Gonzaga transfer Dusty Stromer announces commitment to reigning WAC champion Grand Canyon

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Dusty Stromer didn’t wait long to enter his name in the transfer portal and didn’t need much more time to identify a new school.

Stromer, who spent two seasons at Gonzaga before revealing last Monday he was planning to enter the portal, announced a commitment to Grand Canyon Wednesday night on Instagram.

Stromer’s post included a photoshopped image of the guard/wing wearing a black and purple Grand Canyon jersey with a caption reading “Let’s workkkkk.”

The sophomore entered his name in the portal only a handful of hours after it opened to college players, becoming the first member of Mark Few’s 2024-25 Gonzaga roster to do so. Two other players, Jun Seok Yeo and Michael Ajayi, reportedly entered the portal in the following days, giving Gonzaga at least six open scholarships for the following season.

Stromer played a key role for Gonzaga early in his freshman season, starting the first 15 games before relinquishing his spot to veteran Ben Gregg as the Zags shifted to a bigger lineup.

The former four-star recruit averaged 23.5 minutes in 2023-24 but watched his playing time diminish last season, starting just once and averaging only 17.5 minutes.

Stromer’s scoring numbers as a freshman (4.8 points per game) and sophomore (4.3) were similar, but he averaged fewer rebounds in 2024-25 (1.8) and saw his playing time dip down the stretch of the season, logging 28 total minutes in the team’s final five games.

He joins a Grand Canyon program that’s had tremendous success under coach Bryce Drew, who just completed his fourth season at the Phoenix-based school.

The Antelopes, more commonly referred to as the “Lopes,” have won at least 23 games each of the past three seasons and have made the NCAA Tournament three of the past four years, only missing in 2021-22, when they went 23-8.

Gonzaga played Grand Canyon in the opening round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, winning 82-70 in Denver.

The Antelopes beat GU’s top rival in the West Coast…

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Publish date : 2025-04-03 02:08:00

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