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2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

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2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record23–8 (13–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGCU Arena
Seasons
2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Seattle 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Stephen F. Austin 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Grand Canyon 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Abilene Christian 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Utah Valley 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Tarleton State* 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
California Baptist* 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Dixie State* 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Chicago State 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
Lamar 0 18   .000 2 27   .069
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Bryce Drew in his second season. The Antelopes played their home games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The 2020–21 Antelopes won the WAC regular-season championship and the 2021 WAC men's basketball tournament. The 2020–21 team is the first-ever Grand Canyon team to be selected for March Madness, being selected as a 15-seed in the West region for the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Iowa in the first round.

Roster

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2021–22 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) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Toronto, ON
F/C 1 Dima Zdor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Yalta, Ukraine
G 2 Chance McMillian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Vallejo, CA
G 3 Kobe Knox 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
G 5 Jalen Blackmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Marion, IN
G 10 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Oakland, CA
G 11 Holland Woods II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Phoenix, AZ
F 13 Aidan Igiehon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Dublin, Ireland
G 14 Jayden Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Perth, Australia
F 15 Raef Gerdes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee's Summit, MO
G 21 Liam Lloyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Spokane, WA
F 24 Yvan Ouedraogo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Bordeaux, France
F 30 Gabe McGlothan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Gilbert, AZ
F 31 Ethan Spry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Phoenix, AZ
G 33 Isaiah Shaw 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Rome, Italy
F 35 Taeshon Cherry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr El Cajon, CA
G 55 Walter Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Granger, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Western New Mexico W 85–59 
GCU Arena (7,319)
Phoenix, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Grambling W 74–53  1–0
GCU Arena (7,145)
Phoenix, AZ
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
North Florida W 65–51  2–0
GCU Arena (7,305)
Phoenix, AZ
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Prairie View A&M W 91–64  3–0
GCU Arena (6,854)
Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Wyoming L 61–68  3–1
GCU Arena (6,872)
Phoenix, AZ
November 24, 2021*
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Life Pacific W 82–47  4–1
GCU Arena (6,529)
Phoenix, AZ
November 27, 2021*
4:00 pm, WCCN
at Pepperdine W 59–56  5–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,570)
Malibu, CA
November 29, 2021*
8:00 pm, WCCN
at Loyola Marymount W 78–72  6–1
Gersten Pavilion (1,135)
Los Angeles, CA
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
UTSA W 74–71  7–1
GCU Arena (6,844)
Phoenix, AZ
December 4, 2021*
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Mississippi Valley State W 91–44  8–1
GCU Arena (6,715)
Phoenix, AZ
December 9, 2021*
7:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 62–67  8–2
Desert Financial Arena (11,391)
Tempe, AZ
December 11, 2021*
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Ottawa (AZ) W 81–53  9–2
GCU Arena (7,007)
Phoenix, AZ
December 18, 2021*
5:30 pm, FloSports
vs. San Francisco
Jerry Colangelo Classic
W 49–48  10–2
Footprint Center (1,578)
Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2021*
8:00 pm, MWN
at Nevada Canceled due to COVID19 protocols Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
WAC Conference Season
December 30, 2021
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Chicago State W 80–63  11–2
(1–0)
GCU Arena (6,817)
Phoenix, AZ
January 6, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 84–70  12–2
(2–0)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (878)
Edinburg, TX
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN
at Lamar W 2–0 (Forfeit)  12–2
(3–0)
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Abilene Christian W 95–68  13–2
(4–0)
GCU Arena (6,815)
Phoenix, AZ
January 15, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Tarleton State W 80–59  14–2
(5–0)
GCU Arena (7,499)
Phoenix, AZ
January 20, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN
at Stephen F. Austin L 46–71  14–3
(5–1)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,304)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 22, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN
at Sam Houston State L 56–58  14–4
(5–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (602)
Huntsville, TX
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN
at New Mexico State L 61–71  14–5
(5–3)
Pan American Center (12,307)
Las Cruces, NM
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Seattle W 78–66  15–5
(6–3)
GCU Arena (6,905)
Phoenix, AZ
February 5, 2022
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
California Baptist W 56–50  16–5
(7–3)
GCU Arena (7,107)
Phoenix, AZ
February 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Utah Valley W 79–69  17–5
(8–3)
UCCU Center (3,724)
Orem, UT
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Dixie State L 60–61  17–6
(8–4)
Burns Arena (1,898)
St. George, UT
February 16, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN
at California Baptist W 65–60  18–6
(9–4)
CBU Events Center (5,050)
Riverside, CA
February 19, 2022
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
New Mexico State L 66–82  18–7
(9–5)
GCU Arena (7,174)
Phoenix, AZ
February 23, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN
at Chicago State W 85–64  19–7
(10–5)
Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
February 26, 2022
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Sam Houston State W 67–41  20–7
(11–5)
GCU Arena (7,112)
Phoenix, AZ
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Utah Valley W 68–57  21–7
(12–5)
GCU Arena (6,950)
Phoenix, AZ
March 5, 2022
6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN
Dixie State W 70–53  22–7
(13–5)
GCU Arena (7,412)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (5) Sam Houston State
Third round
W 69–66  23–7
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (1) New Mexico State
Semifinals
L 70–75  23–8
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". gculopes.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.