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2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

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2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–4 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Kimbrough
  • Casey Shaw
  • Marc Rodgers
  • Jake Lindsey
  • Peyton Prudhomme
Home arenaGCU Arena
Seasons
2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 1 0   1.000 11 4   .733
Utah Valley 1 0   1.000 9 6   .600
California Baptist 1 0   1.000 8 7   .533
Tarleton 1 0   1.000 6 10   .375
Utah Tech 0 0   4 11   .267
Southern Utah 0 1   .000 8 7   .533
Abilene Christian 0 1   .000 8 8   .500
UT Arlington 0 1   .000 7 8   .467
Seattle 0 1   .000 5 10   .333
2025 WAC tournament winner
As of January 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are currently led by fifth-year head coach Bryce Drew and play their games at GCU Arena as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

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The Antelopes finished the season 30–5, 17–3 in conference play, to finish in first place. They were both the WAC regular season and conference tournament champions. As the automatic qualifier for the WAC, they earned the No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament. They upset the No. 5 seed Saint Mary's in the first round, before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Roster

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2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Ray Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Greenville, SC
G 1 Styles Phipps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Avondale, AZ
G 2 Makaih Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Long Beach, CA
G/F 3 Braylon Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Moon Township, PA
F 5 Lök Wur 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS North Omaha, NE
G 6 Malcolm Flaggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Tuba City, AZ
G 7 Tyon Grant-Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Kansas City, KS
G 8 Collin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr North Little Rock, AR
F 9 Traivar Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Anchorage, AK
G 11 Caleb Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Phoenix, AZ
G 12 Jason Amador 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Parker, AZ
C 14 Dennis Evans 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Riverside, CA
F 21 JaKobe Coles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Denton, TX
F 23 Sammie Yeanay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Gainesville, FL
F 24 Duke Brennan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Chandler, AZ
C 34 Austin Maurer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Medford, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Eastern New Mexico W 87–57 
 19  Coles   9  Coles   4  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,244)
Phoenix, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton
Beach Night
W 89–79  1–0
 26  Coles   13  Coles   4  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,053)
Phoenix, AZ
November 9, 2024*
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Western Kentucky
WAC-CUSA Initiative/Purple Out
W 74–72  2–0
 23  Moore   11  Coles   3  Tied  GCU Arena (7,332)
Phoenix, AZ
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Arizona State
Hall of Fame Series
L 76–87  2–1
 19  Grant-Foster   7  Grant-Foster   6  Harrison  Footprint Center (13,705)
Phoenix, AZ
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
UC Davis
Country Night
L 68–75  2–2
 18  Tied   9  Tied   3  Tied  GCU Arena (7,002)
Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Norfolk State
Arizona Educator Appreciation Night
W 91–73  3–2
 20  Tied   7  Brennan   8  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,022)
Phoenix, AZ
November 26, 2024*
5:00 p.m., truTV
vs. Stanford
Acrisure Holiday Invitational Showcase Game
W 78–71  4–2
 15  Moore   8  Tied   5  Grant-Foster  Acrisure Arena (753)
Palm Desert, CA
December 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Hawai'i
Litmas Christmas Game
W 78–72  5–2
 23  Grant-Foster   7  Harrison   2  Tied  GCU Arena (7,004)
Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Life Pacific
Lopes Ski Lodge
W 100–52  6–2
 22  Shaw   15  Brennan   6  Phipps  GCU Arena (7,038)
Phoenix, AZ
December 14, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN
Georgia
Holiday Hoopsgiving
L 68–73  6–3
 16  Harrison   9  Wur   4  Harrison  State Farm Arena 
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech
WAC-CUSA Initiative
L 66–74  6–4
 19  Coles   7  Brennan   4  Harrison  Thomas Assembly Center (2,173)
Ruston, LA
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Chicago State
Hometown Heroes
W 74–51  7–4
 20  Wur   4  Williams   4  Moore  GCU Arena (7,024)
Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Saint Louis
Canyon Christmas Fest
W 73–72  8–4
 20  Moore   9  Brennan   4  Coles  GCU Arena (7,112)
Phoenix, AZ
December 28, 2024*
4:30 p.m.
vs. San Diego
West Coast Hoops Showcase
W 68–55  9–4
 18  Coles   10  Coles   2  Tied  Intuit Dome (12,272)
Inglewood, CA
December 30, 2024*
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Bryant
Employee Holiday Party
W 112–66  10–4
 31  Williams   15  Brennan   3  Tied  GCU Arena (7,214)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Southern Utah       GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley       UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Abilene Christian
Black Out
      GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Tarleton State
God Bless America Night
      GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
January 23, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Utah       America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Tech       Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Seattle
White Out
      GCU Arena 
Pnoenix, AZ
February 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Utah Valley
Camo Night
      GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist       Fowler Events Center 
Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tarleton State       Wisdom Gymnasium 
Stephenville, TX
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT-Arlington       College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
California Baptist
Homecoming/Purple Out
      GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
UT-Arlington
ElectroLope
      GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
March 1, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle       Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Utah Tech
Senior Night
      GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian       Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
WAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA, TBA
TBA       Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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  1. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". GCULopes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.