Tag: Keonta Vernon
Grand Canyon falls to Mercer 78-73 at home in the first round of the CBI Tournament.
The Lopes had an opportunity to play more basketball with an invitation to the CBI Tournament but their season came to an end when...
In their first ever Western Athletic Conference tournament, the GCU Lopes find themselves one game away from the NCAA tournament big dance after a big win over #2 seed Utah Valley in the tournament semifinals.
After recovering from first half...
GCU senior Keonta Vernon grew up in Tulare, California, which has a population of 63,000 people. Tulare is set in Central San Joaquin Valley about 60 miles north of Bakersfield. “It's a small town and everybody knows each other,...
Grand Canyon University’s men’s basketball team knew that a two game sweep was a must as they hosted the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Chicago State at the GCU Arena last week. After taking care of the ‘Roos on...
Grand Canyon coach Dan Majerle opened the press conference with a big smile. He was certainly pleased with his teams’ performance Thursday night especially when it came to rebounding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3lXCbp90tM
GCU outrebounded UMKC 45-24. Oscar Frayer had a career-high 13 boards....
Grand Canyon overcame its scoring and rebounding struggles to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 84-71 at home on Saturday night.
It was a collective effort by everyone but freshman power forward Roberts Blumbergs’ performance is what really stood out the...
Grand Canyon’s shooting struggles were prominent in its 70-59 home loss to New Mexico State, which ended their eight-game winning streak against Western Athletic Conference teams.
“We just can’t score,” GCU Head Coach Dan Majerle said after the game. “We...
After a loss to St. John’s last Tuesday, Grand Canyon brought a different intensity and different lineup against Grambling State on Saturday and it worked. The Lopes secured their sixth win of the season, beating the Tigers 87-53.
Keonta Vernon...
