2013–14 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2013–14 college basketball season. This was head coach Dan Majerle 's first season at Grand Canyon.[ 1] The Antelopes competed in the Western Athletic Conference and played their home games at GCU Arena , with one postseason game at Antelope Gymnasium.[ 2] This season was year 1 of a 4-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Antelopes were not eligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament and did not participate WAC Basketball Tournament. However, the Antelopes could have competed in the NIT, CIT, or CBI tournaments, should they be invited. They 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.
Roster
2013–14 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Demetrius Walker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
St. Mary's New Mexico
Fontana, CA
G
2
Jeff Lowery
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Desert Vista
Phoenix, AZ
G
3
Sam Daly
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Unley
Adelaide , Australia
G
4
Ryan Majerle
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Rockford Grand Valley State Toledo
Rockford, MI
G
5
Justin Foreman
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Jr
Westbury Christian
Houston, TX
F
10
Jevon Estelle
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Winslow
Winslow, AZ
F
12
Daniel Alexander
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Dripping Springs Texas A&M
Austin, TX
G
14
Akachi Okugo
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Jesuit Yuba College
Sacramento, CA
G
21
Jerome Garrison
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Jr
Mountain Pointe
Phoenix, AZ
G
24
Joshua Braun
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Westwind Prep
Anthem, AZ
F
25
Miroslav Jakšić
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Walled Lake
Walled Lake, MI
G
31
Jeremy Adams
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Sr
Madison Central Colorado
Madison, MS
C
32
Killian Larson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
268 lb (122 kg)
Sr
Puyallup Dominican (CA)
Puyallup, WA
F
40
Blake Davis
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
St. Mary's Weber State
Phoenix, AZ
F/C
52
Jake Zuilhof
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
Azle
Azle, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
European Tour
08/16/2013 *2:00 pm
at VDA Rome
W 85–47
(N/A)Rome , Italy
08/18/2013 *11:00 am
at AS Como
W 106–26
(N/A)Senna Comasco , Italy
08/21/2013 *8:00 am
at Poseidon DC
W 106–26
(N/A)Greece
08/22/2013 *8:00 am
at Doukas
W 87–50
(N/A)Athens , Greece
Exhibition
11/01/2013 *7:00 pm, Cox7
UC San Diego
L 63–71
GCU Arena (4,410)Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
11/08/2013 *5:30 pm, Cox7
vs. Loyola Marymount USD Tournament
L 75–78
0–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (N/A)San Diego, CA
11/09/2013 *7:00 pm, Cox7
at San Diego USD Tournament
L 59–70
0–2
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,122)San Diego, CA
11/16/2013 *7:00 pm, Cox7
Western New Mexico
W 91–41
1–2
GCU Arena (4,917)Phoenix, AZ
11/21/2013 *6:00 pm, Utah Digital
at Utah Global Sports Showcase
L 54–79
1–3
Huntsman Center (6,286)Salt Lake City , UT
11/22/2013 *5:00 pm
vs. Savannah State Global Sports Showcase
W 72–71
2–3
Huntsman Center (275)Salt Lake City, UT
11/23/2013 *2:00 pm
vs. Lamar Global Sports Showcase
W 78–69
3–3
Huntsman Center (293)Salt Lake City, UT
11/29/2013 *7:00 pm, Cox7
San Diego Christian
W 91–61
4–3
GCU Arena (4,612)Phoenix, AZ
12/03/2013 *7:00 pm, Cox7
Vanguard
W 82–73
5–3
GCU Arena (4,101)Phoenix, AZ
12/14/2013 *3:00 pm, FSAZ+
at Northern Arizona
L 61–63
5–4
Walkup Skydome (2,434)Flagstaff, AZ
12/18/2013 *6:00 pm, Cox7
at Tulsa
L 65–66
5–5
Reynolds Center (4,191)Tulsa, OK
12/23/2013 *7:00 pm, RTRM
at New Mexico
L 68–80
5–6
The Pit (15,322)Albuquerque, NM
12/29/2013 *5:00 pm
at Chattanooga Dr. Pepper Classic
L 64–69
5–7
McKenzie Arena (3,248)Chattanooga, TN
12/30/2013 *2:30 pm
vs. Middle Tennessee Dr. Pepper Classic
L 56–79
5–8
McKenzie Arena (2,921)Chattanooga, TN
01/02/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
Texas–Pan American
W 91–85
6–8 (1–0)
GCU Arena (4,512)Phoenix, AZ
01/04/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
New Mexico State
L 62–84
6–9 (1–1)
GCU Arena (4,977)Phoenix, AZ
01/09/2014 8:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield
W 66–63
7–9 (2–1)
Rabobank Arena (1,130)Bakersfield, CA
01/11/2014 7:00 pm, UVU-TV
at Utah Valley
L 58–65
7–10 (2–2)
UCCU Center (2,114)Orem, UT
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
Idaho
W 86–73
8–10 (3–2)
GCU Arena (4,201)Phoenix, AZ
01/25/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
Seattle
W 71–63
9–10 (4–2)
GCU Arena (4,987)Phoenix, AZ
01/30/2014 6:00 pm
at Chicago State
W 76–75
10–10 (5–2)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (740)Chicago, IL
02/01/2014 6:00 pm
at UMKC
W 72–53
11–10 (6–2)
Municipal Auditorium (2,011)Kansas City, MO
02/06/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
Utah Valley
L 68–79
11–11 (6–3)
GCU Arena (4,514)Phoenix, AZ
02/08/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
Cal State Bakersfield
W 79–70
12–11 (7–3)
GCU Arena (4,429)Phoenix, AZ
02/20/2014 8:00 pm
at Seattle
W 74–73
13–11 (8–3)
KeyArena (2,269)Seattle, WA
02/22/2014 8:00 pm
at Idaho
L 77–83
13–12 (8–4)
Cowan Spectrum (1,080)Moscow, ID
02/27/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
UMKC
L 80–85
13–13 (8–5)
GCU Arena (4,611)Phoenix, AZ
03/01/2014 7:00 pm, Cox7
Chicago State
W 84–74
14–13 (9–5)
GCU Arena (4,888)Phoenix, AZ
03/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Mexico State
L 57–81
14–14 (9–6)
Pan American Center (6,547)Las Cruces, NM
03/08/2014 6:00 pm
at Texas–Pan American
W 79–78 OT
15–14 (10–6)
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,187)Edinburg, TX
CIT
03/19/2014 *7:00 pm, Cox7
Pacific First round
L 67–69
15–15
Antelope Gymnasium (1,722)Phoenix, AZ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
Source:[ 3]
Game summaries
Exhibition: UC San Diego
Broadcasters: Matt Rosen, Rex Chapman , and Barry Buetel
Series History: Grand Canyon leads the regular season series 10-8
UC San Diego Tritons 71 , Grand Canyon Antelopes 63
Scoring by half: 30-29, 41-34
Pts : Mackenzie McCullough 22Rebs : Mackenzie McCullough 7Asts : Hunter Walker 5
Pts: Jerome Garrison 17Rebs: Blake Davis 9Asts: Blake Davis 7
Vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Matt Rosen, Rex Chapman & Barry Buetel
Grand Canyon Antelopes 75, Loyola Marymount Lions 78
Scoring by half: 29-41, 46-37
Pts : Killian Larson 18Rebs : Killian Larson 9Asts : Jerome Garrison 3
Pts: Anthony Ireland 14Rebs: Gabe Levin 9Asts: Anthony Ireland 3
San Diego
Series History: Grand Canyon leads 10-8
Broadcasters: Matt Rosen, Rex Chapman & Barry Buetel
Grand Canyon Antelopes 59, San Diego Toreros 70
Scoring by half: 27-40, 32-30
Pts : Demetrius Walker 19Rebs : Killian Larson 15Asts : Blake Davis 3
Pts: Johnny Dee 17Rebs: Jito Kok 7Asts: Christopher Anderson 12
Jenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, CA
Attendance: 2,122
[ 5] Referees: Michael Greenstein, Tom Nally, Matthew Rukasin
References
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