Gonzaga has the roster to win its first national championship
Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by NBC Sports broadcaster John Fanta, who breaks down Gonzaga’s championship-caliber roster. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV .
Video Transcript
What did you learn last night in Vegas?
What I learned is that Gonzaga can win the national championship.
Yeah, Mark Few could do it.
He's got that type of team.
His team is of grown men.
At times last night, when you looked at their five on the floor, The youngest age was 22.
I mean, you've got 23-, 24-year-olds.
He's been able to get some players who have Just stayed in college; let's think about Gonzaga.
Graham Eke has taken his game to the next level.
That guy is a, A bull.
Uh, he is so tough to stop, and you can see His defense in that picture.
Tion Grant Foster has become an elite scorer.
They've just got pieces, guys, and those parts are around 6'6."
6'7, 6'8.
They've got versatility; they can defend.
Alabama, it's very hard.
To overpower Alabama.
Nate Oates team keeps coming at you in waves.
LeBron Finley is so good, But last night, whether it was Braden Huff, whether it was Ty on Grant Foster, Who was at Grand Canyon, and now Gonzaga has really just continues to up his game on the Offensive end of the floor, but also a good rebounder.
And I look at the rebounding: Gonzaga destroyed Alabama on the glass.
48 to 36.
Mark Few has been waiting for that elusive championship.
And I think people look at Gonzaga and don't fully realize what an unbelievable job he It has been done.
Gonzaga is just a wagon.
They make the second weekend of the tourney.
They've done so for the past decade.
Now he's got the pieces between Ike and Grant Foster, between Hoff, between Adam Miller.
They're old, they fill it up; they're long, so they can defend.
Gonzaga really showed out.
