Gonzaga

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.

Gonzaga’s bid for a perfect season will continue into the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Meanwhile, UCLA’s unexpected run through the tournament continues.

USC's Isaiah White scored 22 points as the Trojans shut down Oregon’s potent offense to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 2001 with an 82-68 win.

Top-seeded Gonzaga did against Creighton what it’s done in this unbeaten season. Drew Timme scored 22 points as the Bulldogs rolled past the fifth-seeded Bluejays 83-65 rout in the Sweet 16.

Big man Drew Timme is an understated player for top-ranked Gonzaga. With teammates like Corey Kispert and Jalen Suggs, it could be easy to overlook Timme.