Florida Gulf Coast Men's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

ASUN (23-11, 14-6)

 
Big Wins: 11/11 Illinois State (98-87), 12/9 at Texas-Arlington (85-78), 1/18 at Lipscomb (88-83)
Bad Losses: 12/5 FAU (88-92), 12/19 at FIU (88-91), 2/15 Kennesaw State (93-97)
Coach: Joe Dooley
 
Probable Starters:
Zach Johnson, Junior, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 3.0 apg
Brandon Goodwin, Senior, Guard, 18.6 ppg, 4.8 apg, 5.5 rpg
Christian Terrell, Senior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 3.0 apg, 5.0 rpg
Antravious Simmons, Senior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Michael Gilmore, Junior, Forward, 6.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Dinero Mercurius, Junior, Guard, 8.0 ppg
Christian Carlyle, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.1 apg
RaySean Scott, Jr., Sophomore, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Ricky Doyle, Junior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.7 (35th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.6 (157, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.7 (13, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (85, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (222, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (111, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.2 (70, 2)
Rebound Margin: 5.8 (25, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (68, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.0 (277, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida State
2016    NCAA Opening Round win over Fairleigh Dickinson
2016    NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina
2015    CIT      First Round loss to Texas A&M Corpus Christi
2014    NIT     First Round loss to Florida State
2013    NCAA Round of 64 win over Georgetown
2013    NCAA Round of 32 win over South Dakota State
2013    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/4