#5 Gonzaga Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Gonzaga Bulldogs
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #5
 
Conference Rank: #1 West Coast
 
 
2023-24 Record: 27-8, 14-2
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Mark Few
Coach Record: 716-143 at Gonzaga, 716-143 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Anton Watson, Forward, 14.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Graham Ike, Senior, Forward, 16.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg
Nolan Hickman, Senior, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
Ryan Nembhard, Senior, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.9 apg
Braden Huff, Sophomore, Forward, 9.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Ben Gregg, Senior, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
Dusty Stromer, Sophomore, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Jun Seok Yeo, Junior, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 1.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Michael Ajayi, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Pepperdine
Joaquim ArauzMoore, Freshman, Guard
Khalif Battle, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Arkansas
Ismaila Diagne, Freshman, Center
Emmanuel Innocenti, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Tarleton State
Graydon Lemke, Freshman, Forward
Cade Orness, Freshman, Guard
Braeden Smith, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Colgate
Steele Venters, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Eastern Washington
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 84.5 (8th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (91, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 51.8 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (22, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (223, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (67, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.1 (168, 4)
Rebound Margin: 7.0 (17, 2)
Assists Per Game: 16.7 (19, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.8 (27, 1)