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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 LOUISVILLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS LOPES V CARDINALS OVERALL RECORD: 9-3 (9-3, 0-0 WAC) S (9-2, 0-0 ACC) WAC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 9-3 Home: 9-1 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-1 SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 2017 | KFC YUM! CENTER (22,000) | LOUISVILLE, KY. NOVEMBER Result/Time (AZ) 10 Florida A&M W, 67-51 SERIES HISTORY GAME 13 31 Robert Morris W, 75-61 18 Little Rock W, 76-51 Grand Canyon vs. Louisville • Grand Canyon takes on Louisville for the third time in school • Third all-time meeting between the two schools history and the second time in three years at the Yum! Center, 20 Norfolk State W, 85-60 having dropped the previous 111-63 on Dec. 5, 2015. • Overall: 0-2 (Home: 0-1, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-0) 25 San Diego L, 72-62 • Last time: Louisville 79, GCU 70 (12/3/16 - Phoenix, Ariz.) • In last year’s matchup, the Lopes played without Preseason WAC DECEMBER Player of the Year, Josh Braun. DeWayne Russell set the GCU • Streak: Louisville, Won 2 Division I scoring record with 42 points in the 79-70 loss. 2 UC Riverside W, 68-56 • GCU ranks tied for 5th in the country in scoring defense (59.2 5 St. John’s# (@Talking Stick Arena) L, 68-60 points per game). In the last three seasons, GCU is 28-2 when 9 Grambling State W, 87-53 9-3 W/L 9-2 allowing 61 points or less. 11 North Carolina Central W, 64-59 • The Lopes rank 3rd in 3-point defense, holding opponents to just 31 at Boise State L, 85-80 PTS 26.2 percent from beyond the arc. They have also given up the 18 Mississippi Valley State W, 71-38 73.4 PER GAME 79.2 fewest 3-pointers of any team in the country, with just 45 allowed. 21 Longwood W, 86-56 • Additionally, GCU ranks 8th in the country in effective opponent SCORING field goal percentage at 42.6 percent. Effective field goal 23 at Louisville 11:00 a.m. +14.2 MARGIN +13.8 percentage factors in weighted figures for 3-point field goals. 27 Morgan State# (@Orleans Arena) 7:00 p.m. .420 FG% .458 • Keonta Vernon recorded the Lopes’ first double-double of the 30 at Illinois 2:00 p.m. season with 15 points and 12 rebounds at Boise State. It was the 12th double-double of Vernon’s career at GCU, most on the team. JANUARY .321 3FG% .370 • The Lopes rank 21st in the country in turnovers forced averaging 6 at Seattle U* 6:00 p.m. 17.5 turnovers from opponents each game. 11 NMSU* 7:00 p.m. .684 FT% .766 • Dating back to last season, the Lopes have won 23 of their last 25 13 UTRGV* 7:00 p.m. home games at GCU Arena. 18 at Chicago State* 6:05 p.m. 39.5 REB 40.5 • Casey Benson is posting career-high averages for points (10.7), 20 at UMKC* 6:00 p.m. PER GAME assists (5.2), rebounds (4.7), and steals (1.2) on the season. 23 William Jessup 7:00 p.m. AST • The Lopes had 13 different players score in Thursdays 86-56 win 27 at Utah Valley* 3:00 p.m. 16.7 PER GAME 13.5 over Longwood, led by Fiifi Aidoo’s 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting. FEBRUARY TO • GCU leads the WAC in scoring defense (59.2), scoring margin 13.8 PER GAME 11.8 (+14.2), field goal percentage defense (.391), three-point field C*1 UMK 7:00 p.m. goal percentage defense (.262), blocked shots (4.4) turnover 3 Chicago State* 7:00 p.m. STL margin (+3.67), assists (16.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2). 7.0 PER GAME 7.4 8 at UTRGV* 6:00 p.m. • GCU held Mississippi Valley State to only 38 points on Monday 10 at NMSU* 7:00 p.m. BLK night, the second lowest total in GCU Division I history. The lowest 4.4 PER GAME 8.6 scoring total was 37 points vs. Coppin State on Nov. 25, 2016. 17 at CSU Bakersfield* 8:00 p.m. 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 12 10.8 4.7 5.2 1.2 0.2 37.1 75.5 30.4 3 CSU Bakersfield* 7:00 p.m. 2 Joshua Braun G 12 14.3 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.6 39.7 71.1 36.9 8-10 WAC Tournament# (Las Vegas, Nev.) TBD 4 Oscar Frayer F 12 8.3 4.5 1.2 1.3 0.4 42.9 55.2 28.2 * Denotes WAC games 52 Alessandro Lever F 12 5.1 3.1 0.8 0.2 0.3 35.6 72.7 17.6 # Neutral Site 4 2 Keonta Vernon F 12 7.8 7.2 1.2 0.8 1.6 54.4 55.6 0.0 GAME INFORMATION WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS ACC Network Extra 1580 AM The Fanatic StatBroadcast Kent Taylor (play-by-play) Michael Potter (play-by-play) http://sidearmstats.com/louisville/mbball Jody Demling (analyst) Tom Kuyper (analyst) TWITTER FTP INFORMATION Online Stream 1580 AM The Fanatic Stream (Stream) @GCU_MBB URL: https://swft.exavault.com ESPN3 / Watch ESPN App The Fanatic App (Download the App) @GCU_Lopes Username: GCUMedia 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 .............................38 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. charles . .hampton@gcu e. du 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 . .josh . .hauser@gcu e. du 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 .