{"id":124225,"date":"2025-08-06T18:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/124225\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:07:09","slug":"gonzaga-mens-basketball-to-open-season-hosting-texas-southern-gonzaga-mens-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/124225\/","title":{"rendered":"Gonzaga men&#8217;s basketball to open season hosting Texas Southern | Gonzaga Men&#8217;s Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"77\" data-end=\"237\"><strong>SPOKANE, Wash.<\/strong> \u2014 As the 2025\u201326 college basketball season approaches, Gonzaga\u2019s nonconference schedule continues to take shape.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"495\">The Bulldogs will open the season hosting Texas Southern of the SWAC on Nov. 3 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Tigers announced their full nonconference schedule earlier this week. Tipoff time and television details will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"760\">Gonzaga and Texas Southern have met five times previously, all in Spokane, dating back to 2008. The Zags own a perfect 5\u20130 record in the series, winning each meeting by at least 28 points. Their most dominant win came in 2008, when they defeated the Tigers 84\u201342.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"1059\">Texas Southern finished 15\u201317 overall last season and went 12\u20136 in SWAC play, placing fourth in the conference standings. The Tigers averaged 72.7 points per game but lost their leading scorer to graduation. They return just one double-digit scorer, Zaire Hayes, who averaged 10.4 points per game.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1227\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">After the opener against Texas Southern, Gonzaga will host Oklahoma at Spokane Arena on Nov. 8 before welcoming Creighton to The Kennel on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gonzaga Men&#8217;s Basketball 2025-26 Nonconference Schedule:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"226\">\n<p data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"226\"><strong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"173\">Monday, Nov. 3: vs. Texas Southern<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"269\">\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"269\"><strong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"253\">Saturday, Nov. 8: vs. Oklahoma<\/strong> (Spokane Arena)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"327\">\n<p data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"327\"><strong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"298\">Tuesday, Nov. 11: vs. Creighton<\/strong> (The Kennel)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"542\">\n<p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"485\"><strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"485\">Nov. 24-27: Players Era Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"364\">\n<p data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"364\"><strong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"351\">Saturday, Dec. 13: vs. UCLA<\/strong> (in Seattle&#8217;s Climate Pledge Arena)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"593\">\n<p data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"593\"><strong data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"570\">Dec. 17: vs. Campbell<\/strong>\u00a0(The Kennel) \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"403\">\n<p data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"403\"><strong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"388\">TBD: vs. Kentucky<\/strong> (in Nashville)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"425\">\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"425\"><strong data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"425\">TBD: vs. Baylor<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"453\">\n<p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"453\"><strong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"453\">TBD: at Arizona State<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 As the 2025\u201326 college basketball season approaches, Gonzaga\u2019s nonconference schedule continues to take shape. 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