2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dan Majerle's second season at Grand Canyon. This season was year 2 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 and did not participate WAC Basketball Tournament. However the Antelopes could compete in the NIT, CIT, or CBI tournaments should they be invited. They 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.^[1]

2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	17–15 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Majerle (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Todd Lee Chris Crevelone TJ Benson
Home arena	GCU Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	13	–	1		.929			23	–	11		.676
Grand Canyon*	8	–	6		.571			17	–	15		.531
UMKC	8	–	6		.571			14	–	19		.424
Seattle	7	–	7		.500			18	–	16		.529
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	7		.500			14	–	19		.424
Utah Valley	5	–	9		.357			11	–	19		.367
Texas–Pan American	4	–	10		.286			10	–	21		.323
Chicago State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	24		.250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.
† 2015 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Antelopes finished the season 15–15, 10–6 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Pacific.

Broadcast Coverage

For the second consecutive season, all of the Lopes home games are broadcast exclusively on Cox7 Arizona after the two parties reached a two-year agreement. Cox7 will broadcast all of GCU's home games through the 2015-16 season which will be the Lopes' third in Division I.

The broadcast crew received an off-season shakeup, with former sideline reporter Barry Buetel shifting to the play-by-play duties. Joining Buetel is three-time NBA champion Scott Williams on the analysis and Kyndra de St. Aubin as the new sideline reporter. The broadcasts consist of a 30-minute pregame show and limited commercial advertising throughout, allowing for viewers to experience more of the in-arena atmosphere at Grand Canyon.

Roster

2014–15 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 DeWayne Russell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Jr Peoria Northern Arizona Peoria, AZ G 1 Isaiah Juarez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mater Dei Tustin, CA G 2 Joshua Braun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Westwind Prep Academy Anthem, AZ G 3 Sam Daly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Unley Adelaide, Australia G 4 Ryan Majerle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Rockford Grand Valley State Toledo Rockford, MI F 5 Matt Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Diamond Valley Diamond Creek, Australia F 10 Jevon Estelle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Winslow Winslow, AZ G 11 De'Andre Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cedar Ridge Round Rock, TX F 12 Daniel Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Dripping Springs Texas A&M Austin, TX F 13 Kerwin Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Woodrow Wilson Dallas, TX C 15 Boubacar Toure 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Phase One Academy Dekar, Senegal G 21 Jerome Garrison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Mountain Pointe Phoenix, AZ G 22 Royce Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Sunnyslope HS Kansas Washington State Phoenix, AZ G 24 Adrian Carrion Armas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Seville, Spain F 25 Miroslav Jakšić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Walled Lake Windsor, ON G 42 Gerard Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Australian Institute of Sport Manly, Australia C 50 Tobe Okafor 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Maine Central Western Texas College Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Dan Majerle (Central Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Todd Lee (Azusa Pacific) Chris Crevelone (Adams State) TJ Benson (Grand Canyon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Western New Mexico	W 74–47		GCU Arena (7,133) Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm, SECN	at No. 1 Kentucky Cawood Ledford Classic	L 45–85	0–1	Rupp Arena (22,533) Lexington, KY
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Montana State Cawood Ledford Classic	W 61–45	1–1	GCU Arena (6,527) Phoenix, AZ
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Texas–Arlington Cawood Ledford Classic	L 64–66	1–2	GCU Arena (5,207) Phoenix, AZ
11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Florida A&M	W 64–49	2–2	GCU Arena (5,866) Phoenix, AZ
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Buffalo Cawood Ledford Classic	L 64–80	2–3	GCU Arena (5,688) Phoenix, AZ
11/29/2014* 4:00 pm	at Central Michigan	L 77–79	2–4	McGuirk Arena (1,465) Mount Pleasant, MI
12/02/2014* 6:00 pm	at UIC	W 66–61	3–4	UIC Pavilion (1,731) Chicago, IL
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Great Falls	W 80–61	4–4	GCU Arena (4,812) Phoenix, AZ
12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Idaho State	L 51–67	4–5	GCU Arena (4,766) Phoenix, AZ
12/13/2014* 3:00 pm, BTN	at Indiana	L 66–94	4–6	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Bethune-Cookman	W 60–50	5–6	GCU Arena (3,826) Phoenix, AZ
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	Incarnate Word	L 80–82	5–7	GCU Arena (4,692) Phoenix, AZ
12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	St. Edward's	W 81–55	6–7	GCU Arena (3,334) Phoenix, AZ
12/23/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox7	New Mexico	W 68–65	7–7	GCU Arena (6,340) Phoenix, AZ
12/28/2014* 4:00 pm, Cox7	Abilene Christian	W 83–81	8–7	GCU Arena (3,968) Phoenix, AZ
12/30/2014* 6:00 pm, ASN	Harvard	L 59–72	8–8	GCU Arena (7,412) Phoenix, AZ
01/04/2015* 4:00 pm, Cox7	UC Riverside	W 71–69	9–8	GCU Arena (3,714) Phoenix, AZ
01/10/2015 7:00 pm, Cox7	Cal State Bakersfield	W 73–65	10–8 (1–0)	GCU Arena (5,662) Phoenix, AZ
01/15/2015 7:00 pm	at Utah Valley	W 83–74	11–8 (2–0)	UCCU Center (1,426) Orem, UT
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, AggieVision	at New Mexico State	L 63–85	11–9 (2–1)	Pan American Center (5,577) Las Cruces, NM
01/24/2015 6:00 pm	at Texas–Pan American	L 72–73	11–10 (2–2)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,037) Edinburg, TX
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, Cox7	UMKC	W 78–57	12–10 (3–2)	GCU Arena (5,121) Phoenix, AZ
01/31/2015 7:00 pm, Cox7	Chicago State	W 55–54	12–11 (3–3)	GCU Arena (5,302) Phoenix, AZ
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	at Seattle	W 66–64	13–11 (4–3)	KeyArena (1,682) Seattle, WA
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 78–73	14–11 (5–3)	Icardo Center (1,660) Bakersfield, CA
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, Cox7	Utah Valley	W 83–57	15–11 (6–3)	GCU Arena (6,116) Phoenix, AZ
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, Cox7	Texas–Pan American	W 64–59	16–11 (7–3)	GCU Arena (5,501) Phoenix, AZ
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	New Mexico State	L 55–72	16–12 (7–4)	GCU Arena (7,050) Phoenix, AZ
02/26/2015 6:00 pm	at Chicago State	L 70–74	16–13 (7–5)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (568) Chicago, IL
02/28/2015 5:00 pm	at UMKC	L 65–70	16–14 (7–6)	Municipal Auditorium (1,917) Kansas City, MO
03/07/2015 5:00 pm, Cox7	Seattle	W 83–70	17–14 (8–6)	GCU Arena (7,077) Phoenix, AZ
CIT
03/18/2015* 6:00 pm, Cox7	Northern Arizona First round	L 70–75	17–15	GCU Arena (5,702) Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

1. Obert, Richard (March 18, 2015). "GCU season ends in first round of CIT to NAU during second-half cold spell". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 13, 2024.