There are plenty of mile markers to measure the progress of a college basketball team, but the two most prominent are “How much have you won” and “Who can you get to commit?” And for schools like Gonzaga, there are few things left that can signal the next phase of their development as a powerhouse or “new blood.”
But landing the number one overall recruit in the nation, Chet Holmgren, is undoubtedly one of those milestones. He is the consensus overall freshman in the country, the first since RJ Barrett in 2018. The McDonald’s All-American went wire-to-wire his senior year with the top ranking.