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

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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, they defeated

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in the semifinals and beat

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in the championship to win the WAC tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where as the No. 12 seed in the West region, they upset Saint Mary's in the first round, before losing to

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in the second round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 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

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in the first round and were defeated 82–70 to end their season.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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