Gonzaga head coach Mark Few is the featured guest on this week's edition of the Field of 68's West Coast Conference Insider podcast. Few and the Bulldogs rank No. 7 in both national polls this week after a 10-point neutral-site victory over then-No. 25 UCLA on Saturday. Gonzaga (10-1) ranks No. 7 in ESPN's strength of record ranking and are sixth in the nation in margin of victory (26.0). Gonzaga's Graham Ike was named one of the USBWA's Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week thanks to his efforts in the win against the Bruins. Mark Few also recently passed 750 career wins, the second-fastest to ever hit that mark. 
 
The West Coast Conference currently boasts 4 programs in the top 100 in the NET rankings - with Gonzaga at No. 3, Saint Mary's at No. 24, Santa Clara at No. 58 and Pacific at No. 93. Just outside the top 100 are Seattle U (No. 114), San Francisco (No. 119) and LMU (No. 151). Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara are a combined 10-6 in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games this season.
 
Three West Coast Conference teams rank inside the top 20 in field goal percentage. Seattle U leads the league ranks fifth (.531) with Gonzaga at No. 12 (.520) and Portland at No. 20 (.512).
 
The Field of 68 Network hosts the West Coast Conference Insider podcast, featuring interviews with head coaches and student-athletes from men's basketball programs around the conference each week. Hosted by Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster, the Field of 68 is a men's college basketball-centric network of podcasts and content. As of December 2025, The Field of 68 has built a combined audience of over 240,000 followers across its primary social media platforms. It currently boasts over 137K followers on X, over 67K on YouTube and over 40K on Instagram.
 
Timestamps are listed below for efficient viewing:

1:33 - Pacific's success early this season and what Coach Dave Smart has been able to do
"They've done a great job, though. Think about what Dave Smart's done at Pacific in year two. To be able to be at No. 83 in the NET right now is absolutely insane. One of the more overlooked stories right now in college basketball, to be honest." - Jeff Goodman

2:35 - Santa Clara's success and the resume
"The beauty for Santa Clara and why they're in good shape is because of the schedule they play. The committee looks and values that. That's why Herb Sendek has gone out there and played the schedule he did. They've played the 20th toughest schedule in the country based on the NET." - Jeff Goodman 

8:20 - Mark Few joins the show 

9:26 - Playing in Seattle and Portland
"Our crowds in Seattle, they have been amazing. There's people who can't get into the gym here that travel hundreds of miles just to even watch us over there. That's kind of (Oregon Coach Dana Altman) and I's thought playing this game in Portland coming up on Sunday. Again, just giving guys the chance outside our areas to watch us that don't ordinarily get the chance." 

12:50 - The duo of Graham Ike and Braden Huff
"You have to have those guys (Huff and Ike) in the big time games. You'll generate a couple baskets out of your offensive sets but at the end of the day, especially in those last four minutes, guys just have to make plays, they have to make shots. They have to make plays on the defensive end too. Graham just had a knack for that his whole time time here. He's kind of uncanny about just when the moment's big he makes shots."

15:46 - Tyon-Grant Foster's eligibility at the start of the season
"The adulation and love and applause that the team showered (Tyon-Grant Foster) with, (emotional) it was really, really cool."

17:39 - Gonzaga players with big personalities over the years 

19:37 - The emergence of Mario Saint-Supéry
"He played in the (Liga ACB), the ACB is a big time league. He played a lot. Then he was fortunate, even though he missed time with us this summer, he got to play in the Euro basket. You know, he's out there in games against Giannis, I think he had 14 against Greece. He's just a guy that has a lot of confidence. He's got this incredible positive spirit, even as a freshman." 

24:03 - Christmas at the Few House and fly fishing

27:48 - The NCAA Tournament and the analytics 
"That Selection Sunday, when you see your name pop up, it's so special because you know just how hard it is... (the analytics) it's so much better and the stuff they're using now... you get a pretty darn good view of (the field)." 

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