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MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES Charles Hampton, Associate AD, Strategic Communications and PR · Office: (602) 639-7738 · Cell: (480) 628-1754· E-mail: [email protected] GRAND CANYON MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE SCHEDULE / RESULTS LOPES V DELTA DEVILS OVERALL RECORD: 7-3 (7-3, 0-0 WAC) S (0-10, 0-0 SWAC) WAC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 7-3 Home: 7-1 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-1 MONDAY, DEC. 18, 2017 | GCU ARENA (7,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. NOVEMBER Result/Time (AZ) 10 Florida A&M W, 67-51 SERIES HISTORY GAME 11 13 Robert Morris W, 75-61 18 Little Rock W, 76-51 Grand Canyon vs. Mississippi Valley State • Grand Canyon will face Mississippi Valley State for the third • Third all-time meeting between the two schools consecutive year, having won each of the last two contests, 20 Norfolk State W, 85-60 including a 72-62 win on Dec. 17 of last season. • Overall: 2-0 (Home: 2-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0) 25 San Diego L, 72-62 • Last time: GCU 72, MVSU 62, 12/17/16 (Phoenix, Ariz.) • The Lopes are 9-0 all-time against SWAC opponents, including a DECEMBER 87-53 win over Grambling State this season on Dec. 9. • Streak: Grand Canyon, Won 2 2 UC Riverside W, 68-56 • GCU lost only their second overtime game in their Division I history on Wednesday night. The 85-80 loss came exactly two years to the 5 St. John’s# (@Talking Stick Arena) L, 68-60 day from their first, a 108-104 loss to Omaha on Dec. 13, 2015. 9 Grambling State W, 87-53 7-3 W/L 0-10 • Since the 2014-15 season, the Lopes are 19-0 when returning to 11 North Carolina Central W, 64-59 GCU Arena following a loss on the road or neutral site. 13 at Boise State L, 85-80 PTS • GCU ranks 12th in the country in scoring defense (61.6 points per 18 Mississippi Valley State 7:00 p.m. 72.4 PER GAME 57.9 game). In the last three seasons, GCU is 26-2 when allowing 61 21 Longwood 6:00 p.m. points or less. SCORING 23 at Louisville 11:00 a.m. +10.8 MARGIN -22.2 • The Lopes rank 4th in 3-point defense, holding opponents to just 26.1 percent from beyond the arc. 27 Morgan State# (@Orleans Arena) 7:00 p.m. .414 FG% .379 • Additionally, GCU ranks 16th in the country in effective opponent 30 at Illinois 2:00 p.m. field goal percentage at 43.7 percent. Effective field goal JANUARY percentage factors in weighted figures for 3-point field goals. .304 3FG% .283 6 at Seattle U* 6:00 p.m. • Keonta Vernon recorded the Lopes’ first double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds at Boise State. It was the 11 NMSU* 7:00 p.m. .686 FT% .657 12th double-double of Vernon’s career at GCU, most on the team. 13 UTRGV* 7:00 p.m. • The Lopes rank 19th in the country in turnovers forced averaging 18 at Chicago State* 6:05 p.m. REB 18.0 turnovers from opponents each game. 38.3 PER GAME 31.5 20 at UMKC* 6:00 p.m. • Dating back to last season, the Lopes have won 21 of their last 23 23 William Jessup 7:00 p.m. AST home games at GCU Arena. 16.4 PER GAME 10.2 27 at Utah Valley* 3:00 p.m. • Casey Benson is posting career-high averages for points (11.0), FEBRUARY 14.3 TO 13.2 assists (5.1), rebounds (4.7), and steals (1.1) on the season. PER GAME • GCU leads the WAC in scoring defense (61.6), scoring margin 1 UMKC* 7:00 p.m. 3 Chicago State* 7:00 p.m. STL (+10.8), field goal percentage defense (.399), three-point field 7.1 PER GAME 4.8 goal percentage defense (.261), turnover margin (+3.70), and 8 at UTRGV* 6:00 p.m. assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1). 10 at NMSU* 7:00 p.m. 3.8 BLK 2.0 • Mississippi Valley State has not won a non-conference game PER GAME since defeating North Carolina A&T on Nov. 29, 2014. 17 at CSU Bakersfield* 8:00 p.m. 22 Seattle U* 7:00 p.m. LAST GAME’S STARTERS 24 Utah Valley* 7:00 p.m. NO. PLAYER POS. G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% MARCH 11 Casey Benson G 10 11.0 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.1 37.1 74.4 32.4 3 CSU Bakersfield* 7:00 p.m. 2 Joshua Braun G 10 14.9 4.2 1.7 0.7 0.6 40.8 69.4 37.1 8-10 WAC Tournament# (Las Vegas, Nev.) TBD 1 Fiifi Aidoo G 10 4.6 1.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 38.5 75.0 28.0 * Denotes WAC games 25 Alessandro Lever F 10 4.7 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 36.2 75.0 8.3 # Neutral Site 24 Keonta Vernon F 10 8.6 7.9 1.1 0.7 1.5 56.9 55.6 0.0 GAME INFORMATION WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS YurView Arizona (Ch. 4 Phoenix) 1580 AM The Fanatic StatBroadcast Barry Buetel (play-by-play) Michael Potter (play-by-play) http://www.gcustats.com Scott Williams (analyst) Tom Kuyper (analyst) FTP INFORMATION Kate Longworth (sideline) TWITTER 1580 AM The Fanatic Stream (Stream) @GCU_MBB URL: https://swft.exavault.com Online Stream The Fanatic App (Download the App) @GCU_Lopes Username: GCUMedia GCU.tv / ESPN3 Password Lopes ‹ 1 › MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2017-18 GRAND CANYON NUMERIC ROSTER TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Name Pos. HT WT YR Hometown (Previous School) 2017-18 Quick Facts / Rosters ...............................2 0 ...Shaq Carr. .G. 6-2 . .172. .Sr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Idaho) Media Contact Information .....................................2 1 ...Fiifi Aidoo. .G. 6-2 . 200. .So.. .Helsinki, Finland (HBA - Marksy) TV / Radio Roster ...........................................................3 2 ...Joshua Braun . .G. 6-4 . 220. .R-Sr.. Anthem, Ariz. (Westwind Prep Academy) Game Notes (Team / Player) .....................................4 3 ...Parker Dale. G. 6-4 . 205. .Fr. .Sydney, Australia (Scots College) Grand Canyon University Arena ............................ 9 4 ...Oscar Frayer. G. 6-7 . .191. .So.. Oakland, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) Schedule Notes ........................................................... 10 5 ...Matt Jackson. F. 6-8 . 230. .R-Jr.. Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) Broadcast Schedule / Mid-Major Rankings ......11 10 ...Damari Milstead. G. 6-2 . 160. .Fr. .Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) Head Coach Dan Majerle ..........................................12 11 ...Casey Benson . .G. 6-3 . 185. .Sr. .Tempe, Ariz. (Oregon) Grand Canyon Record When ...................................12 12 ...Roberts Blumbergs . .F. 6-10 . 220. .Fr. Ventspils, Latvia (GBA - Prague) Grand Canyon Season Stats ................................. 13 13 ...Ibrahima Sankare. .G. 6-7 . 200. .R-Fr.. Thiès, Senegal (SEED Academy) The Last Time ............................................................... 27 15 ...Cheick Sy-Savane. G. 6-3 . 180. .Sr. .New York, N.Y. (Suffolk County CC) 2017-18 Game Recaps ..............................................29 21 ...Kerwin Smith. F. 6-9 . 222. .R-Jr.. Dallas, Texas (Woodow Wilson HS) Grand Canyon Broadcast Bios .............................39 22 ...Nehemiah Allen. G/F. 6-5 . .170. .So.. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) 24 ...Keonta Vernon. F. 6-6 . .242. .Sr. Tulare, Calif. (College of Southern Idaho) MBB COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS 25 ...Alessandro Lever. F. 6-10 . 230. .Fr. Bolzano, Italy (Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia) 42 ...Gerard Martin. .G. 6-7 . 223. .R-Jr.. .Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) Charles Hampton Associate AD, Strategic Communications / PR 2017-18 GRAND CANYON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Office Phone. 602-639-7738 No. Name Pos. HT WT YR Hometown (Previous School) Cell Phone . 480-628-1754 1 ...Aidoo, Fiifi. .G. 6-2 . 200. .So.. .Helsinki, Finland (HBA - Marksy) Email. [email protected] 22 ...Allen, Nehemiah. G/F. 6-5 . .170. .So.. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) 11 ...Benson, Casey. .G. 6-3 . 185. .Sr. .Tempe, Ariz. (Oregon) Josh Hauser 12 ...Blumbergs, Roberts . .F. 6-10 . 220. .Fr. .Ventspils, Latvia (GBA (Prague)) Assistant Director, Athletic Communications 2 ...Braun, Joshua. .G. 6-4 . 220. .R-Sr.. Anthem, Ariz. (Westwind Prep Academy) Office Phone. 602-639-6126 0 ...Carr, Shaq. .G. 6-2 . .172. .Sr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Idaho) Cell Phone . .503-734-8587 3 ...Dale, Parker . .G. 6-4 . 205. .Fr. .Sydney, Australia (Scots College) Email. [email protected] 4 ...Frayer, Oscar. G. 6-7 . .191. .So.. Oakland, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) 5 ...Jackson, Matt . .F. 6-8 . 230. .R-Jr.. Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) GCU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 25 ...Lever, Alessandro. F. 6-10 . 230. .Fr. Bolzano, Italy (Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia) The Grand Canyon Athletics Department is served by a 42 ...Martin, Gerard. .G. 6-7 . 223. .R-Jr.. .Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) communications office staff that works diligently to promote 10 ...Milstead, Damari . .G. 6-2 . 160. .Fr. .Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, 13 ...Sankare, Ibrahima . .G. 6-7 . 200. .R-Fr.. Thiès, Senegal (SEED Academy) coaches and staff. Our staff will fulfill all reasonable requests. 21 ...Smith, Kerwin . .F. 6-9 . 222. .R-Jr.. Dallas, Texas (Woodow Wilson HS) CREDENTIALS 15 ...Sy-Savane, Cheick . .G. 6-3 . 180. .Sr. .New York, N.Y. (Suffolk County CC) 24 ...Vernon, Keonta . .F. 6-6 . .242. .Sr. Tulare, Calif. (College of Southern Idaho) All members of the office follow the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in governing INJURY INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY the issuance of credentials.