2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record 4–3 (0–0 A-Sun)
Head coach Joe Dooley (4th year)
Assistant coach Michael Fly (6th year)
Assistant coach Tom Abatemarco (2nd year)
Assistant coach Aaron Miles (1st year)
Home arena Alico Arena
2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Jacksonville 0 0       5 3   .625
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0       4 3   .571
NJIT 0 0       5 4   .556
Stetson 0 0       4 5   .444
USC Upstate 0 0       4 5   .444
Kennesaw State 0 0       3 6   .333
Lipscomb 0 0       3 7   .300
North Florida 0 0       3 7   .300
2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represents Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They play their home games at Alico Arena and are led by forth year head coach Joe Dooley.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Notes
Julian DeBose 3 G 6'4" 197 RS Senior Graduated
Brian Green Jr. 14 G 6'3" 210 RS Junior Transferred to Chicago State
Filip Cvjetivanin 15 F 6'9" 218 RS Senior Graduated
Alvin Cunningham 22 G 6'4" 195 Junior walk-on; Transferred
Patson Siame 41 F 6'11" 236 RS Junior Transferred [1]
Senque Carey Hired by Long Beach State

Arrivals

Player Previous Institution
Ricky DoyleMichigan
C.J. WilliamsonTexas Tech

Class of 2016 Signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RaySean Scott Jr.
SF
Compton, CA Comton High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 2, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Christian Carlyle
SG
Jacksonville, FL Bishop Kenny High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 30, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Goodwin, BrandonBrandon Goodwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Norcross/UCF Norcross, GA
G 1 Reid, ReggieReggie Reid 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) So Harlem High School Harlem, GA
G 2 Ko, JoshuaJoshua Ko (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Jr Kalaheo/Pittsburg Kailua, HI
G 3 Tucker, RayjonRayjon Tucker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Northside Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
G 4 Bleecher, MaxxMaxx Bleecher (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So West Boca Raton Boca Raton, FL
G 5 Johnson, ZachZach Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Miami Norland Miami, FL
F 10 Mickle, KevinKevin Mickle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Saint Benedict's Prep/Broward College Brooklyn, NY
G 11 Terrell, ChristianChristian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Providence School Jacksonville, FL
G 12 Williamson, C.J.C.J. Williamson (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Evans/Texas Tech Orlando, FL
F 13 Scott Jr., RaySeanRaySean Scott Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Compton Compton, CA
F 15 Doyle, RickyRicky Doyle (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So Bishop Verot/Michigan Cape Coral, FL
F 21 Morant, DemetrisDemetris Morant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Bishop Gorman/UNLV Las Vegas, NV
G 23 Carlyle, ChristianChristian Carlyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bishop Kenny Jacksonville, FL
F 25 Norelia, Marc-EddyMarc-Eddy Norelia  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Olympia High School/Tulane Orlando, FL
F 32 Simmons, AntraviousAntravious Simmons 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr South Miami High School/VCU Miami, FL
G 33 Mahoney, DolanDolan Mahoney (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So IMG Academy Bradenton, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2016

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11, 2016*
7:30 pm, SCEN+
at Florida L 59–80  0–1
 14  Goodwin  9  Morant  2  Tied  Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,212)
Jacksonville, FL

Nov 16, 2016*
7:00 pm
UT Arlington W 85–72  1–1
 24  Tied  8  Morant  3  Johnson  Alico Arena (4,415)
Fort Myers, FL

Nov 18, 2016*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Baylor
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 72–81  1–2
 22  Goodwin  6  Mickle  4  Johnson  Ferrell Center (5,906)
Waco, TX

Nov 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Michigan State
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 77–78  1–3
 18  Tied  12  Simmons  7  Terrell  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 pm
Binghamton
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 69–53  2–3
 12  Terrell  6  Morant  5  Tied  Alico Arena (3,684)
Fort Myers, FL

Nov 25, 2016*
8:00 pm
Long Beach State
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 68–67 OT 3–3
 21  Johnson  9  Morant  7  Terrell  Alico Arena (3,291)
Fort Myers, FL

Nov 29, 2016*
7:00 pm
Ave Maria W 120–60  4–3
 19  Goodwin  5  Tied  7  Reid  Alico Arena (3,004)
Fort Myers, FL

Dec 4, 2016*
3:00 pm
at Georgia Southern   
                Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

Dec 9, 2016*
8:00 pm
Siena   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Dec 11, 2016*
8:15 pm
FIU   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Dec 13, 2016*
 7:00 pm
Georgia Southern   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Dec 17, 2016*
2:00 pm
at La Salle   
                Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA

Dec 17, 2016*
7:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech   
                Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA

Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 pm
Florida National   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Dec 28, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic   
                FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL

Dec 31, 2016*
1:00 pm
Florida Tech   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season

Jan 7, 2017
4:00 pm
at Stetson   
                Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL

Jan 12, 2017
7:00 pm
at Kennesaw State   
                KSU Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA

Jan 14, 2017
5:00 pm
at Lipscomb   
                Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN

Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm
USC Upstate   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Jan 21, 2017
7:00 pm
NJIT   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Jan 25, 2017
7:00 pm
at North Florida   
                UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL

Jan 28, 2017
7:00 pm
Jacksonville   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Jan 30, 2017
7:00 pm
North Florida   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Feb 4, 2017
7:00 pm
at Jachsonville   
                Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL

Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm
Lipscomb   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Feb 11, 2017
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

Feb 16, 2017
7:00 pm
at NJIT   
                Fleisher Center 
Newark, NJ

Feb 18, 2017
2:00 pm
at USC Upstate   
                G. B. Hodge Center 
Spartanburg, SC

Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm
Stetson   
                Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament


  
                  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. MacBain, Jason. "Patson Siame Granted His Release". FGCU Athletics. Retrieved 28 Aug 2016.
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