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KENNESAW, Ga. – The 2022-23 FGCU men's basketball season came to a close in Monday's first round of the ASUN Tournament, as the Eagles fell to Queens (N.C.) 61-55 at the KSU Convocation Center on the campus of Kennesaw State University.

FGCU finished with a 17-15 record, which included a 10-3 non-conference record and a 7-11 ASUN regular-season mark. Ninth-seeded Queens (18-14) advances to play top-seeded Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals Tuesday night.
 
Junior guard Chase Johnston (Boca Raton, Fla./Westminster Academy/Stetson) scored a season-high 24 points in Monday's loss, connecting on six of FGCU's 10 3-pointers. Johnston was the only Eagle in double figures, as FGCU shot just 37.7 percent (20-of-53) from the field against the Royals. Sophomore forward Zach Anderson (Apopka, Fla./Apopka HS) pulled down a team-best six rebounds.
 
"Our players competed hard! We didn't make shots. We defended, but at some point our offense needs to help our defense," said FGCU head men's basketball coach Pat Chambers. "I am proud of our guys. They kept showing up. Results don't show how hard we worked, but we got better on and off the floor."
 
Queens had five players in double figures: senior guard Kenny Dye (12), junior forward BJ McLaurin (12), sophomore guard Kalib Mathews (11), sophomore guard AJ McKee (11) and junior forward Jay'Den Turner (11). Turner pulled down a game-high 18 rebounds, helping the Royals to a 30-29 rebounding edge that included 13 offensive boards to FGCU's zero.
 
FGCU went shot-for-shot with Queens the entire game, as the lead changed hands nine times and featured four ties. Johnston made all six of his triples in the game's first 20 minutes and had 17 points as the Eagles went into halftime trailing the Royals 35-33.
 
The Green & Blue's offense struggled in the second half against the ASUN's 12^th-ranked defense, as Queens held FGCU to just 28 percent shooting (7-of-25) and continued to capitalize on second chances with offensive rebounds.
 
Still, FGCU had a chance to draw even with Queens in the final minutes, as senior guard Isaiah Thompson (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville HS/Purdue) canned a 3-pointer with 3:12 remaining to make it 53-51. But the Royals would clamp down on the defensive end for three straight FGCU possessions while stretching their lead to six with 47 seconds to play.
 
Monday's game marked the final time in Green & Blue for graduate guard Caleb Catto (Cape Coral, Fla./Southwest Florida Christian Academy), fifth-year guard Austin Richie (Glenwood, Ill./Bloom HS/Northern Illinois/Triton College/Tulsa), senior forward Chance Jackson (Tampa, Fla./Plant HS) and senior guard Lenny Ricca (Weston, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS). Catto ends a storied FGCU career as the program's all-time leader in minutes and games played, and ranks in the program's all-time top 10 in points, field goals, 3-pointers, rebounds, assists, steals, and starts.
 
FGCU's annual men's basketball banquet is scheduled for April 4. More details will follow in the coming days.
 
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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 207 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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FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 94 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15-plus seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11-plus seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 47 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn an 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 and No. 25 in 2022-23) 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 & 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 3.66 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2022 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 27 consecutive semesters. The past seven semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 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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