Graham Ike and Ryan Nembhard can lead Gonzaga to WIN over Purdue! | Former Zag new head coach at FAU

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs will have their hands full against Matt Painter, Zach Edey, and the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday in Detroit as both programs look to advance to the Elite 8 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. But if Graham Ike can avoid foul trouble, Ryan Nembhard can run that short pick and roll which was lethal against Kentucky and Kansas, and the Zags can shoot better than 6-32 from three, this team could take down a top seed and advance to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row.

Joshua Jefferson is one of 32(!) WCC players already in the NCAA transfer portal, and his departure from Randy Bennett and the Gaels of Saint Mary's is an incredibly tough loss. He joins Jevon Porter, Juanse Gorosito, Mo Odum, and many others as crucial departures from the conference.

Finally, we close out the show discussing the coaching carousel, including Pacific's hiring of Dave Smart, Kyle Smith leaving Washington State to go to Stanford and who might replace him in Pullman, and John Jakus - a former Zag staff member - taking over as head coach at Florida Atlantic to replace Dusty May.

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