Grand Canyon University introduced its new vice president of athletics, Mike Vaught, on Wednesday. Vaught was the deputy athletic director at Southern Methodist University for the past six years, and was involved in the hire of current men’s basketball coach Larry Brown. Before working at SMU, Vaught was the assistant athletic director at Rice University, […]
It was a year of firsts for the Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team. The program played in its first year of Division I eligibility and head coach Dan Majerle led the team to a postseason tournament in his first year on the job. “Overall our season was fantastic, a lot better than I imagined […]
In their first year in Divison I basketball, the Grand Canyon Antelopes are headed to the postseason. GCU has accepted an invitation to the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Antelopes will host a first-round game at Antelope Gymnasium Wednesday, March 19. The ‘Lopes went 15-14 overall and finished third (10-6) in the WAC under first-year […]
While the Phoenix Suns have been garnering local and national headlines for being one of the biggest surprises in the NBA this season, there’s another Valley basketball team that has shocked its fair share of people, too. In their first year as a Division I program, the Grand Canyon Antelopes have been one of the […]
Grand Canyon University is in the midst of its first season as a Division I basketball school, with the Antelopes sporting a 12-11 (7-3) record as part of the Western Athletic Conference. So, naturally, the biggest question is when the school will have a football team. “That’s a great question and I get it all […]
PHOENIX — The dress rehearsal is over. The curtain drops this week on the debut of Grand Canyon University’s foray into Division I basketball plus Dan Majerle’s head coaching career. “I’m more concerned about how we play and what we do and how we guard and if we run our system than I am about […]
