2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Michael Fly and played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–9 in ASUN Play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Lipscomb.

2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2019–20 record	10–22 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach	Michael Fly (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Donnie Marsh (2nd season) Justin Furr (2nd season) Joey Cantens (2nd season)
Home arena	Alico Arena

2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty†	13	–	3		.813			30	–	4		.882
North Florida	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Lipscomb	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Stetson	9	–	7		.563			16	–	17		.485
North Alabama*	8	–	8		.500			13	–	17		.433
Florida Gulf Coast	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Jacksonville	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
NJIT	6	–	10		.375			9	–	21		.300
Kennesaw State	0	–	16		.000			1	–	28		.034
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 9–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for third place. In the ASUN Tournament, they were defeated by NJIT in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2019–20 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) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Windermere HS Windermere, FL G 1 Zach Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 173 lb (78 kg) So Westminster Academy Miami, FL G 2 Caleb Catto 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Southwest Florida Christian Academy Cape Coral, FL G 3 Christian Carlyle  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bishop Kenny HS Jacksonville, FL G 4 Cyrus Largie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Mater Lakes Academy Miramar, FL G 5 Jalen Warren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Eastern Florida State Milton, Ontario G 10 Kyle Hoffman (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 135 lb (61 kg) RS Jr Ottawa University Lawrence, KS F 11 Qwanzi Samuels 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School District Heights, MD G 12 Malik Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So Nova Southeastern Miramar, FL F 13 Tracy Hector Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Kennesaw State Riverdale, GA G 15 Sam Gagliardi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr California Baptist Gig Harbor, WA G 20 Jalen Harper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pebblebrook HS Mableton, GA G 23 Chance Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Plant HS Tampa, FL F 30 Brian Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Kell HS Kennesaw, GA C 32 Justus Rainwater 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Cochise College Enumclaw, WA G 51 Lenny Ricca 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Weston, FL C 55 Ryan Rocuant (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Estero HS Estero, FL	Head coach Michael Fly (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Donnie Marsh (Franklin & Marshall) Justin Furr (Wingate) Joey Cantens (Eckerd) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 23, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Saint Louis	W 89–67	0–1	23 – Scott	6 – Rainwater	5 – Warren	Chaifetz Arena (6,321) St. Louis, MO
November 9, 2019* 3:00 pm		UMBC	L 61–65	0–2	15 – Catto	8 – Rivers	4 – Warren	Alico Arena (3,054) Fort Myers, FL
November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Dartmouth	L 49–55	0–3	15 – Scott	9 – Rainwater	3 – Catto	Leede Arena (915) Hanover, NH
November 15, 2019* 7:30 pm		at Mercer	L 68–84	0–4	16 – Scott	6 – Tied	4 – Harper	Hawkins Arena (2,613) Macon, GA
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 72–70	1–4	21 – Warren	10 – Rainwater	5 – Warren	Alico Arena (3,076) Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2019* 7:00 pm		at No. 21 VCU	L 48–78	1–5	14 – Catto	9 – Catto	5 – Warren	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm		Florida Tech Hilton Garden Inn FGCU Classic	W 73–59	2–5	18 – Gagliardi	12 – Rainwater	7 – Warren	Alico Arena (2,360) Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2019* 7:00 pm		North Dakota FGCU Classic	L 63–78	2–6	17 – Scott	4 – Scott	3 – Catto	Alico Arena (2,244) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm		Campbell FGCU Classic	L 46–51	2–7	13 – Hardy	12 – Hardy	3 – Catto	Alico Arena (2,119) Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2019* 5:00 pm		Georgia Southern FGCU Classic	L 57–72	2–8	13 – Gagliardi	10 – Rainwater	4 – Catto	Alico Arena (2,031) Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 71–53	6–3	13 – Scott	9 – Rainwater	2 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,408) Miami, FL
December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm		Robert Morris	L 59–64	2–10	14 – Scott	6 – Tied	5 – Catto	Alico Arena (2,341) Fort Myers, FL
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 56–75	2–11	13 – Catto	7 – Rainwater	3 – Warren	Frost Arena (1,498) Brookings, SD
December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm		St. Thomas University	W 84–62	3–11	19 – Scott	6 – Warren	7 – Hector Jr.	Alico Arena (2,053) Fort Myers, FL
December 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 58–71	3–12	10 – Gagliardi	8 – Thomas	7 – Catto	Galen Center (2,871) Los Angeles, CA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Liberty	L 46–59	3–13 (0–1)	14 – Gagliardi	7 – Hector Jr.	7 – Warren	Alico Arena (3,305) Fort Myers, FL
January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	W 68–61	4–13 (1–1)	14 – Gagliardi	7 – Tied	6 – Warren	Alico Arena (2,644) Fort Myers, FL
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 74–89	4–14 (1–2)	16 – Catto	7 – Catto	6 – Catto	UNF Arena (2,034) Jacksonville, FL
January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	W 66–62	5–14 (2–2)	19 – Catto	7 – Rainwater	7 – Hector Jr.	Edmunds Center (628) DeLand, FL
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 73–51	6–14 (3–2)	11 – Catto	11 – Warren	5 – Warren	Alico Arena  Fort Myers, FL
January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 65–70	6–15 (3–3)	23 – Catto	6 – Rainwater	3 – Tied	Flowers Hall (1,012) Florence, AL
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 54–56	6–16 (3–4)	21 – Catto	7 – Hector Jr.	5 – Warren	Alico Arena (2,843) Fort Myers, FL
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 63–61	7–16 (4–4)	20 – Catto	8 – Hector Jr.	3 – Tied	Swisher Gymnasium (903) Jacksonville, FL
February 1, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 46–61	7–17 (4–5)	20 – Warren	8 – Scott	2 – Catto	Vines Center (4,413) Lynchburg, VA
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	L 62–65	7–18 (4–6)	16 – Scott	7 – Scott	5 – Hector Jr.	Alico Arena (2,657) Fort Myers, FL
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida	L 60–69	7–19 (4–7)	18 – Warren	6 – Catto	5 – Hector Jr.	Alico Arena (3,107) Fort Myers, FL
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State	W 70–58	8–19 (5–7)	26 – Catto	12 – Rainwater	5 – Warren	KSU Convocation Center (1,059) Kennesaw, GA
February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 54–64	8–20 (5–8)	12 – Scott	9 – Hector Jr.	4 – Catto	Allen Arena (3,821) Nashville, TN
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at NJIT	W 55–39	9–20 (6–8)	13 – Catto	13 – Rivers	6 – Warren	Wellness and Events Center (735) Newark, NJ
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville	W 73–67	10–20 (7–8)	15 – Catto	5 – Warren	7 – Warren	Alico Arena (2,758) Fort Myers, FL
February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	L 73–78 ^OT	10–21 (7–9)	19 – Warren	5 – Hardy	5 – Warren	Alico Arena (2,812) Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	at (3) Lipscomb Quarterfinals	L 63–68	10–22	20 – Catto	7 – Largie	3 – 3 tied	Allen Arena (2,191) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

References

1. "Eagles fall in ASUN Championship quarters". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2019.