2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record17–15 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Lee
  • Chris Crevelone
  • TJ Benson
Home arenaGCU Arena
2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State †13–1 .92923–11  .676
Grand Canyon*8–6 .57117–15  .531
UMKC8–6 .57114–19  .424
Seattle7–7 .50018–16  .529
Cal State Bakersfield7–7 .50014–19  .424
Utah Valley5–9 .35711–19  .367
Texas–Pan American4–10 .28610–21  .323
Chicago State4–10 .2868–24  .250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.
† 2015 WAC tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 DeWayne Russell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)155 lb (70 kg) RS JrPeoria
Northern Arizona		 Peoria, AZ
G 1 Isaiah Juarez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMater Dei Tustin, CA
G 2 Joshua Braun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrWestwind Prep Academy Anthem, AZ
G 3 Sam Daly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoUnley Adelaide, Australia
G 4 Ryan Majerle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrRockford
Grand Valley State
Toledo		 Rockford, MI
F 5 Matt Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrDiamond Valley Diamond Creek, Australia
F 10 Jevon Estelle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWinslow Winslow, AZ
G 11 De'Andre Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCedar Ridge Round Rock, TX
F 12 Daniel Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS SrDripping Springs
Texas A&M		 Austin, TX
F 13 Kerwin Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrWoodrow Wilson Dallas, TX
C 15 Boubacar Toure 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPhase One Academy Dekar, Senegal
G 21 Jerome Garrison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)178 lb (81 kg) SrMountain Pointe Phoenix, AZ
G 22 Royce Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrSunnyslope HS
Kansas
Washington State		 Phoenix, AZ
G 24 Adrian Carrion Armas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)168 lb (76 kg) FrCanarias Basketball Academy Seville, Spain
F 25 Miroslav Jakšić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS FrWalled Lake Windsor, ON
G 42 Gerard Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrAustralian Institute of Sport Manly, Australia
C 50 Tobe Okafor 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrMaine Central
Western Texas College		 Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 No. 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 W 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.

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