Tag: Grand Canyon basketball

GCU Havocs steal the show at Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships

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By SAMANTHA PELL
Cronkite News

PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University’s DeWayne Russell already had the hometown crowd in his pocket before stepping onto the court Thursday night at the 29th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships at GCU.

By competing in the men’s three-point portion of the event on the floor he played on for three seasons after transferring from Northern Arizona, Russell knew what GCU’s student section, the Havocs, had in store.

The rest of the college basketball basketball world knows, too, after the Havocs stole the show during the competition and almost lifted Russell to victory. He lost in the final to Iowa’s Peter Jok.

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Grand Canyon’s DeWayne Russell changing fortunes on and off the court

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By ZACH ALVIRA
Cronkite News

PHOENIX —Grand Canyon University point guard DeWayne Russell often finds a way to put others first, even during his own strenuous times.

In elementary school, he attended a basketball camp where he won a pair of basketball shoes. When Russell returned to show off his prize, he took the opportunity to help a classmate in need.

“I was excited about the shoes, but there was this one kid that everyone would make fun of because he didn’t have cool shoes,” Russell said. “I got sick of everyone making fun of him so I pulled him to the side and gave them to him.”

These days, Russell is doing his best to change the fortunes of the Antelopes, who have lost two of their last four games and host Texas Rio Grande Valley on Thursday.

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