kelly-olynyk Stories - The Slipper Still Fits
Photographic Evidence of the 2009 Class!
All summer long we worried about the 2009 recruiting class coming together (especially Harris and Kong) and it is great to finally see them all in Gonzaga gear. Elias Harris, Bol Kong, GJ Vilarino, Sam Dower, Manny Arop, and Kelly Olynyk all should have very successful careers in Spokane. It's...
A Few Good Questions with... Canadian National Head Coach Greg Francis
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Biggest Questions of the Summer: Who will Redshirt?
One of the huge benefits of the State of Gonzaga chat was being able to discuss the biggest question marks that hang over the upcoming season of Gonzaga basketball. Today, we are kicking off a series in which we will do our best to answer these huge questions that the team faces heading into next...
A Brief Analysis of the Gonzaga Commits at FIBA U-19
Recruiting internationally used to be rather unheard of when it came to college basketball. With the dawning of the international superstar, i.e. Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, and possibly Ricky Rubio, some colleges have begun to seek out and try and unearth future stars before dreams of the NBA fill...
Weekend Zags Around the Web: AAU, FIBA, and Summer Leagues
AAU News: -- We're only a week into the July AAU Evaluation period but their have already been a number of major tournaments and skills camps. The adidas It Takes 5ive event and the King City Classic both wrapped up this week in Ohio. The two events only had a couple of Gonzaga prospects and in...
FIBA U-19: America Shoots Canada Out of the Gym
The United States U-19 team has been extremely impressive throughout the FIBA World Championship in New Zealand and they continued that excellent play in the quarterfinals against Canada. Thanks to an unconscious effort from some of their perimeter scorers, the US defeated the Canadians 93-73. ...
FIBA U-19: Canada Secures Spot in Quarterfinals
After struggling against the top competition in the FIBA U-19 World Championships, Canada finally delivered against a world class opponent. Needing a victory over Argentina to secure qualification for the quarterfinals, Canada played its most complete game of the entire tournament in the 67-57...
Kelly Olynyk Scores 24 Points as Canada Survives Another Day
I won't pretend to know the most inner workings of Kazakhstan basketball. It actually took me a while to even know how to spell Kazakhstan. What I have learned recently however is that basketball is not their best sport and the Canadian national team took advantage of that. In a game that was...
FIBA U-19: 4th Quarter Collapse for Team Canada
After a devastating loss to Spain to end the 1st round of pool play, many people hoped that Canada would find its stride in the the second round. However, a 4th quarter collapse, which mirrored the performance against Spain, doomed Canada to an 83-77 loss to Croatia in the opening game of the...
FIBA U-19: Mixed Bag for Team Canada
In a game that concluded just a matter of seconds ago, Team Canada opened up the FIBA U-19 tournament with a disappointing 88-77 loss to Australia. Prior to this opening game loss, Canada had been considered one of the favorites to win this tournament, as the team features Gonzaga commits Mangisto...
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