For the first time since 1980, the Grand Canyon Antelopes and Arizona Wildcats will faceoff on Wednesday when the Lopes make the two-hour drive south to McKale Center.
GCU is not well-known nationally for the time being, as they are in the fourth and final year of the transition process to become a full-fledged member at the Division-I level. But that by no means makes this a walk-over game for the shorthanded Arizona squad.
“We look at Grand Canyon as a really good team, a postseason team, and for us, we’re going to have to be ready to go for sure,” Sean Miller said on Monday.