List of Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball head coaches

Last updated January 19, 2024

The following is a list of Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball head coaches. There have been 14 head coaches of the Antelopes in their 74-season history.^[1]

Grand Canyon's current head coach is Bryce Drew. He was hired as the Antelopes' head coach in March 2020,^[2] replacing Dan Majerle, who was fired after the 2019–20 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1949–1951	Howard Mansfield	2	2–19	.095
2	1951–1960 1961–1965	Dave Brazell	13	151–134	.530
3	1960–1961	Don Reed	1	12–10	.545
4	1965–1981	Ben Lindsey	16	317–137	.698
5	1981–1983	Jay Arnote	2	40–19	.678
6	1983–1986	John Shumate	3	58–33	.637
7	1986–1988	Paul Westphal	2	63–18	.778
8	1988–1990	Bill Westphal	2	51–15	.773
9	1990–2004	Leighton McCrary	14	216–178	.548
10	2004–2008	Scott Mossman	4	65–47	.580
11	2008–2009	Dan Nichols	1	13–14	.481
12	2009–2013	Russ Pennell	4	72–44	.621
13	2013–2020	Dan Majerle	7	136–89	.604
14	2020–present	Bryce Drew	3	64–27	.703
Totals		14 coaches	74 seasons	1,260–784	.616
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Grand Canyon Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Grand Canyon Athletics. pp. 166–167. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
↑ Obert, Richard (March 17, 2020). "Grand Canyon hires Bryce Drew as men's basketball coach to replace Dan Majerle". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved March 11, 2023.
↑ Cobb, David (March 13, 2020). "Former Phoenix Suns star Dan Majerle fired as Grand Canyon University coach after seven seasons". CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 11, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Grand Canyon Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Grand Canyon Athletics. pp. 166–167. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[2] Obert, Richard (March 17, 2020). "Grand Canyon hires Bryce Drew as men's basketball coach to replace Dan Majerle". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[3] Cobb, David (March 13, 2020). "Former Phoenix Suns star Dan Majerle fired as Grand Canyon University coach after seven seasons". CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 11, 2023.

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