Two weeks before the start of the early signing period for all high school seniors. Gonzaga men’s basketball The program has placed a four-star power forward on its recruiting list from the 2025 class.

Spencer Ahrens, a 6-foot-11 senior from Bella Vista Preparatory School (Arizona), put the Bulldogs on his list of final six schools he is considering attending. On3.com. Ahrens, an Ontario, Canada native, is also considering Boise State, Illinois, San Francisco, Stanford and Washington. Previously, Penn State had considered offers from Arizona State, Michigan and others.

Ahrens has completed visits to Illinois, Boise State and San Francisco, but is also planning trips to Washington and Gonzaga or Stanford “in the near future” before making his decision, possibly in mid-November, according to On3.

Here’s what Ahrens said On3.com (subscriber access) On his perspective on Gonzaga.

I’ve had great success with the Canadians and players of my style. They won.

The pointedly short and sweet answer that players north of the border are finding success under Mark Few is supported by the head coach’s long history with the Canadiens. As if a quick look at last summer’s roster for the Canadian national team wasn’t enough, the Bulldogs’ brand of basketball has a Canadian influence, from Robert Sacre and Kevin Pangos to Brandon Clarke and now, more recently, the Nembhard brothers. , Andrew and Ryan.

Ahrens is ranked No. 121 in the 2025 class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He is a top-10 player in Arizona and the 27th-ranked power forward in his class.

Illinois could be considered the leading favorite to land a commitment from Ahrens, according to experts at major recruiting databases. Both 247Sports’ crystal ball and On3.com‘s prediction machine has the Fighting Ilini ahead of the recruiting group.

So far, Gonzaga has signed a four-star wing player from the 2025 class. Davis Fogle recently transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Arizona for his senior season. The Bulldogs turned elsewhere as they were missing four-star forward Nikolas Khamenia (Duke) as well as five-star forwards Isiah Harwell (Houston) and Jalen Haralson (Notre Dame).

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