Lisa Fortier and Gonzaga are still in the hunt for one of the West Coast’s top prospects, and Finley Parcher’s top-seven list keeps the Bulldogs right in the middle of it.
Parcher, a four-star combo guard from Lynden, Washington, included Gonzaga alongside UConn, Oregon, Washington, Stanford, UCLA, and Arizona. The 6-1 guard is part of the 2027 recruiting class, and the field around her is packed with heavyweight programs from both coasts.
According to On3’s Talia Goodman, Parcher has already taken official visits to Gonzaga, Oregon, Stanford, and UCLA. That gives the Bulldogs an early chance to make their case with an in-state talent who already knows what the program feels like up close.
When she spoke with Goodman about Gonzaga on July 15, Parcher didn’t hide what stood out to her. “They have such an amazing coaching staff and just basketball culture.
It’s really close to home. It’s just super nice, and they have just a great program.”
Parcher spent the summer with the Northwest Blazers on the Under Armour circuit, adding more big-game reps to a profile that already looks loaded. The Blazers are an organization that started in Spokane, Washington, and later expanded into Oregon, Idaho, and Montana under Steve across four decades.
At Lynden High School, Parcher has also been a volleyball player, but her basketball numbers tell the bigger story. As a junior, she put up 22.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 3.5 steals per game.
She also helped push Lynden into the record books. Under head coach Rob Adams, Parcher and the Lions finished the first-ever three-peat of WIAA girls’ 2A state championships in state history.
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