2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bryce Drew and played their games at GCU Arena as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 30–5, 17–3 in WAC play, to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the WAC basketball, they defeated Seattle in the semifinals and beat UT Arlington in the championship to win the WCC Tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where as the No. 12 seed in the West region, they upset Saint Mary's in the first round, before losing to Alabama in the second round.

2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
WAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record30–5 (17–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGCU Arena
Seasons
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 17 3   .850 30 5   .857
Tarleton* 16 4   .800 25 10   .714
UT Arlington 13 7   .650 20 14   .588
Seattle 11 9   .550 23 14   .622
Utah Valley 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Stephen F. Austin 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Abilene Christian 10 10   .500 16 18   .471
California Baptist 8 12   .400 16 17   .485
Utah Tech* 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Southern Utah 5 15   .250 10 21   .323
UT Rio Grande Valley 2 18   .100 6 25   .194
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Antelopes finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated UT Arlington, Seattle, Sam Houston and Southern Utah to win the WAC tournament, receiving the conference's auto-bid to the NCAA tournament as a 14-seed. The Antelopes faced 3-seed Gonzaga in the first round and were defeated 70–82 to end their season.

Roster

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2023–24 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) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Greenville, SC
F 1 Derrick Michael Xzavierro 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Jakarta, Indonesia
F 2 Sydney Curry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, IN
F 5 Lök Wur 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr North Omaha, NE
G 6 Malcolm Flaggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Tuba City, AZ
G 7 Tyon Grant-Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Kansas City, KS
G 8 Collin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr North Little Rock, AR
G 10 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Oakland, CA
G 11 Caleb Shaw 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Phoenix, AZ
G 13 Marquese Josephs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Toronto, ON
C 21 Noah Amenhauser 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Goodyear, AZ
G 22 Josh Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Phoenix, AZ
F 24 Duke Brennan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Chandler, AZ
F 30 Gabe McGlothan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Gilbert, AZ
G 33 Isaiah Shaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Rome, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2023

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
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Embry–Riddle (AZ) W 104–46 
 23  Grant-Foster   9  Brennan   6  Moore  GCU Arena (7,093)
Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 88–67  1–0
 30  Grant-Foster   10  Brennan   5  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,186)
Phoenix, AZ
November 12, 2023*
3:30 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Northern Arizona
Arizona Tip-Off campus site game
W 89–55  2–0
 17  Curry   14  McGlothan   4  Moore  GCU Arena (7,118)
Phoenix, AZ
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. San Francisco
Arizona Tip-Off semifinals
W 76–72  3–0
 28  Grant-Foster   8  McGlothan   5  Harrison  Desert Diamond Arena (3,214)
Glendale, AZ
November 19, 2023*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. South Carolina
Arizona Tip-Off championship
L 68–75  3–1
 18  McGlothan   9  McGlothan   3  Harrison  Desert Diamond Arena (2,589)
Glendale, AZ
November 25, 2023*
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
North Dakota State W 86–71  4–1
 25  Grant-Foster   10  Curry   6  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,208)
Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Rio Grande Valley W 79–69  5–1
(1–0)
 25  Grant-Foster   11  Grant-Foster   5  Harrison  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,944)
Edinburg, TX
December 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
UT Arlington W 76–69  6–1
(2–0)
 21  Grant-Foster   10  Grant-Foster   2  tied  GCU Arena (7,214)
Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 25 San Diego State W 79–73  7–1
 23  Harrison   13  McGlothan   5  Grant-Foster  GCU Arena (7,282)
Phoenix, AZ
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Liberty
C–USA/WAC Alliance
W 69–64  8–1
 21  McGlothan   7  tied   3  tied  Liberty Arena (4,052)
Lynchburg, VA
December 16, 2023*
7:30 p.m., 
vs. Portland
Jerry Colangelo Classic
W 91–63  9–1
 26  McGlothan   11  McGlothan   5  tied  Footprint Center (4,509)
Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Sam Houston
C–USA/WAC Alliance
W 76–64  10–1
 19  Brennan   10  Brennan   5  tied  GCU Arena (N/A)
Phoenix, AZ
December 27, 2023*
1:00 p.m., 
vs. Bethesda W 124–74  11–1
 20  Blacksher Jr.   11  Xzavierro   9  Baker  Luke Air Force Base (483)
Glendale, AZ
December 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 73–70  12–1
 22  Harrison   8  Brennan   5  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,436)
Phoenix, AZ
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Utah W 96–75  13–1
(3–0)
 27  Grant-Foster   10  McGlothan   5  Harrison  America First Event Center (1,007)
Cedar City, UT
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Tech W 75–65  14–1
(4–0)
 23  McGlothan   8  Grant-Foster   4  Moore  Burns Arena (1,492)
St. George, UT
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 74–64  15–1
(5–0)
 24  Grant-Foster   10  Brennan   5  McGlothan  GCU Arena (7,105)
Phoenix, AZ
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Tarleton State W 74–48  16–1
(6–0)
 20  McGlothan   9  McGlothan   6  Moore  GCU Arena (7,233)
Phoenix, AZ
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Utah Valley W 78–65  17–1
(7–0)
 14  McGlothan   7  tied   4  McGlothan  GCU Arena (7,239)
Phoenix, AZ
January 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle L 79–86  17–2
(7–1)
 28  McGlothan   7  tied   2  Harrison  Redhawk Center (1,000)
Seattle, WA
January 25, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin W 53–51  18–2
(8–1)
 15  Harrison   14  Brennan   4  Harrison  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,649)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 67–61  19–2
(9–1)
 18  Grant-Foster   9  McGlothan   3  Harrison  College Park Center (2,871)
Arlington, TX
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Seattle W 95–88 OT 20–2
(10–1)
 25  McGlothan   9  Brennan   8  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,276)
Phoenix, AZ
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley W 86–67  21–2
(11–1)
 21  Harrison   11  McGlothan   3  tied  UCCU Center (2,381)
Orem, UT
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Southern Utah W 94–65  22–2
(12–1)
 18  Grant-Foster   11  Wur   3  Moore  GCU Arena (7,124)
Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Utah Tech W 73–61  23–2
(13–1)
 16  Grant-Foster   16  Brennan   6  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,117)
Phoenix, AZ
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
California Baptist W 79–76  24–2
(14–1)
 19  Grant-Foster   11  McGlothan   6  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,268)
Phoenix, AZ
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton State L 74–77  24–3
(14–2)
 25  Grant-Foster   13  Grant-Foster   4  Grant-Foster  Wisdom Gymnasium (3,000)
Stephenville, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 73–79  24–4
(14–3)
 17  Grant-Foster   7  McGlothan   2  Harrison  Moody Coliseum (1,669)
Abilene, TX
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
UT Rio Grande Valley W 72–43  25–4
(15–3)
 21  Grant-Foster   7  tied   6  Baker  GCU Arena (7,192)
Phoenix, AZ
March 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Stephen F. Austin W 80–58  26–4
(16–3)
 29  Grant-Foster   8  Brennan   7  Harrison  GCU Arena (7,388)
Phoenix, AZ
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist W 68–47  27–4
(17–3)
 19  Grant-Foster   6  Brennan   5  Harrison  Fowler Events Center (5,363)
Riverside, CA
WAC tournament
March 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Seattle
Semifinals
W 80–72  28–4
 28  Grant-Foster   9  McGlothan   4  Harrison  Orleans Arena (2,250)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
(1) vs. (3) UT Arlington
Championship
W 89–74  29–4
 22  Grant-Foster   9  Grant-Foster   3  tied  Orleans Arena (4,019)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
7:05 p.m., TruTV
(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 15 Saint Mary's
First Round
W 75–66  30–4
 22  Grant-Foster   11  McGlothan   6  Harrison  Spokane Arena (11,616)
Spokane, WA
March 24, 2024
4:10 p.m., TBS
(12 W) vs. (4 W) No. 19 Alabama
Second Round
L 61–72  30–5
 29  Grant-Foster   8  tied   2  tied  Spokane Arena 
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". GCULopes.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.