The 2019–20 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the

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. They were led by head coach

Dan Majerle Daniel Lewis Majerle (; born September 9, 1965), also known by the nickname "Thunder Dan", is an American former professional basketball player and former coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes. He played 14 years in the National Basketball Associat ...

in his seventh season. The Antelopes played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 13–17, 8–8 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament, however the tournament was canceled amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. On March 13, 2020, the school fired Dan Majerle as head coach of the Antelopes. A few days later, the school named former Vanderbilt and Valparaiso head coach

Bryce Drew Bryce Homer Drew (born September 21, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes. Previously he served as the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores and in the same capacit ...

as the Antelopes' next head coach.

Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2018-19 season 20–14, 10–6 in WAC play to finish in third place. They defeated

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and

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to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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