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John Stockton and the origin of Gonzaga Sunday pickup games

Inside the secret Gonzaga alumni tradition created by John Stockton that bonds the Zags' past with their present. Sports Illustrated's Madelyn Burke spoke with Greg Bishop about the origin of Gonzaga Sunday pickup games.

Inside the secret Gonzaga alumni tradition created by John Stockton that bonds the Zags' past with their present. Sports Illustrated's Madelyn Burke spoke with Greg Bishop about the origin of Gonzaga Sunday pickup games.

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Greg Bishop
GREG BISHOP

Greg Bishop is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered every kind of sport and every major event across six continents for more than two decades. He previously worked for The Seattle Times and The New York Times. He is the co-author of two books: Jim Gray’s memoir, “Talking to GOATs”; and Laurent Duvernay Tardif’s “Red Zone”. Bishop has written for Showtime Sports, Prime Video and DAZN, and has been nominated for eight sports Emmys, winning two, both for production. He has completed more than a dozen documentary film projects, with a wide range of duties. Bishop, who graduated from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, is based in Seattle.