FORT MYERS, Fla. - Coming off a tough 85-69 loss to FIU on Wednesday night, the FGCU men's basketball team will have a quick turn around as Webber International visits Alico Arena on Friday night. The game is set for a 7 PM tip and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Single-game tickets, along with several mini-plan packages, are on sale now through the Alico Arena Ticket Office. Fans are encouraged to order tickets online through
www.FGCUTickets.com or by calling 866-FGCU-TIX. FGCU is using mobile ticketing this year as part of its COVID-19 protocols so please check
www.FGCUTickets.com for complete details or call the ticket office to speak with a customer service representative. Fans who order one of the four-game mini-plans that are offered, they will also receive their choice of an Eagles hat, bag, or t-shirt!
It will also be Ugly Sweater Night for fans to celebrate the holiday season, while they can also bring non-perishable items for the FGCU Athletics food drive or a new, unwrapped toy to donate as well.
Through five games, the Eagles are led by junior
Caleb Catto (Cape Coral, Fla./Southwest Florida Christian Academy) who is averaging 15.8 points per game which is the third-best average among ASUN players. Junior
Jalen Warren (Milton, Ontario/Eastern Florida State) returned to the line-up on Wednesday and stands as the second-leading scorer for the Eagles (12.5 points/game).
On the strength of four straight double-figure games, sophomore
Cyrus Largie (Miramar, Fla./Mater Lakes Academy) is the third-leading scorer for FGCU with 10.5 points per outing. After starting the last two games, freshman
Luis Rolon (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Central Pointe Christian Academy) is among the ASUN leaders in assists (4th, 4.4 apg), while graduate student
Eli Abaev (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Austin Peay) leads the league with 9.4 rebounds per night. His 14-board effort on Wednesday tied his previous career high and is tied for the 14th-most in FGCU's Division I program history.
For the Warriors, Jaylon Myles leads the team in scoring at 18.8 per night through 13 games, while Kris Goettert and Rasheem Etienne are also in double-figures at 11.8 and 11.2 points, respectively. As a team, Webber International is averaging 70.4 points on 41.6 percent shooting from the floor.
Upcoming ASUN Games:
Thursday, Dec. 17
Crowley's Ridge College at North Alabama - 7 PM
Friday, Dec. 18
Thomas at Stetson - 6 PM
Webber International at FGCU - 7 PM
Saturday, Dec. 19
Jacksonville at Miami - 3:30 PM
Samford at Kennesaw State - 4:30 PM
Flagler at North Florida - 5:00 PM
Middle Tennessee at Bellermine - 7 PM
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SUSTAINING FLIGHT
To help offset the financial impact of COVID-19, FGCU Athletics has launched the Sustaining Flight Fundraiser. The fundraising campaign will help mitigate operational revenue loss and the additional expenses incurred as a result of COVID-19 protocols. All funds raised during the campaign will go to support areas that directly impact student-athletes. For more information, visit www.fgcuathletics.com/sustainingflight.
E.A.G.L.E. CAMPAIGN
IT TAKES A TEAM to achieve our newest goal - a $10 million campaign to address student-athlete needs in continued academic success, life skills, mental health, nutrition, and strength and conditioning as well as departmental needs in facility expansion and improvement as well as mentoring and leadership training for coaches and staff. The name embodies our mission and the purpose of the E.A.G.L.E. Campaign - Eagle Athletics Generating Lifetime Excellence.
Join Our Team and pledge your gift today to help the Eagles of tomorrow!
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 167-110 record (.603 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 in
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).
#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.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 82 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 38 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (No. 24, 2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three 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 (APR) in their sport and have had the highest percentage of teams so honored from these two groups over each of the past three years. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.46 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 22 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. 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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