The 2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University in the

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. They were led by fourth-year head coach

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and played their games at

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as members of the

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(WAC). They finished the season 30–5, 17–3 in WAC play, to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the WAC basketball, they defeated

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in the semifinals and beat

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in the championship to win the WCC Tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where as the No. 12 seed in the West region, they upset

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in the first round, before losing to

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in the second round.

Previous season

The Antelopes finished the season 24–12, 11–7 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated

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and

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to win the WAC tournament, receiving the conference's auto-bid to the NCAA tournament as a 14-seed. The Antelopes faced 3-seed Gonzaga in the first round and were defeated 70–82 to end their season.

Roster

Schedule and Results

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References

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