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According to the report, Gonzaga's move to the
Big 12 in all sports could come as early as 2024. The conference
recently added Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado from
the collapsing Pac-12 Conference.
The Big 12 was in reported talks this summer to add Gonzaga and
UConn but the additions failed to materialize once the Pac-12
schools were added.
"Unfortunately, things didn't work out only because the dream
scenario unfolded for us, so those conversations are no longer,"
Yormark told podcast hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand last
month. "I'm a big admirer of both of those programs. They're
fantastic for all the right reasons but I'm focused on the
transition of those four (new schools) right now."
Gonzaga, which has grown into a national basketball power out of
Spokane, Wash., has been in the West Coast Conference (formerly
known as the West Coast Athletic Conference) since the 1979-80
basketball season.
The Bulldogs have advanced to every NCAA Tournament contested
since 1999, making it to the championship game in 2017 and 2021.
Under current head coach Mark Few, the Bulldogs have gone
689-135 the past 24 seasons. They have won the conference
tournament 19 times in that stretch.
--Field Level Media
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