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 in talks to add basketball powerhouse Gonzaga and more Mountain West schools as it rebuilds for 2026, sources told the Associated Press on Monday. The conference is targeting Utah State and UNLV as potential new members after recently acquiring Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Colorado State from the Mountain West.

The Pac-12 is in discussions with basketball powerhouse Gonzaga to join the rebuilding conference in 2026, three people with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press.