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 . 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
WAC Tournament
2018 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team