# 2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bryce Drew and played their games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 30–5, 17–3 in WAC play, to win the regular-season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the WAC, they defeated Seattle in the semifinals and beat UT Arlington in the championship to win the WAC tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where as the No. 12 seed in the West region, they upset Saint Mary's in the first round, before losing to Alabama in the second round.

## Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2022–23 season 24–12, 11–7 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated UT Arlington, Seattle, Sam Houston and Southern Utah to win the WAC tournament, receiving the conference's auto-bid to the NCAA tournament as a 14-seed. The Antelopes faced 3-seed Gonzaga in the first round and were defeated 70–82 to end their season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Embry–Riddle (AZ) | W 104–46 | − | 23 – Grant-Foster | 9 – Brennan | 6 – Moore | GCU Arena (7,093) Phoenix, AZ |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 88–67 | 1–0 | 30 – Grant-Foster | 10 – Brennan | 5 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,186) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 12, 2023* 3:30 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona Arizona Tip-Off campus-site game | W 89–55 | 2–0 | 17 – Curry | 14 – McGlothan | 4 – Moore | GCU Arena (7,118) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. San Francisco Arizona Tip-Off semifinals | W 76–72 | 3–0 | 28 – Grant-Foster | 8 – McGlothan | 5 – Harrison | Desert Diamond Arena (3,214) Glendale, AZ |
| November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. South Carolina Arizona Tip-Off championship | L 68–75 | 3–1 | 18 – McGlothan | 9 – McGlothan | 3 – Harrison | Desert Diamond Arena (2,589) Glendale, AZ |
| November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 86–71 | 4–1 | 25 – Grant-Foster | 10 – Curry | 6 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,208) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 29, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 79–69 | 5–1 (1–0) | 25 – Grant-Foster | 11 – Grant-Foster | 5 – Harrison | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,944) Edinburg, TX |
| December 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 76–69 | 6–1 (2–0) | 21 – Grant-Foster | 10 – Grant-Foster | 2 – tied | GCU Arena (7,214) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 25 San Diego State | W 79–73 | 7–1 | 23 – Harrison | 13 – McGlothan | 5 – Grant-Foster | GCU Arena (7,282) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Liberty C-USA/WAC Alliance | W 69–64 | 8–1 | 21 – McGlothan | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | Liberty Arena (4,052) Lynchburg, VA |
| December 16, 2023* 7:30 p.m., − | | vs. Portland Jerry Colangelo Classic | W 91–63 | 9–1 | 26 – McGlothan | 11 – McGlothan | 5 – tied | Footprint Center (4,509) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Sam Houston C–USA/WAC Alliance | W 76–64 | 10–1 | 19 – Brennan | 10 – Brennan | 5 – tied | GCU Arena (N/A) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 27, 2023* 1:00 p.m., − | | vs. Bethesda | W 124–74 | 11–1 | 20 – Blacksher Jr. | 11 – Xzavierro | 9 – Baker | Luke Air Force Base (483) Glendale, AZ |
| December 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 73–70 | 12–1 | 22 – Harrison | 8 – Brennan | 5 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,436) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 96–75 | 13–1 (3–0) | 27 – Grant-Foster | 10 – McGlothan | 5 – Harrison | America First Event Center (1,007) Cedar City, UT |
| January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 75–65 | 14–1 (4–0) | 23 – McGlothan | 8 – Grant-Foster | 4 – Moore | Burns Arena (1,492) St. George, UT |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 74–64 | 15–1 (5–0) | 24 – Grant-Foster | 10 – Brennan | 5 – McGlothan | GCU Arena (7,105) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 74–48 | 16–1 (6–0) | 20 – McGlothan | 9 – McGlothan | 6 – Moore | GCU Arena (7,233) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 78–65 | 17–1 (7–0) | 14 – McGlothan | 7 – tied | 4 – McGlothan | GCU Arena (7,239) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 79–86 | 17–2 (7–1) | 28 – McGlothan | 7 – tied | 2 – Harrison | Redhawk Center (1,000) Seattle, WA |
| January 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 53–51 | 18–2 (8–1) | 15 – Harrison | 14 – Brennan | 4 – Harrison | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,649) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 67–61 | 19–2 (9–1) | 18 – Grant-Foster | 9 – McGlothan | 3 – Harrison | College Park Center (2,871) Arlington, TX |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 95–88 $^{OT}$ | 20–2 (10–1) | 25 – McGlothan | 9 – Brennan | 8 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,276) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 86–67 | 21–2 (11–1) | 21 – Harrison | 11 – McGlothan | 3 – tied | UCCU Center (2,381) Orem, UT |
| February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 94–65 | 22–2 (12–1) | 18 – Grant-Foster | 11 – Wur | 3 – Moore | GCU Arena (7,124) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 73–61 | 23–2 (13–1) | 16 – Grant-Foster | 16 – Brennan | 6 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,117) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 79–76 | 24–2 (14–1) | 19 – Grant-Foster | 11 – McGlothan | 6 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,268) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | L 74–77 | 24–3 (14–2) | 25 – Grant-Foster | 13 – Grant-Foster | 4 – Grant-Foster | Wisdom Gymnasium (3,000) Stephenville, TX |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 73–79 | 24–4 (14–3) | 17 – Grant-Foster | 7 – McGlothan | 2 – Harrison | Moody Coliseum (1,669) Abilene, TX |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 72–43 | 25–4 (15–3) | 21 – Grant-Foster | 7 – tied | 6 – Baker | GCU Arena (7,192) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Stephen F. Austin | W 80–58 | 26–4 (16–3) | 29 – Grant-Foster | 8 – Brennan | 7 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,388) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | W 68–47 | 27–4 (17–3) | 19 – Grant-Foster | 6 – Brennan | 5 – Harrison | Fowler Events Center (5,363) Riverside, CA |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Seattle Semifinals | W 80–72 | 28–4 | 28 – Grant-Foster | 9 – McGlothan | 4 – Harrison | Orleans Arena (2,250) Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (3) UT Arlington Championship | W 89–74 | 29–4 | 22 – Grant-Foster | 9 – Grant-Foster | 3 – tied | Orleans Arena (4,019) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2024 7:05 p.m., TruTV | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 15 Saint Mary's First Round | W 75–66 | 30–4 | 22 – Grant-Foster | 11 – McGlothan | 6 – Harrison | Spokane Arena (11,616) Spokane, WA |
| March 24, 2024 4:10 p.m., TBS | (12 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 19 Alabama Second Round | L 61–72 | 30–5 | 29 – Grant-Foster | 8 – tied | 2 – tied | Spokane Arena Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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