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#DUNKCITY INFOGRAPHIC GAME NOTES 2013: SWEET 16 (only 15
seed ever) | 2014: NIT | 2015: CIT 2013: Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions | 2014: Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions Contact: Jason MacBain | Email: jmacbain@fgcu.edu | Cell: 315.750.0236 | Office: 239.590.7061 | Twitter: @JaBain
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
FGCU @ STETSON
at Ohio
L, 85-75
16 TEXAS WESLEYAN 21
YOUNGSTOWN ST.^
W, 85-62 W, 104-101 (3OT)
22 NORTH DAKOTA^
CIT 23 27
W, 73-60
BOWLING GREEN^
L, 82-77
at Florida
L, 70-50
29 AVE MARIA^
W, 91-34
DECEMBER
NIT2 6
at #18 Texas A&M at FIU
L, 75-65 W, 84-76 (OT)
13 MASSACHUSETTS
NIT19 NIT22
RV
W, 77-76
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
L, 56-52
LOUISIANA TECH
28 vs. South Dakota!
L, 66-63 L, 89-81 (OT)
31 LA SALLE
W, 86-77
JANUARY 2
ECKERD
5
WEBBER INT’L
9
STETSON*
CIT 14 CIT 16 21
NJIT*
W, 68-57 W, 104-59 W, 82-53 W, 82-78 (OT)
USC UPSTATE* at Kennesaw State*
W, 85-56 W, 79-74
24 at Lipscomb* 27 JACKSONVILLE*
NCAA 30
L, 91-75 L, 78-69
at North Florida*
L, 82-76
FEBRUARY 1
NCAA 6 CIT 11 CIT 13
at Jacksonville*
L, 83-80
NORTH FLORIDA*
W, 81-65
at USC Upstate*
W, 71-64
at NJIT*
L, 68-59
18 LIPSCOMB*
W, 82-67
20 KENNESAW STATE*
W, 68-63
25 at Stetson*
7 PM
MARCH ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Quarterfinals
TBA
3 Semifinals
TBA
6 Final 7 PM A-Sun Championship: Higher Seed, On Campus ^ Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic (Alico Arena) ! Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.) * Atlantic Sun Conference Game
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ASSISTS REBOUNDS POINTS
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Edmunds Center (4,000) | DeLand, Fla. Video: ESPN3 | WatchESPN App Live Stats: StatBroadcast Hashtags: #FGCUvsSU | #DunkCity | #ASunMBB Series History: FGCU Leads, 13-6 @FGCU_MBB Series Note: FGCU Has Won 7 In A Row By 17 PPG @StetsonMBB 17-12 | 8-5 HC: Joe Dooley (118-88) HC: Corey Williams (25-67) 9-21 | 3-10 FGCU is tied for 2nd place in the A-Sun with NJIT and Jacksonville, one game behind leader North Florida (standings, schedules: page 3). The possibility still exists for FGCU and as many as three other teams (four in total) to share the A-Sun regular-season title. Below is a complete breakdown of the most clear-cut seeding scenarios as FGCU can receive anywhere from a 2 seed to a 5 seed.
% Of Totals From Non-Seniors
NOVEMBER
82%
87%
FINALE
IF FGCU wins AND North Florida wins, FGCU receives the 2 seed. IF FGCU wins AND Jacksonville wins, FGCU receives the 3 seed. IF FGCU wins AND Jacksonville wins AND NJIT wins, FGCU receives the 4 seed.
88%
IF FGCU loses AND Lipscomb wins, FGCU receives the 5 seed. IF FGCU loses AND Lipscomb loses, FGCU receives the 4 seed.
PROBABLE STARTERS
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ZACH JOHNSON (G)
R-Fr. | 6-2 | 195 | Miami, Fla. 2nd on FGCU with 13.5 ppg in A-Sun games Two-time A-Sun Co-Newcomer of the Week
JULIAN DEBOSE (G)
R-Sr. | 6-4 | 197 | Washington, D.C. Leading returning scorer; 1,043 career pts Won Gold with Team USA at World University Games
CHRISTIAN TERRELL (G)
So. | 6-5 | 184 | Jacksonville, Fla. Team’s 2nd-leading scorer (12.6) 366 points this year already; 110 all of last year
MARC-EDDY NORELIA (F)
R-Jr. | 6-8 | 218 | Orlando, Fla. Team-high 16.7 ppg, 8.9 rpg Has set single-season program record w/ 11 dbl-dbls
DEMETRIS MORANT (F)
R-Jr. | 6-9 | 209 | Miami, Fla. Missed 7-straight games (1/14-2/1) Season-high 5 blocks in 1st meeting with Stetson
1) With a win at Stetson, FGCU will finish a season with its all-time A-Sun record above .500 for the first time (currently 79-78). 2) FGCU has moved up to 6th in the nation in 3-point percentage defense at .295. The Eagles had dropped to as low as 30th during their fourgame losing streak. 3) The Eagles have had 18 games this year decided by 10 points or less (8-10 in those games), two shy of matching the D-I program record of 20 in 2011-12. 4) The 68 points FGCU scored in its 68-63 win over Kennesaw State Saturday where tied for the fewest in a win this year. 5) Kennesaw State out-rebounded FGCU in that game, marking just the second time (2-6) the Eagles have won when being out-rebounded.