Family bonds are truly tight. After a one-season absence from Spokane, the Nembhard family will once again be represented at Gonzaga with Friday morning’s official announcement that Ryan Nembhard is making the move from Creighton. This move just feels so right.
Nembhard had a magnificent sophomore campaign for the Bluejays punctuated by an Elite 8 run. Gonzaga fans who watched Nembhard play in the Denver pod during the NCAA Tournament’s first two rounds were probably equally wistful of what was lost when his older brother Andrew graduated and impressed by Ryan’s own singular talent. After all, the younger Nembhard almost single-handedly wrecked Baylor in the second round of the Tournament to the tune of 30 points including 4-6 from the three point line.