# 2015–16 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dan Majerle's third season at Grand Canyon. This season was year 3 of a 4-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Antelopes were not eligible to make the NCAA Tournament, nor the NIT and could not participate WAC Basketball Tournament. However the Antelopes were eligible for the CIT, CBI or the new Vegas 16 tournaments if invited. They finished the season 27–7, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. In the first round, they defeated South Carolina State to be champions of the Coach John McLendon Classic, the first classic game to be held as part of a postseason tournament. In the second round they defeated Jackson State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Coastal Carolina.

## Previous season

The Antelopes finished the season 17–15, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Arizona.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Isaiah Juarez | 1 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Tustin, CA | Transferred to Holy Names |
| Sam Daly | 3 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Adelaide, Australia | Transferred to Chaminade |
| Daniel Alexander | 12 | F | 6'9" | 217 | RS Senior | Austin, TX | Graduated |
| Jerome Garrison | 21 | G | 6'3" | 178 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Royce Woolrige | 22 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Miroslav Jakšić | 25 | F | 6'11" | 220 | RS Freshman | Windsor, ON | Transferred to Toronto |
| Tobe Okafor | 50 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Arkansas Tech |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Grandy Glaze | 1 | F | 6'6" | 235 | RS Senior | Toronto, ON | Transferred from Saint Louis. Will be eligible to play immediately since Glaze graduated from Saint Louis. |
| Grand White | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Senior | Monroeville, AL | Transferred from Jacksonville State. Will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Jacksonville State. |
| Uros Ljeskovic | 13 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Nikšić, Montenegro | Transferred from Coastal Carolina. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ljeskovic graduated from Coastal Carolina. |
| Keonta Vernon | 24 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Junior | Tulare, CA | Transferred junior college from College of Southern Idaho. |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kenzo Nudo #124 SG | Scottsdale, AZ | Chaparral High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 5* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | New Mexico Highlands | W 84–53 | | GCU Arena (6,625) Phoenix, AZ |
| Regular season |||||
| November 13* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Portland State | W 82–72 | 1–0 | GCU Arena (7,249) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 17* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Black Hills State | W 88–72 | 2–0 | GCU Arena (5,102) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 19* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Alcorn State | W 79–46 | 3–0 | GCU Arena (4,720) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 23* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Mississippi Valley State | W 94–60 | 4–0 | GCU Arena (4,613) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 30* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Hampton | W 63–51 | 5–0 | GCU Arena (4,723) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 3* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Central Michigan | W 75–72 | 6–0 | GCU Arena (5,642) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 5* 10:00 am, ESPN3 | at No. 24 Louisville | L 63–111 | 6–1 | KFC Yum! Center (20,380) Louisville, KY |
| December 8* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Southern Global Basketball Classic | W 70–56 | 7–1 | GCU Arena (5,637) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 13* 6:00 pm, Cox7 | Omaha Global Basketball Classic | L 104–108 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | GCU Arena (4,614) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 15* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Delaware State | W 88–59 | 8–2 | GCU Arena (5,223) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 18* 8:00 pm | at San Diego State | W 52–45 | 9–2 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| December 21* 6:00 pm | vs. Houston Global Basketball Classic semifinals | W 78–69 | 10–2 | Cox Pavilion (868) Paradise, NV |
| December 22* 8:30 pm | vs. Marshall Global Basketball Classic championship | W 85–81 | 11–2 | Cox Pavilion (227) Paradise, NV |
| December 28* 6:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | W 86–75 | 12–2 | Vadalabene Center (1,402) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 3* 6:00 pm, Cox7 | Bethune-Cookman | W 74–53 | 13–2 | GCU Arena (4,719) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 7 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 83–63 | 14–2 (1–0) | GCU Arena (5,452) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 9 7:00 pm, KTVK | New Mexico State | W 79–75 | 15–2 (2–0) | GCU Arena (7,413) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 16 7:00 pm, KTVK | Utah Valley | W 99–88 | 16–2 (3–0) | GCU Arena (4,672) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 21 6:00 pm, WAC DN | at Chicago State | W 90–65 | 17–2 (4–0) | JCC (1,783) Chicago, IL |
| January 23 6:00 pm, ASN | at UMKC | W 85–78 | 18–2 (5–0) | Municipal Auditorium (2,186) Kansas City, MO |
| January 28 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 70–64 | 19–2 (6–0) | GCU Arena (7,119) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 30 7:00 pm, KTVK | Seattle | L 57–59 | 19–3 (6–1) | GCU Arena (6,987) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 4 7:00 pm, WAC DN | at New Mexico State | L 50–70 | 19–4 (6–2) | Pan American Center (5,509) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 6 6:00 pm, WAC DN | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 64–58 | 20–4 (7–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,128) Edinburg, TX |
| February 9* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Benedictine (AZ) | W 95–71 | 21–4 | GCU Arena (4,632) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 12 8:00 pm, WAC DN | at Seattle | W 71–60 | 22–4 (8–2) | KeyArena (2,546) Seattle, WA |
| February 18 7:00 pm, Cox7 | UMKC | W 78–66 | 23–4 (9–2) | GCU Arena (6,049) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 20 7:00 pm, KTVK | Chicago State | W 67–52 | 24–4 (10–2) | GCU Arena (7,223) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 27 8:00 pm, WAC DN | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 62–77 | 24–5 (10–3) | Icardo Center (3,596) Bakersfield, CA |
| March 1* 8:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Saint Mary's | L 64–73 | 24–6 | McKeon Pavilion (2,735) Moraga, CA |
| March 5 2:00 pm, ASN | at Utah Valley | W 86–79 | 25–6 (11–3) | UCCU Center (3,854) Orem, UT |
| CIT |||||
| March 14* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | South Carolina State First round Coach John McLendon Classic | W 78–74 | 26–6 | GCU Arena (7,315) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 17* 7:00 pm, Cox7 | Jackson State Second round | W 64–54 | 27–6 | GCU Arena (7,015) Phoenix, AZ |
| March 23* 4:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals | L 58–60 | 27–7 | HTC Center (1,302) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||