Clackamas baller is last Oregon local left in men’s NCAA tournament

John Ross Ferrara
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gonzaga University forward Ben Gregg is the last local player remaining in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament.

The 6-foot-10-inch Clackamas native is averaging 9.4 points and 5.9 rebounds in his junior season with the Bulldogs. Gregg scored 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in Gonzaga’s 89-68 win against the University of Kansas Jayhawks during the second round of the tournament.

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Gregg was named the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year during his junior year at Clackamas High School. He was also a member of Portland’s Columbia Christian School’s state championship team in 2018.

<em>Gonzaga forward Ben Gregg shoots during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Francisco in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference men’s tournament Monday, March 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)</em>
Gonzaga forward Ben Gregg shoots during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against San Francisco in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference men’s tournament Monday, March 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Gregg and the Bulldogs take on number-one seed Purdue University on March 29 at 4:39 p.m. As one of the Bulldogs’ tallest players, Gregg will likely have to match up with Purdue’s 7-foot-4-inch center Zach Edey, who’s averaging 24.4 points and 12.1 rebounds per game this season.

If the number-five-seed Bulldogs can upset Purdue Friday, Gonzaga will advance to the Elite Eight, where they will face either Creighton University or the University of Tennessee.

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