{"id":909155,"date":"2026-09-29T00:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/909155\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T00:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:16:30","slug":"gonzaga-mens-basketball-releases-2026-27-roster-including-four-players-facing-eligibility-questions-gonzaga-mens-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/909155\/","title":{"rendered":"Gonzaga men’s basketball releases 2026-27 roster, including four players facing eligibility questions | Gonzaga Men’s Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 The official Gonzaga Athletics<\/a> website updated the men’s basketball roster Monday, listing a full 15-man roster despite eligibility questions surrounding four potential key pieces of this year’s team.<\/p>\n

The Zags return two key players from last year’s squad, including senior forward Braden Huff, who missed most of last season with a knee injury, and sophomore guard Davis Fogle, who had an impressive freshman campaign.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest additions for Mark Few and the Zags this offseason was Arizona State transfer Massamba Diop, a 7-foot-1 sophomore from Senegal. Huff and Diop are projected to give Gonzaga one of the strongest frontcourts in the nation.<\/p>\n

GU also brought in Houston transfer guard Isiah Harwell. The Pocatello, Idaho, native averaged 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game last season with the Cougars as a freshman.<\/p>\n

The Zags officially announced the addition of French guard Nathan De Sousa last<\/a> week.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga will welcome three true freshmen, including Luca Foster, Juwan Ekanga and Sam Funches. Parker Jefferson, a 6-foot-9 forward, redshirted last season and will look to make an impact this year.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs also have two preferred walk-ons listed, including Alonzo Metz and Carter Nilson.<\/p>\n

Here is where things get hairy for Gonzaga.<\/p>\n

The roster includes Florida transfer Xaivian Lee, Dayton transfer Javon Bennett, Florida State transfer Chauncey Wiggins and Izan Almansa, who played for Real Madrid of Spain’s Liga ACB last season.<\/p>\n

What do all four of these players have in common? They haven’t been officially deemed eligible for the 2026-27 season by the NCAA.<\/p>\n

Lee is currently eligible after a judge granted a temporary restraining order allowing him and other players in California to compete. However, the NCAA is expected to appeal the decision soon.<\/p>\n

According to Theo Lawson of the Spokesman Review<\/a>, Bennett was granted a fifth season of eligibility after a judge in Ohio issued a preliminary injunction. But the NCAA successfully requested a stay, temporarily putting that decision on hold. A federal appeals court in Ohio heard arguments from both the players and the NCAA last week and is expected to rule soon.<\/p>\n

Wiggins is in a similar situation. He was ruled eligible by a judge in Georgia, but the Court of Appeals later granted the NCAA’s request for a stay, making him ineligible for the time being.<\/p>\n

Almansa’s eligibility is pending an eligibility waiver from the NCAA related to his professional basketball history, which includes stints in the G League, Australia’s NBL and Spain’s Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

Fans will get their first look at the 2026-27 Gonzaga Bulldogs this Saturday for Kraziness in the Kennel. The event will air on SWX-TV starting at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Gonzaga men’s basketball 2026-27 roster:<\/p>\n

Luca Foster \u2014 Forward, freshman, 6-foot-5, 195 pounds \u2014 Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJuwan Ekanga \u2014 Guard, freshman, 6-foot-6, 207 pounds \u2014 Aix-les-Bains, FranceCarter Nilson \u2014 Guard, freshman, 6-foot-5, 185 pounds \u2014 Spokane, WashingtonSam Funches \u2014 Forward, freshman, 7-foot, 238 pounds \u2014 Gluckstadt, MississippiDavis Fogle \u2014 Guard, sophomore, 6-foot-7, 200 pounds \u2014 Anacortes, WashingtonParker Jefferson \u2014 Forward, sophomore, 6-foot-9, 240 pounds \u2014 Waxahachie, TexasAlonzo Metz \u2014 Guard, sophomore, 5-foot-11, 165 pounds \u2014 Portland, OregonIsiah Harwell \u2014 Guard, sophomore, 6-foot-6, 216 pounds \u2014 Pocatello, IdahoMassamba Diop \u2014 Center, sophomore, 7-foot-1, 245 pounds \u2014 Rufisque, SenegalIzan Almansa \u2014 Forward, junior, 6-foot-10, 220 pounds \u2014 Murcia, SpainBraden Huff \u2014 Forward, redshirt senior, 6-foot-10, 250 pounds \u2014 Glen Ellyn, IllinoisJavon Bennett \u2014 Guard, fifth year, 5-foot-10, 165 pounds \u2014 Orlando, FloridaXaivian Lee \u2014 Guard, fifth year, 6-foot-4, 185 pounds \u2014 Toronto, OntarioNathan De Sousa \u2014 Guard, fifth year, 6-foot-3, 200 pounds \u2014 Jussy, FranceChauncey Wiggins \u2014 Forward, fifth year, 6-foot-11, 225 pounds \u2014 Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 The official Gonzaga Athletics website updated the men’s basketball roster Monday, listing a full 15-man…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":909156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,3884,311794,58785,311793,85,311792,311795],"class_list":["post-909155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-local-sports","tag-local-sports-news","tag-spokane","tag-spokane-sports","tag-sports","tag-sports-spokane","tag-wasington"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/909156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}