2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball

Atlantic Sun Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
2012–13 record	26–11 (13–5 A-Sun)
Head coach	Andy Enfield (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Kevin Norris
Assistant coach	Marty Richter
Assistant coach	Michael Fly
Home arena	Alico Arena

2012–13 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mercer	14	–	4	.778	24	–	12	.667
Florida Gulf Coast †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Stetson	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
USC Upstate	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Jacksonville	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Northern Kentucky*	9	–	9	.500	11	–	16	.407
North Florida	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	22	.313
Lipscomb	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Kennesaw State	2	–	16	.111	3	–	27	.100

† 2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 29, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Andy Enfield, played their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished A-Sun play with a record of 13–5 to finish in second place. In only their second year of full NCAA eligibility, the Eagles won the Atlantic Sun Tournament, beating top-seeded Mercer in the championship game, to earn their first ever bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 15 seed in the south region. Guard Sherwood Brown was named the A-Sun player of the year.

In their NCAA Tournament debut, the 15 seeded Eagles upset 2 seeded Georgetown 78–68. It was the third time in two years and eighth time overall that a 15 seed had upset a 2 seed. With a third round 81-71 win over San Diego State, they became the first 15 seed to win two games in a tournament to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Florida 62–50 to finish the season 26–11. After the season, Andy Enfield was hired by the USC Trojans to be the head coach.^[1] They won the 2013 ESPY for Best Upset.^[2]

Roster

2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Comer, BrettBrett Comer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2.0 !So	Winter Park, Florida
3.5 !F	1	Hicks, NateNate Hicks	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Panama City Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	2	Thompson, BernardBernard Thompson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Conyers, Georgia
1.5 !G	5	Varidel, ChristopheChristophe Varidel	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Versoix, Switzerland
1.5 !G	11	Jones, JamailJamail Jones	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
3.5 !F	12	McKnight, EricEric McKnight	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G	14	Blessig, AlexanderAlexander Blessig	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Berlin, Germany
3.5 !F	15	Cvjeticanin, FilipFilip Cvjeticanin	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	2.0 !So	Zagreb, Croatia
3.5 !F	20	Fieler, ChaseChase Fieler	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Parkersburg, West Virginia
3.5 !F	21	Livingston Jr., LeonardLeonard Livingston Jr.	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
3.5 !F	23	Murray, EddieEddie Murray	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	North Fort Myers, Florida
3.5 !F	24	Blake, MarcusMarcus Blake (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Miami, Florida
1.5 !G	25	Brown, SherwoodSherwood Brown	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	35	Graf, DajuanDajuan Graf	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Andy Enfield (Johns Hopkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Norris (Miami (FL))
Marty Richter (Simpson College)
Michael Fly (Kentucky)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-03-11

According to Yahoo! Sports columnist Eric Adelson, "The out-of-nowhere stories [on the squad] are kind of staggering."^[3] Brown began his college career as a walk-on,^[3] and was so little-regarded in high school that he does not appear in the database of Yahoo!'s Rivals.com recruiting site.^[4] Starting point guard Brett Comer, who had 24 assists in the Eagles' first two NCAA games, said he had no idea how to play the position when he arrived at FGCU; at Winter Park High School, he took a back seat to future NBA player Austin Rivers.^[3] Chase Fieler, whose one-handed alley-oop dunk off a Comer pass was the signature play of the Georgetown game, also does not appear in the Rivals.com database,^[4] and did not know how to jump off two feet when he arrived at FGCU.^[3] Bernard Thompson, named A-Sun Defensive Player of the Year, was by comparison highly touted; he had offers from budding power VCU and five other mid-majors. Nonetheless, he was not nationally ranked out of high school.^[4]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/09/2012* 7:30 PM		at VCU Battle 4 Atlantis	L 57–80	0–1	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA
11/13/2012* 7:05 PM		Miami (FL)	W 63–51	1–1	Alico Arena (4,552) Fort Myers, FL
11/15/2012* 7:05 PM		Ave Maria	W 86–54	2–1	Alico Arena (1,113) Fort Myers, FL
11/18/2012* 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at No. 9 Duke Battle 4 Atlantis	L 67–88	2–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
11/21/2012* 7:05 PM		Alcorn State Battle 4 Atlantis	W 50–48	3–2	Alico Arena (1,370) Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2012* 7:00 PM		Toledo Battle 4 Atlantis	W 72–66	4–2	Alico Arena (676) Fort Myers, FL
11/24/2012* 7:30 PM		at St. John's	L 68–79	4–3	Carnesecca Arena (4,003) Queens, New York
11/28/2012* 8:00 PM		at Samford	W 86–62	5–3	Pete Hanna Center (1,087) Homewood, AL
12/01/2012* 7:05 PM		Loyola (MD)	W 65–50	6–3	Alico Arena (2,141) Fort Myers, FL
12/04/2012* 8:00 PM, Cyclones.tv		at Iowa State	L 72–83	6–4	Hilton Coliseum (12,692) Ames, IA
12/13/2012* 7:05 PM		FIU	W 76–73	7–4	Alico Arena (1,803) Fort Myers, FL
12/18/2012* 7:05 PM		Southeastern	W 86–60	8–4	Alico Arena (1,162) Fort Myers, FL
12/22/2012* 2:00 PM		at Maine	L 78–84	8–5	Alfond Arena (980) Orono, ME
12/31/2012 5:00 PM		at Kennesaw State	W 68–59	9–5 (1–0)	KSU Convocation Center (821) Kennesaw, GA
01/02/2013 7:30 PM		at Mercer	L 70–77 ^OT	9–6 (1–1)	Hawkins Arena (2,742) Macon, GA
01/05/2013 2:00 PM		Jacksonville	W 78–55	10–6 (2–1)	Alico Arena (1,704) Fort Myers, FL
01/07/2013 7:30 PM		North Florida	W 75–73	11–6 (3–1)	Alico Arena (2,231) Fort Myers, FL
01/10/2013 7:00 PM		at USC Upstate	W 72–71 ^OT	12–6 (4–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (759) Spartanburg, SC
01/12/2013 4:00 PM		at East Tennessee State	L 75–85	12–7 (4–2)	ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,446) Johnson City, TN
01/17/2013 7:05 PM		Lipscomb	L 78–87 ^OT	12–8 (4–3)	Alico Arena (1,960) Fort Myers, FL
01/19/2013 5:15 PM		Northern Kentucky	W 73–54	13–8 (5–3)	Alico Arena (2,189) Fort Myers, FL
01/25/2013 7:05 PM, ESPN3		Stetson	W 96–65	14–8 (6–3)	Alico Arena (3,002) Fort Myers, FL
01/31/2013 7:00 PM		at North Florida	W 89–75	15–8 (7–3)	UNF Arena (1,358) Jacksonville, FL
02/02/2013 3:15 PM		at Jacksonville	W 81–78	16–8 (8–3)	Swisher Gymnasium (899) Jacksonville, FL
02/07/2013 7:00 PM		East Tennessee State	W 67–43	17–8 (9–3)	Alico Arena (2,832) Fort Myers, FL
02/09/2013 5:15 PM, ESPN3		USC Upstate	W 74–49	18–8 (10–3)	Alico Arena (3,621) Fort Myers, FL
02/14/2013 7:00 PM		at Northern Kentucky	W 60–53	19–8 (11–3)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,386) Highland Heights, KY
02/16/2013 7:30 PM, ESPN3		at Lipscomb	L 74–84	19–9 (11–4)	Allen Arena (1,754) Nashville, TN
02/22/2013 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Stetson	L 71–80	19–10 (11–5)	Edmunds Center (1,342) DeLand, FL
02/28/2013 7:30 PM		Mercer	W 60–57	20–10 (12–5)	Alico Arena (3,586) Fort Myers, FL
03/02/2013 5:15 PM		Kennesaw State	W 67–49	21–10 (13–5)	Alico Arena (2,574) Fort Myers, FL
2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2013 2:30 PM, CSS/ESPN3		vs. North Florida Quarterfinals	W 73–63	22–10	Hawkins Arena (683) Macon, GA
03/08/2013 8:00 PM, CSS/ESPN3		vs. Stetson Semifinals	W 72–58	23–10	Hawkins Arena (3,527) Macon, GA
03/09/2013 12:00 PM, ESPN2		at Mercer Championship Game	W 88–75	24–10	Hawkins Arena (3,494) Macon, GA
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013* 6:50 PM, TBS	(15)	vs. (2) No. 8 Georgetown Second Round	W 78–68	25–10	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
03/24/2013* 7:10 PM, TBS	(15)	vs. (7) San Diego State Third Round	W 81–71	26–10	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
03/29/2013* 10:38 PM, TBS	(15)	vs. (3) No. 14 Florida Sweet Sixteen	L 50–62	26–11	Cowboys Stadium (40,639) Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "USC taps FGCU's Andy Enfield as next head coach". SI.com.
↑ "ESPN Twitter". Twitter.com.
1 2 3 4 Adelson, Eric (March 23, 2013). "Who is Florida Gulf Coast University?". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
1 2 3 Forde, Pat (March 26, 2013). "Florida Gulf Coast, other Sweet 16 teams thriving without highly touted recruits". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Alico Arena (2002–present)

Culture & lore	ESPY "Best Upset" season "Dunk City"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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