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2015–16 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dan Majerle's third season at Grand Canyon. This season was year 3 of a 4-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Antelopes were not eligible to make the NCAA Tournament, nor the NIT and could not participate WAC Basketball Tournament. However the Antelopes were eligible for the CIT, CBI or the new Vegas 16 tournaments if invited. They finished the season 27–7, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. In the first round, they defeated South Carolina State to be champions of the Coach John McLendon Classic, the first classic game to be held as part of a postseason tournament. In the second round they defeated Jackson State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Coastal Carolina.

2015–16 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
Global Basketball Classic champions
Coach John McLendon Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record27–7 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Lee
  • Chris Crevelone
  • T. J. Benson
Home arenaGCU Arena
Seasons
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 13 – 1   .929 23 – 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 11 – 3   .786 27 – 7   .794
Cal State Bakersfield † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 9   .727
Seattle 7 – 7   .500 15 – 17   .469
Utah Valley 6 – 8   .429 12 – 18   .400
UMKC 4 – 10   .286 12 – 19   .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4 – 10   .286 8 – 22   .267
Chicago State 0 – 14   .000 4 – 28   .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Antelopes finished the season 17–15, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Arizona.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Isaiah Juarez 1 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Tustin, CA Transferred to Holy Names
Sam Daly 3 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Adelaide, Australia Transferred to Chaminade
Daniel Alexander 12 F 6'9" 217 RS Senior Austin, TX Graduated
Jerome Garrison 21 G 6'3" 178 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Royce Woolrige 22 G 6'3" 180 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Miroslav Jakšić 25 F 6'11" 220 RS Freshman Windsor, ON Transferred to Toronto
Tobe Okafor 50 C 6'11" 230 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to Arkansas Tech

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Grandy Glaze 1 F 6'6" 235 RS Senior Toronto, ON Transferred from Saint Louis. Will be eligible to play immediately since Glaze graduated from Saint Louis.
Grand White 3 G 6'2" 175 RS Senior Monroeville, AL Transferred from Jacksonville State. Will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Jacksonville State.
Uros Ljeskovic 13 F 6'8" 240 Senior Nikšić, Montenegro Transferred from Coastal Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ljeskovic graduated from Coastal Carolina.
Keonta Vernon 24 F 6'6" 225 Junior Tulare, CA Transferred junior college from College of Southern Idaho.

2015 incoming recruits

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenzo Nudo
#124 SG 		Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 21, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 DeWayne Russell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Sr Peoria
Northern Arizona 		Peoria, AZ
F 1 Grandy Glaze 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame Prep
Saint Louis 		Toronto, ON
G 2 Joshua Braun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Westwind Prep Academy Anthem, AZ
G 3 Grant White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Monroeville
Jacksonville State 		Monroeville, AL
G 4 Ryan Majerle (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Rockford
Grand Valley State/Toledo 		Rockford, MI
F 5 Matt Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Diamond Valley Diamond Creek, Australia
G 10 Dominic Magee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Helen Cox
Memphis 		Harvey, LA
G 11 De'Andre Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cedar Ridge Round Rock, TX
C 12 Boubacar Toure 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Phase One Academy Dekar, Senegal
F 13 Uros Ljeskovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Nelson
Coastal Carolina 		Nikšić, Montenegro
F 21 Kerwin Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Woodrow Wilson Dallas, TX
G 22 Adrian Carrion Armas (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Seville, Spain
F 23 Jevon Estelle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Winslow Winslow, AZ
F 24 Keonta Vernon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tulare Union
College of Southern Idaho 		Tulare, CA
F 25 Zach Tolson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Chaparral
Northern State 		Scottsdale, AZ
G 35 Kenzo Nudo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chaparral Scottsdale, AZ
G 42 Gerard Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Australian Institute of Sport Manly, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		New Mexico Highlands W 84–53 
GCU Arena (6,625)
Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
November 13*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Portland State W 82–72  1–0
 GCU Arena (7,249)
Phoenix, AZ
November 17*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Black Hills State W 88–72  2–0
 GCU Arena (5,102)
Phoenix, AZ
November 19*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Alcorn State W 79–46  3–0
 GCU Arena (4,720)
Phoenix, AZ
November 23*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Mississippi Valley State W 94–60  4–0
 GCU Arena (4,613)
Phoenix, AZ
November 30*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Hampton W 63–51  5–0
 GCU Arena (4,723)
Phoenix, AZ
December 3*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Central Michigan W 75–72  6–0
 GCU Arena (5,642)
Phoenix, AZ
December 5*
10:00 am, ESPN3 		at No. 24 Louisville L 63–111  6–1
 KFC Yum! Center (20,380)
Louisville, KY
December 8*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Southern
Global Basketball Classic 		W 70–56  7–1
 GCU Arena (5,637)
Phoenix, AZ
December 13*
6:00 pm, Cox7 		Omaha
Global Basketball Classic 		L 104–108 OT 7–2
 GCU Arena (4,614)
Phoenix, AZ
December 15*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Delaware State W 88–59  8–2
 GCU Arena (5,223)
Phoenix, AZ
December 18*
8:00 pm 		at San Diego State W 52–45  9–2
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
December 21*
6:00 pm 		vs. Houston
Global Basketball Classic semifinals 		W 78–69  10–2
 Cox Pavilion (868)
Paradise, NV
December 22*
8:30 pm 		vs. Marshall
Global Basketball Classic championship 		W 85–81  11–2
 Cox Pavilion (227)
Paradise, NV
December 28*
6:00 pm 		at SIU Edwardsville W 86–75  12–2
 Vadalabene Center (1,402)
Edwardsville, IL
January 3*
6:00 pm, Cox7 		Bethune-Cookman W 74–53  13–2
 GCU Arena (4,719)
Phoenix, AZ
January 7
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 83–63  14–2
(1–0) 		GCU Arena (5,452)
Phoenix, AZ
January 9
7:00 pm, KTVK 		New Mexico State W 79–75  15–2
(2–0) 		GCU Arena (7,413)
Phoenix, AZ
January 16
7:00 pm, KTVK 		Utah Valley W 99–88  16–2
(3–0) 		GCU Arena (4,672)
Phoenix, AZ
January 21
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Chicago State W 90–65  17–2
(4–0) 		JCC (1,783)
Chicago, IL
January 23
6:00 pm, ASN 		at UMKC W 85–78  18–2
(5–0) 		Municipal Auditorium (2,186)
Kansas City, MO
January 28
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Cal State Bakersfield W 70–64  19–2
(6–0) 		GCU Arena (7,119)
Phoenix, AZ
January 30
7:00 pm, KTVK 		Seattle L 57–59  19–3
(6–1) 		GCU Arena (6,987)
Phoenix, AZ
February 4
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at New Mexico State L 50–70  19–4
(6–2) 		Pan American Center (5,509)
Las Cruces, NM
February 6
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 64–58  20–4
(7–2) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,128)
Edinburg, TX
February 9*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Benedictine (AZ) W 95–71  21–4
 GCU Arena (4,632)
Phoenix, AZ
February 12
8:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Seattle W 71–60  22–4
(8–2) 		KeyArena (2,546)
Seattle, WA
February 18
7:00 pm, Cox7 		UMKC W 78–66  23–4
(9–2) 		GCU Arena (6,049)
Phoenix, AZ
February 20
7:00 pm, KTVK 		Chicago State W 67–52  24–4
(10–2) 		GCU Arena (7,223)
Phoenix, AZ
February 27
8:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 62–77  24–5
(10–3) 		Icardo Center (3,596)
Bakersfield, CA
March 1*
8:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Saint Mary's L 64–73  24–6
 McKeon Pavilion (2,735)
Moraga, CA
March 5
2:00 pm, ASN 		at Utah Valley W 86–79  25–6
(11–3) 		UCCU Center (3,854)
Orem, UT
CIT
March 14*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		South Carolina State
First round
Coach John McLendon Classic[2] 		W 78–74  26–6
 GCU Arena (7,315)
Phoenix, AZ
March 17*
7:00 pm, Cox7 		Jackson State
Second round 		W 64–54  27–6
 GCU Arena (7,015)
Phoenix, AZ
March 23*
4:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 58–60  27–7
 HTC Center (1,302)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "GCU to host Coach John McLendon Classic in CIT opening round".
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