5-seed Gonzaga (26-7) vs. 4-seed Kansas (23-10)
SATURDAY, MARCH 23 | 12:15 P.M. | DELTA CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT
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THE TIP OFF
- Gonzaga meets Kansas on Saturday in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah. It's the third meeting between the programs, with both teams winning one of the previous matchups.
- GU is making its 25th consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearance and 26th overall. The 25 straight berths to the field is the third-longest current streak in the nation (Kansas 34 and Michigan State 26).
- The Zags are 45-25 all-time in the 25 previous NCAA Tournament appearances with 13 trips to the Sweet 16, six trips to the Elite Eight, two Final Fours and two appearances in the national championship game.
- Gonzaga is the five seed, for the first time in program history, in the Midwest Region.
- The Zags are 42-23 in the NCAA Tournament under head coach Mark Few with a berth in all 25 seasons.
- Gonzaga is one of only two teams to win its opening-round NCAA Tournament game each of the last 15 tournaments, Kansas is the other at 17. The Zags are the only program to appear in the last eight Sweet 16s.
- The Bulldogs have the most wins in the NCAA Tournament since 2017, going 21-6, Kansas is next at 17-5. GU's 26 wins in the tournament since 2015 is also the most, with North Carolina second at 22.
- Gonzaga has earned more NCAA Tournament "units" than any program in the country in the last six seasons.
- The Bulldogs are 36-19 all-time as a single-digit seed, with a 17-2 record in first round games.
- GU plays in Salt Lake in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in program history. Gonzaga has played more NCAA Tournament games in Salt Lake City than any other site, winning nine of the 12 games played there.
 
ZAG SECOND ROUND MEDIA AVAILABILITY
- Friday, March 22
3:10 - 3:50 pm   Open Locker Room
3:10 - 3:30 pm   Student-Athlete Press Conference
3:30 - 3:50 pm   Coach Press Conference
 
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Gonzaga is making its 25th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 26th overall.
- The 25 straight berths to the field are the third-longest current streak in the nation (Kansas and Michigan State), and the sixth-longest in NCAA Div. 1 history.
The Zags are 45-25 all-time in their 25 NCAA Tournament appearances with 13 trips to the Sweet 16, six trips to the Elite Eight, two Final Fours and two appearances in the national championship game.
- GU is 42-23 in the NCAA Tournament under Few with a berth in all 25 seasons of his head coaching career.
- The Bulldogs have the most wins in the NCAA Tournament since 2017, going 21-6, Kansas is next at 17-5. GU's 26 wins in the tournament since 2015 is also the most, with North Carolina second at 22. Villanova and Kansas have 21, while Duke has 20.
- Gonzaga is one of only two teams to win its opening-round NCAA Tournament game each of the last 15 tournaments, Kansas is the other at 17.
- The Zags are 36-19 all-time as a single-digit seed, with a 17-2 record in first round games as a single-digit seed.
- Gonzaga is the five seed, for the first time in program history, in the Midwest Region.
- GU plays in Salt Lake in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time in program history. Gonzaga has played more NCAA Tournament games in Salt Lake City than any other site, winning nine of the 12 games played there. The Zags last played in Salt Lake City in 2019, beating Fairleigh Dickinson and Baylor as a one seed.
- In 2022-23, third-seeded Gonzaga defeated 14th-seeded Grand Canyon (82-70) and sixth-seeded TCU (84-81) in Denver. The Zags then advanced to the Sweet 16 in Las Vegas, where it beat second-seeded UCLA (79-76), before falling to eventual national champion and fourth-seeded UConn (82-54).
 
FACT CHECKING
- During Few's coaching career, his GU teams are 32-9 (.775) as the higher seed, including a 25-5 mark since 2009.
- Since 2009, the Zags have lost only five games against a lower-seeded team, a span of 14 NCAA Tournaments.
- Few's teams have also pulled seven upset wins in his 24 previous NCAA Tournaments.
 
ABOUT THE JAYHAWKS
- Kansas advanced to the second round for the 17th straight NCAA Tournament after holding off 13-seeded Samford Thursday, 93-89. Hunter Dickinson led the Jayhawks with 19 points, 20 rebounds, and four blocks. KJ Adams Jr. scored 20 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field. Nicolas Timberlake made three threes and had 19 points. Dajuan Harris finished with 13 points and seven assists.
- Kansas made 60.3 percent from the field in the win, outscoring Samford in the paint 54-24.
- The Jayhawks lead the nation in assists per game (19.0) and are ninth in field goal percentage (49.2).
- Dickinson is fifth in the country grabbing 11.1 rebounds per game, while averaging a team-high 18 points per outing.
- Adams adds 12.7 points per game at 60.9 percent shooting from the field.
- Harris is 12th in the nation dishing out 6.4 assists.
 
SERIES INFO
- This is the third meeting between Gonzaga and Kansas. The series is split with both teams winning one of the previous matchups.
- In the first meeting, Kansas won in Lawrence 80-66 on Nov. 14, 1998 in the season-opener.
- In the last matchup, GU won 102-90 in the Ft. Myers Tip-Off in Florida in the season-opener.
 
UP NEXT
- With a victory, Gonzaga would advance to the program's ninth straight Sweet 16.
- The Midwest Regional Semifinals and Finals are in Detroit in Little Ceasars Arena next Friday and Sunday.
- The Zags would play top-seeded Purdue, 16-seed Grambling, eighth-seeded Utah State, or ninth-seeded Texas Christian.