Zags On Air welcomes on our most established guest, former Gonzaga Basketball star Dan Dickau. After his amazing career at Gonzaga, he went on to play in the NBA for 6 years. Now he commentates for college basketball on ESPN, KHWQ, CBS and more. The guys pick his brain on his career and he has some great stories, one featuring MJ! 

Stay tuned for after the pod for the GU Basketball Breakdown.

Zags On Air welcomes on GU tennis star Sasha Trkulja. This young man is already making his name known early in his collegiate career, accomplishing a runner-up finish in the 2021 ITA Fall Nationals doubles with partner Matthew Hollingworth. Currently, these two gents also represent Gonzaga's highest collegiate ranking in men's doubles at #25. Nasseen and Bobby talk with Sasha about his tennis career and life outside of tennis of the past, present, and future. Enjoy!

Stay after the show for a GU basketball breakdown!

Introduction 00:00:00

Tennis background 00:04:00

Life in Toronto 00:08:35

Favorite life experience 00:14:00

Role of parents 00:17:00

High school career 00:19:00

Role of tennis in life 00:24:00

Brother and mentor 00:25:25

Competitive Mentality 00:26:50

College tennis career 00:27:15

Future plans 00:40:55

Get-to-know-you questions 00:42:20

Hot seat questions 00:52:20

Would you rather 01:01:30

GU Basketball Breakdown 01:05:50

Zags on Air welcomes on star forward for GU men's soccer, Demitrius Kigeya. 

Stay tuned at the end for a GU sports recap.

00:00- 5:42 Growing up in Madison, WI

5:43- 13:06 Boarding school at Shattuck St. Mary’s

13:07 - 14:35 importance of soccer

14:36 - 37:26 Collegiate Soccer (team and individual performance, goals, road trips, scouting, BYU not having a soccer team, and more)

37:27 - 1:00:12 Get to know you (go to’s, favorites, fears, naming boats, useless talents, celebrity crush)

1:00:13 - 1:17:43 Hot seat (parties, would you rathers, pet peeves, Uganda v US soccer)

1:17:44 - end Gonzaga Sports update

Outside Hitter of GU Volleyball joins the pod to discuss her life from childhood to now and how volleyball has made a great impact into the woman she is today! Stay tuned after the interview for a breakdown of GU sports in the past weekend! 

00:00- 14:56 Growing up in Pocatello (childhood, family, sports, and marmots) 

14:57-26:49 Her values (Religion, family, fitness and eating healthy) 

26:50 - 39:37 High school (career, achievements, recruiting, parent-sport dynamic)

39:38 - 55:43 College career (Malibu, team performance, road trips, pregame routines, personal performance) 

55:44-59:43 Sponsorships (Arbonne and Black label supplements) 

59:44- 1:03:31 Student (major, favorite memories, plans for next five years) 

1:03:32 - 1:06:54 VSCO 

1:06:55- 1:20:27 Get to know you (hero, fears, treats, and more) 

1:20:28-end GU sports

The guys get the chance to sit down with Sophomore Defender of the GU soccer team, Gideon Davis. He opens up about his childhood, family, life in Spain, and his love for soccer. Over the course of his young life, he has learned so many pivotal life lessons that have shaped him into the man he is today. Listen in to learn about Gideon. The interview will be followed by a breakdown for Gonzaga sports in the past weekend. 

00:00 - 19:30 Gideon’s Life (Childhood, living in Spain, and looking up to his dad) 

19:31 - 46:47 Soccer career and experience at GU (Career, coaching, injuries, some of his experience as a student-athlete at GU) 

46:48 - 1:01:36 Career outside of Soccer (marketing for famous LA actor, life in LA, and Young Dumb and Woke podcast) 

1:01:37 - 1:21:56 Get to know Gideon (NFTs and favorite treat, holiday, movie/tv-show, sporting event, and who he would meet if he could) 

1:21:57 - end Gonzaga sports update (cross country, volleyball, soccer, basketball)

Former Gonzaga Tennis Star and now professional Tennis player, Sophie Whittle, sits down with us to discuss her career in tennis ranging from how it all began to playing at GU to now. Stay tuned at the end for a GU sports recap for this past weekend.

00:00 Intro/Sophie Whittle Sports Career

32:50 Sophie living overseas

45:07 Partnerships

49:48 Get to know Sophie

1:02:45 Would you Rather with Sophie

1:09:35 Where Sophie sees herself in five years

1:11:27 GU Sports Updates

Zags On Air welcomes on special guest, senior captain of the Women's Gonzaga Soccer Team, Jordan Thompson. She shares about her journey to where she is now in soccer as well as some of her current favorite interests. Before we jump into the interview, we have a recap of some of the Gonzaga sports that went down in the past week. Hope you enjoy!

Timestamps:

0:17 Men's and Women's Cross Country WCC Championships

1:13 Men's Soccer vs. Santa Clara

1:53 Women's Soccer vs. Saint Mary's

2:29 Men's Basketball vs. Eastern Oregon

3:22 Women's Volleyball vs. Saint Mary's

4:06 Men's and Women's Golf

4:51 Men's Tennis

5:22 Jordan Thompson Interview

5:27 Jordan's soccer career

46:38 Jordan's life as a GU student

52:54 Learning about Jordan interests

59:17 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Spoiler (HEADS UP)

1:01:01 Squid Game Spoilers (HEADS UP!)

Listen into the first episode of Zags On Air, where the hosts, Nasseen Gutierrez, Julian Ancheta, and Bobby Levitan introduce themselves and get right into breaking down some GU sports! The guys talk and give their takes on Gonzaga soccer, volleyball, tennis, and basketball. Tune in every Wednesday morning for a new episode with GU sports breakdown and a guest interview of a Gonzaga athlete, coach, or other professional.