FORT MYERS, Fla. – The 2022-23 schedule for the FGCU men's basketball team has been officially announced with the season set to begin on Nov. 7 at Southern California.
The Eagles will host 13 home games in Alico Arena, while also taking part in Gulf Coast Showcase hosted in Hertz Arena during the Thanksgiving week. Season tickets and mini-plans for the 2022-23 campaign are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 866-FGCU-TIX, visiting
www.FGCUTickets.com, or at the Alico Arena Ticket Office on Monday-Friday.
The
Pat Chambers era will feature a marquee match-up against Southern California and former FGCU head coach
Andy Enfield who orchestrated the Eagles' nationally-captivating run to the 2013 NCAA Sweet Sixteen to put the Green and Blue on the map as Dunk City. FGCU will stay on the West Coast with a match up at San Diego on Nov. 9 before returning home.
"We have a good mix in our non-conference schedule for some really challenging games along with a number of traditional rivalry match-ups," said Chambers. "This will help prepare us for the ASUN schedule. I know our players are looking forward to the start of the season and I can't wait to be playing in front of such a great fan base as what we have at FGCU."
Fans will get their first look at the Eagles on Nov. 13 for the home opener against Ave Maria. Following that, FGCU will head to Rocky Top to take on Tennessee on Nov. 16. Both Tennessee and USC made the NCAA Tournament last year as did Jacksonville State which earned the ASUN automatic qualifier.
The Gulf Coast Showcase will open on Nov. 21 against Northern Kentucky. The tournament field also includes Drexel, East Carolina, Indiana State, Kansas City, UT Arlington, and Toledo. Each of the three days will feature four games each at Hertz Arena.
The balance of the non-conference schedule will feature a number of traditional rivals. FGCU will make trips to Georgia Southern (11/3), FAU (12/7), and St. Bonaventure.
Home match-ups against FIU (12/4), Mercer (12/10), and Canisius (12/21) will round out the non-conference slate.
The conference schedule will open on New Year's Eve with an afternoon tip against Jacksonville from Alico Arena. The Eagles will play home-and-home series against Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Jacksonville, North Florida, and Stetson. Additionally, FGCU will face the remaining members of the league in single games as the ASUN format features an 18-game schedule.
The 2023 ASUN Championship will have a 10-team format with the top seeds hosting each round. The first round will begin Monday, Feb. 27 with the championship final set for Sunday, March 5.
All home games will continue to be streamed live on ESPN+ as will road ASUN games. Other road games will be streamed based on the home team's conference affiliated partner.
FGCU is coming off a 22-12 record during the 2021-22 campaign which included a 10-6 mark in ASUN play. The Eagles played in The Basketball Classic during the postseason picking up a win over Detroit Mercy before falling at Coastal Carolina.
2022-23 FGCU Men's Basketball Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time |
| Mon., Nov 7 |
at Southern California |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
TBA |
| Wed., Nov 9 |
at San Diego |
San Diego, Calif. |
TBA |
| SUN., NOV 13 |
AVE MARIA |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
6 PM |
| Wed., Nov 16 |
at Tennessee |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
TBA |
| Mon., Nov 21 |
vs. Northern Kentucky^ |
Estero, Fla. |
7:30 PM |
| Tue., Nov 22 |
Game Two^ |
Estero, Fla. |
TBA |
| Wed., Nov 23 |
Game Three^ |
Estero, Fla. |
TBA |
| Wed., Nov 30 |
at Georgia Southern |
Statesboro, Ga. |
TBA |
| SUN., DEC 4 |
FIU |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
6 PM |
| Wed., Dec 7 |
at FAU |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
TBA |
| SAT., DEC 10 |
MERCER |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| Fri., Dec 16 |
at St. Bonaventure |
St. Bonaventure, N.Y. |
TBA |
| WED., DEC 21 |
CANISIUS |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| SAT., DEC 31 |
JACKSONVILLE* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
1 PM |
| Mon., Jan 2 |
at Central Arkansas* |
Conway, Ark. |
TBD |
| Thu., Jan 5 |
at Austin Peay* |
Clarksville, Tenn. |
TBD |
| SAT., JAN 7 |
NORTH FLORIDA* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| Thu., Jan 12 |
at Eastern Kentucky* |
Richmond, Ky. |
TBD |
| Sat., Jan 14 |
at Bellarmine* |
Louisville, Ky. |
TBD |
| THU., JAN 19 |
JACKSONVILLE STATE* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| SAT., JAN 21 |
KENNESAW STATE* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| Thu., Jan 26 |
at Queens* |
Charlotte, N.C. |
TBD |
| Sat., Jan 28 |
at Liberty* |
Lynchburg, Va. |
TBD |
| THU., FEB 2 |
CENTRAL ARKANSAS* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| SAT., FEB 4 |
NORTH ALABAMA* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| Thu., Feb 9 |
at North Florida* |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
TBD |
| Sat., Feb 11 |
at Jacksonville* |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
TBD |
| Wed., Feb 15 |
at Stetson* |
DeLand, Fla. |
TBD |
| SAT., FEB 18 |
STETSON* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| WED., FEB 22 |
LIPSCOMB* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| FRI., FEB 24 |
AUSTIN PEAY* |
FORT MYERS, FLA. |
7 PM |
| BOLD denotes home game in Alico Arena; ^ denotes Gulf Coast Showcase; * denotes ASUN Conference game; All times listed as Eastern Time |
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COACH CHAMBERS
Pat Chambers was officially introduced as the fifth FGCU men's basketball head coach in March 2022 bringing a wealth of experience in college basketball highlighted by head coaching stints at Penn State and Boston University. Chambers spent nine years leading the Penn State (2011-20) program and two years as head coach at Boston University (2009-11). He has 190 career victories in that span including four 20-plus win seasons. Part of his career as a head coach was highlighted by leading the Nittany Lions to a No. 9 national ranking in 2019-20 which tied the program's best-ever ranking set in 1996. Prior to becoming a head coach, he spent five seasons as part of the Villanova staff helping the Wildcats to a Final Four (2009), two Elite Eight, and three Sweet Sixteen appearances during his tenure.
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ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 92 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11 seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 45 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn at at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. 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 four 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 26 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Spring 2022) saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher cumulative 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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