Image by Kyle Cajero (Extremely Kendrick Lamar voice) It's happening. The Gonzaga Bulldogs snapped the West Coast Conference's 60-year Final Four drought with a resounding 83-59 win over 11-seeded Xavier on Saturday. For the first time in Head Coach Mark Few's career, his Bulldogs have gotten over the hump. Gonzaga finally made it to the biggest stage in college … [Read more...] about Gonzaga Exorcises Demons, Silences Haters to Make the Final Four
So Does This Mean We’re Gonzaga Fans?
Image by Kyle Cajero Waves fans: Don't let the bracket distract from the fact that Pepperdine is not one one of the 142 Division I schools that will play another game this season in everywhere from the National Invitation Tournament, College Basketball Invitational, or the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, to the big shebang, the NCAA Tournament. More likely than not, most … [Read more...] about So Does This Mean We’re Gonzaga Fans?
Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team
Images by Kyle Cajero Consider this a heat check. The last time The Graphic made a "WCC Basketball Players to Watch" list, five of the six players won all-conference honors and the sixth (Portland guard Jazz Johnson) made the Honorable Mention list. This time, instead of highlighting experienced, somewhat-predictable all-conference picks, these are five players who are … [Read more...] about Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team
‘Talk To Your Crush’ Mixtape
Art by Sybil ZhangIt's odd that I — introverted, awkward person who wouldn't be caught dead on campus without headphones — would advocate for readers to talk to their crushes. Especially because I have chosen to make a playlist instead of a convincing argument. The truth is, talking with people is difficult, especially when the person in question is someone on whom … [Read more...] about ‘Talk To Your Crush’ Mixtape
We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?
Photos by Kyle Cajero My first memory of watching the West Coast Conference Tournament occurred two years ago during spring break. Even though my freshman house won an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas to see Pepperdine play in the conference tournament, I was unable to join my freshman house because I had a track meet at UNLV. Graciously, my coach decided to take the team … [Read more...] about We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?