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
  • Jamall Walker
  • Ed Schilling
  • Casey Shaw
  • Marc Rodgers
  • Jake Lindsey
Home arenaGCU Arena
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon173 .850305 .857
Tarleton*164 .8002510 .714
UT Arlington137 .6502014 .588
Seattle119 .5502314 .622
Utah Valley119 .5501616 .500
Stephen F. Austin1010 .5001815 .545
Abilene Christian1010 .5001618 .471
California Baptist812 .4001617 .485
Utah Tech*713 .3501120 .355
Southern Utah515 .2501021 .323
UT Rio Grande Valley218 .100625 .194
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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

2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Ray Harrison6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrGreenville, SC
F1Derrick Michael Xzavierro6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)RS FrJakarta, Indonesia
F2Sydney Curry6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)270 lb (122 kg)SrFort Wayne, IN
F5Lök Wur6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrNorth Omaha, NE
G6Malcolm Flaggs6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS FrTuba City, AZ
G7Tyon Grant-Foster6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrKansas City, KS
G8Collin Moore6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrNorth Little Rock, AR
G10Jovan Blacksher Jr.5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg)SrOakland, CA
G11Caleb Shaw6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoPhoenix, AZ
G13Marquese Josephs6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrToronto, ON
C21Noah Amenhauser7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)225 lb (102 kg)FrGoodyear, AZ
G22Josh Baker6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrPhoenix, AZ
F24Duke Brennan6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)SoChandler, AZ
F30Gabe McGlothan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)RS SrGilbert, AZ
G33Isaiah Shaw6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)RS FrRome, 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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (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 StateW 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 StateW 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 ValleyW 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 ArlingtonW 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 StateW 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. BethesdaW 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 TechW 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 UtahW 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 TechW 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 ChristianW 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 StateW 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 ValleyW 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 SeattleL 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. AustinW 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 ArlingtonW 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+
SeattleW 95–88 OT20–2
(10–1)
 25  McGlothan  9  Brennan  8  Harrison GCU Arena (7,276)
Phoenix, AZ
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah ValleyW 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 UtahW 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 TechW 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 BaptistW 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 StateL 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 ChristianL 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 ValleyW 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. AustinW 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 BaptistW 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.

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