Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Mount Royal on August 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
at Mount Royal
Grand Canyon University Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
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DeWayne Russell
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 155
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
- High School:
- Peoria
- Prev School:
- Northern Arizona
GCU
2016-17 - Redshirt Senior
2015-16 - Redshirt Junior
2014-15 – Redshirt Sophomore
2013-14 – Sophomore
Northern Arizona University
2012-13 - Freshman
Peoria High School
2016-17 - Redshirt Senior
- Earned All-WAC First-Team honors after averaging 21.2 points/game
- Led the WAC in assists per game (6.5) and minutes per game (39.1)
- Ranked in the Top 10 in the WAC in steals, free-throw percentage, three-point percentage and assist-to-turnover ratio
- Against nationally-ranked Louisville, scored a career-high 42 points, the most by a GCU player in the Division I era
- Set a GCU Division I single-season scoring record with 593 total points
- Scored in double figures every game during the season, topping the 20-point mark 14 times
- Competed in the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships, placing second
- Helped lead GCU to a 22-9 record and a second-place finish in the WAC
2015-16 - Redshirt Junior
- Led the WAC with 182 assists during the season, good for an average of 5.4 assists per game
- Averaged 9.7 points per game and scored 10+ points sixteen times during the season
- Scored a season-high 20 points and dished out six assists to lead GCU to victory over Houston in the Global Sports Classic
- Finished third in the WAC, and first on the team, with 46 steals (1.4/game) for the regular season
- Set a career-high with 12 assists twice during the season against Mississippi Valley State and Omaha
- Started 33 of 34 games en route to helping GCU to a second-place finish in the WAC and an overall regular season record of 25-6
2014-15 – Redshirt Sophomore
- Named second-team All-WAC and to the all-newcomer squad as a junior when he scored 326 points
- Carried a 14.2 points per game average, the highest on the team and fourth in the WAC
- Had a season-high 24 points at Utah Valley
- Also led the Lopes with 90 assists, averaging 3.9 to rank second in the WAC
- Tied his career high with eight assists against Chicago State
- Ranked fourth in the WAC for steals (32 steals, 1.4 spg) and eighth for free throw percentage (75.7)
- Averaged 33.4 minutes per game, sixth highest in conference
- Started in 23 games as he guided GCU to a second-place finish in the WAC
2013-14 – Sophomore
- Practiced with the team but did not participate as a he redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules
Northern Arizona University
2012-13 - Freshman
- Played in 32 games, including 26 starts in 2012-13 as he averaged 14.4 points per game
- Scored 20 or more points in six games, including a season-best 25 points twice
- Played at least 30 minutes in 25 games and dished out five or more assists 10 times
Peoria High School
- Named The Arizona Republic’s Big School (Divisions I-II) Boys Basketball Player of the Year and to the All-Arizona Division II first-team
- Averaged an Arizona-best 27 points per game to lead his team to a 27-3 record
- Won the state Division II title under coach Michael Serwa as a senior
- Averaged 5.4 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 3.8 steals while making 66 percent of his 3-pointers on the season
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