Tuesday, November 6
Spokane, WA
6:00 PM
Gonzaga University
vs
Idaho State
Photo by: Nick Tomoyasu
Gonzaga Welcomes Idaho State in Season-Opener
11/4/2018 6:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Zags start regular season against Bengals in Spokane
#3/4 Gonzaga (0-0) vs. Idaho State (0-0)
NOV. 6 | 6 P.M. | SPOKANE | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER
TV: KHQ/ROOT NW
RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIP-OFF:
- Gonzaga opens regular season play for the 2018-19 season when it hosts Idaho State on Tuesday, at 6 p.m., in Spokane.
- Gonzaga is No. 3 in the Associated Press preseason poll entering 2018-19. It is the Zags' highest preseason ranking in program history.
- The Zags have won 14 straight regular season-openers dating back to a 73-66 loss to Saint Joseph's in the 2003 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
- Gonzaga has won 29 consecutive regular season home-openers since a 73-65 loss to Boise State on Dec. 7, 1988.
- GU has won all 14 regular season home-openers in the McCarthey Athletic Center and all 19 regular season home-openers under Mark Few.
- In last season's regular season-opener, Gonzaga cruised to a 97-69 win over Texas Southern in Spokane on Nov. 10.
- Josh Perkins scored 20 points, going 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Rui Hachimura added 11 points and Corey Kispert had 10 for Gonzaga.
- The Bulldogs are 25-33 all-time against Idaho State.
- Gonzaga returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last season's squad that claimed the Zags' sixth consecutive West Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles. GU was picked first in the WCC preseason poll for the 17th time in the last 18 years.
SERIES NOTES:
- Gonzaga and Idaho State have met 58 times, and the Bengals own the all-time series 33-25.
- The programs have not met since a 90-83 Zag win on Dec. 27, 1996, in the Albertson's Holiday Classic in Boise, Idaho.
- The Bulldogs have a 19-7 advantage in the meetings in Spokane all-time.
- Gonzaga has won the last seven matchups in Spokane.
- Idaho State won 11 of the first 13 meetings, including the first in 1947, 63-50.
SCOUTING THE BENGALS:
- Idaho State went 14-16 overall last season, and 9-9 in Big Sky Conference play.
- The Bengals were picked eighth in both the coaches' and media Big Sky Conference preseason polls.
- Idaho State returns 61.2 percent of its scoring from last year. The returning Bengals combined to score 1,354 of the 2,211 points scored in 2017-18.
- The leading returning scorer is Brandon Boyd with 433 points and Jared Stutzman with 403 points.
- Last year, ISU made a school record 252 3-pointers, and shot a school record percentage of .396.
- Boyd is the teams returning leading rebounder, after averaging 4.2 boards per game last season.
SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS:
- The Zags have won 14 straight regular season-openers dating back to a 73-66 loss to Saint Joseph's in the 2003 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in New York City.
- In last season's regular season-opener, Gonzaga cruised to a 97-69 win over Texas Southern in Spokane on Nov. 10.
- Josh Perkins scored 20 points, going 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Rui Hachimura added 11 points and Corey Kispert had 10 for Gonzaga.
- GU has won 29 consecutive regular season home-openers since a 73-65 loss to Boise State on Dec. 7, 1988.
- Gonzaga has won all 14 regular season home-openers in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The Bulldogs have won all 19 regular season home-openers under Mark Few.
NIKE N7 BACK FOR THIRD TIME:
- For the third time in the last four seasons, Gonzaga and Nike N7 are partnering in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
- During the men's basketball game on Nov. 6 against Idaho State, the Zags will wear customized turquoise uniforms created by Nike.
- The turquoise color is symbolic of friendship and fellowship in Native American cultures.
- With four Native American tribes in the Spokane area, and 29 in the state of Washington, GU and Nike N7 are teaming up to leverage basketball as a way of showing Native American youth that physical activity can have a profound effect on future generations.
- The N7 philosophy is inspired by Native American wisdom of the Seven Generations: In every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the seventh generation.
ZAGS CRUISE IN EXHIBITION WIN:
- Gonzaga opened the 2018-19 season with a 108-69 exhibition win over Central Washington.
- Six Zags finished in double-digit scoring led by Rui Hachimura's game-high 23 points.
- Brandon Clarke added 18 points and 11 rebounds in his GU career. Zach Norvell Jr. made three three-pointers and finished with 14 points.
- The Bulldogs shot 54.7 percent from the field, including 59 percent in the second half. Gonzaga was 9-of-20 from behind-the-perimeter.
NOV. 6 | 6 P.M. | SPOKANE | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER
TV: KHQ/ROOT NW
RADIO: Gonzaga IMG Radio Network
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIP-OFF:
- Gonzaga opens regular season play for the 2018-19 season when it hosts Idaho State on Tuesday, at 6 p.m., in Spokane.
- Gonzaga is No. 3 in the Associated Press preseason poll entering 2018-19. It is the Zags' highest preseason ranking in program history.
- The Zags have won 14 straight regular season-openers dating back to a 73-66 loss to Saint Joseph's in the 2003 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
- Gonzaga has won 29 consecutive regular season home-openers since a 73-65 loss to Boise State on Dec. 7, 1988.
- GU has won all 14 regular season home-openers in the McCarthey Athletic Center and all 19 regular season home-openers under Mark Few.
- In last season's regular season-opener, Gonzaga cruised to a 97-69 win over Texas Southern in Spokane on Nov. 10.
- Josh Perkins scored 20 points, going 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Rui Hachimura added 11 points and Corey Kispert had 10 for Gonzaga.
- The Bulldogs are 25-33 all-time against Idaho State.
- Gonzaga returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last season's squad that claimed the Zags' sixth consecutive West Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles. GU was picked first in the WCC preseason poll for the 17th time in the last 18 years.
SERIES NOTES:
- Gonzaga and Idaho State have met 58 times, and the Bengals own the all-time series 33-25.
- The programs have not met since a 90-83 Zag win on Dec. 27, 1996, in the Albertson's Holiday Classic in Boise, Idaho.
- The Bulldogs have a 19-7 advantage in the meetings in Spokane all-time.
- Gonzaga has won the last seven matchups in Spokane.
- Idaho State won 11 of the first 13 meetings, including the first in 1947, 63-50.
SCOUTING THE BENGALS:
- Idaho State went 14-16 overall last season, and 9-9 in Big Sky Conference play.
- The Bengals were picked eighth in both the coaches' and media Big Sky Conference preseason polls.
- Idaho State returns 61.2 percent of its scoring from last year. The returning Bengals combined to score 1,354 of the 2,211 points scored in 2017-18.
- The leading returning scorer is Brandon Boyd with 433 points and Jared Stutzman with 403 points.
- Last year, ISU made a school record 252 3-pointers, and shot a school record percentage of .396.
- Boyd is the teams returning leading rebounder, after averaging 4.2 boards per game last season.
SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS:
- The Zags have won 14 straight regular season-openers dating back to a 73-66 loss to Saint Joseph's in the 2003 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in New York City.
- In last season's regular season-opener, Gonzaga cruised to a 97-69 win over Texas Southern in Spokane on Nov. 10.
- Josh Perkins scored 20 points, going 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Rui Hachimura added 11 points and Corey Kispert had 10 for Gonzaga.
- GU has won 29 consecutive regular season home-openers since a 73-65 loss to Boise State on Dec. 7, 1988.
- Gonzaga has won all 14 regular season home-openers in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The Bulldogs have won all 19 regular season home-openers under Mark Few.
NIKE N7 BACK FOR THIRD TIME:
- For the third time in the last four seasons, Gonzaga and Nike N7 are partnering in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
- During the men's basketball game on Nov. 6 against Idaho State, the Zags will wear customized turquoise uniforms created by Nike.
- The turquoise color is symbolic of friendship and fellowship in Native American cultures.
- With four Native American tribes in the Spokane area, and 29 in the state of Washington, GU and Nike N7 are teaming up to leverage basketball as a way of showing Native American youth that physical activity can have a profound effect on future generations.
- The N7 philosophy is inspired by Native American wisdom of the Seven Generations: In every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the seventh generation.
ZAGS CRUISE IN EXHIBITION WIN:
- Gonzaga opened the 2018-19 season with a 108-69 exhibition win over Central Washington.
- Six Zags finished in double-digit scoring led by Rui Hachimura's game-high 23 points.
- Brandon Clarke added 18 points and 11 rebounds in his GU career. Zach Norvell Jr. made three three-pointers and finished with 14 points.
- The Bulldogs shot 54.7 percent from the field, including 59 percent in the second half. Gonzaga was 9-of-20 from behind-the-perimeter.
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