Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs continue to put together one of the toughest non-conference schedules every single year, and the 22-23 season is no different.
The WCC dropping down to 16 conference games, along with Gonzaga’s willingness to schedule home-and-home or multi-year neutral site matchups with some of the NCAA’s top tier programs has created a schedule to look forward to year in and year out.
The 22-23 schedule is now officially finalized, with a healthy mixture of elite tier programs (like Kentucky and Baylor) some programs a step below like Washington, and some bottom feeders to help fill everything out, like Eastern Oregon and Chicago State.
Here is a look at the complete schedule, with the dates, location, and opponent up to date as of 10/4/22.
(last updated: 10/4/22)
October 28: Tennessee Volunteers (Exhibition)
When: Friday, October 28 (6:00 PM PT)
Where: Frisco, Texas
November 2: Warner Pacific Knights (Exhibition)
When: Wednesday, November 2
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
November 7: North Florida Ospreys
When: Monday, November 7
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
November 11: Michigan State Spartans
When: Friday, November 11
Where: USS Abraham Lincoln (San Diego, CA)
November 16: Texas Longhorns
When: Wednesday, November 16
Where: Austin, TX
November 20: Kentucky Wildcats
When: Sunday, November 20
Where: Spokane Arena (Spokane, WA)
November 24: Portland State Vikings (PK85)
When: Thursday, November 24
Where: Moda Center (Portland, OR)
Gonzaga will play again on November 25 and again November 26. Time and opponent TBD
December 2: Baylor Bears
When: Friday, December 2
Where: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
December 5: Kent State Golden Flashes
When: Monday, December 5
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
December 9: Washington Huskies
When: Friday, December 9
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
December 12: Northern Illinois Huskies
When: Monday, December 12
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
December 17: Alabama Crimson Tide
When: Saturday, December 9
Where: Birmingham, AL
December 20: Montana Grizzlies
When: Tuesday, December 20
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
December 28: Eastern Oregon Mountaineers
When: Wednesday, December 28
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
March 1: Chicago State Cougars
When: Wednesday, March 1
Where: The Kennel (Spokane, WA)
Andy hosts the Locked on Zags and Locked on College Basketball podcasts, and serves Locked On in a marketing/digital content creator role as well. He lives just outside Portland with his wife Jenna and dog, Tillie.
Hi Andy, I was hoping the “powers” would schedule a game at Footprint Center (Phoenix] as they have in the past? Any reason that you know of as to why they didn’t continue that event? We sure enjoyed going to the games there the past few years. Thanks for your efforts! Nick Nash [class of 1973] nicknash500@gmail.com
hi Nick – I don’t know any reason specifically, but I assume the schedules of opposing teams just didn’t line up with the event calendar for the arena. Hopefully they will bring it back in future seasons!