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Grand Canyon drops 2nd in a row to WAC opponent Abilene Christian

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ABILENE, Texas — Ali Abdou Dibba scored 24 points as Abilene Christian knocked off conference-leading Grand Canyon 79-73 on Saturday night. Dibba also had five rebounds for the Wildcats (12-15, 7-9 Western Athletic Conference). Kavion McClain scored 12 points, shooting 3 for 8 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Airion Simmons was 2 of 14 shooting … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon drops 2nd in a row to WAC opponent Abilene Christian

Grand Canyon basketball’s 7-game winning streak ends with loss to Tarleton State

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STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jakorie Smith scored 24 points as Tarleton State beat Grand Canyon 77-74 on Thursday night. Lue Williams made two free throws to snap a tie with 27 seconds left and Tarleton State went on to the win. Smith added seven rebounds for the Texans (19-7, 12-3 Western Athletic Conference). Devon Barnes scored 22 points, shooting 5 of 13 from the field and … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon basketball’s 7-game winning streak ends with loss to Tarleton State

Grand Canyon’s 2023-24 success will impact future scheduling

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Grand Canyon head coach Bryce Drew hasn’t kept his players’ eyes off the rankings. From his bigger-picture perspective, he has good reason to pay attention to The Associated Press voting, the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll, NET ratings and everything in between. It’s been an open goal for the ‘Lopes to chase a top-25 AP ranking, not only for this year’s team to get some love and … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon’s 2023-24 success will impact future scheduling