2025–26 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

2025–26 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
2025–26 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–4 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	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);
Home arena	Global Credit Union Arena ; (Capacity: 7,000)

2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	3	.667
Utah State	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Boise State	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Nevada	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Grand Canyon	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
UNLV	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Air Force	0	–	1	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of December 17, 2025

The 2025–26 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Antelopes, led by sixth-year head coach Bryce Drew, play their home games at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW).

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]

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
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	Transfeered 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
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

Roster

2025–26 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Luke Shaw	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Valley Christian HS	Phoenix, Arizona
G	2	Makaih Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	UT Arlington	Long Beach, California
G/F	3	Braylon Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Pinnacle HS	Moon Township, Pennsylvania
G	5	Brian Moore Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Norfolk State	Harlem, New York
G	8	Dusty Stromer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Gonzaga	Sherman Oaks, California
G	9	Evan Boisdur	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	Les Abymes, France
G	10	Jaden Henley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	UNLV	Ontario, California
G	11	Caleb Shaw	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Northern Colorado	Phoenix, Arizona
C	14	Dennis Evans	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	Louisville	Riverside, California
C	17	Efe Demirel	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Pinar Karsiyaka	İzmit, Turkey
F	21	Jack Sawyer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Abilene Christian	Aledo, Texas
F	22	Kaleb Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	UC Riverside	Rancho Cucamonga, California
G	23	Cole Pepe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep HS	Scottsdale, Arizona
F	31	Nana Owusu-Anane	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Brown	Burlington, ON, Canada
F	32	Wilhelm Breidenbach	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	Washington	Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Head coach

Bryce Drew (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Casey Shaw (Toledo)
Marc Rodgers (Central Washington)
Matt Lottich (Stanford)
Kam Murrell (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Jordan McCabe (UNLV)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2025-10-20

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
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
Regular season
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 – Shaw	8 – Breidenbach	5 – Williams	Global Credit Union Arena (7,102) Phoenix, AZ
December 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network	at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
December 22, 2025* 6:00 p.m., AZFS/MW Network	IU Indy						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., KTVK/AZFS/MWN	Colorado State						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
January 7, 2026 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., KTVK/AZFS/MWN	San Jose State						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 17, 2026 12:30 p.m., FS1	Utah State						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
January 21, 2026 9:00 p.m., FS1	San Diego State						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
January 24, 2026 TBD, MW Network	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 27, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1	Boise State						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., KTVK/MW Network	Air Force						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 7, 2026 2:30 p.m., FOX	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 11, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1	New Mexico						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., MW Network	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
February 17, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., KTVK/AZFS/MWN	Wyoming						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	UNLV						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
March 3, 2026 TBD, MW Network	at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
March 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., KTVK/MW Network	Fresno State						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
Mountain West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Grand Canyon University's move to the Mountain West has been accelerated. Lopes to compete this fall". AP News. July 8, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ Backus, Will (July 8, 2025). "Grand Canyon set to join Mountain West Conference in fall 2025". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Grand Canyon Antelopes Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
^ Associated Press (March 16, 2025). "GCU clinches 4th NCAA Tournament berth with WAC title". Arizona Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
^ "Maryland 81-49 Grand Canyon (Mar 21, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gculopes.com. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[1] "Grand Canyon University's move to the Mountain West has been accelerated. Lopes to compete this fall". AP News. July 8, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[2] Backus, Will (July 8, 2025). "Grand Canyon set to join Mountain West Conference in fall 2025". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[3] "2024-25 Grand Canyon Antelopes Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

[4] Associated Press (March 16, 2025). "GCU clinches 4th NCAA Tournament berth with WAC title". Arizona Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

[5] "Maryland 81-49 Grand Canyon (Mar 21, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

[6] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gculopes.com. Retrieved October 20, 2025.

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