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2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Quick Facts Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball, WAC regular season co–champions and tournament champions ...
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WAC regular season co–champions and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 17–7 (9–3 WAC) |
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| Home arena | GCU Arena |
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| Grand Canyon † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State* | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||
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Source[4]
- Martinez, Justin. "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- Kasabian, Paul. "Dan Majerle Fired as Grand Canyon University HC After 7 Seasons". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- "Bryce Drew hired as head coach at Grand Canyon". ESPN.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.