2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2015–16 record 21–14 (8–6 A-Sun)
Head coach Joe Dooley (3rd year)
Assistant coach Michael Fly (5th year)
Assistant coach Tom Abatemarco (1st year)
Assistant coach Senque Carey (1st year)
Home arena Alico Arena
2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Florida 10 4   .714     22 12   .647
NJIT 8 6   .571     20 15   .571
Jacksonville 8 6   .571     16 16   .500
Florida Gulf Coast 8 6   .571     21 14   .600
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500     11 20   .355
Lipscomb 7 7   .500     12 21   .364
Stetson* 4 10   .286     12 22   .353
USC Upstate 4 10   .286     10 22   .313
*ineligible for the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to APR violations
2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home games at Alico Arena and were led by third year head coach Joe Dooley. They finished the season 21–14, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They defeated Kennesaw State, North Florida, and Stetson to be champions of the A-Sun Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four to advance to the first round where they lost to North Carolina.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brett Comer 0 G 6'3" 192 Senior Winter Park, FL Graduated
Bernard Thompson 2 G 6'3" 166 Senior Conyers, GA Graduated
Nate Hicks 1 C 6'10" 227 RS Senior Panama City Beach, FL Graduated
Jamail Jones 5 5 6'6" 215 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Logan Hovey 10 F 6'7" 208 RS Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to Southwest Baptist
Eric Moeller 42 F 6'11" 215 RS Sophomore Ocala, FL Retired due to injuries [1]
Marcus Blake 24 F 6'7" 205 RS Senior Miami, FL Walk-on; graduated
Armand Shoon 4 G 6'3" 183 Sophomore Miami, FL Walk-on; transferred to St. Thomas University [2]
Nick Pellar 11 F 6'6" 206 RS Sophomore Munster, Indiana Walk-on; retired [3]
Tejai Allen 23 G 6'4" 193 Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Walk-on; transferred to Claflin University

Arrivals

Player Previous Institution
Kevin MickleBroward College
Brandon GoodwinUCF
Patson SiameLoyola Marymount

Class of 2015 Signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rayjon Tucker
SF
Charlotte, NC Northside Christian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 24, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Reggie Reid
PG
Augusta, GA Harlem (GA) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 24, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Goodwin, BrandonBrandon Goodwin  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Norcross/UCF Norcross, GA
G 1 Reid, ReggieReggie Reid 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr Harlem High School Harlem, GA
G 2 Ko, JoshuaJoshua Ko (W)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Kalaheo/Pittsburg Kailua, HI
G 3 DeBose, JulianJulian DeBose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS Sr St. John's College High School/Rice Washington, D.C.
G 4 Bleecher, MaxxMaxx Bleecher (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL
G 5 Johnson, ZachZach Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Miami Norland Miami, FL
F 10 Mickle, KevinKevin Mickle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Saint Benedict's Prep/Broward College Brooklyn, NY
G 11 Terrell, ChristianChristian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Providence School Jacksonville, FL
G 14 Greene Jr., BrianBrian Greene Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy/Auburn Chicago, IL
F 15 Cvjeticanin, FilipFilip Cvjeticanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr The American School of Madrid Zagreb, Croatia
F 21 Morant, DemetrisDemetris Morant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Bishop Gorman/UNLV Las Vegas, NV
G 22 Cunningham, AlvinAlvin Cunningham (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Admiral Farragut Academy/Coastal Bend St. Petersburg, FL
G 24 Tucker, RayjonRayjon Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Northside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
F 25 Norelia, Marc-EddyMarc-Eddy Norelia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Olympia High School/Tulane Orlando, FL
F 32 Simmons, AntraviousAntravious Simmons 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So South Miami High School/VCU Miami, FL
G 33 Mahoney, DolanDolan Mahoney (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr IMG Academy Bradenton, FL
F 41 Siame, PatsonPatson Siame  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Loyola Marymount Luanshya, Zambia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2016

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

November 14, 2015*
2:00 pm
at Ohio L 75–85  0–1
 21  Norelia  9  Norelia  5  Tied  Convocation Center (5,851)
Athens, OH

November 16, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas Wesleyan W 85–62  1–1
 18  Cvjeticanin  11  Norelia  6  Tied  Alico Arena (3,809)
Fort Myers, FL

November 21, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State
FGCU Classic
W 104–101 3OT 2–1
 34  Norelia  18  Tied  9  Reid  Alico Arena (3,562)
Fort Myers, FL

November 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota
FGCU Classic
W 73–60  3–1
 18  Norelia  10  Norelia  9  Reid  Alico Arena (3,412)
Fort Myers, FL

November 23, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green
FGCU Classic
L 77–82  3–2
 26  Johnson  7  Norelia  4  Johnson  Alico Arena (3,854)
Fort Myers, FL

November 27, 2015*
6:30 pm, SECN
at Florida L 50–70  3–3
 9  Terrell  9  Terrell  3  Simmons  O'Connell Center (10,323)
Gainesville, FL

November 29, 2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Ave Maria
FGCU Classic
W 91–34  4–3
 24  Terrell  5  Mickle  6  Johnson  Alico Arena (2,460)
Fort Myers, FL

December 2, 2015*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 18 Texas A&M L 65–75  4–4
 14  Terrell  9  Morant  3  Tied  Reed Arena (5,589)
College Station, TX

December 6, 2015*
3:30 pm, ASN
at FIU W 84–76 OT 5–4
 20  Terrell  11  Norelia  6  Tied  FIU Arena (1,156)
University Park, FL

December 13, 2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
UMass W 77–76  6–4
 20  Norelia  8  Morant  2  Tied  Alico Arena (3,049)
Fort Myers, FL

December 19, 2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State L 52–56  6–5
 26  Norelia  11  Norelia  2  Tied  Alico Arena (3,247)
Fort Myers, FL

December 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana Tech L 63–66  6–6
 16  Terrell  10  Morant  4  Reid  Alico Arena (3,514)
Fort Myers, FL

December 28, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. South Dakota L 81–89 OT 6–7
 25  Terrell  12  Norelia  3  Reid  Sanford Pentagon (2,087)
Sioux Falls, SD

December 31, 2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
La Salle W 86–77  7–7
 20  DeBose  10  Simmons  5  Johnson  Alico Arena (3,084)
Fort Myers, FL

January 2, 2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Eckerd W 68–57  8–7
 19  Norelia  6  Norelia  4  Tied  Alico Arena (2,983)
Fort Myers, FL

January 5, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Webber International W 104–59  9–7
 20  Norelia  9  Tied  6  Reid  Alico Arena (2,713)
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season

January 9, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 82–53  10–7
(1–0)
 17  Johnson  7  Norelia  5  Johnson  Alico Arena (4,266)
Fort Myers, FL

January 14, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 82–78 OT 11–7
(2–0)
 18  Norelia  13  Norelia  5  Reid  Alico Arena (4,124)
Fort Myers, FL

January 16, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 85–56  12–7
(3–0)
 18  Tied  7  Tied  6  Johnson  Alico Arena (4,074)
Fort Myers, FL

January 21, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 79–74  13–7
(4–0)
 19  Tucker  9  Norelia  2  Tied  KSU Convocation Center (1,809)
Kennesaw, GA

January 24, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 75–91  13–8
(4–1)
 19  Norelia  8  Norelia  2  Greene  Allen Arena (1,183)
Nashville, TN

January 27 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville L 69–78  13–9
(4–2)
 16  Tied  11  Norelia  3  Reid  Alico Arena, FL (4,014)
Fort Myers, FL

January 30, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 76–82  13–10
(4–3)
 25  Norelia  9  Simmons  4  Tied  UNF Arena (4,138)
Jacksonville, FL

February 1, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 80–83  13–11
(4–4)
 25  Johnson  7  Tied  5  Johnson  Swisher Gymnasium (778)
Jacksonville, FL

February 6, 2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 81–65  14–11
(5–4)
 16  DeBose  11  Norelia  6  Johnson  Alico Arena (4,522)
Fort Myers, FL

February 11, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 71–64  15–11
(6–4)
 22  Norelia  9  Norelia  4  DeBose  G. B. Hodge Center (345)
Spartanburg, SC

February 13, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 59–68  15–12
(6–5)
 17  Norelia  11  Norelia  2  Tied  Fleisher Center (1,203)
Newark, NJ

February 18, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 82–67  16–12
(7–5)
 25  Norelia  12  Norelia  7  Johnson  Alico Arena (4,271)
Fort Myers, FL

February 20, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 68–63  17–12
(8–5)
 22  Norelia  7  Norelia  5  Johnson  Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL

February 25, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 73–80  17–13
(8–6)
 29  Norelia  12  Norelia  4  Norelia  Edmunds Center (842)
DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament

March 1, 2016
7:05 pm, ESPN3
(4) (5) Kennesaw State
Quarterfinals
W 74–64  18–13
 15  Terrell  12  Norelia  3  Tied  Alico Arena (2,752)
Fort Myers, FL

March 3, 2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) at (1) North Florida
Semifinals
W 89–56  19–13
 23  Norelia  13  Norelia  4  Terrell  UNF Arena (4,305)
Jacksonville, FL

March 6, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) (7) Stetson
Championship game
W 80–78 OT 20–13
 21  Simmons  12  Simmons  5  Tied  Alico Arena (4,670)
Fort Myers, FL
NCAA Tournament

March 15, 2016*
6:30 pm, TruTV
(16 E) vs. (16 E) Fairleigh Dickinson
First Four
W 96–65  21–13
 20  Norelia  10  Tied  7  Johnson  UD Arena (11,728)
Dayton, OH

March 17, 2016*
7:20 pm, TBS
(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 North Carolina
First round
L 67–83  21–14
 15  Terrell  11  Norelia  7  Terrell  PNC Arena (17,387)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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