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[Locked On: Locked On Zags] - BREAKING: Gonzaga will face LSU Tigers at Spokane Arena! | Inside Will Wade's controversial roster

Locked On Zags — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:08:14 GMT

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[The Spokesman-Review] - Report: Gonzaga to meet first-year coach Will Wade, LSU in Nov. 14 nonconference game at Arena

Theo Lawson — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:17:59 GMT

Gonzaga was able to replace one SEC team on its nonconference schedule with another and managed to add a pseudo home game in the process.

Two weeks after Gonzaga and Kentucky mutually agreed to terminate the remainder of their six-year nonleague series, scrapping the Zags’ upcoming trip to Lexington, it was reported Wednesday that LSU and first-year coach Will Wade would make a cross-country trip to play Mark Few’s program at the Arena.

The game is set to take place on Nov. 14, according to Alex Rosinski. A tipoff time and television broadcast details will be announced at a later date.

Wade, one of the most polarizing coaching figures in the country, could bring one of the most intriguing rosters in college basketball to Spokane just two weeks into the 2026-27 college basketball season.

The 43-year-old coach is entering his second stint with the Tigers after working at LSU from 2017-2022 before being terminated as the result of an alleged recruiting violation.

The nonconference game in November will mark Gonzaga’s first-ever matchup with LSU, but not with the Tigers’ coach.

After his first stop at LSU, Wade spent two seasons at McNeese State from 2023-25, facing fifth-seeded Gonzaga in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City. The Zags won easily, 86-65, before cruising past Kansas in a Round of 32 game to advance to the Sweet 16.

After consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in two seasons at McNeese State, Wade was hired at North Carolina State last season. The Wolfpack went 20-14 and lost in the NCAA Tournament First Four before Wade made a highly-scrutinized return to LSU, signing a seven-year contract with the Tigers less than two weeks after telling reporters “I was hired at N.C. State to do a job. We’re going to win and we’re going to win big at N.C. State.”

Since being hired by LSU, Wade has drawn more criticism for building a roster that could include two former NBA Draft picks, 25-year-old Yam Madar and 23-year-old Saliou Niang, and former St. John’s star RJ Luis, who’s attempting to return to college basketball after spending the 2025-26 season on a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz and playing for the Boston Celtics’ G League team.

Wade has also secured commitments from a pair of 23-year-old international pros: Brice Dessert and Marcio Santos.

The Nov. 14 nonleague contest won’t officially count as a home game on Gonzaga’s NCAA Tournament resume, but Few’s teams have had an impeccable track record in recent years playing in front of home crowds at the Arena.

The Zags are 3-0 against high-major competition and 5-0 against all opponents at the Arena since 2022, beating Kentucky 88-72 in 2022, pulverizing Baylor 101-63 in 2024 and cruising past Oklahoma 83-68 last season.

Few’s team could play multiple games at the Arena in 2026-27, with the downtown Spokane venue also hosting first- and second-round NCAA Tournament games on March 18 and 20.

Gonzaga is still months from finalizing its schedule, but the mid-November matchup with LSU currently stands as the only game in Spokane – and in the state of Washington – on the team’s nonconference schedule.

The Zags will be leaving the Inland Northwest at least five times for nonleague games, starting with the Nov. 2 season opener against Purdue at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. GU will then return to Vegas for at leas three games at the Players Era Festival, starting with a Nov. 24 opener against Kansas State. Few’s team is slated to play Michigan State at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif., on Dec. 19 and will take on Duke in a Feb. 20 game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Gonzaga is also expected to visit Creighton in Omaha for the second game of a home-and-home series, but the teams have yet to agree on a date.

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[SB Nation: The Slipper Still Fits] - Four Zags Listed in Canada’s FIBA World Cup Qualifer Pool

Arden Cravalho — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:43:27 GMT

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[The Spokesman-Review] - Nembhard brothers among Gonzaga quartet named to Canada player pool

Theo Lawson — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:09:38 GMT

A quartet of former Gonzaga players will be part of the Canadian men’s national team player pool ahead of 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifying games taking place next month in Hamilton, Ontario.

Brothers Andrew and Ryan Nembhard were named to the 23-player pool that also includes Kelly Olynyk, Kyle Wiltjer and a handful of Canadian NBA players. The team will be coached by Gordon Herbert, a former North Idaho College standout and Idaho forward who was appointed by Canada Basketball last spring after previously working with the German national team.

The Canadian national team will continue World Cup qualification on July 3 against Puerto Rico at TD Coliseum in Hamilton before facing Jamaica three days later at the same venue. Canada will regroup for two more games in August as part of the fourth qualification window.

The Nembhard brothers, who account for three of the top 10 assist seasons in Gonzaga history, could share the floor for the first time on the senior national team.

Andrew, who just completed his fourth season with the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, competed for Canada during the 2019 FIBA World Cup and was named to the nation’s 2024 Summer Olympics roster in Paris.

The elder Nembhard posted career-high scoring and assist numbers in 2025-26 for an Indiana team that played the season without All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Andrew averaged 16.9 points and 7.7 assists while shooting a career-best 36.1% from the 3-point line.

Ryan Nembhard has played in a handful of international competitions for Canada’s youth teams, but could be making his senior national team debut next month during the FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

After setting Gonzaga single-season assists records as a junior and senior, the younger Nembhard went undrafted last summer and signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Ryan’s contract was eventually converted to a standard multi-year deal and the rookie started in 27 of 69 games for Dallas, scoring 6.6 ppg to go with 5.3 apg.

Olynyk could join the Canadian national team coming off an NBA championship. The veteran forward is making the second Finals appearance of his career this week for the San Antonio Spurs, who outlasted fellow former Zag Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games.

Primarily a reserve for San Antonio this season, the 35-year-old Olynyk averaged 3.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg and 1.2 apg. He won a bronze medal with Canada during the 2023 FIBA World Cup and was named a captain ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Wiltjer hasn’t participated in a major competition for the senior national team since the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The forward, who played two seasons at Gonzaga from 2014-16 after transferring from Kentucky, just completed his third season with Reyer Venezia of Italy’s Lega Basket Serie A.

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