# 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Bryce Drew in his second season. The Antelopes played their home games at GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The 2020–21 Antelopes won the WAC regular-season championship and the 2021 WAC men's basketball tournament. The 2020–21 team is the first-ever Grand Canyon team to be selected for March Madness, being selected as a 15-seed in the West region for the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Iowa in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2021* 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Western New Mexico | W 85–59 | – | GCU Arena (7,319) Phoenix, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Grambling | W 74–53 | 1–0 | GCU Arena (7,145) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 65–51 | 2–0 | GCU Arena (7,305) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 91–64 | 3–0 | GCU Arena (6,854) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Wyoming | L 61–68 | 3–1 | GCU Arena (6,872) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Life Pacific | W 82–47 | 4–1 | GCU Arena (6,529) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 27, 2021* 4:00 pm, WCCN | | at Pepperdine | W 59–56 | 5–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,570) Malibu, CA |
| November 29, 2021* 8:00 pm, WCCN | | at Loyola Marymount | W 78–72 | 6–1 | Gersten Pavilion (1,135) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 74–71 | 7–1 | GCU Arena (6,844) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 4, 2021* 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 91–44 | 8–1 | GCU Arena (6,715) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 62–67 | 8–2 | Desert Financial Arena (11,391) Tempe, AZ |
| December 11, 2021* 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Ottawa (AZ) | W 81–53 | 9–2 | GCU Arena (7,007) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 18, 2021* 5:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. San Francisco Jerry Colangelo Classic | W 49–48 | 10–2 | Footprint Center (1,578) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 21, 2021* 8:00 pm, MWN | | at Nevada | Canceled due to COVID19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID19 protocols | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| WAC Conference Season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 80–63 | 11–2 (1–0) | GCU Arena (6,817) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 84–70 | 12–2 (2–0) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (878) Edinburg, TX |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | W 2–0 (Forfeit) | 12–2 (3–0) | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 95–68 | 13–2 (4–0) | GCU Arena (6,815) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 15, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tarleton State | W 80–59 | 14–2 (5–0) | GCU Arena (7,499) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 20, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 46–71 | 14–3 (5–1) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,304) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 56–58 | 14–4 (5–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (602) Huntsville, TX |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | L 61–71 | 14–5 (5–3) | Pan American Center (12,307) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 78–66 | 15–5 (6–3) | GCU Arena (6,905) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 5, 2022 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 56–50 | 16–5 (7–3) | GCU Arena (7,107) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 79–69 | 17–5 (8–3) | UCCU Center (3,724) Orem, UT |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dixie State | L 60–61 | 17–6 (8–4) | Burns Arena (1,898) St. George, UT |
| February 16, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | W 65–60 | 18–6 (9–4) | CBU Events Center (5,050) Riverside, CA |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | L 66–82 | 18–7 (9–5) | GCU Arena (7,174) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 23, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chicago State | W 85–64 | 19–7 (10–5) | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| February 26, 2022 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | W 67–41 | 20–7 (11–5) | GCU Arena (7,112) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 68–57 | 21–7 (12–5) | GCU Arena (6,950) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 5, 2022 6:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ | | Dixie State | W 70–53 | 22–7 (13–5) | GCU Arena (7,412) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Sam Houston State Third round | W 69–66 | 23–7 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) New Mexico State Semifinals | L 70–75 | 23–8 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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