For a Gonzaga Bulldogs franchise not use to the likes of early departures, the growth of the program has one unintended consequence: Players leaving for the NBA Draft.
Right now, the players around the nation you would expect to have their names announced are throwing their names into the ring. Gonzaga in total has only sent six early entries into the NBA Draft, starting with Adam Morrison in 2006. Three of those six have come in the past two years: Domantas Sabonis in 2016, and Zach Collins and Nigel Williams-Goss in 2017.