Grand Canyon 'Lopes

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GCU investing in sports medicine as part of move to Division I

Grand Canyon University is adding 2,500 feet of space to the school’s sports medicine facility. It will cost between $500,000 and $1 million.
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Women’s hockey is growing in the desert

As women's hockey participation grows nationwide and explodes in Arizona, ASU and GCU are adding women's club hockey teams.
8 years ago
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Grand Canyon falls in CIT quarterfinals to Coastal Carolina

Grand Canyon basketball fell in the CIT quarterfinals to Coastal Carolina, ending the season with a 27-7 record under head coach Dan Majerle.
8 years ago
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GCU takes down Jackson State, advances in CIT

GCU continued their winning ways, taking down Jackson State 64-54 to advance to the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
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GCU defeats South Carolina State, first Div I postseason win

Grand Canyon University claimed its first Division I postseason victory, defeating South Carolina State. GCU advances to face the Jackson State Tigers.
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Ryan Majerle leads Grand Canyon to win against Chicago State

Ryan Majerle scored 17 points and Grand Canyon remained a game behind New Mexico State in the Western Athletic Conference with a win over Chicago State.
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Grand Canyon beats Missouri-Kansas City for fourth win in a row

Joshua Braun scored 26 points and Grandy Glaze had a double-double with 15 rebounds and 10 points as Grand Canyon beat Missouri-Kansas City 78-66 Thursday night.
8 years ago
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Kellan Olson

Majerle: ‘Our end goal is to be a top 25 team’

Dan Majerle’s Grand Canyon University basketball team is battling through more difficult stages than most college basketball teams this season. Majerle’s team is thriving in their third season of the transition from Division II to Division I. They are 22-4, bringing national buzz to the program. “(The) state (of the program) is great,” Majerle said […]
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Grand Canyon rallies to beat UT-Rio Grande Valley 64-58

Joshua Braun scored 20 points and Grand Canyon rode a monster second half to beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 64-58 Saturday night and snapped a two-game skid.
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Grand Canyon basketball falls at New Mexico State

DeWayne Russell and Joshua Braun had 12 points each for Grand Canyon basketball, which has now lost two in a row.
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Grand Canyon tops Bakersfield, 70-64, stays unbeaten in WAC

Grandy Glaze scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Grand Canyon extended its win streak to 12 games and remained undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play with a 70-64 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday night.
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Whoops! SI.com picks ineligible Grand Canyon to make NCAA tourney

Grand Canyon coach Dan Majerle wishes such an oversight could happen when the NCAA Tournament selection committee meets in a few months.
8 years ago
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Grand Canyon basketball drops UT-Rio Grande Valley

PHOENIX — Joshua Braun scored 20 points and Grand Canyon handled Texas-Rio Grande Valley 83-63 in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Thursday. Braun was 7 of 13 from the floor, with six 3-pointers. The Antelopes (14-2) made 10 of 25 from beyond the arc. Grandy Glaze scored 17 points with 12 […]
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Arizona basketball schedules Grand Canyon for 2016

Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne confirmed Wednesday that his Wildcats have scheduled a Dec. 14 matchup at McKale Center with the intrastate Antelopes.
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Braun, Glaze lead Grand Canyon past SIU-Edwardsville, 86-75

Joshua Braun scored 21 points and Grandy Glaze added 17 off the bench as Grand Canyon won its fifth straight, topping Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 86-75 on Monday night.
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Grand Canyon holds off Marshall

Joshua Braun scored 20 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 27 seconds left, and Grand Canyon held off a second-half surge by Marshall to win the Global Sports Classic championship 85-81 on Tuesday night.
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GCU basketball beats Houston, adds another big win

DeWayne Russell scored 20 points to lead Dan Majerle's Grand Canyon basketball team to another win against a strong opponent.
8 years ago
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Grand Canyon basketball earns signature win at San Diego State

Grandy Glaze made a go-ahead jumper in the key with 1:21 left and the Grand Canyon Antelopes stunned the San Diego State Aztecs 52-45 Friday night.
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Nebraska-Omaha edges Grand Canyon in OT 108-104

Devin Patterson scored 26 points and forced overtime with a pair of free throws to lift Nebraska-Omaha past Grand Canyon 108-104 in overtime Sunday.
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No. 24 Louisville shellacks Grand Canyon

Louisville went back and forth with Grand Canyon for a few minutes before seizing a lead that was never in doubt for the final 35 minutes.
8 years ago
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Grand Canyon University sets sights on WAC title in year three under Dan Majerle

Dan Majerle has increased expectations in his third year on the job at Grand Canyon University.
9 years ago
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Majerle, Stankiewicz get new 4-year coaching contracts with Grand Canyon University

Despite GCU's inability to compete in the postseason as a Division I program, a foundation is being laid with the renewal of two major contracts.
9 years ago
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Grand Canyon University inks 5-year deal with apparel/footwear giant Nike

Go ahead and add Grand Canyon University to the list of schools that Nike outfits with apparel and footwear.
9 years ago
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Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona to square off Wednesday in CIT

For the second time in as many seasons, GCU and NAU will meet on the basketball court.
9 years ago
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Grand Canyon’s Russell, Garrison, Braun earn WAC honors

Three members of Grand Canyon's men's basketball team have been named to All-WAC (Western Athletic Conference) postseason teams.
9 years ago
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GCU’s Dan Majerle in for the long haul

When Phoenix Suns legend Dan Majerle was named the head coach at Grand Canyon University in March of 2013, many were surprised. Majerle had just served as an assistant coach for the Suns for five seasons and may have been in the pipeline for some head coaching opportunities in the NBA. The 2013-14 season would […]
9 years ago
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DeWayne Russell leads Grand Canyon to win in conference opener

DeWayne Russell had 24 points and eight assists to lead Grand Canyon to a 73-65 home win over CSU Bakersfield on Saturday in the WAC opener for both teams. Russell shot 8-of-10 from the field to lead GCU (10-8, 1-0 WAC) to the victory. Daniel Alexander also went 8-for-10 from the floor, scoring 19 points […]
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4-star recruit Dominic Magee transfers to Grand Canyon

Before originally committing to Memphis, Magee received offers from a dozen other schools, including Arizona and UCLA.
9 years ago
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Dan Majerle earns first ‘signature win’ as Grand Canyon basketball coach

Grand Canyon upset New Mexico, giving head coach Dan Majerle his first signature win as 'Lopes head coach.
9 years ago
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GCU guard Joshua Braun named WAC player of the week

Grand Canyon guard Joshua Braun has been recognized as the Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
9 years ago