Gonzaga graduate student forward Graham Ike is one of 50 players across the country to be named to the John R. Wooden Award Watch list.
Ike is averaging 17.0 points on a shooting split of 58.5/44.4/76.0through the first four games of the 2025-26 season. Against Creighton, he reached the 2,000 career point club and went 4-for-4 from beyond the arc, an improved part of his game since joining the Zags’ program in 2023.
The
big man has already posted three double-doubles so far this season and is tied for No. 37 in the nation with his 10.2 rebounds per game. Ike’s looking like one of the best overall players in all of college basketball at this early point.
In his two previous seasons with Gonzaga from 2023-25, Ike put together 16.9 points on a 60.4 field goal percentage/38.5 three-point percentage/79.5 free throw percentage, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. He was named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team in back-to-back seasons.
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