Gonzaga forward Julian Strawther said Monday that he will enter the NBA draft and skip his junior year. Strawther tweeted the news but did not indicate whether he would hire an agent.
JD Notae scored 21 points as fourth-seeded Arkansas made Gonzaga miserable on both ends of the floor, bouncing the top overall seed from the NCAA Tournament with a 74-68 win.
Drew Timme scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half as top seed Gonzaga pulled away from No. 16 seed Georgia State for a 93-72 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Drew Timme scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren added 17 and top-ranked Gonzaga reached the West Coast Conference championship game for the 25th straight year by holding off San Francisco 81-71.
Chet Holmgren had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 1 Gonzaga picked up its defensive pressure in the second half to hold off San Francisco and extend its winning streak to 17 with an 89-73 win.
Drew Timme scored 19 points, Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Andrew Nembhard added a career-high 14 assists to lead top-ranked Gonzaga to an 86-66 win at Pepperdine.