Theo Lawson

Parker Jefferson was finishing up an offseason workout at Loyola Marymount last month when trainer Zachary Gonzales asked the Gonzaga forward to stick around for some additional work.

The branding on the court will look different, but everything else – destination, venue, format – should be familiar for Gonzaga next spring when the Bulldogs make their debut at the Pac-12 basketball tournament.

The strength and conditioning facility that houses Gonzaga’s men’s and women’s basketball players will be renamed to honor a former Bulldog standout and current NBA player who recently pledged a “transformative gift” in support of the men’s basketball program.

Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa will collect some valuable international experience before joining Gonzaga’s roster as a freshman this fall.

There could be another Olympic medal in Mark Few’s future after the Gonzaga coach was selected as one of three coaches who will work on Erik Spoelstra’s staff as the United States men’s national team prepares for the 2027 FIBA World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

For the past two months, Gonzaga’s basketball team has been navigating offseason workouts with one scholarship point guard on its roster.

LAS VEGAS – The hierarchy of opportunities for NBA hopefuls who don’t get selected in the draft usually begins with a traditional two-way contract, followed by an Exhibit 10 contract and then a Summer League invitation.

The list of priorities for Gonzaga before the 2026-27 season now includes replacing a key staff member who played a big role in the team’s nonconference scheduling and international recruiting efforts.

LAS VEGAS – Albert Hall’s daily schedule at NBA Summer League is busy enough, and that’s before you factor in the different fires he’s extinguishing from the time he wakes up until he finally shuts his eyes, usually an hour or two past midnight.

Nonconference games at Climate Pledge Arena have been a fixture of Gonzaga’s schedules four of the last five seasons and the tradition will continue with a pair of matchups against Big Ten schools in 2026-27 and 2027-28.