Point Guard Position Remains Question Mark for Gonzaga as Regular Season Approaches

Although the Gonzaga Bulldogs have several committed players capable of playing the position, the status of the Zags’ starting point guard for the 2026-27 season is far from settled.

One of the Zags’ biggest ‘5-in-5’ targets, UCLA transfer Donovan Dent, committed to LSU on Friday. He is one of the best true point guards in the country, but will head to New Orleans, not Spokane, for his fifth and final collegiate season. Also on Friday, the Tenth Circuit granted the NCAA’s stay request in Wisne v. NCAA, which includes the Colorado and Ohio lawsuits that were previously cleared, the latter involving Bulldog transfer Javon Bennett.

So Bennett, a 5-10 point guard from Dayton, who was expected to factor into GU’s point guard situation, is currently ineligible. And although Theo Lawson of the Spokesman-Review reported that 23-year-old Nathan De Sousa plans to arrive in Spokane this week, the French point guard is still awaiting approval for eligibility after committing to Gonzaga in June.

So where do the Zags go from here, still searching for a definitive answer at lead guard?