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# NCAA Approves Skylar Wicks' Waiver, 6-6 Combo Guard Eligible For Gonzaga
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/ncaa-approves-skylar-wicks-waiver-gonzaga-bulldogs/
- Published: 2026-08-12T05:53:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T17:02:52.000Z
- Description: Even when Skylar Wicks committed to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in late June, there was reasonable doubt about whether he would even don a Zags uniform.
- Author: Howard Woodard
- Tags: News, Analysis, Gonzaga Men's Basketball, Skylar Wicks

![  Saint Francis Red Flash guard Skylar Wicks (8) dribbles against Xavier Musketeers forward Filip Borovicanin (4) in the first half at Cintas Center. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images  ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/2025-12-02t022428z_1040238715_mt1usatoday27719562_rtrmadp_3_ncaa-basketball-st-francis-pa-at-xavier-jpg-format-original.jpg)

Saint Francis Red Flash guard Skylar Wicks (8) dribbles against Xavier Musketeers forward Filip Borovicanin (4) in the first half at Cintas Center. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

Even when Skylar Wicks committed to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in late June, there was reasonable doubt about whether he would even don a Zags uniform.

The Saint Francis transfer was seeking a seventh season of eligibility, with GU slated as the sixth school of Wicks’ career. But the 6-6 guard recently received great news concerning his status for another year of collegiate basketball.

First reported by Dushawn London of 247Sports.com, the NCAA approved the 26-year-old’s waiver last Tuesday, officially adding an experienced, shot-creating guard with rebounding prowess to the Bulldogs’ backcourt.

Similar to the story of former Gonzaga wing Tyon Grant-Foster last year, Wicks’ journey is complex. Both cases involve trips to the JUCO level, redshirting, and limited playing time during a season due to an injury or medical concerns. Fortunately for the Zags this time around, though, Wicks’ situation is settled sooner than a week before the program’s first regular season game. Moving forward, however, players with paths like Grant-Foster and Wicks won’t be able to compete in college with the new “5-in-5” rules instituted by the NCAA in June.

Not on the national radar coming out of Surge Christian Academy in Florida, Wicks first committed to Missouri State for the 2020-21 campaign. But in two seasons with the Bears, he barely got on the floor, logging 28 minutes over six games in his freshman year before redshirting in Springfield the following season.

So the New Jersey native transitioned to the junior college circuit for more opportunity, and he maximized his sole season there. After transferring to the State College of Florida, Wicks led the Manatees in scoring (16.5 PPG) and steals (1.3 SPG), while finishing second on the squad in rebounding (5.6 RPG) and assisting (2.9 APG). He shot just 38.6% from the field, but knocked down 39.7% of his 3-point attempts and was named First Team All-Suncoast. As the Manatees’ main offensive option, Wicks dropped at least 30 points on three occasions, including a 43-point night.

Returning to Division I competition, Wicks transferred to Incarnate Word and received the extended playing time he had been hoping for. Logging six double-doubles for the Cardinals, Wicks was again his team’s leading scorer at 13.9 points per contest and also paced UIW with 6.6 rebounds a game. However, the combo guard continued to shoot inefficiently from the floor and saw a plummet in his marksmanship from distance, posting marks of 39.6% shooting overall and 31.1% on 3-pointers.

Wicks then took his talents to UTSA, but was slotted into a bench role with the Roadrunners. He averaged 11.4 minutes a game, totaling 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds across 10 games, six of which Wicks didn’t get in the scoring column. Then, due to injury, Wicks didn’t appear in a game again that season once the calendar flipped to 2024.

Sparking another new chapter, Wicks transferred to Saint Francis, where he was counted on again as the primary weapon for a program. Wicks’ 17.8 points and 6.7 rebounds a night were second and sixth in the Northeast Conference, respectively. He also tallied 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while draining 36.1% of his shots from 3-point territory, and took home Third Team All-NEC honors. His 41.0% field goal percentage and 50.9% true shooting clip still didn’t jump off the page, but were improvements from his prior Division I seasons.

He becomes Gonzaga’s fifth transfer portal addition of the offseason, and will be the third of the group in at least their fifth season, joining recent recruits Javon Bennett and Chauncey Wiggins. After losing intended starting guards Mario Saint-Supéry and Jack Kayil this offseason, GU now has Wicks, Bennett, Wiggins, rising sophomore Davis Fogle and Houston transfer Isiah Harwell as its backcourt and ball-handling options, each with very different skill sets. Not to mention freshmen Juwan-Ekanga-Ehawa and Luca Foster will be on the roster as well, while Frenchman Nathan De Sousa is still waiting in the wings for his eligibility to be cleared. Another facilitating guard is also in the cards for the Bulldogs as they inch closer to finalizing their personnel.

Efficiency will be a major concern for Wicks with the Zags, now undoubtedly playing the best competition he’s ever faced. The State College of Florida discontinued its basketball program after Wicks’ season in Venice, while Saint Francis is moving from Division I to Division III this fall. Wicks won’t have nearly the offensive load he did with the Manatees and Red Flash, particularly as a volume scorer, yet will be needed as a presence on the boards, a spot-up shooter, and potentially a producer in passing lanes.

Gonzaga now has one commitment remaining for the 2026-27 season, assuming international players De Sousa and Izan Almansa will be deemed eligible to suit up this year. Wicks finally being cleared to head to Spokane only increases the versatility and multiplicity of this Zags’ roster, which is suddenly looking a lot more promising than it did a month ago.