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Glory Hounds CoverOnce, Gonzaga basketball was merely a cute story, one of upsetting some of the game’s traditional powers and foiling brackets across the country. But unlike so many unsung programs that have risen up for a brief burst into the spotlight, the Zags made themselves at home. They were an annual fixture in the polls, and just as regular a player in the NCAA tournament. Brick by brick, they built something a little bigger, recruiting at a higher level and demanding to be taken more seriously. 

 

What they became is unique, the upstart that turned into a mainstay. Gonzaga’s prominence in the game, while still short of a Final Four, is now verging on a generation. 

 

Its women’s program plotted its own successful course, aided by fans who couldn’t get tickets to sold-out men’s games and making deep NCAA-tournament runs. After an injury-marred 2015-16 season that fell short of the NCAA tournament, the Zag women served notice that they aim to be headline news again with an early upset victory at 11th-ranked Stanford. 

 

“GloryHounds” is an attempt to put perspective on the remarkable basketball story at Gonzaga and to provide insight into the people that have made it happen. 

 

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"Glory Hounds" by Bud Withers - ISBN 978-0-692-77607-0

Publication Date: December 2016