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The university announced a five-year sponsorship deal with Nike on May 27, 2015, as a part of Grand Canyon's athletic expansion. On August 23, 2017, the NCAA officially approved Grand Canyon's move to Division I, elevating the university to active membership status. GCU immediately became eligible for postseason competition. [15]
Global Credit Union Arena at Grand Canyon University (originally named GCU Arena) is a 7,000-seat, 135,000-square-foot (12,500 m 2) multi-purpose entertainment and athletics facility in Phoenix, Arizona, owned and operated by Grand Canyon University. The arena is the home of Grand Canyon University Lopes men's and women's basketball teams, men ...
On November 1, 2024, Grand Canyon University announced it was joining the Mountain West no later than July 1, 2026. [34] On December 10, 2024 it was announced that UC Davis would join the Mountain West Conference in all sports except football, for which it will remain in the Big Sky Conference. This move is expected on July 1, 2026. [35]
The conference responded over the next two months by adding Grand Canyon University, [57] Chicago State University, [58] and the University of Texas-Pan American. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] Then, in February 2013, the WAC announced the University of Missouri–Kansas City would join in the summer of 2013 as well. [ 61 ]
Grand Canyon Education has also been accused of engaging in securities-law fraud with its relation to GCU. [30] [31] Grand Canyon University was alleged to have switched from for-profit to nonprofit status due to its yearly $9.2 million property tax bill. Numerous school officials said this was unsustainable and a key reason the switch was made ...
The first official game at GCU Stadium was played on August 19, 2016, when the university's men's soccer team defeated UCF 4-2. As Arizona's only NCAA Division I men's soccer program, Grand Canyon University CEO Brian Mueller made it clear that the university will work to make it a noteworthy event on campus. Mueller said in the unveiling press ...
The university announced that “in a significant win for Grand Canyon University, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a 3-0 decision, held that the U.S. Department of ...
The Lopes played at GCU Soccer Field up until the construction of GCU Stadium. GCU played its inaugural season in the new facility in 2016. Since the opening of the facility, GCU has ranked in the top 10 in average attendance per match in 2016 and 2018, getting significant fan support from the university's student section, the Havocs.