Gonzaga AD Chris Standiford didn’t mince words in disputing a report from Action Network’s Brett McMurphy on X that the Zags were leaving the West Coast Conference for the Pac-12.

Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford didn’t mince words in disputing a report on X that the Zags were leaving the West Coast Conference for the Pac-12. “That is not accurate reporting,” Standiford said.

The Pac-12 is adding Utah State as its seventh member and is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.