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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 SEATTLE U SCHEDULE / RESULTS LOPES V REDHAWKS OVERALL RECORD: 17-10 (17-10, 6-5 WAC) S (19-9, 8-3 WAC) WAC: 6-5 | Non-Conference: 11-5 Home: 13-2 | Away: 3-7 | Neutral: 1-1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2018 | GCU ARENA (7,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. NOVEMBER Result/Time (AZ) 10 Florida A&M W, 67-51 SERIES HISTORY GAME 28 13 Robert Morris W, 75-61 18 Little Rock W, 76-51 Grand Canyon vs. Seattle U • Grand Canyon is seeking their fifth consecutive win over Seattle U, • 11th all-time meeting dating back to 2002 who they have a 9-1 record against all-time. 20 Norfolk State W, 85-60 • Overall: 9-1 (Home: 4-1, Away: 5-0, Neutral: 0-0) • The last time they met, Frayer led the Lopes with 18 points, 25 San Diego L, 72-62 • Last time: GCU 73, CSUB 57, 1/6/18 (Seattle, Wash.) including 14 in the second half as GCU pulled away to a 73-57 win. DECEMBER • Streak: Grand Canyon, Won 4 • GCU ranks first in the nation in 3-point defense, allowing opponents 2 UC Riverside W, 68-56 to shoot just 27.0 percent from beyond the arc. They also have 5 St. John’s# (@Talking Stick Arena) L, 68-60 allowed the fewest 3-pointers per game, allowing 4.33 per contest. 9 Grambling State W, 87-53 • GCU ranks 16th in the country in scoring defense (64.4 points 17-10 W/L 19-9 per game). In the last three seasons, GCU is 31-2 when allowing 11 North Carolina Central W, 64-59 61 points or less. 13 at Boise State L, 85-80 PTS • The Lopes’ FG defense ranks 10th in the country at 39.7 percent. 18 Mississippi Valley State W, 71-38 74.5 PER GAME 77.7 • Additionally, the Lopes rank third in the country in effective 21 Longwood W, 86-56 SCORING opponent field goal percentage at 43.2 percent, trailing Michigan 23 at Louisville L, 74-56 +10.1 MARGIN +5.6 State and Cincinnati. Effective field goal percentage factors in weighted figures for 3-point field goals. 27 Morgan State# (@Orleans Arena) W, 100-74 .432 FG% .457 • GCU ranks 26th in the country in turnovers forced, averaging 30 at Illinois L, 62-58 15.63 per game. The Lopes also rank 29th in the country in JANUARY assists per game with 16.5. Casey Benson ranks 84th nationally 6 at Seattle U* W, 73-57 .327 3FG% .377 averaging 4.8 per game. 11 New Mexico State* L, 70-59 • Frayer recorded a career-best 23 points while grabbing 10 .691 FT% .758 rebounds, and 2 assists, while defensively holding leading WAC 13 UTRGV* W, 84-71 scorer, Zach Lofton, to just 4-of-17 shooting vs. NM State. 18 at Chicago State* W, 86-58 REB • On Jan. 22, Alessandro Lever earned his first WAC Player of the 20 at UMKC* W, 86-69 38.9 PER GAME 38.2 Week honors following breakout performances vs. Chicago 23 William Jessup W, 96-80 State and UMKC. AST 27 at Utah Valley* L, 68-56 16.5 PER GAME 14.3 • Benson recorded his second career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. UTRGV, while adding 6 assists and 0 turnovers. FEBRUARY TO 13.7 PER GAME 14.6 • In his last 10 games, Benson has 52 assists to just 14 turnovers. 1 UMKC* W, 79-62 Benson now ranks 48th in the country in assist to turnover ratio. 3 Chicago State* W, 89-55 6.4 STL 4.8 • Last Saturday, the Lopes suffered their third consecutive loss for 8 at UTRGV* L, 83-81 PER GAME the first time since the final month of the 2014-15 season. 10 at New Mexico State* L, 74-70 • On Thursday, it was announced that senior Josh Braun was BLK 17 at CSU Bakersfield* L, 71-58 4.0 PER GAME 3.6 voted to the Academic All-District 8 Men’s Basketball Team for the third consecutive season. 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 27 9.5 4.1 4.8 0.7 0.1 37.2 74.8 35.6 3 CSU Bakersfield* 7:00 p.m. 2 Joshua Braun G 27 12.8 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 38.8 73.8 36.6 8-10 WAC Tournament# (Las Vegas, Nev.) TBD 4 Oscar Frayer F 26 9.6 5.2 1.2 1.3 0.7 47.5 54.4 35.3 * Denotes WAC games 24 Keonta Vernon F 27 8.7 6.9 1.3 0.7 1.3 49.5 55.2 0.0 # Neutral Site 25 Alessandro Lever C 27 10.0 4.1 1.3 0.2 0.3 48.3 73.8 28.3 GAME INFORMATION WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS Yurview Arizona 1580 AM The Fanatic Statbroadcast Barry Buetel (play-by-play) Michael Potter (play-by-play) http://www.gcustats.com Tom Kuyper (analyst) Scott Williams (analyst) TWITTER FTP INFORMATION Kate Longworth (sideline) 1580 AM The Fanatic Stream (Stream) The Fanatic App (Download the App) @GCU_MBB URL: https://swft.exavault.com Online Stream @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 .............................56 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. C. 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. C. 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. All credential requests should be Grand Canyon University athletics will abide by HIPAA - a First Year of Basketball at GCU .................1949-50 submitted to the sport contacts.