Gonzaga’s defense already powered it to a No. 1 KenPom ranking

The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened the preseason at a rather pedestrian (by recent Gonzaga standards) No. 21 in the preseason AP Poll. The analytics were a bit higher on the mark–KenPom listed Gonzaga as No. 8. In just two weeks, things have changed. After obliterating Southern Utah earlier this week, the Zags woke up on Tuesday… Continue reading Gonzaga’s defense already powered it to a No. 1 KenPom ranking

Some more thoughts from Gonzaga’s win over Oklahoma

Two games makes a trend! After absolutely throttling Texas Southern to open the season, the Gonzaga defense put the clamps down once again. Oklahoma just could not get any semblance of a consistent offense going in the first half, and the Zags coasted to a relatively easy win in the Spokane Arena, 83-68.