Gonzaga's Graham Ike is this week's featured guest on the Field of 68's West Coast Conference Insider Men's Basketball podcast. The Bulldogs (22-1, 10-0) are undefeated in conference play and have extended their winning streak to 15 games. Ike scored 30 points in Gonzaga’s 73-65 win over Saint Mary’s last Saturday, his first game back after missing the last three. His 37 minutes played also matched a season best. Gonzaga travels to Portland Wednesday night to face the Pilots on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. PT.
The West Coast Conference currently boasts four programs in the top 100 in the NET rankings - No. 5 Gonzaga, No. 32 Saint Mary’s, No. 44 Santa Clara and No. 99 San Francisco. Gonzaga is ranked No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 5 in Coaches poll, while Saint Mary’s is receiving votes in the Coaches poll and Santa Clara is receiving votes in the AP poll.
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 January 2026, The Field of 68 has built a combined audience of over 250,000 followers across its primary social media platforms. It currently boasts over 142K followers on X, over 68K on YouTube and over 42K on Instagram.
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2:10 - Santa Clara continues to shine
"(Santa Clara) has won six games in a row and is now in second place in the West Coast Conference standings. They will host Gonzaga on Valentine's Day, giving them a good chance at securing an at-large bid and potentially becoming the WCC regular season champions. Herb Sendek is known for focusing on the next game rather than looking ahead." - Rob Dauster
6:00 - Graham Ike joins the show
8:10 - On the season thus far
"It's been a joyful run so far. We've been having a lot of fun. No matter the adversity that's come our way, we're a battle-tested team, even from the summer with all the 7 a.m.s that coach had put us through. I definitely think that helped build a palace for the adversity that we've been facing."
10:30 - Where Ike's positivity comes from
"I got hurt during COVID, that really gave me a new perspective on life what I wanted to do with the game of basketball. Sitting in a dark room for two weeks without moving can really do something on your mind, just how much you allow it to, but I just did a lot of studying of self, of other great individuals how they attack the adversity of things."
12:45 - On Jalen Warley
"Jalen Worley is a huge leader for us. Energy, spiritually, energetically, everything. He does it. He's willing to do all the dirty work. He's willing to get scrappy. He's willing to do everything. I just give so much credit and kudos to him because he always finds his way. Wherever he's at, whether it's in the dunk or on the three-point line attacking, he can do it all. He's a Swiss Army knife, and he's just a great human being to be around, great brother, great leader."
19:00 - The positivity Graham Ike sends to injured teammate Braden Huff
21:00 - What Mark Few's keys are for down the stretch
"Coach Few's been telling us a lot to seize the moment. Don't miss the moment, take full advantage of it and soak it all in. I definitely think that's been something that stuck with us throughout the season. Just having that Final Four national championship mentality every single day, no matter who we play against. We're not playing down our competition or trying to get up or playing our standard every single day."
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