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The NCAA denied Tyon Grant-Foster an additional season. What does Gonzaga do next? Plus: Kentucky copes with an injury scare, Rienk Mast stood out among exhibitions, a load of 2026 prospects committed, and notes from Big West media day.
Samuel Lance
October 20, 2025
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1. What’s next for Gonzaga and Tyon Grant-Foster?
Gonzaga coach Mark Few put it simply when meeting with the media for the first time since the NCAA’s decision to deny Tyon Grant-Foster’s eligibility waiver: they got this one wrong.
Mark Few on Tyon Grant-Foster's waiver being denied:
"It's just been a really tough deal... I've never seen a waiver situation as unique as this. He literally died twice."
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68)
1:08 AM • Oct 20, 2025
Grant-Foster played two two of JUCO ball, was at Kansas for 2020-21, then had his cardiac episode at DePaul during the 2021-22 opener. He sat out 2022-23, then had an All-America season at Grand Canyon in 2023-24 before playing another full season last year.
From The Field of 68’s report via On3:
All in all, Grant-Foster’s time at Grand Canyon are his only two actual full seasons of Division I basketball. The Kansas year falls under the COVID window, and he didn’t play two years at DePaul with the heart condition. The NCAA’s decision has been based on the “five-year clock” rule.
It’s been about 125 days since Grant-Foster has announced his commitment to Gonzaga. He chose to come back to school after testing the NBA Draft waters, and now in October, with the season right around the corner, the NCAA makes a decision.
A lawsuit has been filed in Spokane County challenging the NCAA, with a preliminary injunction hearing set for Thursday. The NCAA argues Grant-Foster’s five-year clock began when he enrolled at Indian Hills in 2018, while the wing’s legal team says that interpretation ignores the two seasons he lost to a heart condition.
“Ty’s filed a case and we’ll hope that this turns out the right way,” Few said. “But yeah, it’s just been tough. The timing of it too, we submitted a waiver way back in June, and so he really doesn’t have any options here if this doesn’t come through.”
If Grant-Foster is unable to suit up for the Zags this season, it’ll be a blow to Few’s team. The Bulldogs still have plenty of talent with Graham Ike and Braden Huff up front, Steele Venters on the wing, and guards Braeden Smith, Adam Miller and Mario Saint-Supery. It’s on the wing where Gonzaga now needs firepower.
Freshman Davis Fogle will be key if Gonzaga doesn’t get Grant-Foster back. He’s 6-7 and wired to score. His 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting during Gonzaga’s Sunday exhibition game is a good early sign.
2. Notables from Big West Media Day
The Field of 68 conference media day tour kept on chugging with the Big West on Friday. The full six hour show is below.
