D-II’s Western Oregon will make the trip up to Spokane on October 27th to take on Gonzaga. The Wolves finished last in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2024-25 (5-23 overall record, 2-16 in league play).
Western Oregon coach Ryan Morton was Mark Few’s high school basketball coach at Creswell in Oregon from 1986-88.
No date has been set for the Baylor matchup, and it has been rumored to be pushed
to next season, essentially being replaced by Oregon. That would mean that the Zags would have room for one more potential buy game.
Gonzaga will face off against seven (potentially eight) programs that received a bid into last season’s NCAA Tournament during the non-conference. Here is where the full 2025-26 schedule currently stands, filled with Quad 1 opportunities:
Kraziness in the Kennel (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – October 4th
#Western Oregon (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – October 27th
Texas Southern (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – November 3rd
Oklahoma (Spokane Arena in Spokane) – November 8th
Creighton (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – November 11th
Arizona State (Desert Financial Arena in Tempe) – November 14th
Southern Utah (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – November 17th
*Alabama (Players Era Festival in Las Vegas) – November 24th
*Maryland (Players Era Festival in Las Vegas) – November 25th
*Players Era Festival in Las Vegas (consolation/third place/championship) – November 26th
Kentucky (Bridgestone Arena in Nashville) – December 5th
UCLA (Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle) – December 13th
Campbell (McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane) – December 17th
Oregon (Moda Center in Portland) – December 21st
Baylor – Date/location to be determined
#Exhibition
*Arena location for the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas will be at either the MGM Grand Garden Arena or the Michelob ULTRA Arena; Winner receives $1 million, 2nd place at $500,000, 3rd place receives $300,000, 4th place with $200,000
The final slate of opponents for West Coast Conference play will start on December 28th (official dates/times to be announced later):
Home: Loyola Marymount, Pacific
Away: Oregon State, San Diego
Home and Away: Saint Mary’s, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Washington State, Seattle, Portland, Pepperdine
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
