FORT MYERS, Fla. – Boosted by an offense that put up the fifth-most points in the program's DI history, the FGCU men's basketball team (4-2) downed Webber International (5-10) by a score of 112-39 on Friday night at Alico Arena.

In addition to the ranking in the record book, the 112 points are the most that the team has scored in the Michael Fly era. Defensively, the 39 points that the Eagles allowed are the third-lowest in the program's Division I history.

"I didn't think we played like ourselves the other night so it was good to come out tonight with a performance like we had," said head coach Michael Fly. "We were able to get a lot of the younger guys some significant minutes and were able to tinker a bit with some line-ups as well. I thought they did a good job staying focused to close the game out whereas sometimes your natural tendency is to relax. Overall, we saw some good performances that will help prepare us for later in the year and also help us start to lock in on Georgia Southern next Tuesday."

Multiple Eagles finished their night with career-best performances, most notably Franco Miller, Jr. (Freeport, Bahamas/Ole Miss) who turned in his first double-double with 12 points and 10 assists. Junior Dom London (Christiana, Pa./Harcum College) paced the Eagles with 22 points, a career-best performance, and was followed by sophomore Cyrus Largie's (Miramar, Fla./Mater Lakes Academy) career-high 14. The trio of freshman Zach Anderson (Orlando, Fla./Apopka HS), sophomore Chance Jackson (Tampa, Fla./Plant HS) and sophomore Lenny Ricca (Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas) recorded personal bests as well. Anderson scored eight points while adding six rebounds and four assists. Jackson netted four, while Ricca scored two.

The Eagles' first-half performance was their strongest to date, as the team shot 57.1 percent from the floor and 11 different players contributed to the group's 52 points. FGCU came out of the gates hot, opening up the night with a 14-0 run and holding the Warriors scoreless until after the first media timeout.

The Green & Blue went on multiple runs in the opening 20 minutes, including a 6-0 stretch heading into the break. Largie's nine points paced the Eagles as they went into the locker room, but the offense was well-balanced overall.

The Eagles came out of the break picking up right where they left off and opened things up with a 19-2 run that extended the lead to 73-26. London contributed to the spurt with back-to-back treys, pushing him into double digits for the first time in his Green & Blue career.

Defensively, the game was highlighted by the efforts of sophomore Dakota Rivers (Windermere, Fla./Windermere HS), who surpassed former Eagle Marc-Eddy Norelia (2014-17) and is now tied with former teammate Brian Thomas (2017-19) for seventh all-time in career blocks (50). The six that Rivers finished his night with stand as the third-most that any Eagle has notched in a single outing.  

Performance in the backcourt was also highlighted by the team's ability to draw charges, which was done four times. Forcing turnovers was another strong point in the Eagles' outing, as the team racked up 40 points off of 28 Webber International miscues.

The visiting Warriors were led by Kris Goettert's seven points, four boards and two steals. Overall, the team shot 15-56 from the floor (26.8%) and were limited to just 15 attempts total from beyond the arc.

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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 168-110 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).
 
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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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