Domantas Sabonis leaves lasting legacy with major gift to Gonzaga basketball

The Gonzaga Bulldogs received a significant financial windfall on Thursday, and it comes from a familiar face.

Domantas Sabonis, who starred at Gonzaga in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons before embarking on what has been an outstanding NBA career so far, recently provided the school with a “transformative gift”, and had the program’s basketball strength and conditioning center named after him in a dedication ceremony on Thursday.

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The Sabonis Family Strength and Conditioning Center “serves as a training foundation for Bulldog basketball student-athletes, supporting year-round strength development, injury prevention, recovery and performance optimization,” per Gonzaga’s press release. It is located in the Volkar Center for Athletic Achievement.

The ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon in front of an invited audience of donors, alumni, student-athletes, and university leadership, where Sabonis and coach Mark Few took turns speaking at the podium.

Gonzaga Bulldogs head coach Mark Few. | Photo by Myk Crawford

“This is a significant gift from a remarkable family, and we’re deeply grateful for their generosity,” Few said. “Their investment will have a lasting impact on our student-athletes and help ensure future generations of Bulldogs have every opportunity to grow and succeed.”

Lasting legacy

The newly dedicated Sabonis Family Strength & Conditioning Center inside Gonzaga’s Volkar Center for Athletic Achievement. | Photo by Myk Crawford

Sabonis’ Gonzaga legacy was already cemented when he had his jersey hung in the rafters back in January of 2025, joining Frank Burgess, John Stockton, Dan Dickau, Adam Morrison, Kelly Olynyk, and Courtney Vandersloot with those honors.

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The 6’11 Lithuanian is the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Arvydas Sabonis, and has done plenty to separate himself as an elite offensive player at the game’s highest level.

Sabonis started at Gonzaga in the 2014-15 season, appearing in 38 games and playing 21.6 minutes off the bench behind an…

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