Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard and Graham Ike were two of the 50 players named Wednesday to the Naismith Trophy preseason men’s player of the watch list. Nembhard and Ike made Gonzaga one of only a few schools with multiple selections and were the only players from the West Coast Conference to make the watch list.

Gonzaga men’s basketball senior Ryan Nembhard enters the 2024-25 college basketball season as one of the early favorites to take home the nation’s top point gua

Point guard Ryan Nembhard was named to the Bob Cousy Award Watch List on Monday. Nembhard, who is the younger brother of former Zag and current Indiana Pacer Andrew Nembhard, is one of 20 candidates named to the watch list.

The other three returning starters at Gonzaga – Nolan Hickman, Ben Gregg and Graham Ike – along with one newcomer, Pepperdine transfer Michael Ajayi, will all be candidates to appear on the four positional watch lists that will be unveiled throughout the week.