Grand Canyon Antelopes forward Lok Wur (5) and guard Josh Baker (22) leave the court after being defeated by against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

Charles Barkley rips into one school for brutal NCAA Tournament exit

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated 3/25/24

Charles Barkley on Sunday added insult to injury against a Grand Canyon team that had just had its NCAA Tournament dreams dashed.

No. 12 Grand Canyon lost their second-round matchup 72-61 against No. 4 Alabama at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Wash.

Alabama held on to a 62-61 lead with 4:05 left in the contest. Grand Canyon went completely scoreless the rest of the way. The Lopes went 0 of 4 with two turnovers and resorted to hero ball down the stretch. The Crimson Tide outscored them 10-0 to close out the contest.

Barkley slammed Grand Canyon during the March Madness postgame show for their team’s befuddling offensive strategy.

“Grand Canyon, that was the dumbest game of basketball I may have ever seen,” said Barkley. “Everybody went 1-on-1. … I’m not sure what they were doing offensively. I don’t think they ran a play the entire second half. … That was some of the dumbest basketball I’ve ever seen from grown college men.”

"Grand Canyon, that was the dumbest game of basketball I think I may have ever seen… I don't think they ran a play the entire 2nd half…. They just went 1-on-1 every single time… 5 whole assists? We've got a crack staff if they found 5 passes." – Charles Barkley pic.twitter.com/G35tPIaxeD

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 25, 2024

Grand Canyon finished with just five assists on 18 made field goals. The lack of ball movement couldn’t have helped the Lopes’ three-point shooting. The team made just two triples out of its 20 tries.

Tyon Grant-Foster was the team’s leading scorer with 29 points on 9-of-22 shooting. Despite the decent scoring output from Grant-Foster, his goose egg in the assist department with five turnovers department behooves Barkley’s point.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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