Gonzaga

Gonzaga has promoted Chris Standiford to director of athletics. That follows Monday's announcement of the retirement of Mike Roth on Aug. 31.

Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth will retire on Aug. 31, ending a 24-year run during which the Bulldogs had unprecedented success in men’s basketball and other sports.

Former Gonzaga player Stephen Gentry has been hired as an assistant coach on the Bulldogs’ basketball staff to replace Tommy Lloyd, who became the head coach at Arizona.

Chet Holmgren is heading to Gonzaga. The nation’s No. 1 overall recruit announced Monday he will play what will likely be his only college season with the Bulldogs.

Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its men’s basketball coach. Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents.

Baylor denied Gonzaga perfection and the national championship. All-American guard Jared Butler had 22 points and seven assists leading the Bears to a 86-70 victory.

Michigan’s Juwan Howard is The Associated Press men’s college basketball coach of the year. Howard received 35 of 63 votes from a national media panel.

The last men's college basketball team to go undefeated and win the Division I national championship was Indiana in 1976. Gonzaga is a real threat to end that 45-year drought this year.

Gonzaga coach Mark Few has put the Zags on the cusp of history by getting his players to believe in their abilities and make good decisions on the court.

UCLA survived a series of nail-biting misses by top-seeded Michigan in the closing seconds for a 51-49 victory that made the Bruins the fifth No. 11 seed ever to reach the Final Four.