2018–19 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
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CBI, First Round | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 20–14 (10–6 WAC) |
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Home arena | GCU Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California Baptist* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMKC | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 WAC tournament winner |
The 2018–19 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Dan Majerle in his sixth season at Grand Canyon. The Antelopes play their home games at the GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 10–6 in WAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Seattle and Utah Valley to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to West Virginia.
Previous season
[edit]The Antelopes finished the 2017–18 season 22–12, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. They defeated UMKC and Utah Valley to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.[1] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Mercer.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Montana State Billings | W 97–60 | GCU Arena (6,115) Phoenix, AZ | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Dakota State Summit/WAC Challenge |
L 74–79 | 0–1 |
Frost Arena (1,933) Brookings, SD | |||||||
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Delaware State | W 89–47 | 1–1 |
GCU Arena (7,122) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Jacksonville | W 76–59 | 2–1 |
GCU Arena (6,572) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Arkansas State | W 96–72 | 3–1 |
GCU Arena (7,121) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Nov 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Seton Hall Wooden Legacy quarterfinals |
L 75–82 | 3–2 |
Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | |||||||
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Utah Wooden Legacy consolation |
L 66–75 | 3–3 |
Titan Gym (2,089) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
Nov 25, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. La Salle Wooden Legacy 7th place game |
W 82–70 | 4–3 |
Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Boise State | W 69–67 | 5–3 |
GCU Arena (7,317) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Dec 9, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. No. 6 Nevada Jerry Colangelo Classic |
L 66–74 | 5–4 |
Talking Stick Resort Arena (10,172) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, LHN |
at Texas | L 60–98 | 5–5 |
Frank Erwin Center (8,265) Austin, TX | |||||||
Dec 19, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Iowa | W 73–62 | 6–5 |
McLeod Center (3,394) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Mississippi Valley State | W 85–64 | 7–5 |
GCU Arena (7,255) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Dec 29, 2018* 8:00 pm, TheW.tv |
at San Diego | L 58–61 | 7–6 |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,603) San Diego, CA | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Utah Valley | W 71–60 | 8–6 (1–0) |
GCU Arena (7,205) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Seattle | W 71–57 | 9–6 (2–0) |
GCU Arena (7,293) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, FSAZ+ |
at New Mexico State | L 75–77 | 9–7 (2–1) |
Pan American Center (5,482) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 69–65 | 10–7 (3–1) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (725) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Chicago State | W 80–46 | 11–7 (4–1) |
GCU Arena (7,113) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
UMKC | W 78–50 | 12–7 (5–1) |
GCU Arena (7,215) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | W 90–73 | 13–7 (6–1) |
CBU Events Center (4,948) Riverside, CA | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–59 | 14–7 (7–1) |
Icardo Center (3,515) Bakersfield, CA | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 69–72 | 14–8 (7–2) |
GCU Arena (7,097) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
New Mexico State | L 64–67 | 14–9 (7–3) |
GCU Arena (7,495) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 5:00 pm, WAC DN |
at UMKC | L 75–87 OT | 14–10 (7–4) |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Chicago State | W 90–59 | 15–10 (8–4) |
Jones Convocation Center (555) Chicago, IL | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
California Baptist | W 91–58 | 16–10 (9–4) |
GCU Arena (7,094) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Feb 27, 2019* 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Eastern New Mexico | W 95–64 | 17–10 |
GCU Arena (6,979) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, YurView/ESPN3 |
Cal State Bakersfield | W 73–69 | 18–10 (10–4) |
GCU Arena (7,497) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Utah Valley | L 70–82 | 18–11 (10–5) |
UCCU Center (3,897) Orem, UT | |||||||
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Seattle | L 76–83 OT | 18–12 (10–6) |
Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA | |||||||
WAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2019 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Seattle Quarterfinals |
W 84–75 | 19–12 |
Orleans Arena (2,374) Paradise, NV | ||||||
Mar 15, 2019 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (2) Utah Valley Semifinals |
W 78–74 | 20–12 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||
Mar 16, 2019 8:30 p.m., ESPNU |
(3) | vs. (1) New Mexico State WAC Championship |
L 57–89 | 20–13 |
Orleans Arena (3,598) Paradise, NV | ||||||
College Basketball Invitational | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2019* 4:00 pm |
at West Virginia First round |
L 63–77 | 20–14 |
WVU Coliseum (5,313) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Mexico State beats Grand Canyon in WAC final to advance to NCAA Tournament". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago State men's basketball ends 40-game Division I skid and hopes to begin a climb upward". Medill Reports Chicago. March 5, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".