Ranking asun conference fgcu8/24/2023 Since the infamous dawn of #DunkCity in 2013, the Eagles have dominated the ASUN Conference. He suffered a season-ending injury and will end his career with 876 points. Haanif Cheatham will land just shy of the plateau. He earned his 1,000+ points between stops at USF, Daytona State and now at FGCU. Mercurius surpassed the mark with a five-point effort against Liberty on Jan. Casimir scored 1,112 of those points in NCAA Tournament campaigns at Iona prior to transferring to FGCU. Two current Eagles have reached the 1,000-point mark in seniors Schadrac Casimir (1,378) and Dinero Mercurius (1,033). South Dakota State played in the NCAA Championship a year ago, while both Michigan State and Florida advanced to the second round of the tournament. 10 Michigan State, South Dakota State, and Toledo) either won their regular season conference championship or played in their conference championship game last season. Each of their first four Division I opponents (Illinois State, No. ISU, UTSA, FIU, ORU, and Ole Miss all have winning records in their respective league campaigns, as well.įGCU played one of the toughest mid-major non-conference schedules in the country in 2018-19. llinois State, Toledo, UTSA, FAU, FIU, Colgate, UMBC, Florida, and Ole Miss all currently boast winning overall records. Michigan State leads the Big Ten and South Dakota State leads the Summit League. 500 or better overall or in conference play. 90) rounded out the top five.Īll 15 teams FGCU faced during the non-conference slate are currently. Lipscomb had the third-highest strength of schedule among ASUN schools at No. The top SOS in the league belonged to North Alabama at No. The Green and Blue entered ASUN action with the second-highest strength of schedule in the league, which was a mark that also ranked No. Rob Marberry (16.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg) is second in scoring and third in rebounding, and Eli Pepper (7.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg) is the top rebounder.įGCU tallied just a 5-10 record during the non-conference portion of its schedule, but part of that can be attributed to a brutal early-season slate. He is tops on the team in scoring (18.5 ppg) and second in rebounding (5.2 rpg). LU is outscoring foes 84.7-68.4, and the team is led by preseason player of the year Garrison Mathews. The Bisons also earned key non-conference triumphs over SMU, TCU, Navy and Middle Tennessee State. They have taken down the likes of North Florida, Jacksonville, Stetson, NJIT, and Kennesaw State. The reigning tournament champs and preseason favorites have won all five of their ASUN games so far this season. Lipscomb enters as one of the top teams in the league. The home team also shot 35.7 percent (10-for-28) from 3-point land and 75 percent (9-for-12) at the free-throw line. Junior Christian Carlyle dropped 13, both sophomore Brian Thomas and true freshman Caleb Catto had a career-high 12 points, while classmate Zach Scott added 11.įGCU shot 34-for-68 (50 percent) from the field, and the 34 made field goals were a new season high. Senior Schadrac Casimir led the way with a 21-point effort on the same day he was honored as the ASUN Player and Newcomer of the Week. Day, five Eagles scored in double figures for just the second time this season (FIU). Playing in front of 3,321 fans on Martin Luther King Jr. The Green and Blue took part in their Pinkout promotion, and the coaches all wore sneakers to help raise cancer awareness as part of the Coaches vs. Lipscomb captured six of the first seven meetings, but the Eagles actually lead the series 8-7 since 2012.įGCU won its second-straight ASUN Conference contest 87-65 over Stetson Jan. The Bisons lead the all-time series by a 13-9 margin, which includes upsetting FGCU in the ASUN Championship game last season. When: Thursday, January 24 | 7:30 pm (EST)Ĭoaches: Michael Fly (1st Season FGCU – 7-13 Same Overall) | Casey Alexander (6th Season LU – 98-80 122-116 Overall)
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