Spokane, Washington is, by all accounts, a perfectly decent city in eastern Washington. It’s roughly the size of Akron, though not nearly as crime ridden. It’s also home to one of the best college basketball programs in the nation, Gonzaga. If you have spent any time on Twitter this week, you know that the rumors about Gonzaga joining the Big East are up and running again. The problem? Spokane remains 2,049 miles away from the Cintas Center.
Basketball wise adding Gonzaga is almost a no brainer. The Bulldogs haven’t missed an NCAA tournament since 1998. In that time they have made (and lost) the national championship game twice, made the Elite Eight three more times, and Sweet 16 an additional seven.