2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL #DUNKCITY INFOGRAPHIC GAME NOTES MBB 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
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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
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DECEMBER FLORIDA TECH
W, 77-58
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at Massachusetts#
W, 84-75
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FIU
L, 69-63
19 FURMAN
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23 at Iona
2 PM
28 at Xavier
4 PM
30 at Pittsburgh
7:30 PM
JANUARY 2
AVE MARIA
5
at UC Santa Barbara
10 STETSON*
7 PM 10 PM
at North Florida*
7 PM
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JACKSONVILLE*
7 PM 2 PM
29 LIPSCOMB*
7 PM
31 NORTHERN KENTUCKY*
7 PM
FEBRUARY at Stetson*
12
at Northern Kentucky*
14
at Lipscomb*
3:30 PM 7 PM 5 PM
19 KENNESAW STATE*
7 PM
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7 PM
USC UPSTATE*
25 NORTH FLORIDA*
7 PM
28 at Jacksonville*
2 PM
ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP 3 Quarterfinals
TBD
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Final
3rd in the nation in total assists (75) & T-3rd per game (7.5)
NCAA Active Career Assist Leader (684) 4th Among All Active D-I Players With 228 Career Steals
7 PM
24 at Kennesaw State*
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Only active D-I player with at least 1,500 points, 500 rebounds & 225 steals
7 PM
14
22 at USC Upstate*
A-Sun Preseason Favorites BRETTCOMER
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^ 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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BERNARDTHOMPSON
26 vs. Green Bay^
FURMAN @ FGCU (No. 17 Mid-Major Poll) Alico Arena (4,333) | Fort Myers, Fla. Video: ESPN3 | WatchESPN App PxP: David Moulton | Analyst: J. Webb Horton Live Stats: StatBroadcast Hashtags: #FGCUvsFU | #DunkCity | #ASunMBB @FGCU_MBB Series History: FGCU Leads: 1-0 (Last Year: 70-69) @FurmanHoops 8-2 | RPI: 76 Head Coach: Joe Dooley Head Coach: Niko Medved 2-6 | RPI: 259
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Sr. | 6-3 | 202 | Winter Park, Fla. 1) The Eagles have not lost 10.5 ppg | 3.4 rpg | 7.5 apg | 29.1 mpg consecutive regular-seaHas led FGCU in assists 103 of 114 career games son games since Dec. 17 and 19 of last year against BERNARD THOMPSON (G) USF and Mississippi State. Sr. | 6-3 | 175 | Conyers, Ga. 2) FGCU holds opponents to just 36.6 percent from 15.6 ppg | 3.7 rpg | 2.1 spg | 30.9 mpg the floor (22nd nationally), Became 4th FGCU player with 500 rebounds vs. FIU while Furman allows opponents to shoot 48.6 perJAMAIL JONES (G) cent (333rd nationally). R-Sr. | 6-6 | 215 | Atlanta, Ga. 3) Last year, Brett Comer 11.1 ppg | 6.1 rpg | 1.7 apg | 28.0 mpg hit two free throws with 5 8 rebounds vs. FIU, most since 11 vs. UCSB (Nov. 17) seconds remaining to give FGCU a 70-69 win at Furman after trailing by six with DEMETRIS MORANT (F) 3:30 left (Box: Page 25). R-So. | 6-9 | 209 | Miami, Fla. 4) FGCU allowed FIU to 3.5 ppg | 3.5 rpg | 0.9 bpg | 16.6 mpg shoot 50 percent from the Career-high 8 rebounds vs. Marist in GC Showcase field (65 percent in the second half) in Sunday’s loss. 5) The loss to FIU was the NATE HICKS (C) first for FGCU when leadR-Sr. | 6-10 | 227 | Panama City Beach, Fla. ing at the half (32-28) in 29 4.2 ppg | 4.4 rpg | 1.1 bpg | 17.2 mpg games, dating back to the Tied for the team lead with 8 rebounds vs. FIU 2012-13 season.
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