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| Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic Schedule |
| Friday, Nov. 29 |
| • 4:30 PM - Georgia Southern vs. Campbell |
| • 7:00 PM - North Dakota vs. FGCU |
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| Saturday, Nov. 30 |
| • 4:30 PM - North Dakota vs. Georgia Southern |
| • 7:00 PM - Campbell vs. FGCU |
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| Sunday, Dec. 1 |
| • 12:00 PM - Campbell vs. North Dakota |
| • 5:00 PM - Georgia Southern vs. FGCU |
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| 2019-20 NCAA Men's Basketball Weekly Whistle #3 |
| • J.D. Collins, NCAA national coordinator of men's basketball officials, clarifies and provides examples of rules points of emphasis for the 2019-20 men's basketball season. This episode focuses on Hand Checking and Body Bumping the Ballhandler. |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - After opening the Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic on Tuesday night (Nov. 26) with a 73-59 win over the Florida Tech Panthers, the FGCU men's basketball team will now prepare for its final three games of the event. The rest of the tournament includes matchups against North Dakota, Campbell and Georgia Southern.Â
On Friday, Nov. 29, the Eagles (2-5) will face North Dakota (2-4) in a 7 p.m. game during Pet Appreciation Night at Alico Arena. The clash with the Fighting Hawks will be a Blue Out and will be the third overall meeting in the series between the programs, which is currently tied at 1-1. The Green and Blue won the last meeting in 2015, a 73-60 victory at the Nest.
FGCU will return to action at the Nest for a 7 p.m. tip on Saturday, Nov. 30 against Campbell (4-1). The Green Out game will be the Eagles' eighth all-time meeting against the former ASUN rivals, which currently favors FGCU 4-3. It will be Superhero Night at Alico Arena and fans are encouraged to participate in a superhero costume contest.
The Eagles will close out the holiday tournament with a 5 p.m., White Out tilt against Georgia Southern (3-2) on Sunday, Dec. 1. There will be a food eating contest and recipe sharing as part of a "Diet Starts Monday" promotion. FGCU will be looking to turn the 1-1 all-time record against the Georgia Southern Eagles in its favor.
All three FGCU games will be streamed on ESPN + and will feature a Food Drive by the Department of Athletics collecting non-perishable items to be donated to the FGCU Food Pantry and the Harry Chapin Food Bank as part of #FeedFGCU, which helps provide resources for those in need. The Eagles will also be collecting new and unwrapped toys for Golisano's Childrens Hospital and Toys For Tots.Â
Though the Eagles began their 2019-20 campaign with a bit of a rocky start, the team ranks statistically as one of the best in the conference. With his career-high five blocks during the game against FIT, freshman
Dakota Rivers (Windermere, Fla.) now ranks 36th in the nation with 13 - the second-most of any other player in the league. As a team, FGCU averages 4.3 blocks per game which leads the ASUN.Â
Defensively, the Eagles also rank at the top of the league in steals per game (3rd, 6.6). Sophomore
Zach Scott (Miami, Fla.) leads the effort with 12 on the season, the second-most of all ASUN players.Â
The trio of junior
Sam Gagliardi (Gig Harbor, Wash.), sophomore
Caleb Catto (Cape Coral, Fla.) and Scott lead the team from beyond the arc, each with double-digit treys so far this season. Catto and Scott have each tallied 13, while Gagliardi has added 11 in his first year in Fort Myers. As a team, the Eagles are shooting a combined 35.2 percent from long range, the third-highest in the league.Â
Following the Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic, the Eagles will hit the road for an in-state rivalry match against FIU (4-3) on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The game against the Panthers is slated for a 7 p.m. tip and will be carried on C-USA TV.Â
Tickets are on sale now, but limited, and can be purchased by visiting the Alico Arena Box Office, going online to www.FGCUAthletics.com or calling 239-590-7145.
For complete coverage of FGCU men's basketball, follow the Eagles on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @FGCU_MBB and online atÂ
www.FGCUAthletics.com.
BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
FGCU basketball tickets for the 2019-20 season are on sale now including season tickets, single game tickets and the popular mini-plan options. For more information, contact an FGCU Ticket Office representative by calling 239-590-7145, visiting Alico Arena Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or by visiting www.FGCUAthletics.com/Tickets. Seating locations for new ticket packages will depend on availability. Eagles Club membership may be required for certain seats, with giving levels utilized for access to better locations.
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COACH FLY
Michael Fly was introduced as the fourth FGCU men's basketball head coach on April 5, 2018. He had spent the previous seven years as an assistant coach on the Eagles' staff. In his time with the Eagles, he helped FGCU to a 157-92 record (.630 winning percentage), including six ASUN Tournament Final appearances, three NCAA Tournament victories, three ASUN Tournament titles and three ASUN Regular Season Championships, two berths in the NIT, a CIT appearance and a run to the Sweet 16. He has coached 13 all-conference selections while with the Green and Blue, including two ASUN Player of the Year honors in Sherwood Brown and Brandon Goodwin, two ASUN Defensive Player of the Year selections in Bernard Thompson and Demetris Morant and one ASUN Newcomer of the Year inÂ
Schadrac Casimir. Of the top-10 players in career points at FGCU, Fly has helped develop eight of them, including all-time leading scorer Thompson (1,835). Additionally, the Kentucky alumnus has coached both the ASUN all-time assists leader Brett Comer (845; 24th in NCAA history) and FGCU all-time leading rebounder Chase Fieler (714).
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#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.
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ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 80 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 36 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as two of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2018 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for twenty consecutive semesters. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
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