13 Former Zags Dot NBA and WNBA Rosters

Former Gonzaga basketball players Andrew Nembhard (left) and Chet Holmgren (right) are now playing in the NBA.
Andrew Nembhard (left) and Chet Holmgren (right) were drafted to the NBA in 2022.
March 14, 2022
Dale Goodwin ('86)

Updated March 19, 2026

Twelve former Gonzaga University basketball players are currently playing in the NBA, the largest number of Zag alumni ever to dot NBA rosters at any one time.


Current NBA Players

PlayerDraftedCurrent Team
Kelly Olynyk2013San Antonio Spurs
Domantas Sabonis2016Sacramento Kings
Zach Collins2017Chicago Bulls
Rui Hachimura2019Los Angeles Lakers
Brandon Clarke2019Memphis Grizzlies
Jalen Suggs2021Orlando Magic
Corey Kispert2021Atlanta Hawks
Chet Holmgren2022Oklahoma City Thunder
Andrew Nembhard
2022Indiana Pacers
Julian Strawther2023Denver Nuggets
Drew Timme2023Los Angeles Lakers
Malachi Smith2023Brooklyn Nets
Ryan Nembhard2025Dallas Mavericks

Gonzaga has 32 alumni who have played in the NBA, beginning with John Stockton in 1984. Others include (draft year): Mike Champion (1987), Richie Frahm (2000), Dan Dickau (2002), Mario Kasun (2002), Ronny Turiaf (2005), Adam Morrison (2006), Jeremy Pargo (2009), Austin Daye (2009), Rob Sacre (2012), Elias Harris (2013), David Stockton (2014), Kevin Pangos (2015), Kyle Wiltjer (2016), Nigel Williams-Goss (2017), Jonathan Williams (2018), Zach Norvell Jr. (2019), Killian Tillie (2020) and Joel Ayayi (2021), Filip Petrusev (2021), Anton Watson (2024), and Hunter Sallis (2025).


Current WNBA Players

PlayerDraftedCurrent Team
Courtney Vandersloot2011Chicago Sky

In addition to Vandersloot, whose Gonzaga number 21 was retired in 2023, three other Zags have played in the WNBA: Katelan Redmon (2012), Shelby Cheslek (2016), Jill Barta (2018), Kaylynne Truong (2024), Brynna Maxwell (2024), and Yvonne Ejim (2025).

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