Saturday, October 24
Fayetteville, AR
1 p.m.
Gonzaga University
at
#12/13 Arkansas (Exh.)
10/21/2026 8:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Zags visit Razorbacks to open the 2026-27 season
#15/12 Gonzaga at #12/13 Arkansas
SATURDAY, OCT. 24 | 1 PM PT | FAYETTEVILLE, AR | BUD WALTON ARENA
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THE STORY LINES
- The Zags are ranked No. 15 in the preseason Associated Press poll. GU received 637 points in the preseason ranking. It marks the 26th straight season Gonzaga has been ranked in the AP poll. It's the 17th consecutive year the Bulldogs have appeared in the preseason poll.
- Gonzaga joins Duke, Kansas, and Kentucky as the only programs that have appeared in each of the last 17 preseason AP Polls.
- The Zags enter the season ranked 12th in the preseason USA Today/Coaches poll.
- GU opens in the top 20 of the poll for the 14th straight year. GU appears in the Coaches' preseason poll for the 17th consecutive season.
- Last season, the Bulldogs advanced to their 27th straight NCAA Tournament, the third-longest active streak in the nation, and finished with a 31-4 record. Gonzaga finished No. 18 in the final AP Poll.
- It was the program's seventh 30-win season over the last 10 seasons. GU has 10 30-win seasons, all over the last 14 seasons. In that span since 2012-13, the Bulldogs have won a national-best 86.7 percent (431-66) of their games.
- Last season, the Zags extended its NCAA Div. 1 record to 19 straight seasons of at least 25 wins. GU's 29-straight 20-win seasons ranks second for the longest active run in the country.
- Over the last six seasons, Gonzaga is 174-32 (.845), the second-best winning percentage in the nation over that span. Only Houston was better at .860 (190-31), with Duke third at .797 (169-43).
- Few was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Aug. 15, 2026.
- In July it was announced that Few will return to the Team USA coaching staff for the 2027 FIBA World Cup and Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 as an assistant, a role he had at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 when he won a gold medal.
- Few enters his 28th season with a 772-156 (.832) record at Gonzaga, the highest winning percentage in NCAA Div. I history.
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SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
- Arkansas went 28-9 overall in 2025-26, finished tied for second in the SEC at 13-5, won the SEC Tournament and reached the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season.
- Head coach John Calipari is in his third season at Arkansas and 35th season as a collegiate head coach. He owns 905 career victories and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
- The Razorbacks are rebuilding around a largely new roster, returning just 12.5 percent of last season's scoring. Junior guard/wing Billy Richmond III is the only returning player who logged significant minutes in 2025-26.
- Richmond averaged 11.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 2025-26, played in all 37 games and earned SEC All-Defensive Team honors. He scored in double figures 21 times and finished the season with five consecutive 20-point games.
- Arkansas' 2026 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 nationally by 247Sports and Rivals, headlined by consensus national high school player of the year Jordan Smith Jr., along with five-star freshmen JJ Andrews, Abdou Toure and Miikka Muurinen.
- The Razorbacks went 4-0 during their 2026 summer trip to the Bahamas, winning by an average of 46.5 points per game.
- Arkansas features eight true freshmen and a roster with unusual size, including six players listed at 6-foot-11 or taller.
- Senior forward/center Cooper Bowser transferred from Furman after three seasons, where he scored 761 career points and recorded 115 blocked shots. He enters Arkansas with 170 career dunks.
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UP NEXT
- Gonzaga hosts NAIA opponent Lewis-Clark State in an exhibition Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- Gonzaga and Lewis-Clark State have met 10 times in regular-season action, with the Zags winning all 10.
- Gonzaga won the first meeting, 87-65, in Lewiston, Idaho, on Dec. 17, 1973. The Zags also won the most recent exhibitions, 112-62 on Nov. 5, 2021, and 96-58 on Nov. 3, 2023.
- Lewis-Clark State is based in Lewiston, Idaho, and competes in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
- The Warriors went 24-8 overall and 16-4 in conference play in 2025-26, winning the Cascade Conference title.
- Head coach Austin Johnson enters his ninth season leading the Warriors in 2026-27. He has earned Cascade Conference Coach of the Year honors three times and was named NAIA Coach of the Year in 2020 and 2021.
- Lewis-Clark State averaged 78.1 points per game last season while allowing 67.6. The Warriors shot 48.6 percent from the field and 37.4 percent from three.
- Senior guards Jamare' Childs, Trevor Manning and Brandon Suber are among the veterans on the roster, alongside junior college transfers and freshmen.
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SATURDAY, OCT. 24 | 1 PM PT | FAYETTEVILLE, AR | BUD WALTON ARENA
TELEVISION: SEC NETWORK+
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE RADIO | LIVE STATS
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THE STORY LINES
- The Zags are ranked No. 15 in the preseason Associated Press poll. GU received 637 points in the preseason ranking. It marks the 26th straight season Gonzaga has been ranked in the AP poll. It's the 17th consecutive year the Bulldogs have appeared in the preseason poll.
- Gonzaga joins Duke, Kansas, and Kentucky as the only programs that have appeared in each of the last 17 preseason AP Polls.
- The Zags enter the season ranked 12th in the preseason USA Today/Coaches poll.
- GU opens in the top 20 of the poll for the 14th straight year. GU appears in the Coaches' preseason poll for the 17th consecutive season.
- Last season, the Bulldogs advanced to their 27th straight NCAA Tournament, the third-longest active streak in the nation, and finished with a 31-4 record. Gonzaga finished No. 18 in the final AP Poll.
- It was the program's seventh 30-win season over the last 10 seasons. GU has 10 30-win seasons, all over the last 14 seasons. In that span since 2012-13, the Bulldogs have won a national-best 86.7 percent (431-66) of their games.
- Last season, the Zags extended its NCAA Div. 1 record to 19 straight seasons of at least 25 wins. GU's 29-straight 20-win seasons ranks second for the longest active run in the country.
- Over the last six seasons, Gonzaga is 174-32 (.845), the second-best winning percentage in the nation over that span. Only Houston was better at .860 (190-31), with Duke third at .797 (169-43).
- Few was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Aug. 15, 2026.
- In July it was announced that Few will return to the Team USA coaching staff for the 2027 FIBA World Cup and Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 as an assistant, a role he had at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 when he won a gold medal.
- Few enters his 28th season with a 772-156 (.832) record at Gonzaga, the highest winning percentage in NCAA Div. I history.
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SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKS
- Arkansas went 28-9 overall in 2025-26, finished tied for second in the SEC at 13-5, won the SEC Tournament and reached the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season.
- Head coach John Calipari is in his third season at Arkansas and 35th season as a collegiate head coach. He owns 905 career victories and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
- The Razorbacks are rebuilding around a largely new roster, returning just 12.5 percent of last season's scoring. Junior guard/wing Billy Richmond III is the only returning player who logged significant minutes in 2025-26.
- Richmond averaged 11.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 2025-26, played in all 37 games and earned SEC All-Defensive Team honors. He scored in double figures 21 times and finished the season with five consecutive 20-point games.
- Arkansas' 2026 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 nationally by 247Sports and Rivals, headlined by consensus national high school player of the year Jordan Smith Jr., along with five-star freshmen JJ Andrews, Abdou Toure and Miikka Muurinen.
- The Razorbacks went 4-0 during their 2026 summer trip to the Bahamas, winning by an average of 46.5 points per game.
- Arkansas features eight true freshmen and a roster with unusual size, including six players listed at 6-foot-11 or taller.
- Senior forward/center Cooper Bowser transferred from Furman after three seasons, where he scored 761 career points and recorded 115 blocked shots. He enters Arkansas with 170 career dunks.
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UP NEXT
- Gonzaga hosts NAIA opponent Lewis-Clark State in an exhibition Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- Gonzaga and Lewis-Clark State have met 10 times in regular-season action, with the Zags winning all 10.
- Gonzaga won the first meeting, 87-65, in Lewiston, Idaho, on Dec. 17, 1973. The Zags also won the most recent exhibitions, 112-62 on Nov. 5, 2021, and 96-58 on Nov. 3, 2023.
- Lewis-Clark State is based in Lewiston, Idaho, and competes in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
- The Warriors went 24-8 overall and 16-4 in conference play in 2025-26, winning the Cascade Conference title.
- Head coach Austin Johnson enters his ninth season leading the Warriors in 2026-27. He has earned Cascade Conference Coach of the Year honors three times and was named NAIA Coach of the Year in 2020 and 2021.
- Lewis-Clark State averaged 78.1 points per game last season while allowing 67.6. The Warriors shot 48.6 percent from the field and 37.4 percent from three.
- Senior guards Jamare' Childs, Trevor Manning and Brandon Suber are among the veterans on the roster, alongside junior college transfers and freshmen.
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