Gonzaga University’s basketball program has lost one of its key players, as point guard Mario Saint-Supery has departed the team and inked a deal with Spanish EuroLeague club Valencia.
According to the Field of 68, the signing caught Gonzaga off guard. Saint-Supery had been on the practice floor with the Bulldogs in Spokane, Washington, just earlier in the week before the news broke.
The 20-year-old’s contract with Valencia runs through June 30, 2030.
Saint-Supery spent one season with Gonzaga in 2025-26, earning a spot on the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team. He suited up for all 35 games, starting 17 of them, and put up averages of 8.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists while logging 23.1 minutes per game.
He connected on 40.3% of his three-point attempts, going 48-for-119 from beyond the arc, and knocked down 87.8% of his free throws, hitting 65 of 74 attempts. His development throughout the season had positioned him as the expected starter at the point guard spot going forward.
Originally from Malaga, Spain, Saint-Supery is heading back to his home country to play under head coach Xavi Albert at Valencia.
Gonzaga head coach Mark Few had not yet made a public statement regarding the departure, but the loss is considered a significant setback for the program.
The Bulldogs are preparing for a move to the restructured Pac-12 and had already been working with a slim group of returning players — just three — from a squad that went 31-4 before falling to Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament this past March. With Saint-Supery now gone, that returning group shrinks to two.
