# 2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Bryce Drew and play their games at GCU Arena as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2023–24 season 30–5, 17–3 in conference play, to finish in first place. They were both the WAC regular-season and conference tournament champions. As the automatic qualifier for the WAC, they earned the No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament. They upset the No. 5 seed Saint Mary's in the first round, before losing to Alabama in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Eastern New Mexico | W 87–57 | – | 19 – Coles | 9 – Coles | 4 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,244) Phoenix, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton Beach Night | W 89–79 | 1–0 | 26 – Coles | 13 – Coles | 4 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,053) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky WAC-CUSA Initiative/Purple Out | W 74–72 | 2–0 | 23 – Moore | 11 – Coles | 3 – 2 tied | GCU Arena (7,332) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Arizona State Hall of Fame Series | L 76–87 | 2–1 | 19 – Grant-Foster | 7 – Grant-Foster | 6 – Harrison | Footprint Center (13,705) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | UC Davis Country Night | L 68–75 | 2–2 | 18 – 2 tied | 9 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | GCU Arena (7,002) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Norfolk State Arizona Educator Appreciation Night | W 91–73 | 3–2 | 20 – 2 tied | 7 – Brennan | 8 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,022) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 26, 2024* 5:00 p.m., truTV | | vs. Stanford Acrisure Holiday Invitational showcase game | W 78–71 | 4–2 | 15 – Moore | 8 – 2 tied | 5 – Grant-Foster | Acrisure Arena (753) Palm Desert, CA |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Hawaii Litmas Christmas Game | W 78–72 | 5–2 | 23 – Grant-Foster | 7 – Harrison | 2 – 4 tied | GCU Arena (7,004) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Life Pacific Lopes Ski Lodge | W 100–52 | 6–2 | 22 – Shaw | 15 – Brennan | 6 – Phipps | GCU Arena (7,038) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN | | Georgia Holiday Hoopsgiving | L 68–73 | 6–3 | 16 – Harrison | 9 – Wur | 4 – Harrison | State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA |
| December 16, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech WAC-CUSA Initiative | L 66–74 | 6–4 | 19 – Coles | 7 – Brennan | 4 – Harrison | Thomas Assembly Center (2,173) Ruston, LA |
| December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Chicago State Hometown Heroes | W 74–51 | 7–4 | 20 – Wur | 4 – Williams | 4 – Moore | GCU Arena (7,024) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Saint Louis Canyon Christmas Fest | W 73–72 | 8–4 | 20 – Moore | 9 – Brennan | 4 – Coles | GCU Arena (7,112) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 28, 2024* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. San Diego West Coast Hoops Showcase | W 68–55 | 9–4 | 18 – Coles | 10 – Coles | 2 – 2 tied | Intuit Dome (12,272) Inglewood, CA |
| December 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Bryant Employee Holiday Party | W 112–66 | 10–4 | 31 – Williams | 15 – Brennan | 3 – 3 tied | GCU Arena (7,214) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 82–71 | 11–4 (1–0) | 23 – Grant-Foster | 15 – Brennan | 5 – Harrison | GCU Arena (7,398) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 64–72 | 11–5 (1–1) | 22 – Grant-Foster | 8 – Grant-Foster | 3 – 2 tied | UCCU Center (2,351) Orem, UT |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian Black Out | W 88–58 | 12–5 (2–1) | 16 – Brennan | 10 – Brennan | 5 – Williams | GCU Arena (7,129) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Tarleton State God Bless America Night | W 88–64 | 13–5 (3–1) | 17 – Grant-Foster | 6 – Moore | 7 – Williams | GCU Arena (7,105) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 23, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 74–59 | 14–5 (4–1) | 20 – Coles | 13 – Brennan | 4 – 2 tied | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 79–66 | 15–5 (5–1) | 18 – Coles | 12 – Brennan | 4 – Williams | Burns Arena (2,993) St. George, UT |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Seattle White Out | W 83–74 | 16–5 (6–1) | 24 – Grant-Foster | 8 – Brennan | 6 – Coles | GCU Arena (7,191) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Utah Valley Camo Night | W 75–57 | 17–5 (7–1) | 16 – 2 tied | 12 – Brennan | 3 – Coles | GCU Arena (7,219) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 71–85 | 17–6 (7–2) | 15 – Grant-Foster | 9 – Brennan | 4 – Williams | Fowler Events Center (4,174) Riverside, CA |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 64–60 | 18–6 (8–2) | 19 – Grant-Foster | 14 – Brennan | 5 – Harrison | Wisdom Gym (1,786) Stephenville, TX |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 82–75 | 19–6 (9–2) | 19 – Harrison | 8 – Coles | 5 – 2 tied | College Park Center (1,574) Arlington, TX |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | California Baptist Homecoming/Purple Out | W 66–64 | 20–6 (10–2) | 18 – Coles | 12 – Brennan | 2 – 2 tied | GCU Arena (7,286) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | UT Arlington ElectroLope | W 85–71 | 21–6 (11–2) | 19 – Harrison | 8 – Coles | 7 – Moore | GCU Arena (7,186) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 63–60 | 22–6 (12–2) | 18 – Brennan | 12 – 2 tied | 4 – Coles | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Utah Tech Senior Night | W 90–68 | 23–6 (13–2) | 19 – Coles | 10 – Brennan | 5 – Moore | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 23–7 (13–3) | 17 – Coles | 9 – Brennan | 4 – Phipps | Moody Coliseum (1,851) Abilene, TX |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (7) UT Arlington Quarterfinals | W 98–75 | 24–7 | 24 – Coles | 7 – Coles | 6 – Moore | Orleans Arena (1,645) Paradise, NV |
| March 14, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (3) California Baptist Semifinals | W 75–66 | 25–7 | 22 – Coles | 6 – Brennan | 2 – Tied | Orleans Arena (3,867) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2025 9:40 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | (1) Utah Valley Championship | W 89–82 | 26–7 | 18 – Harrison | 10 – Brennan | 4 – Harrison | Orleans Arena (3,780) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 1:35 pm, TBS | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 11 Maryland First Round | | | | | | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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## Rankings

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