Over the next eight weeks or so, Gonzaga coach Mark Few is going to get to test the depth he has assembled in Spokane.
His starting center Killian Tillie, a 6-foot-10 junior who led the Bulldogs in 3-point shooting last season, had surgery late last month to repair an ankle fracture. The preseason All-West Coast Conference selection isn't expected back on the court until Christmastime.
His absence likely won't hinder the No. 3 Zags too much when they open the season on Tuesday against Idaho State at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash.
But the void will be felt during Gonzaga's typically ambitious nonconference schedule against the likes of No.