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With sudden need at point guard, Gonzaga turned to Dayton's Javon Bennett: 'Right off the bat, I wanted to play there' - Thu, 13 Aug 2026 PST

spokesman.com · 10h · first reportShare

Trying to make sense of the last five months, Javon Bennett was recently asked how he might have reacted had someone told the Dayton transfer in March he'd be on a Zoom call with an active Hall of Fame coach recruiting the former zero-star prospect to play for a preseason top-15 Gonzaga program. "I would think you're insane, to be honest," Bennett said.