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 UC RIVERSIDE SCHEDULE / RESULTS LOPES V HIGHLANDERS OVERALL RECORD: 4-1 (4-1, 0-0 WAC) S (2-4, 0-0 BIG WEST) WAC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 4-1 Home: 4-1 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 2017 | GCU ARENA (7,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. NOVEMBER Result/Time (AZ) 10 Florida A&M W, 67-51 SERIES HISTORY GAME 6 13 Robert Morris W, 75-61 18 Little Rock W, 76-51 Grand Canyon vs. UC Riverside • With the loss on Saturday night, the Lopes active winning streak • 35th all-time meeting dating back to 1958. of 11 games, previously best in the nation, came to an end. The 20 Norfolk State W, 85-60 • Overall: 21-13 (Home: 12-2, Away: 8-9, Neutral: 1-2) Lopes fell one game shy of their longest streak in Division I play of 25 San Diego L, 72-62 • Last time: UCR 76, GCU 56 (11/31/17) 12 games from the 2015-16 season. DECEMBER • Streak: UC Riverside, Won 1. • GCU ranks 12th in the country in scoring defense (59.0 points per 2 UC Riverside 7:00 p.m. game). In the last three seasons, GCU is 24-2 when allowing 61 5 St. John’s# (@Talking Stick Arena) 8:30 p.m. points or less. 9 Grambling State 7:00 p.m. • Casey Benson set a career high with 10 rebounds vs. San Diego, 11 North Carolina Central 7:00 p.m. 4-1 W/L 2-4 four more than his previous career-best, Benson is posting 13 at Boise State 7:00 p.m. career-high averages for points (10.8), assists (5.0) and PTS rebounds (4.8) on the season. 18 Mississippi Valley State 7:00 p.m. 73.0 PER GAME 65.3 21 Longwood 6:00 p.m. • -Dating back to last season, the Lopes have won 18 of their last 20 SCORING home games at GCU Arena. 23 at Louisville 11:00 a.m. +14.0 MARGIN -7.5 • The Lopes rank 10th in the country in effective opponent field 27 Morgan State# (@Orleans Arena) 7:00 p.m. .456 FG% .397 goal percentage at 41.8 percent. Effective field goal percentage 30 at Illinois 2:00 p.m. factors in weighted figures for 3-point field goals. JANUARY .374 3FG% .235 • GCU leads the WAC in scoring defense (59.0), scoring margin 6 at Seattle U* 6:00 p.m. (14.0), field goal percentage defense (38.2), three-point field 11 NMSU* 7:00 p.m. goal percentage (37.4), three-point field goal percentage defense 13 UTRGV* 7:00 p.m. .685 FT% .667 (25.0), blocks (4.8) and assists (16.0). 18 at Chicago State* 6:05 p.m. • Joshua Braun leads the WAC in three-point percentage (50.0) REB 20 at UMKC* 6:00 p.m. 37.0 PER GAME 39.2 and minutes per game (33.8). 23 William Jessup 7:00 p.m. • GCU ranks third in the country in attendance relative to stadium AST 27 at Utah Valley* 3:00 p.m. 16.0 PER GAME 12.0 capacity, averaging 102 percent of stadium capacity this season, trailing only Villanova and Nebraska. That includes three games FEBRUARY TO where students were on fall break. 16.4 PER GAME 16.7 1 UMKC* 7:00 p.m. • Dikymbe Martin and Alex Martin are the Highlanders top scorers 3 Chicago State* 7:00 p.m. STL this season, averaging 12.3 and 12.0 points, respectively. Chance 6.2 PER GAME 7.2 8 at UTRGV* 6:00 p.m. Murray is the team’s leading rebounder at 6.5 per game. 10 at NMSU* 7:00 p.m. BLK • Dennis Cutts is in his fifth season at UC-Riverside, compiling a 48- 4.8 PER GAME 3.5 17 at CSU Bakersfield* 8:00 p.m. 82 record in 130 career games. 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 5 10.8 4.8 5.0 0.8 0.0 44.4 68.2 46.7 3 CSU Bakersfield* 7:00 p.m. 2 Joshua Braun G 5 17.4 2.4 2.2 0.2 1.0 50.0 72.7 50.0 8-10 WAC Tournament# (Las Vegas, Nev.) TBD 4 Oscar Frayer F 5 11.4 5.4 1.8 1.8 0.6 51.3 56.3 42.1 * Denotes WAC games 12 Roberts Blumbergs F 5 4.8 4.4 1.8 0.8 0.6 29.2 100.0 14.3 # Neutral Site 24 Keonta Vernon F 5 7.6 6.8 1.0 1.0 1.4 51.9 62.5 0.0 GAME INFORMATION WATCH LISTEN LIVE STATS YurView Arizona (Ch. 4 Phoenix) KFNN Money Radio 1510 AM/105.3 FM Stat Broadcast 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 GCU.tv / ESPN3 Password Lopes ‹ 1 › MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2017-18 GRAND CANYON NUMERIC ROSTER TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Name Pos. HT WT YR Hometown (Previous School) 2017-18 Quick Facts / Rosters ...............................2 0 ...Shaq Carr. .G. 6-2 . .172. .Sr. North Las Vegas, Nev. (College of Southern Idaho) Media Contact Information .....................................2 1 ...Fiifi Aidoo. .G. 6-2 . 200. .So.. .Helsinki, Finland (HBA - Marksy) TV / Radio Roster ...........................................................3 2 ...Joshua Braun . .G. 6-4 . 220. .R-Sr.. Anthem, Ariz. (Westwind Prep Academy) Game Notes (Team / Player) .....................................4 3 ...Parker Dale. G. 6-4 . 205. .Fr. .Sydney, Australia (Scots College) Grand Canyon University Arena ............................ 9 4 ...Oscar Frayer. G. 6-7 . .191. .So.. Oakland, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) Schedule Notes ........................................................... 10 5 ...Matt Jackson. F. 6-8 . 230. .R-Jr.. Melbourne, Australia (Diamond Valley) Broadcast Schedule / Mid-Major Rankings ....11 10 ...Damari Milstead. G. 6-2 . 160. .Fr. .Hayward, Calif. (Moreau Catholic HS) Head Coach Dan Majerle ..........................................12 11 ...Casey Benson . .G. 6-3 . 185. .Sr. .Tempe, Ariz. (Oregon) Grand Canyon Record When ...................................12 12 ...Roberts Blumbergs . .F. 6-10 . 220. .Fr. Ventspils, Latvia (GBA - Prague) Grand Canyon Season Stats ................................. 13 13 ...Ibrahima Sankare. .G. 6-7 . 200. .R-Fr.. Thiès, Senegal (SEED Academy) The Last Time ............................................................... 27 15 ...Cheick Sy-Savane. G. 6-3 . 180. .Sr. .New York, N.Y. (Suffolk County CC) 2017-18 Game Recaps ..............................................29 21 ...Kerwin Smith. F. 6-9 . 222. .R-Jr.. Dallas, Texas (Woodow Wilson HS) Grand Canyon Mini Bios...........................................34 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. All credential requests should be Grand Canyon University athletics will abide by HIPAA - a First Year of Basketball at GCU .................1949-50 submitted to the sport contacts.