Final ZAGS 360 of 2020-21: Thank you Gonzaga Bulldogs for a wonderful season!
What happened?
How could any team want this win more than the Gonzaga Bulldogs? Well, the Baylor Bears wanted it more. They were truly sensational. As a Zags fan, I didn’t want to admit it then, but I can see now. The celebration on Saturday night was too soon. They should have been happy for the win, sure, but there was still the championship to play. Gonzaga should have just gone back to the locker room and left the celebrating until they had won the Championship.
Thanks
Corey Kispert and Aaron Cook are seniors, and we wish them the very best. Thanks for all your hard work these last four years. This year would not have been the same without you. It is rumored that Jalen Suggs will be the number one draft pick of the 2021 NBA Draft. I hope so. He deserves to be. So does Corey Kispert. Coming back to Spokane this season was the right move. He worked his way from upper-second round to mid-first round draft prospect.
Joel Ayayi declared for the draft on Friday. The Bordeaux, France native has a good shot at the second round. We wish him, Kispert, and Suggs good luck as they take on the highest level of basketball in the world.
Winners off the court
Not only were the Bulldogs exciting on the court, but they are award winners also. Drew Timme won the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award, and Corey Kispert won the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Their coach is the WCC Coach of the Year and also the Naismith College Coach of the Year Award.
So for Pacific Northwest Sports, we hope you have a great Summer. Stay safe and healthy. See you next season. I can’t wait! – Teresa Powe
Editor’s note: Told you so.