2017–18 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Dan Majerle in his fifth season at Grand Canyon. The Antelopes played their home games at the GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. They defeated UMKC and Utah Valley to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Mercer.

2017–18 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record22–12 (9–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Lee
  • Chris Crevelone
  • T. J. Benson
Home arenaGCU Arena
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State122 .857286  .824
Utah Valley104 .7142311  .676
Grand Canyon95 .6432212  .647
Seattle86 .5712014  .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley68 .4291518  .455
Cal State Bakersfield59 .3571218  .400
UMKC59 .3571022  .313
Chicago State113 .071329  .094
2018 WAC tournament winner

The season marked the Antelopes' first full season as a Division I school after a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. This means the team was officially eligible for the NCAA tournament if they had qualified, as well as becoming fully eligible for the WAC tournament.

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