2025–26 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team
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The 2025–26 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Antelopes, led by sixth-year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW).
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–12 (13–7 Mountain West)
Headcoach
- Bryce Drew (6th season)
Assistant coaches
- Casey Shaw (6th season)
- Marc Rodgers (3rd season)
- Matt Lottich (1st season)
- Kam Murrell (1st season)
- Jordan McCabe (1st season)
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 20–12 (13–7 Mountain West) |
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| Home arena | Global Credit Union Arena (Capacity: 7,000) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 20 | .000 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Mountain West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This season marks Grand Canyon's first season as MW members after having spent 12 seasons as members of the Western Athletic Conference following their move from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I in 2013. This move had previously been scheduled to occur on July 1, 2026, but the Mountain West Conference extended the Antelopes an offer for an immediate transition, which they accepted.[1][2]
This for first time since 2022 that Grand Canyon failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament as they were defeated by Nevada in the quarterfinals of Mountain West Conference Tournament.
Previous season
The Antelopes finished the 2024–25 season 26–7, 13–3 in WAC play to finish in second place.[3] In the WAC tournament they defeated UT Arlington and California Baptist to advance to the championship. There they defeated Utah Valley to win their third consecutive WAC Tournament championship.[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 in the West region. There they lost to Maryland.[5]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Ray Harrison | 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Greenville, SC | Out of eligibility |
| Styles Phipps | 1 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Freshman | Avondale, AZ | Transferred to Pepperdine |
| Lök Wur | 5 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Graduate | Fremont, CA | Out of eligibility |
| Malcolm Flaggs | 6 | G | 6'6" | 200 |  Sophomore | Tuba City, AZ | Transferred to Villanova |
| Tyon Grant-Foster | 7 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Graduate | Kansas City, KS | Transferred to Gonzaga |
| Collin Moore | 8 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | North Little Rock, AK | Declared for NBA Draft |
| Traivar Jackson | 9 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Anchorage, AK | Transferred to Northern Arizona |
| Jason Amador | 12 | F | 6'0" | 195 | Graduate | Parker, AZ | Out of eligibility |
| JaKobe Coles | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Denton, TX | Entered transfer portal |
| Sammie Yeanay | 23 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Freshman | Gainesville, FL | Transferred to California |
| Duke Brennan | 24 | F | 6'10" | 250 | Junior | Chandler, AZ | Transferred to Villanova |
| Austin Maurer | 34 | C | 7'0" | 225 | Freshman | Medford, OR | Transferred to Seattle U |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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| Makaih Williams | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Long Beach, CA | UT Arlington |
| Brian Moore Jr. | 5 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Graduate | Harlem, NY | Norfolk State |
| Dusty Stromer | 8 | F | 6'6" | 195 | Junior | Sherman Oaks, CA | Gonzaga |
| Jaden Henley | 10 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Ontario, CA | UNLV |
| Caleb Shaw | 11 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Northern Colorado |
| Dennis Evans | 14 | C | 7'2" | 240 | Freshman | Riverside, CA | Louisville |
| Jack Sawyer | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Aledo, TX | Abilene Christian |
| Kaleb Smith | 22 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | UC Riverside |
| Nana Owusu-Anane | 31 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Graduate | Burlington, ON, Canada | Brown |
| Wilhelm Breidenbach | 32 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Graduate | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Washington |
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 10, 2025* 2:00 p.m. |
at Baylor | L 74–79 | 28 – Henley | 8 – Owusu-Anane | 4 – Stromer | Foster Pavilion (-) Waco, TX | |||||
| October 25, 2025* 6:30 p.m., KTVK/MW Network |
USC | L 61–67 | 14 – Stromer | 16 – Owusu-Anane | 2 – Tied | Global Credit Union Arena (7,379) Phoenix, AZ | |||||
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| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., AZFS/MW Network |
Purdue Fort Wayne | W 90–71 | 1–0 |
17 – Tied | 9 – Owusu-Anane | 5 – Tied | Global Credit Union Arena (7,073) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., AZFS/MW Network |
Youngstown State | L 81–90 | 1–1 |
19 – Tied | 12 – Owusu-Anane | 3 – Tied | Global Credit Union Arena (7,142) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| November 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., KTVK/MW Network |
Northern Illinois | W 88–59 | 2–1 |
16 – Breidenbach | 11 – Owusu-Anane | 7 – Owusu-Anane | Global Credit Union Arena (7,008) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | L 64–78 | 2–2 |
20 – Williams | 11 – Owusu-Anane | 2 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena (6,105) St. Louis, MO | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., KTVK/MW Network |
Northwestern State Acrisure Series on-campus game |
W 85–72 | 3–2 |
22 – Henley | 12 – Owusu-Anane | 4 – Henley | Global Credit Union Arena (7,224) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Utah Acrisure Classic semifinal |
W 68–58 | 4–2 |
18 – Henley | 9 – Owusu-Anane | 3 – Tied | Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Iowa Acrisure Classic championship game |
L 46–59 | 4–3 |
16 – Henley | 6 – Demirel | 2 – Tied | Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., AZFS/MW Network |
Stetson | W 67–45 | 5–3 |
26 – Henley | 15 – Owusu-Anane | 5 – Henley | Global Credit Union Arena (6,703) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Oklahoma State Jerry Colangelo Classic |
L 78–84 | 5–4 |
22 – Demirel | 8 – Demirel | 5 – Williams | Mortgage Matchup Center Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 6:00 p.m., KTVK/MW Network |
Coastal Carolina | W 82–61 | 6–4 |
18 – C. Shaw | 8 – Breidenbach | 5 – Williams | Global Credit Union Arena (7,102) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| December 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Wyoming | W 82–70 | 7–4 (1–0) |
20 – Williams | 7 – Breidenbach | 3 – Owusu-Anane | Arena-Auditorium (3,853) Laramie, WY | ||||
| December 22, 2025* 6:00 p.m., AZFS/MW Network |
IU Indy | W 91–78 | 8–4 |
29 – Henley | 8 – Tied | 3 – Moore Jr. | Global Credit Union Arena (7,291) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., KTVK/AZFS/MWN |
Colorado State | L 60–70 | 8–5 (1–1) |
22 – Williams | 7 – Owusu-Anane | 4 – Henley | Global Credit Union Arena (7,332) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| January 7, 2026 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Boise State | W 75–58 | 9–5 (2–1) |
22 – Henley | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | ExtraMile Arena (8,806) Boise, ID | ||||
| January 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., KTVK/AZFS/MWN |
San Jose State | W 76–58 | 10–5 (3–1) |
14 – Demirel | 11 – Owusu-Arane | 5 – Williams | Global Credit Union Arena (7,003) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
at New Mexico | L 64–87 | 10–6 (3–2) |
17 – Henley | 6 – Henley | 2 – Tied | The Pit (12,512) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
| January 17, 2026 12:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 23 Utah State | W 84–74 | 11–6 (4–2) |
20 – Tied | 11 – Owusu-Anane | 4 – Moore Jr. | Global Credit Union Arena (7,135) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| January 21, 2026 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
San Diego State | W 70–69 | 12–6 (5–2) |
17 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Global Credit Union Arena (7,179) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| January 24, 2026 6:30 p.m., MW Network |
at Fresno State | W 68–57 | 13–6 (6–2) |
23 – Henley | 12 – Owusu-Anane | 3 – Henley | Save Mart Center (6,462) Fresno, CA | ||||
| January 27, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Nevada | L 60–66 OT | 13–7 (6–3) |
16 – Henley | 13 – Henley | 3 – Stromer | Lawlor Events Center (8,728) Reno, NV | ||||
| January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Boise State | W 86–69 | 14–7 (7–3) |
20 – Henley | 7 – Owusu-Anane | 6 – Henley | Global Credit Union Arena (7,391) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., KTVK/MW Network |
Air Force | W 81–57 | 15–7 (8–3) |
15 – Tied | 7 – Owusu-Anane | 6 – Henley | Global Credit Union Arena (6,707) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| February 7, 2026 2:30 p.m., FOX |
at UNLV | L 78–80 | 15–8 (8–4) |
19 – Owusu-Anane | 13 – Owusu-Anane | 5 – Moore Jr. | Thomas & Mack Center (6,639) Paradise, NV | ||||
| February 11, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
New Mexico | L 64–70 | 15–9 (8–5) |
20 – Williams | 10 – Owusu-Anane | 2 – Tied | Global Credit Union Arena (6,988) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., MW Network |
at San Jose State | W 94–79 | 16–9 (9–5) |
24 – Henley | 8 – Williams | 8 – Henley | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,119) San Jose, CA | ||||
| February 17, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San Diego State | W 73–63 | 17–9 (10–5) |
21 – Henley | 11 – Demirel | 3 – Tied | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||
| February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., KTVK/AZFS/MWN |
Wyoming | L 65–70 | 17–10 (10–6) |
29 – Williams | 12 – Owusu-Anane | 5 – Henley | Global Credit Union Arena (7,315) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
UNLV | W 80–67 | 18–10 (11–6) |
28 – Henley | 11 – Tied | 4 – Williams | Global Credit Union Arena (6,803) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| February 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Utah State | L 69–74 | 18–11 (11–7) |
22 – Henley | 7 – Tied | 6 – Williams | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT | ||||
| March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Air Force | W 86–60 | 19–11 (12–7) |
17 – Henley | 7 – Owusu-Anane | 4 – Tied | Clune Arena (2,002) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| March 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., KTVK/MW Network |
Fresno State | W 85–60 | 20–11 (13–7) |
18 – Moore Jr. | 7 – Demirel | 5 – Tied | Global Credit Union Arena (7,233) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12, 2026 3:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (5) Nevada Quarterfinal |
L 80–84 | 20–12 |
25 – Williams | 9 – Owusu-Anane | 4 – Williams | Thomas & Mack Center (6,911) Paradise, NV | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. | |||||||||||
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