Gonzaga: Top 5 team in 2024-25? | New coaches at WSU and Pepperdine | Yvonne Ejim wins major award!

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are set up to be a top five team in the preseason AP poll ahead of the 2024-25 college basketball season. They have a ton of roster continuity with everyone set to return outside of Anton Watson, they are adding a key transfer portal addition in Michael Ajayi and will get sharpshooter Steele Venters into the mix as well. Plus, voters tend to overvalue continuity when doing the first preseason poll.Washington State hired Eastern Washington head coach David Riley to replace Kyle Smith, could it cause Venters to consider transferring so he can play with his former coach in Pullman? Pepperdine also made a hire, bringing former John Calipari assistant coach Ed Schilling over from Grand Canyon to replace Lorenzo Romar.We close out the show discussing Yvonne Ejim winning the Player of the Year and Lisa Fortier winning Coach of the Year at the mid-major level, the importance of both returning next season, and Kaylynne Truong and Brynna Maxwell each participating in a three-point shooting contest on Thursday night on ESPN.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)