Spokane judge clears Gonzaga’s Wiggins to play

A Spokane County judge ruled that Gonzaga forward Chauncey Wiggins is eligible to play this season, clearing him to potentially make his debut against LSU after earlier setbacks in Georgia and Texas courts. The judge found the NCAA had not formally excluded players in Wiggins’ class from its five-for-five eligibility rule and agreed that missing games could harm his opportunities. The ruling follows a broader dispute over whether the rule change applies retroactively to athletes who had already played four college seasons; other courts have reached differing conclusions. Gonzaga’s other fifth-year additions, Javon Bennett and Xaivian Lee, had already been cleared to play.