The lawsuit is for a breach of contract after Grand Canyon left the WCC for the Mountain West Conference.
Grand Canyon University was apart of the West Coast Conference for the quickest of a second, didn’t even end up playing one game as a member. Now, the WCC is suing Grand Canyon over its alleged refusal to pay both entrance and exit fees.
West Coast Conference takes legal action against Grand Canyon University for breach of contract
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Grand Canyon, the only for-profit Division 1 school, agreed to pay a $16M entrance fee to the WCC back in May. About six months later, the university left for the Mountain West Conference (will join no later than the start of the 2026-27 season) and the WCC wants it’s money now.
The Phoenix-based university’s basketball program has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 3 of the last 4 seasons. A major factor in Grand Canyon’s decision to leave the WCC was due to the fact that Gonzaga was also on their way out the door to the Pac-12 Conference (starting in the 2026-27 season).
What is next for the WCC in the world of college realignment is yet to be determined. Seattle University is still planning to join the conference starting in the 2025-26 season.
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on Twitter @a_cravalho