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Sports with Art Thiel

The spotlight is on Gonzaga men's basketball in more ways than one this season

By Kirsten Kendrick
Published January 28, 2022 at 5:30 AM PST
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Gonzaga guard Andrew Nembhard (3) shoots during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Spokane, Wash.
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Gonzaga guard Andrew Nembhard (3) shoots during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, in Spokane.

Washington's Gonzaga Bulldogs are again atop the men's college basketball world. They're No. 1 in the coaches' poll and No. 2 in the Associated Press poll. But the program has also received some unwanted attention recently. We learn more in this week's conversation between KNKX sports commentator Art Thiel and Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick.

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