Lopes welcome back Russell, face Albany and Marist at HOF Tourney

SATURDAY, NOV. 19
6:00 p.m. MST \| Mohegan Sun Arena \| Uncasville, Ct.
GRAND CANYON LOPES 0-2 (0-0 WAC) GAME NOTES	vs.	ALBANY GREAT DANES 2-1 (0-0 AEC) GAME NOTES
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SUNDAY, NOV. 20
4:00 p.m. MST \| Mohegan Sun Arena \| Uncasville, Ct.
GRAND CANYON LOPES 0-2 (0-0 WAC) GAME NOTES	vs.	MARIST RED FOXES 0-3 (0-0 BIG MAAC) GAME NOTES
HOW TO FOLLOW ESPN3 \| ESPN3 \| KFYI 2 1230 AM \| iHeart Radio App Live Stats \| @GCU_Hoops

The Grand Canyon men's basketball seeks their first win of the 2016-17 season as they head to Uncasville, Ct., for two weekend games to wrap up the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament. The Lopes (0-2) will first face Albany (2-1) on Saturday at 4 p.m. MST, and conclude the tournament by facing Marist (0-3). Both games will be Mohegan Sun Arean and will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 with Pat O'Keefe providing play-by-play with analyst Rob Kennedy.

GCU fans can listen live as Michael Potter and Tom Kuyper will be airing on KFYI 2 1230 AM or on the iHeart Radio App. Pregame show will start 15 minutes before tip for each game and conclude with a postgame show featuring comments from head coach Dan Majerle.

GAMES 3 & 4: QUICK NOTES

Saturday and Sunday's neutral-site games at the Mohegan Sun Arena conclude GCU's play in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.

The Lopes fell to 0-2 for the first time since the 2013-14 season following an 85-76 loss to Penn State Tuesday night.

GCU welcomes back senior DeWayne Russell, who had to sit out the first two games due to an NCAA ruling following his transfer from NAU in 2013-14.

Darion Clark recorded his third double-double of his career with 12 points and 14 rebounds at Penn State. Clark ranks third in the WAC in rebounding, averaging 8.5 per game.

Joshua Braun recorded his 19th 20-plus point game of his career with 25 points at Penn State. Braun's five 3-pointers were one shy of his career-best in a game, which he's done twice.

Shaq Carr leads the WAC in assists, averaging 6.5 per game.

Carr, Braun and Oscar Frayer rank 1-3 in minutes played in the WAC.

Albany head coach Will Brown is in his 16th season with the Great Danes, leading them to five conference championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances. Brown's squad finished 24-9 in 2015-16 and fell to Ohio in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational.

Albany ranks No. 19 in the country, averaging 48.3 rebounds per game. Marist ranks No. 335, averaging just 28.0.

Albany had seven players score in double-digits on Wednesday night as they won their home openers vs. Oneonta, 97-56.

Marist head coach Mike Maker is in his third season, leading the Red Foxes to a 7-23 record a year ago, in which 60 percent of the team's minutes played and points scored were accumulated by freshman. They return 90 percent of their scoring from a year ago.

Marist opened the season with losses to two Top-25 teams, No. 1 Duke and No. 23/24 Rhode Island. Senior guard Khallid Hart leads the Red Foxes in scoring, averaging 17.7 points per game in their first three games of the season.

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