SPOKANE, Wash - The future of a college basketball player hoping to play his final season with Gonzaga is now back in the hands of a Spokane County judge.

A judge in Spokane denied the NCAA's request to move the case to federal court.

Tyon Grant-Foster wants the court to intervene, as the NCAA has denied his transfer waiver.

Grant-Foster transferred to Gonzaga this season after stints at Grand Canyon University, DePaul, Kansas and Indian Hills Community College.

The NCAA says players can only play four seasons in five years, but Grant-Foster argues some of that eligibility doesn't count because of the COVID year and the way the organization has counted junior college play.

He was also sidelined for two seasons because of a heart condition.

Grant-Foster's attorneys and Gonzaga Coach M

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