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2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

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2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–11 (10–6 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Orin Bailey, Jr. (1st season)
  • Justin Furr (4th season)
  • Kevin Sutton (1st season)
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
2021–22 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Liberty 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
Jacksonville 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
Florida Gulf Coast 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
Kennesaw State 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
North Florida 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Stetson 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
West
Jacksonville State^ 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Bellarmine* † 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
Central Arkansas 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Lipscomb 6 10   .375 14 19   .424
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
North Alabama* 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
*Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
^Due to Bellarmine's ineligibility, the regular-season champions Jacksonville State took their NCAA tournament berth instead.
2022 ASUN tournament winner

The 2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Michael Fly, played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the East division of the ASUN Conference. They finished the regular season 21–11, 10–6 to finish in third place in the East division in ASUN play. They defeated North Alabama in the first round of the ASUN tournament before losing to Bellarmine in the quarterfinals. They received an invite to The Basketball Classic, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

On March 5, 2022, the school fired Michael Fly as head coach.[1] On March 14, the school named former Penn State head coach Pat Chambers the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 10–8, 4–5 in ASUN Play to finish in sixth place.[3] They lost in the semifinals of the ASUN tournament to North Alabama.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Dakota Rivers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Windermere HS Windermere, FL
G 1 Luis Rolon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Central Pointe Christian Academy Ponce, Puerto Rico
G 2 Caleb Catto 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Southwest Florida Christian Academy Cape Coral, FL
G 3 Franco Miller Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Ole Miss Freeport, Bahamas
G 4 Cyrus Largie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Mater Lakes Academy Miramar, FL
G 5 Tavian Dunn-Martin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) GS Duquesne Huntington, WV
F 10 Zach Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Apopka HS Apopka, FL
G 11 Matt Halvorsen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) GS Western Carolina Kingsport, TN
G 13 Victor Rosa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Central Pointe Christian Academy Naranjito, Puerto Rico
C 15 Andre Weir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Fr Richmond Hollywood, FL
F 20 Chance Jackson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Plant HS Tampa, Florida
C 21 Kevin Samuel 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr TCU Codrington Village, Barbuda
F 23 Carlos Rosario 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr McNeese State Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G 32 Austin Richie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Tulsa Glenwood, IL
F 44 Kyle Riemenschneider (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Fort Myers HS Fort Myers, FL
G 51 Lenny Ricca (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Weston, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Florida National W 94–57  1–0
Alico Arena (2,058)
Fort Myers, FL
November 13, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola–Chicago L 77–89  1–1
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,239)
Chicago, IL
November 16, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 USC L 61–78  1–2
Alico Arena (4,509)
Fort Myers, FL
November 21, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eckerd W 99–59  2–2
Alico Arena (1,531)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rhode Island W 67–66  3–2
Alico Arena (2,231)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational
W 77–67  4–2
Alico Arena (1,962)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational
W 90–71  5–2
Alico Arena (1,857)
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne
Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Invitational
W 85–78  6–2
Alico Arena (1,671)
Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 61–77  6–3
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (446)
Miami, FL
December 4, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dartmouth W 78–68  7–3
Alico Arena (1,910)
Fort Myers, FL
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Florida A&M W 69–55  8–3
Al Lawson Center (2,313)
Tallahassee, FL
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 85–74  9–3
UPMC Events Center (1,171)
Moon Township, PA
December 19, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 67–55  10–3
Alico Arena (1,711)
Fort Myers, FL
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 90-97 OT 10–4
Koessler Athletic Center (735)
Buffalo, NY
ASUN regular season
January 5, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
North Florida W 74–67  11–4
(1–0)
Alico Arena (1,830)
Fort Myers, FL
January 8, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 66–69  11–5
(1–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (1,024)
Jacksonville, FL
January 13, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State L 53–77  11–6
(1–2)
KSU Convocation Center (628)
Kennesaw, GA
January 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty L 75–78  11–7
(1–3)
Alico Arena (2,358)
Fort Myers, FL
January 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson W 93–91 OT 12–7
(2–3)
Edmunds Center (0)
DeLand, FL
January 22, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 71–79  12–8
(2–4)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,432)
Jacksonville, AL
January 27, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 77–73  13–8
(3–4)
Alico Arena (2,234)
Fort Myers, FL
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine L 63–74  13–9
(3–5)
Alico Arena (2,536)
Fort Myers, FL
February 3, 2022
8:45 pm, ESPN+
at Central Arkansas W 95–93 OT 14–9
(4–5)
Farris Center (1,085)
Conway, AR
February 5, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb W 77–68  15–9
(5–5)
Allen Arena (2,660)
Nashville, TN
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 92–60  16–9
(6–5)
Alico Arena (1,945)
Fort Myers, FL
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 89–82 OT 17–9
(7–5)
Alico Arena (2,369)
Fort Myers, FL
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 82–76  18–9
(8–5)
Alico Arena (1,857)
Fort Myers, FL
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida L 64–70  18–10
(8–6)
UNF Arena (2,481)
Jacksonville, FL
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty W 82–72 OT 19–10
(9–6)
Liberty Arena (3,583)
Lynchburg, VA
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville W 76–69  20–10
(10–6)
Alico Arena (2,589)
Fort Myers, FL
ASUN tournament
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(E3) (W6) North Alabama
First round
W 81–72  21–10
Alico Arena (2,043)
Fort Myers, FL
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(E3) at (W2) Bellarmine
Quarterfinals
L 68–81  21–11
Freedom Hall (1,593)
Louisville, KY
The Basketball Classic
March 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy
First round
W 95–79  22–11
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
March 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina
Second round
L 68–84  22–12
HTC Center (825)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "FGCU fires Fly after 4 seasons as Eagles coach". ESPN.com. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Former PSU coach Chambers, 51, hired by FGCU". ESPN.com. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Florida Gulf Coast vs. North Alabama - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.