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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Tessa Mortensen
Tessa Mortensen
Brad Young
Brad Young

3/^ Christian Carlyle

  • Class Senior
  • Position G
  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 210
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.

Biography

As A Senior (2019-20)
Missed the season due to injury … Finished his FGCU career with 441 career points (5.6 per game) having played in 79 games with 29 starts … Also averaged 2.4 rebounds per game and had 70 career assists.
 
As A Junior (2018-19)
Averaged 8.1 points and 3.3 rebounds, both career-best totals, as a junior … Played in 32 games with 24 starts averaging 23.6 minutes … Had a career-best 70 assists … Recorded a pair of 20-point games with 20 versus Michigan State and 21 against North Florida … Went 6-of-8 from the floor and 8-of-12 from the free throw line against MSU ... Was 8-of-15 with three three pointers against UNF … Had a career-best nine rebounds against Illinois State … Posted 10 games in double-figure scoring … Notched 16 points against both South Dakota State and UT San Antonio.

As A Sophomore (2017-18) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 27 games, but missed eight contests due to either an ankle injury or a concussion … averaged 5.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game … season-best 18 points in a career-high 37 minutes against Middle Tennessee (Dec. 2) … exploded for 17 points – 11 of which came in the 2nd half – on 6-10 shooting and 5-5 from the free-throw line off the bench at North Florida (Jan. 24) … also reached double-figure points in the season opener against Illinois State (11, Nov. 11), versus Webber International (13, Nov. 29) and opposite Stetson (10, Jan. 6) … narrowly missed his first career double-double with a career-high nine rebounds against Illinois State … season-high-tying four assists on multiple occasions … 22 steals were the 4th-most on the team … season-best three thefts in two contests … made four starts and averaged 18.7 minutes per game.

As A Freshman (2016-17) | Game-By-Game Stats
Averaged 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game in 20 contests … scored a season-high 19 points off the bench versus Florida Tech (Dec. 31) … played a career-best 35 minutes in that game, going 7-9 from the floor, 1-1 from 3-point range and 4-4 from the free-throw line … also secured career highs in assists and rebounds with six each in the game … tallied six points while playing 23 valuable minutes versus Lipscomb (Feb. 9) … tallied five important points, including 3-4 from the free-throw line, in seven crucial 1st-half minutes at North Florida (Jan. 25) … four assists against Florida National (Dec. 22) equaled his entire season total entering the game … played 15 minutes – at the time his most against a D-I opponent – at Jacksonville (Feb. 4), helping FGCU lock in defensively and grabbing a season-high two steals … played four minutes in his collegiate debut in his hometown of Jacksonville in FGCU’s season opener against Florida (Nov. 11) … passed out 18 assists against just four turnovers for the year … made a pair of 3-pointers … recorded eight steals … shot 16-30 for a .533 field goal percentage … averaged 9.3 minutes per game.

High School
Finished his career with 2,112 points … as a senior he was named Florida Class 5A Player of the Year and Florida Times Union Player of the Year … averaged 23.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in leading his team to the state championship final and a 27-5 record … as a junior he averaged 22.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... led his team to the 5A state playoffs, scored 35 points in its opening-round game and garnered Second Team All-First Coast honors by the Florida Times Union ... averaged 19.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore ... ranked as the 20th-best overall prospect in the state by Florida Hoops and a 4-star recruit by the same outlet ... also was tabbed as a 3-star recruit by Future 150 ... was named as the top overall Fall 2015 signee in the Atlantic Sun Conference by HoopSeen.com ... played his AAU ball for Florida Elite – the same program which produced FGCU teammate Marc-Eddy Norelia ... chose FGCU over a pair of Atlantic 10 Conference schools, fellow ASUN member North Florida – located in Jacksonville – and was receiving looks from several BCS programs, including in-state UCF and UF.
 
Personal
Born on Nov. 12, 1997 … son of Darren Carlyle and Paige Pacetti … has two older siblings, Brittany and Kyndal … former member of the Eagles Council (FGCU's SAAC) ... favorite athlete is Russell Westbrook, favorite sport to watch is football, favorite movie is The Blind Side and favorite books are from the Harry Potter series … baseball was his main sport growing up until deciding to focus on basketball in high school … wants to meet LeBron James … intends to major in business … aspires to play professionally and be a business owner.

Last updated on March 30, 2020

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2016-17Freshman

    G
    6'6" 210 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2017-18Sophomore

    G
    6'6" 210 lbs
    23
  • 3

    2018-19Junior

    G
    6'6" 210 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    6'6" 210 lbs
    3