2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	14	–	2	.875	29	–	7	.806
Lipscomb	14	–	2	.875	29	–	8	.784
North Florida	9	–	7	.563	16	–	17	.485
Florida Gulf Coast	9	–	7	.563	14	–	18	.438
NJIT	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
North Alabama	7	–	9	.438	10	–	22	.313
Jacksonville	5	–	11	.313	12	–	20	.375
Kennesaw State	3	–	13	.188	6	–	26	.188
Stetson	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226

† 2019 ASUN tournament winner

The 2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represents Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles are led by first-year head coach Michael Fly and played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 23–12, 12–2 in ASUN play to win the ASUN regular season championship. In the ASUN Tournament, they defeated USC Upstate and North Florida to advance to the championship game where they lost to Lipscomb.^[1] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.^[2]

On April 4, 2018, head coach Joe Dooley left the school to become the head coach at East Carolina, where he was previously the head coach from 1995 to 1999.^[3]^[4] The following day, assistant head coach Michael Fly was promoted to head coach.^[5]

Roster

2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Troy Baxter Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Oldsmar Christian High School / UNLV	Tallahassee, FL
G	10	Kyle Hoffman (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	RS So	Lawrence HS / Ottawa University	Lawrence, KS
F	13	RaySean Scott Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Compton HS	Compton, CA
F	15	Ricky Doyle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	RS Sr	Bishop Verot HS / Michigan	Cape Coral, FL
F	21	Brady Ernst	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Clinton HS / Indian Hills CC	Clinton, IA
G	23	Christian Carlyle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bishop Kenny HS	Jacksonville, FL
F	30	Brian Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Kell HS	Kennesaw, GA
G	31	Dinero Mercurius	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Faith Baptist Christian School / Daytona State	Orlando, FL
G	33	Dolan Mahoney (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy	Bradenton, FL
C	55	Ryan Rocuant (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Estero HS	Estero, FL
G		Schadrac Casimir	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Trinity Catholic HS / Iona	Stamford, CT
G		Caleb Catto	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	SW Florida Christian Academy	Cape Coral, FL
G		Haanif Cheatham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Pembroke Pines Charter HS / Marquette	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G		Decardo Day	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Callaway HS / Southern Utah	Jackson, MS
G		Malik Hardy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Pembroke Pines Charter HS / Nova Southeastern	Miramar, FL
G		Zach Scott	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Westminster Academy	Fort Lauderdale, FL

Head coach

Michael Fly (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Sep 7, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*	at Illinois State	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan State	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Nov 16, 2018*	South Dakota State	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Nov 19, 2018* 7:30 pm	vs. Toledo Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
Nov 20, 2018* 5:00 pm/7:30 pm	vs. Louisiana or Colorado State Gulf Coast Showcase	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2018*	vs. Gulf Coast Showcase	Hertz Arena Estero, FL
Nov 25, 2018*	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm	FIU	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Dec 2, 2018* 1:30 pm	Colgate	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Dec 5, 2018*	at Oral Roberts	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 16, 2018*	at UMBC	UMBC Event Center Catonsville, MD
Dec 29, 2018*	at Ole Miss	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	Liberty	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Jan 8, 2019	at North Alabama	Flowers Hall Florence, AL
Jan 12, 2019	at North Florida	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
Jan 19, 2019	at Kennesaw State	KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
Jan 21, 2019 7:00 pm	Stetson	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Jan 24, 2019	at Lipscomb	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
Jan 27, 2019 5:00 pm	North Florida	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Jan 30, 2019	at NJIT	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Jacksonville	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm	North Alabama	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Feb 9, 2019	at Liberty	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm	NJIT	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Feb 16, 2019	at Stetson	Edmunds Center Deland, FL
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm	Lipscomb	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm	Kennesaw State	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Mar 1, 2019	at Jacksonville	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
Mar 4, 2019– Mar 10, 2019
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[6]

References

^ "Lipscomb basketball earns berth in Atlantic Sun championship after crushing Jacksonville". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "Oklahoma State tops FGCU 80-68 in NIT opening round". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "East Carolina brings back Dooley as its men's hoops coach". kentucky. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
^ "Dooley returns to ECU for 2nd coaching stint". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ Caldwell, Dana (April 5, 2018). "FGCU names longtime assistant Michael Fly as new men's basketball head coach". Naples Daily News. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
^ https://fgcuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=231&path=mbball

[1] "Lipscomb basketball earns berth in Atlantic Sun championship after crushing Jacksonville". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[2] "Oklahoma State tops FGCU 80-68 in NIT opening round". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[3] "East Carolina brings back Dooley as its men's hoops coach". kentucky. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

[4] "Dooley returns to ECU for 2nd coaching stint". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[5] Caldwell, Dana (April 5, 2018). "FGCU names longtime assistant Michael Fly as new men's basketball head coach". Naples Daily News. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

[6] ttps://fgcuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=231&path=mbball

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