# 2019–20 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dan Majerle and played their home games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 13–17, 8–8 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament; however, the tournament was canceled amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
On March 13, 2020, the school fired Dan Majerle as head coach of the Antelopes. A few days later, the school named former Vanderbilt and Valparaiso head coach Bryce Drew as the Antelopes' next head coach.

## Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2018–19 season 20–14, 10–6 in WAC play, to finish in third place. They defeated Seattle and Utah Valley to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to West Virginia.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m., KUTP | Cal State San Bernardino | W 87–60 | | GCU Arena (7,190) Phoenix, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/KUTP | Davenport | L 73–82 | 0–1 | GCU Arena (7,014) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/KUTP | Illinois | L 71–83 | 0–2 | GCU Arena (7,498) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 13, 2019* 8:00 p.m., Stadium | at San Diego State | L 61–86 | 0–3 | Viejas Arena (10,440) San Diego, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 6:00 p.m., KUTP | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–54 | 1–3 | GCU Arena (7,150) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., KUTP | Montana State | W 69–56 | 2–3 | GCU Arena (6,862) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 22, 2019* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | vs. Valparaiso U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam quarterfinals | L 74–78 | 2–4 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | vs. Fordham U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round | L 58–70 | 2–5 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2019* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | vs. Illinois State U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam 7th-place game | W 68–63 | 3–5 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2019* 6:00 p.m., KUTP | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 60–71 | 3–6 | GCU Arena (6,894) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 p.m., KUTP | Mount St. Mary's | W 75–67 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | GCU Arena (6,785) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 8, 2019* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | Liberty | L 61–70 | 4–7 | GCU Arena (5,406) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., KUTP | Northern Iowa | L 58–82 | 4–8 | GCU Arena (7,186) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | L 71–91 | 4–9 | Dreamstyle Arena (10,925) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 21, 2019* 6:00 p.m., KUTP | Eastern Illinois | W 85–63 | 5–9 | GCU Arena (6,634) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 62–69 | 5–10 (0–1) | Icardo Center (2,513) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 11, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP | California Baptist | L 57–61 | 5–11 (0–2) | GCU Arena (7,054) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m. | at Chicago State | W 78–64 | 6–11 (1–2) | Jones Convocation Center (444) Chicago, IL |
| January 18, 2020 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas City | W 69–66 | 7–11 (2–2) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,103) Kansas City, MO |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., KUTP | Seattle | W 80–77 | 8–11 (3–2) | GCU Arena (6,572) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 25, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP | Utah Valley | L 69–73 | 8–12 (3–3) | GCU Arena (7,034) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 87–79 | 9–12 (4–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,165) Edinburg, TX |
| February 1, 2020 6:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | L 52–72 | 9–13 (4–4) | Pan American Center (13,960) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 8, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at California Baptist | W 103–98 | 10–13 (5–4) | CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., KUTP | Kansas City | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (6–4) | GCU Arena (6,717) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 15, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP | Chicago State | W 71–47 | 12–13 (7–4) | GCU Arena (6,888) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 20, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Seattle | L 89–95 | 12–14 (7–5) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m. | at Utah Valley | L 80–92 | 12–15 (7–6) | UCCU Center (5,236) Orem, UT |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., KUTP | New Mexico State | L 53–67 | 12–16 (7–7) | GCU Arena (7,155) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 80–88 | 12–17 (7–8) | GCU Arena (7,002) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 7, 2020 6:00 p.m., KUTP | Cal State Bakersfield | W 64–61 | 13–17 (8–8) | GCU Arena (7,142) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Canceled ||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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