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MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES Charles Hampton, Associate AD, Strategic Communications and PR · Office: (602) 639-7738 · Cell: (480) 628-1754· E-mail: [email protected] GRAND CANYON MORGAN STATE SCHEDULE / RESULTS LOPES V BEARS OVERALL RECORD: 9-4 (9-4, 0-0 WAC) S (4-7, 0-0 MEAC) WAC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 9-4 Home: 9-1 | Away: 0-2 | Neutral: 0-1 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27, 2017 | ORLEANS ARENA (9,500) | LAS VEGAS, NEV. NOVEMBER Result/Time (AZ) 10 Florida A&M W, 67-51 SERIES HISTORY GAME 14 13 Robert Morris W, 75-61 18 Little Rock W, 76-51 Grand Canyon vs. Morgan State • Grand Canyon is 11-0 all-time against MEAC opponents, including • First-ever meeting between the two schools a 3-0 record so far this season. 20 Norfolk State W, 85-60 • Overall: 0-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0) • The Lopes seek their first win of the season away from GCU 25 San Diego L, 72-62 • Last time: None Arena, taking on Morgan State for the first time in school history. DECEMBER • Streak: None • This will be GCU’s second neutral site game of the season, having 2 UC Riverside W, 68-56 previously played St. John’s at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Dec. 5. 5 St. John’s# (@Talking Stick Arena) L, 68-60 • The last time GCU played in Las Vegas, the Lopes took down 9 Grambling State W, 87-53 Houston and Marshall in consecutive days to claim the Global 9-4 W/L 4-7 Sports Classic title in December 2015. 11 North Carolina Central W, 64-59 • GCU ranks tied for 6th in the country in scoring defense (60.3 13 at Boise State L, 85-80 PTS points per game). In the last three seasons, GCU is 28-2 when 18 Mississippi Valley State W, 71-38 72.1 PER GAME 67.4 allowing 61 points or less. 21 Longwood W, 86-56 SCORING • The Lopes rank 2nd in 3-point defense, holding opponents to just 23 at Louisville L, 74-56 +11.8 MARGIN -6.9 25.7 percent from beyond the arc. They have also given up the second fewest 3-pointers of any team in the country, with just 49 27 Morgan State# (@Orleans Arena) 7:00 p.m. .419 FG% .405 allowed, one more than San Diego, who has played one less game. 30 at Illinois 2:00 p.m. • Additionally, GCU ranks 11th in the country in effective opponent JANUARY field goal percentage at 43.0 percent. Effective field goal .321 3FG% .386 percentage factors in weighted figures for 3-point field goals. 6 at Seattle U* 6:00 p.m. 11 NMSU* 7:00 p.m. • The Lopes rank 28th in the country in turnovers forced averaging .676 FT% .692 17.1 turnovers from opponents each game. 13 UTRGV* 7:00 p.m. • Since 2015-16, the Lopes are 4-1 in neutral site games. 18 at Chicago State* 6:05 p.m. REB 20 at UMKC* 6:00 p.m. 39.2 PER GAME 36.3 • Dating back to last season, the Lopes have won 23 of their last 25 home games at GCU Arena. 23 William Jessup 7:00 p.m. AST 27 at Utah Valley* 3:00 p.m. 16.4 PER GAME 10.3 • Casey Benson is posting career-high averages for points (10.5), assists (5.3), rebounds (4.5), and steals (1.2) on the season. FEBRUARY 14.2 TO 15.7 • GCU leads the WAC in scoring defense (60.3), scoring margin 1 UMKC* 7:00 p.m. PER GAME (+11.8), field goal percentage defense (.395), three-point field 3 Chicago State* 7:00 p.m. STL goal percentage defense (.257), turnover margin (+2.8), assists 7.0 PER GAME 7.4 (16.4), offensive rebounds (12.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2). 8 at UTRGV* 6:00 p.m. • Wednesday’s game marks the 7th of eight straight road games 10 at NMSU* 7:00 p.m. 4.3 BLK 2.6 that Morgan State will play to close out the 2017. The Bears last 17 at CSU Bakersfield* 8:00 p.m. PER GAME played at home on Nov. 21 vs. Goldey-Beacom. 22 Seattle U* 7:00 p.m. LAST GAME’S STARTERS 24 Utah Valley* 7:00 p.m. NO. PLAYER POS. G PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% 3PT% MARCH 11 Casey Benson G 13 10.5 4.5 5.3 1.2 0.2 36.6 74.5 32.0 3 CSU Bakersfield* 7:00 p.m. 2 Joshua Braun G 13 13.8 4.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 39.0 70.2 36.4 8-10 WAC Tournament# (Las Vegas, Nev.) TBD 1 Fiifi Aidoo G 13 5.1 1.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 43.4 71.4 30.3 * Denotes WAC games 25 Alessandro Lever F 13 5.6 3.1 1.0 0.2 0.3 38.2 72.7 26.3 # Neutral Site 24 Keonta Vernon F 13 7.9 7.3 1.1 0.8 1.6 54.7 53.8 0.0 GAME INFORMATION WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS YurView Arizona (Ch. 4 Phoenix) 1580 AM The Fanatic StatBroadcast Barry Buetel (play-by-play) Michael Potter (play-by-play) http://www.gcustats.com Scott Williams (analyst) Tom Kuyper (analyst) FTP INFORMATION Kate Longworth (sideline) TWITTER 1580 AM The Fanatic Stream (Stream) @GCU_MBB URL: https://swft.exavault.com Online Stream The Fanatic App (Download the App) @GCU_Lopes Username: GCUMedia ESPN3 / Watch ESPN App Password Lopes ‹ 1 › MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2017-18 GRAND CANYON NUMERIC ROSTER TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Name Pos. HT WT YR Hometown (Previous School) 2017-18 Quick Facts / Rosters ...............................2 0 ...Shaq Carr. .G. 6-2 . .172. .Sr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Idaho) Media Contact Information .....................................2 1 ...Fiifi Aidoo. .G. 6-2 . 200. .So.. .Helsinki, Finland (HBA - Marksy) TV / Radio Roster ...........................................................3 2 ...Joshua Braun . .G. 6-4 . 220. .R-Sr.. Anthem, Ariz. (Westwind Prep Academy) Game Notes (Team / Player) .....................................4 3 ...Parker Dale. G. 6-4 . 205. .Fr. .Sydney, Australia (Scots College) Grand Canyon University Arena ............................ 9 4 ...Oscar Frayer. G. 6-7 . .191. .So.. Oakland, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) Schedule Notes ........................................................... 10 5 ...Matt Jackson. F. 6-8 . 230. .R-Jr.. Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) Broadcast Schedule / Mid-Major Rankings ......11 10 ...Damari Milstead. G. 6-2 . 160. .Fr. .Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) Head Coach Dan Majerle ..........................................12 11 ...Casey Benson . .G. 6-3 . 185. .Sr. .Tempe, Ariz. (Oregon) Grand Canyon Record When ...................................12 12 ...Roberts Blumbergs . .F. 6-10 . 220. .Fr. Ventspils, Latvia (GBA - Prague) Grand Canyon Season Stats ................................. 13 13 ...Ibrahima Sankare. .G. 6-7 . 200. .R-Fr.. Thiès, Senegal (SEED Academy) The Last Time ...............................................................24 15 ...Cheick Sy-Savane. G. 6-3 . 180. .Sr. .New York, N.Y. (Suffolk County CC) 2017-18 Game Recaps ..............................................26 21 ...Kerwin Smith. F. 6-9 . 222. .R-Jr.. Dallas, Texas (Woodow Wilson HS) Grand Canyon Broadcast Bios .............................39 22 ...Nehemiah Allen. G/F. 6-5 . .170. .So.. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) 24 ...Keonta Vernon. F. 6-6 . .242. .Sr. Tulare, Calif. (College of Southern Idaho) MBB COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS 25 ...Alessandro Lever. F. 6-10 . 230. .Fr. Bolzano, Italy (Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia) 42 ...Gerard Martin. .G. 6-7 . 223. .R-Jr.. .Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) Charles Hampton Associate AD, Strategic Communications / PR 2017-18 GRAND CANYON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Office Phone. 602-639-7738 No. Name Pos. HT WT YR Hometown (Previous School) Cell Phone . 480-628-1754 1 ...Aidoo, Fiifi. .G. 6-2 . 200. .So.. .Helsinki, Finland (HBA - Marksy) Email. [email protected] 22 ...Allen, Nehemiah. G/F. 6-5 . .170. .So.. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS) 11 ...Benson, Casey. .G. 6-3 . 185. .Sr. .Tempe, Ariz. (Oregon) Josh Hauser 12 ...Blumbergs, Roberts . .F. 6-10 . 220. .Fr. .Ventspils, Latvia (GBA (Prague)) Assistant Director, Athletic Communications 2 ...Braun, Joshua. .G. 6-4 . 220. .R-Sr.. Anthem, Ariz. (Westwind Prep Academy) Office Phone. 602-639-6126 0 ...Carr, Shaq. .G. 6-2 . .172. .Sr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Idaho) Cell Phone . .503-734-8587 3 ...Dale, Parker . .G. 6-4 . 205. .Fr. .Sydney, Australia (Scots College) Email. [email protected] 4 ...Frayer, Oscar. G. 6-7 . .191. .So.. Oakland, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) 5 ...Jackson, Matt . .F. 6-8 . 230. .R-Jr.. Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) GCU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 25 ...Lever, Alessandro. F. 6-10 . 230. .Fr. Bolzano, Italy (Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia) The Grand Canyon Athletics Department is served by a 42 ...Martin, Gerard. .G. 6-7 . 223. .R-Jr.. .Manly, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport) communications office staff that works diligently to promote 10 ...Milstead, Damari . .G. 6-2 . 160. .Fr. .Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, 13 ...Sankare, Ibrahima . .G. 6-7 . 200. .R-Fr.. Thiès, Senegal (SEED Academy) coaches and staff. Our staff will fulfill all reasonable requests. 21 ...Smith, Kerwin . .F. 6-9 . 222. .R-Jr.. Dallas, Texas (Woodow Wilson HS) CREDENTIALS 15 ...Sy-Savane, Cheick . .G. 6-3 . 180. .Sr. .New York, N.Y. (Suffolk County CC) 24 ...Vernon, Keonta . .F. 6-6 . .242. .Sr. Tulare, Calif. (College of Southern Idaho) All members of the office follow the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in governing INJURY INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY the issuance of credentials.