Season Recap: A Farewell to Three Gonzaga Walk-Ons
‘Q,’ Orness, and Haaland each gave everything they had to compete. Here's what they meant to the 2025-26 Bulldogs.
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 11: Noah Haaland #35 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs looks to pass the ball in the second half against the Creighton Bluejays at McCarthey Athletic Center on November 11, 2025 in Spokane, Washington. (Photo by Myk Crawford/Getty Images) | Getty Images Gonzaga Bulldogs fans have always had a soft spot for the walk-ons. Rem Bakamus and Dustin Triano became two of the most beloved Zags of their era without ever really seeing the floor.
Mike Hart remains the gold standard of the walk-on success story at Gonzaga. Hart showed up in 2008 as an unknown from Portland’s Jesuit High School, earned a spot after two-day tryouts, and by his senior year, he was a starter on the team that earned Gonzaga’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, winning the 2012-13 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in the process.
Colby Brooks. Jack Beach. Abe Eagle.
Will Graves. Matthew Lang. The names stack up over the years, and every one of them had the Kennel in their corner from day one.
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