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

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

2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
Atlantic Sun Regular Season Co–Champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2013–14 record22–13 (14–4 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Richter (3rd season)
  • Michael Fly (3rd season)
  • Jamill Jones (1st season)
Home arenaAlico Arena
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mercer †14–4 .778  27–9  .750
Florida Gulf Coast14–4 .778  22–13  .629
USC Upstate11–7 .611  19–15  .559
East Tennessee State10–8 .556  19–16  .543
Lipscomb10–8 .556  15–15  .500
North Florida10–8 .556  16–16  .500
Jacksonville8–10 .444  12–18  .400
Northern Kentucky*5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Stetson5–13 .278  7–24  .226
Kennesaw State3–15 .167  6–25  .194
† 2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

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

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

Pre-season

Coaching changes
CoachOld PositionNew Position
Andy EnfieldHead CoachUSC Head Coach[1]
Joe DooleyKansas AssistantFGCU Head Coach[2]
Martin RichterFGCU AssistantFGCU Assoc. Head Coach
Jamill JonesWashington D.C.'s Nike Team Takeover AssistantFGCU Assistant[4]

Player changes
PlayerPrevious InstitutionNew Institution
Sherwood BrownFGCUGraduated
Eddie MurrayFGCUGraduated
Jordan NeffFGCUGordan State[5]
Alexander BlessingFGCURollins[6]
Christophe VaridelFGCUChaminade[7]
Leonard Livingston Jr.FGCUPensacola State College[8]
Logan HoveyPaul J. Hagerty High SchoolFGCU[9]
Brian Greene Jr.AuburnFGCU[10]
Julian DeBoseRiceFGCU[11]
Marc-Eddy NoreliaTulaneFGCU[12]
Nick PellarAuburnFGCU[13]
Kevin Boyle Jr.Emerson CollegeFGCU[13]

Roster
2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brett Comer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrWinter Park High School Winter Park, Florida
F/C 1 Nate Hicks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS JrJ. R. Arnold High School Panama City Beach, Florida
G 2 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)166 lb (75 kg) JrRockdale County High School Conyers, Georgia
G 3 Julian DeBose  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) JrSt. John's College High School Washington, D.C.
G 4 Armand Shoon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWestwood Christian School Miami, Florida
G 5 Jamail Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrMontverde Academy Atlanta, Georgia
F 10 Logan Horvey   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrPaul J. Hagerty High School Orlando, Florida
F 11 Nick Pellar (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoIMG Academy Munster, Indiana
F 12 Eric McKnight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrPrinceton Day Raleigh, North Carolina
G 14 Brian Greene Jr.  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoIMG Academy Chicago, Illinois
F 15 Filip Cvjeticanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrThe American School of Madrid Zagreb, Croatia
F 20 Chase Fieler (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrParkersburg South High School Parkersburg, West Virginia
F 21 TeJai Allen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrFleming Island High School Jacksonville, FL
G 22 Kevin Boyle Jr. (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrSt. Patrick High School Rahway, NJ
F 24 Marcus Blake (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)196 lb (89 kg) RS JrAmerican Heritage School Miami, Florida
F 25 Marc-Eddy Norelia  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoOlympia High School Orlando, Florida
G 35 Dajuan Graf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoPhillip O. Berry Academy Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 12, 2014

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

References
  1. "Enfield Accepts USC Head Coaching Job". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. "Welcome to #DunkCity! FGCU Names Joe Dooley Head Men's Basketball Coach". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. "Sherwood Brown Signs with Maccabi Haifa". Maccabi Haifa. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  4. "Dooley Completes @FGCU_MBB Coaching Staff with Addition of Jamill Jones". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  5. "FGCU basketball: Prized freshman Jordan Neff leaves program". Naples Daily News.
  6. "The transfer list". ESPN.
  7. "Chaminade lands 'Dunk City' transfer from FGCU". Hawaii News Now.
  8. "Leonard Livingston, Jr". Verbal Commits. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  9. "Men's Basketball Adds Small Forward Logan Hovey During Early Signing Period". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  10. "@FGCU_MBB Adds Auburn Transfer Brian Greene Jr". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  11. "@FGCU_MBB Lands Rice Transfer Julian DeBose". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  12. "@FGCU_MBB Adds Tulane Transfer Marc-Eddy Norelia". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
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