FGCU Men's Basketball Game Notes & Information
Game 33	Detroit Mercy (14-15) vs. FGCU (21-11)
Date // Time	Wednesday, Mar. 16 // 7:00 p.m.
Location	Fort Myers, Fla. // Alico Arena
Live Statistics	Statbroadcast Live Stats
Watch Online	ESPN+
ASUN Notes	ASUN Standings // ASUN Scoreboard // ASUN Stats
Tickets	Order Online // 866-FGCU-TIX
Twitter	@FGCU_MBB // @FGCUEagles
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• For the seventh time in program history, the FGCU men's basketball team will play in the postseason as the Eagles host Detroit Mercy in the first round of the The Basketball Classic on Wednesday night. The opening tip is set for 7 PM in Alico Arena and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
• The second round of The Basketball Classic will be reset after each round similar to the old NIT model. The winner of the FGCU/Detroit match-up will play later this week depending on travel schedules of each institution.
  • Through 32 games this year, FGCU is averaging 77.4 points while giving up 73.2 per game. The Eagles have solid shooting numbers at 45.1 percent from the floor and 35.0 percent from deep. FGCU ranks second in the league in scoring, fourth in scoring margin (+4.2), and third in three pointers made (10.1/game), while leading the league in assists (506, 15.8/game), rebounds (1247, 40.0/game) and blocked shots (160, 5.0/game).
• The Green and Blue is led by Tavian Dunn-Martin and Kevin Samuel who are averaging 21.1 and 11.7 points per game, respectively. Samuel is averaging nearly a double-double with a team-best 9.8 rebounds, while adding 94 blocks. He has 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 10.7 points while adding 4.8 rebounds.
• Along with his scoring, Dunn-Martin also leads the Eagles and the ASUN in assists with 6.1 per game which ranks 6th nationally. Caleb Catto, Austin Richie, and Dunn-Martin are the top three-point shooters at .367, .363, and .362, respectively. Samuel is the overall field goal percentage leader at 63.6 percent from the floor which ranks 6th nationally. His 3.03 blocks per game also ranks 7th nationally while his 15 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 300 career blocks, he is the only player this season to add 300 career swats as well.
• Detroit Mercy enters the postseason with a 14-15 overall record after falling in the Horizon League quarterfinals. The Titans started the season with an 0-6 start before turning things around to win 10 games in league play.
• Antoine Davis leads the Titans with a 23.9 point scoring average. Madut Akec in next on the squad at 12.5 points as the top two performers among those who have played half the schedule.
  • This will be the first time the two teams have ever met.
  • A trio of Eagles earned All-ASUN accolades this year Highlighted by Tavian Dunn-Martin being named the ASUN Men's Basketball Newcomer of the Yea and Kevin Samuel being selected as the Defensive Player of the Year. The duo were also named to the All-ASUN First Team and Second Team, respectively.
• Dunn-Martin becomes the first FGCU player to be named Newcomer of the Year since Brandon Goodwin in 2016-17. Samuel also became the first Eagle to be named the Defensive Player of the Year since Demetris Morant did so in 2016-17 as well.
• Having the pair each named to All-ASUN teams is the first time since 2017-18 where FGCU had multiple players earn postseason honors when Goodwin and Zach Johnson were both named to the All-ASUN First Team.
• For the second consecutive season, FGCU men's basketball senior Caleb Catto was named to the ASUN All-Academic Team.
  • 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	323
No. 1	Attempted 3 pt FG	924
No. 1	Blocks Per Game	5.0
No. 1	Total Blocks	160
No. 5	Assists Per Game	15.8
No. 5	Points Per Game	77.4
No. 6	Assists	506
No. 7	Rebounds Per Game	39.0

  • Tavian Dunn-Martin is one of just 80 NCAA players since 1992-93 to have over 600 points and 180 assists in a single-season. He holds the FGCU single-game scoring record with 43 points and his 655 points are the most for a single-season in FGCU history as he has surpassed Brandon Goodwin who had two 600-pt seasons including the previous record (632, 2017-18).
• Kevin Samuel is the only active NCAA player to have 1,000 career points & rebounds along with 300 blocks (300). His 94 blocks are a single-season FGCU record as are his 3.14 blocks per game. His 9.8 rebounds per game are also a single-season program record, while his 305 total rebounds are currently the second-most for a single-season. The 94 blocked shots also rank as the 3rd most for a career in FGCU history.

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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 209-142 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 90 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 10 seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 44 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. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) 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 25 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 2021) 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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