FORT MYERS, Fla. – As part of its comprehensive analytics program, the FGCU men's basketball team has partnered with HD Intelligence to help with data-driven insights into the Eagles' performances on the court. HD Intelligence provides teams with NBA-level data including advanced box score metrics, line-up analysis, player data, scouting and more.
 
"One of the keys to being successful on the court is having the type of information that HD Intelligence provides our players and our staff." said head coach Pat Chambers. "To see the data gives us added insight into our team's performance.  For our staff, HDI will allow us to recruit smarter which will give us a competitive advantage."
 
HD Intelligence is the largest and most trusted name in college basketball analytics partnering with well over 50 D1 programs in both the men and women's game.
 
"HDI is fired up to serve Coach Chambers and his staff this upcoming year through the use of data analytics as they look to build on the already rich tradition at FGCU," Andy Schmitt, Vice President of HD Intelligence says. "The program's forward-thinking culture makes them a great fit with HDI, and we feel that we can add significant value as they seek to take the program to new heights."
 
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.
 
The Chambers' era will officially get underway on Monday, November 7 when the Eagles open the season at Southern California against former head coach Andy Enfield.
 
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.
 
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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.
 
#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 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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