#LOPESUP MEN’S @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: (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 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 . 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)

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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 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

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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

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LEVER, FRAYER EARN PRESEASON NOD The NCAA ruled that junior guard Carlos Johnson is eligible to play this season after transferring this offseason from Washington. As a freshman with the Sophomore forward Alessandro Lever was named the 2018-19 WAC Huskies, Johnson averaged 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game and Preseason Player of the Year. Lever becomes the third straight Lope to started four games when No. 1 NBA draft pick Markelle Fultz was injured. be named to this honor. Former GCU guard Joshua Braun earned this The four-game stretch included a 19 point, 12 performance honor the previous two seasons. Junior guard Oscar Frayer was also against Arizona State. named to the Preseason Coaches All-WAC First Team and the Preseason Media All-WAC Second Team. Johnson gave Lopes fans their first look at what could come this season during GCU’s Bahamas trip in August where he led the team in scoring LEVER JOHNSON PRESEASON COACHES ALL-WAC FIRST TEAM with 34 points in 21 minutes during the two exhibitions. OSCAR FRAYER F GRAND CANYON The move to GCU marks a return to his basketball roots. Johnson started his basketball career in seventh grade, three miles away from GCU. He would go on to play two A.J. Harris G New Mexico State seasons at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix with fellow Lopes guard J.J. Rhymes. Matej Kavas F Seattle U The transfer also reunites Johnson with his former club teammates, Oscar Frayer and Damari Milstead. ALESSANDRO LEVER* F GRAND CANYON Conner Toolson G Utah Valley BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME FRAYER * 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 court advantages. The size of GCU Arena crowds have lived up to the billing. LOPES PICKED 2ND IN PRESEASON POLLS The average attendance in GCU Arena has grown every single season in the Division I era Following a runner-up finish at the WAC Championships from 4,373 fans per game in 2013-14 to 6,973 fans per game in 2017-18. In the five years of last year, the Lopes were picked to finish second in both the Division I play, the average attendance per game has grown by 59.5 percent. coaches and media WAC Preseason Polls for the 2018-19 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 2017-18 6,973 PRESEASON COACHES POLL PRESEASON MEDIA POLL 2016-17 6,817 Rank Team Points Rank Team Points 2015-16 5,806 1. New Mexico State 63 1. New Mexico State 214 2014-15 5,170 2. Grand Canyon 58 2. Grand Canyon 180 2013-14 4,373 3. Seattle U 45 3. Utah Valley 162 4. Utah Valley 43 4. Seattle U 150 SOPHOMORE SURGE? 5. CSU Bakersfield 35 5. CSU Bakersfield 117 If recent history has anything to say about it, a sophomore slump is not in the cards for 2017- 6. UT Rio Grande Valley 28 6. UT Rio Grande Valley 89 18 WAC Freshman of the Year Alessandro Lever. 7. Kansas City 24 7. Kansas City 73 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 All-WAC first or second team. LEVER ON CENTER WATCH LIST 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 Freshmen of the Year and a 60 percent increase in scoring in the last LEVER the Year Award. This award is in its fifth year three seasons. recognizing the top center in men’s basketball. WAC FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR IN THEIR SOPHOMORE SEASONS Previous winners include three current NBA Points players: Angel Delgado (2018), Jakob Poeltl Year Won Player Freshman Sophomore Pct. change (2017), and (2015). Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski won the award in 2017-18 Alessandro Lever 12.2 -- -- 2017 and played in the national championship game that year. 2016-17 Matej Kavas 8.6 15.2 .767 Daniel Gafford, Arkansas Dewan Hernandez, Miami 2015-16 Antonio Green 11.6 16.7 .440 2014-15 Pascal Siakam 12.8 20.3 .586 Austin Wiley, Auburn Nick Ward, Michigan State 2013-14 Martez Harrison 17.2 17.5 .017 James Thompson IV, Eastern Michigan Jontay Porter, Missouri 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 , Wisconsin Jalen Smith, Maryland JOHNSON CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF

#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 DELAWARE 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 4-28 (2-14) Location Dover, Del. TOP 3-POINT DEFENSES (SINCE 2009-10) Conf. Finish 12th Conference MEAC Rank Year School 3PM 3PA 3P% Postseason MEAC Tournament (0-1) Enrollment 4,050 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 0-1 Head Coach Eric Skeeters 5 2017-18 GRAND CANYON 161 580 27.76% Home -- Season 1st DEFENSE 3-POINT DEFENSE Rk. School FG% Rk. School 3FG% Away 0-1 Record at School 0-1 1 Michigan St. 36.7 1 GRAND CANYON 27.8 Neutral -- Career Record 0-1 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 »» Delaware State was picked to finish 12th in the MEAC conference in the 2018 7 Georgia 39.4 7 Murray State 30.7 preseason poll. 8 Houston 39.4 8 Cincinnati 30.9 »» First year head coach Eric Skeeters was an assistant coach at UMBC last season, 9 New Mexico State 39.8 9 Northern Kentucky 31.0 helping lead the team to an upset over No.1 Virginia in the NCAA Tournament. 10 UCF 40.1 10 Virginia 31.0 »» The Hornets are one of the youngest teams in the MEAC with only two seniors and 11 Texas Tech 40.1 11 New Mexico State 31.0 12 GRAND CANYON 40.2 12 Illinois State 31.1 eight combined freshmen and sophomores 13 ETSU 40.3 13 Green Bay 31.2 14 Kentucky 40.4 14 Jacksonville 31.3 LAST TIME OUT 15 Eastern Michigan 40.4 15 Valparaiso 31.4 »» East Carolina defeated Delaware State 81-56 in Greenville, N.C. LAST TIME THEY MET DEFENSE KEEPS IMPROVING »» GCU defeated Delaware State 88-59 on 12/15/2015 in GCU Arena. The GCU defense has improved every season in the Division I era as evidenced by a declining »» Joshua had a game high 18 points. opponent points per game mark and a rising defensive ranking. »» Gerard Martin started the game and scored 10 points with seven rebounds. GCU’s 2017-18 mark ranked second in the conference behind only New Mexico State (64.2 »» Matt Jackson came off the bench and played 18 minutes scoring six points and six points per game). rebounds. SCORING DEFENSE IN D-I ERA CONNECTIONS Year Points per game Rank »» Delaware State assistant coach Stephen Stewart was an assistant coach with Coppin 2017-18 65.1 22 State when GCU played the Eagles in the 2016-17 season. 2016-17 67.8 62 2015-16 68.1 82 2014-15 68.4 232 2013-14 71.7 t-223

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. AUSSIE-AUSSIE DUO BIG MAN’S GAME Seniors Matt Jackson and Gerard Martin are set to begin their final With an average height of 6’6.125” this is the tallest GCU men’s basketball has ever been season at GCU. The pair of Australia natives have been a staple in Coach under head coach Dan Majerle, beating last year’s record of 6’5.56”. In comparison, GCU is Majerle’s program since he took over the reigns of the program in 2013- the tallest team in the WAC with Seattle U coming in at 6’5.562” and Utah Valley at 6’5.333”. 14. HEIGHTS OF ROSTERS At least one member of the Jackson-Martin duo has appeared in 104 UNDER MAJERLE HEIGHTS OF 2018-19 WAC ROSTERS consecutive games entering the 2018-19 season. The last time neither Average Average player appeared in a GCU game was on Feb. 19, 2015 in a home game JACKSON Year Height Team Height against UT Rio Grande Valley (then Texas-Pan American). 2013-14 6-4.800 Grand Canyon 6-6.13 Martin and Jackson represent one half of GCU’s seniors this year, joining 2014-15 6-5.06 Seattle U 6-5.56 Trey Drechsel and Michael Finke as the seniors on the roster. 2015-16 6-4.65 Utah Valley 6-5.33 2016-17 6-4.71 UT Rio Grande Valley 6-5.07 THE JACKSON-MARTIN DUO 2017-18 6-5.56 Kansas City 6-4.73 Games Played Points 3PT Makes 2018-19 6-6.13 California Baptist 6-4.73 Matt Jackson 88 355 43 Chicago State 6-4.71 Gerard Martin 100 428 84 MARTIN CSU Bakersfield 6-4.67 Combined 188 783 127 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 has proven it by the way the Lopes play when they return home from games away from GCU. A pair of 6-foot-10 sophomores returned home this summer to represent 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), percentage (81.0), field goal percentage (48.0) and 3-point percentage (44.4) while averaging 5.1 LEVER rebounds per game. HOME SWEET HOME Blumbergs’ Latvia may have missed out on this year’s top tier of the U20 The Lopes have enjoyed playing their home games European Championship, but Latvia was able to secure a Division A spot at Grand Canyon University Arena. Since the for 2019. Latvia finished third in Division B with Blumbergs averaging 11.0 arena opened prior to the 2011-12 season, GCU points and 11.7 rebounds in bracket play. He was one of five players who has recorded a 100-21 (.826) record, proving to averaged a double-double in the tournament. be quite the home-court advantage. BLUMBERGS An intimidating factor for opponents, the large Havocs student section has proven to be one STAFF ADDITIONS of the best in the Western Athletic Conference. The Havocs create an imposing backdrop for visiting teams as they fill the arena with energy and enthusiasm. Dan Majerle made three staff additions to his 2018-19 coaching staff, highlighted by the hiring of Associate Head Coach Louis Wilson from “It’s unbelievable,” head coach Dan Majerle said. “We love our crowd, our student section, Utah State. Majerle added Wilson, Graduate Assistant Dylan Hidalgo our overall crowd, our atmosphere here. We have a true home-court advantage and it’s a from Pima Community College and Director of Operations Jesse Parker pleasure to play here every night and our guys don’t take it for granted.” to his staff. MOST HOME WINS IN NCAA DIVISION I (SINCE 2015-16) Wilson joins GCU after serving as an assistant coach at Utah State for Rk. Institution Conference Wins the past three seasons. From 2010-2015 Wilson was the head coach at WILSON 1 Saint Mary’s (CA) West Coast 53 Adams State and left the school with the highest winning percentage in 2 Oregon Pac-12 52 program history with a 95-46 record (.674). Wilson will be in charge of 3 Louisville Atlantic Coast 50 scheduling, player development, opponent scouting, game-day prepara- 4 GRAND CANYON WESTERN ATHLETIC 49 tion and bench coaching. Purdue Big Ten 49 Hidalgo is entering his first season as the graduate assistant for the 6 Kentucky Southeastern 48 Lopes. Hidalgo will aid the coaching staff in player development, game Texas Tech Big 12 48 and practice preparation, and day-to-day operations. Hidalgo previous- 8 Arizona Pac-12 47 ly served as the assistant coach at Pima Community College in Tucson. HIDALGO Cincinnati American 47 Hidalgo played college basketball at Kanas Wesleyan University at the SMU American 47 NAIA level. 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. PARKER

#LOPESUP ‹ 6 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. WIN-LOSS STATS PROVING GROUNDS Splits in GCU’s 2017-18 wins vs. losses. Since Dan Majerle took the helm the Lopes are 9-4 in neutral site Category In Wins In Losses games and 12-7 in regular-season tournament action. Points per game 79.1 64.3 These games have provided opportunities for the Lopes to make a name for themselves. GCU has played the likes of Utah, San Opponent points per game 60.7 73.1 Diego State, Penn State and St. John’s in neutral site or regular Field goal percentage .462 .371 season tournament games. Opponent field goal percentage .380 .443 Nevada, Seton Hall and more will join the list in 2018-19 as GCU participates in the Wooden Legacy tournament and the Jerry 3FG percentage .356 .259 Colangelo Classic. Opponent 3FG percentage .264 .302 WOODEN LEGACY DEC. 9 TH 2018 Free throw percentage .716 .669 Nov. 22-25 Rebounds per game 39.9 36.0 Titan Gym | Fullerton, Calif. Rebound margin 6.5 -6.0 GCU vs. Seton Hall (first round), further matchups TBD Assists per game 17.2 13.5 COLANGELO CLASSIC Turnovers per game 13.2 13.3 Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3:30 p.m. /Turnover ratio 1.3 1.0 Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix, Ariz. Steals per game 6.3 6.0 GCU vs. Nevada Blocks per game 4.5 2.9 FEELING AT HOME ON THE ROAD TOUGH SCHEDULE TOUGHENS LOPES 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 Grand Canyon’s most ambitious nonconference schedule turned even more formidable with possible and transform opposing and neutral-site venues into a decidedly pro-purple party. the release of the Wooden Legacy tournament bracket. Things were no different on Dec. 5 when GCU played in Talking Stick Resort Arena against GCU will face Seton Hall in a Nov. 22 first-round matchup at 7 p.m. (Phoenix time) at Cal State St. John’s. An excess of 1,500 GCU students made their collective voice heard in front of a Fullerton, giving the Lopes four nonconference opponents that were NCAA tournament national TV audience in the BBVA Compass Valley of the Sun Showcase. participants this year. While the Havocs were certainly there for GCU’s matchup with St. John’s, they were in their In all, the Lopes will face seven teams in 2018-19 that ended the 2017-18 season inside the RPI seats early enough to cheer in-state ally, Arizona, to a big win over No. 7 Texas A&M. Arizona Top-100. players took to Twitter following their win to compliment the Havocs on their antics to force key missed free throws down the stretch. 2017-18 RESULTS OF NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS In a 2016 road contest against No. 19 Arizona in Tucson, Wildcats head coach Sean Miller Team RPI 2017-18 Record noted he witnessed a McKale Center first. Nevada (Mountain West) 13 29-8 “In my eight years, I’ve never seen a student section in McKale filled with the visitors,” Miller Seton Hall (Big East) 31 22-12 said. “They had a whole section. You could hear them cheering. You could just tell they’ve got New Mexico State (WAC) 47 28-6 a great spirit about what they’re doing, and that’s to Grand Canyon’s credit.” South Dakota State (Summit) 48 28-7 “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.” Texas (Big 12) 52 19-15 A yearly road trip tradition has quickly developed with bus loads of Havocs making the 12-hour Boise State (Mountain West) 57 23-9 round trip journey to Las Cruces, N.M. for the program’s budding rivalry with WAC foe New Utah Valley (WAC) 91 23-11 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 ‹ 7 › MEN’S BASKETBALL // NOTES vs. BAHAMAS TOUR For the third time under head coach Dan Majerle, the Lopes preseason took place on foreign soil. This season, the team traveled to the Baha- mas for an event called “Summer of Thunder”. GCU faced Bahamian clubs, Providence Storm and Bahamas All-Stars in the final two games of a preseason tournament that included 10 American college teams featuring the likes of North Carolina, Kentucky and Notre Dame. A roster of 13 which features seven newcomers got their first live 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 18 points and 16 rebounds in 22 minutes. The Lopes held Providence to 24 percent shooting. GCU went on to win their final game against the Bahamas All-Stars 83-70 behind Carlos John- 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. The Lopes rounded out their trip by extending GCU’s heart for outreach by putting on a clinic for the juvenile rehabilitation center’s boys and a local school’s basketball team. Out of the 10 universities to participate in the annual preseason tournament, GCU was the first to visit the Penn Centre.

BROTHERLY LOVE When Michael Finke made the decision to go to Grand Canyon over 80 other schools as a graduate transfer, he also made the decision to play with his younger brother, Tim for the first time since a recreational team when Michael was in high school. This is also the first time the broth- ers have gone to school together since the one year they were home- schooled by their mother 11 years ago.

Younger brother Tim, a four star recruit, signed with the Lopes in No- T. FINKE vember with no idea that his brother would be joining him next season. The duo joins the likes of the Howard brothers at Kansas, and the Martin brothers at Nevada, whom the Lopes will square off against on Decem- ber 9 in the Jerry Colangelo Classic at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

M. FINKE

#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 74 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Home 0-0 70-20 Field Goals Made 24 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Road 0-1 24-33 Field Goal Attempts 70 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Neutral Site 0-0 9-4 Field Goal Percentage .343 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Overtime games 0-0 0-2 3 PT Field Goals Made 9 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 3 PT Field Goals Attempted 34 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Leading at the half 0-0 85-20 3 PT Field Goal Percentage .265 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Behind at the half 0-1 13-38 Free Throws Made 17 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Tied at the half 0-0 6-1 Free Throws Attempts 20 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Free Throw Percentage .850 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Scoring 0-59 points 0-0 2-21 Rebounds 35 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Scoring 60-69 points 0-0 19-21 Assists 8 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Scoring 70-79 points 0-1 38-12 Steals 9 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Scoring 80-89 points 0-0 33-4 Blocked Shots 4 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Scoring 90-99 points 0-0 10-0 Turnovers 6 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Scoring 100-plus points 0-0 1-1 Fouls 21 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU LOWS Game decided by 1-5 points 0-1 24-10 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 0-1 26-40 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 0-1 28-13 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 0-1 20-51 Points 79 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Same shooting percentage 0-0 0-0 Field Goals Made 28 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU shooting .500-plus FG pct. 0-0 33-4 Field Goal Attempts 58 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU shooting .450-.499 FG pct. 0-0 30-7 Field Goal Percentage .483 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU shooting .400-.449 FG pct. 0-0 27-16 3 PT Field Goals Made 7 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU shooting less than .400 FG pct. 0-1 13-33 3 PT Field Goals Attempted 17 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 3 PT Field Goal Percentage .412 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU with fewer TOs than opponent 0-1 63-19 Free Throws Made 16 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU with more TOs than opponent 0-0 32-35 Free Throws Attempts 26 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU with same number of TOs 0-0 7-4 Free Throw Percentage .615 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Rebounds 48 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU with fewer fouls than opponent 0-0 75-18 Assists 8 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 GCU with more fouls than opponent 0-1 19-34 Steals 3 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Same number of fouls 0-0 9-5 Blocked Shots 4 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Turnovers 16 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Record coming off a win 0-0 66-36 Fouls 19 at South Dakota State, Nov. 6 Record coming after a loss 0-0 34-20 OPPONENT LOWS In November 0-1 18-12 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 0-1 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 NM State 0-0 -- 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 AROUND THE WAC UT Rio Grande Valley 0-0 -- 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Utah Valley 0-0 -- 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Nov. 12 -- Seattle U 0-0 -- 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 Nov. 19 -- Nov. 26 -- California Baptist 0-0 -- 0-0 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Dec. 3 -- CSU Bakersfield 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Dec. 10 -- Dec. 17 -- Grand Canyon 0-0 -- 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Dec. 24 -- Chicago State 0-0 -- 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 L2 Dec. 31 -- Kansas City 0-0 -- 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 L2 Jan. 7 -- Jan. 14 -- Jan. 21 -- INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARDS Jan. 28 -- POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS Feb. 4 -- Feb. 11 -- 1 22 T-1 8 T-1 6 T-1 3 Feb. 18 -- Jake Toolson Isaiah White T.J. Washington Lesley Varner II Feb. 25 -- Utah Valley Utah Valley Utah Valley UT Rio Grande Valley March 4 -- 2 T-1 T-1 T-1 March 11 -- 19 8 6 3 Greg Bowie II Oscar Frayer Javon Levi Jacon Levi UT Rio Grande Valley Grand Canyon UTRGV UT Rio Grande Valley PRESEASON COACHES POLL First Team T-3 18 3 7.5 T-3 5 3 3 OSCAR FRAYER F GRAND CANYON Terry Winn III Myles Carter Rob Shaw Rob Whitfield A.J. Harris G New Mexico State UT Rio Grande Valley Seattle U Chicago State Kansas City Matej Kavas G Seattle U ALESSANDRO LEVER C GRAND CANYON T-3 18 4 7 T-3 5 T-4 2 Conner Toolson G Utah Valley Jarkel Joiner Henry Clayton Isaiah White Eight tied with 2 CSU Bakersfield New Mexico State Utah Valley -- Second Team Xavier Bishop G Kansas City T-4 17 5 6.5 T-3 4 5 -- Eli Chuha F New Mexico State T. Drechsel, C. Johnson Christian Jacob Taze Moore -- Damiyne Durham G CSU Bakersfield Grand Canyon Chicago State CSU Bakersfield -- Jake Toolson G Utah Valley Terry Winn II F UT Rio Grande Valley TEAM LEADERBOARDS

Projected Order of Finish SCORING/AVG DEFENSE MARGIN REBOUNDS 1 New Mexico State (7) 63 2 GRAND CANYON (2) 58 1 96.0 UVU 1 56.0 NMSU 1 +25 UVU 1 47.0 NMSU 3 Seattle U 45 2 UTRGV 2 CSUB 2 NMSU 2 UVU 4 Utah Valley 43 91.0 66.0 +17 39.0 5 CSU Bakersfield 35 3 84.5 SU 3 71.0 UVU 3 +7 UTRGV 3 35.0 GCU 6 UT Rio Grande Valley 28 7 Kansas City 24 4 74.0 GCU 4 76.5 UMKC 4 +4 SU 4 35.0 UMKC 8 California Baptist 20 9 Chicago State 8 5 73.0 NMSU 5 79.0 GCU 5 +0 CSUB 5 34.5 SU

PAST CHAMPIONS 6 61.0 CSUB 6 81.5 SU 6 -5 GCU 6 32.0 UTRGV Year Regular Season Tournament 7 58.5 CSU 7 84.0 UTRGV 7 -5 CSUB 7 31.0 CSU 2017-18 New Mexico State New Mexico State 2016-17 CSU Bakersfield New Mexico State 8 54.0 UMKC 8 96.5 CSU 8 -22.5 UMKC 8 29.0 CSUB 2015-16 New Mexico State CSU Bakersfield 2014-15 New Mexico State New Mexico State 9 -- -- 9 -- -- 9 -38 CSU 9 -- --

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NET TRACKER STAT RANKINGS

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

-- PREVIOUSLY PLAYED Rank Category Stat T-18 3PT FG Attempts 34 T-7 Fewest Turnover 6 TO BE PLAYED T-16 Free throw percentage .850 T-46 Steals per game 9.00 T-19 Turnover margin 10.0 T-4 Turnovers per game 6.00

INDIVIDUAL STATS IN TOP 100 Rank Name Category Stat T-49 Trey Drechsel 3PT FG Attempts 9 UNIFORM WATCH T-63 Tim Finke Assist-Turnover Ratio 3.00 T-17 Oscar Frayer Blocks per game 3.00 PURPLE BLACK WHITE GRAY T-1 Carlos Johnson FT Percentage 1.000 T-1 Alessandro Lever FT Percentage 1.000 T-38 Oscar Frayer O-Rebounds per game 4.00 T-100 Carlos Johnson O-Rebounds per game 3.00 T-42 Trey Drechsel 3PT FGM per game 4.00 T-63 Trey Drechsel Total 3PT FGM 4 T-31 Oscar Frayer Total Blocks 3 T-67 Trey Drechsel Total FG Attempts 16

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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. Gonzaga (30) 0-0 773 - West Coast 2 Kentucky (19) 1529 26-11 18 SEC 2. Buffalo (1) 0-0 692 - Mid-American 3 Gonzaga (1) 1461 32-5 8 West Coast 3. Loyola Chicago 0-0 676 - Missouri Valley 4 Duke (4) 1452 29-8 9 ACC 4. BYU 0-0 602 - West Coast 5 Virginia (2) 1286 31-3 1 ACC 5. South Dakota State 0-0 554 - Summit 6 Tennessee (1) 1268 26-9 13 SEC 6. Northeastern 0-0 501 - Colonial 7 Nevada 1230 29-8 24 Mountain West 7. Harvard 0-0 488 - Ivy League 8 North Carolina 1221 26-11 10 ACC 8. Wofford 0-0 474 - Southern 9 Villanova (1) 1085 36-4 2 Big East 9. Saint Mary’s 0-0 471 - West Coast 10 Michigan State 1024 30-5 5 Big Ten 10. Southern Illinois 0-0 431 - Missouri Valley 11 Auburn 974 26-8 19 SEC 11. Louisiana 0-0 403 - Sun Belt 12 Kansas State 922 25-12 NR Big 12 12. Georgia State 0-0 368 - Sun Belt 13 West Virginia 678 26-11 15 Big 12 13. Toledo 0-0 350 - Mid-American 14 Oregon 638 23-13 NR Pac-12 14. Illinois State 0-0 332 - Missouri Valley 15 Virginia Tech 630 21-12 NR ACC 15. Rider 0-0 272 - Metro Atlantic 16 Syracuse 620 23-14 NR ACC 16. Montana 0-0 254 - Big Sky 17 Florida State 530 23-12 NR ACC 17. Belmont 0-0 251 - Ohio Valley 18 Mississippi State 451 25-12 NR SEC 18. Murray State 0-0 250 - Ohio Valley 19 Michigan 437 33-8 7 Big Ten 19. Stephen F. Austin 0-0 211 - Southland 20 TCU 311 21-12 NR Big 12 20. UNC Greensboro 0-0 196 - Southern 21 UCLA 297 21-12 NR Pac-12 21. Wright State 0-0 157 - Horizon 22 Clemson 268 25-10 20 ACC 22. Lipscomb 0-0 153 - Atlantic Sun 23 LSU 187 18-15 NR SEC 23. Penn 0-0 133 - Ivy League 24 Purdue 170 30-7 11 Big Ten 24. UC Irvine 0-0 122 - Big West 25 Washington 165 21-13 NR Pac-12 25. Yale 0-0 112 - Ivy League

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: Eastern Michigan 111, New Mexico State 107, Vermont 89, braska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, UCF 15, Alabama 15, Ari- Charleston 85, South Dakota 53, Bradley 42, Grand Canyon 36, FGCU 33, Bucknell 31, ETSU 31, zona 14, Buffalo 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego St. 9, Texas Tech 6, Southern Cal 6, Butler Northern Kentucky 31, UMBC 28, Jacksonville State 17, Oakland 16, Hawaii 15, UC Santa Barba- 6, Texas 5, St. John’s 3, Arizona St 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Davidson 1, Missouri 1, Marshall 1, ra 15, San Diego 14, UC Davis 13, Appalachian State 11, UT Arlingtion 10, Cal State Fullerton 9, NC State 1. Indiana State 9, Georgia Southern 8, Weber State 10, Canisius 7, Hofstra 7, Ball State 5, Pacific 5, Saint Francis 4, William & Mary 3, Liberty 2, Northern Iowa 2, Iona 1, UIC 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 opened the 2017-18 season with a 67-51 win over NOVEMBER Florida A&M. This will be the second season in as many years that GCU has had their regular season home opener land on November 10. A crowd of 7,202 fans filled GCU Arena to witness the first game of the season. The first season in which the Lopes would be eligible for the WAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament. 10 Josh Braun adn Fiifi Aidoo led the Lopes with 11 points apiece.

#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 24 38 9 4 8 18 6 0 12 2

#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 1 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 59 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

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Games 0-1 0-0 2018-190-1 OVERALL0-0 ConferenceMEN’S BASKETBALL0-0 0-0 // 0-0 0-0 vs. Non-conference 0-1 0-0 0-1 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 02 Trey Drechsel 1-1 32 32.0 6-16 .375 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 0 3 3 3.0 1 0 4 2 0 2 17 17.0 23 Carlos Johnson 1-1 23 23.0 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 6-6 1.000 3 2 5 5.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 17 17.0 43 Michael Finke 1-1 26 26.0 4-9 .444 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 04 Oscar Frayer 1-1 31 31.0 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 4-5 .800 4 4 8 8.0 3 0 0 2 3 1 9 9.0 25 Alessandro Lever 1-1 24 24.0 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 9.0 42 Gerard Martin 1-0 19 19.0 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 10 Damari Milstead 1-0 8 8.0 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.0 12 Roberts Blumbergs 1-0 13 13.0 0-5 .000 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 4.0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0 05 Matt Jackson 1-0 13 13.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 24 Tim Finke 1-0 11 11.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 2.0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0.0 TM TEAM 1 1 Grand Canyon 1 200 24-70 .343 9-34 .265 17-20 .850 13 22 35 35.0 21 0 8 6 4 9 74 74.0 Opponents 1 200 28-58 .483 7-17 .412 16-26 .615 14 34 48 48.0 19 0 8 16 4 3 79 79.0

Team Statistics GCU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 74 79 11/08/18 at South Dakota State L 74-79 1933 Points per game 74.0 79.0 * Conference game Scoring margin -5.0 - Score by periods 1st 2nd Total FIELD GOALS-ATT 24-70 28-58 Field goal pct .343 .483 Grand Canyon 36 38 74 3 POINT FG-ATT 9-34 7-17 Opponents 38 41 79 3-point FG pct .265 .412 3-pt FG made per game 9.0 7.0 FREE THROW-ATT 17-20 16-26 Free throw pct .850 .615 F-Throws made per game 17.0 16.0 REBOUNDS 35 48 Rebounds per game 35.0 48.0 Rebounding margin -13.0 - ASSISTS 8 8 Assists per game 8.0 8.0 TURNOVERS 6 16 Turnovers per game 6.0 16.0 Turnover margin +10.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 0.5 STEALS 9 3 Steals per game 9.0 3.0 BLOCKS 4 4 Blocks per game 4.0 4.0 Attendance 0 1933 Home game-Avg/Game 0-0 1-1933 Neutral site-Avg/game 0-0

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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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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 Trey Drechsel (16) 11/6/18, at South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State (6), 11/6/18 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 NOV. 6 74 6 P.M. 79 BROOKINGS, S.D. GRAND CANYON SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Official Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics DAN MAJERLE POSTGAME QUOTES: Grand Canyon vs. South Dakota State 11/8/2018 10:39 a.m. at Brookings, S.D. (Frost Arena) (opening statement) “Obviously we are disappointed with the loss but this is a great test for our Grand Canyon 74 (0-1) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds team. Coming here to a really good team that doesn’t lose on this floor and is very well coached. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 Alessandro Lever F 3-7 0-2 3-3 1 2 3 3 9 0 0 0 0 24 With the players they have, (Mike) Daum and Jenkins, it was a mighty test for us. I’m disappointed 43 Michael Finke F 4-9 2-6 0-0 1 3 4 1 10 0 0 0 0 26 but I’m encouraged with my team. I have some new guys that I got a first look at in a regular 02 Trey Drechsel G 6-16 4-9 1-2 0 3 3 1 17 4 2 0 2 32 04 Oscar Frayer G 2-8 1-4 4-5 4 4 8 3 9 0 2 3 1 31 season game. We have a lot of work to do but I think we are going to be pretty good. This was just 23 Carlos Johnson G 5-12 1-4 6-6 3 2 5 2 17 0 1 0 1 23 a good college basketball game. We hung in there, they dominated us on the boards, they were 05 Matt Jackson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 13 11 Damari Milstead 2-8 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 8 more aggressive taking it to the basket. We relied on the three a little too much, but we are a very 12 Roberts Blumbergs 0-5 0-5 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 13 good shooting team. We didn’t show it tonight. 34 threes are probably a little too many, but we can 24 Tim Finke 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 11 42 Gerard Martin 2-4 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 4 7 0 0 0 1 19 shoot it and we have throughout all of our practices and our exhibition games. I’m not going to sit TEAM 1 0 1 up here and say it was too many three’s because we’ve been knocking them down. We just have Totals 24-70 9-34 17-20 13 22 35 21 74 8 6 4 9 200 to have a good mixture of taking the ball to the basket. The second half we were a little bit more FG % 1st Half: 12-37 32.4% 2nd Half: 12-33 36.4% Game: 24-70 34.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-19 31.6% 2nd Half: 3-15 20.0% Game: 9-34 26.5% Rebounds aggressive. This was a good first test, I’m disappointed we lost but that’s a good team.” FT % 1st Half: 6-6 100.0% 2nd Half: 11-14 78.6% Game: 17-20 85.0% 2 South Dakota State 79 (1-0) Total 3-Ptr Rebounds (on if it was a pick your poison kind of thing with Mike Daum and David Jenkins) “We knew ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min we had to deal with it, we were switching and Jenkins did a good job of driving our bigs which we 24 Mike Daum F 9-20 1-3 1-3 6 7 13 2 20 4 1 0 1 39 32 Matt Dentlinger F 4-5 0-0 3-6 3 4 7 3 11 0 2 0 0 36 knew he would do. Daum is just an unbelievable player, he had 20 points on 20 shots, but I think we 01 Skyler Flatten G 3-8 2-5 1-2 0 4 4 3 9 1 1 2 1 37 did a pretty good job on that. Jenkins hurt us. (Tevin) King, the point guard did a fantastic job on 02 Tevin King G 3-6 0-1 0-0 1 11 12 4 6 1 6 1 1 36 05 David Jenkins G 8-16 4-7 11-15 0 5 5 3 31 1 2 0 0 36 the boards having 12. 32, (Matt) Dentlinger to come in and get 11 points for a freshman. They have 10 Alou Dillon 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 a good team. We knew that coming in and our guys are disappointed, they wanted to live up to the 23 Owen King 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 6 34 Alex Arians 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 challenge and we just fell short. It’s a good learning lesson for our team and we will get stronger TEAM 2 1 3 1 from it.” Totals 28-58 7-17 16-26 14 34 48 19 79 8 16 4 3 200 FG % 1st Half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd Half: 15-28 53.6% Game: 28-58 48.3% Deadball (on the guys still pushing when they were down 13 late) “I think our guys are learning. Carlos 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 7-17 41.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-16 56.3% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 16-26 61.5% 4 (Johnson) is brand new, had a terrible first half, kind of figured it out in the second half. Alé is a really good player, he was kind of non-existent in that first half, kind of got into some foul trouble. Officials: Darryl Smith, Mark Riggs, Luke Schumer Technical Fouls: Grand Canyon-None. South Dakota State-None. It’s going to be a whole different year for because he kind of snuck up on people last year and now Brookings, S.D. (Frost Arena) Attendance: 1933 he’s picked to be the Player of the Year as a sophomore and everyone is going to be gunning at 2018-19 Season Opener him. He will figure it out, he’s a hard worker. I thought Michael Finke played well at the beginning, Score by Period 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Grand Canyon 36 38 74 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench kind of got lost there at the end but I’m excited to have him. Oscar got hurt but he got to fly around South Dakota State 38 41 79 GCU 24 9 8 6 12 a bit. We have a lot to work on but I’m excited about my team.” SDK 38 4 18 0 2 Last FG - GCU 2nd-00:26,SDK 2nd-00:39. Score Tied - 8 times (on the energy in the arena and the challenges) “I come from Grand Canyon and the energy Largest lead - GCU by 6 1st-11:17, SDK by 13 2nd-05:15 Lead Changed - 10 times in our building is unbelievable so that doesn’t faze us at all. This is obviously a very nice place to GCU led for 11:46. SDK led for 25:15. Game was tied for 02:59. play but we get 7500 standing room only that just go bonkers. I told our guys that this is a great RAPID RECAP: challenge. A couple of years ago we went to San Diego State and beat a rowdy crowd there that South Dakota State extended the nation’s longest active home winning streak to 21 games by defeat- never loses. This is a challenge that you look at down the road and this is what you play basketball ing the Lopes 79-74 in each team’s regular-season opener at Frost Arena. for. Against good teams on the road, 20 game winning streak, win the Summit, all of that stuff. You look forward to that kind of stuff and that’s why I thought it was a great test. Crowds don’t faze our The Lopes led by as much as six points in the first half, tested the Jackrabbits to within two for the guys because we sell out exhibition games, midnight madness, so our guys understand that and first half and fell behind by 13 points with 5:15 remaining in the game. enjoy it and it’s part of basketball but this is a fun place. They do a great job and the coach does and unbelievable job and I was glad we got to play it.” The Lopes had a late 9-0 run to pull within four with 3:35 to play when Johnson made free throws for two of his GCU debut’s 17 points, all coming in the second half. (on Trey Dreschel having confidence)“He came from a good program and he’s worked hard. His challenge is the point guard position. He’s been a two guard and he’s done a good job at that. He’s Jackrabbits sophomore guard David Jenkins hit back-to-back contested 3-pointers but GCU stayed alive with a 3-point play from sophomore center Alessandro Lever, limited to nine points after first- one of those guys who kind of second guessed. If they’re going under he should just jump up and half foul trouble, and a Tim Finke backcourt that set up a Gerard Martin layup cutting the deficit shoot it and make it. He did a good job in the post. That’s another guy like Carlos who is just going to three (75-72) with 25.8 seconds remaining. to learn. I really feel he’s just going to get better and better as the season goes on and this is just the first game I’ve had with those guys. It’s my job as a coach to learn from this team and come After GCU nearly pressed South Dakota State into a backcourt turnover, Jackrabbits guard David WAC season, be playing at all cylinders and that’s about Carlos and Michael and Trey, those guys.” Jenkins made two free throws with 18.3 seconds to go and the Lopes never got a chance to tie in the final seconds. (on being outrebounded by 13 by a smaller team) “That was one of our concerns, we have really good size but are we tough enough to rebound and guarding the basketball? We got absolutely Drechsel, a graduate transfer from Western Washington, moved into the starting lineup for his kicked on the boards. That’s a big concern we’ve had, our bigs have to get tougher. We’re big but Division I debut and showed no nerves on the road with a team-high 17 points. we are not very athletic. Carlos is athletic, Oscar is athletic, Trey is a big guard, so those guys can The starters induced six turnovers in the first seven minutes to build a lead that extended to 20-14 rebound but Michael and Alé are big but they’re not very athletic, so they have to find a way to box when Martin hit a 3-pointer with 11:10 remaining in the half. But GCU went scoreless for four minutes out and rebound a little bit outside of their space but just be stronger and get some rebounds. and fouled often, only to be saved by South Dakota State’s poor free throw shooting (9 for 16). We did a really bad job of that. Matt Jackson and Roberts Blumbergs, both those guys are more finesse bigs so those guys have to find a way to get a lot tougher or we are going to continue to Daum and Jenkins, last year’s Summit League Freshman of the Year, expectedly led South Dakota in struggle on the boards.” scoring but a surprise starter, freshman Matt Detlinger, hurt GCU by adding nine first-half points. Daum finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds while Jenkins scored a game-high 31.

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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 »» Started and played a team high 32 minutes against South Dakota State 2 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 32, vs. Concordia, 11/30/17 18-19 1/1 17.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 37.5 50.0 44.4 and led the Lopes with 17 points and four assists, and four 3-pointers. 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 »» Appeared in 64 career games for Division II Western Washington with AST 10, vs. Douglas, 11/15/17 61 starts, averaging 12.8 points. DRECHSEL MISCELLANEOUS STL 5, at MSU Billings, 1/13/18 »» Earned first team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors as a Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... redshirt junior in 2017-18 after starting all 29 games and averaging 14.9 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 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Woodinville, Wash. 18-19 1 1 1 1 MIN 40, 5x, last vs. Saint Martin’s, 3/2/18 »» Recorded a career-high 32 points in a Nov. 30, 2017 win over Concordia Total 42 12 9 8 6 and had another 30-point game against Tampa on Dec. 17, 2017. 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 »» Had a team high eight rebounds in 31 minutes at South Dakota State. 4 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 23, at New Mexico State, 2/10/18 18-19 1/1 9.0 8.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 25.0 80.0 25.0 »» Named to the Preseason All-WAC team, earning first-team honors in REB 15, vs. UMKC, 3/8/18 OSCAR Career 65/54 8.8 4.9 1.0 1.2 0.8 43.8 61.3 31.1 the coaches poll and second-team recognition in the media poll. AST 5, vs. Utah Valley, 3/9/18 »» Last year, was the Lopes fifth-leading scorer at 9.6 points per game. FRAYER MISCELLANEOUS STL 4, 3x, last at UTRGV, 2/8/18 »» Named to the All-WAC Defensive Team in 2017-18. Forward PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... »» Became known as GCU’s human highlight reel, earning WAC Top Play Jr. • 6-7 •190 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 4, 2x, last vs. William Jessup, 1/23/18 honors on seven occasions as a sophomore in 2017-18. Oakland, Calif. 18-19 1 1 MIN 42, at Chicago State, 1/28/17 »» Had a putback dunk at Illinois go viral on Dec. 30, 2017, being featured Total 30 1 5 1 3 7 12 3 24 25 on SportsCenter and Bleacher Report. 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 1/0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 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 88/16 4.0 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 1/0 5.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 minutes and 4.5 points. REB 4, vs Chicago State, 2/3/18 DAMARI Career 27/0 4.6 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 44.4 83.1 45.5 »» 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 1/0 0.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 »» Started his first seven GCU games. REB 8, 3x, last vs. William Jessup, 1/23/18 ROBERTS Career 34/7 5.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 35.7 74.5 20.5 »» 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 »» Started in his GCU debut and scored a team high 17 points and five 23 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 19, vs. Arizona State, 2/16/17 18-19 1/1 17.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 41.7 100.0 25.0 rebounds in 23 minutes. REB 12, vs. Arizona State, 2/16/17 CARLOS Career 49/5 5.4 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 43.7 63.4 23.8 »» Ruled immediately eligible after transferring from Washington. AST 3, at UCLA, 3/1/17 »» Saw action in all 31 games as a freshman for the Huskies in 2016-17. JOHNSON MISCELLANEOUS STL 2, at Arizona State, 1/25/17 Averaged 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds, second-most points per game Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... among the team’s freshmen behind Markelle Fultz. Jr. • 6-3 • 215 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 1, 8x, last vs. E. Washington, 11/12/17 »» Appeared in only 17 games during his sophomore season in 2017-18 Centralia, Ill. 18-19 1 1 MIN 35, vs. Arizona State, 2/16/17 under first-year head coach Mike Hopkins. Total 9 1 1 1

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 1/0 0.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 »» Regarded as Illinois’ No. 2 recruit by ESPN.com as a high school player. REB 2, at South Dakota State, 11/6/18 TIM Career 1/0 0.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 »» Tallied 2,015 career points to become Champaign-Urbana’s all-time AST 3, at South Dakota State, 11/6/18 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 11, at South Dakota State, 11/6/18 »» 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 1/1 9.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.9 100.0 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 34/27 12.1 4.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 45.3 77.1 31.3 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 »» Played in his 100th game at GCU against South Dakota State. 42 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 17, vs. Central Michigan, 12/03/15 18-19 1/0 7.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 »» As a junior in 2017-18, came off the bench and saw action in all 34 REB 10, vs. Seattle U, 1/21/17 GERARD Career 100/57 4.3 3.1 2.1 1.0 0.3 37.2 61.1 31.9 games. AST 7, 3x, last vs. Seattle U, 1/21/17 »» Earned WAC All-Defensive Team honors as a sophomore in 2016-17 MARTIN MISCELLANEOUS STL 7, vs. SIUE, 11/28/16 after leading the Lopes with 42 steals. Guard PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... »» Career-high came as a redshirt freshman at Central Michigan on Dec. 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 3, 2016 where he knocked down five 3-pointers. Manly, Australia 18-19 MIN 40, 3x, last at Chicago State, 1/28/17 »» A two-time conference champion at Scots College in Sydney with a Total 9 1 1 7 9 19 17 20.0 scoring average. 2018-19 / CAREER AVERAGES CAREER HIGHS NOTES »» Started in his GCU debut scoring 10 points and grabbing four rebounds. 43 GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% PTS 24, vs. Western Carolina, 12/5/15 18-19 1/1 10.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.4 0.0 33.3 »» Appeared in 89 career games at Illinois, averaging 8.9 points and 4.3 REB 16, at Minnesota, 1/23/16 MICHAEL Career 94/51 8.0 4.1 0.9 0.2 0.2 46.9 61.0 36.1 rebounds with 47.3 percent shooting. AST 5, at Iowa, 2/18/17 »» A three-time All-Academic Big Ten selection. FINKE MISCELLANEOUS STL 3, at Northwestern, 2/7/17 »» Scored in double figures in 13 games with two 20-point performances Forward PTS REB AST DOUBLE- LED GRAND CANYON IN... last year. Had nine points including a late 3-pointer in an Illini win over R-Sr. • 6-10 • 235 10+ 20+ 10+ 5+ DOUBLE PTS REB AST STL BLK BLK 3, vs. DePaul, 11/17/17 the Lopes in Champaign, Ill. on Dec. 30, 2017. Champaign, Ill. 18-19 1 MIN 36, at Minnesota, 1/23/16 »» Finished prep career ranked fourth all-time at Centennial HS (Ill.) with Total 35 3 4 1 3 1,425 points.

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