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#DUNKCITY INFOGRAPHIC GAME NOTES 2013: SWEET 16 | 2014: NIT | 2015: CIT | 2016: NCAA | 2017: NCAA 2013, ’16, ’17: ASUN Tournament Champions | 2014, ’17: ASUN Regular Season Champions Contact: Jason MacBain | Email: jmacbain@fgcu.edu | Cell: 315.750.0236 | Office: 239.590.7061 | Twitter: @JaBain
SCHEDULE / RESULTS ILLINOIS STATE
W, 98-87
13
@ Siena
W, 86-53
18
@ Bowling Green
L, 83-80
21
@ Middle Tennessee
L, 85-72
24 DENVER ^
7 PM
25 NAVY ^
7 PM
26 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ^
6 PM
29 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL ^
7 PM
DECEMBER
NCAA NIT
2
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
5
FAU
9
@ rv UT Arlington
16 ORAL ROBERTS 19
NCAA NCAA
8:15 PM 7 pm
27
@ rv Rhode Island
7 pm
29 FLORIDA MEMORIAL
5 PM
31
1 PM
FLORIDA TECH
JANUARY STETSON *
7 PM
USC UPSTATE *
7 PM
18
7 PM
@ Lipscomb *
7:30 pm
20 @ Kennesaw State *
4:30 pm
24 @ North Florida *
CIT 27
JACKSONVILLE *
29 NORTH FLORIDA *
7 pm 7 PM 7 PM
FEBRUARY
CIT 3
@ Jacksonville *
6 pm
@ NJIT *
7 pm
@ USC Upstate *
4 pm
15
KENNESAW STATE *
7 PM
17
LIPSCOMB *
7 PM
8
CIT 10
22 @ Stetson * 26 ASUN Quarterfinals
7 pm TBA
MARCH 1
ASUN Semifinals
TBA
4
ASUN Final
TBA
^ Homewood Suites FGCU Shootout * ASUN Conference Game ASUN Tournament - On Campus, Higher Seed
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NAVY
3-2
TM
ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN
1-2
HC: Joe Dooley HC: Rodney Billups HC: Ed DeChellis HC: Glenn Braica Alico Arena (4,333 + 300 SRO) | Fort Myers, FL | Video: ESPN3 | First Meetings
3 pm
@ FIU
13 NJIT *
1-2
7:30 PM
7 pm
CIT 11
2-2
DENVER
7 PM
22 @ #6 Wichita State
6
@FGCU_MBB
SUNDAY
NCAA
11
SATURDAY
NIT
FRIDAY
HOMEWOOD SUITES FGCU SHOOTOUT
NOVEMBER
2017-18 PRESEASON
Denver, Navy and St. Francis Brooklyn are all first-time opponents for FGCU. In addition, the Eagles will be hosting Webber International as a regional-site game at Alico Arena on Wednesday, Nov. FAVORITES 29, to conclude the event.
FGCU is ranked #13 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Poll. Each of FGCU’s first four opponents this year have received votes in either the mid-major or Associated Press Top 25 polls. Despite the 2-2 start, FGCU has had eventual success when beginning a season at, or below, .500. Just last year, the Eagles were 1-3 after four games, and in 2012-13 the Green and Blue were 2-2. In both of those campaigns, the Eagles won 26 games – tied for the most in the Division-I era of the program – won the ASUN Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. FGCU is 76-14 (.844) at Alico Arena since the start of the 2012-13 season. The Eagles are already 1-0 this year after opening the season with an impressive 98-87 win over the defending co-Missouri Valley Conference regular-season champions in Illinois State.
PROBABLE STARTERS
0 5 11 32 15
BRANDON GOODWIN (G)
R-Sr. | 6-2 | 180 | Norcross, GA 18.5 PPG | 5.5 RPG | 4.8 APG Unanimous ASUN Preseason Player of the Year
ZACH JOHNSON (G)
R-Jr. | 6-2 | 195 | Miami, FL 16.5 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 2.5 APG ASUN Preseason All-Conference Team Selection
CHRISTIAN TERRELL (G)
Sr. | 6-5 | 187 | Jacksonville, FL 12.8 PPG | 6.5 RPG | .657 FG% Team’s Leading Scorer @ Siena (16) & BGSU (18)
ANTRAVIOUS SIMMONS (F)
R-Sr. | 6-9 | 250 | Miami, FL 6.5 PPG | 5.3 RPG | .706 FG% Increased His Scoring Each Of The 1st 3 Games: 5, 7, 8
RICKY DOYLE (F)
R-Jr. | 6-10 | 253 | Cape Coral, FL 8.5 PPG | 5.8 RPG | .538 FG% Increased His Scoring Each Of The 1st 3 Games: 8, 9, 11
TWEETABLES 5 Things To Know In 280 Or Less
1) After leading the nation in points in the paint last year (41.3 per game), FGCU has out-scored each of its first four opponents this season (+62 overall; 44 per game). 2) FGCU scored 80 or more points in each of the first three games of the season for the first time in the D-I era of the program (since 2007-08). 3) Both of FGCU’s losses this year have come when the Eagles have been outrebounded: 46-42 at Bowling Green, 3732 at Middle Tennessee. 4) After shooting 41 percent from 3-point range in its non-conference schedule last year, FGCU is off to just a 26.5-percent rate from beyond the arc this year (22-83). 5) FGCU has led the ASUN in scoring defense in three of head coach Joe Dooley’s four years (2nd the other), but has uncharacteristically allowed 80+ points in three of four games this year.