2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

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 are led by head coach Bryce Drew in his first season. The Antelopes play their home games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–7, 9–3 in WAC Play to finish a tie for the regular season championship. They defeated Seattle and New Mexico State to win the WAC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

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
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon93 .750177  .708
Utah Valley94 .6921111  .500
New Mexico State76 .538128  .600
California Baptist*66 .5001310  .565
Seattle45 .4441211  .522
Tarleton State*57 .4171010  .500
Dixie State*410 .286813  .381
Texas–Rio Grande Valley25 .286910  .474
Chicago State00 09  .000
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020
2021 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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.[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]

Roster

2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Sean Miller-Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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, California
G 3 Mikey Dixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr New Castle, Delaware
F 4 Oscar Frayer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Oakland, California
G 10 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Oakland, California
G 11 Rashad Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chandler, Arizona
F 15 Raef Gerdes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lee's Summit, Missouri
G 21 Liam Lloyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Spokane, Washington
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, Texas
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, Arizona
F 31 Ethan Spry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Scottsdale, Arizona
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

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

Source[4]

References

  1. Martinez, Justin. "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. Kasabian, Paul. "Dan Majerle Fired as Grand Canyon University HC After 7 Seasons". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. "Bryce Drew hired as head coach at Grand Canyon". ESPN.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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