Gonzaga ranked No. 7 in CBS Sports Top 25 and 1 following Khalif Battle commitment

Given that Mark Few was set to return all but one rotational player from last season's Sweet 16 team, the Gonzaga Bulldogs were viewed as a consensus top-10 team heading into next season. Following a few splashes in the transfer portal, those way-too-early 2024-25 predictions have held true for the Zags. After landing Pepperdine transfer Michael Ajayi, an All-WCC wing this past season, Few shored up his backcourt rotation with more scoring firepower in the way of Khalif Battle, a grad transfer from Arkansas who averaged 29.6 points over his final seven games with the Razorbacks. With the 6-foot-5 guard on board for his sixth season of college basketball, those sky-high expectations for the Bulldogs that were set way back in April have been affirmed.