Andrew Nembhard wasn’t even supposed to play this season. Instead, he became the leading assist man in Gonzaga tournament history. And we get him back in Spokane for another year.
When it was announced that Nembhard would be eligible hours before Gonzaga tipped off the season against Kansas, expectations went from “Final Four potential” to “National Championship favorites”. Without him, Gonzaga very likely would have had a loss or two heading into the NCAA Tournament.
It took him a couple games to get acclimated into the system. He did not practice much with the rotation players during the Fall because he was expecting to redshirt.