Which Gonzaga players will actually play at Kraziness in the Kennel?

The Gonzaga Bulldogs will set foot on the McCarthey Athletic Center floor in front of the home crowd on Saturday, Oct. 3, for Kraziness in the Kennel.

This annual event serves as an introduction to Gonzaga’s new players and acts as a way for fans to get hyped for the upcoming season. This year, it also comes with the added bonus of hyping up Gonzaga’s place in the new-look Pac-12, where they will compete against traditionally strong programs like San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State, and Boise State.

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While the Zags will be a preseason top 25, and potentially top 10 team, there are more questions than usual about Mark Few’s roster this late in the season – thanks to the surprise departure of Mario Saint-Supery in July and the ongoing legal battles with the NCAA by three of the team’s key additions.

Will Gonzaga’s three fifth-year seniors take the floor?

Mar 22, 2026; Tampa, FL, USA; Florida Gators guard Xaivian Lee (1) | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Because Kraziness is technically a practice, the current expectation is that all three of Gonzaga’s class of 2022 seniors – Javon Bennett (Dayton), Xaivian Lee (Florida), and Chauncey Wiggins (Florida State) – will participate in the festivities and the Blue vs. White scrimmage.

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Currently, Lee is eligible thanks to a TRO granted in the state of California, although that could change at any time if the NCAA is granted a stay request by the court of appeals.

Both Bennett and Wiggins are currently ineligible because of stay requests granted in the Ohio and Georgia lawsuits, respectively, and they won’t be reinstated until/unless the NCAA loses its appeal.

Mar 14, 2026; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Dayton Flyers guard Javon Bennett (0) | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

So while all three should be on the court Saturday, there’s a real chance they aren’t all playing Nov. 2 when the regular season begins against Purdue in Las Vegas.

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Publish date : 2026-09-29 18:36:00

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