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Jersey Number 7
Tyon Grant-Foster
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 220
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Kan.
- High School:
- Schlagle HS
- Prev School:
- Indian Hills CC / Kansas / DePaul
Bio
| Read | Grant-Foster follows heart's desire to health, wins Watch | Journey to GCU |
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Grand Canyon |
Career Summary
- Packed a giant impact into two-year GCU career, ranking prominently in the program's career record books:
- 10th all-time (first in D-I era) in scoring average at 17.8
- second in D-I era in blocks with 90
- third in D-I era in free throws made with 337
- fifth in D-I era in steals with 103
- seventh in D-I era with 1,070 points scored
- ninth in D-I era with 360 rebounds
- Received All-WAC First Team recognition in both seasons and was the 2024 WAC Player of the Year.
- One of only seven players in GCU history (and only at D-I level) to sit in the program's 1,000-point club with only two seasons played.
- Had 20-point outings in all three of his NCAA Tournament games: 29 vs. Alabama (2024), 23 vs. Maryland (2025) and 22 vs. Saint Mary's (2024).
- Pursued the NBA Draft process and was invited to the draft combine before announcing return to GCU on June 4. Missed the first two games of the season.
- Earned All-WAC First Team honors despite missing the regular season's final five games with injury.
- Led the team in points per game (14.8) for the second straight season.
- Led the WAC in scoring for conference games (17.4) on 53.2% shooting (second in WAC).
- Ranked third in the WAC in steals per game (1.7), fourth in points per game (14.8), tied for fourth in blocks per game (1.5) and eighth in rebounds per game (5.9).
- Named the WAC Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason All-WAC. Other preseason honors included: Naismith Trophy Watch List, Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Top 20 Preseason Watch List and Jay Bilas Preseason All-America Second Team.
- Averaged 14.0 points during GCU's three-game WAC Tournament Championship run to land on the WAC All-Tournament Team for the second straight year.
- Entered the 1,000-point club for both his Division I career (on Jan. 30 vs. Seattle U) and his GCU career (Feb. 15 vs. at UT Arlington).
- With 40 blocks, tied teammate Lök Wur for second in GCU's D-I single-season records.
- Named WAC Player of the Week on two occasions: Jan. 6 (after a 23-point WAC opener vs. Southern Utah) and Feb. 3 (averaged 20.0 points in 2-0 week against Seattle U and Utah Valley).
- Led the team in scoring in 12 games, scored in double figures in 21 games and logged six 20-point games.
- Had a career-high six steals against Georgia on Dec. 14.
- Posted a season-high 24 points in a nationally televised win over Seattle U on Jan. 30.
- Posted his third career 20-point NCAA Tournament game with 23 points against Maryland on March 21. Made three 3-pointers and 10 free throws, tying and setting, respectively, GCU D-I NCAA Tournament game records.
- Vaulted into national notoriety after returning from nearly two full years out of basketball to score 30 points in the season opener, finish in the nation's top 20 for points (19th, 684) and top 10 for free throws (ninth, 210), and leading GCU to its first NCAA tournament win and scoring 22 and 29 points, respectively.
- Named the WAC Player of the Year, the first Lope to win the honor. Led the conference in scoring at 20.1 points per game, the first GCU player to hold that distinction since DeWayne Russell (21.2, 2016-17).
- Was a finalist for the Lute Olson National Player of the Year.
- Named the WAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player after scoring 28 and 22 points, respectively, in GCU's semifinal and final wins.
- Won six WAC Newcomer of the Week awards and three WAC Player of the Week awards.
- Popularized "We Hoop at GCU" slogan following WAC Tournament and NCAA tournament victories.
- With 684 total points, posted the highest scoring season in GCU's Division I era and the third-highest scoring season in the program's all-time history.
- Set the program's all-time record for made free throws in a season at 210 (was: Josh Braun, 203, 2015-16).
- Set the program's D-I season records for: field goals at 212 (was: Ray Harrison, 206, 2022-23) and blocks at 50 (was: Keonta Vernon, 39, 2017-18).
- Would have also set GCU's D-I steals record with 58 if it wasn't for teammate Collin Moore logging 64 steals.
- Led GCU in scoring (20.1 per game), minutes (33.4 per game), 3-pointers (50), free throws made (210) and blocks (50).
- Had 17 games of 20 or more points, four more than the nearest WAC player. Scored in double figures in 32 of his 34 games played.
- Scored 22 points in GCU's first-round NCAA tournament win over Saint Mary's before topping that mark with a 29-point effort against Alabama.
- Recorded three double-doubles on the season: Nov. 29 at UTRGV (25 points, 11 rebounds), Dec. 2 vs. UT Arlington (21 points, 10 rebounds), Feb. 22 at Tarleton State (25 points, 13 rebounds).
- Tied the program's all-time record for free throws made without a miss (also: Mike Haddow, 1974) when he converted on 14 of 14 in the home finale against Stephen F. Austin on March 2.
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DePaul |
Chicago, Ill. |
2021-22 | Redshirt
- Missed almost all of season after having to be rushed to hospital at halftime of season opener.
- In that one game against Coppin State, scored nine points and collected three rebounds in 15 minutes of first-half action.
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Kansas |
Lawrence, Kan. |
2020-21 | Junior
- Played in 22 games with the Jayhawks while averaging 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 8.2 minutes per contest.
- Played 14 or more minutes in five games.
- Scored a season-high 13 points against Omaha on Dec. 11.
- Recorded seven points and two rebounds against USC in the NCAA Tournament
- Scored nine points and collected five rebounds against TCU on Jan. 28.
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Indian Hills CC |
Ottumwa, Iowa |
- Earned NJCAA All-American Honorable Mention honors, averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds on a 30-3 team.
- Led Indian Hills during the shortened 2019-20 season with 16.5 points per game along with a rebounding average of 6.5 boards per game.
Schlagle HS |
Kansas City, Kan. |
- Played at Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kansas.
Personal |
- Parents are Talisha Grant and Willie Foster.
- Cousin, Ish Wainwright, is a former Phoenix Suns power forward who played for GCU head coach Bryce Drew's brother, Scott, at Baylor.
- Persevered through serious heart condition, collapsing at halftime of DePaul's 2021 season opener. Returned to floor nearly two full years later in GCU's 2023 season opener and had a historic season.
- In September 2024, attended the NCAA Men's Basketball Elite Student-Athlete Symposium.
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