ASU men’s basketball has its first members of preseason awards watch lists since 2021 in Jayden Quaintance and BJ Freeman, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced. Quaintance was among 20 candidates for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award given to the nation’s best center, and Freeman was part of the 20 for the Julius Erving Award, which recognizes the best small forward. The … [Read more...] about Jayden Quaintance, BJ Freeman land on preseason awards watch lists for ASU men’s basketball
Grand Canyon University
GCU announces move to join Mountain West Conference
Grand Canyon University announced on Friday the school has accepted an invitation to the Mountain West Conference. GCU, which is leaving the Western Athletic Conference, will join the Mountain West no later than July 1, 2026, and as early as the second quarter of 2025. Grand Canyon becomes the ninth member of the conference, joining Air Force, Hawaiʻi, Nevada, New Mexico, San … [Read more...] about GCU announces move to join Mountain West Conference
Arizona’s Caleb Love, GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster crack Naismith Men’s Player of the Year watch list
The preseason hype around Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love and Grand Canyon Antelopes guard Tyon Grant-Foster continued on Wednesday, as the two cracked the Naismith Men’s Player of the Year watch list. The list highlighted 50 players projected to compete for the top individual award in college hoops, which former Purdue big man Zach Edey won the past two seasons. Love and … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Caleb Love, GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster crack Naismith Men’s Player of the Year watch list
GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster expected to miss first 2 games, return for ASU matchup
Grand Canyon men’s basketball is anticipating star Tyon Grant-Foster will have to sit out the first two games of 2024-25 and can make his season debut against Arizona State at Footprint Center on Nov. 14, according to a GCU spokesperson. Grant-Foster’s delayed start stems from an academic eligibility issue from when he tested the NBA Draft process. azcentral’s Richard Obert … [Read more...] about GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster expected to miss first 2 games, return for ASU matchup
Arizona’s Caleb Love, GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster make Jay Bilas’ preseason All-America team
Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love and Grand Canyon Antelopes wing Tyon Grant-Foster were picked by ESPN analyst Jay Bilas as All-America Second Team members ahead of the 2024-25 season. Love, who is a preseason AP All-American First Team selection, collected NBA Draft information before returning for his fifth college season and second with Arizona. He said Wednesday at Big 12 … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Caleb Love, GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster make Jay Bilas’ preseason All-America team