Drew Timme is the latest beloved Gonzaga star on one last quest for a national title. Will he too leave empty-handed? 'I'm just kinda like, f— it. We've put in the work.'
Unconventional leadership for an unconventional player, for sure, but for all of Gonzaga’s perceived troubles, they roll into this NCAA Tournament on a nine-game win streak, with just one loss since late January. “It’s not always about talking; it’s about delivering,” Few says. “There are so many talkers in sports right now. Only a handful of dudes deliver. Drew delivers.”
Can he deliver the missing piece on both his and Gonzaga’s otherwise impeccable resume? That is, of course, the only question. Timme is already the school’s all-time leading scorer. He is a two-time WCC player of the year. An All-American last season, he’s likely to make the list again this year. Gonzaga has won no fewer than 23 games in the last 25 years and has not missed an NCAA Tournament since 1999. Twice the Bulldogs have made the Final Four ; twice they’ve played for a national title.
Just in the span of Timme’s short career, Gonzaga had a 31-2 season wiped out by a pandemic and an undefeated year crushed in the title game by Baylor. “I told Drew, ‘Hey, we’ve tried it every other way, maybe this way it will work,'” Megan deadpans. Because of what they are — or more what they weren’t — the Zags have had to construct their success unconventionally. Their guys tend to stick around. So while other college basketball fans only have time for passing fancies or casual crushes with their players, Gonzaga fans get to build love stories.
Timme, then, is merely the latest beloved Zag on his final quest for a title, following in the footsteps of Dan Dickau, Adam Morrison, and Kispert, who all stuck around only to leave empty-handed. Which, at some level, only ratchets up Timme’s desire to win. Not just for himself but for everyone else who couldn’t capture the holy grail.
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