PTS REB BLK MIN 4.5 4.0 1.5 25.0 GAMEDAYCENTRAL DATE: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 CITY: Fort Myers, Fla. SITE: Alico Arena (4,500) TIP-OFF: 7:05 p.m. ET LIVE VIDEO: www.FGCUATHLETICS.com LIVE AUDIO: www.FGCUATHLETICS.com TALENT: Tom James (P-B-P) LIVE STATS: www.FGCUATHLETICS.com SERIES: Prairie View A&M leads, 1-0 LAST MEETING: Nov. 19, 2009 @Prairie View A&M 69, FGCU 54 LAST GAME: FGCU 79, Ave Maria 65 Box Score on Pg. 27 VS. THE SWAC: 1-1 KEVIN CANTINOL F - Sr. - #34 - 6-10 - 254 CONTACT: Patrick Pierson | OFFICE PHONE: 239-590-7061 | CELL PHONE: 239-357-2390 | EMAIL: [email protected]2011-12SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 1-1 A-SUN: 0-0 NOVEMBER (1-1) 11 @ TCU L, 73-72 14 AVE MARIA W, 79-65 17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 7:05 P.M. 19 @ SMU 2:00 P.M. 22 @ Miami 7:00 P.M. 25 @ Maryland 7:00 P.M. 27 @ Loyola Maryland 12:00 P.M. DECEMBER (0-0) 3 ETSU* 5:15 P.M. 7 @ Nebraska 8:00 P.M. 19 USC UPSTATE* 7:30 P.M. 22 TOLEDO 7:05 P.M. 29 MAINE 7:05 P.M. JANUARY (0-0) 2 @ Mercer* 7:30 P.M. 4 @ Kennesaw State* 7:00 P.M. 7 UNF* 5:15 P.M. 9 JACKSONVILLE* 7:30 P.M. 14 @ Lipscomb* 7:30 P.M. 16 @ Belmont* 8:00 P.M. 20 @ Stetson* 7:00 P.M. 24 LONGWOOD 7:05 P.M. 28 KENNESAW STATE* 5:15 P.M. 30 MERCER* 7:05 P.M. FEBRUARY (0-0) 4 @ Jacksonville* 3:30 P.M. 6 @ UNF* 7:00 P.M. 11 BELMONT* 5:15 P.M. 13 LIPSCOMB* 7:05 P.M. 17 STETSON* 7:05 P.M. 23 @ USC Upstate 7:30 P.M. 25 @ ETSU* 4:00 P.M. * - Atlantic Sun Conference Game All Times Eastern GAME 3 FGCU 1-1/0-0 A-Sun HC: Andy Enfield PRAIRIE VIEW 2-0/0-0 SWAC HC: Byron Rimm II PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on starters from last game) PTS REB AST MIN 12.0 5.0 4.0 25.0 FILIP CVJETICANIN F - Fr. - #15 - 6-9 - 210 PTS REB AST MIN 12.5 6.0 3.5 25.5 BERNARD THOMPSON G - Fr. - #2 - 6-3 - 175 PTS REB AST MIN 9.0 2.5 1.5 27.5 CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL G - So. - #5 - 6-3 - 175 PTS REB AST MIN 14.5 4.5 4.5 24.5 BRETT COMER G - Fr. - #3 - 6-3 - 187 ATAGLANCE Coming off its first win under head coach Andy Enfield, FGCU returns to Alico Arena on Thursday night to host Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) member Prairie View A&M. The game will be the last at home before the Eagles head out on a four-game road swing to close the month of November. On Monday night, FGCU rebounded from its one-point season-opening loss at TCU by defeating Ave Maria, 79-65, in the home debut of Enfield. The Green and Blue were sparked by the backcourt play of junior SHERWOOD BROWN and freshman BRETT COMER, who combined for 36 points in the win. ALL-TIMESERIES Thursday night will be the second meeting between the two schools and FGCU's third against a team from the SWAC. Prairie View took the first meeting in 2009 in Texas with a 69-54 win over the Eagles. Just a combined five players from the two teams are currently on this year's roster that played in the contest in 2009. SECONDHALFSURGE Led by the play of freshman point guard BRETT COMER, FGCU has overcome a sluggish first half in each game by averaging nearly 45 points over the final 20 minutes. Comer has been the catalyst to the second half turnaround, averaging 12.5 points over the span while passing out eight assists that have led to 21 more points. As a team, FGCU is shooting a scalding 65 percent (34-52) in the second half, includ- ing 10-of-17 from three-point land. Nine of the 10 FGCU players who have taken a shot in the final 20 minutes are shooting 50 percent or better. follow the eagles on... www.facebook.com/fgcumbb www.facebook.com/FGCUATHLETICS FGCU Athletics - @FGCUEagles FGCU Men's Basketball - @FGCUMensBBall Coach Enfield - @CoachEnfield SID Patrick Pierson - @pierson_sid stamp of approval GAME NOTES
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ATAGLANCEComing off its first win under head coach Andy Enfield, FGCU returns to Alico Arena on Thursday night to host Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) member Prairie View A&M. The game will be the last at home before the Eagles head out on a four-game road swing to close the month of November. On Monday night, FGCU rebounded from its one-point season-opening loss at TCU by defeating Ave Maria, 79-65, in the home debut of Enfield. The Green and Blue were sparked by the backcourt play of junior SHERWOOD BROWN and freshman BRETT COMER, who combined for 36 points in the win.
ALL-TIMESERIESThursday night will be the second meeting between the two schools and FGCU's third against a team from the SWAC. Prairie View took the first meeting in 2009 in Texas with a 69-54 win over the Eagles. Just a combined five players from the two teams are currently on this year's roster that played in the contest in 2009.
SECONDHALFSURGELed by the play of freshman point guard BRETT COMER, FGCU has overcome a sluggish first half in each game by averaging nearly 45 points over the final 20 minutes. Comer has been the catalyst to the second half turnaround, averaging 12.5 points over the span while passing out eight assists that have led to 21 more points. As a team, FGCU is shooting a scalding 65 percent (34-52) in the second half, includ-ing 10-of-17 from three-point land. Nine of the 10 FGCU players who have taken a shot in the final 20 minutes are shooting 50 percent or better.
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SCOUTING THE PANTHERSPredicted to finish seventh in the Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) preseason poll, Prairie View A&M is off to a 2-0 start after a pair of convincing victories at home. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Byron Rimm II, welcome back three starters from last year's squad while also ushering a highly-anticipated 10 mem-ber recruiting class. All five starters through the first two games for the Panthers are members of the 10-player class, but the team's leading scorer is returning sophomore Demondre Champman, who has come off the bench to average 13.5 points per contest. Like the Eagles, Prairie View sports three players in double figures with junior college transfers Ryan Gesiakowski (12.5) and Jour-dan DeMuynck (11.5) rounding out the double-digit scorers. The Panthers have also gotten good production from late signee Jules Montgomery, a 6-foot-11 forward from California. In the season opener against Schreiner University, Montgomery hauled in 12 rebounds and leads the team at a 8.5 per game clip. Through two games, Prairie View has grabbed 38 offensive rebounds leading to 41 second chance points and aiding in 102 points in the paint.
FGCU VS. THE SWAC (1-1)DATE OPPONENT RESULTNov. 20, 2010 at Grambling State W, 74-70Nov. 19, 2009^ at Prairie View A&M L, 69-54
^ - Box Score Below
#/Pos.Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Reb. Ast.01/G Jourdan DeMuynck 6-6 Jr. 11.5 8.0 2.002/G Ronald Wright 6-1 Jr. 5.5 4.0 3.024/G Ryan Gesiakowski 6-4 Jr. 12.5 5.0 0.520/F Jules Montgomery 6-11 So. 7.0 8.5 1.5^33/C Mayol Riathin 6-9 Jr. 5.5 1.5 1.0^^ - Blocks Per GameBased on starters vs. Arlington Baptist (Nov. 15)
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M PROBABLE STARTERS
FGCU PRAIRIEVIEWA&M1-1 (0-0) ....................................RECORD (CONF.) ................................................2-0W1 .........................................................STREAK ..........................................................W275.5 .........................................POINTS PER GAME ...........................................78.069.0 ....................................... SCORING DEFENSE ........................................... 41.5+6.5 .........................................SCORING MARGIN .........................................+36.5.558 ..........................................FG PERCENTAGE ............................................ .444.425 ..............................FG PERCENTAGE DEFENSE ................................. .3087.5 ............................................3-PT FG PER GAME .............................................4.0.405 .................................... 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE .........................................235.690 .............................. FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ................................. .53737.0 .....................................REBOUNDS PER GAME .......................................51.0+11.5 ........................................REBOUND MARGIN .......................................... +17.515.5 ....................................... ASSISTS PER GAME .........................................15.024.0 .................................. TURNOVERS PER GAME...................................... 15.50.6 ..................................ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO .....................................1.08.0 ...........................................STEALS PER GAME ........................................... 15.5
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Inside the Numbers
SCORINGBrett Comer 14.5 Demondre Champman 13.5
Sherwood Brown 13.5 Ryan Gesiakowski 12.5
Bernard Thompson 12.5 Jourdan Demuynck 11.5
FIELD GOAL PCT.ND Brett Comer .647 Courtney Bell .750
Jan. 4 at Kennesaw State* 7:00 P.M. KSU Convaction Center
Jan. 7 UNF* 5:15 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 9 JACKSONVILLE* 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 14 at Lipscomb* 7:30 P.M. Allen Arena
Jan. 16 at Belmont* 8:00 P.M. Curb Event Center
Jan. 20 at Stetson* 7:00 P.M. Edmunds Center
Jan. 24 LONGWOOD 7:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 28 KENNESAW STATE* 5:15 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Jan. 30 MERCER* 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 4 at Jacksonville* 3:30 P.M. Veteran Memorial Arena
Feb. 6 at UNF* 7:00 P.M. UNF ARENA
Feb. 11 BELMONT* 5:15 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 13 LIPSCOMB* 7:30 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 17 STETSON* 7:05 P.M. ALICO ARENA
Feb. 23 at USC Upstate* 7:30 P.M. Hodge Center
Feb. 25 at ETSU* 4:00 P.M. MSHA Athletic Center
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SWEET NOVEMBERFGCU will play seven games over 17-day span to open the sea-son. Out of those seven games, five will come on the road, includ-ing two trips to Texas. The last four games of the month will come away from home in Texas, Miami and Maryland.
D-1 TESTED & APPROVEDOn August 12, 2011, all 14 of FGCU’s Division I sports became postseason eligible when the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved the recommendation from the NCAA Division I Admin-istration Cabinet to elect FGCU to Division I active membership. FGCU began its transition into Division I in 2007-08. The Eagles are now eligible for Atlantic Sun postseason play and NCAA Tournament.
NEW COACH NEW HOPESOn March 31st, the FGCU men’s basketball program got a new look for its 10th season in program history when ANDY ENFIELD was named head coach. Enfield, who spent the previous five years as an assistant with Florida State, is the second head coach in FGCU’s brief history. While at FSU, Enfield was a part of two teams that advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and back-to-back clubs that lead the NCAA in defensive field goal percentage.
PRESEASON PREDICTIONSFGCU was predicted to finish in eighth place in both preseason Atlantic Sun polls voted on by the league coaches and media. The Eagles finished with a 7-13 mark in the A-Sun last season, which was good for seventh place and a spot in the postseason tourna-ment, if they were eligible.
INSTANT IMPACTFGCU's freshmen class has wasted little time making an im-pact, accounting for 47 percent of the scoring, 42 percent of the rebounds and 65 percent of the assists. Point guard BRETT COMER leads the team in scoring (12.5) and assists (4.5), while BERNARD THOMPSON leads the team in rebounding (6.0) and is third in scoring (12.5). As a class, the freshmen are shooting 55 percent (29-53) from the field.
BOMBS AWAYSophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL ranked second in the A-Sun in three-pointers per game (2.6) in his rookie campaign, making total of 78 on the season. His 78 threes were the fifth-most by a freshman in the entire country and the fourth-best total in program history. Varidel made three or more trifectas in a game 16 times and accounted for 45 percent of the team’s long range makes on the year. The Versoix, Switzerland product finished second on the team in scoring (11.2) and was named to the A-Sun All-Freshmen squad.
MR. FEBRUARYJunior SHERWOOD BROWN will be a key component to FGCU’s success under first-year head coach ANDY ENFIELD. Sparked by a career-high 26 points in the season finale at USC Upstate, Brown finished last February (10 games) with a 11.2 scor-ing average - more than four points above his season mark. Brown reached double figures in each of the final four games, averag-ing 18.3 points while leading the team in scoring three times. Through the first two games this season, Brown has carried that momentum over with an average of 13.5 points. The Orlando, Fla. product came off the bench for 19 points and six rebounds in the win over Ave Maria.
THE MAN IN THE MIDDLEDespite having just four players over 6-foot-8, FGCU has one of the biggest players in the A-Sun Conference manning its frontline in 6-foot-10, 254-lb. forward KEVIN CANTINOL. The senior came on strong over the final 10 months of last season after becoming eligible mid-year after transferring from SEC foe Mississippi. Canti-nol averaged 7.9 and 6.3 rebounds over the last 10 games despite making just four starts. Over the final 10 games, Cantinol led the team in rebounding five times and collected 27 offensive caroms.
YOUTH MOVEMENTFGCU’s roster will not only have a new look on the sideline, but also on the court as first-year head coach Andy Enfield ushered in six new players. Included in the six newcomers are five freshmen, giving the Eagles a total of nine underclassmen. The talented fresh-men class includes a quartet of guards and 6-foot-9 small forward FILIP CVJETICANIN from Croatia.
A-SUN RANKED 17THThe 10-member Atlantic Sun Conference was lauded by CBS Col-lege Sports as the 17th-best Division I men's basketball confer-ence, according to the media outlet's preseason rankings. Last year, Belmont represented the A-Sun in the NCAA Tournament, while Jacksonville and ETSU played in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
YOUTH MOVEMENTThe second half of the 2010-11 season was a youth movement for the Eagles, as underclassmen led the team in scoring 18 of out the last 20 games. Then-freshman CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL was the catalyst, leading the team in scoring eight times over the 20 games. Redshirt sophomore ANTHONY BANKS, who trans-ferred out, led the team in scoring six times over the span. Then sophomore SHERWOOD BROWN used a 26-point outing in the season finale at USC Upstate to cap a run of three of four games he led the team.
LAST GAME: BROWN, COMER LEAD FGCU PAST AVE MARIA(Box Score on Page 27)FORT MYERS, Fla. - Sparked by 15 second half points from freshman BRETT COMER and SHERWOOD BROWN’S 19 points off the bench, the FGCU men’s basketball team picked up its first win under head coach Andy Enfield against Ave Maria, 79-64, in front of 1,547 fans in the home opener at Alico Arena Monday night. • FGCU created its first real separa-tion of the game midway through the final frame, going on a 17-2 run over a seven-minute period that took what was a six-point lead and turned it into a the largest edge of the game (21), 58-37, for the Eagles with 9:02 play. • Brown scored 10 of his 19 points in the first half, sinking 3-of-6 from three-point land, while also adding six rebounds and three steals. It was Comer’s turn in the second half, as the Winter Park, Fla. product reached double figures over the final 20 minutes alone for the second straight game. Comer finished 7-of-10 from the field for 17 points to go along with a game-high eight rebounds and four assists. • After shooting just 31 percent in the first half, the Eagles shot a sweltering 69 percent (18-26) from the floor in the second frame en route to 48 points. FGCU’s finished above 50 percent for the second consecutive contest with a 52 percent clip (31-60).
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3 + Blocks in a Game (1) ...Player 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 CareerChase Fieler -- -- 1 1 2Ed Rolax -- 1 -- -- 1
HEATING UPAfter averaging 8.3 points over the first 15 games of his fresh-man season, CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL reached the double figure plateau 12 times over the final 15 games in which he av-eraged 14.7 points. Varidel's second half scoring surge helped him finish 17th in the A-Sun in scoring (11.5), good for third among league freshmen.
ON THE OFFENSIVENot equipped with a lot of size in the paint, FGCU made up for it by staying active on the offensive glass in 2010-11. The Eagles finished second in the A-Sun in offensive rebounds per game (13.2). FGCU has grabbed double figure offensive boards in 52 of its last 59 games (last 2 years), including 26 last season. The Green and Blue finished 2010-11 with a streak of eight straight games with double figure offensive caroms.
FGCU SIGNS DAJUAN GRAF ON FIRST DAY OF EARLY SIGNING PERIOD (NOV. 10)
Just two nights before his first official game as FGCU men’s basketball coach, ANDY ENFIELD announced on Wednes-day that DAJUAN GRAF (Charlotte,N.C./PhillipO.BerryAcademy)has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) on the first day of the early signing period and will join the Eagles in 2012-13. Graf, a 6-foot point guard, is a rising senior at Phillip O. Berry Academy where he has led the Cardinals to a 51-11 record and a pair of North Carolina Section 2A Championships over the last two seasons. “We’re excited to add a player of DaJuan’s caliber to our program,” said Enfield. “His quickness, ball-handling ability and decision-making skills are exactly what we are looking for in a point guard. We expect him to fit in well with our other talented players and look forward to him joining our FGCU family.” As a junior last season, Graf averaged a team-highs of 15.4 points, 3.7 assists and 2.7 steals per game en route to lead-ing Phillip O. Berry Academy to a 27-3 record and its second straight N.C. Section 2A Championship. Graf was named the Rocky River Conference Player of the Year and an All-Western Region squad selection. His 15.4 points per game were fueled by 22 double figure outings and seven 20-point performances, including a career-high 36-point outing in the season opener against Garinger. A multi-faceted guard, Graf also average 4.5 rebounds, had three double-doubles, seven performances of six or more boards and reached the foul line 10 times in a game five times. “I couldn’t be happier for DaJuan,” said first-year Phillip O. Berry Academy head coach Carlton Anthony, who served as an assistant the previous three years. “He (DaJuan) is one of the best kids that I’ve ever had the privilege of coaching. As a point guard, he plays the game at a fast pace and possesses the ability to change direction with the ball in his hands. What really makes him special is his desire to play hard on both ends of the court.” Graf’s starting point guard duties began his sophomore season when he led the Cardinals to a 24-8 mark and the first of his two Section 2A Championships. He burst onto the scene by averaging 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.1 steals per contest. Graf reached double figures in 25 of 32 games, scoring 20 or more points three times to go along with a trio of double-doubles.
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At Home (Alico Arena) .............................1-0On The Road .............................................0-1White Uniforms .........................................1-0Blue Uniforms ............................................0-1
HALFTIME/LEADS/OVERTIMELeading at the half, home ........................1-0Leading at the half, road/neutral ............0-0Tied at the half, home ..............................0-0Tied at the half, road/neutral ...................0-0Trailing at the half, home .........................0-0Trailing at the half, road/neutral..............0-1Games decided by 5 points or less .........0-1Games decided by 10 points or less ...........0-1Leading with 5:00 left ...............................1-0Leading with 2:00 left ...............................1-0Overtime games .......................................0-0
OFFENSE Scoring less than 70 points ......................0-0Scoring 70+ points ...................................1-1Scoring 80+ points ...................................0-0Scoring 90+ points ...................................0-0When shooting 50%+ ...............................1-1When shooting less than 50% .................0-0
REBOUNDING/TURNOVERS When outrebounding opponent .............1-1When outrebounded ................................0-0When grabbing 10+ offensive reb ..........1-0When forcing 15+ turnovers ....................1-1When committing less than 15 turn ........0-0When committing 15+ turnovers ............1-1
TOP SCORERS (INCLUDES TIES)Sherwood Brown ......................................1-0Bernard Thompson ...................................0-1
TOP REBOUNDERS (INCLUDES TIES) Kevin Cantinol ...........................................0-1Brett Comer ..............................................1-0Bernard Thompson ...................................0-1
DAYS OF THE WEEKMonday ......................................................1-0 Tuesday .....................................................0-0 Wednesday ...............................................0-0 Thursday ....................................................0-0 Friday .........................................................0-1 Saturday .....................................................0-0 Sunday .......................................................0-0
MONTHS In November .............................................1-1In December .............................................0-0In January ..................................................0-0In February ................................................0-0
OPPONENTSvs. Atlantic Sun ..........................................0-0vs. ACC ......................................................0-0vs. Big XII ...................................................0-0vs. MAC .....................................................0-0vs. Mountain West ....................................0-1vs. SWAC ...................................................0-0vs. Division II ..............................................1-0
2011-12 TRENDS
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VS. THE ATLANTIC SUNATLANTIC SUN RANKINGS
2011-12TEAMSTATISTICSCategory...................Figure A-Sun NCAAScoring Average ................ 75.5 4th --Scoring Defense................. 69.0 T-5th --Scoring Margin ..................+6.5 3rd --Field Goal Pct. ................... .558 1st --FG Pct. Defense ................. .425 6th --3-Pt. FG. Per Game ............... 7.5 1st --3-Pt. FG Pct. ....................... .405 2nd --3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense ......... .333 4th --Free Throw Pct. .................. .690 4th --Rebounding Average ......... 37.0 T-4th --Rebounding Defense. ......... 25.5 1st --Rebound Margin .............. +11.5 1st --Offensive Rebounds ........... 10.0 T-7th --Defensive Rebounds .......... 27.0 T-2nd --Assists Per Game ............... 15.5 T-2nd --Steals Per Game ................... 8.0 4th --Blocks Per Game .................. 3.5 T-2nd --Turnovers Per Game .......... 24.0 9th --Turnover Margin ............... -18.0 9th --Assist-TO Ratio ..................... 0.6 7th --
VS. THE ATLANTIC SUNOVERALL ............................................................................... 25-51HOME .................................................................................... 17-21ROAD ...................................................................................... 8-30
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GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS
Date Opponent G________________ G_______________G____________ F________________ F ________________ RECORD11/5 SAINT LEO# Comer ___________ Thompson _______Brown ________ Murray __________ Cantinol11/11 at TCU Comer ___________ Varidel __________Brown ________ Fieler ____________ Cantinol __________ 0-111/14 AVE MARIA Comer ___________ Varidel __________Thompson ____ Cvjeticanin_______ Cantinol __________ 1-011/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M11/19 at SMU11/22 at Miami11/25 at Maryland11/27 at Loyola-Maryland12/3 ETSU*12/7 at Nebraska12/19 USC UPSTATE*12/22 TOLEDO12/29 MAINE1/2 at Mercer*1/4 at Kennesaw State*1/7 UNF*1/9 JACKSONVILLE*1/14 at Lipscomb*1/16 at Belmont*1/20 at Stetson*1/24 LONGWOOD1/28 KENNESAW STATE*1/30 MERCER*2/4 at Jacksonville*2/6 at UNF*2/11 BELMONT*2/13 LIPSCOMB*2/17 STETSON*2/23 at USC Upstate*2/25 at ETSU*
* - Atlantic Sun Conference game
POINTS 19 ..................Sherwood Brown vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 17 ..................Brett Comer vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 15 ..................Bernard Thompson at TCU (11/11) 12 ..................Brett Comer at TCU (11/11) 12 ..................Chase Fieler at TCU (11/11)
REBOUNDS 8 ....................Brett Comer vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 6 ....................Kevin Cantinol at TCU (11/11) 6 ....................Bernard Thompson - twice 6 ....................Filip Cvjeticanin vs. Ave Maria (11/14)
OFFENSIVEREBOUNDS 3 ....................Filip Cvjeticanin vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 2 ....................Kevin Cantinol at TCU (11/11) 2 ....................Chase Fieler at TCU (11/11) 2 ....................Sherwood Brown vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 2 ....................Eddie Murray vs. Ave Maria (11/14)
ASSISTS 5 ....................Brett Comer at TCU (11/11) 4 ....................Brett Comer vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 4 ....................Bernard Thompson at TCU (11/11) 4 ....................Chase Fieler at TCU (11/11)
BLOCKS 3 ....................Chase Fieler vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 2 ....................Kevin Cantinol at TCU (11/11)
STEALS 3 ....................Sherwood Brown vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 2 ....................Chase Fieler at TCU (11/11)
FIELDGOALS 7 ....................Brett Comer vs. Ave Maria (11/14( 7 ....................Sherwood Brown vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 7 ....................Bernard Thompson at TCU (11/11)
FREETHROWS 4 ....................Brett Comer at TCU (11/11)
THREE-POINTERS 3 ....................Chase Fieler at TCU (11/11) 3 ....................Sherwood Brown vs. Ave Maria (11/14) 3 ....................Christophe Varidel vs. Ave Maria (11/14)
MOSTFIRSTHALFPOINTS 11 ..................Bernard Thompson at TCU (11/11)
MOSTSECONDHALFPOINTS 15 ..................Brett Comer vs. Ave Maria (11/14)
2011-12 TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
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MISCELLANEOUS TEAM STATS INTHEPAINT 2NDCHANCE OFFTURNOVERS BENCHDate Opponent W/L FGCU OPP. FGCU OPP. FGCU OPP. FGCUOPP.11/11 at TCU L 34 38 11 12 18 30 26 2011/14 AVE MARIA W 34 16 11 3 24 19 37 1011/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M11/19 at SMU11/22 at Miami11/25 at Maryland11/27 at Loyola-Maryland12/3 ETSU*12/7 at Nebraska12/19 USC UPSTATE*12/22 TOLEDO12/29 MAINE1/2 at Mercer*1/4 at Kennesaw State*1/7 UNF*1/9 JACKSONVILLE*1/14 at Lipscomb*1/16 at Belmont*1/20 at Stetson*1/24 LONGWOOD1/28 KENNESAW STATE*1/30 MERCER*2/4 at Jacksonville*2/6 at UNF*2/11 BELMONT*2/13 LIPSCOMB*2/17 STETSON*2/23 at USC Upstate*2/25 at ETSU*TOTALS 68 54 22 15 42 49 63 30
* - Atlantic Sun Conference game
2011-12 EAGLE EXTRASLargest Lead ..............................................................................21 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Largest Deficit ............................................................................16 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)Largest Margin Of Victory ..........................................................14 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Largest Margin Of Defeat ...........................................................1 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)Smallest Margin Of Victory ........................................................SameSmallest Margin Of Defeat .........................................................SameLargest Deficit Overcome in a Win .............................................4 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Largest Lead in a Loss ................................................................NoneLargest Halftime Lead ................................................................4 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Largest Halftime Deficit ..............................................................9 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)Number of Times Leading at the Half .........................................1 (1-0)Number of Times Trailing at the Half ..........................................1 (0-1)Number of Times Tied at the Half ...............................................0Most Points In the First Half ........................................................31 - twiceMost Points In the Second Half ...................................................48 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Fewest Points in the First Half .....................................................SameFewest Points in the Second Half ................................................41 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)Most Points Allowed in the First Half...........................................40 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)Most Points Allowed in the Second Half ......................................38 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Fewest Points Allowed in the First Half .......................................27 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Fewest Points Allowed in the Second Half ...................................33 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)Highest Shooting Percentage in First Half ..................................61.1 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)Highest Shooting Percentage in Second Half ..............................69.2 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Lowest Shooting Percentage in First Half ....................................38.2 vs. Ave Maria (Nov. 14, 2011)Lowest Shooting Percentage in Second Half ...............................61.5 at TCU (Nov. 11, 2011)
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Date Opponent W/L POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS BLOCKS Steals11/11 at TCU L Thompson, 15 Two Players, 6 Comer, 5 Cantinol, 2 Fieler, 211/14 AVE MARIA W Brown, 19 Comer, 8 Comer, 4 Fieler, 3 Brown, 311/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M11/19 at SMU11/22 at Miami11/25 at Maryland11/27 at Loyola-Maryland12/3 ETSU*12/7 at Nebraska12/19 USC UPSTATE*12/22 TOLEDO12/29 MAINE1/2 at Mercer*1/4 at Kennesaw St.*1/7 UNF*1/9 JACKSONVILLE*1/14 at Lipscomb*1/16 at Belmont*1/20 at Stetson*1/24 LONGWOOD1/28 KENNESAW ST.*1/30 MERCER*2/4 at Jacksonville*2/6 at UNF*2/11 BELMONT*2/13 LIPSCOMB*2/17 STETSON*2/23 at USC Upstate*2/25 at ETSU*
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NUMERICALROSTERNO. YR. POS. HT. WT. EXP. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREP, JUCO OR COLLEGE)
1 Dante Holmes Fr. G 6-3 185 HS Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy (Oldsmar Christian)
2 Bernard Thompson Fr. G 6-3 165 HS Conyers, Ga./Rockdale County HS
3 Brett Comer Fr. G 6-3 187 HS Winter Park, Fla./Winter Park HS
5 Christophe Varidel So. G 6-3 175 1L Versoix, Switzerland/Worcester Academy (Mass.)
10 Matt Yance Fr. G 6-5 200 HS Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS
11 Zachery Christian So. G 5-11 180 HS Venice, Fla./Venice HS
12 Eric McKnight* So. F 6-9 205 1L Raleigh, N.C./Princeton Day Academy (Iowa State)
15 Filip Cvjeticanin Fr. F 6-9 210 HS Croatia/American School of Madrid
20 Chase Fieler So. F 6-8 219 1L Parkersburg, W. Va./Parkersburg South HS
22 Ed Rolax RSr. F 6-5 224 3L St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic HS
23 Eddie Murray RJr.. F 6-8 205 2L North Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS
24 Marcus Blake RFr. F 6-7 201 HS Miami, Fla./American Heritage HS
25 Sherwood Brown Jr. G 6-4 199 2L Orlando, Fla./Olympia HS
34 Kevin Cantinol Sr. C 6-10 254 3L Clearwater, Fla./Calvary Christian HS (Ole Miss)
* - Will sit out the 2011-12 season after transferring from Iowa State
COACHES&STAFF
HEAD COACHAndy Enfield (1st Season; Johns Hopkins '91)
ASSISTANT COACHESMichael Fly (1st Season; Kentucky '06)Kevin Norris (1st Season; University of Miami '91)Marty Richter (1st Season; Simpson College (IA) '98)
DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONSJoey Cantens (1st Season; Eckerd College '09)
ATHLETIC TRAINERMike Estes (11th Year; Wright State '88)
STRENGTH & CONDITIONINGRandy Popple (5th Year; University of Florida)
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORPatrick Pierson (2nd Year; Robert Morris '04)
PRONUNCIATIONGUIDE
NAME PRONUNCIATIONKevin Cantinol CANT-IN-ALLBrett Comer COMB-ERFilip Cvjeticanin SVYET-EACH-AH-NINChristophe Varidel .......................CHRIS-TOFF
ROSTERBREAKDOWNS
BY CLASSSENIORS (2): Kevin Cantinol, Ed RolaxJUNIORS (2): Sherwood Brown, Eddie MurraySOPHOMORES (4): Zachery Christian, Chase Fieler, Eric McKnight, Christophe VaridelFRESHMEN (6): Marcus Blake, Brett Comer, Filip Cvjeti-canin, Dante Holmes, Bernard Thompson, Matt Yance
BY POSITIONGUARDS/WINGS (8): Sherwood Brown, Zachery Christian, Brett Comer, Dante Holmes, Bernard Thompson, Ed Rolax, Christophe Varidel, Matt Yance
FORWARDS/CENTERS (6): Marcus Blake, Kevin Cantinol, Filip Cvjeticanin, Chase Fieler, Eric McKnight, Eddie Murray
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BIO Andy Enfield was appointed the second-ever head coach in Florida Gulf Coast men’s basketball history on March 31, 2011. Enfield will lead the program into its 10th season of existence and first as Division I postseason eligible in 2011-12. “It is with great pleasure that we welcome Andy, Amanda, and the rest of the Enfield family into FGCU, Southwest Florida, and our Eagles’ athletics family,” said Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh. “A quality individual, Andy is a proven winner and brings to FGCU a tremen-dous wealth of experience and coaching success, on the both the collegiate and professional ranks. “In particular, he possesses a background of demon-strated commitment to excellence both on the court and in the classroom. In turn, we look forward to him providing energized daily leadership to our student-athletes, quickly getting engaged with our growing fan base and rapidly putting us in pursuit of the upper echelon of the Atlantic Sun Conference and beyond.” Enfield spent the previous five years as an assistant coach at Florida State, helping FSU to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments (2009-11), including the Sweet 16 in 2011. Enfield joined head coach Leonard Hamilton’s staff at Florida State in 2006. The Seminoles appearances in the last three NCAA Tournaments were the program’s first since 1998, as they accumulated 31 wins in ACC ac-tion over that span – second-most behind Duke – and advanced to the program’s first-ever ACC championship game in 2009. With three straight 20-win seasons to its credit, FSU advanced to the 2011 Sweet 16 in the South-west Region by defeating No. 10 Texas A&M and No. 2 Notre Dame in Chicago.
Recruiting and player development were chief among Enfield’s responsibilities at FSU where its 2010-11 roster boasted 11 top 100 recruits and a pair of McDon-ald’s All-Americans. In 2009, Basketball Times named Enfield the nation’s “Most Visible Assistant Coach” for the summer recruiting period, while ESPN The Magazine donned him one of “Five Super Assistant Coaches in Col-lege Basketball” during the 2008-09 campaign. Enfield’s prowess on the recruiting trails helped the Seminoles produce three straight top 25 classes, highlighted by the 2008 group that ranked in the top 10. A former NBA assistant with the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, Enfield’s influence helped FSU develop five NBA draft picks over five seasons. Al Thornton (2007) and Toney Douglas (2009) were both selected in the first round and earned Associated Press All-American status while leading the ACC in scoring. In 2011, Chris Singleton became the Noles’ third first round pick in the last five years when the Washington Wizards took him with the 18th overall pick. A key ingredient to FSU’s success was its ability to play defense, as the Seminoles became the first team since the 1990-92 Georgetown clubs to lead the nation in defensive field goal percentage two straight seasons from 2009-11. In 2010-11, the Seminoles limited their op-ponents to 36.3 percent shooting from the field to lead the nation for the second year in a row. With Singleton and Douglas, FSU had the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in two of Enfield’s last three seasons, while 2010 NBA second round pick Solomon Alabi was runner-up.
HEADCOACHANDYENFIELD
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Prior to his five years in Tallahassee, Enfield began his coaching career in the NBA from 1994-1996 where he served as the shooting coach for the Milwaukee Bucks and head coach Mike Dunleavy. While in Milwaukee, Enfield worked with four-time NBA All-Star Vin Baker and No. 1 overall pick Glenn Robinson. Enfield continued his NBA career as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics under head coach Rick Pitino from 1998-2000. Enfield worked closely with then-rookie Paul Pierce who went on to win the 2008 NBA Finals MVP award. With the Celtics, Enfield increased his duties on the bench to developing game plans and scouting reports, assisting in practice strategies and offensive player development. Known for his shooting expertise, Enfield helped the Celt-ics shoot 74.5 percent from the free throw line in 1999-2000, a 5.3 percent increase from the previous year for the biggest improvement in the league. After his stint with the Boston Celtics, Enfield became a player development consultant for several NBA teams, while running his own company called “All Net Basketball” which focused on improving shooting technique and of-fensive skills. Over his time as a consultant and shooting instructor, Enfield coached more than 100 NBA players. During his collegiate playing career at Johns Hopkins University, Enfield set the all-time NCAA career free-throw percentage record with a mark of 92.5 percent (431-466). Enfield still holds nine career records at Johns Hopkins and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. He led the team in scoring in all four seasons en route to a program record 2,025 career points thanks to the top two single-season point totals in school history with 606 points in 1990 and 610 points in 1991.
As good as he was on the court, he was just as sharp in the classroom, as the economics major earned GTE Aca-demic All-America first team honors as a senior and second team honors as a junior. He was the first basketball player at Johns Hopkins to earn an NCAA Postgraduate Scholar-ship and was named the NABC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1991. Enfield and his wife Amanda, have two daughters; Aila and Lily, and son, Marcum.
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Baltimore, Md. • St. Frances Academy • Oldsmar Christian
danteHOLMES
Spent last season at Oldsmar Christian in Tampa, Fla. under head coach Ryan Pannone … averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists over 40 games (30-10) … ranked No. 17 on D1 Hoops Report’s Post-Grad 2011 Top 40 and No. 13 on Source Hoops’ Big 60 … played High School ball for Northeast power St. Frances in Baltimore … two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro second team selection … led St. Frances to a pair of MIAA A Conference championships and two Baltimore Catholic League titles … scored over 1,200 points over final two seasons … also earned All-Baltimore City team honors final two years … averaged 19.2 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game … played in front of SWFL fans in 2009 at the City of Palms Tournament, averaging 13.3 points over four games … produced 17.6 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals per game as a junior.
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Conyer, Ga. • Rockdale County HS
bernardTHOMPSON FRESHMAN GUARD 6-3
Led Rockdale County to its first Georgia Class 4A State Championship game since 1987, as a senior … averaged 17 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals over 32 games … named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution Class 4A All-State second team and Rockdale Citizen All-Area first team … coached by Alvin Williams, the Bulldogs went 26-6 in 2010-11 … capped his career with 33 points, including 26 in the first half, in the senior All-Star game between Newton and Rockdale counties … reached the 20-point plateau in 10 games and double figures in 29 of 32 contests … averaged 6.5 rebounds on the strength of six double-doubles … scored in a variety of ways with 180 free throw attempts and 39 made three-pointers … scored a season-high 27 points against Miller Grove, who finished No. 7 in the USA Today Super 25 Boys’ Basketball ranking … averaged 13.5 points and led Rockdale to a 28-2 record as a junior in 2009-10 … earned a scout’s grade of 86
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Winter Park, Fla. • Winter Park HS
brettCOMER
Helped Winter Park captured back-to-back Florida Class 6A State Championships over his last two seasons … a Class 6A All-State first team selection and Orlando Sentinel All-Area second team choice as a senior … averaged 10.2 points, 6.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game to lead Winter Park to a 28-6 record … ranked No. 5 on the Orlando Sentinel’s Class of 2011 area prospect list … scored in double figures 18 times with a season-high 20 points coming at the 38th Annual City of Palms Classic against Louisiana District 9 2-A State Champion Riverside Academy … passed out double-digit assists seven times to finish with six double-doubles … as a junior, averaged 12.3 points, 4.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2. steals on a Winter Park squad that captured a Class 6A State Championship, recorded a 29-6 overall record and finished with a national ranking of No. 14 … earned a scouts grade of 88 from ESPN and was ranked the No. 51 point guard in the Class of 2011.
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Versoix, Switzerland • Worcester Academy (Mass.)
christopheVARIDEL SOPHOMORE GUARD 6-3
Fourth on the team in scoring (9.0) ... went for a season-high 11 points against Ave Maria on the strength of a trio of three-pointers ... scored all seven points at TCU in the second half ... came off bench to score 12 points on 5-of-9 from the field during exhibition contest against Saint Leo ... knocked down 2-of-5 shots from three-point range.
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Croatia • American School of Madrid
filipCVJETICANIN
Attended the American School of Madrid (Spain) as a senior, but played with Asefa Estudiantes junior team … reached double figures in all three games at the Madrid U-18 Tournament as Estudiantes competed for a spot in the Spanish Nationals … opened with 12 points against Fuenlabrada before leading the team to a win over Torrejon … drilled a trio of three-pointers to finish with 13 points against Torrejon … spent three previous years at Zagrebacka Umjetnicka Gimnazija HS in Croatia.
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Parkersburg, W. Va. • Parkersburg South HS
chaseFIELER SOPHOMORE FORWARD 6-8
Averaging 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game ... turned a near perfect statline with 12 points on 4-of-4 from the field, including a trio of three-pointers at TCU ... also grabbed five rebounds, had four assists and a team-high two steals ... played 19 minutes in exhibition win over Saint Leo ... tied for the team-high with three steals, while adding three points and three assists. .
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North Fort Myers, Fla. • Bishop Verot HS
eddieMURRAY RS JUNIOR FORWARD 6-8
Tied for the team lead with three offensive rebounds ... came off the bench for five points and three rebounds at TCU ... won the Dunk Contest at the FGCU midnight madness ... grabbed six rebounds in a foul-plagued 15 minutes during exhibition win vs. Saint Leo.
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Orlando, Fla. • Olympia HS
sherwoodBROWN
Second on the team in scoring (13.5) ... scored a team-high 19 points on 7-of-12 from the field, including a trio of threes, off the bench against Ave Maria ... also hauled in six rebounds ... had eight points in a foul-plagued 17 minutes at TCU ... scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in exhibition win over Saint Leo ... hit 2-of-4 from three-point range while adding three assists and two steals.
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Clearwater, Fla. • Calvary Christian HS • Ole Miss
kevinCANTINOL SENIOR FORWARD 6-10
Tied for the team lead with three blocks ... averaging 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds ... played a team-high 31 minutes in season opener at TCU, going for seven points and six rebounds ... led the team in both points (16) and rebounds (8) in exhibition win over Saint Leo ... knocked down 8-of-12 from the field and pulled in four offensive rebounds.
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EXHIBITIONFGCU-78SaintLeo-59Nov. 5, 2011 at Alico Arena
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Behind a decisive 15-0 run midway through the second half and a 48 percent shooting night, the FGCU men’s basketball team defeated Saint Leo 78-59 in an exhibition game on Saturday at Alico Arena. Led by a game-high 16 points from senior KEVIN CANTINOL, (pictured) three FGCU players reached double figures and two more scored nine points to highlight the balanced scoring attack. Cantinol’s 16 points came on 8-of-12 from the field, while he also added a team-high eight boards. Freshman BERNARD THOMPSON added 14 points and sophomore CHRISTOPHE VARIDEL poured in 12 off the bench. The Eagles hit 31-of-65 from the field for the game, including 10-of-23 (44 percent) from long range as six different players registered a three-pointer. All nine of freshman Filip Cvjeticanin’s points came on threes (3-6), while Varidel and junior Sherwood Brown hit a pair of treys each. It was a game of runs, as the Eagles reeled off four scoring spurts of seven or more consecutive points finished off by the 15-0 run that turned a two-point lead, 48-46, with 11:01 on the clock into 63-46 advantage with 5:46 remaining. The FGCU defense was the difference during the decisive run, as the Eagles held the Lions without a point for eight straight possessions thanks to six turnovers. Thompson scored the opening five points and assisted on a three-pointer.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSaint Leo vs Florida Gulf Coast
11/5/11 8:00 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalFlorida Gulf Coast 31 41 72TCU 40 33 73
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchFGCU 34 18 11 18 26TC 38 30 12 8 20
Last FG - FGCU 2nd-00:05, TC 2nd-00:12.Largest lead - FGCU None, TC by 16 2nd-17:52.
Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.
GAME 1TCU-73FGCU-72Nov. 11, 2011 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
FORT WORTH, Texas - Despite trailing by as many as 16 early in the second half, FGCU fought all the way back and had several chances to take the lead in the final seconds, but came up short in a 73-72 season-opening loss at TCU on Friday night at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Freshman point BRETT COMER quickly pushed the ball up the court and executed a dribble-handoff to Brown, who knocked down a three with 4.8 seconds on the clock to make it a one-point game, at 73-72. FGCU quickly fouled Thorn on the ensuing inbound pass after a timeout to put the All-Mountain West point guard at the foul line. Thorns’ front end of the 1-and-1 missed to the right and the rebound was tipped into the corner where FGCU failed to get off a desperation shot. Three different players reached double figures for the Eagles, led by freshman BERNARD THOMPSON’S (pictured) 15 points off the bench. Thompson poured in 11 of his 15 in the first half, while adding six rebounds and four assists. The catalyst of the second half comeback, Comer had a hand in 24 of FGCU’s 41 points in the final frame. Comer finished the game with 12 points and five assists with all but two of the points coming over the final 20 minutes. Sophomore CHASE FIELER turned in a clean stat line with 12 points on 4-of-4 from the field, including 3-for-3 from long range, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
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GAME 2FGCU-79AveMaria-65Nov. 14, 2011 at Alico Arena
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Sparked by 15 second half points from freshman BRETT COMER (pictured) and SHERWOOD BROWN’S 19 points off the bench, FGCU picked up its first win under head coach Andy Enfield against Ave Maria, 79-64, in front of 1,547 fans in the home opener at Alico Arena Monday night. FGCU created its first real separation of the game midway through the final frame, going on a 17-2 run over a seven-minute period that took what was a six-point lead and turned it into a the largest edge of the game (21), 58-37, for the Eagles with 9:02 play. Brown scored 10 of his 19 points in the first half, sinking 3-of-6 from three-point land, while also adding six rebounds and three steals. It was Comer’s turn in the second half, as the Winter Park, Fla. product reached double figures over the final 20 minutes alone for the second straight game. Comer finished 7-of-10 from the field for 17 points to go along with a game-high eight rebounds and four assists. After shooting just 31 percent in the first half, the Eagles shot a sweltering 69 percent (18-26) from the floor in the second frame en route to 48 points. FGCU’s finished above 50 percent for the second consecutive contest with a 52 percent clip (31-60). FGCU took advantage of its superior size to own a 44-27 advantage on the backboard and a 34-16 edge in points in the paint.
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsAve Maria vs Florida Gulf Coast
11/14/11 7:05 P.M. at Fort Myers, Fla. (Alico Arena)
Ave Maria 65 • 1-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 Dylan Fugate f 4-8 3-5 1-3 1 3 4 3 12 4 4 0 0 3735 Mike Coyle f 1-6 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 2701 Matt Chattin g 3-11 2-7 5-6 1 4 5 4 13 5 1 0 1 3505 Kiel Lewis g 8-17 2-7 2-2 0 4 4 0 20 2 2 0 5 3612 Danny Vivas g 2-4 2-2 2-2 1 3 4 1 8 1 3 0 0 2102 Wendell Powell II 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1303 Tyler Cutrer 2-7 2-4 0-0 1 0 1 3 6 1 1 0 0 1610 Akii Dean 1-3 0-1 0-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1525 Zach Rocheleau 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+