2
(13–1)		  21 – Tied  15 – Ike  5 – Saint-Supéry  Leavey Center (4,200)
Santa Clara, CA
February 18, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 11 at San Francisco W 80–59  26–2
(14–1)		  22 – Ike  8 – Innocenti  6 – Saint-Supéry  Chase Center (3,848)
San Francisco, CA
February 21, 2026
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 11 Pacific W 71–62  27–2
(15–1)		  20 – Ike  6 – Saint-Supéry  3 – Smith  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 25, 2026
6:00 p.m., KHQ/ESPN+		 No. 9 Portland W 89–48  28–2
(16–1)		  19 – Ike  8 – Ike  6 – Fogle  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 28, 2026
7:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 9 at Saint Mary's
Rivalry		 L 59–70  28–3
(16–2)		  17 – Ike  9 – Ike  4 – Ike  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
March 9, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 (1) No. 12 vs. (4) Oregon State
Semifinal		 W 65–56  29–3
  24 – Ike  11 – Ike  4 – Miller  Orleans Arena (6,087)
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN		 (1) No. 12 vs. (3) Santa Clara
Championship		 W 79–68  30–3
  21 – Saint-Supéry  8 – Fogle  6 – Fogle  Orleans Arena (6,517)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026*
7:00 p.m., TBS		 (3 W) No. 12 vs. (14 W) Kennesaw State
First round		 W 73–64  31–3
  19 – Ike  12 – Warley  8 – Saint-Supéry  Moda Center (14,070)
Portland, OR
March 21, 2026*
4:10 p.m., truTV/TBS		 (3 W) No. 12 vs. (11 W) Texas
Second round		 L 68–74  31–4
  25 – Ike  8 – Warley  5 – Tied  Moda Center (14,385)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP21191312118777898661211912121218
Coaches2019121011777789865118912121018

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Jalen Warley to Leave Virginia Basketball Program". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. October 28, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "gozags.com :: Gonzaga Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". gozags.com.
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