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#LOPESUP MEN’S BASKETBALL @GCU_MBB 2018-19 GAME NOTES @gcu_mbb Charles Hampton, Associate AD, Strategic Communications and PR · Office: (602) 639-7738 · Cell: (480) 628-1754· E-mail: [email protected] SATURDAY, NOV. 10 | GCU ARENA (7,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. 2018-19 SCHEDULE GRAND DELAWARE 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 CANYON STATE OVERALL WAC H A N LOPES HORNETS OCTOBER (0-1, 0-0 WAC) (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) V Tue 30 Montana State Billings (exhib.) W, 97-60 » Head Coach: Dan Majerle (6th, 103-59, .636) S » Head Coach: Eric Skeeters (1st, 0-1, .000) NOVEMBER POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS Tue 06 at South Dakota State ^ L, 79-74 Trey Drechsel Oscar Frayer Trey Drechsel Saleik Edwards Jon Mitchell Fahim Jenneto Sr. | G | 6-6 Jr. | F | 6-7 Sr. | G | 6-6 Sr. | G | 6-3 Jr. | G | 6-4 Fr. | F/C | 6-7 Sat 10 Delaware State 7 p.m. 17.0 ppg 8.0 rpg 1.3 apg (17-18) 22.0 ppg 7.0 rpg 4.0 apg Mon 12 Jacksonville 7 p.m. Fri 16 Arkansas State 7 p.m. TV STREAM LISTEN STATS Wooden Legacy | Fullerton, Calif. YurView Arizona GCU.tv / ESPN3 1580 The Fanatic GCUStats.com Thu 22 vs. Seton Hall 7 p.m. Barry Buetel (Play-by-play) GCU.tv Michael Potter (Play-by-play) Fri 23 TBA (Hawai’i or Utah) TBA Scott Williams (Analysis) WatchESPN.com Tom Kuyper (Analysis) Sun 25 TBA TBA Kate Longworth (Sideline) WACDigitalNetwork.com DECEMBER SERIES HISTORY AT A GLANCE Sat 01 Boise State 7 p.m. vs. Delaware State » Grand Canyon is 12-0 all-time against MEAC opponents, Sun 09 vs. Nevada % 3:30 p.m. » 2nd all-time meeting including a 4-0 record in 2017-18. Sat 15 at Texas 4 p.m. » Overall: 1-0 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 » The Lopes have won 15 consecutive home-openers, with their Wed 19 at Northern Iowa 6:30 p.m. » Last time: GCU 88, DSU 59 - Phoenix, Ariz. (Dec. 15, 2015) last loss coming to St. Xavier to start the 2002-03 season. Sat 22 Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. » Streak: Grand Canyon, Won 1 » The last time these two teams met, GCU shot nearly Sat 29 at San Diego 8 p.m. 70 percent from the field in the first half to open up a LAST GAME’S STARTERS 12-point lead before cruising to an 88-59 win. Josh Braun JANUARY Thu 03 Utah Valley * 6 p.m. No. Player Pos. G PPG RPG APG led all scorers with 18 points. 2 Trey Drechsel G 1 17.0 3.0 4.0 » The Lopes dropped their season-opener for the fourth Sat 05 Seattle U * 6 p.m. 23 Carlos Johnson G 1 17.0 5.0 0.0 time in the Dan Majerle era, falling to 79-74 to South Thu 10 at New Mexico State * 7 p.m. 4 Oscar Frayer F 1 9.0 8.0 0.0 Dakota State on Tuesday night. Sat 12 at UT Rio Grande Valley * 6 p.m. 43 Michael Finke F 1 10.0 4.0 0.0 » Trey Drechsel and Carlos Johnson led the Lopes, each Thu 17 Chicago State * 7 p.m. 25 Alessandro Lever C 1 9.0 3.0 0.0 with 17 points. Oscar Frayer had a team-best 8 rebounds Sat 19 Kansas City * 7 p.m. and 3 blocks. Drechsel added 4 assists and 2 steals. Sat 26 at California Baptist * 8 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS | 2018-19 » GCU committed only 6 turnovers in the season opener, their sixth lowest total since transitioning to Division I. FEBRUARY CATEGORIES » Drechsel, Johnson, Michael Finke and Tim Finke all made Sat 02 at CSU Bakersfield * 8 p.m. their Lopes regular season debuts. Thu 07 UT Rio Grande Valley * 7 p.m. 56.0 POINTS | AVG. 74.0 » The Lopes attempted 34 3-point attempts vs. the Jackrab- Sat 09 New Mexico State * 7 p.m. -25.0 MARGIN -5.0 bits, tied for the third most since joining Division I play. Thu 14 at Kansas City * 5 p.m. » In the WAC Preseason poll, the Lopes were picked to Sat 16 at Chicago State * 1:05 p.m. 33.3 FG % 34.3 finish second by both the coaches and media. In each Thu 21 California Baptist * 7 p.m. 26.5 3PT % 26.5 poll, Alessandro Lever was picked as the WAC Preseason Wed 27 Eastern New Mexico 7 p.m. 50.0 FT % 80.5 Player of the Year and member of the first team.Frayer was tabbed as Preseason Second-Team All-WAC by the MARCH 34.0 REB | AVG. 35.0 coaches as well. Sat 02 CSU Bakersfield * 7 p.m. 12.0 AST | AVG. 8.0 » In 2017-18, the Lopes led the nation in 3-point defense, Thu 07 at Utah Valley * 7 p.m. allowing opponents to shoot just 27.8 percent from 20.0 TO | AVG. 6.0 Sat 09 at Seattle U * 2 p.m. beyond the arc. 2.0 STL | AVG. 9.0 WAC Tournament | Las Vegas, Nev. » Lever was one of 20 players named to the watch list for 3.0 BLK | AVG. 4.0 the 2019 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, The annual honor Thu 14 WAC Quarterfinals TBA recognizes the top centers in men’s college basketball. Fri 15 WAC Semifinals TBA To access the media guide, archived game » GCU is tied with Purdue for the fourth most home wins Sun 16 WAC Finals TBA notes and more materials, visit: over the past four seasons with 49 wins, trailing only St. * denotes WAC game Mary’s (53), Oregon (52) and Louisville (50). ^ 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 1,163-727 (.615) Dylan Hidalgo Graduate Assistant 1st Season Kansas Wesleyan All-Time Division I Record 103-59 (.636) 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 Michael/Tim FINKE FEENK-ee Oscar FRAYER FRAY-er Alessandro LEVER LAY-ver Damari MILSTEAD MILL-sted GERARD Martin jared Roberts BLUMBERGS BLUM-bergs Dan MAJERLE MAR-lee RAEF GERDES RAYF GER-diss #LOPESUP ‹ 2 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // BROADCAST ROSTER vs.