Dylan Darling, who hit game-winner in NCAA Tournament, transferring to GCU

Former St. John’s guard Dylan Darling has committed to Grand Canyon, according to On3’s Joe Tipton.

Darling is coming off his fourth college season and first with St. John’s. He averaged 6.9 points on 39.8% shooting and 27.7% from deep. He added 2.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals.

His claim to fame this past season was his game-winning layup in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Kansas. Darling did so after going scoreless all game, missing all four of his 3-point attempts before that.

Dylan Darling becomes the FIRST PLAYER IN NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY to hit a game-winning buzzer beater as his FIRST basket of the game. WOW.pic.twitter.com/ZCjDictJ8W

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 22, 2026

Before his time with St. John’s, the 6-foot-2, 175-pound guard had stops at Washington State (2022-24) and Idaho State (2024-25).

Darling is the third player to commit to GCU through the transfer portal this offseason, joining shooting guard Jaden Zimmerman and power forward Omaha Biliew.

The Antelopes have seen center Dennis Evans (Oregon State), power forward Kaleb Smith and shooting guard Dusty Stromer enter the transfer portal.

Point guard Makaih Williams subsequently withdrew from the portal after his agent announced plans for Williams to enter it.

GCU went 20-12 (13-7 conference record) in its first season with the Mountain West Conference in 2025-26.

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