"[3] During home men's basketball games, the Havocs take up the majority of the east sideline at Global Credit Union Arena as well as the south baseline near the opposing bench.
[4] The first publication to give national-level acclaim to the growing profile of the Havocs was SB Nation and writer Mark Sandritter in January of 2016 in an article titled "The student section at Grand Canyon University is the biggest party in college basketball.
"[3] College basketball hall of fame coach Rick Pitino gave the Havocs more praise when his Louisville team visited on December 3, 2016.
"[5][6][7] NBA star Donovan Mitchell, who also played at GCU while at Louisville, doubled down on the praise in January 2018 on a podcast with Michael Rapaport.
"[13] The Havocs began in the early 2010s shortly after the opening of Global Credit Union Arena and coinciding with the university's jump to NCAA Division I.