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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU men's basketball team (14-10 overall, 4-7 ASUN Conference) looks to get back on track Saturday night in its most successful locale of the 2022-23 season when the Green & Blue take on visiting North Alabama at Alico Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., and the game is available to view on ESPN+.
 
FGCU has dropped four straight decisions and six of its last seven, but is a sparkling 7-2 in The Nest this season. The Eagles set a new school record in January with their 13^th straight home victory, a streak that began at the end of the 2021-22 season.
 
Although North Alabama (13-11, 5-6) has won four of its last five, the Lions are coming off a 79-57 loss at Stetson on Thursday night. Sophomore guard Daniel Ortiz led UNA with 14 points, while junior guard K.J. Johnson had 12 points and junior forward Damian Forrest added 10 points. Sophomore forward Dallas Howell led the Lions with six rebounds.
 
Ortiz leads UNA in scoring at 13.6 points per game, while Johnson drops 11.9 and freshman guard Jacari Lane adds 10.9 points per outing. Forrest leads the Lions at 6.7 rebounds per game – good for fifth in the ASUN. North Alabama is seventh in the conference offensively, scoring 74.8 points per game. Defensively, the Lions rank 11^th by giving up 73.9 points per contest.
 
FGCU turned in one of its strongest offensive performances of the season Thursday night, but fell short against Central Arkansas 91-87 at Alico Arena. Junior guard Isaiah Thompson (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville HS/Purdue) recorded a career-high 29 points – the most by any Eagle this season – on 9-of-18 shooting. Thompson made six of FGCU's 14 3-pointers, and also grabbed four rebounds, dished four assists and had one steal.
 
Junior guard Chase Johnston (Boca Raton, Fla./Westminster Academy/Stetson) came off the bench to score 20 points, matching Thompson's triple rate with six 3s of his own. Graduate guard Caleb Catto (Cape Coral, Fla./Southwest Florida Christian Academy) scored 11 points and tied the FGCU high with six rebounds, and sophomore center Andre Weir (Hollywood, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna College Prep/Richmond) added 10 points and six rebounds.
 
Thompson leads FGCU with 14.3 points per game, while Anderson drops 12.5 points and Johnston adds 11.8 points per outing. Anderson and Weir are 2-3 on the ASUN rebounding list, respectively delivering 7.4 and 7.0 rebounds per game. FGCU'a 70.9 points per game rank 10^th in the ASUN, while the Eagles defense is fifth in the conference by allowing 68.8 points per contest.
 
Saturday's game celebrates Azul the Eagle's birthday, and FGCU fans are encouraged to wear blue. After facing North Alabama, the Green & Blue hit the road for a three-game Sunshine State road trip – taking on North Florida at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jacksonville at 4 p.m. on Feb. 11 and Stetson at 7 p.m. Feb. 15.
 
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INDIVIDUAL TICKETS, MINI PLANS AVAILABLE 
Tickets for the 2022-23 FGCU Basketball season are on sale now and can be purchased by going online to www.FGCUTickets.com or calling 866-FGCU-TIX. Group tickets can also be purchased for 10 or more people – making a memorable evening for families, businesses, or other organizations. 
 
E.A.G.L.E. CAMPAIGN 
IT TAKES A TEAM to achieve our newest goal - a $10 million campaign to address student-athlete needs in continued academic success, life skills, mental health, nutrition, and strength and conditioning as well as departmental needs in facility expansion and improvement as well as mentoring and leadership training for coaches and staff. The name embodies our mission and the purpose of the E.A.G.L.E. Campaign - Eagle Athletics Generating Lifetime Excellence. Join Our Team and pledge your gift today to help the Eagles of tomorrow! 
 
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 204 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 (https://www.fgcu.edu/adminservices/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 https://www.fgcu.edu/adminservices/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.  
 
ABOUT FGCU 
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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