Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball statistical leaders

The Grand Canyon Anelopes men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Antelopes represent Grand Canyon University (GCU) in the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference. ^[1]

GCU began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1949, the year of its founding, as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). ^[2] GCU did not join the NCAA until 1991, playing in Division II until moving to Division I in 2013. ^[3] This history is significant because the official recording of statistics began at different times in different organizations, as well as different NCAA divisions. The NAIA record books do not indicate when the organization began officially recording statistics on a national basis, but its current records (as of 2020–21) for single-game and single-season assists were both set in 1972–73, and the career record for blocks dates to 1975. ^[4] The NCAA has recorded scoring statistics throughout the "modern era" of basketball, which it defines as starting with the 1937–38 season, the first after the center jump after each made field goal was abolished. Individual rebounding was first recorded in 1950–51, as were individual assists. While rebounding has been recorded in every subsequent season, the NCAA stopped recording individual assists after the 1951–52 season. Assists were not reinstated as an official statistic in Division I until the 1983–84 season. By the time GCU joined the NCAA, assists were officially being recorded in Division II, with that practice having started in 1988–89. However, blocks and steals were not recorded in D-II until 1992–93, four seasons after they were first recorded in D-I. ^{[5] [6]}

Grand Canyon's record book includes players in all named statistics, regardless of whether they were officially recorded by any of the governing bodies in which the school was a member. That said, the record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway. ^[7] These lists are updated through the end of the 2020–21 season.

Scoring

Career Rank Player Points Seasons 1 Bayard Forrest 2,195 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 2 Joshua Braun 1,714 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 3 Alessandro Lever 1,629 [8] 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 4 Duane Gagnon 1,490 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 5 Jim Irvine 1,420 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 6 Doug Baker 1,373 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 7 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 1,354 [9] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 8 Gabe McGlothan 1,329 [10] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 9 Chad Briscoe 1,313 1991–92 1992–93 10 Kenny Archbold 1,279 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

Season Rank Player Points Season 1 Chad Briscoe 747 1992–93 2 Ron Singleton 726 1986–87 3 Tyon Grant-Foster 684 [11] 2023–24 4 Wayne Bateman 654 1966–67 5 Dana Pope 642 1993–94 6 Rodney Johns 640 1987–88 Rayshon Harrison 640 [12] 2022–23 8 Bayard Forrest 602 1974–75 9 DeWayne Russell 593 2016–17 10 Kevin Warren 582 1984–85

Single Game Rank Player Points Season Opponent 1 Ron Singleton 46 1986–87 Western New Mexico 2 Chad Briscoe 44 1992–93 Bridgeport Ben Lindsey 44 1961–62 La Verne 4 Doug Baker 43 1956–57 La Verne 5 DeWayne Russell 42 2016–17 Louisville

Rebounds

Career Rank Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Bayard Forrest 1,544 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 2 T.C. Dean 1,063 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 3 Jim Rice 891 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 4 Bill Price 862 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 5 Gabe McGlothan 855 [10] 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 6 Duane Gagnon 847 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 7 Ben Lindsey 827 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 8 Bob Hill 810 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 9 Melvin Rising 781 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 10 Jim Irvine 764 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74

Season Rank Player Rebounds Season 1 Bayard Forrest 420 1972–73 2 Bayard Forrest 415 1974–75 3 T.C. Dean 402 1957–58 4 Bayard Forrest 384 1973–74 5 Killian Larson 348 2012–13 6 Ben Lindsey 342 1959–60 7 T.C. Dean 341 1958–59 8 Cecil Scroggins 333 1986–87 9 Bayard Forrest 325 1975–76 10 T.C. Dean 320 1956–57

Single Game Rank Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 T.C. Dean 26 1957–58 Phoenix College 2 Bayard Forrest 24 1972–73 Claremont Mudd

Assists

Career Rank Player Assists Seasons 1 Craig Johnson 455 1987–88 1988–89 2 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 433 [9] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 3 DeWayne Russell 423 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 4 Bayard Forrest 421 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 5 Ryan Nelson 387 2004–05 2005–06 6 Chester Hayes 292 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94

Season Rank Player Assists Season 1 Ryan Nelson 263 2005–06 2 Craig Johnson 228 1987–88 3 Craig Johnson 227 1988–89 4 Rodney Johns 185 1987–88 5 DeWayne Russell 182 2015–16

Single Game Rank Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Ryan Nelson 20 2005–06 Notre Dame de Namur 2 Elbert Meeks 14 1993–94 Southern Colorado Elbert Meeks 14 1992–93 Chico State Craig Johnson 14 1988–89 Colorado Christian

Steals

Career Rank Player Steals Seasons 1 Jim Irvine 210 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 2 Kenny Archbold 198 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 3 David Everett 192 1971–72 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 4 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 177 [9] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 5 Rodney Johns 161 1986–87 1987–88 6 Chad Briscoe 155 1991–92 1992–93

Season Rank Player Steals Season 1 Rodney Johns 97 1987–88 2 Chad Briscoe 90 1992–93 3 Kenny Archbold 86 1996–97 4 Joey Allison 81 1990–91 5 Nate Stokes 79 1977–78

Single Game Rank Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Jeff Fudge 10 1985–86 The Master's College

Blocks

Career Rank Player Blocks Seasons 1 Horacio Llamas 172 1994–95 1995–96 2 Nathan Hansen 150 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 3 Bryan Lee 147 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 4 Joshua Ondigo 137 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 5 Andre Hall 94 1997–98 1998–99

Season Rank Player Blocks Season 1 Horacio Llamas 106 1995–96 2 Horacio Llamas 66 1994–95 3 Bryan Lee 64 2006–07 4 Braylon Pickrel 63 2011–12 Nathan Hansen 63 1997–98

Single Game Rank Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Horacio Llamas 10 1995–96 Clarke

References

1. "GCU 2020–21 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Grand Canyon Antelopes. November 20, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
2. "Trailblazers men's Basketball 2020-21 Media Guide" (PDF). Dixie State University. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
3. "History: Year-by-Year" (PDF). GCU 2020–21 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Grand Canyon Antelopes. November 20, 2020. pp. 122–23. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
4. "2020–21 NAIA Men's Basketball Regular-Season Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
5. "Individual Records" (PDF). 2020–21 Division I Men's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
6. "Individual Records" (PDF). 2020–21 Division II Men's Basketball Records. NCAA. p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
7. "History of the NCAA". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
8. "Alessandro Lever". ESPN.com.
9. "Jovan Blacksher Jr". ESPN.com.
10. "Gabe McGlothan". ESPN.com.
11. "Tyon Grant-Foster". ESPN.com.
12. "Rayson Harrison". ESPN.com.