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
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	22–13 (14–4 A-Sun)
Head coach	Joe Dooley (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Marty Richter (3rd season) Michael Fly (3rd season) Jamill Jones (1st season)
Home arena	Alico Arena
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Mercer †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Florida Gulf Coast	14	–	4		.778			22	–	13		.629
USC Upstate	11	–	7		.611			19	–	15		.559
East Tennessee State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	16		.543
Lipscomb	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
North Florida	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Jacksonville	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Northern Kentucky*	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Stetson	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Kennesaw State	3	–	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

Coach	Old Position	New Position
Andy Enfield	Head Coach	USC Head Coach[1]
Joe Dooley	Kansas Assistant	FGCU Head Coach[2]
Martin Richter	FGCU Assistant	FGCU Assoc. Head Coach
Jamill Jones	Washington D.C.'s Nike Team Takeover Assistant	FGCU Assistant[4]

Player changes

Player	Previous Institution	New Institution
Sherwood Brown	FGCU	Graduated
Eddie Murray	FGCU	Graduated
Jordan Neff	FGCU	Gordan State[5]
Alexander Blessing	FGCU	Rollins[6]
Christophe Varidel	FGCU	Chaminade[7]
Leonard Livingston Jr.	FGCU	Pensacola State College[8]
Logan Hovey	Paul J. Hagerty High School	FGCU[9]
Brian Greene Jr.	Auburn	FGCU[10]
Julian DeBose	Rice	FGCU[11]
Marc-Eddy Norelia	Tulane	FGCU[12]
Nick Pellar	Auburn	FGCU[13]
Kevin Boyle Jr.	Emerson College	FGCU[13]

Roster

2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Brett Comer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Winter Park High School Winter Park, Florida F/C 1 Nate Hicks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr J. R. Arnold High School Panama City Beach, Florida G 2 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Jr Rockdale County High School Conyers, Georgia G 3 Julian DeBose  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr St. John's College High School Washington, D.C. G 4 Armand Shoon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westwood Christian School Miami, Florida G 5 Jamail Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Montverde Academy Atlanta, Georgia F 10 Logan Horvey   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Paul J. Hagerty High School Orlando, Florida F 11 Nick Pellar (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So IMG Academy Munster, Indiana F 12 Eric McKnight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Princeton Day Raleigh, North Carolina G 14 Brian Greene Jr.  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So IMG Academy Chicago, Illinois F 15 Filip Cvjeticanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr The American School of Madrid Zagreb, Croatia F 20 Chase Fieler (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Parkersburg South High School Parkersburg, West Virginia F 21 TeJai Allen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Fleming Island High School Jacksonville, FL G 22 Kevin Boyle Jr. (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Patrick High School Rahway, NJ F 24 Marcus Blake (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr American Heritage School Miami, Florida F 25 Marc-Eddy Norelia  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Olympia High School Orlando, Florida G 35 Dajuan Graf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Phillip O. Berry Academy Charlotte, North Carolina	Head coach Joe Dooley (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Marty Richter (Simpson) Michael Fly (Kentucky) Jamill Jones (Arkansas Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 12, 2014

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference 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
Atlantic Sun regular season
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	(1)	(8) Stetson Quarterfinals	W 77–55	21–11	Alico Arena (4,673) Fort Myers, FL
March 6 6:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3	(1)	(4) East Tennessee State Semifinals	W 69–64	22–11	Alico Arena (4,668) Fort Myers, FL
March 9 2:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	(2) 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 June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
2. "Welcome to #DunkCity! FGCU Names Joe Dooley Head Men's Basketball Coach". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
3. "Sherwood Brown Signs with Maccabi Haifa". Maccabi Haifa. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
4. "Dooley Completes @FGCU_MBB Coaching Staff with Addition of Jamill Jones". FGCUathletics.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
5. "FGCU basketball: Prized freshman Jordan Neff leaves program". Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
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 August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
10. "@FGCU_MBB Adds Auburn Transfer Brian Greene Jr". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
11. "@FGCU_MBB Lands Rice Transfer Julian DeBose". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
12. "@FGCU_MBB Adds Tulane Transfer Marc-Eddy Norelia". FGCU Athletics. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
13. "Dunk City Walk-Ons Likely to Play Important Role". Naples Daily News. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.