The coaching tree for Gonzaga under Mark Few remains a fruitful one, with yet another former Zag getting a vote of confidence from his new school.
Roger Powell, who served as an assistant at Gonzaga from 2019-2023, received a multi-year contract extension from Valparaiso, where he has been the head coach for the past three seasons.
Powell took over for the Beacons in 2023-24, replacing Matt Lottich, who had gone 11-21 the previous year. Powell did not have early success, going just 7-25 and 3-17 in the Missouri Valley conference in year one, but that improved to 15-19 overall and 6-14 in league play in 2024-25…