SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga Drew Timme announced Wednesday that he will not pursue any professional options and will return for his senior season.
 
Timme was named a John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year Finalist, Wooden All-American, and Second Team All-American by Sporting News, the Associated Press, NABC and USBWA.
 
Timme, a Preseason All-American and the 2022 West Coast Conference Player of the Year was named First Team All-Conference the last two seasons, after being named All-Freshman in 2019-20. He topped the West Coast Conference averaging 18.4 points per game and was first scoring 18.5 points per WCC outing. The junior was third in the conference shooting 58.6 percent from the field, which ranks 20th in the nation. He was sixth in the WCC grabbing 6.8 rebounds per game, and eighth blocking 0.78 shots per game.
 
Timme won the Karl Malone Award last season and is a finalist for this season's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. He averaged 27.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in this season's NCAA Tournament. The Dallas, Texas, native, tops the program with 204 points in nine appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He ranks 15^th in program history with 1,521 points and 15^th with 617 rebounds.
 
Timme has helped GU qualify for three NCAA Tournaments and has been a key piece to two trips to the Sweet 16, and an appearance in the national championship game. The Zags have won a national best 90 games over the past three seasons, going 43-2 in West Coast Conference play with three league regular season titles and three WCC Tournament titles.