FAST START
Ranking among the leaders in the Atlantic Sun Conference in four statistical categories, freshman BRETT COMER is off to a fast start early in the year. Highlighted by a 10-assist effort against Prairie View, Comer is fourth in the A-Sun in assists per game (4.7). He has reached double figures in four games, resulting in 11.1 points per game, good for 17th overall and fourth among freshmen in the A-Sun.
BOARD WORK
Despite lacking a ton of size, FGCU has out-rebounded all seven opponents this season, owning a +5.1 margin on the boards to rank fourth in the A-Sun. The Eagles are also averaging double-digit offensive caroms (12.4) that have helped them score 20+ points in the paint each contest and 74 over the last two. The last two games, FGCU has pulled down a season-best 17 offensive rebounds that led to another seasonhigh in points in the paint (42) at Maryland. FGCU's top two rebounders come from the backcourt, as junior SHERWOOD BROWN'S team-high 5.9 rebounds rank in the top 10 in the Atlantic Sun.
SEEING DOUBLE
Freshman BRETT COMER has taken the reigns of the point guard position in his first season as an Eagle and against Prairie View A&M recorded the team's first double-double of the season. The Winter Park, Fla. product, who was the point guard alongside current Duke freshman Austin Rivers, went for 15 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and three steals in the win over the Panthers. Earlier in the week at Miami, SHERWOOD BROWN scored 15 points in the second half en route to finishing with his first career double-double of 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
D-1 TESTED & APPROVED
On August 12, 2011, all 14 of FGCU’s Division I sports became postseason eligible when the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved the recommendation from the NCAA Division I Administration Cabinet to elect FGCU to Division I active membership. FGCU began its transition into Division I in 200708. The Eagles are now eligible for Atlantic Sun postseason play and NCAA Tournament.
BOMBS AWAY
Sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL ranked second in the A-Sun in three-pointers per game (2.6) in his rookie campaign, making total of 78 on the season. His 78 threes were the fifthmost by a freshman in the entire country and the fourth-best total in program history. Varidel made three or more trifectas in a game 16 times and accounted for 45 percent of the team’s long range makes on the year. The Versoix, Switzerland product finished second on the team in scoring (11.2) and was named to the A-Sun All-Freshmen squad.
A-SUN RANKED 17TH
The 10-member Atlantic Sun Conference was lauded by CBS College Sports as the 17th-best Division I men's basketball conference, according to the media outlet's preseason rankings. Last year, Belmont represented the A-Sun in the NCAA Tournament, while Jacksonville and ETSU played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
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MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Double-Figure Scoring Games (20) ... Player 08-09 Sherwood Brown -- Kevin Cantinol -- Brett Comer -- Filip Cvjeticanin -- Chase Fieler -- Eddie Murray -- Bernard Thompson -- Christophe Varidel --
09-10 4 -- -- -- -- 2 -- --
10-11 6 7 -- -- 5 -- -- 17
11-12 3 -- 4 1 2 1 6 3
Career 13 7 4 1 7 3 6 20
20-Point Scoring Games (1) ... Player 08-09 Sherwood Brown -- Christophe Varidel --
09-10 0 --
10-11 1 1
11-12 -- 1
Career 1 2
30-Point Scoring Games (0) ... Player 08-09
09-10
10-11
11-12
Career
3 + Three-Pointers in a Game (7) ... Player 08-09 Sherwood Brown -- Chase Fieler -- Bernard Thompson -- Chrisophe Varidel --
09-10 1 -- -- --
10-11 3 4 -- 16
11-12 2 1 1 3
Career 6 5 1 19
5 + Three-Pointers in a Game (1) ... Player 08-09 Sherwood Brown -- Chase Fieler -- Christophe Varidel --
09-10 0 -- --
10-11 1 1 1
11-12 -- -- 1
Career 1 1 2
Double Figure Rebounding Games (1) ... Player 08-09 09-10 Sherwood Brown -- 0 Kevin Cantinol -- -- Chase Fieler -- --
10-11 0 1 1
11-12 1 -- --
Career 1 1 1
5+ Offensive Rebound Games (0) ... Player 08-09 Kevin Cantinol -- Chase Fieler --
09-10 -- --
10-11 2 1
11-12 -- --
Career 2 1
Double-Doubles (2) ... Player Sherwood Brown Brett Comer
07-08 -- --
08-09 0 --
09-10 0 --
10-11 1 1
Career 1 1
5 + Assist Games (3) ... Player Brett Comer
08-09 --
09-10 --
10-11 --
11-12 3
Career 3
Double Figure Assist Games (1) ... Player 08-09 Brett Comer --
09-10 --
10-11 --
11-12 1
Caree 1
3 + Steals in a Game (7) ... Player Sherwood Brown Brett Comer Chase Fieler Eddie Murray Ed Rolax Bernard Thompson Christophe Varidel
08-09 -- -- -- -- 2 -- --
09-10 1 -- -- 1 -- -- --
10-11 -- -- 1 -- -- -- 1
11-12 2 2 -- -- -- 2 --
Career 3 2 1 1 2 2 1
3 + Blocks in a Game (1) ... Player 08-09 Chase Fieler -- Ed Rolax --
09-10 -- 1
10-11 1 --
11-12 1 --
Career 2 1
GAME8 VS. ETSU (DEC. 3)