‘Sense of Relief’: Chauncey Wiggins Receives Preliminary Injunction, Granted Eligibility for Gonzaga
After being ineligible for the last two months, Gonzaga forward Chauncey Wiggins received a preliminary injunction in Spokane, clearing him to play a fifth collegiate season and finally getting the Zags to full strength:
At this rate, Spokane County Courthouse will go down as a legendary venue in Gonzaga program history.
On Thursday afternoon, Judge Dean Chuang granted a preliminary injunction to Florida State transfer Chauncey Wiggins at a hearing a couple of miles from the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Zags’ 6-11 sharpshooter became eligible for the first time in roughly two months and is set to make his GU debut on Saturday against LSU at the Numerica Veterans Arena, just minutes from the courtroom where Wiggins received the best news he’s heard in a long time.
“A sense of relief and thanking God, and just thankful for everybody that helped me through this process,” Wiggins said, recalling his reaction after hearing the favorable ruling. “But really just took a deep sigh of breath and said ‘thank you God’ about 20 times.”
Just over a year ago, former Gonzaga wing Tyon Grant-Foster was represented by Carl Oreskovich, who helped him earn eligibility through an injunction hearing at Spokane County Courthouse a few hours before the Bulldogs’ regular season opener against Western Oregon. Grant-Foster arrived at the Kennel during shootaround, promptly playing 14 minutes in a blowout victory. Wiggins won’t have to race to make the Zags’ tip-off against the Tigers, but his journey back to the hardwood felt just as much like a high-wire act.
