2026–27 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball team season
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The 2026–27 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team will represent Gonzaga University in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", will be led by head coach Mark Few in his 28th season as head coach, and will play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, located in Spokane, Washington, as first year members of the Pac-12 Conference.
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Headcoach
- Mark Few (28th season)
Assistant coaches
- Brian Michaelson (14th season)
- Stephen Gentry (6th season)
- R-Jay Barsh (4th season)
- Zach Norvell Jr. (4th season)
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Pac-12) |
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| Home arena | McCarthey Athletic Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2027 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of August 21, 2026 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2025–26 season 31–4, 16–2 in WCC play to share the regular season title with Saint Mary's. As the No. 1 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Oregon State and Santa Clara to win the WCC Tournament. They received an automaic bid to the NCAA Tournament where as the No. 3 seed in the West region, they defeated Kennesaw State in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.
This season marked the team's last season as members of the West Coast Conference as they will join the Pac-12 Conference on July 1, 2026.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Tyon Grant-Foster | 7 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Graduate | Kansas City, KS | Graduated |
| Steele Venters | 2 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Graduate | Ellesburg, WA | Transferred to Washington |
| Graham Ike | 15 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Gradate | Aurora, CO | Graduated/undrafted in 2026 NBA draft; signed with the Golden State Warriors |
| Adam Miller | 23 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Graduate | Peoria, IL | Graduated |
| Noah Haaland | 35 | F | 6'9" | 245 |  Senior | Rathdrum, ID | Walk-on; graduated |
| Jalen Warley | 8 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Braeden Smith | 3 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Notre Dame |
| Emmanuel Innocenti | 5 | F | 6'5" | 198 | Junior | Petit Badien, Ivory Coast | Transferred to Arizona State |
| Joaquim ArauzMoore | 10 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Ross, CA | Walk-on; transferred |
| Ismaila Diagne | 24 | C | 7'0" | 237 | Sophomore | Nguékhokh, Senegal | Transferred to San Francisco |
| Cade Orness | 0 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Poulsbo, WA | Walk-on; transferred to Mount St. Mary's |
| Mario Saint-Supéry | 17 | G | 6'3" | 199 | Freshman | Málaga, Spain | Signed with Valencia Basket |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Javon Bennett | – | G | 5'10" | 160 | Graduate | Orlando, FL | Dayton; Currently ineligible |
| Massamba Diop | – | C | 7'1" | 230 | Sophomore | Rufisque, Senegal | Arizona State |
| Isiah Harwell | – | G | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Pocatello, ID | Houston |
| Skylar Wicks | – | G/F | 6'6" | 190 | Graduate | Jersey City, NJ | Saint Francis |
| Chauncey Wiggins | – | F | 6'10" | 225 | Graduate | Atlanta, GA | Florida State |
Recruiting classes
2026 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Sam Funches #15 C |
Madison, MS | Germantown | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 17, 2025 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: (81) | ||||||
| Luca Foster #19 SF |
Downingtown, PA | Link Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 25, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (87) | ||||||
| Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa SG |
Bourg-en-Bresse, France | JL Bourg | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Jun 14, 2026 | |
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
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2027 recruiting class
| College recruiting (2027) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Dooney Johnson #7 PG |
Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee Juneau | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 29, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (89) | ||||||
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Roster
Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.
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- Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 2, 2026* 4:30 p.m., TNT |
vs. Purdue Hall of Fame Series - Las Vegas |
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| November 7, 2026* TBA |
New Mexico State | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
| November 14, 2026* TBA |
vs. LSU Bad Boy Mower Series – Spokane |
Numerica Veterans Arena Spokane, WA | |||||||||
| November 24, 2026* TBA |
vs. Kansas State Players Era Festival First Round |
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| November 26, 2026* TBA |
vs. Alabama/Baylor Players Era Festival |
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| November 27, 2026* TBA |
vs. TBA Players Era Festival |
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| December 5, 2026* TBA, FOX |
vs. UCLA West Coast Hoops Showdown |
Honda Center Anaheim, CA | |||||||||
| December 12, 2026* TBA |
at Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE | |||||||||
| February 20, 2027* TBA |
vs. Duke Zags vs Blue Devils |
Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI | |||||||||
| Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
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Rankings
See also
- 2026–27 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team