Grand Canyon Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Grand Canyon Lopes

WAC (24-11, 11-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/5 at Sam Houston (73-59), 3/1 at Southern Utah (83-78)
Bad Losses: 1/14 at Cal Baptist (74-79), 2/15 UTRGV (76-77)
Coach: Bryce Drew
 
Probable Starters:
Yvan Ouedraogo, Junior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Gabe McGlothan, Junior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Kobe Knox, Freshman, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 1.2 apg
Ray Harrison, Sophomore, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 3.6 apg, 4.0 rpg
Chance McMillian, Sophomore, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.1 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Noah Baumann, Senior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Walter Ellis, Senior, Guard, 4.9 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.5 (114th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.9 (60, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (124, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (19, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (51, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.1 (43, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.1 (157, 4)
Rebound Margin: 3.6 (67, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.1 (257, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (174, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2021NCAARound of 64 loss to Iowa
2019CBIFirst Round loss to West Virginia
2018CBIFirst Round loss to Mercer
2016CITFirst Round win over South Carolina State
2016CITSecond Round win over Jackson State
2016CITQuarterfinal loss to Coastal Carolina
2015CITFirst Round loss to Northern Arizona
2014CITFirst Round loss to Pacific
 
*all team stats through 3/5