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Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs are not only putting the finishing touches on the roster but on the non-conference schedule as well.
Rocco Miller of Bracketeer.org reports the Zags will host Incarnate Word out of the Southland Conference on either Nov. 10 or Nov. 11, becoming the fifth true home game for the Bulldogs this upcoming season and the 15th total non-conference matchup.
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Gonzaga will also host New Mexico State (Nov. 7), Montana State (Nov. 17), Eastern Oregon (Dec. 2), and Cornell (Dec. 31) at the McCarthey Athletic Center, and will face LSU at nearby Spokane Arena on Nov. 14.
Meet the Cardinals
Indiana’s Tayton Conerway and Incarnate Word’s Tajh Staveskie (2) go fof a loose ball during the Indiana versus Incarnate Word men’s basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
Incarnate Word, located in San Antonio, TX, is entering its 14th season at the Division 1 level, all of which have been in the Southland. The Cardinals have had four winning seasons at this level, three of which occurred in their first three years, from 2013-2016.
Last year, Incarnate Word went 12-19 overall and 7-15 in league play, finishing tied for ninth and failing to make the conference tournament. The team lost seven players from last year’s team to the transfer portal, but did bring in Maximo Garcia-Plata from Florida State and Darrae Goodwin from San Diego.
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Gonzaga has played Incarnate Word once, beating the Cardinals 103-68 in November 2017 behind 18 points in 16 minutes from Rui Hachimura and 17 points off the bench from current assistant coach Zach Norvell Jr.
The Zags and Cardinals do not share any player links, although that almost changed this year. Skylar Wicks – who committed to Gonzaga in late June but reopened his recruitment late last week – played at Incarnate Word in 2023-24, averaging 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 30 games.
