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Former Gonzaga star Rui Hachimura on growing up in Japan – and dunking on LeBron

Rui Hachimura, 21, is a forward for the Washington Wizards. He became the first Japanese player selected in the first round of the NBA draft when the team chose him with the No. 9pick earlier this year. Hachimura played basketball at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.

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North Dakota forward Brady Danielson, left, and Gonzaga guard Ryan Woolridge go after the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

November 12, 2019 at 11:12 pm

8th-ranked Gonzaga men overwhelm North Dakota

Filip Petrusev had 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots as the host Zags (3-0) used a superior inside game to beat North Dakota...

Gonzaga guard Ryan Woolridge (4) shoots during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

November 9, 2019 at 8:59 pm

Filip Petrusev scores a career-high 25 points as Gonzaga wins by 50

Sophomore forward Filip Petrusev had a career high in points for the second straight game as the host Zags routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff. “There will be...

Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert (24) prepares to shoot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama State in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Gonzaga won 95-64. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

November 5, 2019 at 8:48 pm

Corey Kispert scores 28 points as Gonzaga wins opener over Alabama State

Junior forward Corey Kispert, a graduate of King’s High School in Shoreline, scored a career-high 28 points on 10-for-13 shooting for the Zags.

FILE – In this Saturday, March 17, 2018 file photo, Gonzaga head coach Mark Few calls to his team during the second half of a second-round game against Ohio State in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament in Boise, Idaho. This is the 20th anniversary of No. 3 Gonzaga’s 1999 run to the Elite Eight that vaulted the Bulldogs to national prominence, and coach Mark Few might have his best team ever. With a bounty of new and returning stars, including NBA hopefuls Rui Hachimura and Killian Tillie, the Zags seem poised to make a run again at their first national title. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

November 4, 2019 at 6:00 am

Gonzaga men need quartet of returners to step up in a big way for Bulldogs to continue dominance

Gonzaga has just four returning scholarship players, but don’t expect to see the 2018-19 versions of Killian Tillie, Corey Kispert, Filip Petrusev and Joel Ayayi...

Gonzaga’s Katie Campbell (24) dribbles around Oregon State’s Aleah Goodman (1) during the first half of a second-round game of the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament in Corvallis, Ore., Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) ORAL104 ORAL104 (Amanda Loman / The Associated Press)

November 4, 2019 at 6:00 am

Gonzaga women relying on dynamic duo of Katie Campbell and Jessie Loera to take the next step

Campbell and Loera know that senior leadership will play a big part in lifting a Gonzaga team that’s both loaded with college experience and utterly...

Kittitas’ Brock Ravet, center right, is congratulated by teammates after breaking the all-time state scoring record against Walla Walla Valley Academy on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 in Granger, Wash. (Evan Abell, Yakima Herald-Republic)

November 1, 2019 at 6:06 pm

Gonzaga freshman guard Brock Ravet taking indefinite leave from program

Last season, he became the first high-school player from Washington to top 3,000 career points.

Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert (24) shoots in front of Florida State forward Phil Cofer during the first half of an NCAA men’s college basketball tournament regional semifinal Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) LAS161

October 21, 2019 at 12:23 pm

UW Huskies just miss top 25 in AP preseason men’s basketball poll, but Gonzaga cracks top 10

The preseason AP college basketball poll released Monday confirmed as much with Gonzaga checking in at No. 8, matching the 2006 Zags for the program’s...

October 19, 2019 at 6:14 pm

Gonzaga tops presumptive No. 1 Michigan State in preseason scrimmage

It was an encouraging result for the Zags, who figure to be in the top 10 despite losing their top four scorers from last season.

October 15, 2019 at 5:12 pm

Washington men roll to golf title in Georgetown

The Huskies won the Georgetown Intercollegiate in Maryland by 27 strokes, and Noah Woolsey and Henry Lee tied for first at 5-under 208.

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This is an April 25, 2018, file photo showing NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. The NCAA’s Board of Governors is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom not to sign a California bill that would allow college athletes to receive money for their names, likenesses or images. In a six-paragraph letter to Newsom, the board said the bill would give California schools an unfair recruiting advantage. As a result, the letter says, the NCAA would declare those schools ineligible for its events.

October 6, 2019 at 6:00 am

California law allowing college athletes to profit should be accepted, then possibly modified, by NCAA | Larry Stone

The NCAA would be far better served to embrace this inevitable change that is coming, and mold it in a fashion that it can live...

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