2018–19 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	20–14 (10–6 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Majerle (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Louis Wilson Chris Crevelone T. J. Benson
Home arena	GCU Arena

2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Previous season

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. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Mercer.

Roster

2018–19 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 J.J. Rhymes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Phoenix, Arizona G 1 Isiah Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lynnwood, Washington G 2 Trey Drechsel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Woodinville, Washington F 3 Brent Hibbitts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Hudsonville, Michigan F 4 Oscar Frayer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Oakland, California F 5 Matt Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Melbourne, Australia G 11 Damari Milstead 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oakland, California F 12 Roberts Blumbergs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Ventspils, Latvia F 15 Raef Gerdes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lee's Summit, Missouri G 22 Caleb Holifield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Duluth, Georgia G 23 Carlos Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Centralia, Illinois G 24 Tim Finke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Champaign, Illinois F 25 Alessandro Lever 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bolzano, Italy G 35 Quinn Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brooklyn Park, Minnesota G 42 Gerard Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Manly, Australia F 43 Michael Finke 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Champaign, Illinois	Head coach Dan Majerle (Central Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Louis Wilson (William Jewell) Chris Crevelone (Adams State) T. J. Benson (Grand Canyon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 8, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

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