#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

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0 1 2 3 4 5 J.J. ISIAH TREY BRENT OSCAR MATT RHYMES BROWN DRECHSEL HIBBITTS FRAYER JACKSON G • 6-4 • 205 • Jr. G • 6-2 • 175 • Jr. G • 6-6 • 205 • R-Sr. F • 6-8 • 210 • Jr. F • 6-6 • 190 • Jr. F • 6-8 • 230 • R-Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. Lynnwood, Wash. Woodinville, Wash. Hudsonville, Mich. Oakland, Calif. Melbourne, Australia

11 12 15 22 23 24 DAMARI ROBERTS RAEF CALEB CARLOS TIM MILSTEAD BLUMBERGS GERDES HOLIFIELD JOHNSON FINKE G • 6-2 • 160 • So. F • 6-10 • 220 • So. F • 6-7 • 180 • Fr. G • 6-2 • 180 • Fr. G • 6-3 • 215 • Jr. F • 6-6 • 195 • Fr. Hayward, Calif. Ventspils, Latvia Lee’s Summit, Mo. Duluth, Ga. Centralia, Ill. Champaign, Ill.

25 35 42 43 ALESSANDRO QUINN GERARD MICHAEL LEVER SMITH MARTIN FINKE F • 6-10 • 230 • So. G • 6-6 • 205 • Fr. G • 6-7 • 225 • R-Sr. F • 6-10 • 230 • R-Sr. Bolzano, Italy Brooklyn Park, Minn. Manly, Australia Champaign, Ill.

DAN LOUIS CHRIS T.J. JOHNNY DYLAN MAJERLE WILSON CREVELONE BENSON HILL HIDALGO Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Assistant Graduate Assistant 6th Season 1st Season 6th Season 5th Season 2nd Season 1st Season

#LOPESUP ‹ 3 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. LEVER, FRAYER EARN PRESEASON NOD JOHNSON CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF Sophomore forward Alessandro Lever was named the 2018-19 WAC The NCAA ruled that junior guard Carlos Johnson is eligible to play Preseason Player of the Year. Lever becomes the third straight Lope to this season after transferring this offseason from Washington. As be named to this honor. Former GCU guard Joshua Braun earned this a freshman with the Huskies, Johnson averaged 5.9 points and 3.0 honor the previous two seasons. Junior guard Oscar Frayer was also rebounds per game and started four games when No. 1 NBA draft pick named to the Preseason Coaches All-WAC First Team and the Preseason Markelle Fultz was injured. The four-game stretch included a 19 point, 12 Media All-WAC Second Team. rebound performance against Arizona State. LEVER Johnson gave Lopes fans their first look at what could come this season JOHNSON PRESEASON COACHES ALL-WAC FIRST TEAM during GCU’s Bahamas trip in August where he led the team in scoring OSCAR FRAYER F GRAND CANYON with 34 points in 21 minutes during the two exhibitions. A.J. Harris G New Mexico State The move to GCU marks a return to his basketball roots. Johnson started his basketball career Matej Kavas F Seattle U in seventh grade, three miles away from GCU. He would go on to play two seasons at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix with fellow Lopes guard J.J. Rhymes. The transfer also ALESSANDRO LEVER* F GRAND CANYON reunites Johnson with his former club teammates, Oscar Frayer and Damari Milstead. Conner Toolson G Utah Valley FRAYER BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME * Denotes WAC Preseason Player of the Year selection Head coach Dan Majerle continually says that the Lopes have one of the nation’s top home LOPES PICKED 2ND IN PRESEASON POLLS court advantages. The size of GCU Arena crowds have lived up to the billing. Following a runner-up finish at the WAC Championships The average attendance in GCU Arena has grown every single season in the Division I era last year, the Lopes were picked to finish second in both the from 4,373 fans per game in 2013-14 to 6,973 fans per game in 2017-18. In the five years of coaches and media WAC Preseason Polls for the 2018-19 Division I play, the average attendance per game has grown by 59.5 percent. season. This is the second season the Lopes are eligible for GCU ARENA ATTENDANCE BY YEAR the WAC and NCAA Tournaments. Year Fans per game PRESEASON COACHES POLL PRESEASON MEDIA POLL 2017-18 6,973 Rank Team Points Rank Team Points 2016-17 6,817 1. New Mexico State 63 1. New Mexico State 214 2015-16 5,806 2. Grand Canyon 58 2. Grand Canyon 180 2014-15 5,170 3. Seattle U 45 3. Utah Valley 162 2013-14 4,373 4. Utah Valley 43 4. Seattle U 150 SOPHOMORE SURGE? 5. CSU Bakersfield 35 5. CSU Bakersfield 117 6. UT Rio Grande Valley 28 6. UT Rio Grande Valley 89 If recent history has anything to say about it, a sophomore slump is not 7. Kansas City 24 7. Kansas City 73 in the cards for 2017-18 WAC Freshman of the Year Alessandro Lever. 8. California Baptist 20 8. California Baptist 63 Among the last five recipients of the award, two have gone on to win 9. Chicago State 8 9. Chicago State 32 WAC Player of the Year the next season and three have landed on the LEVER ON CENTER WATCH LIST All-WAC first or second team. In the last five seasons, there has been a 37 percent increase in points Sophomore center Alessandro Lever was named as one of the 21 watch list members for per game from freshman to sophomore campaign among the WAC the 2019 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of LEVER Freshmen of the Year and a 60 percent increase in scoring in the last the Year Award. This award is in its fifth year three seasons. recognizing the top center in men’s basketball. Previous winners include three current NBA WAC FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR IN THEIR SOPHOMORE SEASONS players: Angel Delgado (2018), Jakob Poeltl Points (2017), and Frank Kaminsky (2015). Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski won the award in Year Won Player Freshman Sophomore Pct. change 2017 and played in the national championship game that year. 2017-18 Alessandro Lever 12.2 -- -- 2016-17 Matej Kavas 8.6 15.2 .767 Daniel Gafford, Arkansas Dewan Hernandez, Miami 2015-16 Antonio Green 11.6 16.7 .440 Austin Wiley, Auburn Nick Ward, Michigan State 2014-15 Pascal Siakam 12.8 20.3 .586 James Thompson IV, Eastern Michigan Jontay Porter, Missouri 2013-14 Martez Harrison 17.2 17.5 .017 2012-13 Sim Bhullar 10.1 10.4 .030 Killian Tillie, Gonzaga Bol Bol, Oregon Jesse Govan, Georgetown Tacko Fall, UCF Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon Moses Brown, UCLA Udoka Azubuike, Kansas James Dickey, UNC Greensboro Nick Richards, Kentucky Charles Bassey, Western Michigan Cameron Kurtwig, Loyola Chicago Nathan Knight, William & Mary Naz Reid, LSU Ethan Happ, Wisconsin Jalen Smith, Maryland

#LOPESUP ‹ 4 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. FORCE TOUGH SHOTS: STAPLE OF PROGRAM Coach Majerle, an NBA Defensive team honoree during his playing days, has an emphasis on defense that has been constant during his tenure leading the program. Throughout the 2017- 18 season, his message successfully translated to on-court results. SCOUTING Not only was GCU’s 3-point defense tops in the nation last season -- by a wide margin -- the SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Lopes’ opponents’ final clip of 27.8 percent was the second-best mark over the past nine NCAA seasons. The only team to top last year’s 3-point defense was Rhode Island which 2017-18 NOTES SCHOOL NOTES limited its opponents to 26.5 percent shooting during the 2014-15 campaign. Record 28-7 (13-1) Location Brookings, S.D. TOP 3-POINT DEFENSES (SINCE 2009-10) Conf. Finish 1st Conference Summit Rank Year School 3PM 3PA 3P% Postseason NCAA Tournament (0-1) Enrollment 12,107 1 2014-15 Rhode Island 120 452 26.54% 2 2014-15 Pepperdine 142 526 27.00% 3 2014-15 Kentucky 175 646 27.09% 2018-19 NOTES COACH NOTES 4 2009-10 Coastal Carolina 184 670 27.46% Record -- Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger 5 2017-18 GRAND CANYON 161 580 27.76% Home -- Season 3rd FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 3-POINT DEFENSE Rk. School FG% Rk. School 3FG% Away -- Record at School 46-24 1 Michigan St. 36.7 1 GRAND CANYON 27.8 Neutral -- Career Record 46-24 2 Cincinnati 37.4 2 Penn 29.5 3 Virginia 38.0 3 Northeastern 29.9 4 UC Irvine 38.9 4 Kentucky 30.1 AT-A-GLANCE 5 Syracuse 39.1 5 San Diego 30.3 6 Georgia St. 39.3 6 South Alabama 30.5 »» The Jackrabbits made their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018 7 Georgia 39.4 7 Murray State 30.7 and lost to No. 5 seed Ohio State 81-73. 8 Houston 39.4 8 Cincinnati 30.9 »» They return four starters including two-time AP All-American Honorable Mention 9 New Mexico State 39.8 9 Northern Kentucky 31.0 Mike Daum. 10 UCF 40.1 10 Virginia 31.0 »» Daum enters the 2018-19 season eighth all-time in career points in the Summit 11 Texas Tech 40.1 11 New Mexico State 31.0 12 GRAND CANYON 40.2 12 Illinois State 31.1 league. 13 ETSU 40.3 13 Green Bay 31.2 »» South Dakota State was picked to finish first in the Summit league earning 34 first 14 Kentucky 40.4 14 Jacksonville 31.3 place votes with three players earned Preseason All-Summit First Team honors. 15 Eastern Michigan 40.4 15 Valparaiso 31.4 LAST TIME OUT DEFENSE KEEPS IMPROVING »» South Dakota State defeated South Dakota Mines 82-63 in an exhibition on Nov. 1. The GCU defense has improved every season in the Division I era as evidenced by a declining LAST TIME THEY MET opponent points per game mark and a rising defensive ranking. »» South Dakota State defeated GCU 66-56 on 11/28/1997 in Phoenix, Ariz. in the only GCU’s 2017-18 mark ranked second in the conference behind only New Mexico State (64.2 meeting between the two schools. points per game). »» Andre Hall had nine blocks, one shy of the GCU single-game record held by Horacio Llamas from the 1995 season. SCORING DEFENSE IN D-I ERA »» Jerry Allen had a game-high 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the floor and a team- Year Points per game Rank best three steals as well. 2017-18 65.1 22 »» The Lopes shot only 1-of-11 from 3-point range in the contest. 2016-17 67.8 62 »» This game was part of the Lopes Thanksgiving Classic held at Antelope Gym. 2015-16 68.1 82 2014-15 68.4 232 CONNECTIONS 2013-14 71.7 t-223 »» G Carlos Johnson was teammates with Michael Carter III at Washington last season. HOLD BELOW 70 POINTS In Dan Majerle’s tenure, the Lopes are 67-15 (.817) when holding opponents under 70 points. In the last four years, the Lopes are 61-10 (.859).

RECORD WHEN HOLDING OPP. UNDER 70 POINTS Year Record Win Pct. 2017-18 18-3 0.857 2016-17 14-2 0.875 2015-16 16-2 0.889 2014-15 13-3 0.813 2013-14 6-5 0.545 OVERALL 67-15 0.817 In 2017-18, the Lopes only losses when holding an opponent under 70 points came against Utah Valley on the road (68 points), Illinois on the road (62 points), and St. John’s (68 points).

#LOPESUP ‹ 5 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. 8 STRAIGHT WHEN FRAYER SWATS 2-PLUS HOME SWEET HOME GCU junior swingman Oscar Frayer is a showstopper, most known The Lopes have enjoyed playing their home games for his high-flying dunks. But it’s other above-the-rim action that has at Grand Canyon University Arena. Since the consistently led the Lopes to success. arena opened prior to the 2011-12 season, GCU Frayer has blocked 48 total shots in his career. He’s recorded multiple has recorded a 100-21 (.826) record, proving to blocks in a game on 11 occasions. The last eight games that Frayer has be quite the home-court advantage. blocked two or more shots, GCU is a perfect 8-0. An intimidating factor for opponents, the large Havocs student section has proven to be one Coach Majerle: “Oscar’s put in the time this summer so I’m anxious to FRAYER of the best in the Western Athletic Conference. The Havocs create an imposing backdrop for see how he plays. He’s got to continue to not rely on scoring and be a visiting teams as they fill the arena with energy and enthusiasm. defensive stopper, crash the boards and all the other things will come.” “It’s unbelievable,” head coach Dan Majerle said. “We love our crowd, our student section, GCU RESULTS WHEN FRAYER BLOCKS 2+ SHOTS our overall crowd, our atmosphere here. We have a true home-court advantage and it’s a Opponent Date Blocks Result pleasure to play here every night and our guys don’t take it for granted.” at Duke 11/12/16 2 L 96-61 MOST HOME WINS IN NCAA DIVISION I (SINCE 2015-16) Louisville 12/3/16 2 L 79-70 Rk. Institution Conference Wins at Arizona 12/14/16 2 L 64-54 1 Saint Mary’s (CA) West Coast 53 Pine Bluff 12/22/16 3 W 89-49 2 Oregon Pac-12 51 Utah Valley 1/7/17 2 W 82-72 3 Louisville Atlantic Coast 50 Bethesda 1/31/17 2 W 95-66 3 GRAND CANYON WESTERN ATHLETIC 49 at Seattle U 2/16/17 4 W 61-58 4 Kentucky Southeastern 48 Robert Morris 11/13/17 2 W 75-61 Purdue Big Ten 48 William Jessup 1/23/18 4 W 96-80 7 Arizona Pac-12 47 Kansas City 2/1/18 2 W 79-62 Cincinnati American 47 Kansas City 3/8/18 2 W 77-74 SMU American 47 AUSSIE-AUSSIE DUO Texas Tech Big 12 47 BIG MAN’S GAME Seniors Matt Jackson and Gerard Martin are set to begin their final season at GCU. The pair of Australia natives have been a staple in Coach With an average height of 6’6.125” this is the tallest GCU men’s basketball has ever been Majerle’s program since he took over the reigns of the program in 2013- under head coach Dan Majerle, beating last year’s record of 6’5.56”. In comparison, GCU is 14. the tallest team in the WAC with Seattle U coming in at 6’5.562” and Utah Valley at 6’5.333”.

At least one member of the Jackson-Martin duo has appeared in 104 HEIGHTS OF ROSTERS consecutive games entering the 2018-19 season. The last time neither UNDER MAJERLE HEIGHTS OF 2018-19 WAC ROSTERS player appeared in a GCU game was on Feb. 19, 2015 in a home game JACKSON Average Average against UT Rio Grande Valley (then Texas-Pan American). Year Height Team Height Martin and Jackson represent one half of GCU’s seniors this year, joining 2013-14 6-4.800 Grand Canyon 6-6.13 Trey Drechsel and Michael Finke as the seniors on the roster. 2014-15 6-5.06 Seattle U 6-5.56 2015-16 6-4.65 Utah Valley 6-5.33 THE JACKSON-MARTIN DUO 2016-17 6-4.71 UT Rio Grande Valley 6-5.07 Games Played Points 3PT Makes 2017-18 6-5.56 Kansas City 6-4.73 Matt Jackson 87 355 43 2018-19 6-6.13 California Baptist 6-4.73 Gerard Martin 99 421 83 Chicago State 6-4.71 Combined 186 776 126 MARTIN CSU Bakersfield 6-4.67 New Mexico State 6-3.89 HAPPY TO BE BACK HOME INTERNATIONAL STARS GCU’s wild home court advantage has been well documented. The team’s on-court success A pair of 6-foot-10 sophomores returned home this summer to represent has proven it by the way the Lopes play when they return home from games away from GCU. their countries at the U20 European Championships. Alessandro Lever In the first home game following a road or neutral-site contest, GCU is 27-5 since making the and Roberts Blumbergs reminded the European basketball scene that transition to D-I. They are 23-2 in such games since the 2014-15 season. two of Europe’s best young players can be found at GCU Arena. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 D1 Era Italy finished eighth thanks to Lever finishing in the tournament’s top 4-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-2 27-5 15 in points per game (13.9), free throw percentage (81.0), field goal percentage (48.0) and 3-point percentage (44.4) while averaging 5.1 rebounds per game. LEVER Blumbergs’ Latvia may have missed out on this year’s top tier of the U20 European Championship, but Latvia was able to secure a Division A spot for 2019. Latvia finished third in Division B with Blumbergs averaging 11.0 points and 11.7 rebounds in bracket play. He was one of five players who averaged a double-double in the tournament.

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#LOPESUP ‹ 6 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. BAHAMAS TOUR WIN-LOSS STATS For the third time under head coach Dan Majerle, the Lopes preseason Splits in GCU’s 2017-18 wins vs. losses. took place on foreign soil. This season, the team traveled to the Baha- Category In Wins In Losses mas for an event called “Summer of Thunder”. GCU faced Bahamian clubs, Providence Storm and Bahamas All-Stars in the final two games Points per game 79.1 64.3 of a preseason tournament that included 10 American college teams Opponent points per game 60.7 73.1 featuring the likes of North Carolina, Kentucky and Notre Dame. Field goal percentage .462 .371 A roster of 13 which features seven newcomers got their first live Opponent field goal percentage .380 .443 action on Aug. 20 against the Providence Storms following two days of practice. The Lopes came out on top 88-73 with WAC Preseason Player of the Year, Alessandro Lever putting up 3FG percentage .356 .259 18 points and 16 rebounds in 22 minutes. The Lopes held Providence to 24 percent shooting. Opponent 3FG percentage .264 .302 GCU went on to win their final game against the Bahamas All-Stars 83-70 behind Carlos John- Free throw percentage .716 .669 son’s 15 points. Johnson would put on a scoring clinic, netting 34 points in 21 minutes prior to the knowledge that he would be cleared to play the 2018-19 season. Rebounds per game 39.9 36.0 The Lopes rounded out their trip by extending GCU’s heart for outreach by putting on a clinic Rebound margin 6.5 -6.0 for the juvenile rehabilitation center’s boys and a local school’s basketball team. Out of the 10 Assists per game 17.2 13.5 universities to participate in the annual preseason tournament, GCU was the first to visit the Turnovers per game 13.2 13.3 Penn Centre. Assist/Turnover ratio 1.3 1.0 Steals per game 6.3 6.0 Blocks per game 4.5 2.9 TOUGH SCHEDULE TOUGHENS LOPES Grand Canyon’s most ambitious nonconference schedule turned even more formidable with the release of the Wooden Legacy tournament bracket. GCU will face Seton Hall in a Nov. 22 first-round matchup at 7 p.m. (Phoenix time) at Cal State Fullerton, giving the Lopes four nonconference opponents that were NCAA tournament participants this year. In all, the Lopes will face seven teams in 2018-19 that ended the 2017-18 season inside the RPI Top-100.

2017-18 RESULTS OF NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS STAFF ADDITIONS Team RPI 2017-18 Record Nevada (Mountain West) 13 29-8 Dan Majerle made three staff additions to his 2018-19 coaching staff, highlighted by the hiring of Associate Head Coach Louis Wilson from Utah State. Majerle added Seton Hall (Big East) 31 22-12 Wilson, Graduate Assistant Dylan Hidalgo from Pima Community College New Mexico State (WAC) 47 28-6 and Director of Operations Jesse Parker to his staff. South Dakota State (Summit) 48 28-7 Wilson joins GCU after serving as an assistant coach at Utah State for Texas (Big 12) 52 19-15 the past three seasons. From 2010-2015 Wilson was the head coach at Adams State and left the school with the highest winning percentage in Boise State (Mountain West) 57 23-9 program history with a 95-46 record (.674). Wilson will be in charge of WILSON Utah Valley (WAC) 91 23-11 scheduling, player development, opponent scouting, game-day prepara- tion and bench coaching. Hidalgo is entering his first season as the graduate assistant for the Lopes. Hidalgo will aid the coaching staff in player development, game and practice preparation, and day-to-day operations. Hidalgo previous- ly served as the assistant coach at Pima Community College in Tucson. Hidalgo played college basketball at Kanas Wesleyan University at the NAIA level. HIDALGO Parker joins GCU after serving as the director of basketball operations at Utah State since 2013. Parker grew up in Kamas, Utah a town east of Salt Lake City. Parker is charged with a wide range of responsibilities including compliance, team travel, academic monitoring, practice plan- ning, game preparation and camps.

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#LOPESUP ‹ 7 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. PROVING GROUNDS Since Dan Majerle took the helm the Lopes are 9-4 in neutral site games and 12-7 in regular- season tournament action. These games have provided opportunities for the Lopes to make a name for themselves. GCU has played the likes of Utah, San Diego State, Penn State and St. John’s in neutral site or regular season tournament games. Nevada, Seton Hall and more will join the list in 2018-19 as GCU participates in the Wooden Legacy tournament and the Jerry Colangelo Classic. WOODEN LEGACY Nov. 22-25 Titan Gym | Fullerton, Calif. GCU vs. Seton Hall (first round), further matchups TBD

COLANGELO CLASSIC Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3:30 p.m. Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix, Ariz. DEC. 9 TH 2018 GCU vs. Nevada

FEELING AT HOME ON THE ROAD Already recognized as college basketball’s biggest party, the GCU Havocs frequently extend their antics far beyond the walls of GCU Arena. The Havocs take their show on the road when possible and transform opposing and neutral-site venues into a decidedly pro-purple party. Things were no different on Dec. 5 when GCU played in Talking Stick Resort Arena against St. John’s. An excess of 1,500 GCU students made their collective voice heard in front of a national TV audience in the BBVA Compass Valley of the Sun Showcase. While the Havocs were certainly there for GCU’s matchup with St. John’s, they were in their seats early enough to cheer in-state ally, Arizona, to a big win over No. 7 Texas A&M. Arizona players took to Twitter following their win to compliment the Havocs on their antics to force key missed free throws down the stretch. In a 2016 road contest against No. 19 Arizona in Tucson, Wildcats head coach Sean Miller noted he witnessed a McKale Center first. “In my eight years, I’ve never seen a student section in McKale filled with the visitors,” Miller said. “They had a whole section. You could hear them cheering. You could just tell they’ve got a great spirit about what they’re doing, and that’s to Grand Canyon’s credit.” “I always hear the Havocs, they’re my guys, they’re the best.” Majerle said after the narrow loss. “They travel well. We’re lucky to have them.” A yearly road trip tradition has quickly developed with bus loads of Havocs making the 12-hour round trip journey to Las Cruces, N.M. for the program’s budding rivalry with WAC foe New Mexico State. A first-year appearance in the WAC Tournament also saw Havocs make the trek to Las Vegas and helped will the Lopes to an appearance in the WAC Championship game. Plans are already underway for Havocs to travel to the Wooden Legacy in Fullerton, Calif., the Colangelo Classic in Downtown Phoenix, a nonconference game at San Diego, and other games throughout the 2018-19 season.

#LOPESUP ‹ 8 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // RECORD WHEN vs.

GCU RECORD WHEN... SUPERLATIVES 2018-19 D-1 ERA GCU HIGHS Grand Canyon University Arena 0-0 70-19 Points -- -- Home 0-0 70-20 Field Goals Made -- -- Road 0-0 24-32 Field Goal Attempts -- -- Neutral Site 0-0 9-4 Field Goal Percentage -- -- Overtime games 0-0 0-2 3 PT Field Goals Made -- -- 3 PT Field Goals Attempted -- -- Leading at the half 0-0 85-20 3 PT Field Goal Percentage -- -- Behind at the half 0-0 13-37 Free Throws Made -- -- Tied at the half 0-0 6-1 Free Throws Attempts -- -- Free Throw Percentage -- -- Scoring 0-59 points 0-0 2-21 Rebounds -- -- Scoring 60-69 points 0-0 19-21 Assists -- -- Scoring 70-79 points 0-0 38-11 Steals -- -- Scoring 80-89 points 0-0 33-4 Blocked Shots -- -- Scoring 90-99 points 0-0 10-0 Turnovers -- -- Scoring 100-plus points 0-0 1-1 Fouls -- -- GCU LOWS Game decided by 1-5 points 0-0 24-9 Game decided by 6-9 points 0-0 18-7 Points -- -- Game decided by 10-15 points 0-0 27-13 Field Goals Made -- -- Game decided by 16 points or more 0-0 34-15 Field Goal Attempts -- -- Field Goal Percentage -- -- GCU out-rebounds the opponent 0-0 71-14 3 PT Field Goals Made -- -- GCU is out-rebounded by the opponent 0-0 26-39 3 PT Field Goals Attempted -- -- Same number of rebounds 0-0 7-4 3 PT Field Goal Percentage -- -- Free Throws Made -- -- Recording 50-plus rebounds 0-0 3-0 Free Throws Attempts -- -- Recording 40-plus rebounds 0-0 29-4 Free Throw Percentage -- -- Recording 35-39 rebounds 0-0 28-12 Rebounds -- -- Recording 30-34 rebounds 0-0 27-17 Assists -- -- Recording 25-29 rebounds 0-0 13-13 Steals -- -- Recording 20-24 rebounds 0-0 1-10 Blocked Shots -- -- Recording less than 20 rebounds 0-0 2-2 Turnovers -- -- Fouls -- -- GCU with better shooting percentage 0-0 83-8 OPPONENT HIGHS GCU with worse shooting percentage 0-0 20-50 Points -- -- Same shooting percentage 0-0 0-0 Field Goals Made -- -- GCU shooting .500-plus FG pct. 0-0 33-4 Field Goal Attempts -- -- GCU shooting .450-.499 FG pct. 0-0 30-7 Field Goal Percentage -- -- GCU shooting .400-.449 FG pct. 0-0 27-16 3 PT Field Goals Made -- -- GCU shooting less than .400 FG pct. 0-0 13-32 3 PT Field Goals Attempted -- -- 3 PT Field Goal Percentage -- -- GCU with fewer TOs than opponent 0-0 63-18 Free Throws Made -- -- GCU with more TOs than opponent 0-0 32-35 Free Throws Attempts -- -- GCU with same number of TOs 0-0 7-4 Free Throw Percentage -- -- Rebounds -- -- GCU with fewer fouls than opponent 0-0 75-18 Assists -- -- GCU with more fouls than opponent 0-0 19-33 Steals -- -- Same number of fouls 0-0 9-5 Blocked Shots -- -- Turnovers -- -- Record coming off a win 0-0 66-36 Fouls -- -- Record coming after a loss 0-0 34-20 OPPONENT LOWS In November 0-0 18-11 Points -- -- In December 0-0 26-18 Field Goals Made -- -- In January 0-0 26-10 Field Goal Attempts -- -- In February 0-0 22-12 Field Goal Percentage -- -- In March 0-0 10-7 3 PT Field Goals Made -- -- 3 PT Field Goals Attempted -- -- vs. AP Poll ranked teams 0-0 0-5 3 PT Field Goal Percentage -- -- Free Throws Made -- -- Overtime games 0-0 2-2 Free Throws Attempts -- -- Free Throw Percentage -- -- Before 2 p.m. 0-0 Rebounds -- -- Between 2 p.m. and 5:59 p.m. 0-0 Assists -- -- 6 p.m. or later 0-0 Steals -- -- Blocked Shots -- -- Turnovers -- -- Fouls -- --

#LOPESUP ‹ 9 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS WAC OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT W-L PCT H A N STRK California Baptist 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- AROUND THE WAC Chicago State 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CSU Bakersfield 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Nov. 12 -- Grand Canyon 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Nov. 19 -- Nov. 26 -- Kansas City 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Dec. 3 -- NM State 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Dec. 10 -- Dec. 17 -- Seattle U 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Dec. 24 -- UT Rio Grande Valley 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Dec. 31 -- Utah Valley 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Jan. 7 -- Jan. 14 -- Jan. 21 -- INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARDS Jan. 28 -- POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS Feb. 4 -- Feb. 11 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- Feb. 18 ------Feb. 25 ------March 4 -- 2 2 2 2 March 11 ------PRESEASON COACHES POLL First Team 3 -- 3 -- 3 -- 3 -- OSCAR FRAYER F GRAND CANYON ------A.J. Harris G New Mexico State ------Matej Kavas G Seattle U ALESSANDRO LEVER C GRAND CANYON 4 -- 4 -- 4 -- 4 -- Conner Toolson G Utah Valley ------Second Team Xavier Bishop G Kansas City 5 -- 5 -- 5 -- 5 -- Eli Chuha F New Mexico State ------Damiyne Durham G CSU Bakersfield ------Jake Toolson G Utah Valley Terry Winn II F UT Rio Grande Valley TEAM LEADERBOARDS

Projected Order of Finish SCORING DEFENSE MARGIN REBOUNDS 1 New Mexico State (7) 63 2 GRAND CANYON (2) 58 1 -- -- 1 -- -- 1 -- -- 1 -- -- 3 Seattle U 45 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 4 Utah Valley 43 ------5 CSU Bakersfield 35 3 -- -- 3 -- -- 3 -- -- 3 -- -- 6 UT Rio Grande Valley 28 7 Kansas City 24 4 -- -- 4 -- -- 4 -- -- 4 -- -- 8 California Baptist 20 9 Chicago State 8 5 -- -- 5 -- -- 5 -- -- 5 -- --

PAST CHAMPIONS 6 -- -- 6 -- -- 6 -- -- 6 -- -- Year Regular Season Tournament 7 -- -- 7 -- -- 7 -- -- 7 -- -- 2017-18 New Mexico State New Mexico State 2016-17 CSU Bakersfield New Mexico State 8 -- -- 8 -- -- 8 -- -- 8 -- -- 2015-16 New Mexico State CSU Bakersfield 2014-15 New Mexico State New Mexico State 9 -- -- 9 -- -- 9 -- -- 9 -- --

#LOPESUP ‹ 10 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs.

NET TRACKER STAT RANKINGS

WEEKLY (FIRST NET RELEASED ON TBA) OPPONENTS IN TOP 100 TEAM STATS IN TOP 50

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#LOPESUP ‹ 11 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // TOP-25 POLLS vs.

AP TOP 25 POLL 2017-18 COLLEGE INSIDER MID-MAJOR TOP 25 Rk. Team Points Record Previous Conference Rk. Team Record Points Previous Conference 1 Kansas (37) 1581 31-8 4 Big 12 1. Loyola Chicago (30) 32-6 774 2 Missouri Valley 2 Kentucky (19) 1529 26-11 18 SEC 2. Gonzaga (1) 32-5 745 1 West Coast 3 Gonzaga (1) 1461 32-5 8 West Coast 3. Buffalo 27-9 657 8 Mid-American 4 Duke (4) 1452 29-8 9 ACC 4. South Dakota State 28-7 655 3 Summit 5 Virginia (2) 1286 31-3 1 ACC 5. Saint Mary’s 30-6 638 5 West Coast 6 Tennessee (1) 1268 26-9 13 SEC 6. Murray State 26-6 619 4 Ohio Valley 7 Nevada 1230 29-8 24 Mountain West 7. New Mexico State 28-6 607 6 Western Athletic 8 North Carolina 1221 26-11 10 ACC 8. UNC Greensboro 27-8 516 7 Southern 9 Villanova (1) 1085 36-4 2 Big East 9. Charleston 26-8 507 9 Colonial 10 Michigan State 1024 30-5 5 Big Ten 10. Louisiana 27-7 458 10 Sun Belt 11 Auburn 974 26-8 19 SEC 11. Montana 26-8 440 11 Big Sky 12 Kansas State 922 25-12 NR Big 12 12. Bucknell 25-10 402 13 Patriot 13 West Virginia 678 26-11 15 Big 12 13. UMBC 25-11 354 24 America East 14 Oregon 638 23-13 NR Pac-12 14. Stephen F. Austin 28-7 324 14 Southland 15 Virginia Tech 630 21-12 NR ACC 15. South Dakota 26-9 318 12 Summit 16 Syracuse 620 23-14 NR ACC 16. ETSU 25-9 297 16 Southern 17 Florida State 530 23-12 NR ACC 17. Vermont 27-8 232 15 America East 18 Mississippi State 451 25-12 NR SEC 18. Penn 24-9 214 18 Ivy League 19 Michigan 437 33-8 7 Big Ten 19. Northeastern 23-10 208 19 Colonial 20 TCU 311 21-12 NR Big 12 20. BYU 24-11 167 17 West Coast 21 UCLA 297 21-12 NR Pac-12 21. Belmont 24-9 158 21 Ohio Valley 22 Clemson 268 25-10 20 ACC 22. Wright State 25-10 148 20 Horizon 23 LSU 187 18-15 NR SEC 23. Georgia State 24-11 142 22 Sun Belt 24 Purdue 170 30-7 11 Big Ten 24. Lipscomb 23-10 54 NR Atlantic Sun 25 Washington 165 21-13 NR Pac-12 25. UC Santa Barbara 23-9 43 23 Big West

UPDATED: Oct. 22, 2018 UPDATED: April 12, 2018 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Loyola of Chicago 162, Marquette 124, Indiana 98, Florida 71, Ne- OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Toledo 41, Northern Kentucky 38, Northern Colorado 37, Utah braska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, UCF 15, Alabama 15, Ari- Valley 30, Rider 27, UC Davis 26, Radford 22, UIC 21, Cal State Fullerton 18, Southeastern Loui- zona 14, Buffalo 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego St. 9, Texas Tech 6, Southern Cal 6, Butler siana 15, FGCU 13, Liberty 13, Sam Houston State 13, Illinois State 12, Furman 11, UT Arlingtion 6, Texas 5, St. John’s 3, Arizona St 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Davidson 1, Missouri 1, Marshall 1, 11, William & Mary 9, LIU Brooklyn 7, Iona 6, Harvard 5, Southern Illinois 5, Wagner 5, Nicholls NC State 1. 4, Eastern Michigan 2, Idaho 2, Grambling 1, North Carolina Central 1, San Francisco 1, UNC Asehville 1, Wofford 1.

#LOPESUP ‹ 12 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // LOPES IN THE PROS vs.

DeWAYNE RUSSELL KEONTA VERNON CASEY BENSON

HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (Germany) Toulouse Basket Club (France) KD Hopsi Polzela (Slovenia) At GCU: 2014-17 At GCU: 2015-18 At GCU: 2017-18 This week: -- This week: -- This week: Scored 10 points with four rebounds and This year: Averaging 7.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.7 This year: Is averaging 6.8 points and 5.0 rebounds three assists in a 68-52 win on Oct. 27. assists in three games this season. in five games this season. This year: Averaging 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists in the team’s three games this season.

GRANDY GLAZE DANIEL ALEXANDER

St. John’s Edge (Canada) Austin Spurs (G-League) At GCU: 2015-16 At GCU: 2013-15 This week: -- This week: Season begins Nov. 3. This year: -- This year: Season begins Nov. 3.

ON THIS DATE

Grand Canyon debuted the newly renovated GCU Arena with a 2,000-seat addition for an exhibition game to open the 2014-15 NOVEMBER season. To accommodate the jump to Division I, the university expanded the arena from 5,000 to 7,000 seats following its first season of Division I play. A crowd of 7,133 fans filled the upgraded arena to witness GCU roll to 6 a 74-47 win over Western New Mexico. Royce Woolridge led the Lopes with 16 points.

#LOPESUP ‹ 13 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs.

SPECIALTY STATS

Paint Off Turnovers 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Opponent GCU OPP GCU OPP GCU OPP GCU OPP GCU OPP at South Dakota State

#LOPESUP ‹ 14 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // GCU ARENA vs.

GCU Arena has provided the Lopes a definitive home-court advantage since opening THE HAVOCS its doors before the 2011-12 basketball season. With a seating capacity of 7,000 and a prime location on campus, the venue is regularly packed to the rafters with students The Havocs are some of the most dedicated and and fans, providing an electric atmosphere ripe for success. rowdy fans in all of collegiate sports. Over 3,000 students strong, they turn GCU athletic venues During the past seven seasons, the GCU men’s team has been dominant in the arena, into some of the rowdiest and hostile environ- posting an overall record of 100-22, including a pair of 15-1 seasons before starting ments in all of college sports. They use their unified group to help the community the transition to Division I. The Lopes’ record playing a regular complement of Divi- and volunteer with various non-profits and charitable organizations. sion I guests has been impressive as well, as GCU owns a 70-20 mark since 2013-14. The success on the court helped GCU to a pair of postseason tournament appear- Known for their constant energy, support and pride, the Havocs support and en- ances in its first two years transitioning to the NCAA’s highest level. courage all GCU athletic teams, promote school spirit and build Lope pride and tra- dition – while upholding the four pillars and values of GCU. With positive sportsman- With a push from the Havocs, a packed house is becoming a regular occurrence and ship and respect in mind, Havocs create an energetic environment for our fans and has led to an incredible rise in attendance for the men’s team in the first four years an intimidating atmosphere for opponents. since the GCU Arena opened. Home attendance has more than doubled since the WHAT THEY’RE SAYING arrival of the arena, with a per-game average of nearly 5,500 fans coming through the doors last year. In college basketball, in my 40-plus years, this was the Student-athletes love the atmosphere while also enjoying first-class amenities. The toughest crowd I’ve ever faced. Awesome... You’ve got facilities on the GCU campus are among the best in the conference and feature ev- something special here. Really special. Rick Pitino erything student-athletes need to be successful right at their fingertips. From an “ on-site medical facility to the strength and conditioning area and locker room with a players’ lounge and study area, the Lopes have all the comforts of home just a short Before every home game, scores of fans dance together in walk from student housing. coordinated routines under strobe lights as techno music The facility originally broke ground in the summer of 2010 and was completed be- blasts throughout the building ... It’s a Miami nightclub in fore the start of the following basketball season. It is owned and operated by the “ the desert. Myron Medcalf, ESPN.com university.

The Havocs are the biggest party in college basketball. 7,521 Jan. 11, 2018 vs. New Mexico State SB Nation 7,502 Feb. 25, 2017 vs. UMKC 7,493 Dec. 3, 2016 vs. Louisville “ 7,479 Feb. 11, 2017 vs. New Mexico State GCU created college basketball’s rowdiest secret with 7,413 Jan. 9, 2016 vs. New Mexico State stunning quickness ... home to possibly the best student 7,412 Dec. 30, 2014 vs. Harvard “section in college basketball. Andrew Joseph, USA Today 7,397 Nov. 25, 2017 vs. San Diego 7,394 Nov. 18, 2017 vs. Little Rock I can’t remember a more electric pregame atmosphere ... 7,376 Feb. 24, 2017 vs. Chicago State I’d hate to be a visiting player here. TOP 10 CROWDS 10 TOP 7,320 Jan. 21, 2017 vs. Seattle U “ Vince Marotta, Arizona Sports 98.7 FM #LOPESUP ‹ 15 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // SCHEDULE NOTES vs. WHERE ARE THE LOPES?

SEATTLE U Seattle, Wash. ROAD GAMES

CHICAGO STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Chicago, Ill. UTAH VALLEY Brookings, S.D. Orem, Utah

KANSAS CITY NORTHERN IOWA CSU BAKERS- Kansas City, Mo. FIELD Cedar Falls, Iowa Bakersfield, Calif. CALIFORNIA BAPTIST Riverside, Calif.

HOME GAMES Phoenix, Ariz. SAN DIEGO

San Diego, Calif.

TEXAS NM STATE Austin, Texas Las Cruces, N.M. This sign denotes an official Lopes on the Road game

UTRGV For more information, visit Edinburg, Texas GCULopes.com/ LopesOnTheRoad

OVERALL BY STATE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: BY THE NUMBERS Total Games 31 Arizona 15 Western Athletic 16 Nonconference 14 California 6 Mountain West 2 10,721 Approximate number of miles set to be traveled this season Conference 16 Texas 2 Atlantic Sun 1 Exhibition 1 Illinois 1 Big 12 1 7 Number of games vs. opponents in 2017-18 RPI Top-100 BY LOCATION Iowa 1 Big East 1 16 Number of conference games - most since 2013-14 Home 14 Missouri 1 MEAC 1 Away 12 New Mexico 1 Missouri Valley 1 6 Opponents that participated in NCAA Tournament in 2017-18* Neutral 4 South Dakota 1 Summit 1 Utah 1 Sun Belt 1 .520 2017-18 winning percentage of nonconference opponents BY MONTH Washington 1 SWAC 1 November 7 West Coast 1 4 Neutral games in the Wooden Legacy and Colangelo Classic December 6 * includes California Baptist (Division II), others TBA based on Wooden Legacy matchups January 7 February 7 LOPES ON THE ROAD RETURNS March 3 Introduced to Grand Canyon fans three years ago, Lopes on 2018-19 SCHEDULE the Road is back with more events in more cities than ever Date Sport Opponent Location before. Sunday, Sep. 23 Soccer (M) Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas As part of a successful first three years, many GCU alumni, Friday, Oct. 5 Soccer (M) San José State San José, Calif. students, faculty and fans had the chance to cheer on the Sunday, Oct. 7 Soccer (M) Seattle U Seattle, Wash. Lopes at multiple men’s basketball games. The events featured Sunday, Dec. 2 Basketball (W) UC SB Santa Barbara, Calif. pregame tailgates and reception, allowing opportunities for Saturday, Dec. 15 Basketball (M) Texas Austin, Texas attendees to meet and mingle with fellow Lopes. Saturday, Dec. 29 Basketball (M) San Diego San Diego, Calif. Thursday, Jan. 10 Basketball (M) New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. This year, Lopes on the Road will showcase four sports Saturday, Jan. 26 Basketball (M) California Baptist Riverside, Calif. in 11 cities across the nation. Each registered attend- ee receives a complimentary ticket, concessions stand Thursday, Feb. 14 Basketball (M) Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. voucher and free GCU swag at check-in. To register, visit Saturday, Feb. 16 Basketball (M) Chicago State Chicago, Ill. GCULopes.com/LopesOnTheRoad. Saturday, Ma 9 Basketball (M) Seattle U Seattle, Wash. Tuesday, April 23 Baseball Arizona Tucson, Ariz.

#LOPESUP ‹ 16 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. HEAD COACH DAN MAJERLE Dan Majerle, a former NBA All-Star and Olympian, enters Award in 1990-91, when he averaged 13.6 points and 5.4 his sixth season at the helm of GCU men’s basketball rebounds. He averaged a career-best 17.3 points during in 2018-19 after taking over the program on March 18, the 1991-92 season, his first All-Star season. 2013, as the 13th head coach in Lopes history. Majerle made his second consecutive trip to the All-Star It has been quite an impressive run in the Valley for the Game in 1992-93, also a NBA Finals season for Phoenix, former Phoenix Suns star, broadcaster and assistant and finished tied for the league lead in 3-pointers with coach. In five years at GCU, Majerle has amassed 103 167. He set a Suns record with eight 3-pointers made on wins and four postseason berths on the sideline. His Jan. 30, 1993, and did it again in Game 5 of the Western teams have posted the 22nd-best winning percentage Conference Finals against Seattle. (.717) in Division I over the past three seasons. In 2017-18, Following the 1993-94 season, Majerle was named to the Lopes came within one win of a NCAA tournament Dream Team II, the U.S. squad that won gold at the berth in their first season of full Division I postseason 1994 World Championship in Ontario, Canada. This was eligibility. Majerle’s second time representing his country. Before Majerle has made his mark with teams that have won his NBA rookie season, he was part of the U.S. team that at least 22 games in each of the past three seasons won the bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, and five top-three finishes in the WAC. Majerle also South Korea, where he played for coaching great John has attracted many high-profile opponents during his Thompson. That same year, he was named the Olympic tenure, including Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, Nevada and Athlete of the Year. a home-and-home series with Louisville. He was chosen as a starter for his third All-Star Game Behind Majerle’s presence and a rising team, GCU Arena in 1994-95 after averaging 17.4 points in the first half of has been among the fullest venues in college basketball the season, becoming the first reserve to be voted as an in recent years. In 2017-18, GCU ranked 14th in Division I All-Star starter since fan balloting began in 1975. for attendance capacity percentage (99.6) and led the Majerle, originally from Traverse City, Mich., played THE MAJERLE FILE WAC with 6.973 fans per game. The average attendance collegiately at Central Michigan, where he averaged has increased every season as a Division I program, more than 20 points in three of his four seasons and including a spike of 3,343 fans for Majerle’s first season HEAD COACH was an All-Mid-American Conference selection each -- a 325 percent bump from the previous season. In year. During his senior season, he averaged 23.7 points Sixth Season at Grand Canyon 2016-17, GCU ranked in the top 10 for attendance among Alma Mater: Central Michigan, ‘88 and 10.8 rebounds while hitting 52.2 percent from the schools with less than a 10,000-seat capacity. field. He completed his career at CMU ranked second Coaching Overall Conference Majerle completed his first year at GCU in 2013-14 by for career points, steals and field goal percentage. Record W L W L being named a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, which is Since 2003, the Suns have handed out the Dan Majerle 2018-19 - GCU 0 0 0 0 given to the most outstanding first-year Division I head Hustle Award to the player who most personifies the 2017-18 - GCU 22 12 9 5 coach. He had guided the team to a 15-15 record in its first hustle and determination displayed by Majerle in his 2016-17 - GCU 22 9 11 3 year of reclassification to Division I. The Lopes, tabbed to playing career. 2015-16 - GCU 27 7 11 3 finish eighth in the WAC, used a 10-6 conference mark 2014-15 - GCU 17 15 8 6 to claim third place. GCU also received a bid to its first 2013-14 - GCU 15 15 10 6 Division I postseason tourney, the CollegeInsider.com Career Totals 103 58 49 23 Postseason Tournament. COACHING LEDGER Before starting his tenure at GCU, Majerle spent five 2013-18...... Grand Canyon (Head Coach) seasons (2008-13) as an assistant coach and four years 2008-13...... Phoenix Suns (Assistant Coach) as a broadcast analyst (2002-06) with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns. “Thunder Dan” is one of the most popular figures MILESTONE VICTORIES in Suns history, having been inducted into the Suns Ring of Honor in 2003 for his eight playing seasons (1988-95, 1st...... Western New Mexico (Nov. 16, 2013) 2001-02) with Phoenix. 25th...... CSU Bakersfield (Jan. 10, 2015) 50th...... Kansas City (Jan. 23, 2016) Majerle played 14 seasons in the NBA and averaged 100th...... Utah Valley (Feb. 24, 2018) 11.4 points over 955 career games. He made three All- Star appearances and was named to the 1990-91 and 1st road win...... CSU Bakersfield (Jan. 9, 2014) 1992-93 All-Defensive second team. He led the league in 1st D-1 win...... Savannah State (Nov. 22, 2013) 3-pointers made (192) in 1993-94. 1st postseason win....S.C. State (CIT, March 14, 2016) Majerle, the 14th overall selection in the 1988 NBA 1st WAC win...... Texas-Pan American (Jan. 2, 2014) Draft by the Suns, was runner-up by one vote to the Indiana Pacers’ Detlef Schrempf for the NBA Sixth Man

#LOPESUP ‹ 17 › Grand Canyon Combined Team Statistics All Games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Games 22-12 16-3 2017-183-7 OVERALL3-2 ConferenceMEN’S BASKETBALL9-5 6-1 // 3-4 0-0 vs. Non-conference 13-7 10-2 0-3 3-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 25 Alessandro Lever 34-27 724 21.3 140-309 .453 26-81 .321 108-141 .766 42 107 149 4.4 90 3 40 59 14 12 414 12.2 02 Joshua Braun 34-34 999 29.4 118-317 .372 64-188 .340 89-120 .742 47 83 130 3.8 69 2 48 49 17 26 389 11.4 11 Casey Benson 34-34 994 29.2 97-258 .376 40-117 .342 96-126 .762 27 116 143 4.2 68 1 152 63 4 25 330 9.7 04 Oscar Frayer 33-28 873 26.5 121-251 .482 41-112 .366 35-64 .547 56 115 171 5.2 80 1 41 48 24 41 318 9.6 24 Keonta Vernon 34-34 781 23.0 125-242 .517 0-4 .000 62-111 .559 78 149 227 6.7 116 9 46 42 39 26 312 9.2 12 Roberts Blumbergs 33-7 437 13.2 56-152 .368 17-78 .218 41-55 .745 31 68 99 3.0 42 1 26 34 8 11 170 5.2 10 Damari Milstead 26-0 245 9.4 30-64 .469 10-19 .526 48-57 .842 3 16 19 0.7 21 0 28 28 2 11 118 4.5 00 Shaq Carr 18-2 286 15.9 27-53 .509 3-8 .375 22-24 .917 7 24 31 1.7 27 0 48 33 4 5 79 4.4 01 Fiifi Aidoo 32-4 393 12.3 46-115 .400 18-65 .277 14-19 .737 16 23 39 1.2 41 0 33 22 7 15 124 3.9 42 Gerard Martin 34-0 569 16.7 40-99 .404 19-64 .297 12-27 .444 18 78 96 2.8 64 2 45 29 6 19 111 3.3 05 Matt Jackson 32-0 420 13.1 39-99 .394 10-37 .270 14-23 .609 23 68 91 2.8 41 0 29 25 4 14 102 3.2 15 Cheick Sy-Savane 6-0 14 2.3 3-9 .333 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.5 13 Ibrahima Sankare 9-0 34 3.8 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 2 6 8 0.9 4 0 1 3 1 5 13 1.4 21 Kerwin Smith 15-0 66 4.4 8-13 .615 0-0 .000 3-7 .429 7 11 18 1.2 14 0 3 7 4 1 19 1.3 22 Nehemiah Allen 5-0 11 2.2 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.6 03 Parker Dale 3-0 4 1.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.3 TM TEAM 46 41 87 2 6 Grand Canyon 34 6850 855-1992 .429 251-779 .322 551-785 .702 405 905 1310 38.5 687 18 540 450 134 211 2512 73.9 Opponents 34 6850 767-1906 .402 161-580 .278 518-734 .706 359 879 1238 36.4 747 17 328 511 81 203 2213 65.1

Team Statistics GCU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2512 2213 11/10/17 FLORIDA A&M W 67-51 7202 11/13/17 ROBERT MORRIS W 75-61 6833 Points per game 73.9 65.1 11/18/17 LITTLE ROCK W 76-51 7394 Scoring margin +8.8 - 11/20/17 NORFOLK STATE W 85-60 6889 FIELD GOALS-ATT 855-1992 767-1906 11/25/17 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO L 62-72 7397 W Field goal pct .429 .402 12/02/17 UC RIVERSIDE 68-56 6844 12/05/17 vs Saint John's (NY) L 60-68 8907 3 POINT FG-ATT 251-779 161-580 12/09/17 GRAMBLING STATE W 87-53 6829 3-point FG pct .322 .278 12/11/17 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY W 64-59 6276 Lo2 3-pt FG made per game 7.4 4.7 12/13/17 at Boise State 80-85 4628 12/18/17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W 71-38 6464 FREE THROW-ATT 551-785 518-734 12/21/17 LONGWOOD W 86-56 7006 Free throw pct .702 .706 12/23/17 at Louisville L 56-74 16841 W F-Throws made per game 16.2 15.2 12/27/17 vs Morgan State 100-74 1544 12/30/17 at Illinois L 58-62 13762 REBOUNDS 1310 1238 * 01/06/18 at Seattle University W 73-57 2156 Rebounds per game 38.5 36.4 * 01/11/18 NEW MEXICO STATE L 59-70 7521 W Rebounding margin +2.1 - * 01/13/18 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 84-71 7222 * 01/18/18 at Chicago State W 86-58 463 ASSISTS 540 328 * 01/20/18 at UMKC W 86-69 1440 Assists per game 15.9 9.6 01/23/18 WILLIAM JESSUP W 96-80 6952 L TURNOVERS 450 511 * 01/27/18 at Utah Valley 56-68 4881 * 02/01/18 UMKC W 79-62 7005 Turnovers per game 13.2 15.0 * 02/03/18 CHICAGO STATE W 89-55 7244 Turnover margin +1.8 - * 02/08/18 at UT Rio Grande Valley L 81-83 1038 * 02/10/18 at New Mexico State L 70-74 12989 Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.6 * 02/17/18 at CSU Bakersfield L 58-71 3002 STEALS 211 203 * 02/22/18 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY W 76-64 6925 Steals per game 6.2 6.0 * 02/24/18 UTAH VALLEY W 60-59 7179 W BLOCKS 134 81 * 03/03/18 CSU BAKERSFIELD 81-68 7372 03/08/18 vs UMKC W 77-74 Blocks per game 3.9 2.4 03/09/18 vs Utah Valley W 75-60 Attendance 132495 74716 03/10/18 vs New Mexico State L 58-72 3065 L Home game-Avg/Game 19-6973 10-6120 03/14/18 MERCER 73-78 5941 * Conference game Neutral site-Avg/game 5-2703

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Games 9-5 6-1 2017-183-4 CONFERENCE0-0 ConferenceMEN’S BASKETBALL9-5 6-1 // 3-4 0-0 vs. Non-conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 25 Alessandro Lever 14-14 334 23.9 71-146 .486 14-42 .333 65-81 .802 23 52 75 5.4 41 1 22 27 7 5 221 15.8 04 Oscar Frayer 14-14 394 28.1 57-114 .500 22-50 .440 15-27 .556 28 57 85 6.1 35 0 15 21 10 18 151 10.8 02 Joshua Braun 14-14 412 29.4 40-112 .357 21-62 .339 43-54 .796 18 35 53 3.8 32 2 20 16 7 12 144 10.3 24 Keonta Vernon 14-14 312 22.3 49-115 .426 0-2 .000 24-47 .511 26 62 88 6.3 50 2 23 19 11 9 122 8.7 11 Casey Benson 14-14 400 28.6 33-88 .375 16-41 .390 39-50 .780 10 44 54 3.9 22 0 54 23 1 4 121 8.6 10 Damari Milstead 12-0 140 11.7 17-37 .459 6-12 .500 24-28 .857 3 9 12 1.0 10 0 13 20 2 9 64 5.3 12 Roberts Blumbergs 14-0 149 10.6 23-57 .404 5-24 .208 15-23 .652 12 25 37 2.6 18 0 10 10 0 2 66 4.7 05 Matt Jackson 13-0 178 13.7 20-43 .465 2-11 .182 10-17 .588 10 28 38 2.9 22 0 15 9 2 5 52 4.0 00 Shaq Carr 4-0 71 17.8 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 6-7 .857 1 5 6 1.5 5 0 10 8 0 0 14 3.5 01 Fiifi Aidoo 14-0 145 10.4 16-44 .364 6-24 .250 2-3 .667 6 3 9 0.6 17 0 7 10 2 7 40 2.9 42 Gerard Martin 14-0 236 16.9 12-38 .316 4-24 .167 6-14 .429 7 38 45 3.2 27 1 20 8 2 5 34 2.4 13 Ibrahima Sankare 4-0 19 4.8 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 2 3 5 1.3 2 0 1 2 0 3 7 1.8 22 Nehemiah Allen 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 03 Parker Dale 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 15 Cheick Sy-Savane 2-0 3 1.5 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 21 Kerwin Smith 3-0 5 1.7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TM TEAM 14 18 32 2 3 Grand Canyon 14 2800 344-811 .424 96-294 .327 254-358 .709 161 381 542 38.7 287 5 210 177 44 79 1038 74.1 Opponents 14 2800 319-790 .404 70-256 .273 221-307 .720 141 374 515 36.8 326 11 136 200 29 69 929 66.4

Team Statistics GCU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1038 929 * 01/06/18 at Seattle University W 73-57 2156 * 01/11/18 NEW MEXICO STATE L 59-70 7521 Points per game 74.1 66.4 * 01/13/18 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY W 84-71 7222 Scoring margin +7.7 - * 01/18/18 at Chicago State W 86-58 463 FIELD GOALS-ATT 344-811 319-790 * 01/20/18 at UMKC W 86-69 1440 L Field goal pct .424 .404 * 01/27/18 at Utah Valley 56-68 4881 * 02/01/18 UMKC W 79-62 7005 3 POINT FG-ATT 96-294 70-256 * 02/03/18 CHICAGO STATE W 89-55 7244 3-point FG pct .327 .273 * 02/08/18 at UT Rio Grande Valley L 81-83 1038 L 3-pt FG made per game 6.9 5.0 * 02/10/18 at New Mexico State 70-74 12989 * 02/17/18 at CSU Bakersfield L 58-71 3002 FREE THROW-ATT 254-358 221-307 * 02/22/18 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY W 76-64 6925 Free throw pct .709 .720 * 02/24/18 UTAH VALLEY W 60-59 7179 W F-Throws made per game 18.1 15.8 * 03/03/18 CSU BAKERSFIELD 81-68 7372 * Conference game REBOUNDS 542 515 Rebounds per game 38.7 36.8 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Rebounding margin +1.9 - ASSISTS 210 136 Grand Canyon 489 549 1038 Assists per game 15.0 9.7 Opponents 423 506 929 TURNOVERS 177 200 Turnovers per game 12.6 14.3 Turnover margin +1.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.7 STEALS 79 69 Steals per game 5.6 4.9 BLOCKS 44 29 Blocks per game 3.1 2.1 Attendance 50468 25969 Home game-Avg/Game 7-7210 7-3710 Neutral site-Avg/game 0-0

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INDIVIDUAL Scored 25 Points Alessandro Lever, 29, 3/8/18, vvs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) Made a 3-pointer in 10 straight games Josh Braun (21), 1/7/17 – 11/25/17 Scored 30 Points Alessandro Lever, 30, 2/22/18, vs Seattle Made a 3-pointer in 15 straight games Josh Braun (21), 1/7/17 – 11/25/17 Scored 35 Points DeWayne Russell, 42, 12/3/16, vs. Louisville Made a 3-pointer in 20 straight games Josh Braun (21), 1/7/17 – 11/25/17 Scored 40 Points DeWayne Russell, 42, 12/3/16, vs. Louisville Made 10 free throws Alessandro Lever (10), 3/8/18, vs UMKC (WAC Quarter) Two players had 20 points Lever (25) and Braun (22), 1/23/18, vs. William Jessup Made 15 free throws in a game Josh Braun (17), 1/16/16 vs. Utah Valley Two players had 25 points Glaze (29) and Magee (29), 12/13/15 vs. Omaha Made 16 free throws Josh Braun (17), 1/16/16 vs. Utah Valley Three players had 20 points Never happened Made 17 free throws Josh Braun (17), 1/16/16 vs. Utah Valley Attempted 15 free throws Alessandro Lever (17), 3/8/18, vs UMKC (WAC Quarter) Scored 20 points in two straight games Alessandro Lever (2), 3/3/18 - 3/8/18 Attempted 18 free throws Josh Braun (19), 1/16/16 vs. Utah Valley Scored 20 points in three straight games Alessandro Lever (3), 1/18/18 - 1/23/18 Attempted 19 free throws Josh Braun (19), 1/16/16 vs. Utah Valley Scored 20 points in four straight games Alessandro Lever(4), 1/18/18 - 1/27/18 Attempted 20 free throws Jerome Garrison (20), 1/23/14 vs. Idaho Scored 20 points in five straight games Never happened Scored 30 points in two straight games Never happened 12 rebounds Oscar Frayer (15), 3/8/18 vs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) 13 rebounds Oscar Frayer (15), 3/8/18 vs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) Scored double figures in 10 straight games DeWayne Russell (33), 3/1/16 - 3/4/17 14 rebounds Oscar Frayer (15), 3/8/18 vs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) Scored double figures in 15 straight games DeWayne Russell (33), 3/1/16 - 3/4/17 15 rebounds Oscar Frayer (15), 3/8/18 vs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) Scored double figures in 20 straight games DeWayne Russell (33), 3/1/16 - 3/4/17 16 rebounds Killian Larson (20), 2/22/14 at Idaho 20 rebounds Killian Larson (20), 2/22/14 at Idaho Five players scored in double figures vs. Morgan State, 12/27/17 Six players scored in double figures Never happened 10+ rebounds in two straight games Keonta Vernon (2), 1/11/18 – 1/13/18 Four players scored 15 or more points Never happened 10+ rebounds in three straight games Grandy Glaze (3), 3/14/16 – 3/23/16 10+ rebounds in four straight games Grandy Glaze (4), 2/6/16 – 2/18/16 Double-double Oscar Frayer, 3/8/18, 13pts, 15reb, vs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) Two players had 10 rebounds Vernon (15) & Frayer (12), 1/28/17 at Chicago State Double-double (points / assists) Casey Benson, 1/23/18, 12 pts, 10asts, vs William Jessup Three players had 10 rebounds Never happened Double-double in two straight games Keonta Vernon, 1/11/18 - 1/13/18 Double-double in three straight games Grandy Glaze (4), 2/6/16 – 2/18/16 6 assists Casey Benson (7), 3/14/18, vs Mercer (CBI) Double-double in four straight games Grandy Glaze (4), 2/6/16 – 2/18/16 7 assists Casey Benson (7), 3/14/18, vs Mercer (CBI) Two players with double-double Vernon (24p/15r) & Frayer (12p/12r), 1/28/17 at Chicago State 8 assists Casey Benson (8), 12/9/17, vs. Grambling St. Triple-double Never happened 9 assists Casey Benson (9), 1/20/18, at UMKC 10 assists Casey Benson (10), 1/23/18, vs. William Jessup 20 points, 10 rebounds Alessando Lever, 2/20/18, 30 pts, 10reb, vs. Seattle U 11 assists DeWayne Russell (11), 1/7/17, vs. Utah Valley 20 points, 10 assists DeWayne Russell, 21pts, 11 ast, 1/7/17 vs. Utah Valley 12 assists DeWayne Russell (12), 12/13/15 vs. Nebraska-Omaha

Made 10 FG in a game Alessandro Lever (10), 1/23/18 vs. William Jessup 4 blocks Oscar Frayer (4), 1/23/18 vs William Jessup Made 12 FG in a game DeWayne Russell (14), 12/3/16, vs. Louisville 5 blocks Daniel Alexander (5), 2/8/14 vs. CSU Bakersfield Made 15 FG in a game Never happened 6 blocks Never happened

Attempted 15 FG in a game Alessandro Lever (16) 3/10/18, vs. NMSU (WAC Final) 4 steals Oscar Frayer (4), 2/8/18 at UTRGV Attempted 17 FG in a game Alessandro Lever (19) 3/8/18, vs. UMKC (WAC Quarter) 5 steals Gerard Martin (5), 12/31/16, at UC Riverside Attempted 20 FG in a game Joshua Braun (21) 2/23/17, vs. Chicago State 6 steals Gerard Martin (7), 11/28/16, vs. SIUE

Made five 3-pointers in a game Casey Benson (5) 2/8/18, at UTRGV Played every minute DeWayne Russell / Josh Braun (40), 3/4/17 at CSU Bakersfield Made six 3-pointers in a game Joshua Braun (9) 2/23/17, vs. Chicago State Fouled out Keonta Vernon 3/8/18 vs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) Made seven 3-pointers in a game Joshua Braun (9) 2/23/17, vs. Chicago State Two players fouled out Keonta Vernon & Alessandro Lever, 12/23/17, at Louisville Made eight 3-pointers in a game Joshua Braun (9) 2/23/17, vs. Chicago State Made nine 3-pointers in a game Joshua Braun (9) 2/23/17, vs. Chicago State Attempted 10 3-pointers in a game Joshua Braun (11) 2/10/18, at New Mexico State Attempted 12 3-pointers in a game Joshua Braun (19) 2/23/17, vs. Chicago State

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TEAM Scored 90+ points vs. William Jessup (96), 1/23/18 Won game decided by one point vs Utah Valley (W 60-59), 2/24/17 Scored 90+ points (WAC) at Chicago State (90), 1/21/16 Lost game decided by one point vs. Chicago State (L 56-55), 1/31/15 Scored 100+ points vs. Morgan State (100), 12/23/17 Two consecutive games decided by one point Never happened Scored 100+ points (WAC) Never happened Two consecutive games decided by five points or less 2 games, 2/22/18 - 2/24/18 Scored 110+ points Never happened Three consecutive games decided by five points or less 3 games, 1/31/15 – 2/7/15 Scored 110+ points (WAC) Never happened Came back from 15-point deficit vs UMKC (WAC Quarterfinal) (16), 3/8/18 Scored less than 50 points at Kentucky (45), 11/14/14 Came back from 18-point deficit at UTRGV (19), 2/6/16 Scored less than 50 points (WAC) Never happened Came back from 20-point deficit vs. CSU Bakersfield (20), 2/8/14

Allowed 90+ points vs. Nebraska-Omaha (108), 12/13/15 Pulled down 45 rebounds vs Utah Valley (WAC Semifinal) (46), 3/9/18 Allowed 90+ points (WAC) Never happened Pulled down 50 rebounds vs. Bethesda (50), 1/31/17 Allowed 100+ points vs. Nebraska-Omaha (108), 12/13/15 Pulled down 55 rebounds Never happened Allowed 100+ points (WAC) Never happened Out-rebounded opponent by 15+ at Utah Valley (+16), 1/27/18 Shot 60% from the field vs. William Jessup (65.4%), 1/23/18 Out-rebounded opponent by 20+ vs UMKC (+21), 2/1/18 Shot 65% from the field vs. William Jessup (65.4%), 1/23/18 Out-rebounded opponent by 25+ at UMKC (+25), 1/20/18 Shot 70% from the field Never happened Shot less than 30% from the field at CSU Bakersfield (28.8%), 3/4/17 Won an overtime game at Chicago State (2OT), 1/28/17 Lost an overtime game at Boise State (2OT), 12/13/17 Allowed 60% shooting Never happened Won an overtime game (WAC) at Chicago State (2OT), 1/28/17 Allowed 65% shooting Never happened Lost an overtime game (WAC) Never happened Allowed 30% or less shooting vs Morgan State (30.0%), 12/23/17 Played two overtimes at Boise State (2OT), 12/13/17 Allowed 25% or less shooting vs. Coppin St. (24.5%), 11/25/16 Played consecutive overtime games Never happened

Shot 90%+ from FT line (min. 10 FTA) vs. Seattle (90.5%, 19-for-21), 2/2/18 Committed 20+ turnovers at Louisville (21), 12/23/17 Shot 100% from FT line (min. 10 FTA) vs. N. Arizona (100%, 11-for-11), 3/28/15 Committed less than 10 turnovers vs Mercer (CBI) (8), 3/14/18 Shot 50% or less from FT line (min. 10 FTA) at Louisville (50%, 6-for-12), 12/23/17 Committed less than 8 turnovers at UTRGV (7), 2/8/18 Committed less than 5 turnovers vs. New Mexico State (4), 1/9/16 Attempted 40 free throws vs. Nebraska-Omaha (40), 12/13/15 Attempted five or less free throws vs. Jackson State (5), 3/17/16 Scored 40+ in a half vs Mercer (CBI)(40, 2nd), 3/14/18 Made 30 free throws vs. Nebraska-Omaha (31), 12/13/15 Scored 45+ in a half vs CSU Bakersfield (46, 2nd), 3/3/18 Scored 50+ in a half vs Chicago State (53, 2nd), 2/3/18 Made 10 3-pointers vs. CSU Bakersfield (10), 3/3/18 Made 12 3-pointers vs. Morgan State (13), 12/27/17 Made 15 3-pointers Never happened Made 16 3-pointers Never happened Made 17 3-pointers Never happened

Scored 90+ points in consecutive games Never happened Scored 90+ points in three consecutive games Never happened Scored 100+ points in consecutive games Never happened Won game by 30 points or more vs. Longwood (30), 12/21/17 Won game by 35 points or more vs. UAPB (40), 12/22/16 Won game by 40 points or more vs. UAPB (40), 12/22/16 Won game by 45 points or more vs. Western New Mexico (50), 11/16/13 Won game by 50 points or more vs. Western New Mexico (50), 11/16/13 Lost game by 30 points or more at Duke (35), 11/12/16 Lost game by 40 points or more at Louisville (48), 12/5/15

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TUESDAY OCT. 30 60 7 P.M. 97 PHOENIX, ARIZ. MONTANA STATE BILLINGS GRAND CANYON

DAN MAJERLE POSTGAME QUOTES: (opening statement) “It was a great second half. I thought the first half obviously we were a little nervous. That first group wasn’t very good defensively and on the boards, really lacked it. I thought the second group was extremely good offensively and defensively. We built a great lead and scored maybe 20 points in the last three minutes when I put that first group back in at the end of the first half. Lit into them a little bit in the locker room and the good thing is that first group really responded. Came out in the second half and played a lot better. Concerned about the rebounding first half, we out rebounded them the second half, it was much better. Overall, very happy with how we played. Got the first one out of the way. It’s always a little intimidating, especially, I don’t care if you’ve been here last year, to play in front of that crowd takes a little getting used to. We have the best crowd in all of basketball. I’m sure those guys were a little shell shocked in the beginning.” (on how proud he was of the team’s ability to respond in the second half) “They have to. We can’t play a bad first half, especially that first group. All of those guys are either returners or older guys, so they should understand they have to go out and play hard defensively. I was just more concerned, especially with our size, that we weren’t able to rebound. Just lacked the hustle on the defensive side. Offensively I thought we turned down a lot of shots early. We are a good shooting team and we turned down a lot of shots that we should’ve shot but the effort just wasn’t there. Thank goodness for that second team because they really gave it to them in the second half.” (on G Trey Dreschel giving the offense a different look)“Trey’s got great size and he’s just learn- ing as a point guard. Damari is going to be fine, the kid just doesn’t breathe. He gets so nervous, just gets caught up. He’s got to learn to relax and play his game, not do too much, just do what he’s supposed to do and get the next guy open and sometimes he just tries to force too much. A lot of that has to do with him being nervous. Trey is a fifth-year senior. We know where he came from, that’s a good school that has some good competition and I’m proud of the way he’s played. He had to pick up a lot of the point guards and he’s done a good job.” (on what the game showed that they can be offensively)“I think we can really shoot the ball and we’ve seen that every day in practice. I shouldn’t have to beg guys to shoot, sometimes I do. We have to be unselfish, we can’t let the ball stick. If you don’t have a shot, I tell them all the time, you have to shoot it, drive it or move it. We are not going to have guys that go one-on-one. You have to move it and spread the floor, if you’re open shoot it. I thought Michael (Finke) turned down a couple of good looks and when he lets it go I think it’s going in. I thought Alè still has a long way to go, especially in the post. He’s too quick in there sometimes and he’s off balance. But he’s got to RAPID RECAP: do a better job defensively, rebound the ball. Offensively he’s going to be good, he’s a talented kid. The Lopes had runs of 15-0 and 19-0 to demolish Montana State Billings 97--60 in an exhibition game I thought Oscar was great, Carlos really figured it out in the second half, J.J. for not practicing in at a sold-out GCU Arena. the last week and a half, two weeks, you can see why he was a good player at all his levels because he’s just a bull and goes after guys, I thought Matt Jackson was really good, just another fifth year GCU put five scorers in double figures and shot 58.8 percent from the field with big men Michael guy that knows what he’s doing especially at the defensive end. Overall everybody played pretty Finke, a senior power forward who transferred from Illinois, and Alessandro Lever, a sophomore well.” center, each scoring 16 points on combined 14-of-21 shooting. (on what the second unit provides for the team) “Well I think we change, the first group is GCU missed six of its first eight shots before taking command. The Lopes missed their first six a bigger group, we play a more of a conventional style defense. That second group we play a 3-point shots but hit 50 percent of their 3s for the remainder of the game. switching defense that’s very aggressive, they get after it. All of the guys can guard, Roberts (Blumbergs) does a good job out there at 6’10 guarding guys. And it really throws the offense off GCU scored on six consecutive possessions with the first five coming on the interior, where soph- of what they’re used to when you start switching, and it kind of takes them out of their plays. And omore center Alessandro Lever worked the post and senior newcomer Michael Finke showed his they moved the ball really well so we have two really different groups that can play two different repertoire by scoring on a hook and setting up Lever. types of defense.” Senior point guard Trey Drechsel, a transfer from Western Washington, helped spur the offense as (on the home crowd) “It amazes me every time. I was so excited for Louis (Wilson), I told him the first sub off the bench. The Lopes went on a 15-0 run, shutting out MSU Billings for more than five ‘when you see this crowd for an exhibition game you’re going to be amazed.’ Every day he comes minutes. to work he’s amazed with the staff, and everything around campus you just look at crowd we have The Lopes led 27-10 with eight of the points coming from Lever but six other GCU players already and they sway back and forth, it’s just makes you so grateful that you’re able to come to work here scoring to show off this season’s depth. every day and to play in front of that crowd. I tell our guys all the time that you can’t take that for granted, that just doesn’t happen.” The Lopes’ lead slipped to 41-32 by halftime but quickly widened to start the second half. The GCU defense intensified, creating turnovers on four of the Yellowjackets’ first five possessions. With (on if the lineup could change) “Oh no question, I started Trey (Drechsel) in the second half, I Drechsel starting the second half at point, the Lopes surged back to a 17-point lead in the first 4:10. thought he was more focused that Damari (Milstead). It may all change, we never know what is going to happen. Right now Gerard (Martin) didn’t play, had a little back strain. So we really have 11 Carlos Johnson added 15 points for the Lopes while Frayer scored 14 . Drechsel led on the boards guys on scholarship, Isaiah (Brown) is our twelfth scholarship guy who’s got to sit out transferring with seven rebounds in 21 minutes, in which GCU was plus-32. from Northwestern. So we have 11 guys and all 11 could start, there’s no question about it.”

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2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Finished as the storied Hutchinson CC (Kansas) program’s No. 7 all- 0 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS -- 18-19 0/0 time scorer with 1,295 points over two seasons. REB -- J.J. Career 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 »» Earned first team NJCAA and NABC All-America honors along with AST -- being named the Jayhawk Conference and Region 6 Player of the Year. RHYMES MISCELLANEOUS STL -- »» Helped the Blue Dragons to a 35-2 record and an NJCAA Division I Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... National Championship as a freshman in 2016-17. Jr. • 6-4 • 205 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK -- »» Helped state championship teams at Shadow Mountain HS (Phoenix) Phoenix, Ariz. 18-19 MIN -- as a sophomore in 2014 and senior in 2016. Total »» Was a two-year Shadow Mountain teammate of Carlos Johnson. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Set to redshirt the season after transferring from Northwestern. 1 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 19, vs. Maryland, 2/15/17 18-19 0/0 »» Hit a go-ahead basket with 1:30 left in OT and sealed the win with a REB 4, 4x, last vs. Brown, 12/30/17 ISIAH Career 60/2 11.4 2.3 2.5 1.0 0.3 34.9 79.6 28.0 pair of free throws over Michael Finke’s Illinois team on Dec. 1, 2017. AST 6, vs. Lewis, 12/19/17 »» As a freshman in 2016-17, was the Wildcats’ fifth-leading scorer and BROWN MISCELLANEOUS STL 2, 5x, last vs. Sacred Heart, 11/24/17 top freshman scorer at 6.9 points per game. Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... »» Part of a squad that led Northwestern to its first NCAA Tournament Jr. • 6-2 • 175 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 2, vs. Dayton, 12/17/16 appearance in the program’s 112-year history. Lynnwood, Wash. 18-19 MIN 34, at Purdue, 2/1/17 »» Was the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015-16 after Total 11 5 1 averaging 33.8 points and 6.0 rebounds. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Appeared in 64 career games for Division II Western Washington with 2 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 32, vs. Concordia, 11/30/17 18-19 0/0 61 starts, averaging 12.8 points. REB 17, vs. Concordia, 11/30/17 TREY Career 64/61 12.8 6.4 3.4 1.2 0.2 42.8 81.2 32.3 »» Earned first team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors as a AST 10, vs. Douglas, 11/15/17 redshirt junior in 2017-18 after starting all 29 games and averaging 14.9 DRECHSEL MISCELLANEOUS STL 5, at MSU Billings, 1/13/18 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... »» Recorded a career-high 32 points in a Nov. 30, 2017 win over Concordia R-Sr. • 6-6 • 205 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 2, 2x, last vs. Alaska Anchorage, 2/4/16 and had another 30-point game against Tampa on Dec. 17, 2017. Woodinville, Wash. 18-19 MIN 40, 5x, last vs. Saint Martin’s, 3/2/18 »» Washington’s 1A State Player of the Year as a HS senior in 2013-14. Total 41 12 9 8 6 »» Younger sister, Samantha, plays volleyball at Washington. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Immediately eligible after joining the Lopes as a graduate transfer. 3 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 5, vs. UC Riverside, 11/26/17 18-19 0/0 »» Saw action in 15 games over his three years with the Michigan 3, vs. Maryland E. Shore, 12/17/16 BRENT Career 16/0 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 57.1 100.0 66.7 REB program including a redshirt season in 2015-16. HIBBITTS MISCELLANEOUS AST 1, 3x, last vs. Alabama A&M, 12/21/17 »» Part of a Michigan squad that advanced to the NCAA Championship Forward STL -- game in 2017-18 and qualified for the tournament in all three seasons. PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... »» Hudsonville HS all-time leading scorer with 1,047 career points. R-Jr. • 6-8 • 210 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 1, vs. UC Riverside, 11/26/17 »» Older brother, Blake, played basketball and baseball at Central Mich. Hudsonville, Mich. 18-19 MIN 6, vs. Central Arkansas, 12/13/16 Total »» Father, Greg, played basketball at Ferris State from 1988 to 1992.

2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Named to the Preseason All-WAC team, earning first-team honors in 4 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 23, at New Mexico State, 2/10/18 18-19 0/0 the coaches poll and second-team recognition in the media poll. REB 15, vs. UMKC, 3/8/18 OSCAR Career 64/53 8.8 4.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 44.1 60.5 31.2 »» Last year, was the Lopes fifth-leading scorer at 9.6 points per game. AST 5, vs. Utah Valley, 3/9/18 »» Named to the All-WAC Defensive Team in 2017-18. FRAYER MISCELLANEOUS STL 4, 3x, last at UTRGV, 2/8/18 »» Became known as GCU’s human highlight reel, earning WAC Top Play Forward PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... honors on seven occasions as a sophomore in 2017-18. Jr. • 6-7 •190 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 4, 2x, last vs. William Jessup, 1/23/18 »» Had a putback dunk at Illinois go viral on Dec. 30, 2017, being featured Oakland, Calif. 18-19 MIN 42, at Chicago State, 1/28/17 on SportsCenter and Bleacher Report. Total 30 1 5 1 3 7 11 3 24 24 »» High school teammates of Damari Milstead. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Returned to the floor last season after going 597 days without playing 5 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 13, vs. Utah Valley, 1/16/16 18-19 0/0 in a college game due to five surgeries for hip and back issues. REB 8, 2x, last vs. Utah Valley, 3/9/18 MATT Career 87/16 4.1 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 39.8 65.1 32.3 »» Scored in double figures four times throughout his junior season AST 5, 2x, last vs. Utah Valley, 2/24/18 including a season-high 12 points against Grambling State on Dec. 9. MISCELLANEOUS JACKSON STL 2, 5x, last at Chicago State, 1/18/18 »» Scored a career-best 13 points after draining three 3-pointers in a win Forward PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... against Utah Valley as a sophomore on Jan. 16, 2016. BLK 2, vs. South Carolina State, 3/14/16 R-Sr. • 6-8 • 230 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK »» Averaged 4.9 points in eight games for Australia’s 2012 U17 World 18-19 Melbourne, Australia MIN 30, vs. Great Falls, 12/6/14 Championship team. Total 9 1 2 2 7 12 »» Also played Australian Rules Football. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Saw action in 26 games during his freshman campaign, averaging 9.4 11 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 11, vs. UMKC, 2/1/18 18-19 0/0 minutes and 4.5 points. REB 4, vs Chicago State, 2/3/18 DAMARI Career 26/0 4.5 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 46.9 84.2 52.6 »» Led team with 52.6 percent 3-point shooting (minimum 10 attempts), AST 3, 3x, last vs. UMKC, 3/8/18 going 10 for 19 on the season. MILSTEAD MISCELLANEOUS STL 3, vs. CSU Bakersfield, 3/3/18 »» Also led team in free throw percentage (minimum 25 attempts), going Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... 48 for 57 (84.2 percent) on the season. So. • 6-2 • 190 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 1, 2x, last vs. Utah Valley, 2/24/18 »» Connected on the first four 3-pointers of his career. Hayward, Calif. 18-19 MIN 19, at CSU Bakersfield, 2/17/18 »» Had a streak of 22 consecutive free throw makes from Dec. 9 to Feb. 1. Total 1 2 4 1 »» Four-year high school starter who led his team to a 100-29 mark. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» As a freshman, appeared in 33 games and averaged 5.2 points. 12 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 25, vs. UT Rio Grande Valley, 1/13/18 18-19 0/0 »» Started his first seven GCU games. REB 8, 3x, last vs. William Jessup, 1/23/18 ROBERTS Career 33/7 5.2 3.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 36.8 74.5 21.8 »» Had first double-digit scoring game with 14 points against Norfolk AST 6, vs. Norfolk State, 11/20/17 State on Nov. 20, 2017. BLUMBERGS MISCELLANEOUS STL 3, vs. Grambling State, 12/9/17 »» Scored a season-high 25 points against UT Rio Grande Valley on Jan. Forward PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... 13, 2018. Set GCU’s D-1 mark for points in a game by a true freshman. So. • 6-10 • 220 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 2, vs. Morgan State, 12/27/17 »» Played on the Latvian National Team. Ventspils, Latvia 18-19 MIN 31, vs. Norfolk State, 11/20/17 »» Learned about U.S. culture after living with an American family whose Total 4 1 1 2 3 1 4 3 father, Flo Hartenstein, played basketball at Oregon.

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2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Helped Summit Christian Academy (Mo.) to a 67-33 mark during his 15 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS -- 18-19 0/0 four-year career. REB -- RAEF Career 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 »» Averaged 15.0 points as a senior for the team’s second-highest AST -- scoring average. Shot 38.6 percent from 3-point range. GERDES MISCELLANEOUS STL -- »» Earned first team All-District and second team All-Conference honors. Forward PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... »» Shared the court as a senior with younger brother Jared, a freshman. Fr. • 6-7 • 185 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK -- The brothers represented the Eagles’ top two rebounders in 2017-18. Lee’s Summit, Mo. 18-19 MIN -- »» Father, Daniel, played basketball at Wartburg College from 1983 to Total 1987. Ranks in the program’s top 10 for career blocks (65). 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Transfered to The Walker School (Ga.) for his senior season, returning 22 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS -- 18-19 0/0 from injury to score 24 points including the game-winning free throw REB -- CALEB Career 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 in the team’s come-from-behind playoff victory on Feb. 16, 2018. AST -- HOLIFIELD MISCELLANEOUS »» Earned All-Region honors. STL -- »» As a freshman at Pace Academy (Ga.), shared the court with his older Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... brother Elijah, a senior, in 2014-15. Both earned All-Region 6 honors. BLK -- Fr. • 6-2 • 185 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK »» Was a teammate of Wendell Carter Jr., the No. 7 pick in the 2018 draft. 18-19 Duluth, Ga. MIN -- »» Father, Rick, played professional baseball for five organizations. Total

2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Ruled immediately eligible after transferring from Washington. 23 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 19, vs. Arizona State, 2/16/17 18-19 0/0 »» Saw action in all 31 games as a freshman for the Huskies in 2016-17. REB 12, vs. Arizona State, 2/16/17 CARLOS Career 48/4 5.1 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 43.8 60.5 23.7 Averaged 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds, second-most points per game AST 3, at UCLA, 3/1/17 among the team’s freshmen behind Markelle Fultz. JOHNSON MISCELLANEOUS STL 2, at Arizona State, 1/25/17 »» Appeared in only 17 games during his sophomore season in 2017-18 Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... under first-year head coach Mike Hopkins. Jr. • 6-3 • 215 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 1, 8x, last vs. E. Washington, 11/12/17 »» Played high school basketball at Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), El Centralia, Ill. 18-19 MIN 35, vs. Arizona State, 2/16/17 Cerrito (Calif.) and Findlay Prep (Nev.). Total 8 1 1 »» Was club ball teammates with Oscar Frayer and Damari Milstead. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» A four-star recruit, became most touted signing in program history. 24 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS -- 18-19 0/0 »» Regarded as Illinois’ No. 2 recruit by ESPN.com as a high school player. REB -- TIM Career 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 »» Tallied 2,015 career points to become Champaign-Urbana’s all-time AST -- leading scorer. FINKE MISCELLANEOUS STL -- »» Helped lead the Maroons to a 3A regional title in all three seasons at Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... the school after transferring for his sophomore season. Fr. • 6-6 • 195 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK -- »» Earned All-Area first team honors all four years of high school. Champaign, Ill. 18-19 MIN -- »» Father, Jeff, played basketball and football at Illinois. Total »» Brother, Michael, also plays for GCU and Nick plays at Army. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Selected as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year. 25 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 30, vs. Seattle U, 2/22/18 18-19 0/0 »» Named to the 21-member watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar REB 10, 3x, last vs. Seattle U, 2/22/18 ALESSANDRO Career 33/26 12.2 4.5 1.2 0.4 0.4 46.1 77.0 33.3 Center of the Year award. AST 4, 2x, last vs. Chicago State, 2/3/18 »» In 2017-18, earned All-WAC first team honors and was named the LEVER MISCELLANEOUS STL 2, vs. Utah Valley, 3/9/18 conference’s Freshman of the Year. Center PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... »» Led GCU with 12.2 points per game with an uptick to 15.8 during WAC. So. • 6-10 • 230 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 2, 2x, last vs. Utah Valley, 3/9/18 »» Played on the Italian 18U and 20U national teams. Led the team in scor- Bolzano, Italy 18-19 MIN 37, 2x, last vs. Utah Valley, 2/24/18 ing at the U20 Euro Championships in 2018 with 13.9 points per game. Total 17 9 3 2 11 8 1 4 9

2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Set for first season with GCU program. 35 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS -- 18-19 0/0 »» Played his senior season at Maranatha Christian Academy (Minn.) REB -- QUINN Career 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 where he was named the team’s biggest “gym rat.” AST -- »» Played his junior season at Robbinsdale Armstrong (Minn.). MISCELLANEOUS SMITH STL -- Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... BLK -- Fr. • 6-6 • 205 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK 18-19 MIN -- Brooklyn Park, Minn. Total

2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» As a junior in 2017-18, came off the bench and saw action in all 34 42 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 17, vs. Central Michigan, 12/03/15 18-19 0/0 games. REB 10, vs. Seattle U, 1/21/17 GERARD Career 99/57 4.3 3.1 2.1 1.0 0.3 37.1 60.2 31.7 »» Earned WAC All-Defensive Team honors as a sophomore in 2016-17 AST 7, 3x, last vs. Seattle U, 1/21/17 after leading the Lopes with 42 steals. MARTIN MISCELLANEOUS STL 7, vs. SIUE, 11/28/16 »» Career-high came as a redshirt freshman at Central Michigan on Dec. Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... 3, 2016 where he knocked down five 3-pointers. R-Sr. • 6-7 • 225 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 2, 3x, last vs. Little Rock, 11/18/17 »» A two-time conference champion at Scots College in Sydney with a Manly, Australia 18-19 MIN 40, 3x, last at Chicago State, 1/28/17 20.0 scoring average. Total 9 1 1 7 9 19 17 »» Mother, Paula, played college basketball. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Appeared in 89 career games at Illinois, averaging 8.9 points and 4.3 43 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 24, vs. Western Carolina, 12/5/15 18-19 0/0 rebounds with 47.3 percent shooting. REB 16, at Minnesota, 1/23/16 MICHAEL Career 93/50 8.0 4.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 46.9 61.0 36.2 »» A three-time All-Academic Big Ten selection. AST 5, at Iowa, 2/18/17 »» Scored in double figures in 13 games with two 20-point performances FINKE MISCELLANEOUS STL 3, at Northwestern, 2/7/17 last year. Had nine points including a late 3-pointer in an Illini win over Forward PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... the Lopes in Champaign, Ill. on Dec. 30, 2017. R-Sr. • 6-10 • 235 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 3, vs. DePaul, 11/17/17 »» Finished prep career ranked fourth all-time at Centennial HS (Ill.) with Champaign, Ill. 18-19 MIN 36, at Minnesota, 1/23/16 1,425 points. Total 34 3 4 1 3 »» Brother, Tim, also plays for GCU and Nick plays at Army.

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