Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Western New Mexico (Exhib.) on October 27, 2026 at 7 p.m.
M Basketball
7 p.m.
vs Western New Mexico (Exhib.)
Grand Canyon University Athletics
2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Raef Gerdes
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 185
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
- High School:
- Summit Christian
- Major:
- B.S. in Marketing and Advertising
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Grand Canyon |
2021-22 | Senior
- Returns to GCU for fourth season.
- Appeared in five games, scoring a bucket against Bethesda on Jan. 16.
- Appeared in 14 games, including first career start at Utah Valley on Feb. 22 where he played a career-high 10 minutes.
- Became a favorite of the Havocs student section with his late-game entries.
- Scored first career points with a 3-pointer at Chicago State on Feb. 16.
- Made two 3-pointers against California Baptist on Feb. 21.
Summit Christian Academy |
Lee's Summit, Mo. |
- Helped the Eagles to a 67-33 mark during his four-year career.
- Averaged 15.0 points as a senior for the team's second-highest scoring average. Shot 39 percent from 3-point range.
- Earned honors on all-district first team and all-conference second team.
- Cites his top high school memory as winning three consecutive games to claim the Eagle Invitational championship as a senior.
- High school teammate, Preston Kliewer, played basketball at MidAmerica Nazarene and is now a manager for the GCU program.
- Shared the court as a senior with his younger brother, Jared. The brothers represented the Eagles' top two rebounders in 2017-18.
Personal |
- Parents are Daniel and Karen Gerdes.
- Father, Daniel, played basketball at Wartburg College from 1983 to 1987. Ranks in the program's top 10 for career blocks (65).
- Career goals include becoming a filmmaker for a sports team or company.
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