Concurrent with numerous preseason rankings and polls, the Gonzaga Bulldogs were ranked in the top 10 of the preseason USA Today Sports men’s basketball coaches
The Zags checked in at No. 7 in the poll with 575 total points, marking the 15th straight season that Mark Few and company appeared in the preseason poll. It’s also the 12th straight year entering the season in the top 20.
The Bulldogs will see at least four teams in the coaches’ top 25 during nonconference play, with the potential to see up to six total. Gonzaga opens the season against No. 8 Baylor at the Spokane Arena on Nov. 4. The Zags also face No. 23 Kentucky in the Battle in Seattle on Dec. 7, No. 3 UConn at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 14 and No. 22 UCLA in Inglewood, California, on Dec. 28.
Saint Mary’s received nine votes from the panel. The Gaels were picked to finish behind the Bulldogs in the West Coast Conference coaches’ poll after losing Aidan Mahaney, Joshua Jefferson and Alex Ducas. Randy Bennett retained WCC Player of the Year Augustas Marciulionis and WCC Defensive Player of the Year, Mitchell Saxen.
Alabama, led by preseason All-American guard Mark Sears, came in at No. 2 ahead of reigning back-to-back national champion UConn at No. 3. Duke and Cooper Flagg rounded out the top five at No. 5.
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