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#UNITEDWEZAG MEN’S GAME 5: #1/1 Zags (4-0) vs. Northwestern State (1-7) -- DEC. 21, 2020 GAME TIME: 6 p.m. | SITE: Spokane, Wash. | TV: KHQ/Root Sports

1 FINAL FOUR | 10 SWEET 16 APPEARANCES | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 23 WCC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 18 WCC TOURNAMENT TITLES THE TIP-OFF SCHEDULE (H: 0-0; A: 0-0; N: 4-0) BROADCAST INFO GU Opp - Gonzaga opens its home schedule against Northwestern Date Rank Rank Opponent TV Time/Result TELEVISION: KHQ/ROOT NOVEMBER State on Monday, at 6 p.m., in the McCarthey Athletic Rich Waltz and Richard Fox 26 1/2 6/5 ! vs. Kansas FOX W, 102-90 in Spokane. 27 1/2 RV/- ! vs. Auburn FOX W, 90-67 - This is the first-ever meeting between the programs. RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network DECEMBER - The Bulldogs are 3-0 all-time versus current members of Tom Hudson and 2 1/2 11/15 @ vs. West Virginia ESPN W, 87-82 the Southland Conference, with the latest matchup being 5 1/2 2/1 & vs. Baylor CBS Canceled LIVE STATS: GoZags.com 8 1/1 -/- TARLETON STATE KHQ/ROOT Canceled a 76-57 win over Southeastern Louisiana in Spokane on 10 1/1 -/- SOUTHERN KHQ/ROOT Canceled Dec. 2, 2014. 12 1/1 -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT Canceled 14 1/1 -/- IDAHO KHQ/ROOT Canceled - GU has won 31 consecutive regular season home-openers 19 1/1 3/3 % vs. Iowa CBS W, 99-88 since a 73-65 loss to Boise State on Dec. 7, 1988. 21 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - GU has won all 16 regular season home-openers in the ◀ POINTS 22 1/1 -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. McCarthey Athletic Center and all 21 regular season 94.5 69.5 26 1/1 17/16 ~ vs. Virginia CBS 1 p.m. PER GAME 28 -/- -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. home-openers under . ◀ 29 -/- -/- DIXIE STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - The Zags are coming off of an impressive 99-88 win over 54.3 FG% 38.3 JANUARY No. 3/3 Iowa in Sioux Falls, S.D., Saturday. 2 -/- -/- * SAN FRANCISCO ESPN Network 35.8 ◀ 3FG% 33.9 7 -/- -/- * SANTA CLARA KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. scored a team-high 27 points. Four other Zags finished in 9 -/- -/- * at Portland double-digit scoring. Joel Ayayi’s 18 rebounds were the ◀ 14 -/- -/- * PEPPERDINE ESPN Network most by a Bulldog guard since 1958-59. 69.5 FT% 64.6 16 -/- -/- * at Saint Mary’s ESPN Network - It was GU’s fourth all-time win over a third-ranked Asso- 23 -/- -/- * PACIFIC KHQ/ROOT 7 p.m. 40.5 ◀ REBOUNDS 39.9 28 -/- -/- * at San Diego ciated Press team, and fifth over a top-three ranked team. PER GAME 30 -/- -/- * at Pepperdine ESPN Network - Per ESPN stats and info, With (1) Gonzaga’s win over (3) 20.5 ◀ ASSISTS FEBRUARY Iowa, the Bulldogs became just the third team all-time to PER GAME 12.9 4 -/- -/- * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT beat three AP Top-15 opponents in their first four games 6 -/- -/- * BYU ESPN Network 2.3 ◀ BLOCKS 2.1 11 -/- -/- * at Santa Clara of a season, joining 1974-75 Indiana and 1968-69 UCLA. PER GAME 13 -/- -/- * at San Francisco ESPN Network - The Zags have traveled 8,390 miles so far this season 8.0 ◀ STEALS 5.4 18 -/- -/- * SAINT MARY’S ESPN Network during their unbeaten start. If you include the trip to Fort PER GAME 20 -/- -/- * SAN DIEGO ESPN Network 25 -/- -/- * at Pacific Worth for the game versus Virginia, GU will travel 12,106 81.8 ◀ SCORING 82.3 27 -/- -/- * at BYU ESPN Network miles before WCC play. DEFENSE MARCH - Gonzaga currently owns the nation’s longest home win ◀ FG% 4 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament First Round 43.9 DEFENSE 45.9 5 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Second Round streak at 39 straight victories. The Zags and Baylor own 6 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Quarterfinals the country’s longest neutral win streaks at six. 30.4 ◀ 3FG% 34.4 8 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Semifinals - Coach Few reached 600 wins in his career with the win DEFENSE 9 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Finals over Kansas. He tied Roy Williams as the fastest to 600 7.0 ◀ -4.3 Pacific times and HOME GAMES are in all caps | Polls: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ wins in years coaching (22). Few boasts the best winning MARGIN ! Fort Myers Tip Off - Fort Myers, Fla. (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) @ Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) percentage among active head coaches at 82.8 percent. 1.4 ◀ AST-TO 0.9 & Game played in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) - joined the program’s Top-10 career three- RATIO % Game played in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) ~Game played in Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena) point makes in the win over Iowa. LAST TEN HOME OPENERS ... * game ^ WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) 2019-20 - Gonzaga def. Alabama State 95-64 LAST GAME STARTERS 2018-19 - Gonzaga def. Idaho State 120-79 2017-18 - Gonzaga def. Texas Southern 97-69 2016-17 - Gonzaga def. Utah Valley 92-69 2015-16 - Gonzaga def. Northern Arizona 91-52 2014-15 - Gonzaga def. Sacramento State 104-58 2013-14 - Gonzaga def. Bryant 100-76 2012-13 - Gonzaga def. Southern Utah 103-65 2011-12 - Gonzaga def. Eastern Washington 77-69 2010-11 - Gonzaga def. Southern 117-72 1 SUGGS 11 AYAYI 24 KISPERT 2 TIMME 22 WATSON SOCIAL MEDIA: MIN -- 27.0 MIN --34.0 MIN -- 30.8 MIN -- 30.3 MIN -- 21.2 Follow GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL on social media for up-to-date news, exclusive content PPG -- 16.8 PPG --13.0 PPG -- 20.0 PPG -- 21.3 PPG -- 3.5 and more. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and FG% -- 53.2 FG% -- 55.8 FG% -- 58.3 FG% -- 60.3 FG% -- 40.0 Twitter @ZagMBB 3FG% -- 56.3 3FG% -- 20.0 3FG% -- 44.4 3FG% -- 25.0 3FG% -- 0.0 SPORTS INFO: AST -- 5.75 AST -- 3.50 AST -- 2.50 RPG -- 7.0 RPG -- 4.0 Sports Information Director ...... Barrett Henderson STL -- 2.50 RPG -- 10.3 RPG -- 4.3 BLK -- 0.50 AST -- 1.25 Office Phone ...... (509) 313-4288 Email ...... [email protected] GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 1 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2010-11 SERIES NOTES 2012-13 season, prior to the NCAA Tournament. W L Pct. - This is the first-ever meeting between the programs. - GU climbed to No. 1 after a 22-0 start to the 2016-17 1. Gonzaga 308 51 0.858 - The Bulldogs are 3-0 all-time versus current members of season. The Zags were No. 1 for four straight weeks, before 2. Kansas 299 66 0.819 3. Duke 289 71 0.803 the Southland Conference, with the latest matchup being a finishing the regular season 29-1, and advancing to the 4. Kentucky 295 74 0.799 76-57 win over Southeastern Louisiana in Spokane on national championship game. 5. Wichita State 278 74 0.790 Dec. 2, 2014. - The Zags have now been ranked No. 1 in five of the last BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FIVE SEASONS - This is the fourth game against a program from the state nine seasons. W L Pct. of Louisiana for GU. Along with defeating Southeastern - Gonzaga boasts a 30-5 record all-time as the No. 1 ranked 1. Gonzaga 161 21 0.885 Louisiana, the Zags beat Southern University twice in 2010 team in the AP Poll. 2. Villanova 153 30 0.836 and 2013. - In total, the Bulldogs have spent 20 weeks at No. 1 in the 3. Kansas 149 31 0.828 4. Virginia 141 32 0.815 AP Poll in program history. 5. New Mexico State 134 34 0.798 SCOUTING THE DEMONS - GU has been ranked No. 1 in five of the last nine seasons. - Northwestern State has played six of its first eight games BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS W L Pct. away from its home in Natchitoches, La. GREGG ENROLLS EARLY, JOINS GU ROSTER 1. Gonzaga 133 13 0.911 - The Demons are coming off of a 94-67 loss at Missouri - Ben Gregg has graduated high school early and will join the 2. New Mexico State 111 23 0.828 State Saturday. Carevll Teasett led NSU with 14 points, program for the 2020-21 season. 3. Villanova 118 25 0.825 while Trenton Massner added 10 points. - Gregg officially signed with the Zags in November on Na- 4. Virginia 112 24 0.824 5. Kansas 116 26 0.817 - Massner is averaging a team-high 11.7 points per game. tional Signing Day. He will be available to play as a freshman Jairus Roberson and Jamaure Gregg add 10.8 and 10.6 once he passes all university health protocols. BEST HOME PERCENTAGE SINCE 2004-05 points per outing. - The Clackamas, Ore., native, will wear No. 33 for GU. W L Pct. 1. Kansas 261 16 .942 - Kendal Coleman is pulling down a team-best 8.4 rebounds - Gregg was No. 29 in ESPN’s top 100. Following his junior 2. Gonzaga 224 15 .937 per game, and C.J. Jones dishes out 3.13 assists per game. season at Clackamas High School, he was named the Oregon 3. Duke 243 21 .920 - The Demons cruised to a victory on Dec. 12 at home over Gatorade Player of the Year, after averaging 21.1 points, 9.3 4. Kentucky 248 29 .895 Champion Christian, 77-44. rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. 5. Michigan State 228 30 .884 - Northwestern State was picked 10th in the 13-member BEST HOME PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS Southland Conference preseason poll. ZAGS ARE GETTING OFFENSIVE W L Pct. - Gonzaga boasts one of the top offenses in the country. The 1. Gonzaga 64 2 .970 2. Florida State 62 3 .954 STELLAR IN SIOUX FALLS Bulldogs have the second most efficient offense in the nation 3. New Mexico State 60 4 .938 - The Bulldogs rolled to a 99-88 win over No. 3 Iowa in Sioux according to KenPom.com (118.6). 4. South Dakota State 56 4 .933 Falls, S.D., on Dec. 19. - GU is shooting 62.2 percent from inside-the-arc, which 5. Cincinnati 62 5 .925 - It was Gonzaga’s fourth all-time win over a third-ranked As- ranks fifth in the country.

BEST ROAD PERCENTAGE SINCE 2010-11 sociated Press team, and fifth over a top-three ranked team. - The Zags are fourth in the nation shooting 54.3 percent W L Pct. - GU freshman Jalen Suggs scored a team-high 27 points. from the field, and fourth averaging 94.5 points per game. 1. Gonzaga 88 19 0.822 Four other Zags finished in double-digit scoring. - Gonzaga ranks eighth in the nation shooting 35.3 percent of 2. Wichita State 87 28 0.757 3. Saint Mary’s 75 33 0.694 - Joel Ayayi’s 18 rebounds were the most by a Bulldog guard its shots in transition. 4. Kansas 73 34 0.682 since the program moved to NCAA Div. 1 in 1958-59. His 18 5. Villanova 76 41 0.650 boards were also the fourth most for a Gonzaga player since GONZAGA ADDS MATCHUP VS VIRGINIA Mark Few took over as head coach. - No. 1/1 Gonzaga and No. 17/16 Virginia will square off in BEST ROAD PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS W L Pct. Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 26. 1. Gonzaga 39 3 0.929 WHAT A START - CBS will broadcast the game at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The 2. Saint Mary’s 32 10 0.762 - Per ESPN stats and info, With (1) Gonzaga’s 99-88 win over game will be played in Dickies Arena. Chicago-based Inter- 3. New Mexico State 35 11 0.761 4. Virginia 34 11 0.756 (3) Iowa, the Bulldogs became just the third team all-time to sport will lead the event operations. 5. Vermont 46 15 0.754 beat three AP Top-15 opponents in their first four games of a - This is the fourth all-time meeting between Gonzaga and season. They join 1974-75 Indiana and 1968-69 UCLA. Virginia. The Zags have won two of the three previous BEST PERCENTAGE SINCE 2010-11 matchups. FGM FGA Pct. 1. Gonzaga 10282 20563 .500 ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANY PLACE - GU won the first-ever meeting, 86-85, in the first round 2. Belmont 9307 19264 .483 - The Zags have traveled 8,390 miles so far this season of the 2001 NCAA Tournament in Memphis, Tenn. The 3. Kansas 10114 20976 .482 during their unbeaten start. programs met in Spokane in 2005, an 80-69 Bulldog win. 4. Saint Mary’s 8962 18648 .481 5. Creighton 9466 19705 .480 - If you include the trip to Fort Worth for the game versus The following season, the Cavaliers won the rematch in Virginia, GU will travel 12,106 miles before WCC play. Charlottesville, 108-87. BEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS 2,931 miles: Spokane - Ft. Myers, FL FGM FGA Pct. 1,108 miles: Ft. Myers, FL - Indianapolis ZAGS ADD NSU AND NAU TO SCHEDULE 1. Gonzaga 4499 8815 .510 2. Loyola (IL) 3481 7020 .496 1,951 miles: Indianapolis - Spokane - Gonzaga added two additional games to its 2020-21 sched- 3. Dayton 3431 6948 .494 1,200 miles: Spokane - Sioux Falls, SD ule, Northwestern State and Northern Arizona. 4. Saint Mary’s 3727 7597 .491 1,200 miles: Sioux Falls, SD - Spokane - The Bulldogs will face Northwestern State on Dec. 21 and 5. Creighton 3932 8070 .487 1,858 miles: Spokane - Ft. Worth, TX 22, with both tipoffs scheduled for 6 p.m. MOST POINTS PER GAME LAST FOUR SEASONS 1,858 miles: Ft. Worth, TX - Spokane - GU last faced the same opponent in back-to-back games Points Avg. when it hosted Portland on Jan. 21, before traveling to 1. Gonzaga 12441 85.2 GONZAGA AT NO. 1 Portland two days later in the 2016-17 season. 2. Duke 11813 82.6 3. Marshall 11421 81.5 - The Zags are No. 1 for the sixth time in program history. - The Bulldogs last faced the same opponent back-to-back in - Last season, Gonzaga spent four consecutive weeks at No. non-conference action when they won at Eastern Washington MOST WINS OVER FOUR-YEAR SPAN IN D1 HISTORY 1 in the AP poll, before finishing No. 2 with a first-place vote. on Dec. 13, 1990, and then at home on Dec. 15, 1990. Wins Seasons 1. Villanova 136 2014-18 - In 2018-19, GU was the top-ranked AP team for five - Gonzaga last faced the same opponent in back-to-back days 2. Gonzaga 133 2016-20 weeks, after winning the Maui Invitational for two weeks when it won at Hawaii on Jan. 20 and 21, 1978. Duke 133 1998-2001 and three straight weeks late in the regular season. - The last time GU played the same opponent in back-to-back - The Bulldogs were No. 1 in in the last three rankings of the days at home was on Feb. 27 and 28, 1970, when it split a *** Records are entering 2020-21 season

GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 2 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES series against Montana State in Big Sky Conference play. KISPERT ON NABC WATCH LIST PRESEASON NODS AND HONORS - The last time Gonzaga played the same opponent in back- - Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert was named to the National Asso- to-back days in non-conference games at home was a pair of ciation of Basketball Coaches preseason watch list for the Joel Ayayi victories over Eastern Montana on Dec. 10 and 11, 1965. 2021 NABC Division I Player of the Year. Lindy’s Top 150 (No. 128) - The Zags also rescheduled a game with Northern Arizona in - The 2021 NABC Division I Player of the Year award will be Lindy’s All-WCC Second Team Spokane on Dec. 28. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. announced during the 2021 AT&T NABC Guardians of the CBS Sports Top 101 (64) Game Awards Show, which takes place alongside the NABC Preseason All-West Coast Conference THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Convention and Final Four. Jerry West Award Watch List (Preseason) - During the Zags’ 39-game home win streak, GU has won 21 times by 30-plus points, 26 times by 20 or more points, and FOUR ZAGS ON NAISMITH LIST Mark Few 19 of the wins have been versus WCC opponents. - Gonzaga’s Joel Ayayi, Corey Kispert, Jalen Suggs and Drew CBS Sports Preseason Coach of the Year - Since the McCarthey Athletic Center opened in 2004, Timme were all named to the Naismith Trophy Men’s College Gonzaga boasts a 224-15 record at home. Player of the Year Preseason Watch List. Corey Kispert - The Zags’ 93.7 winning percentage at home since 2004-05 - Gonzaga leads the 50-player watch list with four players Associated Press Preseason All-American ranks second in the nation. included on the list, followed by Duke. Lindy’s All-American First Team - GU has sold out every game since the 6,000-seat McCa- - A list of the midseason 30 team will be released in early CBS Sports All-American First Team rthey Athletic Center opened, a streak of 239 games. February, followed by the 10 national semifinalists and four Dick Vitale All-American Third Team - The Bulldogs currently have a home sell-out streak of 272 finalists on March 4, and March 16, respectively. Players Lindy’s All-WCC First Team consecutive games, dating back to the second game of the who do not make the watch list are still eligible to be select- Lindy’s WCC Player of the Year 2001-02 season, in which 3,900 fans attended a matchup ed for the midseason 30 team. The 2021 Naismith Trophy Lindy’s Top 150 (4) against Montana in the then-4,000-seat Martin Centre. will be awarded during the Final Four at the Naismith Awards CBS Sports Top 101 (9) Brunch on April 4. Preseason All-West Coast Conference NEMBHARD NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Watch List (Preseason) - Gonzaga’s Andrew Nembhard was named the West Coast ZAGS OPEN SEASON RANKED NO. 1 Conference Player of the Week on Dec. 7. - For the first time in program history, Gonzaga was ranked Andrew Nembhard - Against No. 11 West Virginia in the 2020 Jimmy V Classic No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press poll. WCC Player of the Week (Dec. 7) in Indianapolis, Nembhard scored a season-high 19 points off - Gonzaga had 1,541 points in this year’s preseason poll, with of the bench in a win for No. 1 Gonzaga. 28 first-place votes. Baylor followed at No. 2 with 1,540 Jalen Suggs - He made eight of his 14 shots from the field in 35 minutes. points and 24 first-place votes. The Bulldogs and Baylor Lindy’s Top 150 (No. 41) He dished out six assists and grabbed five rebounds. square off in Indianapolis on Dec. 5. Lindy’s All-WCC Second Team - Villanova received 11 first-place votes at No. 3. Virginia and CBS Sports Top 101 (75) TIMME NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Iowa rounded out the top-five. GU faces Iowa in Sioux Falls, Bob Cousy Award Watch List (Preseason) - Gonzaga’s was named the West Coast Confer- S.D., on Dec. 19. WCC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 30) ence Player of the Week on Nov. 30. - It’s the sixth time in program history that Gonzaga receives - Timme had an impressive opening pair of games for top- the No. 1 ranking in the AP poll. Drew Timme ranked Gonzaga. He totaled 53 points on 71 percent shooting - The Zags have now been ranked No. 1 in five of the last Stadium Sports All-American Third Team from the field (22-of-31). nine seasons. Dick Vitale All-American Fifth Team - He grabbed 16 rebounds in the season-opening victories in - This marks the 20th straight season Gonzaga has been Lindy’s All-WCC First Team the 2020 Ft. Myers Tip-Off in Ft. Myers, Fla. ranked in the AP poll. Lindy’s Top 150 (No. 28) - In the first game of his sophomore season, he scored a - It’s the 11th consecutive year the Zags have appeared CBS Sports Top 101 (20) game-high 25 points, making 11 of his 15 shots in the win in the preseason poll, starting in the top-20 for the eighth Preseason All-West Coast Conference over No. 6 Kansas. straight season. Watch List (Preseason) - The Dallas, Texas, native, followed up that performance - It’s the seventh time GU has been ranked in the Top-10 in WCC Player of the Week (Nov. 30) with a career-high 28 points in a win over Auburn. He fin- the preseason AP ranking. ished with a double-double pulling down 10 boards as well. - The Zags earned their previous highest-ever preseason rank- ing in the 2018 AP Top 25 poll at No. 3 with one first-place Lindy’s Top 150 (No. 138) SUGGS NAMED WCC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK vote, before ending the season at No. 4. - Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs was named the West Coast Confer- ence Freshman of the Week on Nov. 30. KISPERT NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN POLL WATCHING - Suggs burst onto the scene with a total of 36 points on - Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert was named Preseason All-Ameri- Current Peak 62.5 percent shooting from the field (15-of-24). can by the Associated Press. Associated Press 1 1 - In his first collegiate games, the West St. Paul, Minn., - Kispert was joined on the team by Iowa senior , USAToday/Coaches 1 1 native, dished out 14 assists to just three turnovers. who was a unanimous selection, Baylor senior , CBSSports.com 1 1 - He scored 24 points, made eight assists and grabbed four Oklahoma State freshman , Illinois junior KenPom 2 1 rebounds in his college debut versus No. 6 Kansas. , and Arizona State senior Remy Martin. ESPN.com Power 1 1 - Suggs followed that performance up with 12 points, six BPI 4 4 assists and four rebounds against Auburn. GU RECEIVES BEST EVER PRESEASON COACHES RANK NCAA.com Power 36 1 1 - Gonzaga was ranked No. 2 in the USA TODAY Coaches’ PRESEASON MAGAZINES NEMBHARD WAIVER GRANTED preseason poll. Blue Ribbon 1 - Gonzaga junior transfer Andrew Nembhard’s waiver to -Baylor beat out GU by only two points for the No. 1 spot. Lindy’s 1 become eligible immediately has been approved by the NCAA. - In the preseason balloting, the Bears received 764 poll - Nembhard averaged 33 minutes per game for Florida in points and 12 first-place votes to narrowly edge out Gonzaga 2019-20. The 6-foot-5, 193-pound guard averaged 11.2 and Villanova for the top spot. points, 5.6 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals last season - The second-ranked Zags picked up 10 firsts and 762 total as a sophomore. points, and the Wildcats got 755 points with eight top nods to open at No. 3.

GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 3 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GENERAL - This is the closest preseason vote since the 2015-16 - Following his junior season at Clackamas High School, Location...... Spokane, Wash. season, when Kentucky and North Carolina started out he was named the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year, Founded ...... 1887 the year tied for first. after averaging 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.3 Total Enrollment ...... 7,566 - Gonzaga opens in the top-20 of the poll for the eighth assists per game. Undergraduate ...... 5,320 straight year. GU appears in the coaches’ preseason - Gregg is a two-time First-Team All-State honoree. Master’s Students ...... 1,601 poll for the 11th straight season. - Perry is a 6-9 225-pound forward from Battle Ground, Doctoral Students ...... 293 - The Zags were ranked seventh in last year’s USA To- Wash. He ranks No. 75 on ESPN.com and No. 34 on Law Students ...... 352 day preseason coaches’ poll, before ending the season 247Sports. Campus Size ...... 152 acres at No. 2. Last year’s ranking matched the Bulldogs’ - He averaged 23.7 points, 15.3 rebounds and 3.3 Nickname...... Bulldogs 2005-06 previous highest ranking ever in the Preseason blocks per game last season at Battle Ground High Colors ...... Navy and white Coaches’ Poll at No. 7. School. Conference ...... West Coast (WCC) PRESEASON WCC FAVORITES ... AGAIN FEW HONORED AT VITALE GALA ADMINISTRATION - For the 19th time in the last 20 seasons, Gonzaga - Gonzaga’s Mark Few was honored at the 15th annual President ...... Dr. Thayne M. McCulloh was selected as favorites in the West Coast Conference Dick Vitale Gala that benefits The V Foundation for Alma Mater...... Gonzaga ‘89 preseason coaches’ poll. Cancer Research in September. Athletic Director ...... Mike Roth - With the exception of 2017-18, the Zags have been - The event raised a record $7.4 million in conjunction Alma Mater...... Willamette ‘79 first place in every WCC preseason poll since 2001. with Vitale’s year-round fundraising. Net proceeds from Athletic Phone ...... (509) 313-4202 - GU received nine of the league’s 10 first place votes event were awarded to pediatric cancer research and Ticket Office Phone ...... (509) 313-6000 in this year’s poll. Coaches are not allowed to vote for related programs through The V Foundation. their own program. BYU collected the other first place - Few was honored alongside Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ RADIO INFORMATION vote. head coach football Bruce Arians and ESPN commenta- Gonzaga Sports Network from Learfield IMG College - The Zags had 81 points in the poll, while BYU was tor Stephen A. Smith. Contact ...... Mark Livingston second with 69 and Saint Mary’s was third with 63. - The event, which is usually held in person in Sarasota, Address Fla., was transformed into a pre-recorded virtual show...... Gonzaga Athletics TRIO TABBED PRESEASON ALL-WCC The event was hosted by ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi...... 502 E. Boone Ave. - Joel Ayayi, Corey Kispert and Drew Timme were all - The event has now raised $37 million over 15 years...... Spokane, WA 99258-0066 named to the conference’s preseason team. - Building on their success with Coaches vs Cancer, the Phone ...... (509) 313-5729 - Preseason All-WCC voting is restricted to returning Fews and others in the Spokane region launched the Play-by-Play Announcer ...... Tom Hudson student-athletes. Incoming freshmen and transfers are Community Cancer Fund in 2014 to keep more money in Email ...... [email protected] not eligible for consideration. the local market while devoting more resources to can- Analyst ...... Adam Morrison - Ayayi was named the 2020 West Coast Conference cer patients, their families and the local organizations Tournament Most Outstanding Player. He was honor- that serve them. In the last six years, the Community McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER able mention All-Conference. Cancer Fund has raised over 17 million dollars bringing Year Opened ...... 2004 - Kispert was First Team All-WCC last season. the total raised over 18 years between the organiza- Capacity ...... 6,000 - Timme is the only sophomore on the league’s presea- tions to well over 25 million dollars. Consecutive sellouts ...... 239 (11/19/04-present) son team, after being named WCC All-Freshman last Straight sellouts overall ...... 272 (since 11/8/01) season. THIRTY-WIN CLUB Record ...... 224-15 (.936) - GU is the only program in the nation to have reached Undefeated seasons (last) ...... 5 (2019-20) FOUR ZAGS ON HOOPHALL STARTING FIVE LISTS 30 wins in each of the past four seasons. Conference Record...... 119-7 (.942) - Jalen Suggs was named to the Bob Cousy Point Guard - GU has reached 30 wins in a season six times, all Undefeated seasons (last) ...... 10 (2019-20) of the Year Preseason Watch List. coming in the last seven years; 32-3 in 2012-13, 35-3 - Joel Ayayi was named to the Jerry West Shooting in 2014-15, 37-2 in 2016-17, 32-5 in 2017-18, 33-4 in Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List. 2018-19 and 31-2 last season. HISTORY - Corey Kispert was named to the Julius Erving Small - GU has finished with 29 wins three previous times. First Season...... 1908 Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List. First NCAA Div. 1 Season ...... 1958-59 - Drew Timme was named to the Karl Malone Power LIFE ON THE ROAD: All-time Record ...... 1,703-1,099 (.607) Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List. - Since the 2005-06 season, Gonzaga is 217-66 in road NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 22 - A national committee of top person- or neutral games. The Zags’ 76.3-win percentage in Record ...... 33-22 nel determined the watch lists of 20 candidates each. road or neutral games tops the nation over that span. Last (Round) ...... 2019 (Elite Eight) - In late January, the watch lists of 20 players for the - Also since the 2007-08 season, the Zags are 107-26 Consecutive ...... 21 (1998-present) awards will be narrowed to just 10. in true road games. GU’s 80.2-win pct. in true road NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances (last) ...... 10 (2019) - In late February, five finalists to the Hall of Fame’s games is best in the nation over that span. NCAA Elite Eight Appearances (last) ...... 4 (2019) selection committee. - The Zags have won 51 of their last 53 road games in NCAA Final Four Appearances (last) ...... 1 (2017) - College basketball fans are encouraged to participate conference play. Since 2014-15, GU is 49-2 in WCC NIT Appearances (last) ...... 3 (1998) in Fan Voting in each of the three rounds. road games. WCC Championships (last) ...... 23 (2020) - The winners will be presented on April 9. - Since losing 69-66 at San Diego on Feb. 22, 2014, the WCC Tournament titles (last) ...... 18 (2020) - Gonzaga and Villanova are the only teams in the Zags have gone 90-0 (including conference tournament country that had four players on the position award games) vs. WCC teams not named St. Mary’s or BYU. watch lists.

GONZAGA INKS DUO ON SIGNING DAY - The Bulldogs added Ben Gregg and Kaden Perry to their 2021-22 roster. - Gregg, who is No. 29 in ESPN’s top 100, is a 6-10 225-pound forward from Clackamas, Ore.

GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 4 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TEAM INFORMATION 2020-21 GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER 2019-20 Record ...... 31-2 NUMERICAL ROSTER Home ...... 17-0 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/High School/College Away ...... 10-1 0 Julian Strawther G 6-7 205 FR HS Las Vegas, NV/Liberty Neutral ...... 4-1 1 Jalen Suggs G 6-4 205 FR HS West St. Paul, MN/Minnehaha WCC Record ...... 16-0 2 Drew Timme F 6-10 235 SO 1L Dallas, TX/Pearce Home ...... 8-0 3 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 193 JR TR Aurora, ON/Montverde/Florida Away ...... 8-0 4 Aaron Cook G 6-1 180 RSR TR St. Louis, MO/Westminster Christian/S. Illinois Finish ...... First 5 Martynas Arlauskas G 6-7 205 SO 1L Kaunas, Lithuania/Valdas Adamkus Gymnasium Tournament ...... Champions 10 Pavel Zakharov F 7-0 235 SO 1L St. Petersburg, Russia/Montverde NCAA Tournament ...... Canceled due to COVID-19 11 Joel Ayayi G 6-5 180 RJR 2L Bordeaux, France/INSEP Associated Press Final Ranking ...... 2 20 Colby Brooks F 6-7 210 FR HS Los Angeles, CA/Loyola USA Today Final Ranking ...... 2 21 Oumar Ballo C 7-0 260 RFR RS Koulikoro, Mali/NBA Academy Latin America Starters Returning/Lost ...... 2/3 22 Anton Watson F 6-8 225 SO 1L Spokane, WA/Gonzaga Prep Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 8/4 23 Matthew Lang G 6-3 185 JR 2L Portland, OR/Jesuit Points/Rebounds Returning .... 50.1 percent/52.3 percent 24 Corey Kispert F 6-7 220 SR 3L Edmonds, WA/King’s 30 Abe Eagle F 6-9 225 FR HS Los Angeles, CA/Chaminade Prep COACHES AND STAFF 32 Evan Inglesby G 6-4 200 FR HS Gresham, OR/Barlow Head Coach ...... Mark Few 33 Ben Gregg F 6-10 225 FR HS Clackamas, OR/Clackamas Alma Mater...... Oregon ‘87 35 Will Graves G 6-5 185 JR 1L Eugene, OR/South Eugene/Lane CC Record at Gonzaga ...... 603-124 (22) 55 Dominick Harris G 6-3 180 FR HS Murrieta, CA/Rancho Christian Overall Record ...... 603-124 (22) Assistant Coach...... ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Alma Mater...... Whitman ‘98 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/High School/College Season on staff ...... 20th 5 Martynas Arlauskas G 6-7 205 SO 1L Kaunas, Lithuania/Valdas Adamkus Gymnasium Assistant Coach...... Roger Powell Jr. 11 Joel Ayayi G 6-5 180 RJR 2L Bordeaux, France/INSEP Alma Mater...... Illinois ‘05 21 Oumar Ballo C 7-0 260 RFR RS Koulikoro, Mali/NBA Academy Latin America Season on staff ...... Second 20 Colby Brooks F 6-7 210 FR HS Los Angeles, CA/Loyola Assistant Coach...... Brian Michaelson 4 Aaron Cook G 6-1 180 RSR TR St. Louis, MO/Westminster Christian/S. Illinois Alma Mater...... Gonzaga ‘05 30 Abe Eagle F 6-9 225 FR HS Los Angeles, CA/Chaminade Prep Season on staff ...... Eighth 35 Will Graves G 6-5 185 JR 1L Eugene, OR/South Eugene/Lane CC Director of Operations...... Jorge Sanz 33 Ben Gregg F 6-10 225 FR HS Clackamas, OR/Clackamas Alma Mater...... Florida Atlantic ‘11 55 Dominick Harris G 6-3 180 FR HS Murrieta, CA/Rancho Christian Season on staff ...... Third 32 Evan Inglesby G 6-4 200 FR HS Gresham, OR/Barlow Video Coordinator ...... Ken Nakagawa 24 Corey Kispert F 6-7 220 SR 3L Edmonds, WA/King’s Alma Mater...... Long Beach State ‘14 23 Matthew Lang G 6-3 185 JR 2L Portland, OR/Jesuit Season on staff ...... Fifth 3 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 193 JR TR Aurora, ON/Montverde/Florida Coordinator of Basketball Administration ...... TJ Benson 0 Julian Strawther G 6-7 205 FR HS Las Vegas, NV/Liberty Alma Mater...... Weber State ‘09 1 Jalen Suggs G 6-4 205 FR HS West St. Paul, MN/Minnehaha Season on staff ...... First 2 Drew Timme F 6-10 235 SO 1L Dallas, TX/Pearce Graduate Assistant ...... Gary Bell Jr. 22 Anton Watson F 6-8 225 SO 1L Spokane, WA/Gonzaga Prep Alma Mater...... Gonzaga ‘15 10 Pavel Zakharov F 7-0 235 SO 1L St. Petersburg, Russia/Montverde Academy Season on staff ...... Second COACHING STAFF Strength and Conditioning Coach ...... Travis Knight Head Coach: Mark Few (22nd Season), Oregon, 1987 Alma Mater...... Gonzaga ‘00 Assistant Coach: Tommy Lloyd (20th Season), Whitman College, 1998 Season on staff ...... 15th Assistant Coach: Roger Powell Jr. (Second Season) Illinois, 2005 Athletic Trainer ...... Josh Therrien Assistant Coach: Brian Michaelson (Eighth Season), Gonzaga, 2005 Academic Support Services ...... Steffany Galbraith Director of Operations: Jorge Sanz (Second Season), Florida Atlantic, 2011 Administrative Assistant ...... Sonja Steele Video Coordinator: Ken Nakagawa (Fifth Season), Long Beach State, 2014 Creative Director - Recruiting ...... Matt Villareal Coordinator of Basketball Administration: TJ Benson (First Season), Weber State, 2009 Basketball Office Phone ...... (509) 313-4201 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE SPORTS INFORMATION Gonzaga: Gone-ZAG-uh (Zag rhymes with “bag”) JOEL AYAYI: JOE-el EYE-yigh (rhymes with sigh)-YEE Sports Information Director (MBB) ...... Barrett Henderson OUMAR BALLO: EW-mar BALL-oh Office Phone ...... (509) 313-4288 MARTYNAS ARLAUSKAS: MAR-teen-es ARE-lauw(- Drew TIMME: Pronounced like Timmy Cell Phone...... (541) 805-5687 rhymes with pow)-skoss PAVEL ZAKHAROV: PAW-VULL ZOCK-er-RAHV Email ...... [email protected] SID Mailing Address BREAKDOWN BY LOCATION Minnesota (1): Suggs Ontario (1): Nembhard ...... Gonzaga Athletics California (3): Brooks, Eagle, Harris Missouri (1): Cook France (1): Ayayi ...... 502 E. Boone Ave. Oregon (4): Graves, Gregg, Inglesby, Nevada (1): Strawther Lithuania (1): Arlauskas ...... Spokane, WA 99258-0066 Lang Texas (1): Timme Mali (1): Ballo Web Site ...... www.GoZags.com Washington (2): Kispert, Watson Russia (1): Zakharov Twitter ...... @ZagMBB Instagram ...... @ZagMBB BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Sophomore (4): Arlauskas, Timme, Watson, Zakharov Facebook ...... /ZagMBB Senior (2): Cook, Kispert Freshman (8): Ballo, Brooks, Eagle, Gregg, Harris, Ingles- Junior (4): Ayayi, Graves, Lang, Nembhard by, Strawther, Suggs GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 5 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES HEAD COACH - MARK FEW HEAD COACH Overall Conf. WCC Year W L W L Finish Post-Season 2021 4 0 0 0 2020 31 2 15 1 1st NCAA Canceled 2019 33 4 16 0 1st NCAA Elite Eight 2018 32 5 17 1 1st NCAA Sweet 16 2017 37 2 17 1 1st NCAA Runner-Up 2016 28 8 15 3 T-1st NCAA Sweet 16 NOTES 2015 35 3 17 1 1st NCAA Elite Eight • Mark Few has established himself as one of the most successful coaches in NCAA Div. I basketball annals in his 21 2014 29 7 15 3 1st NCAA 3rd Round seasons at the helm, serving as an assistant coach at GU for 10 seasons prior to take the reins of the program. • The Zags have won or shared 19 regular season league titles in his 21 seasons (all but the 1999-2000 and 2011- 2013 32 3 16 0 1st NCAA 3rd Round 12 seasons) and taken home the conference tournament championship 16 times. 2012 26 7 13 3 2nd NCAA 3rd Round • Few led Gonzaga to the national championship game in the program’s first-ever Final Four in 2017, three Elite Eight 2011 25 10 11 3 T-1st NCAA 3rd Round appearances (2015, ‘17, ‘19) and nine Sweet 16 appearances (2000, ‘00, ‘06, ‘09, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19). 2010 27 7 12 2 1st NCAA 2nd Round • 16 All-Americans, eight Academic All-Americans, 88 all-conference selections, 14 WCC Players of the Year, eight 2009 28 6 14 0 1st NCAA Sweet 16 league newcomers of the year and eight league defenders of the year have been coached under Few. • The Bulldogs qualified for their 22nd straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2020, a streak that started when 2008 25 8 13 1 1st NCAA 1st Round Few was an assistant coach in 1999 and currently ranks the Zags tied for fourth among current active streaks 2007 23 11 11 3 1st NCAA 1st Round behind Kansas, Duke and Michigan State. 2006 29 4 14 0 1st NCAA Sweet 16 • Few has also cultivated NBA talent, including current NBA players in Domantas Sabonis, , Zach 2005 26 5 12 2 1st NCAA 2nd Round Collins, Nigel Williams-Goss, and . He also helped recruit and develop , 2004 28 3 14 0 1st NCAA 2nd Round Richie Frahm, Adam Morrison, , Elias Harris, , Rob Sacre and , all NBA play- ers. Morrison became the highest-drafted player in GU history when he was taken No. 3 overall by the Charlotte 2003 24 9 12 2 1st NCAA 2nd Round Bobcats in 2006. 2002 29 4 13 1 1st NCAA 1st Round 2001 26 7 13 1 1st NCAA Sweet 16 Entering the 2020-21 Season, Few: 2000 26 9 11 3 2nd NCAA Sweet 16 • Is the winningest active coach by percentage at .828 (599-124) TOTAL 603 124 291 31 • Tied for 17th for fastest to 100 wins in Division I, accomplishing the feat in 126 games • Third fastest to 200 wins, reaching the milestone in 247 games • Tied for sixth fastest to 300 wins, achieving his 300th win in his 347th game ASSISTANT COACH • Fifth fastest to 400 wins, achieving the milestone in 499 games Overall Conf. WCC • Third fastest to 500 wins, reaching the milestone in 612 games • Ranks ninth in winning percentage after five seasons at .806 (133-32) and six seasons .811 (159-37); sixth after Year W L W L Finish Post-Season seven seasons at .821 (188-41); seventh after eight seasons .802 (211-52); seventh after 10 seasons .800 (264-66); 1999 28 7 12 2 1st NCAA Elite Eight sixth for 11 seasons .799 (291-73); ninth after 12 seasons .792 (316-83); ninth after 13 seasons .792 (342-90), fourth 1998 24 10 10 4 1st NIT - 2nd Round after 14 seasons at .801 (374-93), sixth after 15 seasons at .801 (403-100), third after 16 seasons at .810 (438-103), 1997 15 12 8 6 T- 4th fourth after 17 seasons at .808 (466-111), fourth after 18 seasons at .817 (503-113), third after 19 seasons at .819 1996 21 9 10 4 T-1st NIT (535-118), fourth after 20 seasons at .823 (568-122) and second after 21 seasons at .828 (599-124). • Ranks second for most wins after two seasons (52-16); fourth for three seasons (81-20); third for four seasons 1995 21 9 7 7 4th NCAA (105-29) and five seasons (133-32); second for six seasons (159-37); first for seven seasons (188-41); fourth for eight 1994 22 8 12 2 1st NIT 2nd Round seasons (211-52) and nine seasons (236-60); third for 10 seasons (266-64), 11 seasons (291-73) and 12 seasons (316- 1993 19 9 10 4 2nd 83); second for 13 seasons (342-90), 14 seasons (374-93) and 15 seasons (403-100), first for 16 seasons (438-103), 1992 20 10 8 6 3rd second for 17 seasons (466-111), second for 18 seasons (503-113), first after 19 seasons (535-118), first after 20 seasons (568-122) and first after 21 seasons (599-124). GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH • Is in the Top 15 among active Division I coaches for most 20-win seasons with 20, never having won less than 20 games in a season Overall Conf. WCC • Is third for most consecutive 20-win seasons for active coaches with 21 Year W L W L Finish Post-Season 1991 14 14 5 9 4th For all that Few has accomplished on the court, his achievements off of it are equally impressive. In 2002, Mark and his wife Marcy initiated the Spokane branch of Coaches vs Cancer. The Few’s annual event would become the largest 1990 8 20 3 11 8th Coaches vs Cancer fundraiser across the country. Quietly and without fanfare, Few has created a culture of giving at Gonzaga. In 2007, Gonzaga began hosting the Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic. For six seasons, these annual WCC Regular-Season Titles (22) games helped raise over $750,000 for Spokane’s Ronald McDonald House. Building on their success with Coaches vs 2013-19; 2001-11; 1998-99; 1996; 1994 Cancer, the Fews and others in the Spokane region launched the Community Cancer Fund in 2014 to keep more money WCC Tournament Titles (19) in the local market while devoting more resources to cancer patients, their families and the local organizations that serve them. In the last six years, the Community Cancer Fund has raised over 17 million dollars bringing the total raised 2020; 2013-18; 2009-11; 2004-07; 1999-02; 1995 over 18 years between the organizations to well over 25 million dollars. Among the highlights, the charity established a WCC Tournament Championship Games (26) 3-million-dollar endowment to fund Camp Good Times, a week-long summer camp for kids with cancer. And this year, the 1998-2020; 1995-96; 1992 Community Cancer Fund worked to increase lodging options for cancer patients and their families traveling to the region NCAA Tournament Appearances (22) for treatment, which included the completion and opening of a 5-million-dollar Hospitality Center at Kootenai Health and 1999-2019; 1995 a campus expansion of Spokane’s Ronald McDonald House. GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 6 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Associated Press Top 25 PLAYER CAPSULES (Dec. 14) REC PTS 1 Gonzaga (54) 3-0 1,541 #0 JULIAN STRAWTHER • Florida: Started all 67 games while at #10 PAVEL ZAKHAROV 2 Baylor (7) 4-0 1,491 6-7 • FR • G • Las Vegas, Nev. Florida, totaled 636 points and 367 7-0 • SO • F • St. Petersburg, Russia 3 Iowa (1) 6-0 1,427 • High School: Averaged 31.5 pts, 11.1 assists… averaged 11.2 points, 5.6 • 2019-2020: Appeared in 19 games… 4 Michigan State 6-0 1,307 rebounds and 2.2 assists and 2.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds, playing a averaged 4.5 minutes, 1.9 points, 5 Kansas 6-1 1,289 steals per game his senior year, team-high 33.3 minutes per game totaled 36 points … made 13 of his 6 Houston 4-0 1,169 en route to becoming Liberty High during his sophomore season… was 21 attempts from the field (61.9 per- 7 Villanova 5-1 1,163 School’s all-time leading scorer a driving force between two massive cent)… scored a season-high seven 8 West Virginia 6-1 1,113 9 Creighton 4-1 1,037 (2,252 points) and rebounder (839 comeback wins, scoring 25 points points versus Eastern Washington 10 Tennessee 2-0 941 rebounds)... was named First Team vs. both Alabama and Georgia. on Dec. 21… grabbed a season-high 11 Texas 5-1 873 All-State his sophomore, junior and • High School: Helped lead Montverde five rebounds versus Texas Southern 12 Wisconsin 4-1 846 senior years and Southeast League Academy to a high school national on Dec. 4. 13 Illinois 4-2 742 Co-MVP his senior season... No. 63 championship at the Geico Nationals • Prior to Gonzaga: Zakharov played at 14 Texas Tech 6-1 669 in 247 Sports’ ratings and No. 70 in tournament, including a 13- Montverde (Fla.) Academy, the same 15 Florida State 3-0 619 ESPN’s top 100. outing in the championship game… school the produced Zags’ forward 16 Missouri 5-0 491 • International: At 2019 FIBA Under-19 arguably the best passer in the 2018 Filip Petrusev... Helped Russia finish 17 Virginia 3-1 456 18 San Diego State 5-0 455 World Cup in Greece, Strawther was recruiting class, Nembhard rated as fourth in the 2018 FIBA European 19 Rutgers 4-0 396 second in the tournament averaging a five-star point guard with most Championships ... He averaged 20 Ohio State 5-0 392 22 points per game at 45 percent media outlets. 7.3 points and 5 rebounds in the 21 Duke 2-2 345 shooting from the field for Puerto tournament. 22 North Carolina 4-2 328 Rico… had four games scoring at #4 AARON COOK 23 Louisville 4-0 164 least 20 points, with his tourna- 6-1 • RS SR • G • St. Louis, Missouri #11 JOEL AYAYI 24 Clemson 5-0 156 ment-high performance coming in the • Southern Illinois: Played in six games 6-5 • RS JR • G • Bordeaux, France 25 Michigan 6-0 142 final game, a 40-point effort against before breaking his hand and • 2019-2020: Appeared in 33 games… Also receiving votes: Richmond 140, Saint Louis 121, Virginia Tech 115, Russia. pursuing a medical redshirt his started in 23… averaged 29.4 Xavier 55, Oklahoma State 48, Oregon senior season, averaging 15 pts, 3.3 minutes and 10.6 points… scored a 31, Indiana 22, Florida 18, Arizona State #1 JALEN SUGGS assists, 3.2 steals and 3.0 rebounds career-high 21 points in the Battle 13, UCLA 9, Connecticut 7, Arizona 5, 6-4 • FR • G • West St. Paul, Minn. per game prior to his injury... started 4 Atlantis quarterfinals versus Syracuse 4, Georgia 4, Arkansas 4, SMU • High School: Suggs is the highest-ranked all 32 games his junior season and Southern Miss on Nov. 27… scored 1, Minnesota 1 recruit to ever sign with the Zags… averaged the second-most assists 20 points in win at San Diego… had USA Today/Coaches’ Top 25 ranked fifth in ESPN’s Top-100 list for an SIU player in the last 10 seven assists twice, including the (Dec. 14) REC PTS in the Class of 2020… averaged years… played in 32 of SIU’s 33 win at No. 15 Arizona on Dec. 14… 1 Gonzaga (24) 3-0 790 23.5 pts, 7.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists games his freshman year, finishing scored in double-digits 20 times… 2 Baylor (6) 4-0 772 and 3.8 steals per game helping Min- fourth on the team in steals (31). had nine games with at least eight 3 Iowa (2) 6-0 729 nehaha Academy to a 26-3 record • High School: Named First Team All-Met- rebounds. 4 Michigan St 6-0 679 and No. 13 national ranking during ro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch • 2018-2019: Appeared in 23 games, 5 Kansas 6-1 618 6 Villanova 5-1 606 his senior season… was the second in 2016… Averaged 22.1 points averaging 5.6 minutes per game... 7 West Virginia 6-1 562 signee in program history to be per game with 81 assists and 81 scored five points against Denver 8 Houston 4-0 546 named a McDonald’s All-American. steals as a senior… Led Westminster and North Alabama... Grabbed five 9 Creighton 4-1 537 Christian High School to a 24-6 rebounds versus Denver…Sea- 10 Tennessee 2-0 434 #2 DREW TIMME record and Class 4, District 4 cham- son-high 12 minutes versus North 11 Texas 5-1 422 6-10 • SO • F • Richardson, Texas pionship… Averaged 16.5 points as Dakota State, UT Arlington and 12 Wisconsin 4-1 420 • 2019-2020: WCC All-Freshman Team… a junior… Helped the Wildcats to a Denver. 13 Illinois 4-2 388 appeared in all 33 games… made 24-6 record and a district champion- • 2017-2018: Redshirted. 14 Texas Tech 6-1 356 15 Florida State 3-0 334 four starts… averaged 9.8 points per ship in 2015. • Prior to Gonzaga: Trained with the 16 Virginia 3-1 243 game… led the team shooting 62.1 French sports institute (INSEP)... 17 Rutgers 4-0 231 percent from the field… third in WCC #5 MARTYNAS ARLAUSKAS Played for France in the FIBA 18 Missouri 5-0 221 in blocked shots… scored double-dig- 6-7 • SO • G • Kaunas, Lithuania under-16 European Championships... 19 Ohio St. 5-0 215 its in 16 games… four double-digit • 2019-2020: Appeared in 25 games… Averaged 11.3 points, 6.7 rebounds 20 San Diego St. 5-0 209 rebounds games… scored 20 points averaged 5.2 minutes, 1.2 points, and 2.1 assists as France finished 21 North Carolina 4-2 195 and grabbed 10 rebounds at Saint totaled 31 points… made 11 of sixth in the 16-team tournament. 22 Louisville 4-0 168 Mary’s on Feb. 8. his 25 attempts from the field (44 23 Duke 2-2 120 24 Michigan 6-0 101 • High School: Five-star recruit according percent)… scored a season-high five #20 COLBY BROOKS 25 Richmond 4-1 73 to Rivals and ranked 41st on 247 points twice, versus Texas Southern 6-7 • FR • F • Los Angeles, Calif. Also receiving votes: Clemson 70; Sports’ top recruits for the 2019 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. • High School: Averaged 16 points and Oklahoma State 62; Virginia Tech 56; class... Nominated for the 2019 • Prior to Gonzaga: Averaged 9.4 points, eight rebounds per game as a Saint Louis 56; Oregon 41; Xavier 30; McDonald’s All-American game as a 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.7 senior, and was named All-Mis- UCLA 28; Arizona State 24; Florida 22; senior... Helped Pearce advance to steals at the FIBA U16 European sion League Second Team… was Indiana 9; Connecticut 8; Marquette the second round of the state tour- Championship 2016 ... At the 2019 selected tournament MVP in the 7; Maryland 6; Southern Methodist 4; nament... Named MVP of the 8-6A FIBA U19 World Cup, Arlauskas av- Saint Ignatius Tournament in San Arkansas 4; Penn St. 2; Louisiana State 1; Abilene Christian 1. district... Averaged 17.8 points, 10 eraged 5.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and Francisco averaging 18 points and rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game 1.1 assists for Lithuania ... Arlaus- 6 rebounds per game… Averaged 10 at the July 2018 Peach Jam. kas’ father, Mindaugas, played for points and five rebounds per game as Zalgiris in the 1980s with Arvydas a junior… helped lead Loyola to the #3 ANDREW NEMBHARD Sabonis, whose son Domantas was CIF quarterfinals. 6-5 • JR • F • Aurora, Ontario an All-American at GU. GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 7 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES #21 OUMAR BALLO nessee...Second on the team with 61 made WEST COAST CONFERENCE 7-0 • RS FR • C • Koulikoro, Mali 3-point field goals...Academic All-West 2020-21 Preseason Poll 2020 WCC Preseason Team • 2019-2020: Redshirted Coast Conference. 1. Gonzaga (9) 81 Name Institution • Prior to Gonzaga: Led Mali to its best-ever • 2017-2018: Appeared in 35 games, starting 2. BYU (1) 69 Joel Ayayi Gonzaga finish at the FIBA U19 World Cup, placing 7... Averaged 6.7 points per game and 3. Saint Mary’s 63 Alex Barcello BYU second...Led the tournament with 11.8 scored in double digit figures 10 times... 4. Pepperdine 57 Jamaree Bouyea San Francisco rebounds per game...Averaged 17.6 points Registered his first collegiate double-double 5. San Francisco 52 Kessler Edwards Pepperdine and shot 52.4 percent from the field... at Portland with a season-best 23 points 6. Santa Clara 38 Corey Kispert Gonzaga One of only six players that recorded three and 10 rebounds. 7. LMU 33 Colbey Ross Pepperdine double-doubles at the event...Played at the • High School: Helped King’s High School win 8. Pacific 31 Eli Scott LMU NBA Academy Latin America in Mexico two Washington State 1A titles... Averaged 9. San Diego 16 Matthias Tass Saint Mary’s City. 23.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 10. Portland 10 Drew Timme Gonzaga 2.3 steals per game as a junior. (First place votes) Josip Vrankic Santa Clara #22 ANTON WATSON 6-8 • SO • F • Spokane, Wash. #30 ABE EAGLE STANDINGS WCC OVERALL • 2019-2020: Appeared in 15 games, making 6-9 • FR • F • Los Angeles, Calif. W PCT W PCT STRK five starts and averaging 14.7 minutes, 4.9 • High School: Averaged 12.3 points and Santa Clara 0-0 0.000 6-0 1.000 W6 points and 3.1 rebounds… missed the final eight rebounds per game during senior Gonzaga 0-0 0.000 4-0 1.000 W4 14 games of the season with a shoulder in- year… second team All-Mission League… Saint Mary’s 0-0 0.000 8-1 0.889 W8 jury… made 53.8 percent of his shots (28- finished high school career in Chaminade’s Brigham Young 0-0 0.000 7-2 0.778 W2 52) from the field… recorded season-highs 1000-point club… school record for made Pacific 0-0 0.000 3-1 0.750 W2 of 15 points and eight rebounds in a win field goals in a game (17)… received Mr. Portland 0-0 0.000 5-2 0.714 L1 over North Dakota on Nov. 12. Chaminade Award his junior year. Loyola Marymount 0-0 0.000 5-3 0.625 W3 • High School: Led Gonzaga Prep to a pair of 4A San Francisco 0-0 0.000 6-4 0.600 W1 state titles... Scored 33 points in a 69-43 #32 EVAN INGLESBY Pepperdine 0-0 0.000 4-4 0.500 L1 win over Mt. Si in the 2019 title game... 6-4 • FR • G • Gresham, Ore. San Diego 0-0 0.000 1-3 0.250 L1 averaged 21.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and • High School: Averaged 20.9 points per game WCC Player of the Week 3.8 assists as a senior... He was named during his senior season shooting 60 per- Ahmed Ali the Associated Press and Seattle Times cent from the field and 82 percent from the Portland | SR | G All-State Player of the Year in 2018 and free-throw line… earned first-team all-Mt. - Senior point guard Ahmed Ali finished with 26 points, six rebounds, 2019... a two-time state tournament MVP Hood Conference honors and finished No. four assists and a in Portland’s 87-86 road win and two-time Greater Spokane League 3 on Barlow’s career scoring list… MHC at Oregon State on Thursday night. The Toronto, Ontario native MVP. co-player of the year as a junior and an all- played 39 minutes and hit numerous clutch shots to help the Pilots state honorable mention selection. overcame a late deficit and pull it out in OT. He buried a contested #23 MATTHEW LANG three-pointer at the end of the shot clock to give Portland an 86-82 6-3 • JR • G • Portland, Ore. #35 WILL GRAVES lead to ice the game with 14.0 seconds left. Ali, who scored seven • 2019-2020: Appeared in 21 games… scored 6-5 • JR • G • Eugene, Ore. points in the extra session, finished the night 8-for-15 from the 12 points on the season, grabbed three • 2019-2020: Appeared in 13 games… totaled field, 4-of-8 from three-point range and made 6-of-7 free throws. He rebounds, and had three assists and three 12 points, four rebounds, making four of also gave the Pilots a boost going into half-time with a step-back steals… made four of his 13 shots from his eight shots from the field, including four 25-footer just before the buzzer to put Portland ahead 36-29. the field, including 4 of 12 from three-point of seven from three-point range. Also Nominated: Alex Barcello, BYU; Jamaree Bouyea, San Francis- range. • 2018-2019: Lane Community College: Played co; Kessler Edwards, Pepperdine; Tommy Kuhse, Saint Mary’s; Eli • 2018-2019: Appeared in 11 games…scored in 29 games for the Titans, starting in Scott, LMU eight points on the season…season-high 10…averaged 6.6 points per game and 3.3 three points versus CSU Bakersfield and boards…shot 42 percent from the field and Nov. 30 - Drew Timme, Gonzaga Portland…grabbed three rebounds…sea- 38.1 percent from beyond the arc. Dec. 7 - Andrew Nembhard, Gonzaga son-high six minutes versus North Dakota • High School: Played at South Eugene…named Dec. 14 - Ahmed Ali, Portland State. to the 6A Southwestern Conference • High School: Excelled at Jesuit High School... Second team as a senior. WCC Freshman of the Week guided the Crusaders to 21 wins and a trip Caleb Lohner to the OSAA Class 6A quarterfinals as a #55 DOMINICK HARRIS BYU | FR | F senior...averaged 15.4 points per game as 6-3 • FR • G • Murrieta, Calif. - Freshman forward Caleb Lohner is leading the 6-2 BYU men’s bas- a senior. • High School: A four-star recruit according to ketball team in rebounding, averaging 6.8 boards per game. In two ESPN, ranked as the 59th-best recruit games this week, the 6-8 forward from Dallas, Texas, averaged 5.0 #24 COREY KISPERT in the Class of 2020 and No. 60 by 247 points and 8.0 rebounds. Lohner started both games versus Boise 6-7 • SR • F • Edmonds, Wash. Sports… averaged 24 points and three State and Utah and played an averaged of 22.23 minutes. In a 82- • 2019-2020: Started in all 33 games… led the assists per game through his first three 64 victory over Pac-12 rival Utah on Saturday, Lohner scored eight team in three-point field goals made(78)… years of high school … helped guide Rancho points and grabbed a career high 10 rebounds to pace the Cougars. shot 43.8 percent from behind-the-arc… Christian High School to 26 wins and a Also Nominated: Jalin Anderson, LMU; Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary’s scored double-digits in 26 games… scored Top-10 ranking in California as a junior … 26 points in win over No. 23 North earned California Interscholastic Federation Nov. 30 - Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga Carolina, going 10-for-12 from the field… (CIF) Division 6 Player of the Year honors Dec. 7 - Leemet Böckler, Saint Mary’s Academic All-WCC Team. as a freshman while leading Pacifica Chris- Dec. 14 - Caleb Lohner, BYU • 2018-2019: Started in 36 out of 37 games... tian High School to the championship game. Averaged 8.0 points per game...Scored a season high 17 points versus North Dakota State...Grabbed nine rebounds against Ten- GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 8 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES RECORDS WHEN ... WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME ... 20-21 Under Few Leading at halftime 3-0 486-35 TEAM INDIVIDUAL Trailing at halftime 1-0 98-81 Gonzaga Was Ranked (AP Poll) 30-39 Points by a Player Tied at halftime 0-0 18-9 No. 1 Dec. 14, 2020 By Gonzaga 31, Filip Petrusev at Santa Clara (1/30/20) Top 5 (2-5) Mar. 9, 2020 By Opp. 30, Luka Garza, Iowa (12/19/20) Leading with 10:00 remaining 3-0 45-20* Top 10 (6-10) Dec. 9, 2019 Trailing with 10:00 remaining 1-0 29-62* Two Players Scored 20 or More Points Tied with 10:00 remaining 0-0 5-5* Gonzaga Played a Ranked Opponent (AP Poll) By Gonzaga Drew Timme (28) & Corey Kispert (25) No. 1 vs. No. 1 Duke (89-87) on Nov. 21, 2018 Auburn (11/27/20) Leading with 5:00 remaining 4-0 412-18* Top 5 vs. No. 3 Iowa (99-88) on Dec. 19, 2020 By Opp. Luka Garza (30) & Joe Wieskamp (20) Trailing with 5:00 remaining 0-0 24-65* Top 10 vs. No. 6 Kansas (102-90) on Nov. 26, 2020 Iowa (12/19/20) Tied with 5:00 remaining 0-0 7-4* Top 25 vs. No. 11 West Virginia (87-82) on Dec. 2, 2020

In Overtime 0-0 22-11 10+ Field Goals Made by a Player Gonzaga Beat a Ranked Opponent (AP Poll) By Gonzaga 10, Joel Ayayi, West Virginia (12/2/20) GU outrebounds opponents 3-0 478-53 Top 5 vs. No. 3 Iowa (99-88) on Dec. 19, 2020 By Opp. 13, Luka Garza, Iowa (12/19/20) GU is outrebounded 1-0 97-62 Top 10 vs. No. 6 Kansas (102-90) on Nov. 26, 2020 Same amount of rebounds 0-0 17-9 Top 25 vs. No. 11 West Virginia (87-82) on Dec. 2, 2020 20-29 Field Goal Attempts by a Player By Gonzaga 21, Zach Norvell Jr., at Creighton (12/1/18) GU commits more turnovers 1-0 218-76 100 Points by a Team By Opp. 21, Jordan Ford, Saint Mary’s (2/29/20) Opponent commits more turnovers 2-0 70-37 By Gonzaga 102, Kansas (11/26/20) Same amount of turnovers 1-0 43-9 By Opponent 103 by North Carolina (12/15/18) Player Shot .800 With 10+ Field Goals Attempts By Gonzaga 9-of-11 (.818) , Pacific (1/25/20) GU has more fouls than opponent 2-0 124-74 30-39 Point Win By Opp. 12-of-15 (.800) , Saint Mary’s (1/18/18) Opponent has more fouls than GU 1-0 60-42 Same amount of fouls 1-0 33-7 By Gonzaga 94-59, San Diego (2/27/20) By Opponent 76-41 vs. Duke (12/19/09) 5+ 3pt Field Goals Made by a Player GU shoots 50 percent or better 3-0 346-17 By Gonzaga 7, Jalen Suggs, Iowa (12/19/20) Opponent shoots 50 percent or better 1-0 28-33 Overtime Game By Opp. 5, Jake Toolson, at BYU (2/22/20) Gonzaga Win 73-72 vs. Oregon (11/28/19) GU shoots less than 50 percent 1-0 255-107 Gonzaga Loss 78-74 vs. Saint Mary’s (3/5/12) 10+ 3pt Field Goal Attempts by a Player Opponent shoots less than 50 percent 3-0 564-91 By Gonzaga 10, Jalen Suggs, Iowa (12/19/20) Double Overtime Game By Opp. 11, Jamal Johnson, Auburn (11/27/20) GU shoots better than opponent 4-0 558-42 Gonzaga Win 90-86 vs Stanford (1/31/07) Opponent shoots better than GU 0-0 39-82 Gonzaga Loss 105-111 vs Florida (11/24/17) 10+ Free Throws Made by a Player Same shooting percentage 0-0 2-0 By Gonzaga 11, Filip Petrusev, Loyola Marymount (2/6/20)

GU has more free-throw attempts 1-0 459-47 Won The Game In The Final Seconds By Opp. 11, KeVaughn Allen, vs. Florida (11/24/17) Opponent has more free-throw atts 3-0 119-72 By Gonzaga Rui Hachimura jumper at 0.6 seconds Same amount of free-throw attempts 0-0 21-5 Gonzaga defeated Washington 81-79 (12/5/18) 10+ Free Throws Attempted by a Player By Opponent Roosevelt Jones layup at 0.2 seconds By Gonzaga 13, Filip Petrusev, Saint Mary’s (2/29/20) GU bench outscores opponent bench 1-0 258-36* Butler defeated Gonzaga 64-63 (1/19/13) By Opp. 11, Derek Culver, West Virginia (12/2/20) Opponent bench outscores GU bench 3-0 171-47* Benches score the same 0-0 13-3* Made Fewer Than 20 Field Goals 15+ Free Throws Attempted by a Player By Gonzaga 18 vs. Saint Mary’s (3/12/19) By Gonzaga 15, Filip Petrusev, Loyola Marymount (2/6/20) GU makes 10 or more three-pointers 1-0 125-15 By Opponent 15 by Fairleigh Dickinson (3/21/19) By Opp. 15, Charles Mann, Georgia (11/26/14) GU makes 9 or less three-pointers 3-0 473-109

Had 70-79 Field Goal Attempts Player Shot 1.000 With 10+ Attempts GU shoots above 75 FT percentage 1-0 241-50 GU shoots below 75 FT percentage 3-0 360-73 By Gonzaga 70, Iowa (12/19/20) By Gonzaga 10-of-10, Zach Norvell Jr., Idaho State (11/6/18) By Opponent 75 by Iowa (12/19/20) By Opp. 11-of-11, Jordan Ford, vs. Saint Mary’s (3/10/20) Games decided by 1-5 points 1-0 91-48 Games decided by 6-10 points 0-0 104-38 Made 10+ Three-Point Field Goals 10+ Rebounds by a Player Games decided by 11-15 points 2-0 102-20 By Gonzaga 13, Iowa (12/19/20) By Gonzaga 18, Joel Ayayi, Iowa (12/19/20) Games decided by 16 or more points 1-0 292-18 By Opponent 11 by Auburn (11/27/20) By Opp. 10, Luka Garza, Iowa (12/19/20)

GU scores 50 or less 0-0 0-5 Had 30+ Three-Point Field Goals Attempts 15+ Rebounds by a Player GU scores between 51-59 0-0 11-8 By Gonzaga 31 at Portland (1/19/19) By Gonzaga 18, Joel Ayayi, Iowa (12/19/20) GU scores between 60-69 0-0 73-50 By Opponent 35 by Auburn (11/27/20) By Opp. 15, Derek Culver, West Virginia (12/2/20) GU scores between 70-79 0-0 169-47 GU scores between 80-89 1-0 192-9 GU scores between 90-99 2-0 115-4 Shot Less Than 20 Percent From 3-Point Line Two Players with 10 or More Rebounds GU scores 100 or more 1-0 42-1 By Gonzaga .188 (3-of-16) at Santa Clara (1/30/20) By Gonzaga Filip Petrusev (11) & Drew Timme (10), By Opponent .182 (4-of-22) by Iowa (12/19/20) at Saint Mary’s (2/8/20) Opponent scores 50 or less 0-0 77-0 By Opp. Kerwin Roach II (11) & Mohamed Bamba (10), Opponent scores between 51-59 0-0 140-1 Made 5 or Fewer Free Throws vs Texas (11/26/17) Opponent scores between 60-69 1-0 213-23 By Gonzaga 5, San Diego (1/26/17) Opponent scores between 70-79 0-0 123-47 By Opponent 4 by San Francisco (2/20/20) 5+ Offensive Rebounds by a Player Opponent scores between 80-89 2-0 38-40 By Gonzaga 5, Drew Timme, Joel Ayayi, Iowa (12/19/20) Opponent scores between 90-99 1-0 9-9 Shot Over 90 Percent From The Foul Line By Opp. 6, Jack Nunge, Iowa (12/19/20) Opponent scores 100 or more 0-0 2-4 By Gonzaga .917 (11-of-12), at Saint Mary’s (3/2/19)

By Opponent .923 (12-of-13) by Arizona (12/14/19) 10+ Assists by a Player Vs. Top 25 Team 1-0 34-44 Vs. Top 10 Team 2-0 9-26 By Gonzaga 10, Josh Perkins, at BYU (1/31/19) Shot 100 Percent From The Foul Line By Opp. 10, Colbey Ross, Pepperdine (1/4/20) In November 2-0 109-16 By Gonzaga 19-of-19, Washington (12/5/18) In December 2-0 116-42 By Opponent 6-of-6 by Santa Clara (1/30/20) 5+ Blocked Shots by a Player In January 0-0 151-17 By Gonzaga 5, Drew Timme, Pacific (1/25/20) In February 0-0 145-23 Had 20-29 Assists By Opp. 5, Mohamed Bamba, Texas (11/26/17) In March 0-0 84-24 By Gonzaga 25, Iowa (12/19/20) In April 0-0 1-1 By Opponent 22 by BYU (2/22/20) 5+ Steals by a Player By Gonzaga 5, Ryan Woolridge, San Francisco (2/20/20) On Monday 0-0 56-9 Had 20+ Turnovers By Opp. 5, Trent Frazier, Illinois (11/19/18) On Tuesday 0-0 48-14 By Gonzaga 22 vs Illinois (11/19/18) On Wednesday 1-0 46-11 On Thursday 1-0 146-24 By Opponent 21 by Alabama State (11/5/19) Double-Double by a Player* On Friday 1-0 44-10 By Gonzaga 11/18, Joel Ayayi, Iowa (12/19/20) On Saturday 1-0 217-48 Committed 10 or Fewer Turnovers By Opp. 30/10, Luka Garza, Iowa (12/19/20) On Sunday 0-0 44-7 By Gonzaga 6, vs. Saint Mary’s (3/10/20) *Double-doubles are points and rebounds unless otherwise * Records since 2005-06 season By Opponent 7, by San Francisco (3/9/20)

GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 9 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES CAREER SUPERLATIVES 2019-20 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS PLAYED/STARTED 2020-21 CAREER STREAK Points Andrew Nembhard 4-0 71-68 - Aaron Cook 4-0 107-70 - Rebounds Corey Kispert 4-4 107-79 45 Assists Joel Ayayi 4-4 61-27 6 Steals Matthew Lang 1-0 32-0 - Blocks Drew Timme 4-4 37-7 4 SEASON 3, Iowa, 12/19/20Minutes 3, Iowa, 12/19/20 CAREER Martynas Arlauskas 2-0 27-0 - Anton Watson 4-4 19-9 4 0 JULIAN STRAWTHER FR - HS | G | 6-7 | 205 | Las Vegas, NV | Liberty Pavel Zakharov 2-0 17-0 - Will Graves 1-0 13-0 - 27, Iowa, 12/19/20 Points 27, Iowa, 12/19/20 Jalen Suggs 4-4 4-4 4 7, Iowa, 12/19/20 Rebounds 7, Iowa, 12/19/20 Julian Strawther 2-0 2-0 - 8, Kansas, 11/26/20 Assists 8, Kansas, 11/26/20 Oumar Ballo 4-0 4-0 - 3, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Steals 3, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Dominick Harris 1-0 1-0 - 1, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Blocks 1, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 SEASON 33, Iowa, 12/19/20 Minutes 33, Iowa, 12/19/20 CAREER DOUBLE-DIGIT GAMES 2020-21 CAREER Points 1 JALEN SUGGS FR - HS | G | 6-4 | 205 | West St. Paul, MN | Minnehaha Corey Kispert 4 53 Aaron Cook 44 28, Auburn, 11/27/20 Points 28, Auburn, 11/27/20 Andrew Nembhard 3 29 10, Auburn, 11/26/20 Rebounds 11, 2x, last Santa Clara, 1/16/20 Joel Ayayi 3 23 3, Iowa, 12/19/20 Assists 4, 2x, last at San Diego, 1/9/20 Drew Timme 4 20 2, Kansas, 11/26/20 Steals 4, at Texas A&M, 11/15/19 Anton Watson 3 1, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Blocks 5, Pacific (1/25/20) Jalen Suggs 3 3 SEASON 34, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Minutes 34, 2x, last West Virginia, 12/2/20 CAREER Rebounds 2020-21 CAREER 2 DREW TIMME SO - 1L | F | 6-10 | 235 | Dallas, TX | Pearce Drew Timme 1 5 Joel Ayayi 1 4 19, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Points 25, 2x, last Georgia, 2/5/20 Corey Kispert 1 5, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Rebounds 7, 3x, last Arkansas, 2/18/20 20+ POINTS 2020-21 CAREER 6, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Assists 13, Long Beach St., 12/28/19 Corey Kispert 2 8 3, Iowa, 12/19/20 Steals 4, 2x, last Miami (FL), 11/22/19 Andrew Nembhard 6 Blocks 1, 4x, last Arkansas, 2/18/20 Aaron Cook 3 SEASON 35, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Minutes 42, at LSU, 2/20/19 CAREER Joel Ayayi 1 3 Drew Timme 2 3 3 ANDREW NEMBHARD JR - TR | G | 6-5 | 193 | Aurora, ON | Florida Jalen Suggs 2 2

9, Iowa, 12/19/20 Points 25, Indiana State, 1/24/18 8+ REBOUNDS 2020-21 CAREER 4, Auburn, 11/27/20 Rebounds 7, 2x, last Illinois Wesleyan, 11/5/19 Joel Ayayi 2 11 Drew Timme 2 10 3, Auburn, 11/27/20 Assists 10, Howard, 11/19/18 Corey Kispert 7 1, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Steals 7, Oakland, 11/10/19 Anton Watson 2 1, Auburn, 11/27/20 Blocks 2, 6x, last at Loyola (IL), 1/27/19 SEASON 19, Iowa, 12/19/20 Minutes 39, 2x, last Mo. State, 1/2/19 CAREER 5+ ASSISTS 2020-21 CAREER Andrew Nembhard 1 39 4 AARON COOK RSR - TR | G | 6-1 | 180 | St. Louis, MO | Southern Illinois Aaron Cook 15 Joel Ayayi 1 10 Points 5, 2x, last Texas Southern, 12/4/19 Corey Kispert 1 4 Rebounds 2, 6x, last San Diego, 2/27/20 Jalen Suggs 3 3 Assists 1, 2x, last Eastern Washington, 12/21/19 3+ BLOCKS 2020-21 CAREER Steals 2, at San Diego, 1/9/20 Drew Timme 2 Blocks 1, 2x, last vs. Saint Mary’s, 3/10/20 Corey Kispert 1 SEASON 2, Auburn, 11/27/20 Minutes 13, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/9/19 CAREER 3+ STEALS 2020-21 CAREER 5 MARTYNAS ARLAUSKAS SO - 1L | G | 6-7 | 205 | Kaunas, Lithuania Aaron Cook 16 Andrew Nembhard 1 11 Points 7, Eastern Washington, 12/21/19 Joel Ayayi 1 7 Rebounds 5, Texas Southern, 12/4/19 Corey Kispert 2 Assists 1, 3x, last San Diego, 2/27/20 Drew Timme 2 Steals 1, at San Diego, 1/9/20 Anton Watson 1 Blocks 1, 4x, last San Diego, 2/27/20 Jalen Suggs 2 2 SEASON 2, Auburn, 11/27/20 Minutes 9, at San Diego, 1/9/20 CAREER

10 PAVEL ZAKHAROV SO - HS | F | 7-0 | 235 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Montverde 21, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Points 21, 2x, last West Virginia, 12/2/20 18, Iowa, 12/19/20 Rebounds 13, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/9/19 6, Iowa, 12/19/20 Assists 7, 2x, last at Arizona, 12/14/19 4, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Steals 4, 2x, last West Virginia, 12/2/20 Blocks 1, 7x, last vs. Saint Mary’s, 3/10/20 SEASON38, Iowa, 12/19/20 Minutes 39, at San Francisco, 2/1/20 CAREER 11 JOEL AYAYI RJR - 2L | G | 6-5 | 180 | Bordeaux, France | INSEP

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20 COLBY BROOKS FR - HS | F | 6-7 | 210 | Los Angeles, CA | Loyola CURRENT STREAKS Overall Won 8 6, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Points 6, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Unranked teams anywhere Won 32 3, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Rebounds 3, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Ranked teams anywhere Won 3 Assists Home Won 39 1, Auburn, 11/27/20 Steals 1, Auburn, 11/27/20 Home WCC Won 21 Blocks Home non-conference Won 33 SEASON10, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Minutes 10, West Virginia, 12/2/20 CAREER Home unranked non-conference Won 33 Home ranked teams Won 2 21 OUMAR BALLO RFR - RS | C | 7-0 | 260 | Koulikoro, Mali | NBA Academy Latin America Home unranked teams Won 35 Road Lost 1 6, Auburn, 11/27/20 Points 15, North Dakota, 11/12/19 Road WCC Lost 1 5, Auburn, 11/27/20 Rebounds 8, 2x, last North Dakota, 11/12/19 Road ranked teams Lost 1 2, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Assists 4, Alabama State, 11/5/19 Road unranked teams Won 24 1, Kansas, 11/26/20 Steals 3, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/9/19 Neutral Won 5 1, 2x, last Iowa, 12/19/20 Blocks 2, 2x, last Detroit Mercy, 12/30/19 Neutral ranked teams Won 4 SEASON 27, Auburn, 11/27/20 Minutes 27, 3x, last Auburn, 11/27/20 CAREER Neutral unranked teams Won 3

22 ANTON WATSON SO - 1L | F | 6-8 | 225 | Spokane, WA | Gonzaga Prep Consecutive Made Free Throws (active streak) Oumar Ballo 4 Points 3, 5x, last Detroit Mercy, 12/30/19 Drew Timme 3 Rebounds 1, 7x, last at San Diego, 1/9/20 Andrew Nembhard 2 Assists 1, 3x, last Pacific, 1/25/20 Corey Kispert 1 Steals 1, 3x, last Santa Clara Matt Lang 1 Blocks Aaron Cook 1 Minutes 6, 2x, last Pine Bluff, 11/9/19 SEASON 1, Auburn, 11/27/20 CAREER Consecutive Games with a Three-Point Field Goal Andrew Nembhard 1/6 23 MATTHEW LANG JR - 2L | G | 6-3 | 185 | Portland, OR | Jesuit Corey Kispert 5/25 25, Auburn, 11/27/20 Points 28,2x, last vs. Southern Miss, 11/27/19 Jalen Suggs 1/1 6, Auburn, 11/27/20 Rebounds 10, at Portland, 1/25/18 Joel Ayayi 0/10 6, Iowa, 12/19/20 Assists 6, Iowa, 12/19/20 Aaron Cook 1/4 Martynas Arlauskas 0/1 2, Auburn, 11/27/20 Steals 5, Loyola Marymount, 2/6/20 Matthew Lang 0/2 1, West Virginia, 12/2/20 Blocks 3, Texas A&M, 11/15/18 Pavel Zakharov 0/1 SEASON38, Kansas, 11/26/20 Minutes 46, vs. Florida, 11/24/17 CAREER Will Graves 0/2 Drew Timme 0/1 24 COREY KISPERT SR - 3L | F | 6-7 | 220 | Edmonds, WA | King’s * First number is active streak,second is career longest streak Points ^Streak at Gonzaga Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks SEASONMinutes CAREER

30 ABE EAGLE FR - HS | F | 6-9 | 225 | Los Angeles, CA | Chaminade Prep Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks SEASONMinutes CAREER

32 EVAN INGLESBY FR - HS | G | 6-4 | 200 | Gresham, OR | Barlow

Points 3, 4x, last Pacific, 1/25/20 1, Auburn, 11/27/20 Rebounds 2, Santa Clara, 1/16/20 Assists Steals Blocks SEASON 1, Auburn, 11/27/20 Minutes 4, Santa Clara, 1/16/20 CAREER 35 WILL GRAVES JR - 2L | G | 6-5 | 185 | Eugene, OR | Lane CC

GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 5 | GONZAGA VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE 11 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Points 1, Iowa, 12/19/20 Rebounds 1, Iowa, 12/19/20 Assists Steals Blocks SEASON 3, Kansas, 11/26/20 Minutes 3, Kansas, 11/26/20 CAREER 55 DOMINICK HARRIS FR - HS | G | 6-3 | 180 | Murrieta, CA | Rancho Christian

2020-21 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Page 1/4 Team High/Low Analysis as of Dec 19, 2020 All games

Gonzaga - Game Highs POINTS 102 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 99 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 90 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 87 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) FIELD GOALS MADE 40 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 36 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 36 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 70 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 69 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .645 (40-62) vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) .529 (36-68) vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 3 PT FG MADE 13 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 6 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 6 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 26 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 21 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .500 (13-26) vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) .333 (6-18) vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) FREE THROWS MADE 16 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 15 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 24 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 21 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .800 (16-20) vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) .714 (15-21) vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) REBOUNDS 49 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 44 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) ASSISTS 25 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 22 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) STEALS 9 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) 8 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 8 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) BLOCKED SHOTS 4 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 3 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) TURNOVERS 18 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 15 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) FOULS 25 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) 23 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020)

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Gonzaga - Game Lows POINTS 87 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) 90 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 99 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 102 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) FIELD GOALS MADE 34 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) 36 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 36 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 62 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 68 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .493 (34-69) vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) .514 (36-70) vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 3 PT FG MADE 4 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) 6 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 6 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 16 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) 18 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .250 (4-16) vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) .286 (6-21) vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) FREE THROWS MADE 12 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 14 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 17 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 20 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .583 (14-24) vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) .706 (12-17) vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) REBOUNDS 33 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 36 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) ASSISTS 16 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 19 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) STEALS 7 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) 8 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) 8 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 2 vs Iowa (N) (12/19/2020) TURNOVERS 11 vs West Virginia (N) (12/02/2020) 14 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020) FOULS 15 vs Kansas (N) (11/26/2020) 17 vs Auburn (N) (11/27/2020)

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2020-21 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Season/Career Statistics as of Dec 19, 2020 All games

Summary Season Statistics Career Statistics Player GP-GS MIN/G FG% 3FG% FT% R/G A/G STL BLK PTS/G GP-GS MIN/G FG% 3FG% FT% R/G A/G STL BLK PTS/G ARLAUSKAS, Martynas 2-0 1.6 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 27-0 5.1 .440 .125 .615 0.8 0.1 4 2 1.1 AYAYI, Joel 4-4 34.0 .558 .200 .500 10.3 3.5 7 0 13.0 60-27 20.6 .497 .329 .757 4.7 2.2 55 8 7.4 BALLO, Oumar 4-0 7.7 .750 .000 .800 1.5 0.0 1 0 4.0 4-0 7.7 .750 .000 .800 1.5 0.0 1 0 4.0 COOK, Aaron 4-0 14.2 .462 .286 .400 2.0 2.5 3 1 4.0 4-0 14.2 .462 .286 .400 2.0 2.5 3 1 4.0 GRAVES, Will 1-0 0.7 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 14-0 1.8 .500 .571 .000 0.4 0.0 0 0 0.9 HARRIS, Dominick 2-0 2.8 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0 0 0.0 2-0 2.8 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0 0 0.0 KISPERT, Corey 4-4 30.8 .583 .444 .857 4.3 2.5 3 1 20.0 109-80 26.2 .466 .396 .795 3.8 1.3 66 36 9.8 LANG, Matthew 1-0 0.7 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 33-0 2.5 .389 .333 1.000 0.2 0.1 3 0 0.6 NEMBHARD, Andrew 4-0 30.3 .457 .250 .765 3.0 3.8 4 0 12.0 4-0 30.3 .457 .250 .765 3.0 3.8 4 0 12.0 STRAWTHER, Julian 2-0 2.6 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2-0 2.6 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 SUGGS, Jalen 4-4 27.0 .532 .563 .615 5.3 5.8 10 3 16.8 4-4 27.0 .532 .563 .615 5.3 5.8 10 3 16.8 TIMME, Drew 4-4 30.3 .603 .250 .737 7.0 1.3 3 2 21.3 37-8 21.6 .617 .333 .630 5.5 1.3 20 33 11.0 WATSON, Anton 4-4 21.2 .400 .000 .400 4.0 1.3 1 2 3.5 19-9 16.1 .507 .077 .545 3.3 1.5 19 10 4.6 ZAKHAROV, Pavel 2-0 1.6 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 21-0 4.2 .591 .500 .600 0.9 0.1 2 4 1.7

Scoring Season Statistics Career Statistics Player FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% PTS PTS/G FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% PTS PTS/G ARLAUSKAS, Martynas 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 11-25 .440 1-8 .125 8-13 .615 31 1.1 AYAYI, Joel 24-43 .558 2-10 .200 2-4 .500 52 13.0 170-342 .497 46-140 .329 56-74 .757 442 7.4 BALLO, Oumar 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 16 4.0 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 16 4.0 COOK, Aaron 6-13 .462 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 16 4.0 6-13 .462 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 16 4.0 GRAVES, Will 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 4-8 .500 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 12 0.9 HARRIS, Dominick 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 KISPERT, Corey 28-48 .583 12-27 .444 12-14 .857 80 20.0 374-802 .466 191-482 .396 132-166 .795 1071 9.8 LANG, Matthew 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 7-18 .389 5-15 .333 1-1 1.000 20 0.6 NEMBHARD, Andrew 16-35 .457 3-12 .250 13-17 .765 48 12.0 16-35 .457 3-12 .250 13-17 .765 48 12.0 STRAWTHER, Julian 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 SUGGS, Jalen 25-47 .532 9-16 .563 8-13 .615 67 16.8 25-47 .532 9-16 .563 8-13 .615 67 16.8 TIMME, Drew 35-58 .603 1-4 .250 14-19 .737 85 21.3 163-264 .617 2-6 .333 80-127 .630 408 11.0 WATSON, Anton 6-15 .400 0-4 .000 2-5 .400 14 3.5 34-67 .507 1-13 .077 18-33 .545 87 4.6 ZAKHAROV, Pavel 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 13-22 .591 1-2 .500 9-15 .600 36 1.7

Totals Season Statistics Career Statistics Player O-REB D-REB TOTAL PF FO A TO A/TO O-REB D-REB TOTAL PF FO A TO A/TO ARLAUSKAS, Martynas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 9 12 21 12 0 3 7 0.4 AYAYI, Joel 10 31 41 9 0 14 6 2.3 65 217 282 94 0 132 59 2.2 BALLO, Oumar 2 4 6 6 0 0 4 0.0 2 4 6 6 0 0 4 0.0 COOK, Aaron 3 5 8 5 0 10 1 10.0 3 5 8 5 0 10 1 10.0 GRAVES, Will 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 0.0 HARRIS, Dominick 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 KISPERT, Corey 3 14 17 13 1 10 4 2.5 104 306 410 181 3 144 104 1.4 LANG, Matthew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 2 7 6 0 3 4 0.8 NEMBHARD, Andrew 2 10 12 5 0 15 7 2.1 2 10 12 5 0 15 7 2.1 STRAWTHER, Julian 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.0 SUGGS, Jalen 3 18 21 12 0 23 12 1.9 3 18 21 12 0 23 12 1.9 TIMME, Drew 11 17 28 14 2 5 13 0.4 77 128 205 105 2 48 53 0.9 WATSON, Anton 5 11 16 14 1 5 7 0.7 20 42 62 37 1 28 19 1.5 ZAKHAROV, Pavel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7 11 18 14 0 3 7 0.4

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2020-21 Gonzaga Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics as of Dec 19, 2020 All games

Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 4-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 Gonzaga 188 190 0 378 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 Opponents 157 170 0 327

Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. Player GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2 TIMME, Drew 4-4 121:07 30.3 35-58 .603 1-4 .250 14-19 .737 11 17 28 7.0 14 2 5 13 2 3 85 21.3 24 KISPERT, Corey 4-4 123:14 30.8 28-48 .583 12-27 .444 12-14 .857 3 14 17 4.3 13 1 10 4 1 3 80 20.0 1 SUGGS, Jalen 4-4 107:57 27.0 25-47 .532 9-16 .563 8-13 .615 3 18 21 5.3 12 0 23 12 3 10 67 16.8 11 AYAYI, Joel 4-4 136:00 34.0 24-43 .558 2-10 .200 2-4 .500 10 31 41 10.3 9 0 14 6 0 7 52 13.0 3 NEMBHARD, Andrew 4-0 121:06 30.3 16-35 .457 3-12 .250 13-17 .765 2 10 12 3.0 5 0 15 7 0 4 48 12.0 4 COOK, Aaron 4-0 56:50 14.2 6-13 .462 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 3 5 8 2.0 5 0 10 1 1 3 16 4.0 21 BALLO, Oumar 4-0 30:38 7.7 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 2 4 6 1.5 6 0 0 4 0 1 16 4.0 22 WATSON, Anton 4-4 84:37 21.2 6-15 .400 0-4 .000 2-5 .400 5 11 16 4.0 14 1 5 7 2 1 14 3.5 55 HARRIS, Dominick 2-0 05:38 2.8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 23 LANG, Matthew 1-0 00:40 0.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10 ZAKHAROV, Pavel 2-0 03:09 1.6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 35 GRAVES, Will 1-0 00:40 0.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 STRAWTHER, Julian 2-0 05:14 2.6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 5 ARLAUSKAS, Martynas 2-0 03:09 1.6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 6 5 11 2 Total 4 800 146-269 .543 29-81 .358 57-82 .695 45 117 162 40.5 80 4 82 58 9 32 378 94.5 Opponents 4 800 115-262 .439 28-92 .304 69-98 .704 41 93 134 33.5 79 2 54 59 18 24 327 81.8

Team Statistics Team Results GONZ OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 378 327 11/26/2020 vs Kansas W 102-90 175 Points per game 94.5 81.8 11/27/2020 vs Auburn W 90-67 288 Scoring margin +12.8 - 12/02/2020 vs West Virginia W 87-82 0 Field goals-att 146-269 115-262 12/19/2020 vs Iowa W 99-88 243 Field goal pct .543 .439 3 point fg-att 29-81 28-92 3-point FG pct .358 .304 3-pt FG made per game 7.3 7.0 Free throws-att 57-82 69-98 Free throw pct .695 .704 F-Throws made per game 14.3 17.3 Rebounds 162 134 Rebounds per game 40.5 33.5 Rebounding margin +7.0 - Assists 82 54 Assists per game 20.5 13.5 Turnovers 58 59 Turnovers per game 14.5 14.8 Turnover margin +0.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 0.9 Steals 32 24 Steals per game 8.0 6.0 Blocks 9 18 Blocks per game 2.3 4.5 Winning streak 4 - Home win streak 0 - Attendance 0 0 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-177

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Julian Strawther Jalen Suggs Drew Timme Andrew Nembhard Aaron Cook Martynas Arlauskas G | 6-7 | 205 | Fr. G | 6-4 | 205 | Fr. F | 6-10 | 235 | So. G | 6-5 | 193 | Jr. G | 6-1 | 180 | RSr. G | 6-7 | 205 | So. Las Vegas, Nevada West St. Paul, Minn. Dallas, Texas Aurora, Ont. St. Louis, Mo. Kaunas, Lithuania

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Pavel Zakharov Joel Ayayi Colby Brooks Oumar Ballo Anton Watson Matthew Lang F | 7-0 | 235 | So. G | 6-5 | 180 | RJr. F | 6-7 | 210 | Fr. C | 7-0 | 260 | RFr. F | 6-8 | 225 | So. G | 6-3 | 185 | Jr. St. Petersburg, Russia Bordeaux, France Los Angeles, Calif. Koulikoro, Mali Spokane, Wash. Portland, Ore.

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Corey Kispert Abe Eagle Evan Inglesby Will Graves Dominick Harris Mark Few F | 6-7 | 220 | Sr. F | 6-9 | 225 | Fr. G | 6-4 | 200 | Fr.. G | 6-5 | 185 | Jr. G | 6-3 | 180 | Fr. Head Coach Edmonds, Wash. Los Angeles, Calif. Gresham, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Murrieta, Calif. 22nd Season

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Tommy Lloyd Roger Powell Jr. Brian Michaelson Jorge Sanz Ken Nakagawa TJ Benson Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations Video Coordinator Coordinator of Administration 20th Season Second Season Eighth Season Second Season Fifth Season First Season

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