The Gonzaga men's basketball team boasts depth and experience at every position in 2024-25
There are probably a lot of Division-I college basketball coaches who would have opted to bring back seven of their top eight scores from last season if they had the chance to do it. But in a world where NCAA student-athletes are allowed to transfer schools an unlimited amount of times without penalty and search for the most lucrative NIL deals possible, many programs had to build from the ground up this offseason and have little to no continuity from the year prior.
Until then, let’s predict what the starting lineup and bench will look like for the 2024-25 Bulldogs.One of the best pure passers in the game is back at the helm of what will likely be a top-five offense once again in 2024-25. Nembhard, who set the program’s single-season assist record and was top 10 in the country with 6.9 per game, hit his stride down the latter half of last season and earned All-WCC honors with 12.6 points per game.
“I work with Gentry a lot … this summer we’ve really been trying to work on getting fouled,” Nembhard said. “Improve my 2-point scoring, improve my at-the-rim finishing and stuff like that. Been watching a lot of Jalen Brunson clips.” As one of the more experienced players on the roster, Hickman will also have an opportunity to really step up as a leader, something he took pride in during last season as a junior.The case for Ajayi to be featured in the starting lineup is twofold: he’s the most versatile wing defender on the roster at 6-foot-7 with a 7-foot wingspan, and he’s the Zag currently with the most pro potential as well.
“I felt like it was the place to be,” Ajayi said of Gonzaga on an episode of Gonzaga Nation in July. “Parents can come to all the games and Mark Few is a really great coach. He takes players to the next level and that’s where I want to be.”Hard not to put the “Ultimate Zag” in the starting lineup after what he did to help Gonzaga during its midseason turnaround.
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