#UNITEDWEZAG MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 2: #1/2 Zags (1-0) vs. RV/NR Auburn (1-0) -- FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 2020 GAME TIME: 8 a.m. PT | SITE: Suncoast Credit Union Arena, Fort Myers, Fla. | TV: FOX 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: 1-0) BROADCAST INFO GU Opp - Gonzaga faces Auburn in the third game of the Rocket Date Rank Rank Opponent TV Time/Result TELEVISION: FOX NOVEMBER Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off on Friday, at 8 a.m. Pacific Adam Amin and Bill Raftery 26 1/2 6/5 ! vs. Kansas FOX W, 102-90 Time, in the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Ft. Myers, Fla. 27 1/2 RV/- ! vs. Auburn FOX 8 a.m. - The Bulldogs opened the 2020-21 season with an exciting RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network DECEMBER 102-90 win over #6/5 Kansas Thursday. Play by Play - Tom Hudson 2 -/- -/- @ vs. West Virginia ESPN 4 p.m. - GU made 64.5 percent from the field, and had three 20- 5 -/- -/- & vs. Baylor CBS 10 a.m. LIVE STATS: GoZags.com 8 -/- -/- TARLETON STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. plus scorers led by Drew Timme’s 25 points. 10 -/- -/- SOUTHERN KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - The Zags are No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason 12 -/- -/- NORTHERN ARIZONA KHQ/ROOT 7:30 p.m. 14 -/- -/- IDAHO KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. poll entering 2020-21. Its the first-ever No. 1 preseason 19 -/- -/- % vs. Iowa CBS 9 a.m. ranking in program history. 21 -/- -/- NORTHWESTERN STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. - Coach Few reached 600 wins in his career with Thurs- ◀ POINTS 29 -/- -/- DIXIE STATE KHQ/ROOT 6 p.m. day’s victory. He tied Roy Williams as the fastest to 600 102.0 96.0 JANUARY PER GAME 2 -/- -/- * SAN FRANCISCO ESPN Network wins in years coaching (22). Few boasts the best winning ◀ 7 -/- -/- * SANTA CLARA percentage among active head coaches at 82.8 percent. 64.5 FG% 43.0 9 -/- -/- * at Portland - Corey Kispert joined Gonzaga’s 1,000-point club in Thurs- 14 -/- -/- * PEPPERDINE ESPN Network 33.3 ◀ 3FG% 28.0 16 -/- -/- * at Saint Mary’s ESPN Network day’s win. He needed nine points to reach the milestone 23 -/- -/- * PACIFIC and finished with 23. He is eight made three-pointers from ◀ 28 -/- -/- * at San Diego joining the program’s Top-10 career makes. He has helped 80.0 FT% 67.0 30 -/- -/- * at Pepperdine ESPN Network the Zags win 96 of the 106 games he has played in. ◀ FEBRUARY 33.0 REBOUNDS 56.0 4 -/- -/- * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT - Gonzaga is 39-10 under Mark Few in tournaments during PER GAME 6 -/- -/- * BYU ESPN Network the week of Thanksgiving. The Zags are 28-4 in the last 16.0 ◀ ASSISTS 11 -/- -/- * at Santa Clara seven Thanksgiving week tournaments. PER GAME 16.0 13 -/- -/- * at San Francisco ESPN Network - The Zags has now won 17 straight regular season-open- ◀ 18 -/- -/- * SAINT MARY’S ESPN Network 0.0 ◀ BLOCKS 5.0 20 -/- -/- * SAN DIEGO ESPN Network ers dating back to a 73-66 loss to Saint Joseph’s in the PER GAME 25 -/- -/- * at Pacific 2003 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. 8.0 ◀ STEALS 5.0 27 -/- -/- * at BYU ESPN Network - Gonzaga returns two starters and eight letterwinners PER GAME MARCH 4 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament First Round from last season’s squad that claimed the Zags’ eighth 90.0 ◀ SCORING 91.0 5 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Second Round consecutive West Coast Conference regular season title. DEFENSE 6 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Quarterfinals - In 2019-20, the Bulldogs qualified for their 22nd straight FG% ◀ 8 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Semifinals 53.2 DEFENSE 43.0 9 -/- -/- ^ WCC Tournament Finals NCAA Tournament, before the pandemic ended the season. - GU brings back 50.1 percent of its scoring, and 52.3 44.4 3FG% ◀ 30.0 All times are Pacific and HOME GAMES are in all caps percent of its rebounding from last season. DEFENSE Rank: AP Top 25 / USA Today Coaches’ Poll ! Fort Myers Tip Off - Fort Myers, Fla. (Suncoast Credit Union Arena) - Gonzaga won 31 games last season, including 16-0 in REBOUND ◀ 9.0 MARGIN 17.0 @ Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) WCC play. It was the fourth straight 30-win season, fifth & Game played in Indianapolis (Bankers Life Field House) in the last five seasons and sixth in the last eight seasons. 1.1 ◀ AST-TO 0.9 % Game played in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) GU is the only program in the nation to have reached 30 RATIO * West Coast Conference game wins in each of the past four seasons. ^ WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) LAST TEN VERSUS THE SEC ... 2019 at Texas A&M W, 79-49 LAST GAME STARTERS 2018 vs. Tennessee (Phoenix, AZ) L, 73-76 2018 Texas A&M W, 94-71 2017 vs. Florida (Portland, OR) L, 105-111 (2OT) 2017 vs. South Carolina (Phoenix, AZ) W, 77-73 2016 vs. Tennessee (Nashville, TN) W, 86-76 2016 vs. Florida (Orlando, FL) W, 77-72 2015 vs. Texas A&M (Bahamas) L, 61-62 2014 vs. Georgia (New York City) W, 88-76 2013 vs. Arkansas (Maui) W, 91-81 1 SUGGS 11 AYAYI 24 KISPERT 2 TIMME 22 WATSON SOCIAL MEDIA: MIN -- 24.0 MIN --32.0 MIN -- 38.0 MIN -- 32.0 MIN -- 19.0 Follow GONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL on social media for up-to-date news, exclusive content PPG -- 24.0 PPG --15.0 PPG -- 23.0 PPG -- 25.0 PPG -- 2.0 and more. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and FG% -- 60.0 FG% -- 77.8 FG% -- 61.5 FG% -- 73.3 FG% -- 100.0 Twitter @ZagMBB 3FG% -- 66.7 3FG% -- 0.0 3FG% -- 37.5 3FG% -- 0.0 3FG% -- 0.0 SPORTS INFO: AST -- 8.0 AST -- 1.0 AST -- 0.0 RPG -- 6.0 RPG-- 4.0 Sports Information Director ...... Barrett Henderson STL -- 2.0 RPG-- 9.0 RPG-- 4.0 STL -- 2.0 STL -- 1.0 Office Phone ............................(509) 313-4288 Email [email protected] GGOZAGS.COMOZAGS.COM | GAMEGAME 2 | GONZAGA VS. AUBURN 1 22020-21020-21 GGONZAGAONZAGA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE SINCE 2010-11 SERIES NOTES WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ... W L Pct. - This will be the first-ever meeting between Gonzaga and DICK VITALE ON ESPN.com: 1. Gonzaga 308 51 0.858 Auburn. - Ranks Gonzaga as No. 1 in his preseason ranking. 2. Kansas 299 66 0.819 3. Duke 289 71 0.803 - The Bulldogs are 15-9 all-time versus current members from 4. Kentucky 295 74 0.799 the Southeastern Conference. JOE LUNARDI ON ESPN.com: 5. Wichita State 278 74 0.790 - GU has won eight of its last 10 meetings with an SEC oppo- - In his preseason bracketology, has Gonzaga as his No. 1 BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FIVE SEASONS nent, including a 79-49 victory in its latest matchup with the overall seed, and the top seed in the West Region. W L Pct. league, at Texas A&M last season. 1. Gonzaga 161 21 0.885 CBS SPORTS: 2. Villanova 153 30 0.836 SCOUTING THE TIGERS - Has the Bulldogs No. 1 in their preseason Top 25 and 1 poll. 3. Kansas 149 31 0.828 4. Virginia 141 32 0.815 - Auburn opened its season with a 96-91 overtime win over - Named Corey Kispert first team All-American. 5. New Mexico State 134 34 0.798 Saint Joseph’s Thursday. - Lists Corey Kispert (9), Drew Timme (20), Joel Ayayi (64) - The Tigers outrebounded St. Joe’s 56-39. Jaylin Williams and Jalen Suggs (75) in their top 101 players. BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS W L Pct. scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Four other AU 1. Gonzaga 133 13 0.911 players finished in double-digit scoring as well. ROB DAUSTER FROM THE REBOUND: 2. New Mexico State 111 23 0.828 - Auburn has recorded three straight seasons with 25 or - Lists Drew Timme as one of 12 breakout candidates for the 3. Villanova 118 25 0.825 more wins under Bruce Pearl, including a 30-win campaign 2020-21 season. 4. Virginia 112 24 0.824 5. Kansas 116 26 0.817 in 2018-19 that saw the Tigers notch their first Final Four appearance in program history. LINDY’S: BEST HOME PERCENTAGE SINCE 2004-05 - Entering his seventh season with Auburn, Pearl returns a - Ranks Gonzaga first in their preseason rankings and ending W L Pct. 1. Kansas 261 16 .942 young roster and welcomes one of the top recruiting classes the season as the national champions. 2. Gonzaga 224 15 .937 in the nation. - Named Corey Kispert as preseason All-American First Team. 3. Duke 243 21 .920 - Devan Cambridge, Jamal Johnson and Allen Flanigan each - Lists Corey Kispert (4), Drew Timme (28), Jalen Suggs (41), 4. Kentucky 248 29 .895 appeared in all 31 games for the Tigers last season, with Joel Ayayi (128) and Anton Watson (138) in their top 150 5. Michigan State 228 30 .884 Cambridge and Johnson leading the team in 3-point shooting players. BEST HOME PERCENTAGE LAST FOUR SEASONS percentage. - Ranked Gonzaga’s frontcourt first in the nation, and the W L Pct. - Auburn’s five-man recruiting class is comprised of highly Zags’ backcourt sixth. 1. Gonzaga 64 2 .970 2. Florida State 62 3 .954 touted players, including top-100 prospects Sharife Cooper, - Named Corey Kispert the West Coast Conference’s presea- 3.