Ever since the Gonzaga Bulldogs burst onto the collective scene of the basketball world in 1999, there has been some magic brewing in Spokane. But constantly, over and over again, the magic always stopped short of where it needed to.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs, the owners of a 19 years and running NCAA Tournament streak, had never made the Final Four, despite a few opportunities. But the thing is, those opportunities are hard to fight and hard to win.
For all of the Gonzaga greats from years before: Ronny Turiaf, Blake Stepp, Dan Dickau, Kyle Bankhead, Richie Frahm, Matt Santagelo, Matt Bouldin, Winston Brooks, Kyle Bankhead, Cory Violette, Zach Gourde, Richard Fox, and Casey Calvary, this year is for you.