# 2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Bryce Drew and played their home games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 17–7, 9–3 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for the regular-season championship. They defeated Seattle and New Mexico State to win the WAC tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

## Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2019–20 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 COVID-19 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Grambling State | W 69–53 | 1–0 | GCU Arena (285) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 28, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Benedictine Mesa | W 94–63 | 2–0 | GCU Arena (203) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Mississippi Valley State | W 88–49 | 3–0 | GCU Arena (254) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| December 11, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Nevada | W 87–77 | 4–0 | GCU Arena (328) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | No. 23 Arizona State | L 70-71 | 4–1 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | American Indian College | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| December 20, 2020* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. San Francisco Far West Classic | L 65–68 | 4–2 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 22, 2020* 9:00 p.m., P12N | | vs. Colorado Far West Classic | L 64–74 | 4–3 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 29, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | Denver | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| December 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m. | | Bethesda | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Tarleton State | W 75–72 | 5–3 (1–0) | Wisdom Gym (962) Stephenville, TX |
| January 9, 2021 6:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Tarleton State | W 59-48 | 6–3 (2–0) | Wisdom Gym (833) Stephenville, TX |
| January 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bethesda | W 121–62 | 7–3 | GCU Arena (250) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 16, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bethesda | W 98–47 | 8–3 | GCU Arena (304) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Dixie State | W 77–74 | 9–3 (3–0) | Burns Arena (738) St. George, UT |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Dixie State | W 81–46 | 10–3 (4–0) | Burns Arena (769) St. George, UT |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | New Mexico State | W 70–62 | 11–3 (5–0) | GCU Arena (1,000) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | New Mexico State | W 65–53 | 12–3 (6–0) | GCU Arena (909) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Canceled | Canceled | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| February 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Canceled | Canceled | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| February 12, 2021* 5:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Cal State Northridge | Canceled | Canceled | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | California Baptist | W 71–61 | 13–3 (7–0) | GCU Arena (723) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | California Baptist | L 62–65 | 13–4 (7–1) | GCU Arena (723) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Seattle | L 57–63 | 13–5 (7–2) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., WAC DN | | at Seattle | W 81–71 | 14–5 (8–2) | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| March 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Utah Valley | L 55–59 | 14–6 (8–3) | GCU Arena (822) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Utah Valley | W 74–64 | 15–6 (9–3) | GCU Arena (929) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (5) Seattle Semifinals | W 81–47 | 16–6 | Orleans Arena (210) Paradise, NV |
| March 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (3) New Mexico State Championship | W 74–56 | 17–6 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2021 3:25 p.m., TBS | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 8 Iowa First round | L 74–86 | 17–7 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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