Grand Canyon Lopes

4-0 overall, 0-0 Mountain West, margin +26.5

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+17.6

net rating per 100 · #45 in D-I · model

114.0

adjusted offense · #58

96.4

adjusted defense · #37

73.0

pace, possessions / 40 · #48

-7.7

strength of schedule so far · #197

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
1	Dylan Darling	G	SR	6' 1"	4/4	25.2	11.8	4.5	5.2	50.0	60.8	+5.3
2	Makaih Williams	G	SR	6' 2"	3/3	24.3	13.0	2.3	1.3	45.3	50.5	-1.4
10	Jaden Henley	G	SR	6' 7"	4/4	24.0	17.8	3.5	2.8	65.5	67.0	+3.2
22	Tre Holloman	G	SR	6' 2"	4/1	20.5	9.0	2.0	5.0	50.0	51.8	+0.2
3	Amarion Dickerson	F	SR	6' 7"	4/0	19.5	11.8	3.5	3.2	71.7	69.2	+6.5
9	Tyler Behrend	F	SR	6' 10"	4/1	18.0	8.0	6.2	1.0	65.0	68.0	+8.8
13	Blake Barkley	F	SR	6' 8"	4/4	17.8	6.5	3.5	1.0	81.2	79.1	+5.4
17	Efe Demirel	C	SO	7' 1"	4/3	14.8	6.2	5.5	0.2	44.4	53.7	+7.9
24	Jaden Zimmerman	G	JR	6' 5"	4/0	13.5	8.8	1.5	0.2	60.4	59.8	-4.2
0	Omaha Biliew	F	SR	6' 8"	4/0	12.8	4.2	3.5	0.8	58.3	59.9	+4.7
11	Caleb Shaw	G	SR	6' 6"	4/0	8.8	1.5	1.2	0.2	60.0	55.1	+3.1
5	Micah Tucker	G	SO	6' 3"	4/0	6.8	2.0	0.8	1.2	50.0	54.6	-2.0
21	Jack Sawyer	F	JR	6' 8"	1/0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	–	+1.3
8	Dan Skillings Jr.	G	SR	6' 6"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
23	Jaqari Miles	G	SR	6' 2"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
33	John Whorton FR	F	FR	6' 10"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
99	Luke Shaw	G	SO	6' 3"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Texas Southern Tigers	MW+	W 103-79	-28.5 miss	–	–
Sat 11/7	vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	MW+	W 99-81	-23.5 miss	4	–
Wed 11/11	vs Cal Poly Mustangs	MW+	W 99-71	-29.5 miss	3	–
Sat 11/14	vs UL Monroe Warhawks	MW+	W 88-52	-35.5 cover	2	–
Tue 11/24	vs Saint Louis Billikens N	CBSSN	9:30 PM ET	–model +7.6 · 26% win	9	259 -1h
Sun 11/29	vs Incarnate Word Cardinals	–	8 PM ET	–	4	259
Wed 12/2	at Oklahoma State Cowboys	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	2	871 +1h
Sat 12/5	vs Santa Clara Broncos	–	8 PM ET	–	2	871
Tue 12/8	vs Northwestern State Demons	–	9 PM ET	–	2	–
Fri 12/11	at Memphis Tigers	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	2	1,260 +1h
Fri 12/18	vs Florida Gators N	ESPNU	6 PM ET	–	6	3,051 +2h
Tue 12/22	vs UMBC Retrievers	–	8 PM ET	–	3	1,791
Tue 12/29	vs Justice Lions	–	8 PM ET	–	6	–
Sat 1/2	at UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	8 PM ET	–	3	644 -1h
Tue 1/5	vs UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	10:30 PM ET	–	2	644
Sat 1/9	vs Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West	–	4:30 PM ET	–	3	–
Wed 1/13	at San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	3	615 -1h
Sat 1/16	at Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	189 -1h
Wed 1/20	vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	2	601
Sat 1/23	at New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	2	330
Tue 1/26	vs Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	10:30 PM ET	–	3	330
Sat 1/30	at Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	649
Sat 2/6	vs New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	5	649
Tue 2/9	at UTEP Miners Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	345
Sat 2/13	vs Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West	–	4 PM ET	–	3	345
Tue 2/16	at Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	549
Sat 2/20	at UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	2	594 -1h
Tue 2/23	vs UTEP Miners Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	256
Fri 2/26	vs San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	2	–
Tue 3/2	at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	2	2,907 -3h
Sat 3/6	vs UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	3 PM ET	–	4	2,907

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 20,916 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Phoenix

Home floor: GCU Arena

The building
The ceiling beams above the floor at Grand Canyon's arena were signed by university employees and students. en.wikipedia.org
In the news
Grand Canyon brought in 10 transfers for the 2026-27 season, including players from Wake Forest, St. John's, USC, Baylor and NC State. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Grand Canyon's first win over a Top 25 team came on Dec. 5, 2023, when the Lopes beat No. 25 San Diego State. en.wikipedia.org
Campus
Grand Canyon's Phoenix campus covers 300 acres, and the university reported a total enrollment of 113,257 in fall 2024. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Grand Canyon counts Tim Salmon, Henry Cejudo and Bill Engvall among its alumni. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Grand Canyon joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013, withdrew on July 1, 2025, and was announced as a Mountain West member on July 8, 2025. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 40 checked notes on Grand Canyon, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Dylan Darling #1 · G

Player rating+5.3#13 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.3#56

Defense+4.9#5

186 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

11.8 pts4.5 reb5.2 ast25.2 min 13-29 FG3-16 3PT18-22 FT 60.8 TS%18.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 1" · 180 lbs · Spokane, WA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	28	15	4-8	2-5	5-6	5	6	3	3
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	24	11	3-6	0-3	5-5	4	3	2	2
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	24	10	3-10	0-5	4-5	3	4	1	2
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	25	11	3-5	1-3	4-6	6	8	2	2

Makaih Williams #2 · G

Player rating-1.4#87 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.8#84

Defense-0.6#84

136 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%

13.0 pts2.3 reb1.3 ast24.3 min 13-32 FG3-14 3PT10-15 FT 50.5 TS%22.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 190 lbs · Long Beach, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	DNP
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	30	18	6-12	1-5	5-6	2	2	1	4	0
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	22	12	4-10	1-4	3-7	4	2	1	1	0
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	21	9	3-10	1-5	2-2	1	0	1	1	0

Jaden Henley #10 · G

Player rating+3.2#26 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.3#60

Defense+3.0#19

178 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 31%

17.8 pts3.5 reb2.8 ast24.0 min 24-42 FG7-16 3PT16-25 FT 67.0 TS%24.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 210 lbs · Ontario, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	21	22	6-11	1-5	9-15	5	1	2	1
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	30	21	6-13	2-5	7-8	3	3	3	2
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	22	10	5-11	0-2	0-1	0	3	0	3
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	23	18	7-7	4-4	0-1	6	4	0	1

Tre Holloman #22 · G

Player rating+0.2#63 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.6#28

Defense-1.3#97

152 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

9.0 pts2.0 reb5.0 ast20.5 min 13-33 FG7-22 3PT3-4 FT 51.8 TS%18.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 190 lbs · Minneapolis, MN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	23	7	2-6	2-6	1-2	2	6	1	1	0
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	16	4	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	5	1	0	0
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	25	13	5-12	3-8	0-0	3	6	1	2	1
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	18	12	4-10	2-7	2-2	3	3	0	0	0

Amarion Dickerson #3 · F

Player rating+6.5#7 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+3.3#10

Defense+3.2#16

145 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

11.8 pts3.5 reb3.2 ast19.5 min 19-30 FG5-13 3PT4-9 FT 69.2 TS%19.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 220 lbs · Cleveland, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	25	12	4-6	2-3	2-3	4	4	0	0	5
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	22	17	7-8	1-2	2-6	6	2	2	4	1
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	17	6	3-7	0-3	0-0	3	5	0	2	1
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	14	12	5-9	2-5	0-0	1	2	1	2	0

Tyler Behrend #9 · F

Player rating+8.8#1 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+3.9#4

Defense+4.9#6

134 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

8.0 pts6.2 reb1.0 ast18.0 min 13-20 FG0-2 3PT6-8 FT 68.0 TS%17.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 235 lbs · Cincinnati, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	15	6	3-8	0-0	0-0	8	0	3	0	0
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	20	12	4-5	0-1	4-6	4	2	1	0	0
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	21	12	5-6	0-1	2-2	7	0	2	1	0
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	16	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	2	1

Blake Barkley #13 · F

Player rating+5.4#12 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+3.3#11

Defense+2.1#29

130 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 15%

6.5 pts3.5 reb1.0 ast17.8 min 11-16 FG4-7 3PT0-1 FT 79.1 TS%11.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 225 lbs · Morgantown, WV · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	19	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	3	1	2
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	13	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	19	16	7-10	2-3	0-1	5	1	0
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	20	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	1

Efe Demirel #17 · C

Player rating+7.9#3 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+4.0#2

Defense+3.9#12

107 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

6.2 pts5.5 reb0.2 ast14.8 min 8-18 FG0-0 3PT9-12 FT 53.7 TS%18.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 7' 1" · 250 lbs · İzmit, Türkiye · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	16	11	3-3	0-0	5-6	2	0	3	0
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	16	4	1-7	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	0
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	20	10	4-7	0-0	2-4	8	0	1	3

Jaden Zimmerman #24 · G

Player rating-4.2#123 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.8#85

Defense-3.4#126

99 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

8.8 pts1.5 reb0.2 ast13.5 min 12-24 FG5-15 3PT6-12 FT 59.8 TS%21.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 5" · 210 lbs · Bronx, NY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	17	9	4-10	1-7	0-4	3	1
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	7	7	2-4	1-1	2-2	0	0
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	17	13	4-6	3-5	2-4	2	0
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	13	6	2-4	0-2	2-2	1	0

Omaha Biliew #0 · F

Player rating+4.7#18 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+3.8#6

Defense+1.0#50

94 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

4.2 pts3.5 reb0.8 ast12.8 min 7-12 FG0-3 3PT3-5 FT 59.9 TS%11.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 230 lbs · Waukee, IA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	19	8	3-5	0-2	2-3	4	2	0	0
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	9	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	12	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	11	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	1

Caleb Shaw #11 · G

Player rating+3.1#28 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.7#45

Defense+2.5#25

65 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 11%

1.5 pts1.2 reb0.2 ast8.8 min 2-5 FG2-5 3PT0-1 FT 55.1 TS%8.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 210 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	6	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	10	3	1-1	1-1	0-1	2	0	1
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	10	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	9	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0

Micah Tucker #5 · G

Player rating-2.0#103 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.1#68

Defense-2.1#109

47 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

2.0 pts0.8 reb1.2 ast6.8 min 2-6 FG2-5 3PT2-3 FT 54.6 TS%12.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 3" · 195 lbs · Atlanta, GA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	10	5	1-3	1-2	2-2	1	1	1
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	10	3	1-2	1-2	0-1	2	2	0

Jack Sawyer #21 · F

Player rating+1.3#50 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.2#64

Defense+1.1#46

3 possessions · still mostly last season's prior

0.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast1.0 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%0.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 8" · 225 lbs · Aledo, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	DNP
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	DNP
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	None	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Dan Skillings Jr. #8 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 210 lbs · Blackwood, NJ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	DNP
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	DNP
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	DNP
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	DNP

Jaqari Miles #23 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 205 lbs · Los Angeles, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	DNP
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	DNP
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	DNP
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	DNP

John Whorton #33 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 10" · 245 lbs · Akron, OH · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	DNP
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	DNP
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	DNP
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	DNP

Luke Shaw #99 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 3" · 185 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs TXSO	W 103-79	DNP
11-08	vs BCU	W 99-81	DNP
11-12	vs CP	W 99-71	DNP
11-15	vs ULM	W 88-52	DNP