FGCU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 30	Jacksonville (19-8, 11-4 ASUN) vs. FGCU (19-10, 9-6 ASUN)
Date // Time	Saturday, Feb. 26 // 1:00 p.m.
Location	Fort Myers, Fla. // Alico Arena
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast Live Stats
Watch Online	ESPN+
Promotions	Blue Out // Senior Day // Fan Appreciation
ASUN Notes	ASUN Standings // ASUN Scoreboard // ASUN Stats
Tickets	Next Home Game: Tues., March 1 (ASUN First Round) - Order Online // 866-FGCU-TIX
Twitter	@FGCU_MBB // @FGCUEagles
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• Coming off a thrilling 82-72 overtime win at Liberty on Wednesday, FGCU closes out the regular-season on Saturday against Jacksonville. The Eagles are looking to avenge a three-point road loss to the Dolphins as they continue building momentum towards a run in the ASUN Championship Tournament.
• The game will be part of a doubleheader with the No. 23 ranked women's team (4 PM) and both games will be streamed on ESPN+.  Both games will be a Blue Out and each program will honor their graduating classes prior to tip.
• The Eagles currently sit third in the East Division standings, while Jacksonville (11-4) is tied with Liberty for first place with both teams having earned a first round bye. The East Division remains a tight race with Kennesaw State (7-8), North Florida (6-9), and Stetson (5-10) all playing for seeding today. FGCU is locked into the first round and will host North Alabama (2-13) which is the sixth seed in West Division next Tuesday night at 7 PM.
  • Through 29 games this year, FGCU is averaging 77.7 points while giving up 73.1 per game. The Eagles have solid shooting numbers at 44.8 percent from the floor and 35.0 percent from deep. FGCU ranks second in the league in scoring, fourth in scoring margin (+4.6), and third in three pointers made (10.3/game), while leading the league in assists (472, 16.3/game), rebounds (1139, 39.3/game) and blocked shots (144, 5.0/game).
• The Green and Blue is led by Tavian Dunn-Martin and Kevin Samuel who are averaging 20.9 and 11.6 points per game, respectively. Samuel is averaging nearly a double-double with a team-best 9.9 rebounds, while adding 86 blocks. He has already set the single-season record for blocked shots surpassing Kyle Marks (2008-09) who previously held it with 51.
• Cyrus Largie is the third leading scorer on the team at 10.9 points while adding 4.9 rebounds.
• Along with his scoring, Dunn-Martin also leads the Eagles and the ASUN in assists with 6.3 per game which ranks 5th nationally. Austin Richie, Dunn-Martin and Caleb Catto are the top three-point shooters at .369, .363, and .362, respectively. Samuel is the overall field goal percentage leader at 63.8 percent from the floor which ranks sixth nationally. His 3.07 blocks per game also ranks 7th nationally while his 13 double-doubles this season are also 16th in the NCAA. He is also one of just three active players nationally to have 1,000 career points and rebounds. With 292 career blocks, he could become the only player this season to add 300 swats as well.
• Jacksonville has won five straight games entering Saturday's match-up. The Dolphins are coming off a 71-39 win over North Florida on Wednesday night.
• Kevion Nolan leads JU with 14.3 points per game followed by Bryce Workman's 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds. Four other Dolphins are averaging just under nine points on the year.
  • FGCU holds a 16-12 all-time record in the series and are 10-4 all-time in Alico Arena. The 69-66 loss at Swisher Gymnasium earlier this season snapped an eight-game win streak for FGCU and was the fifth game in the last seven decided by six points or fewer.
  • Tavian Dunn-Martin set a new program single-game scoring record with 43 points leading FGCU to its first-ever win over Liberty, 82-72 in overtime, at Liberty Arena on Wednesday night. The performance for Dunn-Martin marked the second time this season he's broken the single-game scoring record. He previously had set the mark with a 38-point effort in an overtime win over Stetson on Feb. 13. His 20.9 points per game is currently the FGCU single-season record as well, while his 584 points this season stand as the fourth-most for a season after Wednesday's performance.
• Dunn-Martin scored 32 points in the second half and overtime after Liberty held a 31-29 lead at halftime. The guard hit 13-of-28 from the floor for the game and was 12-of-13 from the free throw line. He added six assists and pulled down five rebounds as well. He now has seven 30-plus point games this season and is the only player over the last decade in the ASUN to have more than five.
• Cyrus Largie finished with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Austin Richie scored eight including two big three-pointers in the overtime session.
  • In addition to Tavian Dunn-Martin (1,467 pts) reaching 1,000 points earlier this year, Matt Halvorsen crossed the milestone during his career at Western Carolina and now has 1,439 through five seasons.
• Kevin Samuel reached the mark at Kennesaw State and now has 1,147 in 123 career games.
• Caleb Catto is most recent Eagle to hit the milestone with 1,014 points in 111 games – hit went over the mark after scoring 11 points in the win at home against Kennesaw State.
  • Senior Caleb Catto was recently announced as a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-District team highlighting his tremendous work on and off the court. As a member of the team, he is now eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors as well.
• Catto becomes the first-ever member of the program to earn the accolade. He was also the first player to be named to the ASUN All-Academic Team following the 2020-21 campaign.
• The guard currently carries a 3.75 cumulative grade-point-average as an integrated studies major. He has posted 4.0 GPA's in each of the last three semesters and was a member of the 2021 NABC Honors Court. Throughout his career, he has been honored on the FGCU President's List and Dean's List as well as on the ASUN Honor Roll. Catto serves on the Eagles Council (SAAC) as the group's Secretary and has been a member of the E.A.G.L.E.S. Leadership Institute. He has also contributed 65 hours of service to the greater Southwest Florida community in projects such as Eagle Reading, Toys for Tots, and Seminole Basketball Camps.
  • The Eagles have set or are on the verge of setting several single-season program records:

No. 1	Made 3pt FG	298
No. 1	Attempted 3 pt FG	851
No. 1	Blocks Per Game	5.0
No. 2	Total Blocks	144
No. 3	Assists Per Game	16.3
No. 5	Points Per Game	77.7
t-No. 6	Rebounds Per Game	39.3
No. 8	Assists	472

  • Prior to today's opening tip, FGCU will honor the 2022 graduating class of Caleb Catto, Tavian Dunn-Martin, Matt Halvorsen, Carlos Rosario, and Kevin Samuel. Additionally, the program will recognize senior manager Ty Brooks of Venice, Florida, who has served as head manager for the past three years.
• This group has combined this season to help FGCU post its best season since 2018-19 with 19 overall wins, a 13-3 home record, and a 9-6 ASUN record entering today's game. Additionally, the group helped FGCU put together its best non-conference record in program history with the 10-5 start to the year.

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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 has helped FGCU to a 207-142 record (.585 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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FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 87 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 43 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 25, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) 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 in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 24 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, 2020 Fall, and 2021 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA in each. 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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