Michigan State’s meeting with Gonzaga is still a few months away, but the Bulldogs’ backcourt has already taken a major hit.
Gonzaga has lost two guards in abrupt fashion this offseason, and the latest blow is the bigger one. Mario Saint-Supery, who was projected to start at point guard, has decided to head back to Spain to play, leaving Mark Few and the Bulldogs scrambling with the season still months from tipping off. As a freshman in 2025-26, Saint-Supery averaged 8.6 points and 3.8 assists while shooting 40.3% from three in 23 minutes per game.
That comes after another guard exit that already rattled the roster picture. Incoming combo guard Jack Kayil, a four-star prospect in Gonzaga’s 2026 class, chose to stay in the 2026 NBA Draft and was selected in round two.
Even with those losses, Gonzaga is not suddenly out of the picture. Few has spent decades proving he can reload, and there are still options for the Bulldogs to piece together a workable backcourt before December.
One possibility surfaced this week when former UCLA point guard Donovan Dent said he would be filing a waiver to get a fifth year, only months after announcing his retirement from basketball. If Dent ends up back in college, he would instantly become a major name in this conversation.
And if Gonzaga lands him, Michigan State would have to prepare for a familiar problem. The Spartans struggled to contain Dent in the Big Ten Tournament, when he scored 23 points in an upset win.
However Few handles the position, the matchup is still shaping up as a difficult one for Michigan State. The Bulldogs may be dealing with a messy offseason, but they still have enough talent and enough time to remain a dangerous opponent.
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