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MEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME NOTES Charles Hampton, Associate AD, Strategic Communications and PR · Office: (602) 639-7738 · Cell: (480) 628-1754· E-mail: [email protected] GRAND CANYON UMKC LOPES V KANGAROOS 2016-17 SCHEDULE & RECORD (20-9, 9-3 WAC) S (15-14, 7-5 WAC) OVERALL RECORD: 20-9 WAC: 9-3 | Non-Conference: 11-6 SATURDAY, FEB. 25, 2017 | 7:00 P.M. MST | GCU ARENA (7,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. Home: 14-3 | Away: 4-6 | Neutral: 2-0 SERIES HISTORY GAME 30 NOVEMBER All times listed in AZ time 3 Adams State (Exhib.) W, 88-83 Grand Canyon vs. UMKC • Saturday is Senior Night at GCU Arena as the Lopes will be 11 at 1 Duke# L, 96-61 honoring their two seniors, Darion Clark and DeWayne Russell. • 10th all-time meeting, dating back to 1974. 15 at Penn State# L, 85-76 • Overall: 6-3 (Home: 4-1, Away: 2-2, Neutral: 0-0) • GCU won their 20th game of the season, their second 20-win season in as many years, with a 82-59 win over Chicago State at 19 vs Albany# (Uncasville, Ct.) W, 82-77 • Last time: UMKC 83, GCU 77, 1/26/17 (Kansas City, Mo.) GCU Arena on Thursday night. 20 vs Marist# (Uncasville, Ct.) W, 84-72 • Streak: UMKC, Won 1 • Joshua Braun tied Ron Singleton’s school record with nine 25 Coppin State W, 70-37 3-pointers in Thursday’s game. Singleton achieved the feat TODAY’S MATCHUP on Feb. 3, 1987 against Western New Mexico. Braun’s nine 28 SIUE L, 76-64 3-pointers were a career-high and the most in the Division I era. DECEMBER • The last time these two teams met, Russell scored a game-high 3 1 4 Louisville L, 79-70 LOPES 2016-17 ‘ROOS 27 points and Keonta Vernon recorded his fifth double-double. The Lopes led by 12 at halftime, but faltered down the stretch, 7 San Diego State W, 76-72 20-9 Win-Loss 15-14 giving up 53 second half points and falling to UMKC 83-77 at 10 UIC W, 73-69 +5.9 Scoring Margin -1.6 Municipal Auditorium. 14 at 19 Arizona L, 64-54 • With 17 points Thursday, Russell passed Braun to become the 76.4 Scoring Avg. 77.0 single-season scoring leader in GCU Division I history with 563 17 Mississippi Valley State W, 72-62 points. Braun scored 562 in the 2015-16 season. 20 Alcorn State W, 63-53 .438 FG Pct. .439 • Braun trails Richard Davis for the GCU all-time record for 22 Arkansas Pine-Bluff W, 89-49 3-pointers by 13. Davis drained 197 treys from 2005-07, 28 Cal Poly W, 65-55 .325 3-Point FG Pct. .371 including a school record 107 in 2015-06. 31 at UC Riverside L, 76-56 .669 FT Pct. .718 • Russell leads the WAC in both scoring and assists, averaging 21.7 points per game while dishing out an average of 5.2 assists per JANUARY 38.8 Rebounds 34.3 game. Russell led the WAC in assists in 2015-16. 7 Utah Valley* W, 82-72 14.0 13.1 • With Russell’s 17 points against Chicago State on Thursday, he 12 at New Mexico State* L, 81-69 Assists has now scored in double-figures in 31-straight games, the 13.4 Turnovers 14.4 most by a GCU player in the Division I era. 14 At UTRGV* W, 79-66 • Russell is averaging 21.7 points per game, ranking 11th in the NCAA. 17 San Diego Christian College W, 90-58 7.9 Steals 6.9 Central Michigan’s Marcus Keene leads the country (29.8). 21 Seattle* W, 61-59 • Russell ranks second in the NCAA in minutes played, averaging 26 at UMKC* L, 83-77 2.7 Blocks 2.8 38.3 per game. He has played all 40 minutes in 10 games this season. 28 at Chicago State* W, 85-77 (2OT) • Russell and Braun are the only GCU players to have started every game they’ve played, but each has missed time. Gerard Martin 31 Bethesda W, 95-66 had started the first 24 games before coming off the bench vs. UTRGV on Feb. 9. FEBRUARY • Kareem Richardson is in his fourth season as head at UMKC, compiling a 45-70 record in 115 games at the helm. 4 CSU Bakersfield* L, 66-62 • The Roos fell to 71-62 at Bakersfield after winning their previous five games. UMKC has already surpassed their win total both 9 UTRGV* W, 76-57 overall and in the conference from 2015-16, when they finished 12-19 and 4-10 in conference play. 11 New Mexico State* W, 83-71 • For the season, senior LaVell Boyd leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.6 ppg, fourth best in the WAC. 16 at Seattle* W, 61-58 LAST GAME’S STARTERS (vs. CHICAGO STATE, 2/23/17) 18 at Utah Valley* W, 77-71 NO. PLAYER POS. G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% 23 Chicago State* W, 82-59 0 DeWayne Russell G 26 21.7 3.5 5.2 1.5 0.2 41.1 75.4 40.3 25 UMKC* 7:00 p.m. 2 Joshua Braun G 20 17.0 4.5 1.4 0.6 0.4 43.5 79.5 39.9 MARCH 4 Oscar Frayer G 29 8.0 4.5 0.7 1.1 0.8 39.5 65.2 24.8 4 at CSU Bakersfield* 8:30 p.m. 23 Darion Clark F 18 7.9 6.6 0.2 0.8 0.3 52.9 58.9 0.0 * Denotes WAC games Home games in bold 24 Keonta Vernon F 29 9.2 7.1 1.0 1.1 0.4 56.3 54.8 0.0 # Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament GAME INFORMATION WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS CW6 Phoenix FOX Sports 910 AM Phoenix Stat Broadcast 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 FOX Sports 910 Stream (Stream) @GCU_Hoops URL: https://swft.exavault.com Online Stream iHeart Media App (Download the App) @GCU_Lopes Username: GCUMedia GCU.tv / ESPN3 Password Lopes QUICK FACTS / ROSTERS / MEDIA INFO 2016-17 GRAND CANYON NUMERIC ROSTER TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Name Pos. HT WT YR Hometown (Previous School) 2016-17 Quick Facts / Rosters ..................................................2 0 ...DeWayne Russell . .G. 5-11 . .155. Sr. .Peoria, Ariz. (Northern Arizona) Media Contact Information ......................................................2 1 ...Fiifi Aidoo. .G. 6-2 . 200. .Fr. Helsinki, Finland (HBA - Marsky) Game Notes (Team / Player).....................................................3 2 ...Joshua Braun . .G. 6-4 . 195. R-So. .Anthem, Ariz. (Westwind Prep Academy) Grand Canyon University Arena ..............................................8 3 ...Juwan Washington. .G. 6-1 . 200. .Jr. .North Las Vegas, Nev. (Northwest Career Tech Academy) Schedule Notes ........................................................................9 4 ...Oscar Frayer. G. 6-7 . 190. .Fr. .Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) Broadcast Schedule / Mid-Major Rankings ............................ 10 5 ...Matt Jackson. F. 6-8 . 210. So. .Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) Head Coach Dan Majerle .........................................................11 Grand Canyon Record When ...................................................11 10 ...Shaq Carr. .G. 6-2 . .170. .Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Idaho) TV / Radio Roster ....................................................................12 12 ...Boubacar Toure. C. 6-11 . .215. R-Fr. Dakar, Senegal (Phase One Academy) Grand Canyon Season Stats ....................................................13 13 ...Ibrahima Sankare. .G. 6-7 . 200. .Fr. Thiès, Senegal (SEED Academy) The Last Time .........................................................................30 15 ...Cheick Sy-Savanae. .G. 6-3 . .170. .Jr. .Harlem N.Y. (Our Savior New American) 2016-17 Game Recaps ............................................................. 32 21 ...Kerwin Smith. F. 6-9 . 200. R-So. .Dallas, Texas (Woodow Wilson HS) Grand Canyon Mini Bios .........................................................48 22 ...Adrian Carrion. .G. 5-11 . .170. So. .Seville, Spain (Colegio Alfjarafe S.C.A.) 23 ...Darion Clark . .F. 6-7 . 220. Gr. Conyers, Ga. (Southern California) MEN’S BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS 24 ...Keonta Vernon. F. 6-6 . 225. So. Tulare, Calif. (College of Southern Idaho) Men’s Basketball Contact ...Charles Hampton 35 ...Kenzo Nudo. G. 6-4 . 200. R-Fr. .Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) Office Phone ..................602-639-7738 40 ...Nehemiah Allen. G/F. 6-5 . .175. R-So. .Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) Cell Phone ....................480-628-1754 42 ...Gerard Martin. .G. 6-6 . 195. R-So. .Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) Email ............ [email protected] 2016-17 GRAND CANYON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. HT WT YR Hometown (Previous School) Secondary Contact ............Mark Oshidari 1 ...Aidoo, Fiifi. .G. 6-2 . 200. .Fr. Helsinki, Finland (HBA - Marsky) Office Phone ................. 602-639-6853 40 ...Allen, Nehemiah. G/F. 6-5 . .175. R-So. .Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) Cell Phone ....................602-708-9626 2 ...Braun, Joshua. .G. 6-4 . 195. R-So. .Anthem, Ariz. (Westwind Prep Academy) Email ............... [email protected] 10 ...Carr, Shaq. .G. 6-2 . .170. .Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Idaho) 22 ...Carrion, Adrian . .G. 5-11 . .170. So. .Seville, Spain (Colegio Alfjarafe S.C.A.) GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 23 ...Clark, Darion. F. 6-7 . 220. Gr. Conyers, Ga. (Southern California) 4 ...Frayer, Oscar. G. 6-7 . 190. .Fr. .Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) School . .Grand Canyon University 5 ...Jackson, Matt . .F. 6-8 . 210. So. .Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) Location . .Phoenix, Ariz. 42 ...Martin, Gerard. .G. 6-6 . 195. R-So. .Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) Founded. 1949 35 ...Nudo, Kenzo . .G. 6-4 . 200. R-Fr. .Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS) Enrollment . .17,500 0 ...Russell, DeWayne.