2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–1 (4–0 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamall Walker
  • Ed Schilling
  • Casey Shaw
Home arenaGCU Arena
(Capacity: 7,000)
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon50 1.000151  .938
Tarleton*31 .750105  .667
Seattle32 .600106  .625
Stephen F. Austin32 .600106  .625
Utah Valley32 .60088  .500
Utah Tech*32 .60079  .438
California Baptist23 .40097  .563
UT Arlington23 .40079  .438
Abilene Christian13 .25069  .400
UT Rio Grande Valley14 .200511  .313
Southern Utah04 .000510  .333
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner
As of January 12, 2024

The 2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Bryce Drew and play their games at GCU Arena as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Antelopes finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in conference 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

2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Ray Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Greenville, South Carolina
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, Indiana
F 5 Lök Wur 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr North Omaha, Nebraska
G 6 Malcolm Flaggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Tuba City, Arizona
G 7 Tyon Grant-Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Kansas City, Kansas
G 8 Collin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr North Little Rock, Arkansas
G 10 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Oakland, California
G 11 Caleb Shaw 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
G 13 Marquese Josephs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Toronto, Canada
C 21 Noah Amenhauser 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Goodyear, Arizona
G 22 Josh Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Phoenix, Arizona
F 24 Duke Brennan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Chandler, Arizona
F 30 Gabe McGlothan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Gilbert, Arizona
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

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
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
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
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     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Tarleton State     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Utah Valley     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
January 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle     Redhawk Center (-)
Seattle, WA
January 25, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin     William R. Johnson Coliseum (-)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington     College Park Center (-)
Arlington, TX
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Seattle     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley     UCCU Center (-)
Orem, UT
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Southern Utah     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
Utah Tech     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
California Baptist     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tarleton State     Wisdom Gymnasium (-)
Stephenville, TX
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian     Moody Coliseum (-)
Abilene, TX
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+
UT Rio Grande Valley     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
March 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Stephen F. Austin     GCU Arena (-)
Phoenix, AZ
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist     Fowler Events Center (-)
Riverside, CA
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024
TBD
vs. TBD
Quarterfinals
    Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

References

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