Countdown to Midnight Madness

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Strange as it may seem, that big clock on the wall is starting to tick down to the best time of the year!

It's Gonzaga Time! Countdown to Midnight Madness!

And a little video from last year's event to get your heart thumpin!

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Introducing Your 2009-2010 Gonzaga Bulldogs!

At 6'5, 225 lbs., from Thunder Ridge High School, out of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, named Colorado State Player of the Year his junior and senior year at Thunder Ridge,

Senior #15 Matt Bouldin!



GO MATTY B!!!!

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At 7'5", 273 lbs., the pride of White River High School, from Buckley, Washington,

Senior Will Foster!



GO GET 'EM, WILL!

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6'5" 205 lb. guard from Chimacum, via Bainbridge Island HS, Washington State Player of the Year his Senior year at Bainbridge,

Junior Steven Gray!

Seen here against UConn in the Battle in Seattle, where he scored 23 points, with 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals! (Steven's stats on ESPN)





Big year coming up for Steven!

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7'0" 247 lb. Center out of Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver, British Columbia, where he led Handsworth to the title of the 61st AAA Provincial Championships his junior year,

RS Sophomore Robert Sacre!

GO BIG ROB!

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6'4" 204 lb. guard out of Linn-Mar HS, in Marion, Iowa,

RS Freshman #10 Grant Gibbs!



GO GRANT! MAKE THE ZAGS AND LINN-MAR PROUD!

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He's 6'11, and gozags.com says he's 232 lbs., but folks who've seen him over the summer say he looks to be 245 and playing very well. Out of Westview HS in Portland, he's workin' on some Zag hair ...

RS Freshman #14 Andy Poling!




GO BIG ANDY!

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Paid for my tickets on Friday.

Getting pumped for the new season and really happy for a new younger team...


this will be a fun year...thanks ZN

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Oh! Oh! Oh! At 5'11" 164 lbs., gozags claims, the fabulous savior of the Zags in the second round of the NCAA tourney, professor emeritus of the Zags' post-game dogpile ... Paulktran's youtube clip of that game winner is always worth another look!

Sophomore, #3, Meech Goodson!



Moving the ball against UNC in the Sweet 16. So how's this freshman liking playing for Gonzaga so far?

Be ready, Meech! Big stuff coming at you! Keep giving Mark Few that "peaceful, easy feeling" when the ball is in your hands for the game-winning shot!

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The Freshmen!

WOW! WOW! WOW! Is this going to be big fun or not?

at 6'9", 215 lbs, out of Osseo HS, in Osseo, MN,

Freshman Sam Dower



Meehan's blog said this in announcing his verbal back on September 9, 2008:

"His left hook going over his right shoulder, it's just money," Watts said. "He can step out and knock down a 3. He can put it on the floor against slower, bigger guys. His hands and feet are probably his best attributes. He has extremely soft hands and great, great touch. … His upside is limitless."

Dower averaged 22 points and 11.5 rebounds on the AAU circuit in July.

Dower chose Gonzaga over George Mason, Marquette, Minnesota and Cal. .....

"When he came back to school (Monday), he said he loved the school (Gonzaga), the facilities and the biggest thing that impressed him was the coaches and players," Theisen said. "He was just in my room 25 minutes ago and he said, 'Hold on. I have to call somebody.' And he called (GU's Micah Downs) to tell him happy birthday, so he's developed a bond already."

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6'6 185 lb. sg from Sudan via Edmonton and Regina, Canada and N.E.D.A, ESPN's Joel Francisco said of his performance at the Nike Global Challenge

Budding Bulldog
Gonzaga got a good one in 6-4 Mangisto Arop. He has a solid-looking frame and he can really fill it up from the 3-point line, especially in a catch-and-shoot set. His shot is smooth, and he isn't afraid to get physical on the inside (14 rebounds).

Can't wait for that Exhibition game against your old U19 and N.E.D.A. coach in K2 November 2, Manny! He's got to be so proud of you!

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6'1; 165 lb. point guard from McKinney HS, McKinney, Texas, most of us are looking forward to overcoming our late-to-the-party-learning-curve in a hurry as we find out a whole lot more about:

• First team All State in Texas Junior and Senior.
• District MVP Junior Year
• Pre-Season Street and Smith & Sporting News Honrable Mention All-American
• Selected to participate in Steve Nash Academy (20 best point guards)
• Selected to Lebron James Academy Junior & Senior Year (80 best in country)
• Selected to play on The Adidas National Team 2009

Freshman #5 GJ Vilarino

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6'11" 215+ South Kamloops Secondary, Kamloops, B.C., Canada. N.E.D.A. and Canada Junior National Team, Coach Greg Francis said of him on Slipper Still Fits:

What I like about him is that he is hard to compare to. I've only seen Austin a few times and he is not the first comparison that comes to mind. Yes he has the size, but what Kelly can do is handle the ball. Guards can't even take the ball from him. He is very crafty and he isn't at his full quickness yet. I don't think big guys will be able to deal with his handles because he can get into the lane and use his body and do a lot of things. He's gonna be somebody that a lot of fans say "hmm, he's different, and I've never seen many players like him"

Freshman Kelly Olynyk!



Coach Greg Francis with Kelly at the U19 World Championships in Aukland.

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6'7" PF/SF out of Friedrich-Magnus, Speyer, GER currently playing in Gdansk, Poland in the European Championships on the German National Team, to play Monday morning first round against a French team including five NBA players, including Ronny Turiaf and Tony Parker ...

Freshman Elias Harris!



Good Luck Elias!

[gamagin]

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100 x tnx ! !

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