Nine Former Zags Dot NBA and WNBA Rosters

Former Gonzaga basketball players Andrew Nembhard (left) and Chet Holmgren (right) are now playing in the NBA.
Andrew Nembhard (left) and Chet Holmgren (right) were drafted to the NBA in 2022.

March 14, 2022
Dale Goodwin ('86)

Updated February 15, 2024

Ten former Gonzaga University basketball players are currently playing in the NBA, the largest number of Zag alumni ever to dot NBA rosters at any one time.


Current NBA Players

Player Drafted Current Team
Kelly Olynyk 2013 Toronto Raptors
Domantas Sabonis 2016 Sacramento Kings
Zach Collins 2017 San Antonio Spurs
Rui Hachimura 2019 Los Angeles Lakers
Brandon Clarke 2019 Memphis Grizzlies
Jalen Suggs 2021 Orlando Magic
Corey Kispert 2021 Washington Wizards
Chet Holmgren 2022 Oklahoma City Thunder
Andrew Nembhard
2022 Indiana Pacers
Julian Strawther 2023 Denver Nuggets

Gonzaga has 28 alumni who have played in the NBA, beginning with John Stockton in 1984. Others include (draft year): Mike Champion (1987), Richie Frahm (2000), Dan Dickau (2002), Mario Kasun (2002), Ronny Turiaf (2005), Adam Morrison (2006), Jeremy Pargo (2009), Austin Daye (2009), Rob Sacre (2012), Elias Harris (2013), David Stockton (2014), Kevin Pangos (2015), Kyle Wiltjer (2016), Nigel Williams-Goss (2017), Jonathan Williams (2018), Zach Norvell Jr. (2019), Killian Tillie (2020) and Joel Ayayi (2021).


Current WNBA Players

Player Drafted Current Team
Courtney Vandersloot 2011 New York Liberty

In addition to Vandersloot, whose Gonzaga number 21 was retired in 2023, three other Zags have played in the WNBA: Katelan Redmon (2012), Shelby Cheslek (2016) and Jill Barta (2018).

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