Weekly Zag Briefing

Happy New Year to our readers! May 2020 bring each of you, and our favorite basketball team, health and success! Here’s what the content machine delivered at the end of the holiday season:

• Jim Meehan dropped some nuggets over at The Spokesman-Review on Tuesday, including Ryan Woolridge swearing off cupping treatment after a little mishap required the bandage he’s been wearing on the back of his neck for the last few games.
• Dana O’Neil of The Athletic asked several coaches what their personal and/or basketball-related New Year’s resolutions are for 2020. Mark Few’s hoping for “better health for my guys, and more time on the water.”
• Gonzaga stays at the top of Andy Katz’s NCAA Power Rankings, wherein he notes that the return of Anton Watson makes the Zags an even more difficult matchup thanks to the improved depth he provides.
• Incoming guard and Chief Recruiting Officer Dominick Harris closed out his 2019 with a phenomenal performance against the country’s No. 2 ranked high school team, leading his team to a win with a 30-point game. Here’s what he had to say after the W.