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2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

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2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season Co–Champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record22–13 (14–4 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Richter (3rd season)
  • Michael Fly (3rd season)
  • Jamill Jones (1st season)
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Florida Gulf Coast 14 4   .778 22 13   .629
USC Upstate 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
East Tennessee State 10 8   .556 19 16   .543
Lipscomb 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
North Florida 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Jacksonville 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Northern Kentucky* 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Stetson 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Kennesaw State 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference and were the defending A-Sun Tournament champion. They played their home games at Alico Arena.

The team went through many changes for the 2013–14 season. Head coach Andy Enfield left to take the same job at USC[1] and former Kansas assistant Joe Dooley takes over as head coach.[2] Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Sherwood Brown graduated and turned professional, signing a contract with Israel's Maccabi Haifa B.C. in July 2013.[3]

They finished the season 22–13, 14–4 in Atlantic Sun play to finish in a tie for the regular season conference championship with Mercer. At the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament they advanced to their third consecutive championship game where they lost to Mercer. Due to failing to win the conference tournament as the #1 seed, they earned an automatic bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

Pre-season

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Coaching changes

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Coach Old Position New Position
Andy Enfield Head Coach USC Head Coach[1]
Joe Dooley Kansas Assistant FGCU Head Coach[2]
Martin Richter FGCU Assistant FGCU Assoc. Head Coach
Jamill Jones Washington D.C.'s Nike Team Takeover Assistant FGCU Assistant[4]

Player changes

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Player Previous Institution New Institution
Sherwood Brown FGCU Graduated
Eddie Murray FGCU Graduated
Jordan Neff FGCU Gordan State[5]
Alexander Blessing FGCU Rollins[6]
Christophe Varidel FGCU Chaminade[7]
Leonard Livingston Jr. FGCU Pensacola State College[8]
Logan Hovey Paul J. Hagerty High School FGCU[9]
Brian Greene Jr. Auburn FGCU[10]
Julian DeBose Rice FGCU[11]
Marc-Eddy Norelia Tulane FGCU[12]
Nick Pellar Auburn FGCU[13]
Kevin Boyle Jr. Emerson College FGCU[13]

Roster

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2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brett Comer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Winter Park High School Winter Park, Florida
F/C 1 Nate Hicks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr J. R. Arnold High School Panama City Beach, Florida
G 2 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jr Rockdale County High School Conyers, Georgia
G 3 Julian DeBose Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr St. John's College High School Washington, D.C.
G 4 Armand Shoon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westwood Christian School Miami, Florida
G 5 Jamail Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Montverde Academy Atlanta, Georgia
F 10 Logan Horvey Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Paul J. Hagerty High School Orlando, Florida
F 11 Nick Pellar (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So IMG Academy Munster, Indiana
F 12 Eric McKnight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Princeton Day Raleigh, North Carolina
G 14 Brian Greene Jr. Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So IMG Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 15 Filip Cvjeticanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr The American School of Madrid Zagreb, Croatia
F 20 Chase Fieler (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Parkersburg South High School Parkersburg, West Virginia
F 21 TeJai Allen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Fleming Island High School Jacksonville, FL
G 22 Kevin Boyle Jr. (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Patrick High School Rahway, NJ
F 24 Marcus Blake (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr American Heritage School Miami, Florida
F 25 Marc-Eddy Norelia Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Olympia High School Orlando, Florida
G 35 Dajuan Graf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Phillip O. Berry Academy Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 12, 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8*
9:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 55–79  0–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,119)
Lincoln, NE
November 12*
7:00 am, ESPN2
Hartford
ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon
W 65–51  1–1
Alico Arena (4,525)
Fort Myers, FL
November 15*
6:00 pm, CSS
at Furman W 70–69  2–1
Timmons Arena (1,657)
Greenville, SC
November 18*
7:05 pm, ASun.tv
Eckerd W 72-55  3–1
Alico Arena (4,124)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23*
7:05 pm, ASun.tv
Ave Maria W 79-56  4–1
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NC State L 62–82  4–2
PNC Arena (11,123)
Raleigh, NC
December 1*
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 72–90  4–3
Alico Arena (3,779)
Fort Myers, FL
December 7*
4:00 pm, FS1
at FIU L 61–72  4–4
U.S. Century Bank Arena (2,085)
Miami, FL
December 14*
1:05 pm, ESPN3
Samford W 83–51  5–4
Alico Arena (2,785)
Fort Myers, FL
December 17*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
South Florida
Las Vegas Classic
L 66–68 2OT 5–5
USF Sun Dome (4,105)
Tampa, FL
December 19*
9:00 pm, CSS
Mississippi State
Las Vegas Classic
L 53–66  5–6
Humphrey Coliseum (5,902)
Starkville, MS
December 22*
5:30 pm
Florida A&M
Las Vegas Classic
W 77–68  6–6
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
December 23*
5:00 pm
Radford
Las Vegas Classic
L 63–64  6–7
Las Vegas Classic (N/A)
Paradise, NV
Atlantic Sun regular season
December 30
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 60-56  7–7
(1–0)
Alico Arena (4,534)
Fort Myers, FL
January 1
5:05 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 75-62  8–7
(2–0)
Alico Arena (3,368)
Fort Myers, FL
January 5
1:00 pm, CSS
at Stetson W 68–55  9–7
(3–0)
Edmunds Center (1,248)
DeLand, FL
January 9
7:00 pm, ASun.tv
at North Florida W 79–75  10–7
(4–0)
UNF Arena (3,181)
Jacksonville, FL
January 11
3:15 pm, ASun.tv
at Jacksonville L 69–76  10–8
(4–1)
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (804)
Jacksonville, FL
January 16
7:05 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 63-60  11–8
(5–1)
Alico Arena (4,580)
Fort Myers, FL
January 18
7:33 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State W 90–62  12–8
(6–1)
Alico Arena (4,605)
Fort Myers, FL
January 23
7:00 pm, Asun.TV
at Mercer L 55–68  12–9
(6–2)
Hawkins Arena (3,500)
Macon, GA
January 25
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 83–62  13–9
(7–2)
KSU Convocation Center (1,671)
Kennesaw, GA
January 31
7:05 pm, CSS
Stetson W 71–68  14–9
(8–2)
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
February 6
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 100–71  15–9
(9–2)
Alico Arena (4,416)
Fort Myers, FL
February 8
7:05 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 73–46  16–9
(10–2)
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
February 13
7:00 pm, Asun.TV
at East Tennessee State L 81–89  16–10
(10–3)
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,773)
Johnson City, TN
February 15
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 84–80  17–10
(11–3)
G. B. Hodge Center (807)
Spartanburg, SC
February 21
6:05 pm, ESPNU
Mercer W 75–61  18–10
(12–3)
Alico, Arena (4,664)
Fort Myers, FL
February 23
1:35 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 78–68  19–10
(13–3)
Alico, Arena (4,458)
Fort Myers, FL
February 27
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 71–92  19–11
(13–4)
Allen Arena (2,942)
Nashville, TN
March 1
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 92–72  20–11
(14–4)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,742)
Highland Heights, KY
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) Stetson
Quarterfinals
W 77–55  21–11
Alico Arena (4,673)
Fort Myers, FL
March 6
6:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3
(1) (4) East Tennessee State
Semifinals
W 69–64  22–11
Alico Arena (4,668)
Fort Myers, FL
March 9
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) (2) Mercer
Championship
L 60–68  22–12
Alico Arena (4,702)
Fort Myers, FL
NIT
March 18*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(8) at (1) Florida State
First round
L 53–58  22–13
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,734)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Enfield Accepts USC Head Coaching Job". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Welcome to #DunkCity! FGCU Names Joe Dooley Head Men's Basketball Coach". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "Sherwood Brown Signs with Maccabi Haifa". Maccabi Haifa. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "Dooley Completes @FGCU_MBB Coaching Staff with Addition of Jamill Jones". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "FGCU basketball: Prized freshman Jordan Neff leaves program". Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "The transfer list". ESPN.
  7. ^ "Chaminade lands 'Dunk City' transfer from FGCU". Hawaii News Now.
  8. ^ "Leonard Livingston, Jr". Verbal Commits. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Small Forward Logan Hovey During Early Signing Period". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "@FGCU_MBB Adds Auburn Transfer Brian Greene Jr". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "@FGCU_MBB Lands Rice Transfer Julian DeBose". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  12. ^ "@FGCU_MBB Adds Tulane Transfer Marc-Eddy Norelia". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Dunk City Walk-Ons Likely to Play Important Role". Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.