2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL #DUNKCITY INFOGRAPHIC GAME NOTES Contact: Jason MacBain | Email: jmacbain@fgcu.edu | Cell: 315.750.0236 | Office: 239.590.7061 | Twitter: @JaBain
2013: Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions | 2014: Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions
2013: SWEET SIXTEEN (First No. 15 Seed) | 2014: NIT SCHEDULE / RESULTS NOVEMBER 15
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN
17
UC SANTA BARBARA
W, 63-51 W, 81-75 (OT)
19 OHIO
W, 79-62
24 vs. Marist^
W, 58-43
25 vs. San Francisco^
W, 62-47 L, 59-45
30 South Dakota State!
W, 71-58
32 of 34
1st-Place Votes
DECEMBER FLORIDA TECH
W, 77-58
7
at Massachusetts#
W, 84-75
14
FIU
L, 69-63
19 FURMAN
W, 83-78
23 at Iona
L, 86-67
28 at Xavier
L, 71-57
30 at Pittsburgh
L, 71-54
JANUARY 2
AVE MARIA
5
at UC Santa Barbara
10 STETSON*
W, 49-36 L, 63-50
at North Florida*
L, 80-64
17
JACKSONVILLE*
W, 79-50 W, 54-48
29 LIPSCOMB*
W, 78-62
31 NORTHERN KENTUCKY*
W, 74-64
FEBRUARY 7
at Stetson*
W, 67-51
12
at Northern Kentucky*
W, 65-59
14
at Lipscomb*
21
W, 76-74 W, 54-53
USC UPSTATE*
7 PM
25 NORTH FLORIDA*
7 PM
28 at Jacksonville*
2 PM
ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP 3 Quarterfinals
TBD
5 Semifinals 8
2nd in the nation in assist rate (46%); 5th in total assists (184)
Active Career Assists 793 (2nd)
4th Among All Active D-I Players With 253 Career Steals
W, 71-68
24 at Kennesaw State*
19 KENNESAW STATE*
Only active player with at least 1,700 points, 550 rebounds & 250 steals
W, 72-50
14
22 at USC Upstate*
A-Sun Preseason Favorites BRETTCOMER
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BERNARDTHOMPSON
26 vs. Green Bay^
USC UPSTATE (3rd A-Sun) @ FGCU (1st A-Sun) FGCU #17 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll Alico Arena (4,333 + 300 SRO) | Fort Myers, FL. Video: ESPN3 | WatchESPN App PxP: David Moulton | Analyst: J. Webb Horton Live Stats: StatBroadcast Hashtags: #FGCUvsUPST | #DunkCity | #ASunMBB @FGCU_MBB Series History: FGCU Leads, 11-4 | Won 6 Straight @UPSTMBB 20-7, 10-1 A-Sun Head Coach: Joe Dooley Head Coach: Eddie Payne 20-8, 7-4 A-Sun
Final
TBD 2:30 PM
^ Gulf Coast Showcase (Germain Arena - Estero, Fla.) ! Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.) # Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase (MassMutual Center - Springfield, Mass.) * Atlantic Sun Conference Game
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Sr. | 6-3 | 202 | Winter Park, Fla. 1) FGCU’s nine-game winning 12.3 ppg | 3.4 rpg | 6.8 apg | 31.0 mpg streak is the longest in D-I Has 73 more assists than anyone else in the A-Sun program history, with only a pair of 14-game runs in 2003BERNARD THOMPSON (G) 04 and 2006-07 being better. Sr. | 6-3 | 175 | Conyers, Ga. 2) A victory would give head 13.7 ppg | 4.9 rpg | 1.8 spg | 31.9 mpg coach Joe Dooley his 100th career win (99-72). Dooley 7 steals shy of A-Sun all-time record (259, Vaughn Williams) is in his sixth season overall JULIAN DEBOSE (G) (four at East Carolina). 3) FGCU’s last two games R-Jr. | 6-4 | 197 | Washington, D.C. have both been decided by 11.0 ppg | 3.6 rpg | 1.4 apg | 30.6 mpg less than five points; the only Team’s leading free-throw shooter (77.8% 49-63) other such game this year was at Upstate (71-68). JAMAIL JONES (G) 4) A win would even FGCU’s R-Sr. | 6-6 | 215 | Atlanta, Ga. all-time A-Sun record at 7171. The Eagles haven’t been 12.1 ppg | 5.7 rpg | 1.1 apg | 29.2 mpg .500 in the A-Sun since they 16-2 with him, 4-5 without; team-best +/- of +7.61/game were 4-4 in 2007-08. 5) FGCU overcame an eightNATE HICKS (C) point halftime deficit on R-Sr. | 6-10 | 227 | Panama City Beach, Fla. Thursday, the largest since 3.9 ppg | 4.8 rpg | 1.0 bpg | 16.4 mpg an eight-point deficit against Game-high 8 rebounds in first meeting with Upstate Upstate at Alico last year.