Graydon Lemke Commits to Gonzaga

This is not your average preferred walk-on.

The 2024 6’10 SF/PF out of Las Vegas is a late addition to the Gonzaga roster as a preferred walk-on. Graydon Lemke possesses unique combination of size and shooting touch. He can stretch the defense out beyond the three-point line while forcing bigs to play outside of their comfort zone.

Lemke averaged 17.4 PPG on 55 FG%/51 3PT%/90 FT% and 5.0 RPG in his senior season at Faithful Lutheran. He won the Mountain League MVP and led the Crusaders to a league championship.

He was one of the five finalists for the Naismith High School Basketball Courage Award and was also nominated for the McDonald’s All-American Games.

Lemke is Gonzaga’s third commitment in the 2024 recruiting class. He’ll be joining Ismaila Diagne from Real Madrid and preferred walk-on Cade Orness from North Kitsap.

The 2024-2025 Gonzaga roster was officially posted on the GoZags website. Graydon Lemke has yet to be added to it.

Ryan Nembhard – senior guard (last season of eligibility)

Nolan Hickman – senior guard (last season of eligibility)

Michael Ajayi – senior forward (last season of eligibility)

Ben Gregg – senior forward (last season of eligibility)

Graham Ike – senior forward/center (COVID eligibility available)

Khalif Battle – grad senior guard (last season of eligibility)

Dusty Stromer – sophomore guard (3 seasons of eligibility left)

Steele Venters – redshirt senior guard (COVID eligibility available)

Braden Huff – redshirt sophomore forward (3 seasons of eligibility left)

Jun Seok Yeo – junior forward (2 seasons of eligibility left)

Emmanuel Innocenti – sophomore forward (3 seasons of eligibility left)

Ismaila Diagne – freshman center (4 seasons of eligibility left)

*Braeden Smith – redshirt junior guard (2 seasons of eligibility left)

**Joe Few – senior guard (last season of eligibility)

**Joaquim ArauzMoore – sophomore guard (3 seasons of eligibility left)

**Cade Orness – freshman guard (4 seasons of eligibility left)

**Noah Haaland – redshirt junior forward (2 seasons of eligibility left)

**Gaydon Lemke – freshman forward (4 seasons of eligibility)

* = sitting out 2024-2025 season

** = walk-on

Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho