With two weeks left before the early signing period begins for all high school seniors, the gonzaga men’s basketball The program has jumped into the recruiting mix for a four-star power forward from the 2025 class.

Spencer Ahrens, a 6-foot-9 senior from Bella Vista Prep (Arizona), placed the Bulldogs on his list of the final six schools he is considering attending, according to On3.com. Ahrens, originally from Ontario, Canada, is also considering Boise State, Illinois, San Francisco, Stanford and Washington. He previously mulled offers from Penn State, Arizona State, Michigan and others.

Ahrens has completed visits to Illinois, Boise State and San Francisco, though he also plans to make trips to Washington and Gonzaga or Stanford “in the near future” before he likely makes his decision in mid-November, according to On3.

This is what Ahrens said On3.com (subscriber access) about his views on Gonzaga.

Have a lot of success with the Canadians and players of my style. They win.

The eloquently short and sweet answer about players north of the border having success under Mark Few is backed up by the head coach’s long history with the Canadiens. As if a quick look at last summer’s Canadian national team roster wasn’t enough, the Bulldogs’ style of basketball has had a Canadian influence from the days of Robert Sacre and Kevin Pangos to Brandon Clarke and now, more recently, the brothers Nembhard. ,Andrés and Ryan.

Ahrens is the No. 121 recruit in the 2025 class according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He is ranked as one of the top 10 players in Arizona and is the No. 27 power forward in his class.

According to experts at major recruiting databases, Illinois could be considered the frontrunner to land Ahrens’ commitment. Both the 247Sports crystal ball and On3.comThe prediction machine has the Fighting Ilini at the top of the recruiting pack.

Gonzaga has signed one recruit in the 2025 class so far: four-star wing Davis Fogle, who recently transferred to AZ Compass Prep in Arizona for his senior season. The Bulldogs have struck out elsewhere, missing five-star prospects Isiah Harwell (Houston) and Jalen Haralson (Notre Dame) as well as four-star forward Nikolas Khamenia (Duke).

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