Mario Saint-Supery Shockingly Leaves Gonzaga, Plans to Play With Valencia in Spain

Up until two months ago, Gonzaga was able to dream of deploying a starting backcourt of Mario Saint-Supéry and Jack Kayil for the 2026-27 season. Now in mid-July, neither player is on the roster.

Saint-Supéry, who appeared in all 35 games for the Zags last year and started in 17, announced Saturday that he was leaving Spokane to play for Valencia Basket back in his home country of Spain.

This decision is truly shocking for the Bulldogs. Not only is it crushing to lose your starting point guard this late in the offseason, but it is compounded by Kayil’s decision to stay in the NBA Draft process in May. Gonzaga will likely attempt to replace Saint-Supéry with another international player or resort to the traditional transfer portal. Still, options are severely limited with just four months to go until the regular season.