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As our Gonzaga Bulldogs prepare for their final tune-up before the 2026–27 season officially tips off Monday, we continue to meet our very new roster. As always, the previous players (if you missed anyone) will be linked below. Today, though, I am excited to write about an offseason addition, a player I wanted badly in the portal last year: Xaivian Lee. He’s another 5th-year man who is currently in the clear, and one we hope stays there, as he is primed to be our court genera

We have our first major question mark in the Gonzaga player season preview series: Chauncey Wiggins. Currently not eligible, this makes things a little messy as the season is now less than a week away! Still, according to Gonzaga's official roster, Wiggins is a rostered player as of today, so let's get to know Chauncey Wiggins. As I said, we truly don't know if Wiggins will ever don a Zags uniform with his eligibility still in limbo. Which, not to go on a tangent here, is abs

Four games into the NBA season, and the Memphis Grizzlies are giving their fans plenty of reasons to be excited about what's being built in Memphis. The Memphis Grizzlies are 4-0 for just the SECOND time in franchise history, and I am officially trying my hardest not to get carried away. But holy hell, this team is making that difficult. Memphis just walked into Utah on Monday night and came away with a 110-105 win, their third victory in four days and third straight on the r

AHHHHHH, you smell that? Fall crisp air, with leaves hitting the ground, sweatshirts, and holiday-themed treats, all staples of the best time of the year...oh, and HOOPS! That is right, basketball is back, and Barstool After Dark is here to get you right in the mood for the hardwood season tip-off with 20 of your favorite Barstool personalities! Let's just say you might wanna block off a little more than 15 minutes this week, stoolies. Okay, a lot to unpack here from Tate's v

ONE MORE WEEK! That's right, Zags faithful, we are officially in the home stretch till tip-off, with only one more tune-up for the boys on Wednesday before we have the showdown with Purdue. We are firmly in the middle of the player profiles as we take an in-depth look at our very new roster for the upcoming season. Today we are diving into the biggest offseason acquisition literally, with 7'1" Massamba Diop. Let's get to know Diop. The former Arizona State Sun Devil burst ont

As we continue through our preview series of player profiles, we also got our first glimpse of Gonzaga basketball this season in their exhibition match yesterday against Arkansas. Before we get too deep into panic mode or overhype, I always take it with a grain of salt, it being a scrimmage and considering the fact that we had no Davis Fogle. So, moving forward, I may reference players' performances, but I am still looking at what I believe to be the full picture. With all th

It only feels fitting after yesterday's big news to stay with the international flavor of Gonzaga's roster and Izan Almansa. He was officially cleared by the NCAA... finally, giving a HUGE boost to a Gonzaga frontcourt that was already considered to be one of the nation's best. The former Real Madrid big brings a different skillset from Braden Huff & Massamba Diop, so let's dive into who Izan Almansa is. Izan played this past season in Spain, and unlike Nathan De Sousa, who w

A new day, a new Gonzaga player profile is dropping, as I continue my series to preview the 2026-27 season that is less than two weeks away now. Yesterday we tipped off with Isiah Harwell, and if you missed that, I have attached the link to his profile or preview below. For our 2nd edition of the series, we are going overseas with Nathan De Sousa, the French PG, who is fully eligible! Thank God! So let's meet De Sousa. Nathan was a late add after we lost our returning PG Mari

The countdown is fully on as November 2nd quickly approaches for opening night and tip-off to the Gonzaga basketball 2026-27 campaign. Now, on my new podcast Nothin' But Net, we will have a complete college basketball preview series, but I can't monopolize my time there on the Zags. So we are going old school, "pen to paper" in a sense, with a blog series previewing the potential full rotation (IF all eligible) for the season in a player profile series. Today we are starting

Tonight we saw the return of Barstool After Dark... kinda. Alright, let me start this by saying the actual content was great stuff. We saw some funny guys in great moments... BUT, yes, there's always a "but"! Did it meet the expectations of the crazed and quite unique fanbase of After Dark? Short answer... No. So, how do we avoid this situation in the future? Was this a simple miscommunication, or are us as a fanbase just always wanting more? Either way, here are 3 ways to st

After what was a tough summer and early fall for Gonzaga basketball roster moves, finally we are swinging in the right direction as the 2nd straight eligibility case was won today, with Xaivian Lee granted the ability to play in 2026-27, joining Javon Bennett from last week. Look, I gotta say this right off the bat, all of our guys better be getting the chance to play if Trey Kauffman-Renn from the CLASS OF 2021 is getting to suit up! Okay, that’s it on that, I’ll move on. Le

We are now around 48 hours removed from the depression in Provo for us Irish faithful, and man has it been a rough couple of days. All over the internet I see the usual ND hate from around the country as I white knight as much as I can for our team! But the most alarming is the fanbase turning on its own, giving up on a team built to be resilient. Yes, the motto may have been "leave no doubt," but instead could it be a team that just needs its back against the wall and the wh

Buh buh buh buh buh basketball! The sound of Roundball Rock on the TV screen and a game on nearly every night until June. Whose got it better than us? First off, if you haven't yet, be sure to check out the NEW Nothin But Net podcast with Breakdown's own Reed Jones and Coach Day. The link to their YouTube can be found here! They have their predictions out for O/U win totals and offseason grades for each Western and Eastern conference team! It's time to put my predictions out

Well, this is very refreshing to be back writing about some Barstool After Dark. While Ohio's Tate, Lucas, and company may at times feel immense levels of stress, the After Dark world feels the hole left on their off weeks. Now it returns after the banger in the maze with some more outdoors action as Bush comes to bring Call of Duty to life with some paint. Alright, so let's set the scene: we have the boys from Bush joining Tate in Call of Duty-style game modes, but in real l

We moaned & groaned this past week about a 24-team playoff coming to college football... and then Saturday we ate shit as the sport was turned on its side hour by hour watching empires fall. Now please listen before you start up again, but this year is a perfect example of why the 24-team playoff could freaking rock! So as some try to say there are no elite teams this year, blah blah blah crap, it could just be that there are more teams catching up right before our eyes. In t

It's race day in Phoenix, Arizona and we have made it to the 7th race of The Chase. The Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway starts at 2pm central on USA. This is a 1 mile dogleg oval with 0-11 degree banking. Prerace, Kyle Larson is The Chase leader, with Denny Hamlin 49 points behind. Denny said in media this week that he can see the panic button but is not yet pressing it. I'm sure Big J journalist, Actions Detrimental Producer, and Denny Bro leader Travis Rockhold wil

Golf fans, we have a field, we have a date. If, like me, you are starved for some action on the links, the countdown is on until October 26th! We have the newest rendition of the Internet Invitational, featuring a mix of newcomers and returnees. Let’s spotlight the 10 you can’t miss! Biz Yes, this is starting off with some Barstool bias, but come on, how can you not want to watch Biz, with his hockey jargon and erratic play, mixing it up with the golftubers? Luke Kwon Yes, th

We are BACK! After a one-week hiatus, the Barstool Breakdown College Football Play of the Week has a white whale 🚨🚨🚨! Let’s just say we are gonna give 'em hell! That’s right, one of Barstool's most polarizing figures, Mintzy! We got him! After a sweep with Jake Malasek and Danny Conrad last time out, I went for another big get and got myself a prize! Anyways, y'all are here for the play. Who doesn’t want Mintzy’s play of the week! We are heading back to Stillwater as Ben h

I meant to write this on Monday. Then I meant to write it on Tuesday. It's now Wednesday, Mizzou has another massive game coming up this weekend, and I'm finally getting around to it. So naturally, since I'm finally giving Eli Drinkwitz and this team their flowers, they'll probably come home and pee down their legs against Texas A&M this weekend. That's Mizzou football! But whatever. Saturday was too damn good not to talk about. Mizzou didn't just beat No. 8 Florida on Homeco

As a Dbacks fan I gotta say this October has been one in which my mind has been far from the diamond, with only a score check here & there. Now though, the winds have shifted, as White Sox Dave & Nicky Smokes have started a war, albeit friendly so far, with Ohio's Tate & his family. All leaving me counting down till first pitch on the Southside! This is centered around an AL Central rivalry, yes, but it has become much more for the stoolie faithful as we are getting a day ful