I personally think Mark Few would be a great hire. He just turned 62, which is on the older end. But as we have covered, that is a lot younger than Barnes, Izzo and Sampson. Younger than Bruce Pearl. Same age as Bill Self (they were born on the same day, lol). He could be a very good coach for a decade. Even in the NBA you got guys like Popovich, Thibodeau and Carlisle who are still great coaches well into their 60s.
Over the last 10 years, Gonzaga has a runner up finish, +3 Elite 8s, +3 Sweet 16s. And that doesn't include possibly their best team which was 31-2 in the lost Covid year. You would be hard pressed to find a better program over that stretch.
Moreover, they play an fun brand of basketball with an offense that is consistently ranked in the top-5.
This would be a slam dunk. But I put the odds at 10%. Why would he leave?
I'm pretty certain we would be in the top-10 right now with only 1-2 losses.