Notes: GCU vs. William Jessup

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Grand Canyon Lopes (14-6, 4-1 WAC)	Tue., Jan. 23 7 p.m. MST	Wiliam Jessup Warriors (15-6, 1-4 GSAC)
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The Grand Canyon men's basketball returns home for their final game of non-conference play this season as they take on William Jessup on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at GCU Arena. Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST and will be broadcasted live in the Phoenix area on YurView (Ch. 4 Phoenix / Ch. 7 Tucson) and streamed online at GCU.tv. Out of market broadcast will also be available on ESPN3 (Subject to blackout within Arizona). Barry Buetel will be providing play-by-play with analyst Scott Williams and Kate Longworth on the sideline.

GCU fans can listen live as Michael Potter and Tom Kuyper will be airing on 1580 AM The Fanatic as well as online via The Fanatic website or mobile app. The pregame show will start 15 minutes before tip and conclude with a postgame show featuring comments from head coach Dan Majerle.

QUICK NOTES:

Since the 2014-15 season, the Lopes are 20-1 when returning to GCU Arena following a road or neutral site game.
Dating back to last season, the Lopes have won 24 of their last 27 home games at GCU Arena.
The Lopes rank number one in the nation in 3-point defense, holding opponents to just 26.3 percent from beyond the arc and have given up the fewest 3-pointers per game with just 4.00 allowed per contest.
GCU ranks tied for 11th in the country in scoring defense (62.3 points per game). In the last three seasons, GCU is 30-2 when allowing 61 points or less.
Additionally, the Lopes rank third in the country in effective opponent field goal percentage at 42.6 percent, trailing only Michigan State and Virginia. Effective field goal percentage factors in weighted figures for 3-point field goals.
The Lopes rank 13th in the country in turnovers forced averaging 16.75 turnovers from opponents each game.
Alessandro Lever's 28 points vs. Chicago State were the most points by a true freshman in GCU Division I history. Lever followed that up with 24 points and 10 rebounds vs. UMKC earning him WAC Player of the Week honors.
Keonta Vernon recorded consecutive double-doubles for the third time at GCU, compiling 13 points and 15 rebounds vs. UTRGV, two days after recording 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. NM State.
Josh Braun recorded his 30th 20-point game of his GCU career with 23 points against Chicago State on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, including three 3-pointers, and hitting a pair of free throws.
GCU leads the WAC in scoring defense (62.2), field goal percentage defense (.389), three-point field goal percentage defense (.265), and offensive rebounding (12.6).

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Players Mentioned

Alessandro Lever

Keonta Vernon

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