Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Baylor on October 10, 2025 at 2 p.m. (MST)
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Caleb Shaw
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 215
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Valley Christian HS
- Prev School:
- Northern Colorado
Bio
| Read | Shaw joins family affair at GCU Watch | |
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Grand Canyon |
2024-25 | Redshirt Sophomore
- Was the WAC's top 3-point shooter by percentage among those with at least 50 attempts, connecting on 26 of 61 shots from deep (42.6%). That mark led the team and was fifth-best for a season in GCU's D-I era. Was even better in WAC games (46.7%).
- One of eight Lopes to start a game in 2024-25, making three straight starts from Dec. 19 to Dec. 28.
- First off the Lopes' bench in 17 games, second most only behind WAC Sixth Player of the Year Lök Wur.
- Threw down a dunk against Abilene Christian on Jan. 16 that was featured by ESPN on TikTok.
- Had a career-high and team-leading 22 points in a Dec. 7 win over Life Pacific. Shot 72.7% from the field and also collected seven rebounds.
- Proved key for the Lopes down the final stretch of the season, scoring in double figures in half of GCU's final eight games.
- Made all six of his shots (including 3 of 3 from distance) in a Feb. 27 win over UT Arlington.
- Transfers to GCU for second college season and joins uncle (head coach Bryce Drew), father (assistant coach Casey Shaw) and brother (current Lope Isaiah Shaw).
- Showed promise for future by averaging a team-leading 17.0 points in two exhibition games in The Bahamas.
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Northern Colorado |
Greeley, Colo. |
2022-23 | Freshman
- Played in all 32 games as a true freshman, averaging 17.1 minutes per game to rank fifth on the team behind two graduate students and two seniors.
- His 166 points on the season were the most by a Bears freshman since Big Sky Freshman of the Year Bodie Hume scored 347 in 2018-19.
- Scored in double figures in half of his first eight career games, including an 18-point outburst in his second collegiate game against Texas A&M-Commerce on Nov. 11. He shot 5-of-6 from 3-point range and pulled in a season-high seven rebounds.
- Logged a career-high 19 points against Jacksonville State on Nov. 26, shooting 7 for 11 from the field.
Valley Christian |
Chandler, Ariz. |
- His senior campaign in 2021-22 included being named the 3A Arizona Player of the Year, all-state recognition and helping lead Valley Christian to the state title.
- Led the team in scoring (26.4 points per game) and rebounding (7.2 per game).
- Capped off his high school career with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the 3A championship game.
- Played 2019-20 season at Davidson Academy in Nashville, Tenn., with father Casey Shaw and grandfather Homer Drew on the staff.
Personal |
- Parents are Casey and Dana Shaw.
- Was born in Valparaiso, Indiana.
- Father, Casey, played at Toledo, was a pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1998 NBA Draft, had a lengthy international pro career and is currently an assistant coach on the Lopes staff.
- Mother, Dana, was a standout basketball player at Toledo and is now a member of GCU's university administration.
- Older brother, Isaiah, spent three years in the Lopes program before transferring to Valparaiso for 2024-25 and Northern Arizona for 2025-26.
- Younger brother, Luke, signed with GCU and is a true freshman in 2025-26.
- Uncle, Bryce, is GCU's head coach. Uncle, Scott, is Baylor's head coach.
- Grandfather, Homer, is a college basketball hall of fame coach and amassed 640 victories with the majority coming at Valparaiso.
- Off the court, enjoys pickleball and hanging out with friends and family.
- If he wasn't playing basketball, it'd be tennis.
- Favorite TV shows are Stranger Things and Breaking Bad.
- Favorite place to vacation is Costa Rica.
- Top three athletes to watch growing up include his dad Casey Shaw, LeBron James and Vanderbilt standout Darius Garland.
Makaih Williams | Media Availability | 9.3.25
Thursday, September 04
Dusty Stromer | Media Availability | 9.3.25
Thursday, September 04
Kaleb Smith | Media Availability | 9.3.25
Thursday, September 04
Non-Conference Schedule Release | Men's Basketball
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