DETROIT – With 33 minutes left on the pregame clock at Little Caesars Arena, Steele Venters made a quick pit stop before joining his teammates in the locker room for a few final words before tipoff ag …Thank you for visiting Spokesman.com. To continue reading this story and enjoying our local journalism please subscribe or log in…
Mark Few has several significant achievements as Gonzaga’s men’s basketball coach. Not only has he turned the small Jesuit school in into a national brand that is consistently dominating the West Coast Conference and competing for a national title.
But what he’s done this season might be his most impressive feat yet.
Less than a month ago, there were questions if Gonzaga’s streak of 24 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances would come to an end with what was mostly a lackluster resume.
Flash forward to now, not only did the Bulldogs comfortably make the tournament with a late-season run, but they’re headed for the Sweet 16 for the ninth time in a row after an 89-68 defeat of Kansas, a testament to what Few has been able to consistently achieve in Spokane.
Of course, Few couldn’t take credit for building this foundation of success.
“Nine straight Sweet 16s for this program. That’s a testament to all the players that have came through here.
They’ve been such awesome players and awesome people. That’s something,” Few said on the CBS broadcast after the win.
