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#LOPESUP MEN’S BASKETBALL @GCU_MBB 2018-19 GAME NOTES @gcu_mbb Charles Hampton, Associate AD, Strategic Communications and PR · Office: (602) 639-7738 · Cell: (480) 628-1754· E-mail: [email protected] TUESDAY, NOV. 6 | FROST ARENA (6,063) | BROOKINGS, S.D. 2018-19 SCHEDULE GRAND SOUTH DAKOTA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 CANYON STATE OVERALL WAC H A N LOPES JACKRABBITS OCTOBER (0-0, 0-0 WAC) (0-0, 0-0 SUMMIT) A Tue 30 Montana State Billings (exhib.) W, 97-60 » Head Coach: Dan Majerle (6th, 103-58, .640) T » Head Coach: T.J. Otzelberger (3rd, 46-24, .657) NOVEMBER POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS Tue 06 at South Dakota State ^ 6 p.m. Alessandro Lever Oscar Frayer Gerard Martin Mike Daum Mike Daum Brandon Key So. | C | 6-10 Jr. | F | 6-7 R-Sr. | G | 6-7 Sr. | F | 6-9 Sr. | F | 6-9 Sr. | G | 5-10 Sat 10 Delaware State 7 p.m. 12.2 ppg (17-18) 5.2 rpg (17-18) 1.3 apg (17-18) 23.9 ppg (17-18) 10.3 rpg (17-18) 3.3 apg (17-18) Mon 12 Jacksonville 7 p.m. Fri 16 Arkansas State 7 p.m. TV STREAM LISTEN STATS Wooden Legacy | Fullerton, Calif. ESPN3 ESPN3 1580 The Fanatic GCUStats.com Thu 22 vs. Seton Hall 7 p.m. Tom Nieman (Play-by-play) WatchESPN.com Michael Potter (PBP) Fri 23 TBA (Hawai’i or Utah) TBA Brad Newitt (Analysis) Gojacks.com/watch Sun 25 TBA TBA David Brown (Sideline) DECEMBER SERIES HISTORY AT A GLANCE Sat 01 Boise State 7 p.m. vs. South Dakota State » The Lopes and the Jackrabbits meet for just the Sun 09 vs. Nevada % 3:30 p.m. » 2nd all-time meeting second time in school history. The two schools’ lone Sat 15 at Texas 4 p.m. » Overall: 0-1 | Home: 0-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 meeting came 21 years ago in the Lopes Thanksgiv- Wed 19 at Northern Iowa 6:30 p.m. » Last time: SDSU 66, GCU 56 - Phoenix, Ariz. (Nov. 27, 1997) ing Classic in Antelope Gym. Sat 22 Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. » Streak: South Dakota State, Won 1 » GCU seeks its third win in season openers under Sat 29 at San Diego 8 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS head coach Dan Majerle. The Lopes defeated Florida JANUARY No. Player Pos. G PPG RPG APG A&M 67-51 to start the 2017-18 season at GCU Thu 03 Utah Valley * 6 p.m. 10 Damari Milstead G 26 4.5 0.7 1.1 Arena. Sat 05 Seattle U * 6 p.m. 23 Carlos Johnson G 17 3.8 1.4 0.2 » The Lopes cruised to a 97-60 win over MSU Billings 4 Oscar Frayer G 33 9.6 5.2 1.2 Thu 10 at New Mexico State * 7 p.m. 43 Michael Finke F 28 9.8 4.6 1.1 last Tuesday night in their exhibition opener. Ales- Sat 12 at UT Rio Grande Valley * 6 p.m. 25 Alessandro Lever C 34 12.2 4.4 1.2 sandro Lever and Michael Finke led GCU in scoring Thu 17 Chicago State * 7 p.m. * Numbers reflect statistics from 2017-18 season with 16 points each, while Trey Drechsel led the Sat 19 Kansas City * 7 p.m. team with four assists and seven rebounds. Sat 26 at California Baptist * 8 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS | 2017-18 » In the WAC Preseason poll, the Lopes were picked FEBRUARY to finish second by both the coaches and media. In CATEGORIES each poll, Lever was picked as the WAC Preseason Sat 02 at CSU Bakersfield * 8 p.m. Player of the Year and member of the first team. Thu 07 UT Rio Grande Valley * 7 p.m. 84.5 POINTS | AVG. 73.9 Forward Oscar Frayer was tabbed as Preseason Sat 09 New Mexico State * 7 p.m. +10.3 MARGIN +8.8 Second-Team All-WAC by the coaches as well. Thu 14 at Kansas City * 5 p.m. 46.7 FG % 42.9 » In 2017-18, the Lopes led the nation in 3-point de- Sat 16 at Chicago State * 1:05 p.m. Thu 21 California Baptist * 7 p.m. 40.3 3PT % 32.2 fense, allowing opponents to shoot just 27.8 percent from beyond the arc. Wed 27 Eastern New Mexico 7 p.m. 76.2 FT % 70.2 » Lever was one of 20 players named to the watch MARCH 39.0 REB | AVG. 38.5 list for the 2019 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, The Sat 02 CSU Bakersfield * 7 p.m. 13.3 AST | AVG. 15.9 annual honor recognizes the top centers in men’s Thu 07 at Utah Valley * 7 p.m. 10.1 TO | AVG. 13.2 college basketball. Sat 09 at Seattle U * 2 p.m. 4.9 STL | AVG. 6.2 » GCU has the fourth most home wins over the past WAC Tournament | Las Vegas, Nev. three seasons with 49 wins, trailing only St. Mary’s 2.3 BLK | AVG. 3.9 Thu 14 WAC Quarterfinals TBA (53), Oregon (51) and Louisville (50). Fri 15 WAC Semifinals TBA To access the media guide, archived game » Led by senior forward Mike Daum, South Dakota Sun 16 WAC Finals TBA notes and more materials, visit: State currently has a nation-best 20-game active * denotes WAC game home winning streak at Frost Arena. ^ denotes WAC / Summit Challenge GCULopes.com/mbbmedia % denotes Colangelo Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena) #LOPESUP ‹ 1 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // ROSTER vs. TABLE OF CONTENTS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Roster & Media Information 2 0 J.J. Rhymes G 6-4 205 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Hutchinson CC) Broadcast Roster 3 1 Isiah Brown G 6-2 175 Jr. Lynnwood, Wash. (Northwestern) Game Notes 4 2 Trey Drechsel G 6-6 205 R-Sr. Woodinville, Wash. (Western Washington) GCU Arena 15 3 Brent Hibbitts F 6-8 210 R-Jr. Hudsonville, Mich. (Michigan) Schedule Notes 16 4 Oscar Frayer G 6-7 190 Jr. Oakland, Calif. (Moreau Catholic) 5 Matt Jackson F 6-8 230 R-Sr. Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) Head Coach Dan Majerle 17 11 Damari Milstead G 6-2 190 So. Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic) Stats 18 12 Roberts Blumbergs F 6-10 220 So. Ventspils, Latvia (GBA Prague) Last Time 20 15 Raef Gerdes G 6-7 180 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Summit Christian) Game Capsules 22 21 Caleb Holifield G 6-2 185 Fr. Duluth, Ga. (The Walker School) Player Capsules 23 23 Carlos Johnson G 6-3 215 Jr. Centralia, Ill. (Washington) 24 Tim Finke G 6-6 195 Fr. Champaign, Ill. (Champaign Central) COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS 25 Alessandro Lever F 6-10 230 So. Bolzano, Italy (Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia) 30 Quinn Smith G 6-6 205 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Maranahta Christian) Charles Hampton 42 Gerard Martin G 6-7 225 R-Sr. Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) Associate AD, Strategic Communications / PR Office Phone 602-639-7738 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 235 R-Sr. Champaign, Ill. (Illinois) Cell Phone 480-628-1754 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Email [email protected] No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Josh Hauser 12 Roberts Blumbergs F 6-10 220 So. Ventspils, Latvia (GBA Prague) Director of Creative Media 1 Isiah Brown G 6-2 175 Jr. Lynnwood, Wash. (Northwestern) Office Phone 602-639-6126 Cell Phone 503-734-8587 2 Trey Drechsel G 6-6 205 R-Sr. Woodinville, Wash. (Western Washington) Email [email protected] 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 235 R-Sr. Champaign, Ill. (Illinois) 24 Tim Finke G 6-6 195 Fr. Champaign, Ill. (Champaign Central) GRAND CANYON INFORMATION 4 Oscar Frayer G 6-7 190 Jr. Oakland, Calif. (Moreau Catholic) School Grand Canyon University 15 Raef Gerdes G 6-7 180 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Summit Christian) Location Phoenix, Ariz. 3 Brent Hibbitts F 6-8 210 R-Jr. Hudsonville, Mich. (Michigan) Founded 1949 21 Caleb Holifield G 6-2 185 Fr. Duluth, Ga. (The Walker School) Enrollment 20,500 5 Matt Jackson F 6-8 230 R-Sr. Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) President Brian Mueller 23 Carlos Johnson G 6-3 215 Jr. Centralia, Ill. (Washington) Vice President of Athletics Mike Vaught Faculty Representative Claude Pensis 25 Alessandro Lever F 6-10 230 So. Bolzano, Italy (Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia) Affiliation NCAA Division I 42 Gerard Martin G 6-7 225 R-Sr. Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) Nickname Lopes 11 Damari Milstead G 6-2 190 So. Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic) Mascot Thunder 0 J.J. Rhymes G 6-4 205 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Hutchinson CC) Colors Purple, Black & White 30 Quinn Smith G 6-6 205 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Maranahta Christian) Conference Western Athletic Conference (WAC) GCU ARENA BASKETBALL STAFF Opened Sept. 1, 2011 Dan Majerle Head Coach 6th Season Central Michigan Capacity 7,000 Louis Wilson Associate Head Coach 1st Season William Jewell Grand Canyon Record at GCU Arena 100-21 (.826) Chris Crevelone Assistant Coach 6th Season Adams State PROGRAM HISTORY T.J. Benson Assistant Coach 6th Season Weber State First Year of Basketball at GCU 1949-50 Johnny Hill Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2nd Season UT Arlington All-Time Record 1,163-726 (.616) Dylan Hidalgo Graduate Assistant 1st Season Kansas Wesleyan All-Time Division I Record 103-58 (.640) Jesse Parker Director of Basketball Operations 1st Season Utah State All-Time WAC Record 49-23 (.681) Matt Lopez Video Coordinator 1st Season Grand Canyon Geordie Hackett Director of Sports Medicine 4th Season Springfield College Gabe Bourland Director of Sports Performance 2nd Season Arizona State PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Trey DRECHSEL DREX-sull FINKE FEENK-ee Oscar FRAYER FRAY-er Alessandro LEVER LAY-ver Damari MILSTEAD MILL-sted GERARD Martin jared Roberts BLUMBERGS BLUM-bergs Dan MAJERLE MAR-lee RAEF GERDES RAYF GER-diss #LOPESUP ‹ 2 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // BROADCAST ROSTER vs.