A former South Carolina women’s basketball assistant coach started off his second season at his new program with a marquee win.
Former Gamecocks assistant Winston Gandy’s Grand Canyon University team upset Oregon 81-74 at home Monday for its first win against a Power 4 team this year in front of a near-sellout crowd.
The Ducks, a perennial NCAA Tournament team, were favored by 9.5 points despite playing on the road at GCU in Phoenix. But Gandy’s Antelopes (2-0) led by as many as 18 points and shot 9 of 13 (69.2%) on 3-pointers to upset an Oregon team that won 23 games and reached the NCAA Round of 32 as a No. 8 seed last year…