The 2015–16 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2. Rule changes The followin ...

. This was head coach Dan Majerle's third season at Grand Canyon. This season was year 3 of a 4-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Antelopes were not eligible to make the NCAA Tournament, nor the NIT and could not participate WAC Basketball Tournament. However the Antelopes were eligible for the CIT, CBI or the new Vegas 16 tournaments if invited. They finished the season 27–7, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the

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. In the first round, they defeated

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to be champions of the Coach John McLendon Classic, the first classic game to be held as part of a postseason tournament. In the second round they defeated

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to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

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Previous season

The Antelopes finished the season 17–15, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were invited to the

where they lost in the first round to Northern Arizona.

Departures

Incoming transfers

2015 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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