Storylines for the men’s program

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports For the second-straight year, the Gonzaga Bulldogs enter the college basketball season as the top team in the preseason polls. The hype train has left the station and this team is on its way to a Final Four and possibly cutting down the nets in April.

With all of that said, although there are some familiar faces on the team, or at least familiar facial hair choices, the 2021-22 Gonzaga Bulldogs are a completely different team from the 2020-21 Zags. Gone is Corey Kispert, Jalen Suggs, and Joel Ayayi. In their place arrive a stellar recruiting class featuring the likes of Nolan Hickman, Kaden Perry, Ben Gregg (sort of), and of course, Chet Holmgren, the No. 1…