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GCU set for Acrisure Series return
6/29/2026 8:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro, Lopes Insider Blog
Lopes slated for Nov. 24-25 games in Palm Desert
Grand Canyon's November second hoops home will continue to be Palm Desert, California, as part of the Acrisure Series for the coming season.
The Lopes will be an Acrisure Series participant for the third consecutive season with Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 games scheduled for Acrisure Arena in the Coachella Valley..Information on GCU's opponents, game times, national broadcast and tickets will be announced later this summer.
The Acrisure Series has put GCU in a high-level matchups over the past two seasons, when the Havocs and Lope Nation have taken advantage of the proximity to Phoenix to travel in bulk and showcase a road version of "The Biggest Party in College Basketball" for the largest multi-team in-season college basketball event.
Last year, the Lopes defeated Utah 68-58 in the Acrisure Classic before losing the championship game 59-46 to eventual Elite Eight qualifier Iowa. In 2024, GCU defeated Stanford 78-71 in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational.
In head coach Bryce Drew's seventh season at the GCU helm, the Lopes return starters Efe Demirel, the 7-foot sophomore center, and Makaih Williams, the team's second leading scorer last season at 14 points per game, and part-time starter Caleb Shaw. A touted transfer portal class includes seven players with starting experience: junior power forward Blake Barkley (East Tennessee State), senior center Tyler Behrend (Tulsa), senior power forward Omaha Biliew (Wake Forest), senior point guard Dylan Darling (St. John's), graduate swingman Amarion Dickerson (USC), sophomore point guard Micah Tucker (Georgia State) and junior guard Jaden Zimmerman (Quinnipiac).
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The Lopes will be an Acrisure Series participant for the third consecutive season with Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 games scheduled for Acrisure Arena in the Coachella Valley..Information on GCU's opponents, game times, national broadcast and tickets will be announced later this summer.The Acrisure Series has put GCU in a high-level matchups over the past two seasons, when the Havocs and Lope Nation have taken advantage of the proximity to Phoenix to travel in bulk and showcase a road version of "The Biggest Party in College Basketball" for the largest multi-team in-season college basketball event.
Last year, the Lopes defeated Utah 68-58 in the Acrisure Classic before losing the championship game 59-46 to eventual Elite Eight qualifier Iowa. In 2024, GCU defeated Stanford 78-71 in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational.
In head coach Bryce Drew's seventh season at the GCU helm, the Lopes return starters Efe Demirel, the 7-foot sophomore center, and Makaih Williams, the team's second leading scorer last season at 14 points per game, and part-time starter Caleb Shaw. A touted transfer portal class includes seven players with starting experience: junior power forward Blake Barkley (East Tennessee State), senior center Tyler Behrend (Tulsa), senior power forward Omaha Biliew (Wake Forest), senior point guard Dylan Darling (St. John's), graduate swingman Amarion Dickerson (USC), sophomore point guard Micah Tucker (Georgia State) and junior guard Jaden Zimmerman (Quinnipiac).
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