PTS REB STL MIN 11.3 4.7 1.0 22.0 PTS REB STL MIN 21.0 4.7 2.3 29.7 PTS REB AST MIN 9.0 6.0 5.3 25.7 PTS REB AST MIN 5.7 1.3 1.0 24.0 PTS REB STL MIN 15.7 5.7 1.3 24.7 REED BAKER G - Sr. - #3 - 6-1 - 214 CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL G - Fr. - #5 - 6-2 - 175 ANTHONY BANKS F - Rs. So. - #32 - 6-6 - 210 MARLON RIVERA G - Jr. - #21 - 6-2 - 180 PROBABLESTARTERS GAMEDAYCENTRAL DATE: Monday, November 22, 2010 SITE: Bud Walton Arena (19,200) TIP-OFF: 8:00 p.m. ET TOURNAMENT: Razorback Showcase LIVE AUDIO: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com TALENT: Chuck Barrett (Play-by-Play) Rick Schaeffer (Analyst) LIVE VIDEO: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com LIVE STATS: www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com SERIES: First Meeting AGAINST THE SEC: 0-1 LAST GAME: FGCU 74, Grambling 70 - Nov. 20 (Based on starters from previous game) TIM SNYDER F - Jr. - #12 - 6-7 - 217 FLORIDAGULFCOASTMEN’SBASKETBALL Contact: Patrick Pierson | Office Phone: 239-590-7061 | Cell Phone: 239-357-2390 | Email: [email protected]2010-11SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 2-1 A-SUN: 0-0 NOVEMBER (2-1) 12 @ Indiana L, 88-60 16 SEMO^ W, 89-78 20 @ Grambling^ W, 74-70 22 @ Arkansas^ 8:00 P.M. 27 MIAMI (FL) 7:05 P.M. DECEMBER (0-0) 2 @ UNF* 7:30 P.M. 4 @ Jacksonville* 3:15 P.M. 15 @ #4 Ohio State 6:30 P.M. 18 @ Toledo 7:00 P.M. 21 N.C. CENTRAL 5:15 P.M. 27 IUPUI 7:05 P.M. JANUARY (0-0) 3 BELMONT* 7:30 P.M. 5 LIPSCOMB* 7:30 P.M. 8 @ ETSU* 4:00 P.M. 10 @ USC Upstate* 7:30 P.M. 14 KENNESAW STATE* 7:05 P.M. 16 MERCER* 2:05 P.M. 20 @ Campbell* 7:00 P.M. 25 @ Stetson* 7:00 P.M. 28 @ Belmont* 7:00 P.M. 30 @ Lipscomb* 3:00 P.M. FEBRUARY (0-0) 4 ETSU* 7:05 P.M. 6 USC UPSTATE* 1:05 P.M. 10 @ Kennesaw State* 7:30 P.M. 12 @ Mercer* 4:30 P.M. 14 @ Western Kentucky 8:00 P.M. 19 CAMPBELL* 5:15 P.M. 21 STETSON* 7:30 P.M. 24 JACKSONVILLE* 7:30 P.M. 26 UNF* 7:30 P.M. ^ - Razorback Showcase * - Atlantic Sun Conference Game ATAGLANCE FGCU will closeout its two-game road swing and its part in the Razorback Showcase when it takes on SEC foe Arkansas on Monday night in Fayetteville at Bud Walton Arena. The Eagles are coming off a 74-70 win at Grambling and will be in search of just their third three-game win streak since joining Division I in 2007-08. The contest will be the fourth in 10 days for the Blue and Green, while the Razorbacks have played just one game. TRADITIONVS.FUTURE Entering just the ninth season in program history, including the fourth in Division I, FGCU will square off against an Arkansas program that has been in existence since 1923-24 (88th year) and has six Final Fours to its credit. FGCU joined the Atlantic Sun in 2007-08, while Arkansas has been a member of the SEC since 1990. 20/20VISION Senior REED BAKER and junior TIM SNYDER poured in 23 and 21 points, respec- tively, at Grambling to mark the fourth time a pair of players have gone for at least 20 points in the same game since FGCU joined Division I. Baker was a part of the feat in each of the last two years, while the 20-point outing was his second in a row. The Naples, Fla. product has 11 career 20-point games and done so it back-to-back games three times, including a four-game streak in 2008-09. WEAREFGCU! When referring to the University, please be aware of the following policy regarding usage. First references to the school and its intercollegiate athletic programs should always be the Florida Gulf Coast University. The only secondary references used should be “FGCU”, ”Florida Gulf Coast”, or “Eagles.” Please refrain from using “Fla. Gulf Cst.”, “Gulf Coast”, or any other similar combination. Thank You! BRACEFORTAKEOFFIN2011-12 Now in its fourth year of Division I status, the FGCU athletic department's 14 sports will all be eligible for postseason play in 2011-12. FGCU is finishing up its four-year Division I re-classifying period in which it could fast track just one men's sport and one women's sport. Baseball and Women's Volleyball were eligible to compete in postseason play last year. The A-Sun Tournament is included in postseason play for men's basketball. GAME 4 FGCU 2-1/0-0 A-Sun HC: Dave Balza ARKANSAS 1-0/0-0 SEC HC: John Pelphrey
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ATAGLANCEFGCU will closeout its two-game road swing and its part in the Razorback Showcase when it takes on SEC foe Arkansas on Monday night in Fayetteville at Bud Walton Arena. The Eagles are coming off a 74-70 win at Grambling and will be in search of just their third three-game win streak since joining Division I in 2007-08. The contest will be the fourth in 10 days for the Blue and Green, while the Razorbacks have played just one game.
TRADITIONVS.FUTUREEntering just the ninth season in program history, including the fourth in Division I, FGCU will square off against an Arkansas program that has been in existence since 1923-24 (88th year) and has six Final Fours to its credit. FGCU joined the Atlantic Sun in 2007-08, while Arkansas has been a member of the SEC since 1990.
20/20VISIONSenior REED BAKER and junior TIM SNYDER poured in 23 and 21 points, respec-tively, at Grambling to mark the fourth time a pair of players have gone for at least 20 points in the same game since FGCU joined Division I. Baker was a part of the feat in each of the last two years, while the 20-point outing was his second in a row. The Naples, Fla. product has 11 career 20-point games and done so it back-to-back games three times, including a four-game streak in 2008-09.
WEAREFGCU!When referring to the University, please be aware of the following policy regarding usage. First references to the school and its intercollegiate athletic programs should always be the Florida Gulf Coast University. The only secondary references used should be “FGCU”, ”Florida Gulf Coast”, or “Eagles.” Please refrain from using “Fla. Gulf Cst.”, “Gulf Coast”, or any other similar combination. Thank You!
BRACEFORTAKEOFFIN2011-12Now in its fourth year of Division I status, the FGCU athletic department's 14 sports will all be eligible for postseason play in 2011-12. FGCU is finishing up its four-year Division I re-classifying period in which it could fast track just one men's sport and one women's sport. Baseball and Women's Volleyball were eligible to compete in postseason play last year. The A-Sun Tournament is included in postseason play for men's basketball.
GAME
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FGCU2-1/0-0 A-Sun
HC: Dave Balza
ARKANSAS1-0/0-0 SEC
HC: John Pelphrey
GAME4 - FGCU AT ARKANSAS (NOV. 22)
SCOUTING THE RAZORBACKSPicked to finish third in the SEC West, fourth-year head John Pelphrey leads an Arkansas club that features great athleticism and arguably the best shooter in nation in junior Rotnei Clark. After scoring over 100 points in each of their exhibition games, the Razorbacks opened the season with an easy 75-52 win over Grambling on Thursday evening. Clark, who is fresh off a season in which he made 100 three-pointers, led the way against Grambling with 20 points on five trifectas. Deemed the top shooter in the nation by Sporting News and a preseason All-SEC second team choice by the league head coaches, Clark averaged 26.7 points over six game in November last year. Sophomore Marshawn Powell exploded onto the SEC scene in 2009-10, averaging 14.9 points and 6.7 rebounds en route to Freshman All-American status. Powell was a preseason All-SEC first team choice by the league head coaches. Iowa transfer Jeff Peterson figures to make a big impact at the point guard position after averaging 10.6 points and 4.2 assists per game as a Hawkeye in 2008-09.
RAZORBACK SHOWCASETonight's game is part of the Razorback Showcase in which FGCU will play Southeast Missouri State and travel to Grambling (Nov. 20) and Arkansas (Nov. 22). The four-team tournament run by Arkansas gives each team at least one home game, while the Razorbacks will play all three of their games at home.
AGAINST THE SECMonday night's game at Arkansas will be FGCU's second game against a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Eagles dropped their lone meeting at Florida, 94-60, on Dec. 10, 2008.
AGAINST BCS OPPONENTSFGCU is 1-10 all-time against BCS foes after picking up a win over BIG EAST opponent DePaul last season at Alico Arena. DePaul was the first BCS men's basketball program to come to Fort My-ers, while all other 10 contests have been played on the road. Arkansas is the second of four BCS foes FGCU will square off against this season. The Eagles will play host to Miami on Nov. 27 while traveling to Ohio State on Dec. 15.
DATE SITE WINNER SCORE11/12/10 Assembly Hall Indiana 88-6012/22/09 Alico Arena vs. DePaul FGCU 64-6111/25/09 Bank United Center Miami 77-5811/13/09 Breslin Center Michigan State 87-5812/22/08 Crisler Arena Michigan 76-5912/10/08 O'Connell Center Florida 94-6011/18/08 Allen Fieldhouse Kansas 85-453/4/08* Bradley Center Marquette 67-371/21/08 Allstate Arena DePaul 92-6011/28/07 Wells Fargo Arena Arizona State 91-591/18/07 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa 62-49
WE'VE GOT A FIRST TIMER HEREMonday night's game will mark the first time FGCU and Arkansas have squared-off. The Eagles' first three games of the season have also come against teams they've never faced. In all, the 2010-11 FGCU schedule features seven teams its never faced.
#/Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb. Ast.15/G Rotnei Clark 6-0 Jr. 20.0 1.0 1.023/G Julysses Nobles 6-1 So. 5.0 3.0 4.002/F Jemal Farmer 6-5 Sr. 5.0 3.0 0.005/F Glenn Bryant 6-7 So. 7.0 4.0 2.0^21/C Delvon Johnson 6-9 Sr. 7.0 6.0 5.0^^ - Blocks per game* - Based on starters vs. Grambling (Nov. 18)
ARKANSAS PROBABLE STARTERS
TEAM STATSGames ...............................3 ............................ 1Record ................................2-1 ........................... 1-0Points Per Game ................ 74.3 ..........................75.0Scoring Defense................ 78.7 ..........................52.0Scoring Margin .................. -4.3 ........................+23.0FG Pct. Offense ................. .448 .......................... .474FG Pct. Defense ................. .472 .......................... .3493-Pt. FG/Game .................... 2.7 ............................9.03-Pt. FG Pct. ....................... .216 .......................... .214Free Throw Pct. .................. .605 .......................... .667Rebounding Avg. ............... 38.0 ..........................34.0Rebs. Against Avg. ............. 39.0 ..........................25.0Rebound Margin ................ -1.0 ......................... +9.0Assists Per Game .............. 12.3 ..........................18.0Steals Per Game .................. 8.0 ..........................11.0Turnovers Per Game ......... 20.3 ..........................16.0Turnover Margin ...............+1.3 ......................... +4.0Assist-TO Ratio .................... 0.6 ............................1.1
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSScoring Reed Baker 21.0 Rotnei Clark 20.0Anthony Banks 15.7 Six Players 7.0Tim Snyder 11.3
Field Goal Pct.Anthony Banks .600 Rickey Scott 1.000Marlon Rivera .563 Six Players .500
All game times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.Home games are shown in CAPS & BOLD.* - denotes an Atlantic Sun Conference game^ - Razorback Showcase hosted by Arkansas
DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE
RECORD (A-SUN) ARENA HIGH SCORER HIGH
REBOUNDER
Nov. 12 at Indiana L, 88-60 0-1 Assembly hall Banks, 16 Banks, 6
Nov. 20 at Grambling^ W, 74-70 2-1 Assembly Center Baker, 23 Banks, 10
Nov. 22 at Arkansas^ 8:00 P.M. Bud Walton Arena
Nov. 27 MIAMI (FL) 7:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Dec. 2 at UNF* 7:30 P.M. UNF Arena
Dec. 4 at Jacksonville* 3:15 P.M. Veteran Memorial
Dec. 15 at #4 Ohio State 6:30 P.M. Value City Arena
Dec. 18 at Toledo 7:00 P.M. Savage Arena
Dec. 21 N.C. Central 5:15 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Dec. 27 IUPUI 7:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 3 BELMONT* 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 5 LIPSCOMB* 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 8 at ETSU* 4:00 P.M. MSHA Athletic Cntr.
Jan. 10 at USC Upstate* 7:30 P.M. Hodge Center
Jan. 14 KENNESAW STATE* 7:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 16 MERCER* 2:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 20 at Campbell* 7:00 P.M. Pope Convocation Cntr.
Jan. 25 at Stetson* 7:00 P.M. Edmunds Center
Jan. 28 at Belmont* 7:00 P.M. Curb Event Center
Jan. 30 at Lipscomb* 3:00 P.M. Allen Arena
Feb. 4 ETSU* 7:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 6 USC UPSTATE* 1:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 10 at Kennesaw State* 7:30 P.M. KSU Convocation Cntr.
Feb. 12 at Mercer* 4:30 P.M. University Center
Feb. 14 at Western Kentucky 8:00 P.M. E.A. Diddle Arena
Feb. 19 CAMPBELL* 5:15 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 21 STETSON* 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 24 JACKSONVILLE* 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 26 UNF (SENIOR DAY) 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
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HEAD COACHING MATCHUPFGCU HEAD COACHDave Balza @ FGCU: 145-102 (9th Season)Overall: SameAtlantic Sun: 18-38 (4th Season)Vs. Arkansas: First Meeting
ARKANSAS HEAD COACHJohn Pelphrey@ Arkansas: 52-46 (4th Season)Overall: 132-113 (9th Season)SEC: 18-30 (4th Season)Vs. FGCU: First Meeting
INSIDE-OUT THREATFGCU welcomes back eight players from last year's club including its top two leading scorers in redshirt sophomore forward AN-THONY BANKS (12.9 ppg) and senior REED BAKER (11.4 ppg). A combination of Banks or Baker led the Eagles in scoring 23 of 29 contests in 2009-10, while both reached double figures in the same game 12 times. Both have finished in double figures in each of the team's first three games and rank as the third-best scoring tandem in the A-Sun.
TEAM COMBO TOTAL PPGLipscomb Adnan Hodzic/Josh Slater 42.3Kennesaw St. Markeith Cummings/Spencer Dixon 37.8FGCU Reed Baker/Anthony Banks 36.7Stetson Ridge Graham/Tyshawn Patterson 34.5
OH WHAT A NIGHTFGCU opened its home schedule in style on Tuesday night, scoring a program Division I record 89 points during a win over Southeast Missouri. Senior REED BAKER led the scoring frenzy with a career-high 28 points to fuel a 53-point second half. Junior MARLON RIVERA just missed recording a triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
BALANCED ATTACKLed by senior REED BAKER'S team-leading 21 points per game that rank second in the Atlantic Sun, FGCU sports three players in double figures. Redshirt sophomore ANTHONY BANKS' has
battled through foul trouble in the last two games to average 15.7 while frontcourt mate TIM SNYDER averages 11.3 points. Dating back to last season, either Baker or Banks has led the team in scoring eight consecutive games.
EARNING THEIR STRIPESOver the first three games, FGCU has made a remarkable 114 trips (38 per game) to the charity stripe, 56 more attempts than its opponents. The Eagles have knocked down just 69-of-114 free throws, but it has led to a +9.7 scoring margin per game. After earning just 88 trips to the free throw line in 2009-10, senior REED BAKER is a healthy 24-of-30 this season, ranking second in the A-Sun in attempts behind Kennesaw's Markeith Cummings who has played four games.
SEEING DOUBLE, ALMOST TRIPLEPlaying in just his second game at the Division I level, junior MAR-LON RIVERA fell just one assist shy of become the first player in FGCU history to register a triple-double against Southeast Mis-souri. Rivera's dominating performance on both ends of the court featured 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists over 33 minutes. His double-double was the team's first of the year.
BOARD WORKNot equipped with a lot of size in the paint, FGCU makes up for it by staying active on the offensive glass. Led by preseason All-Conference choice ANTHONY BANKS, the Eagles ranked third in the Atlantic Sun in 2009-10 in offensive rebounds per game (13.6). The Eagles are back at it again this season, grabbing 45 offensive caroms over the first three games to tie for the league lead. FGCU has grabbed double figure offensive boards in 30 of its last 33 games, dating back to the final contest of the 2008-09 season. Banks' 10 offensive rebounds this season put him in a tie for second in the A-Sun (3.3).
MR. EFFICIECENCYAfter finishing second in the A-Sun in field goal percentage as a freshman in 2009-10, ANTHONY BANKS is out to take over the crown in his second campaign. Through three games, Banks sports a 60 percent (18-30) clip from the field, good for fifth in the conference. A career 57 percent (171-300) shooter, Banks has made 50 percent or better from the field in 24 of 32 career games.
LAST TIME OUT: FGCU Holds On At Grambling, 74-70(Box Score on Page 29)GRAMBLING, La. - Senior REED BAKER sank seven free throws in the final minute, while junior TIM SNYDER scored a season-high 21 points to help the FGCU men’s basketball team hold on for a 74-70 win at Grambling State Saturday evening at Hobdy Arena. The win is the second in a row for FGCU, as it moves to 2-1 on the season. The two-time defending Atlantic Sun free throw percentage leader, Baker sank 14-of-16 from the charity stripe on the night en route to his second straight 20-point game and the 11th of his career. It was a good night for the FGCU post players, as well, led by Snyder’s 21 points that included 13 in the final frame. Redshirt sophomore ANTHONY BANKS celebrated his 21st birthday with his sixth career double-double. Banks finished with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Banks 11th career five-plus offensive rebound game spearheaded a night in which the Eagles grabbed 17 offensive boards. The 17 offensive caroms and a 56 percent shooting clip (14-25) in the second half helped FGCU recover from a 26-of-46 effort at the free throw line and 21 turnovers.
LICENSE TO STEALAlong with his scoring prowess, senior REED BAKER has upped his game on the defensive end with seven steals over the first three games. Baker registered three steals at Indiana and did the same against Southeast Missouri to rank tied for fifth in the A-Sun. For his career, Baker has 15 multi-steal games, highlighted by seven against ETSU on Jan. 12, 2009 - the second most in single-game history.
TAKING CHARGEA key component is FGCU's win over Grambling was its ability to draw charges. For the game, the Eagles took six charges, led by three from both redshirt sophomore ANTHONY BANKS and junior TIM SNYDER.
ON THE OFFENSIVERedshirt sophomore ANTHONY BANKS leads the charge on the offensive glass after grabbing 100 offensive caroms in 2009-10. In just 30 career games, Banks has snared five or more of-fensive boards in a game 10 times, including five at Indiana. The Lantana, Fla. product has grabbed an offensive rebound in 29 of 31 games and had his streak of 29 straight contests snapped against Southeast Missouri State. Banks totaled nine offensive boards against Jacksonville (Jan. 9, 2010), starting a three-game stretch in which he grabbed 21.
HEATING UPSenior REED BAKER has not only scored in double figures in all three games this season, he's reached the double-digit plateau in three halves. Baker enters Monday's showdown with Arkansas with double figure points in three of the last four halves after scoring a career-high 28 points against SEMO and 23 more at Grambling. Below is a breakdown of Baker's double figure halves.
1ST HALF 2ND HALF TOTAL 1 2 3
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONRedshirt sophomore Anthony Banks celebrated his 21st birthday on Saturday by helping FGCU win at Grambling with his sixth career double-double. Banks scored 15 points and added a game-high 10 rebounds, including five offensive.
SCORING FRENZYOn the strength of a 53-point second half last Tuesday night against Southeast Missouri, FGCU scored a program Division I record 89 points against the Redhawks. The Eagles knocked down 56 percent (33-59) of their shots for the game; also a pro-gram D-I record. Over its last two games, FGCU has produced 102 points (51 ppg) in the second half.
BANKS UPDATEAfter having successful surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot over the summer, Atlantic Sun preseason All-Confer-ence forward ANTHONY BANKS is averaging 15.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game this season after a double-double at Grambling. The 2009-10 A-Sun All-Freshmen team choice suf-fered the same injury on the opposite foot prior to the start of his true-freshman season. Banks was expected to be out until the start of A-Sun play in December.
TAKING AIMAfter becoming just the fourth player in Atlantic Sun history to lead the conference in free throw percentage two straight years (08-09, 09-10), senior REED BAKER will look to become just the second player to accomplish the feat in three straight seasons. Belmont's Steve Drabyn (01-04) is the only player in A-Sun his-tory to lead the league three consecutive years.
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LEADS & DEFICITS
Date Opponent Largest Lead Largest Deficit Outcome11/12 at Indiana 2 (1st - 17:40) 30 (2nd - 0:31) L, 88-6011/16 SEMO^ 14 (2nd - 5:23) 9 (1st - 11:12) W, 89-7811/20 at Grambling^ 13 (2nd - 3:59) 3 (1st - 19:23) W, 74-7011/22 at Arkansas^11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF*12/4 at Jacksonville*12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT*1/5 LIPSCOMB*1/8 at ETSU*1/10 at USC Upstate*1/14 KENNESAW STATE*1/16 MERCER*1/20 at Campbell*1/25 at Stetson*1/28 at Belmont*1/30 at Lipscomb*2/4 ETSU*2/6 USC UPSTATE*2/10 at Kennesaw State2/12 at Mercer*2/14 at Western Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL*2/21 STETSON*2/24 JACKSONVILLE*2/26 UNF*
* - Atlantic Sun Contest^ - Razorback Showcase
At Home (Alico Arena) .............................1-0On The Road .............................................1-1Neutral Sites ..............................................0-0White Uniforms .........................................1-0Blue Uniforms ............................................1-1
HALFTIME/LEADS/OVERTIMELeading at the half, home ........................0-0Leading at the half, road/neutral ............1-0Tied at the half, home ..............................0-0Tied at the half, road/neutral ...................0-0Trailing at the half, home .........................1-0Trailing at the half, road/neutral..............0-1Games decided by 5 points or less .........1-0Games decided by 10 points or less ...........1-0Leading with 5:00 left ...............................2-0Leading with 2:00 left ...............................2-0Overtime games .......................................0-0
OFFENSE Scoring less than 70 points ......................0-1Scoring 70+ points ...................................2-0Scoring 80+ points ...................................1-0Scoring 90+ points ...................................0-0When shooting 50%+ ...............................1-0When shooting less than 50% .................1-1
REBOUNDING/TURNOVERS When outrebounding opponent .............2-0When outrebounded ................................0-1When grabbing 10+ offensive reb ..........2-1When forcing 15+ turnovers ....................2-1When committing less than 15 turn ........0-0When committing 15+ turnovers ............2-1
TOP SCORERS (INCLUDES TIES)Reed Baker ................................................2-0Anthony Banks ..........................................0-1
TOP REBOUNDERS (INCLUDES TIES) Anthony Banks ..........................................1-1Marlon Rivera ............................................1-0
DAYS OF THE WEEKMonday ......................................................0-0 Tuesday .....................................................1-0 Wednesday ...............................................0-0 Thursday ....................................................0-0 Friday .........................................................0-1 Saturday .....................................................1-0 Sunday .......................................................0-0
MONTHS In November .............................................2-1In December .............................................0-0In January ..................................................0-0In February ................................................0-0
OPPONENTSvs. Atlantic Sun ..........................................0-0vs. ACC ......................................................0-0vs. Big Ten .................................................0-1vs. BIG EAST ............................................0-0vs. MAC .....................................................0-0vs. OVC ......................................................1-0vs. Summit .................................................0-0vs. SWAC ...................................................1-0vs. Independent ........................................0-0
EAGLE TRENDS
FINAL FRAME FRENZYFGCU's 53-point second half against Southeast Missouri State last Tuesday marked the fourth straight year since joining the Division I ranks that its scored 50 points in a second half. The 53 points matched last years output against Belmont on Feb. 20, while all four of the five 50+ second periods have come at Alico Arena.
DATE OPPONENT POINTS1/8/09 Stetson 562/20/10 Belmont 5311/16/10 Southeast Missouri 531/24/08 at Campbell 521/19/08 Kennesaw State 50
YOU CAN BANKS ON ITThe versatility of ANTHONY BANKS was on full display in 2009-10, as the then-redshirt freshman made his way onto the A-Sun's All-Rookie team. Banks led the Eagles in five different categories and was the only player to start all 29 games. Over the 29 games, Banks led FGCU in scoring 11 times and rebounding on 14 occasions, including both in the same game four times. Banks reached double figures in 21 games with five double-doubles. Below is a look how Banks stacked up against the rest of the A-Sun.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22TBD at Belmont - TBALipscomb at Baylor - 7:00 P.M.Northern Arizona at Kennesaw State - 7:30 P.M.FGCU at Arkansas - 8:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23Prairie View A&M at UNF - 11:00 A.M. TBD at Belmont - TBAMercer at Florida State - 7:00 P.M./Fox Sports FloridaUSC Upstate at South Carolina - 7:00 P.M./Fox Sports CarolinaUCF at Stetson - 7:00 P.M.
TEAM G/GS MIN/AVG. REB/AVG. PTS/AVG.BelmontCampbellETSUJacksonvilleKennesaw St.LipscombMercerUNFUSC UpstateStetson
KEVIN CANTINOL - #34CAREER VS. THE ATLANTIC SUN
TEAM G/GS MIN/AVG. REB/AVG. PTS/AVG.BelmontCampbellETSUJacksonvilleKennesaw St.LipscombMercerUNFUSC UpstateStetson
MARCUS BLAKE - #42CAREER VS. THE ATLANTIC SUN
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GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS
Date Opponent G ________________ G _______________G ____________ F ________________ F ________________ RECORD11/12 at Indiana Rivera ____________ Baker ___________Fieler (F) _____ Banks ____________ Snyder ___________ 0-111/16 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Rivera ____________ Baker ___________Varidel _______ Banks ____________ Snyder ___________ 1-011/20 at Grambling Rivera ____________ Baker ___________Varidel _______ Banks ____________ Snyder ___________ 2-011/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF*12/4 at Jacksonville*12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT*1/5 LIPSCOMB*1/8 at ETSU*1/10 at USC UPSTATE*1/14 KENNESAW STATE*1/16 MERCER*1/20 at Campbell*1/25 at Stetson*1/28 at Belmont*1/30 at Lipscomb*2/4 ETSU*2/6 USC UPSTATE*2/10 at Kennesaw State*2/12 at Mercer*2/14 at Western Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL*2/21 STETSON*2/24 JACKSONVILLE*2/26 UNF*
* - Atlantic Sun Conference game
POINTS 28 ..................Reed Baker vs. SEMO (11/16) 23 ..................Reed Baker at Grambling (11/20) 21 ..................Tim Snyder at Grambling (11/20) 16 ..................Anthony Banks -twice 16 ..................Marlon Rivera vs. SEMO (11/16)
REBOUNDS 11 ..................Marlon Rivera vs. SEMO (11/16) 10 ..................Anthony Banks at Grambling (11/20) 8 ....................Reed Baker at Grambling (11/20) 6 ....................Anthony Banks at Indiana (11/12) 6 ....................Sherwood Brown vs. SEMO (11/16)
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 5 ....................Anthony Banks -twice 4 ....................Tim Snyder at Grambling (11/20) 3 ....................Sherwood Brown at Grambling (11/20) 3 ....................Chase Fieler vs. SEMO (11/16)
ASSISTS 9 ....................Marlon Rivera vs. SEMO (11/16) 4 ....................Hunter Miller vs. SEMO (11/16) 4 ....................Marlon Rivera at Indiana (11/12)
BLOCKS 1 ....................Five Players
STEALS 3 ....................Reed Baker - twice
FIELD GOALS 10 ..................Reed Baker vs. SEMO (11/16) 8 ....................Tim Snyder at Grambling (11/20) 7 ....................Anthony Banks - twice
FREE THROWS 14 ..................Reed Baker at Grambling (11/20) 8 ....................Anthony Banks at Indiana (11/12) 7 ....................Reed Baker vs. SEMO (11/16)
THREE-POINTERS 2 ....................Christophe Varidel at Indiana (11/12)
MOST FIRST HALF POINTS 13 ..................Reed Baker vs. SEMO (11/16)
MOST SECOND HALF POINTS 15 ..................Reed Baker - twice
TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
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MISCELLANEOUS TEAM STATS IN THE PAINT 2ND CHANCE OFF TURNOVERS BENCHDate Opponent W/L FGCU OPP. FGCU OPP. FGCU OPP. FGCU OPP.11/12 at Indiana L 20 24 11 28 16 29 22 2411/16 SEMO W 42 36 15 19 27 20 15 2411/20 at Grambling W 24 14 9 3 13 21 2 3811/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF*12/4 at Jacksonville*12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C.. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT*1/5 LIPSCOMB*1/8 at ETSU*1/10 at USC Upstate*1/14 KENNESAW STATE*1/16 MERCER*1/20 at Campbell*1/25 at Stetson*1/28 at Belmont*1/30 at Lipscomb*2/4 ETSU*2/6 USC UPSTATE*2/10 at Kennesaw State*2/12 at Mercer*2/14 at Western Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL*2/21 STETSON*2/24 JACKSONVILLE*2/26 UNF*TOTALS 86 74 35 50 56 70 39 86* - Atlantic Sun Conference game
EAGLE EXTRASLargest Lead ..............................................................................14 vs. SEMO (Nov. 16, 2010)Largest Deficit ............................................................................30 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Largest Margin Of Victory ..........................................................11 vs. SEMO (Nov. 16, 2010)Largest Margin Of Defeat ...........................................................28 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Smallest Margin Of Victory ........................................................4 at Grambling (Nov. 20, 2010)Smallest Margin Of Defeat .........................................................28 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win .............................................9 vs. SEMO (Nov. 12, 2010)Largest Lead in a Loss ................................................................2 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Largest Halftime Lead ................................................................4 at Grambling (Nov. 20, 2010)Largest Halftime Deficit ..............................................................14 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Number of Times Leading at the Half .........................................1 (1-0)Number of Times Trailing at the Half ..........................................2 (1-1)Number of Times Tied at the Half ...............................................0Most Points In the First Half ........................................................36 vs. SEMO (Nov. 16, 2010)Most Points In the Second Half ...................................................53 vs. SEMO (Nov. 16, 2010)Fewest Points in the First Half .....................................................25 at Grambling (Nov. 20, 2010)Fewest Points in the Second Half ................................................28 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Most Points Allowed in the First Half...........................................46 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Most Points Allowed in the Second Half ......................................42 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)Fewest Points Allowed in the First Half .......................................21 at Grambling (Nov. 20, 2010)Fewest Points Allowed in the Second Half ...................................41 vs. SEMO (Nov. 16, 2010)Highest Shooting Percentage in First Half ..................................52.0 vs. SEMO (Nov. 16, 2010)Highest Shooting Percentage in Second Half ..............................58.8 vs. SEMO (Nov. 16, 2010)Lowest Shooting Percentage in First Half ....................................31.0 at Grambling (Nov. 20, 2010)Lowest Shooting Percentage in Second Half ...............................33.3 at Indiana (Nov. 12, 2010)
ROSTERBREAKDOWNSBY CLASSSeniors (3): Reed Baker, Chad Lutkenhaus, Charlie LytleJuniors (4): Kevin Cantinol, Marlon Rivera, Ed Rolax, Tim SnyderSophomore (4): Anthony Banks, Sherwood Brown, Hunter Miller, Eddie Murray Freshmen (5): Marcus Blake, Chase Fieler, Nick Goshay, Jordan Negrin, Christophe Varidel
BY POSITIONGuards/Wings (10): Reed Baker, Sherwood Brown, Nick Goshay, Chad Lutkenhaus, Charlie Lytle, Hunter Miller, Jor-dan Negrin, Marlon Rivera, Ed Rolax, Christophe Varidel
Forwards/Centers (6): Anthony Banks, Marcus Blake, Kevin Cantinol, Chase Fieler, Eddie Murray, Tim Snyder
BALZA'S RECORD VERSUS ...FIU ................................................2-0Gardner-Webb ............................1-0Grambling ....................................1-0Indiana ..........................................0-1Iowa ..............................................0-1IPFW .............................................1-0IUPUI .............................................0-1Jacksonville ..................................0-6Kansas ..........................................0-1Kennesaw State ...........................2-4Lipscomb .....................................1-4Longwood ....................................0-1Marquette ....................................0-1UMES ............................................1-0Mercer ..........................................1-4
BIO The first and only coach in FGCU men’s basketball history, Dave Balza is in his ninth season at the helm of the program. In May 2001, Balza was selected from over 200 can-didates to be the program's first men's basketball head coach. Balza's teams are renowned for playing an excit-ing, up-tempo, hard-nosed basketball. His FGCU teams have posted a combined 143-101 record (.586 winning percentage) over the first eight years of competition. In 2007-08, Balza led the Eagles into their first season at the Division I level as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Since then, Balza and his staff have landed back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the top three in the A-Sun by Hoop Scoop Online. This year’s incoming class of eight players ranked second in the league. Balza’s eye for talent at the Division I level has started to come to fruition, as the Eagles have landed a player on the A-Sun All-Freshmen team the last two years. In
2008-09, Reggie Chambers became the first FGCU player to ever make the rookie squad, while Anthony Banks was unanimous choice last year. Banks’ abilities also earned praise from the league coaches this past October when he became the first player in program history named to the A-Sun Preseason All-Conference team. FGCU has been competitive over its first three years in Division I, producing a 29-62 record heading into its fourth and final transition year in 2010-11. Arguably, the biggest win in the brief three-year Division I history of the program came in 2009-10 when FGCU defeated BIG EAST foe DePaul, 64-61, at Alico Arena for its first-ever win over a BCS school. Balza and the Eagles will be eligible for postseason play in 2010-11. Hired a year before the program started, Balza led FGCU to a 114-39 record over its five seasons in Division II (2002-07). Over those five campaigns, the Eagles pro-duced four 20-win seasons, highlighted by a 27-6 mark in their final year (2006-07) before entering Division I. Three of the team’s six losses that year came to Division I com-
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Miami (FL) .....................................0-1Michigan .......................................0-1Michigan State .............................0-1UMKC ...........................................0-1N.C. Central .................................2-0North Dakota ...............................0-1North Dakota State .....................0-1UNF ...............................................3-3Penn ..............................................1-1Prairie View A&M .........................0-1Richmond .....................................0-1SMU ..............................................0-1USC Upstate .................................3-2Southeast Missouri ......................1-0Stetson ..........................................2-4
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COACHING EXPERIENCE• 2001-Present Head Coach, FGCU• 1998-2001 Head Coach, St. Joseph's (Indiana)• 1996-98 Assistant Coach, Ashland University • 1991-96 Assistant Coach, Cleveland State• 1987-91 Student Manger, Michigan
YEARS AS A HEAD COACH (9TH SEASON)Overall Record: 145-102 (9 years)Atlantic Sun Record: 18-38 (3 Years)Divsion I Record: 31-63 (4 Years)Divsion II Record: 114-39 (5 Years)
CAREER RECORD AT FGCUSEASON SCHOOL RECORD A-SUN2010-11 FGCU 2-1 0-02009-10 FGCU 8-21 5-152008-09 FGCU 11-20 7-132007-08 FGCU 10-21 6-102006-07 FGCU 27-62005-06 FGCU 18-122004-05 FGCU 24-72003-04 FGCU 22-52002-03 FGCU 23-9
petition (Drexel, Penn, Butler). In 2004-05, Balza guided the Eagles to a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament - their first year eligible for post-season selection. The Eagles 24-7 mark was the most wins in program history at that point, while the Blue and Green posted the best rebounding margin in NCAA Divi-sion II (+10.2). Balza's Eagles went 22-5 in 2003-04, opening the season by winning their first 14 games, The Eagles were ranked in the top-20 in the nation for the entire year, reach-ing as high as No. 5. They ran their home winning streak to 29 games and were the only Division II team in the country with victories over Division I teams (Eastern Illinois, IPFW) on consecutive nights. In FGCU's inaugural season in 2002-03, Balza led the Eagles to a 23-9 record. They opened Alico Arena with a 14-0 home mark on the season and averaged 82 points per game. Balza prepared for his task of building the FGCU pro-gram from scratch by helping to rebuild three struggling programs. He made his mark as a head coach at St. Jo-seph's (Indiana) in the vaunted Great Lakes Valley Confer-ence, considered the premier Division II basketball confer-ence in the nation. One week before classes began, Balza took over a St. Joseph's program that had been placed on two-year pro-bation by the NCAA and proceeded to win more confer-ence games than in the previous two seasons combined. More important, he restored a clean image to a program steeped in tradition. After wading through the penalties of the two-year probation, he won 18 games in his third year in a league that included three top-10 teams in the country. As a result, Balza was selected as the 2001 GLVC Coach of the Year and the Region Coach of the Year. Balza was also an assistant at Division II Ashland (Ohio) from 1996-98 and spent five years as an assistant at Divi-sion I Cleveland State from 1991 to 1996. Both of those coaching staffs took over programs that had been placed on probation and had great success turning around the fortunes of their teams, winning 18 games at Ashland and 22 games at Cleveland State in just his second year at each institution. At Cleveland State, Balza made his name as a recruiter, helping to assemble one of the top 35 recruiting classes in the country. Balza has preached of "building a first class tradition" since taking the reins at Florida Gulf Coast University. He
has molded the Eagles into a model program for integrity on the basketball floor, in the classroom, and in the com-munity. Academic success and community involvement are just as important to Balza as on-court preparation. His Eagles have never had a semester team GPA below a 2.70 and have hovered at or above a 3.0 cumulative GPA for most of his tenure. In addition, Balza's teams have been very active in the community, helping the athletics program reach more than 10,000 youngsters in Southwest Florida through events such as: Eagle Reading, Eagle Math, Com-munity Reach Out Program, Habitat for Humanity, Hoops for the Heart, visits to hospitals, and volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House. A native of South Haven, Mich., Balza is a 1991 gradu-ate of the University of Michigan, where he served first as a student manager with the 1989 National Championship team and later as a student assistant and video coordina-tor. Balza earned a master's degree in education from Cleveland State University in 1993. He is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and has been published in the NABC Courtside magazine on the topic of post play. Balza now resides in Fort Myers with his wife, Karrie, and daughter, Faith.
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BAKERQUICKHITS• Averaging 25.5 points over the last two games.• Ranks second in the Atlantic Sun in scoring at 21 points per game.• Scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-12 from the field and 7-of-11 from the free throw line against Southeast Missouri.• Followed with 23 points in a win at Grambling ... made 14-of-16 free throw attempts; second most free throw makes in single-game history.• Also among the A-Sun leaders in free throw percentage (.800/t-12th) and steals (7/t-5th).• Reached double figures in all three games this season, lead-ing the team in scoring twice.• Averaging 11.7 points in the second half.• Has three steals in each of the first two contests.• One of two double figure scorers in season opener at Indi-ana with 12 points.• Has led the A-Sun in free throw percentage the last two sea-sons - just the fourth player in league history to do so.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana^ 26 4-15 1-4 3-3 0-1-1 0 1 0 3 1211/16 SEMO^ 31 10-12 1-2 7-11 1-4-5 2 4 0 3 2811/20 at Grambling^ 32 4-13 1-6 14-16 0-8-8 1 3 0 1 2311/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
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CAREERHIGHS (AT FGCU)Points: ...............................................28 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)Rebounds: ..................................... 10 at Belmont ............. (Jan. 5, 2009)Assists: .....................................6 vs. USC Upstate ............ (Jan. 10,2009)Blocks: ..........................1, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville ........... (Jan. 10, 2010)Steals: .................................................. 7 vs. ETSU ........... (Jan. 12, 2009)FG Made:..........................................10 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)FG Attempts:................ 19, 2x, last vs. Lipscomb .............(Feb. 2, 2009)FT Made: ....................................14 at Grambling .......... (Nov. 20, 2010)FT Attempts: ..............................16 at Grambling .......... (Nov. 20, 2010)3FG Made:..................................... 6 at Lipscomb ............. (Jan. 3, 2009)3FG Attempts:.......... 12, 2x, last at USC Upstate .............(Feb. 9, 2009)Minutes: .....................37, 2x, last vs. Jacksonville ........... (Jan. 10, 2010)
INSIDETHENUMBERS (AT FGCU)STAT GAMESDouble Figure Points ............................................................................ 3920+ Points............................................................................................... 11At Least One Three-Pointer .................................................................. 523+ Three-Pointers .................................................................................. 16Multi-Assists ........................................................................................... 425+ Assists ................................................................................................. 5Games With A Steal .............................................................................. 402+ Steals ................................................................................................. 15Career Starts .......................................................................................... 4720+ Minutes ........................................................................................... 5130+ Minutes ........................................................................................... 31
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VARIDELQUICKHITS • Averaging 5.7 points per game.• Has a three-pointer in each game.• Made first career start against SEMO, scoring six points.• Knocked down two three-pointers for seven points in first career game at Indiana.• Played last season at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts, averaging 17.6 points on a team-best 68 three-pointers.• Ranked the 20th-best prospect in Massachusetts by the New England Recruiting Report.• Led Switzerland is scoring at 17.7 points per game over seven contests at the 2010 U-20 European Championship in Austria this past summer.• Led the Swiss in scoring in six of seven games, highlighted by 33 points against Hungary in the opening game of the 2009 European Championships in Croatia … averaged 19.3 points per game.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana 19 2-9 2-8 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 711/16 SEMO^ 26 1-4 1-2 3-4 0-2-2 0 2 0 1 611/20 at Grambling^ 27 1-5 1-2 1-3 1-1-2 3 4 0 1 411/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
ATLANTICSUNSTATISTICSYr. G/GS Min/Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3PT-3A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Tot Avg. Ast To Blk St Pts Avg.10-11TOTAL
SEASONHIGHSPoints: ................................................ 7 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)Rebounds: ......................2, 2x, last at Grambling .......... (Nov. 20, 2010)Assists: ..........................................3 at Grambling .......... (Nov. 20, 2010)Blocks: ........................................................... noneSteals: .............................1, 2x, last at Grambling .......... (Nov. 20, 2010)FG Made:........................................... 2 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)FG Attempts:..................................... 9 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)FT Made: ............................................3 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)FT Attempts: ......................................4 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)3FG Made:......................................... 2 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)3FG Attempts:................................... 8 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)Minutes: ......................................27 at Grambling .......... (Nov. 20, 2010)
INSIDETHENUMBERSSTAT GAMESDouble Figure Points .............................................................................. 0At Least One Three-Pointer .................................................................... 33+ Three-Pointers .................................................................................... 0Multi-Assists ............................................................................................. 14+ Assists ................................................................................................. 0Games Without a turnover...................................................................... 1Games With A Steal ................................................................................ 22+ Steals ................................................................................................... 0Career Starts ............................................................................................ 220+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 230+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 0
CHRISTOPHEVARIDELFreSHMan - Guard - 6-2 - 175
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MILLERQUICKHITS • Second on the team with five assists.• Started the final seven games of the 2009-10 season.• Passed out 10 assists at Kennesaw State to go along with eight points, a season-best five rebounds and four steals.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana 18 1-1 0-0 1-3 1-1-2 1 4 0 0 311/16 SEMO 10 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 4 2 0 1 111/20 at Grambling 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 011/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
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CAREERHIGHSPoints: ........................ 10 vs. Bethune-Cookman ............ (Dec. 1, 2009)Rebounds: ...........................5 at Kennesaw State ........... (Jan. 30, 2010)Assists: ...............................10 at Kennesaw State ........... (Jan. 30, 2010)Blocks: ........................................................... noneSteals: ............................................4, 2x, vs. ETSU .............(Feb. 4, 2010)FG Made:..................................... 4 at Longwood ............ (Dec. 5, 2009)FG Attempts:.................. 10 at Prairie View A&M .......... (Nov. 19, 2009)FT Made: ...................................... 5 vs. Lipscomb ...........(Feb. 18, 2010)FT Attempts: ................................ 8 vs. Lipscomb ...........(Feb. 18, 2010)3FG Made:....................... 2, 2x, last at Campbell ........... (Jan. 14, 2010)3FG Attempts:...................... 4, 4x, last at Mercer .............(Feb. 1, 2010)Minutes: ................................................ 35 at UNF ...........(Feb. 13, 2010)
INSIDETHENUMBERSSTAT GAMESDouble Figure Points .............................................................................. 1At Least One Three-Pointer .................................................................... 82+ Three-Pointers .................................................................................... 2Multi-Assists ........................................................................................... 154+ Assists ................................................................................................. 9Games Without A turnover ..................................................................... 3Games With A Steal .............................................................................. 172+ Steals ................................................................................................... 7Career Starts ............................................................................................ 720+ Minutes ........................................................................................... 1330+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 2
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LUTKENHAUSQUICKHITS • Only player to be a part of each of the first three Divsion I seasons.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana 13 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-1-1 0 1 0 1 311/16 SEMO 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 011/20 at Grambling 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 011/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
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CAREERHIGHSPoints: .......................................... 12 at Campbell ........... (Jan. 28, 2009)Rebounds: ..................................7 at Jacksonville ...........(Feb. 21, 2009)Assists: ..............................................4 vs. Stetson ........... (Jan. 27, 2010)Blocks: ..........................1, 3x, last at N.C. Central .......... (Dec. 16, 2009)Steals: ...............................3, 2x, last at Lipscomb ............. (Jan. 4, 2010)FG Made:....................................... 4 at Campbell ........... (Jan. 28, 2009)FG Attempts:......................6 vs. Kennesaw State ........... (Jan. 19, 2008)FT Made: ...........................................5 at Stetson ...........(Feb. 23, 2009)FT Attempts: .....................................6 at Stetson ...........(Feb. 23, 2009)3FG Made:.................................2 at N.C. Central .......... (Dec. 16, 2009)3FG Attempts:....................3 vs. Kennesaw State ........... (Jan. 22, 2010)Minutes: ............................28 vs. Kennesaw State ........... (Jan. 22, 2010)
INSIDETHENUMBERSSTAT GAMESDouble Figure Points .............................................................................. 5At Least One Three-Pointer .................................................................... 74+ Rebounds ............................................................................................ 4Games With A Offensive Rebound ...................................................... 30Multi-Offensive Rebounds ...................................................................... 6Multi-Assists ........................................................................................... 12Games With A Steal .............................................................................. 252+ Steals ................................................................................................... 7Career Starts .......................................................................................... 1420+ Minutes ........................................................................................... 1530+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 0
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SNYDERQUICKHITS • Started each of the first three games.• Coming off a 21-point outing at Grambling in which he went 8-of-12 from the floor with five rebounds, including four of-fensive.• Third on the team and 23rd in the Atlantic Sun in scoring at 11.3 points per game.• Also third on the team in rebounding (4.7).• Has three steals.• Had eight points and five rebounds in win over Southeast Missouri.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana^ 20 1-4 0-1 3-7 1-3-4 0 1 1 2 511/16 SEMO^ 25 4-9 0-1 0-1 2-3-5 2 2 0 1 811/20 at Grambling^ 22 8-12 0-1 5-14 4-1-5 1 2 0 0 2111/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
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FIELERQUICKHITS • Averaging 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.• Came off the bench to score eight points and haul in three offensive caroms in a win over Southeast Missouri.• Started first career game at Indiana, drilling a three-pointer to go along with three rebounds.• West Virginia Player of the Year candidate and All-State Class AAA first team selection last year at Parkersburg South.• Finished fourth in the Player of the Year voting after averag-ing 25.3 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 3.5 blocks and 2.2 steals per game.• Broke the school single-game scoring record with 42 points against East Fairmont and owns the most 35-plus point perfor-mances (4) in a career, all of which came as a senior.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana^ 19 1-6 1-3 0-0 2-1-3 1 2 1 1 311/16 SEMO 19 2-6 0-2 4-4 3-0-3 2 1 0 0 811/20 at Grambling 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 011/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
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SEASONHIGHSPoints: .................................................8 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)Rebounds: ............................3, 2x, last vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)Assists: ................................................2 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)Blocks: ................................................ 1 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)Steals: ................................................ 1 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)FG Made:............................................2 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)FG Attempts:........................6, 2x, last vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)FT Made: ............................................4 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)FT Attempts .......................................4 vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)3FG Made:......................................... 1 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)3FG Attempts:................................... 3 at Indiana .......... (Nov. 12, 2010)Minutes: ..............................19, 2x, last vs. SEMO .......... (Nov. 16, 2010)
INSIDETHENUMBERSSTAT GAMESDouble Figure Points .............................................................................. 0At Least One Three-Pointer .................................................................... 13+ Three-Pointers .................................................................................... 05+ Rebounds ............................................................................................ 02+ Offensive Rebounds .......................................................................... 2Games With A Steal ................................................................................ 12+ Steals ................................................................................................... 0Career Starts ............................................................................................ 120+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 030+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 0
ATLANTICSUNSTATISTICSYr. G/GS Min/Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3PT-3A Pct. FT-FTA Pct. OR DR Tot Avg. Ast To Blk St Pts Avg.10-11TOTAL
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RIVERAQUICKHITS • Nearly registered a triple-double against Southeast Missouri with 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists over 33 minutes.• Sports averages of 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists.• Among the A-Sun leaders in rebounding (6.0/t-12th), assists (5.3/t-2nd), assist/turnover ratio (1.44/8th), defensive rebounds (5.0/10th) and field goal percentage (.563/10th).• Has led the team in assists in all three games.• Started first career game at Indiana and passed out a team-best four assists.• All-Mid-Florida Conference first team selection in 2009-10 at Santa Fe CC. • Ranks fourth all-time at Santa Fe CC with 351 assists and 20th all-time with 98 steals. • Ranked in the top 20 in the nation in assists each year.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana^ 21 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 4 4 0 1 211/16 SEMO^ 33 6-10 0-1 4-6 2-9-11 9 5 0 1 1611/20 at Grambling^ 23 2-3 0-0 5-9 0-3-3 3 3 0 1 911/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
MARLONRIVERAJunior - Guard - 6-2 - 180HoMeToWn: rio piedras, puerto rico
HiGH SCHooL: sageMoNt (Fl)PreViouS SCHooL: saNta Fe cc
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ROLAXQUICKHITS
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 011/16 SEMO 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 011/20 at Grambling DNP (Coach's Decision)11/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
CAREERHIGHSPoints: ....................................10 vs. USC Upstate ........... (Jan. 10, 2009)Rebounds: ............. 7, 4x, last at Kennesaw State ........... (Jan. 30, 2010)Assists: ..................................................4 vs. Army .......... (Dec. 30, 2008)Blocks: ........................................3 at N.C. Central .......... (Dec. 16, 2009)Steals: ........................ 3, 2x, last vs. USC Upstate ........... (Jan. 10, 2009)FG Made:.................................4 vs. USC Upstate ........... (Jan. 10, 2009)FG Attempts:...........................7 vs. USC Upstate ........... (Jan. 10, 2009)FT Made: ....................................... 4 at Lipscomb ............. (Jan. 3, 2009)FT Attempts: ......... 6, 2x, last at Kennesaw State ........... (Jan. 18, 2009)3FG Made:..................................... 1 at Lipscomb ............. (Jan. 4, 2010)3FG Attempts:............................... 2 at Lipscomb ............. (Jan. 4, 2010)Minutes: ..........................................30 vs. Stetson ........... (Jan. 27, 2010)
INSIDETHENUMBERSSTAT GAMESDouble Figure Points .............................................................................. 1At Least One Three-Pointer .................................................................... 1Multi-Assists ........................................................................................... 115+ Rebounds .......................................................................................... 10Games With A Offensive Rebound ...................................................... 34Multi-Offensive Rebound ...................................................................... 17Games With A Steal .............................................................................. 132+ Steals ................................................................................................... 5Career Starts ............................................................................................ 520+ Minutes ........................................................................................... 1330+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 1
EDROLAXrS Junior - ForWard - 6-5 - 229
HoMeToWn: st. petersBurg, Fla.
HiGH SCHooL: st. petersBurg catholic
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MURRAYQUICKHITS
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana 12 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 411/16 SEMO 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 011/20 at Grambling 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 011/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
CAREERHIGHSPoints: ......................................11 at N.C. Central .......... (Dec. 16, 2009)Rebounds: .................................... 5 vs. Lipscomb ...........(Feb. 18, 2010)Assists: ...................................................2 at ETSU ........... (Jan. 16, 2010)Blocks: .....................................2, 3x, last vs. ETSU .............(Feb. 4, 2010)Steals: ........................................3 at N.C. Central .......... (Dec. 16, 2009)FG Made:......................4, 2x, last at Jacksonville ...........(Feb. 11, 2010)FG Attempts:..............................6 at Jacksonville ...........(Feb. 11, 2010)FT Made: ...................................3 at N.C. Central .......... (Dec. 16, 2009)FT Attempts: .............................5 at N.C. Central .......... (Dec. 16, 2009)3FG Made:...................... 1, 4x, last vs. Lipscomb ...........(Feb. 18, 2010)3FG Attempts:.............................. 4 vs. Lipscomb ...........(Feb. 18, 2010)Minutes: ...............................................25 at ETSU ........... (Jan. 16, 2010)
INSIDETHENUMBERSSTAT GAMESDouble Figure Points .............................................................................. 220+ Points................................................................................................. 0At Least One Three-Pointer .................................................................... 44+ Rebounds ............................................................................................ 3Multi-Offensive Rebound ........................................................................ 5Games With A Block .............................................................................. 102+ Steals ................................................................................................... 32+ Blocks .................................................................................................. 3Career Starts ............................................................................................ 420+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 230+ Minutes ............................................................................................. 0
EDDIEMURRAY
23rS SoPHoMore - ForWard - 6-8 - 204
HoMeToWn: N. Fort Myers, Fla.
HiGH SCHooL: Bishop Verot
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LYTLEQUICKHITS • Averaging 1.0 point and 1.7 rebounds per game.• Made first career free throws (3-4) at Indiana.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana 14 0-0 0-0 3-4 2-0-2 0 2 0 0 311/16 SEMO 13 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 1 1 011/20 at Grambling 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 011/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
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BROWNQUICKHITS • Averaging 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game over 10 minutes off the bench.• Has grabbed three offensive rebounds in two straight games.• Came off the bench for six points and six rebounds, includ-ing three offensive, in a win over Southeast Missouri ... six points were highlighted by a put-back dunk in the first half.• Reached double figures in three of the last five games in 2009-10, averaging 8.2 points over those contests.
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 011/16 SEMO 16 3-4 0-0 0-2 3-3-6 0 0 0 0 611/20 at Grambling 11 1-3 0-0 0-2 3-1-4 0 1 0 0 211/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
GAME4 - FGCU AT ARKANSAS (NOV. 22) GAME4 - FGCU AT ARKANSAS (NOV. 22)
BANKSQUICKHITS • Returning from successful surgery over the summer to repair a broken bone in his right foot.• Second on the team and tied for 11th in the Atlantic Sun in scoring at 15.7 points per game.• Also among the A-Sun leaders in field goal percentage (.600/t-5th) rebounding (5.7/t-14th) and offensive rebounds (3.3/t-2nd).• Produced sixth career double-double at Grambling with 15 points and 10 rebounds.• Opened the season with back-to-back 16-point outings at Indiana and against Southeast Missouri.• First player in program history to be named to the A-Sun Preseason All-Conference team ... one of just three under-classmen on the team.• Finished 2009-10 as the team leader in points (12.9), re-
GAMEBYGAMESTATS M FG 3PT FT O-D-R A T B S PTS11/12 at Indiana^ 26 4-7 0-0 8-10 5-1-6 0 5 1 1 1611/16 SEMO^ 19 7-9 0-0 2-4 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 1611/20 at Grambling^ 29 7-14 0-0 1-2 5-5-10 0 4 0 2 1511/22 at Arkansas11/27 MIAMI (FL)12/2 at UNF12/4 at Jacksonville12/15 at #4 Ohio State12/18 at Toledo12/21 N.C. CENTRAL12/27 IUPUI1/3 BELMONT1/5 LIPSCOMB1/8 at ETSU1/10 at USC Upstate1/14 KENNESAW ST.1/16 MERCER1/20 at Campbell1/25 at Stetson1/28 at Belmont1/30 at Lipscomb2/4 ETSU2/6 USC UPSTATE2/10 at Kennesaw St.2/12 at Mercer2/14 at W. Kentucky2/19 CAMPBELL2/21 STETSON2/24 JACKSONVILLE2/26 UNF
Game #1Indiana (1-0) - 88FGCU (0-1) - 60Nov. 12, 2010 at Assembly Hall
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Behind 24 points from sophomore Christian Watford and 14 three-pointers, Indiana defeated the FGCU men’s basketball team, 88-60, in the season opener for both clubs on Friday night in front of 15,478 fans at historic Assembly Hall. Watford poured in 16 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to led three players in double figures for IU. The Hoosiers torrid shooting night included a 53 percent (30-57) clip from the field and 14-of-28 from long range. The game marked the third straight season the Eagles have opened up on the road against a BCS foe, as they fall to 0-1 heading into Tuesday’s home opener against Southeast Missouri State. The season-opening win was the 26th in a row for the Hoosiers. Redshirt sophomore ANTHONY BANKS (pictured) showed no signs of just returning from a broken foot, leading the Blue and Green with 16 points and six rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Senior REED BAKER was the only other FGCU player in double figures with 12 points and three steals. Banks’ five offensive rebounds highlighted a night in which the Eagles grabbed 15 caroms on the offensive end. Just a year removed from grabbing 100 offensive boards, Banks has now grabbed five or more offensive rebounds in nine of 30 career contests.
HALFTIME: IU 46-32 TEAM REBOUNDS: FGCU 4, IU 5 Attendance: 15,478FG%: FGCU - 34.0%, IU – 52.6%3FG%: FGCU – 23.5%, IU – 50.0%FT%: FGCU – 64.7%, IU – 70.0%
Game #2FGCU (1-1) - 89Southeast Missouri (0-2) - 78Nov. 16, 2010 at Alico Arena
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Senior REED BAKER (pictured) poured in a career-high 28 points and a near triple-double from junior MARLON RIVERA led the FGCU men’s basketball team to a 53-point second half during a 89-78 win over Southeast Missouri, 89-78, in front of 2,011 fans at Alico Arena in its home opener on Tuesday night. The backcourt duo of Baker and Rivera combined for 44 points, as the Eagles’ 89 points were their most since entering Division 1 in 2007-08 and the most since Feb. 26, 2007 when they defeated North College and State, 99-62, at Alico Arena. Baker’s 10th career 20-point game came on 10-of-12 from the field and 7-of-11 from the charity stripe, as the Naples, Fla. product registered 13 points in the first half and 15 in the final frame. Rivera finished just one assist shy of the program’s first-ever triple-double, registering 16 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high nine assists in 33 minutes of action. Lost in the shuffle of the FGCU’s backcourt’s stellar play was redshirt sophomore Anthony Banks’ 16-point night that came in a foul-plagued 19 minutes. Banks knocked down 7-of-9 from the floor for his second straight 16-point game to start the season. FGCU shot 56 percent (33-59) from the field for the game, including a sizzling 59 percent (20-34) in the second half. The Eagles’ hot-shooting night was aided by 42 points in the paint and 20 assists on 33 field goals.
Game #3FGCU (2-1) - 74Grambling (0-4) - 70Nov. 20, 2010 at Hobdy Arena
GRAMBLING, La. - Senior REED BAKER sank seven free throws in the final minute, while junior TIM SNYDER (pictured) scored a season-high 21 points to help the FGCU men’s basketball team hold on for a 74-70 win at Grambling State Saturday evening at Hobdy Arena. The two-time defending Atlantic Sun free throw percentage leader, Baker sank 14-of-16 from the charity stripe on the night en route to his second straight 20-point game and the 11th of his career. Baker did a majority of his damage in the final 20 minutes, scoring 15 of his game-high 23 points while also adding eight rebounds. It was a good night for the FGCU post players, as well, led by Snyder’s 21 points that included 13 in the final frame. Snyder had his battles at the free throw line (5-14), but went 8-of-12 from the field, scoring in a variety of ways. Redshirt sophomore ANTHONY BANKS celebrated his 21st
birthday with his sixth career double-double. Banks finished with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, highlighted by five on the offensive glass, despite battling foul trouble. Banks' 11th career five-plus offensive rebound game spearheaded a night in which the Eagles grabbed 17 offensive boards. The 17 offensive caroms and a 56 percent shooting clip (14-25) in the second half helped FGCU recover from a 26-of-46 effort at the free throw line and 21 turnovers. One game after scoring 53 points in the second half, FGCU poured in 49 in the final frame.