I am trying to figure out how to link an alley oop video but I am having trouble. The pic will have to do for now.

Via press email:

 

http://www.gculopes.com/news/2014/12/2/MBB_1202143825.aspx

 

The Grand Canyon University men's basketball team pulled out a hard-fought 66-61 win over the University of Illinois at Chicago tonight at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Lopes and improved their overall record to 3-4. It was also their first road win of the season. UIC dropped to 2-6 with the loss. GCU will now play 10 of its next 11 games at GCU Arena.

Click here to hear Dan Majerle's postgame interview with Michael Potter.
Click here for Kerwin Smith's postgame interview and here for Sam Daly's.

The game was close throughout and featured four lead changes in the second half. After seeing their seven point lead cut to four, Ryan Majerle scored on a put-back layup with 2:56 left and then took the inbounds pass with only three seconds on the shot clock, making a nifty move on the baseline to put GCU up by eight at 60-52.

From there the Lopes would sink six free throws, three by Majerle, to hold off a late Flames rally.

The Antelopes started fast, taking a 14-6 lead over the game's first 7:30. Joshua Braun, fresh of 21-point night on Saturday, scored five, while Kerwin Smith added four during the run.

Smith was a force all night, scoring 12 points with four rebounds in 24 minutes. Majerle led all scorers with 15 points and pulled down five boards.

GCU led 26-21 at the break, but found itself down 34-31 just five minutes into the second half. A 16-5 run over the next five minutes put GCU up 47-39, matching their largest lead of the night.

Sam Daly started at the point tonight, playing 34 minutes with seven points and seven assists. De'Andre Davis came off the bench and also scored seven points and added four assists. As a team, the Antelopes had a season-best 18 assists.

GCU had seven players finish the night with seven points or more, including Jerome Garrison's 10 points. Garrison had a team-high seven rebounds.

Grand Canyon now returns home for a pair of games, beginning with Great Falls (Mont.) on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. GCU will face Idaho State on Dec. 9, also at 7 p.m. Great Falls, from the NAIA, enters the game with a 7-2 record and win over Montana State – Billings in two overtimes (89-84) on Nov. 26. Both games will be broadcast on Cox7 and KXXT 1010 AM. Check www.gculopes.comfor online links.

 

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YOU CAN STILL ENTER THIS CONTEST.... you get one "drop" week at the end of the season... so new entries can use a zero from week 1 as your drop week....

Remember 15 picks only... leave one out

Deadline for week two will be Dec 2 3:00p


WEEK 2

Dec 2

Moon Valley @ Apollo
Gilbert Christian @ Highland
Mountain Ridge @ Sandra Day OConner
Tempe @ Arcadia
Ironwood Ridge @ Nogales

Dec 4

Peoria @ Kellis
Chandler @ Fairfax
Westview @ Boulder Creek
Desert Ridge @ Central
Tucson @ Sunnyside
Empire @ Cholla

Dec 5

Marcos de Niza @ Salpointe
Mesa @ Carl Hayden
Hamilton @ Desert Mountain
Liberty @ North Canyon


Dec 6

Cesar Chavez @ Red Mountain


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luckily the jv game went into overtime and i was able to see the varsity from tipoff. desert vista's starting five are able to put the ball on the floor and clark was a problem for the pinnacle bigs. there must of been over 10 blocks in that game from dv. pinnacle was rattled but i give them credit for bringing within 2pts i think midway thru the 4th. dv is definetly a contender this year.

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Class of 2018 Top 10

It's time.

Need to post them here, email tournament schedules in if you need us to post them (jonperryman@yahoo.com, dutchperryman@yahoo.com):

Salpointe Tip-off Classic (Salpointe and Chandler High), starts Nov. 24
Independence 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Tournament, starts Nov. 24

A lot of games scheduled for Nov. 25 also.


First Day of Season Schedule

Can someone post this info please?

I think it's safe to say that Hamilton was the team most affected by football last week. Geeze.

Pueblo 59 Santa Rita 22

CDO 66 Douglas 58

Buena 77 Santa Rita 33

Pueblo 60 Palo Verde 39

Sabino 67 Marana 58

La Joya 54 Sahuaro 49

Desert View 73 Mountain View 61

Flowing Wells 58 Douglas 51

Tucson High 94 Palo Verde 47

Rio Rico 78 Marana 37

Sahuaro 75 CDO 62

La Joya 64 Sabino 43

Desert View 68 Rio Rico 63

Tucson High 77 Mountain View 51

Buena 71 Flowing Wells 54
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Catalina Foothills 70 Rincon 66

Nogales 76 Ironwood Ridge 66

Salpointe 81 Amphi 32

Cholla 55 Sunnyside 54

Tucson 95 Empire 44
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Thanks to all the terrific basketball programs who participated in the 24th annual Paradise Valley Invitational. I've been part of this tournament for all 24 years, and this years tournament was one of the best ever.


Also, thanks to my parent booster club for putting together a terrific hospitality room and working the snack bar. Special thanks to my JV coach Robert Branch who was on the microphone for 20 games. He will sleep well tonight!! Also, thanks to all my volunteers working the score clock.


Here are the results for today:


Arcadia 65 vs. North Canyon 48
Trevor Browne 41 vs. O'Connor 37
Deer Valley 60 vs. Dobson 57
Apollo 58 vs. Cactus Shadows 39
Washington 72 vs. Fairfax 67 (OT)
McClintock 67 vs. Desert Ridge 62
Chavez 81 vs. Horizon 77 (3rd Place Game)
Perry 66 vs. Paradise Valley 60 (Championship Game)


ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM


MVP---Markus Howard--Perry
Kyle VanHaren--Perry
Amiri Chukwuemeka--McClintock
Cedric JacobsJones--Paradise Valley
Brandon Burke--Horizon
Thomas Smith--Cesar Chavez
Dante Hicks--Dobson
Rees Plummer--Deer Valley
Holland Woods--Apollo
Jake Anastasi--Cactus Shadows
Demauree Logan--Desert Ridge


Thanks to all the fans who come out and support high school basketball!!


Coach Mark MacGowan



--
Mark MacGowan
Paradise Valley High School
Head Boy's Varsity Basketball Coach
"Tradition of Excellence"
www.hometeamsonline.com/pvtrojansbasketball

We've had some good discussion started on this subject - so let's go a bit deeper.

Who and why?

Starts tomorrow.

Hoophall West