Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball
{{Short description|Basketball team at GCU in Phoenix}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox men's college basketball team
| name = Grand Canyon Antelopes
| current = 2024–25 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team
| logo = Grand Canyon University 2023 Logo Update.svg
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| university = Grand Canyon University
| conference = Mountain West
| location = Phoenix, Arizona
| firstseason =
| coach = Winston Gandy
| tenure = 1st
| arena = Global Credit Union Arena
| capacity = 7,200
| nickname = Antelopes
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| NCAAfinalfour =
| NCAAsweetsixteen = Division II: 2011
| NCAAsecondround = Division II: 2011, 2012, 2013
| NCAAtourneys = Division II: 1997, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
Division I: 2025
| conference_tournament = WAC:
2025
| conference_season = 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
Pacific West
2025
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The Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. They are a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).{{cite web|url=http://www.gculopes.com/index.aspx?path=wbball|title=Grand Canyon University Athletics|website=www.gculopes.com}}
History
GCU began play in 1988, beginning as an NAIA team in District VII. They began play in NCAA Division II in 1991. They joined the Pacific West Conference in 1992 after two years in the Continental Divide Conference. They joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association in 1994, playing in the conference until 2004. After two independent seasons, they joined the Pacific West Conference in 2006. The program underwent the transition to Division I in 2013, joining the Western Athletic Conference. The four-year process means that the team cannot be invited nor play in the Division I Tournament until 2018, though they can play in the WNIT or WBI. They were invited to the 2016 Women's Basketball Invitational, losing 57–51 to North Dakota in the first round. The Antelopes have an all-time record (as of the end of the 2015–16 season) of 367–419, with a 317–381 record outside of Division I.
In their 2025 season, GCU finished conference play undefeated with a 16–0 record. GCU went onto winning the WAC Conference tournament against UT Arlington 65–62. Making it to the NCAA Division I national tournament for the first time in school history.{{cite web|url=http://www.gculopes.com/documents/2016/10/10/GCU_WBB_Quick_Facts.pdf|title=Grand Canyon University Athletics|website=www.gculopes.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gculopes.com/documents/2013/10/21/Year-by-Year.pdf?id=3783|title=Grand Canyon University Athletics|website=www.gculopes.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gculopes.com/documents/2013/10/21/Women_s_Basketball_Post-Season.pdf?id=3782|title=Grand Canyon University Athletics|website=www.gculopes.com}}
2025 Coaching Staff
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Winston Gandy | Head Coach | align=center| 1st |
Adrian Sanders | Assistant coach/Recruiting Coordinator | align=center| 1st |
Matt Shewmake | Assistant Coach | align=center| 1st |
Julia Ford | Assistant Coach | align=center| 1st |
Chloe Rice | Assistant Coach | align=center| 1st |
Celeste Taylor | Assistant Coach | align=center| 1st |
colspan=4 style="{{NCAA color cell|Grand Canyon Antelopes}}" | Reference:{{cite web |title=Grand Canyon Women's basketball Coaching Staff |url=https://gculopes.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster#sidearm-roster-coaches |website=gculopes.com |publisher=Grand Canyon University Athletics |access-date=3 June 2025}} |
Year-by-year results
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{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Jeneane Pence|conference=NAIA District VII|startyear=1988|endyear=1989}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1988–89|name=Jeneane Pence|overall=19–8|conference=9–3|confstanding= |postseason=NAIA Bi-District Playoff First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Jeneane Pence|overall=19–8|confrecord=9–3| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Jeff Dinkel|conference=NAIA District VII|startyear=1989|endyear=1990}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1989–90|name=Jeff Dinkel|overall=6–22|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Jeff Dinkel|overall=6–22|confrecord=–| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Jeff Dinkel|conference=Continental Divide Conference|startyear=1990|endyear=1992}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1990–91|name=Jeff Dinkel|overall=9–18|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1991–92|name=Jeff Dinkel|overall=7–22|conference=1–9| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Jeff Dinkel|overall=16–40|confrecord=1–9| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Jeff Dinkel|conference=Pacific West Conference|startyear=1992|endyear=1993}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1992–93|name=Jeff Dinkel|overall=7–20|conference=3–7| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Jeff Dinkel|overall=7–20|confrecord=3–7| constanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Julie Hanks|conference=Pacific West Conference|startyear=1993|endyear=1994}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1993–94|name=Julie Hanks|overall=15–11|conference=3–7| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Julie Hanks|overall=15–11|confrecord=3–7| constanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Julie Hanks|conference=CCAA|startyear=1994|endyear=1997}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1994–95|name=Julie Hanks|overall=10–16|conference=4–6| confstanding=5th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1995–96|name=Julie Hanks|overall=9–16|conference=2–8| confstanding=5th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1996–97|name=Julie Hanks|overall=15–11|conference=7–3| confstanding=2nd|postseason=NCAA Division II First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Julie Hanks|overall=34–43|confrecord=13–17| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Tim Wilke|conference=CCAA|startyear=1997|endyear=2001}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1997–98|name=Tim Wilke|overall=1–24|conference=1–9| confstanding=6th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1998–99|name=Tim Wilke|overall=9–21|conference=7–13| confstanding=7th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=1999–00|name=Tim Wilke|overall=9–18|conference=6–14| confstanding=T-8th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2000–01|name=Tim Wilke|overall=4–23|conference=3–19| confstanding=T-11th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Tim Wilke|overall=23–86|confrecord=17–55| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Kip Drown|conference=CCAA|startyear=2001|endyear=2004}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2001–02|name=Kip Drown|overall=5–22|conference=3–19| confstanding=12th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2002–03|name=Kip Drown|overall=8–19|conference=5–17| confstanding=T-11th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2003–04|name=Kip Drown|overall=16–12|conference=14–9| confstanding=T-4th|postseason=NCAA Division II First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Kip Drown|overall=29–53|confrecord=22–45| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Kip Drown|conference=Independent|startyear=2004|endyear=2005}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2004–05|name=Kip Drown|overall=11–16|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Kip Drown|overall=11–16|confrecord=–| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Craig Wiginton|conference=Independent|startyear=2005|endyear=2006}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2005–06|name=Craig Wiginton|overall=4–22|conference=–| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Craig Wiginton|overall=4–22|confrecord=–| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Craig Wiginton|conference=Pacific West Conference|startyear=2006|endyear=2007}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2006–07|name=Craig Wiginton|overall=23–4|conference=16–0| confstanding=1st|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Craig Wiginton|overall=23–4|confrecord=16–0| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Trent May|conference=Pacific West Conference|startyear=2007|endyear=2013}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2007–08|name=Trent May|overall=19–10|conference=15–3| confstanding=1st|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2008–09|name=Trent May|overall=16–12|conference=8–4| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Division II First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2009–10|name=Trent May|overall=19–8|conference=12–3| confstanding=2nd|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2010–11|name=Trent May|overall=29–3|conference=15–1| confstanding=2nd|postseason=NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2011–12|name=Trent May|overall=24–4|conference=15–3| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA Division II Second Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=conference|season=2012–13|name=Trent May|overall=23–9|conference=14–4| confstanding=T-2nd|postseason=NCAA Division II Second Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Trent May|overall=130–46|confrecord=79–21| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Trent May|conference=WAC|startyear=2013|endyear=2017}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2013–14|name=Trent May|overall=19–11|conference=10–6| confstanding=3rd|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2014–15|name=Trent May|overall=13–14|conference=7–7| confstanding=4th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2015–16|name=Trent May|overall=16–15|conference=8–6| confstanding=T-3rd|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2016–17|name=Trent May|overall=15–12|conference=7–7| confstanding=5th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Trent May|overall=63–52|confrecord=32–26| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Nicole Powell|conference=WAC|startyear=2017|endyear=2020}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2017–18|name=Nicole Powell|overall=16–14|conference=9–5| confstanding=T-3rd|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2018–19|name=Nicole Powell|overall=7–20|conference=5–11| confstanding=7th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2019–20|name=Nicole Powell|overall=15–12|conference=10–6| confstanding=2nd|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Nicole Powell|overall=38–46|confrecord=24–22| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Molly Miller|conference=WAC|startyear=2020|endyear=2025}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2020–21|name=Molly Miller|overall=18–7|conference=8–4| confstanding=3rd|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2021–22|name=Molly Miller|overall=22–10|conference=14–4| confstanding=2nd|postseason=WNIT First Round |APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2022–23|name=Molly Miller|overall=21–10|conference=12–6| confstanding=4th|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2023–24|name=Molly Miller|overall=24–8|conference=16–4| confstanding=2nd|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=confboth|season=2024–25|name=Molly Miller|overall=32–3|conference=16–0| confstanding=1st|postseason=NCAA First Round|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Molly Miller|overall=117–38|confrecord=66–18| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record subhead|name=Winston Gandy|conference=WAC|startyear=2025|endyear=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry with polls|championship=|season=2025–26|name=Winston Gandy|overall=0–0|conference=0–0| confstanding=|postseason=|APpoll= |Coachespoll=}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Winston Gandy|overall=0–0|confrecord=0–0| confstanding=|posteason=}}
{{CBB yearly record end|overall=535–507}}
Postseason
=NCAA Division I tournament results=
The Antelopes made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Grand Canyon Antelopes|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}} | ||||
2025 | #13 | First Round | #4 Baylor | L 73–60 |
=NCAA Division II tournament results=
The Antelopes made six appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 4–6.
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| 1997 | First Round | L 68–80 |
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| 2004 | First Round | L 61–86 |
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| 2009 | First Round | L 48–77 |
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| 2011 | First Round | Seattle Pacific | W 53–51 |
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| 2012 | First Round | Cal Poly Pomona | W 49–48 |
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| 2013 | First Round | W 68–57 |
References
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