2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

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2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	15–5 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach	Bryce Drew (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jermaine Kimbrough Casey Shaw Marc Rodgers Jake Lindsey Peyton Prudhomme
Home arena	GCU Arena
Seasons← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	7	–	0	1.000	15	–	6	.714
Grand Canyon	6	–	1	.857	16	–	5	.762
California Baptist	4	–	3	.571	11	–	10	.524
Tarleton	4	–	3	.571	9	–	13	.409
Seattle	3	–	4	.429	8	–	13	.381
UT Arlington	3	–	4	.429	10	–	11	.476
Utah Tech	2	–	4	.333	6	–	15	.286
Southern Utah	1	–	6	.143	9	–	12	.429
Abilene Christian	1	–	6	.143	9	–	13	.409

† 2025 WAC tournament winner As of January 30, 2025

The 2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Bryce Drew and play their games at GCU Arena as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2023–24 season 30–5, 17–3 in conference play, to finish in first place. They were both the WAC regular-season and conference tournament champions. As the automatic qualifier for the WAC, they earned the No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament. They upset the No. 5 seed Saint Mary's in the first round, before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Roster

2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Ray Harrison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Greenville, SC
G	1	Styles Phipps	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Avondale, AZ
G	2	Makaih Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Long Beach, CA
G/F	3	Braylon Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Moon Township, PA
F	5	Lök Wur	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	North Omaha, NE
G	6	Malcolm Flaggs	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Tuba City, AZ
G	7	Tyon Grant-Foster	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Kansas City, KS
G	8	Collin Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	North Little Rock, AR
F	9	Traivar Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Anchorage, AK
G	11	Caleb Shaw	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Phoenix, AZ
G	12	Jason Amador	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Parker, AZ
C	14	Dennis Evans	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Riverside, CA
F	21	JaKobe Coles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Denton, TX
F	23	Sammie Yeanay	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Gainesville, FL
F	24	Duke Brennan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Chandler, AZ
C	34	Austin Maurer	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Medford, OR

Head coach

Bryce Drew (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Jermaine Kimbrough (Virginia Tech)
Casey Shaw (Toledo)
Marc Rodgers (Central Washington)
Jake Lindsey (Baylor)
Peyton Prudhomme (Texas Wesleyan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Eastern New Mexico	W 87–57	–	19 – Coles	9 – Coles	4 – Harrison	GCU Arena (7,244) Phoenix, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton Beach Night	W 89–79	1–0	26 – Coles	13 – Coles	4 – Harrison	GCU Arena (7,053) Phoenix, AZ
November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Western Kentucky WAC-CUSA Initiative/Purple Out	W 74–72	2–0	23 – Moore	11 – Coles	3 – tied	GCU Arena (7,332) Phoenix, AZ
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Arizona State Hall of Fame Series	L 76–87	2–1	19 – Grant-Foster	7 – Grant-Foster	6 – Harrison	Footprint Center (13,705) Phoenix, AZ
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	UC Davis Country Night	L 68–75	2–2	18 – tied	9 – tied	3 – tied	GCU Arena (7,002) Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Norfolk State Arizona Educator Appreciation Night	W 91–73	3–2	20 – tied	7 – Brennan	8 – Harrison	GCU Arena (7,022) Phoenix, AZ
November 26, 2024* 5:00 p.m., truTV	vs. Stanford Acrisure Holiday Invitational showcase game	W 78–71	4–2	15 – Moore	8 – tied	5 – Grant-Foster	Acrisure Arena (753) Palm Desert, CA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Hawaii Litmas Christmas Game	W 78–72	5–2	23 – Grant-Foster	7 – Harrison	2 – tied	GCU Arena (7,004) Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Life Pacific Lopes Ski Lodge	W 100–52	6–2	22 – Shaw	15 – Brennan	6 – Phipps	GCU Arena (7,038) Phoenix, AZ
December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN	Georgia Holiday Hoopsgiving	L 68–73	6–3	16 – Harrison	9 – Wur	4 – Harrison	State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech WAC-CUSA Initiative	L 66–74	6–4	19 – Coles	7 – Brennan	4 – Harrison	Thomas Assembly Center (2,173) Ruston, LA
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Chicago State Hometown Heroes	W 74–51	7–4	20 – Wur	4 – Williams	4 – Moore	GCU Arena (7,024) Phoenix, AZ
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Saint Louis Canyon Christmas Fest	W 73–72	8–4	20 – Moore	9 – Brennan	4 – Coles	GCU Arena (7,112) Phoenix, AZ
December 28, 2024* 4:30 p.m.	vs. San Diego West Coast Hoops Showcase	W 68–55	9–4	18 – Coles	10 – Coles	2 – tied	Intuit Dome (12,272) Inglewood, CA
December 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Bryant Employee Holiday Party	W 112–66	10–4	31 – Williams	15 – Brennan	3 – tied	GCU Arena (7,214) Phoenix, AZ
WAC regular season
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Southern Utah	W 82–71	11–4 (1–0)	23 – Grant-Foster	15 – Brennan	5 – Harrison	GCU Arena (7,398) Phoenix, AZ
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Valley	L 64–72	11–5 (1–1)	22 – Grant-Foster	8 – Grant-Foster	3 – tied	UCCU Center (2,351) Orem, UT
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Abilene Christian Black Out	W 88–58	12–5 (2–1)	16 – Brennan	10 – Brennan	5 – Williams	GCU Arena (7,129) Phoenix, AZ
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Tarleton State God Bless America Night	W 88–64	13–5 (3–1)	17 – Grant-Foster	6 – Moore	7 – Williams	GCU Arena (7,105) Phoenix, AZ
January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Utah	W 74–59	14–5 (4–1)	20 – Coles	13 – Brennan	4 – Tied	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Tech	W 79–66	15–5 (5–1)	18 – Coles	12 – Brennan	4 – Williams	Burns Arena (2,993) St. George, UT
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPNU/ESPN+	Seattle White Out						GCU Arena Pnoenix, AZ
February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Utah Valley Camo Night						GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at California Baptist						Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton State						Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, TX
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Arlington						College Park Center Arlington, TX
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	California Baptist Homecoming/Purple Out						GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	UT Arlington ElectroLope						GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
March 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle						Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+	Utah Tech Senior Night						GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Abilene Christian						Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
WAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA, TBA	TBA						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

"2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
Coro, Paul (March 22, 2024). "March on: GCU tops Saint Mary's in historic NCAAs win". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
Coro, Paul (March 24, 2024). "Historic season takes 2nd-round knockout". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
"2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". GCULopes.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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