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2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

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2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
WAC regular season co–champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record17–7 (9–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGCU Arena
Seasons
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 9 3   .750 17 7   .708
Utah Valley 9 4   .692 11 11   .500
New Mexico State 7 6   .538 12 8   .600
California Baptist* 6 6   .500 13 10   .565
Seattle 4 5   .444 12 11   .522
Tarleton State* 5 7   .417 10 10   .500
Dixie State* 4 10   .286 8 13   .381
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 5   .286 9 10   .474
Chicago State 0 0   0 9   .000
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020
2021 WAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Bryce Drew and played their home games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 17–7, 9–3 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for the regular-season championship. They defeated Seattle[1] and New Mexico State[2] to win the WAC tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.[3]

Previous season

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The Antelopes finished the 2019–20 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 COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

On March 13, 2020, the school fired Dan Majerle as head coach of the Antelopes.[5] A few days later, the school named former Vanderbilt and Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as the Antelopes' next head coach.[6]

Roster

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2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Sean Miller-Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Toronto, ON
F/C 1 Dima Zdor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Yalta, Ukraine
G 2 Chance McMillian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Vallejo, CA
G 3 Mikey Dixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr New Castle, DE
F 4 Oscar Frayer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Oakland, CA
G 10 Jovan Jr. Blacksher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Oakland, CA
G 11 Rashad Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chandler, AZ
F 15 Raef Gerdes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lee's Summit, MO
G 21 Liam Lloyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Spokane, WA
G 22 Jayden Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Perth, Australia
F 24 Bryce Okpoh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So The Colony, TX
C 25 Alessandro Lever 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bolzano, Italy
F 30 Gabe McGlothan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Gilbert, AZ
F 31 Ethan Spry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Scottsdale, AZ
C 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Helsingør, Denmark
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Grambling State W 69–53  1–0
GCU Arena (285)
Phoenix, AZ
November 28, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Benedictine Mesa W 94–63  2–0
GCU Arena (203)
Phoenix, AZ
December 1, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State W 88–49  3–0
GCU Arena (254)
Phoenix, AZ
December 5, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M Canceled due to COVID-19 issues GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
December 11, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Nevada W 87–77  4–0
GCU Arena (328)
Phoenix, AZ
December 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 23 Arizona State L 70-71  4–1
GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
December 15, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
American Indian College Canceled due to COVID-19 issues GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2020*
5:00 p.m.
vs. San Francisco
Far West Classic
L 65–68  4–2
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 22, 2020*
9:00 p.m., P12N
vs. Colorado
Far West Classic
L 64–74  4–3
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 29, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
Denver Canceled due to COVID-19 issues GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
December 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
Bethesda Canceled due to COVID-19 issues GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
WAC regular season
January 8, 2021
6:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Tarleton State W 75–72  5–3
(1–0)
Wisdom Gym (962)
Stephenville, TX
January 9, 2021
6:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Tarleton State W 59-48  6–3
(2–0)
Wisdom Gym (833)
Stephenville, TX
January 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Bethesda W 121–62  7–3
GCU Arena (250)
Phoenix, AZ
January 16, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Bethesda W 98–47  8–3
GCU Arena (304)
Phoenix, AZ
January 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Dixie State W 77–74  9–3
(3–0)
Burns Arena (738)
St. George, UT
January 23, 2021
7:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Dixie State W 81–46  10–3
(4–0)
Burns Arena (769)
St. George, UT
January 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
New Mexico State W 70–62  11–3
(5–0)
GCU Arena (1,000)
Phoenix, AZ
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
New Mexico State W 65–53  12–3
(6–0)
GCU Arena (909)
Phoenix, AZ
February 5, 2021
6:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley Canceled UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 6, 2021
6:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley Canceled UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 12, 2021*
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
Cal State Northridge Canceled GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 19, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
California Baptist W 71–61  13–3
(7–0)
GCU Arena (723)
Phoenix, AZ
February 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
California Baptist L 62–65  13–4
(7–1)
GCU Arena (723)
Phoenix, AZ
February 26, 2021
7:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Seattle L 57–63  13–5
(7–2)
Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
February 27, 2021
7:00 p.m., WAC DN
at Seattle W 81–71  14–5
(8–2)
Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Utah Valley L 55–59  14–6
(8–3)
GCU Arena (822)
Phoenix, AZ
March 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Utah Valley W 74–64  15–6
(9–3)
GCU Arena (929)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 12, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (5) Seattle
Semifinals
W 81–47  16–6
Orleans Arena (210)
Paradise, NV
March 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) vs. (3) New Mexico State
Championship
W 74–56  17–6
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021
3:25 p.m., TBS
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 8 Iowa
First round
L 74–86  17–7
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ Coro, Paul (March 12, 2021). "GCU rolls to WAC championship game". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Coro, Paul (March 13, 2021). "Let's dance: GCU heads to NCAA tourney". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Coro, Paul (March 20, 2021). "Lopes make 1st impression in tourney loss". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Martinez, Justin (March 12, 2020). "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Kasabian, Paul (March 13, 2020). "Dan Majerle Fired as Grand Canyon University HC After 7 Seasons". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 17, 2020). "Bryce Drew hired as head coach at Grand Canyon". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". gculopes.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.