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Grant-Foster picks GCU for his return
4/22/2023 8:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
Medical issue sidelined former Kansas, DePaul swingman since November 2021
Tyon Grant-Foster was limited to one college basketball game in the past two years, so his next destination needed to match how special the situation and opportunity would be for him.
Grant-Foster found Grand Canyon to be that home, as a graduate transfer who has not played since starting in the DePaul season opener on Nov. 16, 2021.
The 6-foot-7, 205-pound Kansas City, Kansas, native will join next season's Lopes roster as a two-way threat from the wing. Grant-Foster was hospitalized at halftime of that 2021 opener and he has been sidelined since then with a medical issue that was cleared by doctors last month.
"Tyon has his best basketball ahead of him," GCU head coach Bryce Drew said. "Being healthy now, he is ready for a breakout year. We feel GCU is a great place for him to do that. We love his versatility, athleticism on both ends of the floor and ability to shoot the basketball."
Grant-Foster was a standout at Schlagle High School before playing at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa, where he became an All-American honorable mention for averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds on a 30-3 team.
In 2020-21, Grant-Foster played a season at Kansas, averaging 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game for the Jayhawks. He transferred to DePaul, where he led the Blue Demons in scoring in an exhibition game with 15 points and nine rebounds. Before going to the hospital, he had scored nine points in the first half of that 2021-22 season opener.
At every stop, his coaches have praised his ability to play and defend multiple positions and his character.
"With the environment, my relationships with Coach Drew and Coach (Jamall) Walker and the role that I would play coming in, I just felt like GCU was everything I needed, especially with the people we've got coming back," Grant-Foster said.
"I feel like I can do everything. I score the ball very well, and I can defend very well. The fans are going to see a lot with me and Ray (Harrison) playing on the same team. There's going to be a lot of explosiveness and a whole lot of winning going on next year."
Phoenix is new to Grant-Foster, but he already found a family feel on his recent campus visit in addition to the relative he has in town – his cousin, Phoenix Suns power forward Ish Wainwright, who played for Drew's brother, Scott, at Baylor.
Grant-Foster recently has been able to return to full activity with morning weightlifting and afternoon basketball workouts in Kansas City, but he said the perspective of watching basketball for the past two years has benefited him.
"I've learned that basketball is a whole lot easier than you make it sometimes," Grant-Foster said. "It doesn't have to be hard all the time. You can see a whole lot more, and I've been paying attention to more of what's going on. When you see that, you'll make a lot less mistakes."
When he plays his first game at GCU, Grant-Foster will have gone nearly full two years without competing on the court.
"It's going to be crazy," Grant-Foster said. "it's going to be real emotional."
Grant-Foster found Grand Canyon to be that home, as a graduate transfer who has not played since starting in the DePaul season opener on Nov. 16, 2021.
The 6-foot-7, 205-pound Kansas City, Kansas, native will join next season's Lopes roster as a two-way threat from the wing. Grant-Foster was hospitalized at halftime of that 2021 opener and he has been sidelined since then with a medical issue that was cleared by doctors last month."Tyon has his best basketball ahead of him," GCU head coach Bryce Drew said. "Being healthy now, he is ready for a breakout year. We feel GCU is a great place for him to do that. We love his versatility, athleticism on both ends of the floor and ability to shoot the basketball."
Grant-Foster was a standout at Schlagle High School before playing at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa, where he became an All-American honorable mention for averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds on a 30-3 team.
In 2020-21, Grant-Foster played a season at Kansas, averaging 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game for the Jayhawks. He transferred to DePaul, where he led the Blue Demons in scoring in an exhibition game with 15 points and nine rebounds. Before going to the hospital, he had scored nine points in the first half of that 2021-22 season opener.
At every stop, his coaches have praised his ability to play and defend multiple positions and his character.
"With the environment, my relationships with Coach Drew and Coach (Jamall) Walker and the role that I would play coming in, I just felt like GCU was everything I needed, especially with the people we've got coming back," Grant-Foster said.
"I feel like I can do everything. I score the ball very well, and I can defend very well. The fans are going to see a lot with me and Ray (Harrison) playing on the same team. There's going to be a lot of explosiveness and a whole lot of winning going on next year."
Phoenix is new to Grant-Foster, but he already found a family feel on his recent campus visit in addition to the relative he has in town – his cousin, Phoenix Suns power forward Ish Wainwright, who played for Drew's brother, Scott, at Baylor.Grant-Foster recently has been able to return to full activity with morning weightlifting and afternoon basketball workouts in Kansas City, but he said the perspective of watching basketball for the past two years has benefited him.
"I've learned that basketball is a whole lot easier than you make it sometimes," Grant-Foster said. "It doesn't have to be hard all the time. You can see a whole lot more, and I've been paying attention to more of what's going on. When you see that, you'll make a lot less mistakes."
When he plays his first game at GCU, Grant-Foster will have gone nearly full two years without competing on the court.
"It's going to be crazy," Grant-Foster said. "it's going to be real emotional."
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