2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball

CIT, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	17–15 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Majerle (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Todd Lee
Assistant coach	Chris Crevelone
Assistant coach	TJ Benson
Home arena	GCU Arena

2014–15 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*	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
UMKC	8	–	6	.571	14	–	19	.424
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	18	–	16	.529
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	7	.500	14	–	19	.424
Utah Valley	5	–	9	.357	11	–	19	.367
Texas–Pan American	4	–	10	.286	10	–	21	.323
Chicago State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	24	.250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.

† 2015 WAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dan Majerle's second season at Grand Canyon. This season was year 2 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 and did not participate WAC Basketball Tournament. However the Antelopes could compete in the NIT, CIT, or CBI tournaments should they be invited. They 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.

Previous Season

The Antelopes finished the season 15–15, 10–6 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Pacific.

Broadcast Coverage

For the second consecutive season, all of the Lopes home games are broadcast exclusively on Cox7 Arizona after the two parties reached a two-year agreement. Cox7 will broadcast all of GCU's home games through the 2015-16 season which will be the Lopes' third in Division I.

The broadcast crew received an off-season shakeup, with former sideline reporter Barry Buetel shifting to the play-by-play duties. Joining Buetel is three-time NBA champion Scott Williams on the analysis and Kyndra de St. Aubin as the new sideline reporter. The broadcasts consist of a 30-minute pregame show and limited commercial advertising throughout, allowing for viewers to experience more of the in-arena atmosphere at Grand Canyon.

Roster

2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Russell, DeWayneDeWayne Russell	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Peoria Northern Arizona	Peoria, AZ
1.5 !G	1	Juarez, IsaiahIsaiah Juarez	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mater Dei	Tustin, CA
1.5 !G	2	Braun, JoshuaJoshua Braun	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Westwind Prep Academy	Anthem, AZ
1.5 !G	3	Daly, SamSam Daly	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Unley	Adelaide, Australia
1.5 !G	4	Majerle, RyanRyan Majerle	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Rockford Grand Valley State Toledo	Rockford, MN
3.5 !F	5	Jackson, MattMatt Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Diamond Valley	Diamond Creek, Australia
3.5 !F	10	Estelle, JevonJevon Estelle	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Winslow	Winslow, AZ
1.5 !G	11	Davis, De'AndreDe'Andre Davis	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cedar Ridge	Round Rock, TX
3.5 !F	12	Alexander, DanielDaniel Alexander	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Dripping Springs Texas A&M	Austin, TX
3.5 !F	13	Smith, KerwinKerwin Smith	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Woodrow Wilson	Dallas, TX
5.0 !C	15	Toure, BoubecarBoubecar Toure	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Phase One Academy	Dekar, Senegal
1.5 !G	21	Garrison, JeromeJerome Garrison	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mountain Pointe	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	22	Woolridge, RoyceRoyce Woolridge	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Sunnyslope HS Kansas Washington State	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	24	Carrion Armas, AdrianAdrian Carrion Armas	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Seville, Spain
3.5 !F	25	Jakšić, MiroslavMiroslav Jakšić	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Walled Lake	Windsor, ON
1.5 !G	42	Martin, GerardGerard Martin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Australian Institute of Sport	Manly, Australia
5.0 !C	50	Okafor, TobeTobe Okafor	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Maine Central Western Texas College	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Dan Majerle (Central Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Lee (Azusa Pacific)
Chris Crevelone(Adams State)
TJ Benson (Grand Canyon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Western New Mexico	W 74–47		GCU Arena (7,133) Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:00 PM, SECN	at #1 Kentucky Cawood Ledford Classic	L 45–85	0–1	Rupp Arena (22,533) Lexington, KY
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Montana State Cawood Ledford Classic	W 61–45	1–1	GCU Arena (6,527) Phoenix, AZ
11/20/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Texas–Arlington Cawood Ledford Classic	L 64–66	1–2	GCU Arena (5,207) Phoenix, AZ
11/21/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Florida A&M	W 64–49	2–2	GCU Arena (5,866) Phoenix, AZ
11/25/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Buffalo Cawood Ledford Classic	L 64–80	2–3	GCU Arena (5,688) Phoenix, AZ
11/29/2014* 4:00 PM	at Central Michigan	L 77–79	2–4	McGuirk Arena (1,465) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/02/2014* 6:00 PM	at UIC	W 66–61	3–4	UIC Pavilion (1,731) Chicago, IL
12/06/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Great Falls	W 80–61	4–4	GCU Arena (4,812) Phoenix, AZ
12/09/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Idaho State	L 51–67	4–5	GCU Arena (4,766) Phoenix, AZ
12/13/2014* 3:00 PM, BTN	at Indiana	L 66–94	4–6	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
12/15/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Bethune-Cookman	W 60–50	5–6	GCU Arena (3,826) Phoenix, AZ
12/17/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	Incarnate Word	L 80–82	5–7	GCU Arena (4,692) Phoenix, AZ
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	St. Edward's	W 81–55	6–7	GCU Arena (3,334) Phoenix, AZ
12/23/2014* 7:00 PM, Cox7	New Mexico	W 68–65	7–7	GCU Arena (6,340) Phoenix, AZ
12/28/2014* 4:00 PM, Cox7	Abilene Christian	W 83–81	8–7	GCU Arena (3,968) Phoenix, AZ
12/30/2014* 6:00 PM, ASN	Harvard	L 59–72	8–8	GCU Arena (7,412) Phoenix, AZ
01/04/2015* 4:00 PM, Cox7	UC Riverside	W 71–69	9–8	GCU Arena (3,714) Phoenix, AZ
01/10/2015 7:00 PM, Cox7	Cal State Bakersfield	W 73–65	10–8 (1–0)	GCU Arena (5,662) Phoenix, AZ
01/15/2015 7:00 PM	at Utah Valley	W 83–74	11–8 (2–0)	UCCU Center (1,426) Orem, UT
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, AggieVision	at New Mexico State	L 63–85	11–9 (2–1)	Pan American Center (5,577) Las Cruces, NM
01/24/2015 6:00 PM	at Texas–Pan American	L 72–73	11–10 (2–2)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,037) Edinburg, TX
01/29/2015 7:00 PM, Cox7	UMKC	W 78–57	12–10 (3–2)	GCU Arena (5,121) Phoenix, AZ
01/31/2015 7:00 PM, Cox7	Chicago State	L 55–54	12–11 (3–3)	GCU Arena (5,302) Phoenix, AZ
02/05/2015 7:00 PM, ASN	at Seattle	W 66–64	13–11 (4–3)	KeyArena (1,682) Seattle, WA
02/07/2015 7:00 PM, ASN	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 78–73	14–11 (5–3)	Icardo Center (1,660) Bakersfield, CA
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, Cox7	Utah Valley	W 83–57	15–11 (6–3)	GCU Arena (6,116) Phoenix, AZ
02/19/2015 7:00 PM, Cox7	Texas–Pan American	W 64–59	16–11 (7–3)	GCU Arena (5,501) Phoenix, AZ
02/21/2015 7:00 PM, ASN	New Mexico State	L 55–72	16–12 (7–4)	GCU Arena (7,050) Phoenix, AZ
02/26/2015 6:00 PM	at Chicago State	L 70–74	16–13 (7–5)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (568) Chicago, IL
02/28/2015 5:00 PM	at UMKC	L 65–70	16–14 (7–6)	Municipal Auditorium (1,917) Kansas City, MO
03/07/2015 5:00 PM, Cox7	Seattle	W 83–70	17–14 (8–6)	GCU Arena (7,077) Phoenix, AZ
CIT
03/18/2015* 6:00 PM, Cox7	Northern Arizona First round	L 70–75	17–15	GCU Arena (5,702) Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball

Venues	Antelope Gymnasium (1994–2011) GCU Arena (2011–present)

Culture & lore	"Feel the Place Go Boom"

People	Head coaches

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