The West Coast rivalry between Gonzaga and UCLA has been renewed for at least the next two years. According to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, the Bul
According to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, the Bulldogs and Bruins are finalizing a two-year series starting next season at the Intuit Dome, the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers located in Inglewood, California. Rothstein reported the two programs will face off in Seattle during the 2025-26 season as well.
Fans have become accustomed to seeing Gonzaga and UCLA battle in recent years, with the latest installment of the budding rivalry coming this past season at the Maui Invitational. Anton Watson scored a career-high 32 points and shot 14-of-15 from the field in a narrow 69-65 victory at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, back in November.
The two West Coast programs have met in the regular season and NCAA Tournament a combined four times in as many years, with the Zags coming out victorious in every meeting since 2021. Two of those wins came in thrilling fashion — Jalen Suggs’ deep 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime knocked off the Bruins in the 2021 Final Four, followed by Julian Strawther’s go-ahead triple in the Sweet 16 round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament gave Gonzaga a 79-76 victory.
Harris was one of many additions to the Bruins’ roster this offseason. Two-time Pac-12 All-Defense selection Kobe Johnson from USC, former four-star recruit Eric Daily Jr. from Oklahoma State, former Kentucky commit Skye Clark from Louisville and 6-foot-9 forward Tyler Bilodeau from Oregon State make up most of UCLA’s transfer portal class that ranks top 10 in the country on 247Sports.As for the Zags, they’ll be without their leading scorer from that Nov.
Watson is the only player who played in that Maui Invitational game that won’t be on Gonzaga’s roster this time around. For the Bruins, they’ll return four of five starters from that matchup.The Bulldogs’ nonconfernce schedule for next season now features games against back-to-back champion UConn, at San Diego State, Kentucky , Washington, UCLA and the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament .Cole Forsman is a reporter for Gonzaga Nation, a member of Sports Illustrated’s FanNation network.
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