Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Western New Mexico (Exhibition) on October 27, 2026 , Win , 82, to, 59
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vs Western New Mexico (Exhibition)
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Nana Owusu-Anane - 2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 31
Nana Owusu-Anane
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 240
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Putnam Science Academy
- Prev School:
- Brown
- Major:
- M.S. in Leadership
| Read | Owusu-Anane fortifies front line for GCU Watch | Transfer highlights |
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Grand Canyon |
- Earned Mountain West All-Defensive Team honors and All-MW honorable mention in his lone season at GCU.
- Started all 32 games and led the Lopes in rebounding (8.5 per game), total rebounds (272), offensive rebounds (74), defensive rebounds (198) and minutes (32.5 per game), while ranking second in steals (45), second in 3-pointers made (42), third in scoring (9.3 points per game) and third in blocks (24).
- Ranked 51st nationally and fourth in the MW in rebounds per game, 56th nationally and fourth in the MW in total rebounds, and 30th nationally and second in the MW in defensive rebounds per game.
- His 272 rebounds ranked fifth in GCU’s D-I single-season record book.
- Recorded six double-doubles, ranking fifth in the MW, and scored in double figures 13 times.
- Had 19 points and 12 rebounds in his second GCU game against Youngstown State on Nov. 7, then matched his season scoring high with 19 points, 13 rebounds, three 3-pointers and four steals at UNLV on Feb. 7.
- Pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds with 10 points against Stetson on Dec. 2 and posted 10 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven assists against Northern Illinois on Nov. 10.
- Set a defensive tone in GCU’s 84-74 defeat of No. 23 Utah State on Jan. 17 with 11 points, 11 rebounds and four steals, including a key late steal as the Lopes closed the win.
- Made four 3-pointers against Boise State on Jan. 30 and hit three 3s in three other games, finishing at 35.9% from behind the arc.
- Recorded four blocked shots at Saint Louis and at Nevada, and four-steal games against No. 23 Utah State and at UNLV.
- Part of a talented Lopes' transfer class that was ranked in the nation's top 40 by 247Sports.
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Brown |
Providence, R.I. |
- Missed season due to injury suffered in team's first practice.
- Due to redshirt season, was able to visit a home GCU game in Feb. 2025 on a recruiting visit.
- Second Team All-Ivy.
- In first postseason appearance, posted 19 points (on 8-of-11 shooting), 15 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots when Brown upset top-seeded Princeton in the 2024 Ivy League Tournament.
- Recorded double-digit points in 25 games and 20+ points in six games.
- Posted 11 double-doubles.
- Averaged 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.
- Served as one of the team's captains.
- Played in 25 games, making 24 starts.
- Averaged 10.3 points and a team-high 8.2 rebounds per game.
- Second in the Ivy League in rebounds per game.
- Posted career-highs with 27 points and 18 rebounds in a win over Columbia on Jan. 21.
- Posted four double-doubles on the season.
- Scored in double figures in 12 games on the year.
- Played in 21 games, starting four.
- Missed the final seven games of the season due to injury.
- Averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds.
- Posted season-highs with 20 points and eight rebounds in season-high 35 minutes at North Carolina on Nov. 12.
Putnam Science Academy |
Putnam, Conn. |
- Recorded 13 points per game and 11 rebounds per game as a junior.
- Won a gold medal with Team Ontario.
- Received the Halton Championship Gold Medal.
- Played AAU for S-Elite/Milton Stags, Nike Bounce and Expressions Elite.
- Achieved High Honours Academics all four years.
- Received the Class of 1892 Award (highest GPA in the class).
Personal |
- Parents are Owusu Anane and Ruby Owusu-Anane.
- Was born in Maryland but raised near Toronto since Age 2.
- Graduated from Brown with a degree in Business Economics in Spring of 2025.
- Chose GCU for the coaching staff.
- If he wasn't playing basketball, it'd be soccer.
- His favorite restaurant is any African restaurant.
- Favorite TV shows are Breaking Bad and Power.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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