The recent departure of sophomore point guard Mario Saint-Supery back to his home country of Spain is still fresh and still stinging the Gonzaga Bulldogs program. But a miracle was reported by KRQE News in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last night.
At The Donovan Dent Camp at Legacy Academy, the former New Mexico Lobos, UCLA Bruins lead guard stated that he’s now chasing a fifth year of college eligibility from the NCAA. The 6-2, 185-pound 22-year-old previously said he was retiring from the game of basketball back in May.
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At New Mexico, Dent was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year and received Honorable Mention All-American honors in the 2024-25 campaign. Last season with the Bruins, he averaged 13.3 points, 7.6 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.7 steals in 35 games played.
Gonzaga’s coaching staff, who were in contact with Dent in the 2025 offseason, has to be all over this breaking and game-changing news. This would bring the Zags right back into the national championship picture. In regard to a return to Los Angeles, that is out of the cards for both sides, per 247 Sports’ Kris Johnson.
Dent will be represented by attorney Ryan Downton when dealing with this fight against the NCAA, Aaron Heisen of Southern California News Group was told. Downton has helped 15 athletes be granted an injunction in the state of Ohio and 11 in the state of Colorado for a fifth year of college eligibility.
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In case this all falls through, other point guard names to monitor through the ravaged transfer portal are the Oregon Ducks junior Wei Lin and Providence Friars senior Jason Edwards, who is also seeking another season of college eligibility.
Michigan Wolverines junior L.J. Cason entered the portal on July 13 after the departure of coach Dusty May to the Dallas Mavericks. Due to his torn ACL injury suffered in late February, the recovery timeline wouldn’t work out for Cason as immediate backcourt support. A typical ACL injury takes 9-to-12 months to get back on one’s feet.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho
