> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Wing Depth Stands Out in Gonzaga's Exhibition Win Over Northwest - URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/wing-depth-stands-out-gonzaga-exhibition-win-northwest/ - Published: 2025-10-20T20:11:28.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-08T06:17:43.000Z - Author: Corbin Smith - Tags: Analysis, News, Gonzaga, Zags, Bulldogs, Davis Fogle, Jalen Warley, Mark Few, Graham Ike, Braden Huff, Braeden Smith, Tyon Grant-Foster, Steele Venters \[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="807"\] ![ Davis Fogle throws down an alley-oop dunk from Jalen Warley in Gonzaga’s 111-62 win over Northwest on Oct. 19 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Credit: Gonzaga Athletics/Instagram ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1d/f2/1df2f77b-83dd-4bc0-a6d2-6d1bb5df89a3/content/images/2026/10/img_1195-format-original.jpg) Davis Fogle throws down an alley-oop dunk from Jalen Warley in Gonzaga’s 111-62 win over Northwest on Oct. 19 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Credit: Gonzaga Athletics/Instagram \[/caption\] If someone predicted a true freshman to lead the team in scoring for Gonzaga in its 111-62 win over Northwest, it would likely be Mario Saint-Supéry, the budding star from Spain who has been playing professional basketball overseas for years. But even though Saint-Supéry did put together an efficient 12 points in his 20 minutes, it was instead Davis Fogle, the 6-7 forward, who was all over the floor in his 18-point game against the Eagles. After the game, Jalen Warley called Fogle a “sponge”. Steele Venters referred to him as fearless. The 19-year-old is prepped to be inserted into a very experienced Gonzaga rotation with high aspirations, and he’s playing with a relentless mindset. “I’ve always been confident in my game, you know, I know how much work I put in,” Fogle said. “So just going out there, not playing scared of a mistake, just going out there playing, having fun, and this is what I love to do.” He led the Zags with 12 shot attempts and knocked down eight of them, three of them being dunks, including finishing an alley-oop from Warley on a fast break. Fogle was active throughout his 21 minutes, with his highlight of the day cutting backdoor on a loose ball and Adam Miller finding him with a line drive chest pass for an easy layup. Then on the other end, he rejected Northwest’s Nik Ellul on a runner in the paint. Fogle’s presence was a pleasant performance for the Zags, who still got good showings from their projected starting lineup. The dynamic duo of Graham Ike and Braden Huff picked up where they left off from previous seasons. The opening play for the Zags in each half involved Huff finding Ike for an and-one bucket and then Ike returning the favor to Huff later on for a layup down low. They each finished with 13 points in the game. Sharpshooters Steele Venters and Adam Miller had nine and eight points, respectively, but had quiet days shooting from beyond the arc. The two shot a combined 1-for-9 from three but showed their ability to create shots from other areas on the court, which can prove especially lethal when their shots are falling. Point guard Braeden Smith was GU’s second-leading scorer, dropping 15 points to go along with four assists. He hit two of his four three-point attempts as well. In the first wave of subs, Saint-Supéry came on for the Zags, but Smith stayed, creating a double point-guard lineup. This initiated the only scoring drought the Bulldogs had in the game, as they couldn’t adequately create offense for about four minutes before getting back in groove. In an interview with Jon Rothstein last week, Few said he thinks Saint-Supéry will push Smith and that the two create an “interesting mix”. Even though Huff redshirted with Gonzaga last season and got a front row seat to one of the great point guard seasons in college history by Ryan Nembhard, Few predicts utilizing both players to run the offense. “I see both of them kind of handling the point guard duties, if not equally, then sharing it enough that we’ll get great point guard play this year,” he said. Even with Fogle’s big day and standard play from the Bulldogs’ starting crew, none of them led the team in +/-. That would be Warley, who finished +30 in the box as he nearly posted a double-double, scoring nine points and grabbing 13 rebounds, five of them on the offensive glass. He was also impactful as the on-ball defender, which is his heralded trait. Warley says his head coach has made it an emphasis for him to be more of a pest on the boards. “Coach Few’s been on me about being on the glass offensively and defensively. So I feel like those are energy plays that can kind of get our team going…” he said. “The more plays that I can make on the glass, the better we’re gonna be as a team.” Warley and Fogle embody the newest element for the Zags this season, their depth and versatility on the wing. The team anticipates playing faster and getting out in transition more frequently. “I feel like having this much depth, we can come at other teams in waves,” Warley said. “We can get a lot of different guys in there, a lot of new energy, so we’ve been using it to our benefit throughout the offseason.” It stood out especially during the win over the Eagles with the absences of forwards Emmanuel Innocenti and Tyon Grant-Foster. Innocenti is still nursing a rib injury that he suffered during the team’s intrasquad scrimmage at ‘Kraziness in the Kennel’, with his status being day-to-day. Grant-Foster, on the other hand, is dealing with tumult that is more mentally and emotionally taxing than physical. With the NCAA ruling to deny his appeal for an eligibility waiver to play this season, the decision nulled the practice waiver he was granted at the beginning of October, making him unable to play in this exhibition matchup. With a preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for Thursday, October 23, there is hope that the decision will be overturned, but Few is frustrated that the situation has come to this point. “It’s just been a really, really tough deal. \[Tyon\]’s an incredible guy. He’s got an incredible story. I’ve been coaching college for 37 years and I’ve seen a lot of these situations and a lot of these waivers have went through,” Few said. “I know it’s a hard situation for the NCAA with all these waivers that happen to be out there. But listen, I’ve never seen anyone who’s as unique as this. I mean, he literally died. His heart stopped, not once, but twice, when he was on the floor. He didn’t have two years of basketball. He’s put everything into basketball. It means the world to him…I’ve been a huge advocate for the NCAA and continue to be. They got a tough gig, but they’re just wrong on this one.” Few filed to declare ahead of the hearing, and part of his written statement read, “If he cannot play he cannot develop, improve, or display his skills. It is unlikely if he is unable to play next season, that Mr. Grant-Foster will be drafted or even be invited to play in NBA Summer League”, per Theo Lawson of the Spokesman-Review. Also according to Lawson, a portion of the lawsuit included reasoning for denying Grant-Foster’s request, stating a ‘lack of demonstrating extraordinary circumstances’ twice. Gonzaga initially submitted the waiver on June 6 but was denied on June 24\. After submitting a Request for Reconsideration on July 17, the NCAA also denied that on September 12\. An appeal was made by the university on September 26, and that was denied on October 17, leading to the injunction hearing on October 20. The Bulldogs’ second and final exhibition game is next Monday, October 27, versus Western Oregon at 6 PM PT. If the ruling on Grant-Foster’s request is reversed, it could be his first and only chance in true game action before Gonzaga’s season opener in a couple of weeks.