2019–20 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were led by seventh-year head coach Dan Majerle and played their home games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 13–17, 8–8 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament ; however, the tournament was canceled amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic .[ 1]
On March 13, 2020, the school fired Dan Majerle as head coach of the Antelopes.[ 2] A few days later, the school named former Vanderbilt and Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as the Antelopes' next head coach.[ 3]
Previous season
The Antelopes finished the 2018–19 season 20–14, 10–6 in WAC play, to finish in third place. They defeated Seattle [ 4] and Utah Valley [ 5] to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State .[ 6] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to West Virginia .[ 7]
Roster
2019–20 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
J.J. Rhymes
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Phoenix, AZ
G
1
Isiah Brown
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Lynnwood, WA
G
3
Mikey Dixon
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
RS Jr
New Castle, DE
F
4
Oscar Frayer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Oakland, CA
C
5
Louis Bangai
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Jr
Yaounde, Cameroon
G
10
Jovan Jr. Blacksher
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Oakland, CA
G
11
Jaylen Fisher
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Memphis, TN
F
13
Lorenzo Jenkins
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Naples, FL
F
15
Raef Gerdes
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Lee's Summit, MO
G
23
Carlos Johnson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Centralia, IL
F
24
Bryce Okpoh
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
The Colony, TX
C
25
Alessandro Lever
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Bolzano, Italy
F
30
Gabe McGlothan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Gilbert, AZ
F
31
Ethan Spry
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Scottsdale, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 17, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019 *7:00 p.m., KUTP
Cal State San Bernardino
W 87–60
GCU Arena (7,190)Phoenix, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019 *7:00 p.m., ESPN3 /KUTP
Davenport
L 73–82
0–1
GCU Arena (7,014)Phoenix, AZ
November 8, 2019 *7:00 p.m., ESPN3/KUTP
Illinois
L 71–83
0–2
GCU Arena (7,498)Phoenix, AZ
November 13, 2019 *8:00 p.m., Stadium
at San Diego State
L 61–86
0–3
Viejas Arena (10,440)San Diego, CA
November 16, 2019 *6:00 p.m., KUTP
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 67–54
1–3
GCU Arena (7,150)Phoenix, AZ
November 19, 2019 *7:00 p.m., KUTP
Montana State
W 69–56
2–3
GCU Arena (6,862)Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2019 *11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Valparaiso U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam quarterfinals
L 74–78
2–4
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2019 *1:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Fordham U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round
L 58–70
2–5
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2019 *11:00 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Illinois State U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam 7th-place game
W 68–63
3–5
Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2019 *6:00 p.m., KUTP
Purdue Fort Wayne
L 60–71
3–6
GCU Arena (6,894)Phoenix, AZ
December 3, 2019 *7:00 p.m., KUTP
Mount St. Mary's
W 75–67 OT
4–6
GCU Arena (6,785)Phoenix, AZ
December 8, 2019 *4:30 p.m., ESPNU
Liberty
L 61–70
4–7
GCU Arena (5,406)Phoenix, AZ
December 12, 2019 *7:00 p.m., KUTP
Northern Iowa
L 58–82
4–8
GCU Arena (7,186)Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2019 *7:00 p.m.
at New Mexico
L 71–91
4–9
Dreamstyle Arena (10,925)Albuquerque, NM
December 21, 2019 *6:00 p.m., KUTP
Eastern Illinois
W 85–63
5–9
GCU Arena (6,634)Phoenix, AZ
WAC regular season
January 4, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield
L 62–69
5–10 (0–1)
Icardo Center (2,513)Bakersfield, CA
January 11, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP
California Baptist
L 57–61
5–11 (0–2)
GCU Arena (7,054)Phoenix, AZ
January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m.
at Chicago State
W 78–64
6–11 (1–2)
Jones Convocation Center (444)Chicago, IL
January 18, 2020 6:00 p.m.
at Kansas City
W 69–66
7–11 (2–2)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,103)Kansas City, MO
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., KUTP
Seattle
W 80–77
8–11 (3–2)
GCU Arena (6,572)Phoenix, AZ
January 25, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP
Utah Valley
L 69–73
8–12 (3–3)
GCU Arena (7,034)Phoenix, AZ
January 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 87–79
9–12 (4–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,165)Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2020 6:00 p.m.
at New Mexico State
L 52–72
9–13 (4–4)
Pan American Center (13,960)Las Cruces, NM
February 8, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist
W 103–98
10–13 (5–4)
CBU Events Center (5,050)Riverside, CA
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., KUTP
Kansas City
W 71–66 OT
11–13 (6–4)
GCU Arena (6,717)Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP
Chicago State
W 71–47
12–13 (7–4)
GCU Arena (6,888)Phoenix, AZ
February 20, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Seattle
L 89–95
12–14 (7–5)
Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m.
at Utah Valley
L 80–92
12–15 (7–6)
UCCU Center (5,236)Orem, UT
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., KUTP
New Mexico State
L 53–67
12–16 (7–7)
GCU Arena (7,155)Phoenix, AZ
February 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
L 80–88
12–17 (7–8)
GCU Arena (7,002)Phoenix, AZ
March 7, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP
Cal State Bakersfield
W 64–61
13–17 (8–8)
GCU Arena (7,142)Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
Canceled
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain .
Source:[ 8]
References
^ Martinez, Justin (March 12, 2020). "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns" . Las Cruces Sun-News . Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
^ Kasabian, Paul (March 13, 2020). "Dan Majerle Fired as Grand Canyon University HC After 7 Seasons" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (March 17, 2020). "Bryce Drew hired as head coach at Grand Canyon" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
^ Coro, Paul (March 14, 2019). "Lopes get gutty, reach WAC semis" . Grand Canyon University Athletics . Retrieved October 17, 2024 .
^ Coro, Paul (March 15, 2019). "Clutch Lopes reach WAC title game" . Grand Canyon University Athletics . Retrieved October 17, 2024 .
^ Coro, Paul (March 16, 2019). "WAC tourney run ends on fumes" . Grand Canyon University Athletics . Retrieved October 17, 2024 .
^ Coro, Paul (March 20, 2019). "Lopes season ends at West Virginia" . Grand Canyon University Athletics . Retrieved October 17, 2024 .
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule" . gculopes.com . Retrieved October 17, 2024 .
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