Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Baylor on October 10, 2025 at 2 p.m. (MST)
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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Cole Pepe
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 175
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
- Major:
- B.S. in Sports and Entertainment Management
Bio
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Grand Canyon |
- Set to begin college career.
Notre Dame Prep |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
- As a senior in 2024-25, was named the 5A East Sky All-Region Defensive Player of the Year and landed on the first team.
- Posted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.33 to 1.
- Helped lead the Saints to the open state championship tournament as a junior and senior with No. 2 and No. 6 seeds, respectively, and a cumulative record of 49-9. Notre Dame reached the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively.
- Played in the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, which he cites as his favorite sports memory to date.
- Played club for Zone 6 Gro Athletic Scottsdale Select.
Personal |
- Parents are William and Cara Pape.
- Cites his family as the biggest impact on his sport. "Growing up, playing with them and having their constant support pushed me to love basketball and work hard at it."
- Chose GCU because "it was the best fit for me in every way," citing the basketball program's success, the location and the strong faith component.
- If he wasn't playing basketball, it'd be football.
- Favorite TV shows are Stranger Things, The Last Dance and Last Chance U.
- Favorite pro sports team is the Phoenix Suns.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Devin Booker.
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