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Drew named district's Coach of the Year
3/27/2024 4:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
NABC puts GCU's Grant-Foster on District 6 1st team with Harrison, McGlothan on 2nd team
Grand Canyon head coach Bryce Drew's work at the helm of the program's best Division I season was recognized Wednesday with the National Association of Basketball Coaches' District 6 Coach of the Year award.
Lopes players Tyon Grant-Foster, Ray Harrison and Gabe McGlothan also accounted for three of the 10 spots on the NABC District 6 first and second teams after leading GCU to a 30-5 record, WAC regular-season and postseason championships and the program's first NCAA Division I tournament victory on Friday in Spokane, Washington. District 6 includes 21 WAC and Big Sky members.
In his fourth season at GCU, Drew guided the team to its highest victory total since its 1988 NAIA national championship. The Lopes' season included their highest NCAA Evaluation Tool ranking (31) in program history and a pair of victories against top-25 teams (then-No. 25 San Diego State, then-No. 15 Saint Mary's).
GCU ranked in the national top 20 for free throws made (third), blocked shots (ninth), scoring margin (12th) and opponent field goal percentage (16th).
Drew is 94-32 (.746) in four seasons at GCU and now has a record of 258-140 (.648) for his 12-year head coaching career at GCU, Vanderbilt and Valparaiso.
"Really thankful," Drew said after Sunday's NCAA tournament second-round loss to Alabama. "Thankful to be able to coach. Thank you for our school. Thank you for the players that we had. It's been a blessing all year. We've beat two ranked teams for the first time in school history, went undefeated at home, 30 wins, second round in the NCAA tournament. So much to be proud of for these guys."
Grant-Foster was named to the five-player District 6 first team. The 6-foot-7 guard ranked 33rd in the nation for scoring with 20.1 points per game and was among the nation's top 10 for free throw attempts (ninth) and free throws made (sixth).
The Kansas City, Kansas, native won the WAC scoring title and ranked in the conference's top 10 for steals per game (1.7, third), blocked shots per game (1.5, fourth) and rebounds per game (6.1, 10th).
After being out of college basketball for two years because of a heart condition requiring two surgeries, Grant-Foster posted his career's 30 highest scoring games in his first Lopes season, including a 30-point game and 10 games of 25 points or more. He shot 45% from the field, 33% from 3-point range and 75% from the free throw line.
Harrison and McGlothan were named to the five-player second team. Harrison received the honor for the second consecutive year.
Harrison, a 6-foot-4 guard from Greenville, South Carolina, averaged 13.5 points this season while transition to a role more predicated as a playmaker. He averaged a career-high 3.9 assists per game and a career-low 2.1 turnovers per game, including five games with at least five assists and no turnovers.
Harrison's highest scoring games of 24, 23 and 22 points came against three of GCU's best opponents this season — San Francisco, San Diego State and Louisiana Tech, respectively.
With 1,991 career points, Harrison's four-year career scoring average of 16.3 points per game ranks 23rd in the nation among active Division I players.
McGlothan concludes his GCU career as one of 15 active Division I players in the nation with at least 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
The 6-foot-7 power forward matched his career-high scoring average with 12.8 points per game this season and added 7.3 rebounds per game, as well as career-high averages for steals (1.3) and blocked shots (0.9).
McGlothan, a Phoenix-area native from Basha High School in Gilbert, recorded six double-doubles this season to bring his career tally to 22. That included a 26-point, 11-rebound performance in the Jerry Colangelo Classic against Portland in December.
He set his second scoring high with 28 points at Seattle U and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds against Northern Arizona. For the season, McGlothan shot 48% from the field with career-best accuracy on 3-pointers (40%) and free throws (77%).
Lopes players Tyon Grant-Foster, Ray Harrison and Gabe McGlothan also accounted for three of the 10 spots on the NABC District 6 first and second teams after leading GCU to a 30-5 record, WAC regular-season and postseason championships and the program's first NCAA Division I tournament victory on Friday in Spokane, Washington. District 6 includes 21 WAC and Big Sky members.
In his fourth season at GCU, Drew guided the team to its highest victory total since its 1988 NAIA national championship. The Lopes' season included their highest NCAA Evaluation Tool ranking (31) in program history and a pair of victories against top-25 teams (then-No. 25 San Diego State, then-No. 15 Saint Mary's).GCU ranked in the national top 20 for free throws made (third), blocked shots (ninth), scoring margin (12th) and opponent field goal percentage (16th).
Drew is 94-32 (.746) in four seasons at GCU and now has a record of 258-140 (.648) for his 12-year head coaching career at GCU, Vanderbilt and Valparaiso.
"Really thankful," Drew said after Sunday's NCAA tournament second-round loss to Alabama. "Thankful to be able to coach. Thank you for our school. Thank you for the players that we had. It's been a blessing all year. We've beat two ranked teams for the first time in school history, went undefeated at home, 30 wins, second round in the NCAA tournament. So much to be proud of for these guys."
Grant-Foster was named to the five-player District 6 first team. The 6-foot-7 guard ranked 33rd in the nation for scoring with 20.1 points per game and was among the nation's top 10 for free throw attempts (ninth) and free throws made (sixth).The Kansas City, Kansas, native won the WAC scoring title and ranked in the conference's top 10 for steals per game (1.7, third), blocked shots per game (1.5, fourth) and rebounds per game (6.1, 10th).
After being out of college basketball for two years because of a heart condition requiring two surgeries, Grant-Foster posted his career's 30 highest scoring games in his first Lopes season, including a 30-point game and 10 games of 25 points or more. He shot 45% from the field, 33% from 3-point range and 75% from the free throw line.
Harrison and McGlothan were named to the five-player second team. Harrison received the honor for the second consecutive year.
Harrison, a 6-foot-4 guard from Greenville, South Carolina, averaged 13.5 points this season while transition to a role more predicated as a playmaker. He averaged a career-high 3.9 assists per game and a career-low 2.1 turnovers per game, including five games with at least five assists and no turnovers.Harrison's highest scoring games of 24, 23 and 22 points came against three of GCU's best opponents this season — San Francisco, San Diego State and Louisiana Tech, respectively.
With 1,991 career points, Harrison's four-year career scoring average of 16.3 points per game ranks 23rd in the nation among active Division I players.
McGlothan concludes his GCU career as one of 15 active Division I players in the nation with at least 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
The 6-foot-7 power forward matched his career-high scoring average with 12.8 points per game this season and added 7.3 rebounds per game, as well as career-high averages for steals (1.3) and blocked shots (0.9).McGlothan, a Phoenix-area native from Basha High School in Gilbert, recorded six double-doubles this season to bring his career tally to 22. That included a 26-point, 11-rebound performance in the Jerry Colangelo Classic against Portland in December.
He set his second scoring high with 28 points at Seattle U and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds against Northern Arizona. For the season, McGlothan shot 48% from the field with career-best accuracy on 3-pointers (40%) and free throws (77%).
NABC District 6
First team
- Cedric Coward, Eastern Washington
- Tyon Grant-Foster, GCU
- Dillon Jones, Weber State
- Saint Thomas, Northern Colorado
- Cameron Tyson, Seattle
Second team
- Dominique Daniels Jr., Cal Baptist
- Robert Ford III, Montana State
- Ray Harrison, GCU
- Gabe McGlothan, GCU
- Alex Schumacher, Seattle
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