Tuesday, December 13
Fort Myers, Fla.
7:05 p.m.
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Coye Simmons and the Eagles play at FGCU Tuesday.
Men’s Basketball Preview: GS Travels to Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday
12/12/2016 2:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
It's the second game of a home-and-home series with FGCU.
Georgia Southern (4-5) at Florida Gulf Coast (7-3)
Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Alico Arena (4,633) – Ft. Myers, Fla. - 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN3
Live Audio | Live Video | Live Stats
Radio: 103.7 WBMZ-FM (Statesboro/Metter/Swainsboro), 102.1 WZAT-FM (Savannah), 1370 WLOP-AM (Jesup), 100.9 WLYU (Lyons)
Series Record: FGCU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 12/13/16, L 85-82
Probable Starters:
#0 Montae Glenn
#2 Mike Hughes
#3 Ike Smith
#4 Tookie Brown
#11 Shawn O'Connell
Georgia Southern Information:
[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [Game Notes]
Florida Gulf Coast Information:
[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule]
Setting the Scene
• Georgia Southern continues its four-game road trip at Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday.
• It's the second game of a home-and-home series against Florida Gulf Coast. FGCU defeated GS 85-82 in Hanner Fieldhouse Dec. 4.
• Georgia Southern's last home-and-home series was against Campbell in the 2013-14 season. The Eagles lost both against the Fightin' Camels.
• Georgia Southern's current roadie covers 4,120 miles of travel as the Eagles go from Minnesota to Ft. Myers to Miami to South Carolina and back home.
• GS is 3-2 in its last five and coming off an 86-49 setback at Minnesota last Friday.
• The current road trip caps a stretch in which the Eagles play 10 of their first 12 games away from home. Three of those games were in Savannah (two in Savannah Invite and one at Savannah State), and the Eagles won all three.
• Georgia Southern returns all five starters from last season's 14-17 squad that finished fifth in the Sun Belt with a 10-10 record.
• The Eagles were picked fourth in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, and Tookie Brown and Mike Hughes were named preseason all-conference.
• Florida Gulf Coast has won its last six games and is coming off an 82-63 win over FIU Sunday. This will be Florida Gulf Coast's third game in six days.
• FGCU, the defending Atlantic Sun Champion, was picked to win the ASUN in the league's Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Marc-Eddy Norelia and Zach Johnson were named preseason all-conference, and Demetris Morant was named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
• The Eagles are 22-4 in their last 26 home games and 6-0 at home this season.
Three Things to Know about the Eagles
1 - Georgia Southern returns all five starters and 11 lettermen. Ninety-four percent of the Eagles' scoring and rebounding is back in uniform, and Georgia Southern is still young. Walk-ons James Holder and Dominique Bullock are the team's lone seniors.
2 - Georgia Southern was picked fourth in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, Tookie Brown was named preseason first-team all-league and Mike Hughes earned second-team honors.
3 - Georgia Southern ranks 37th nationally and second in the Sun Belt in fewest turnovers and ranks 29th nationally in first in the SBC in turnovers per game. The Eagles have logged single-digit turnovers in three games.
More Team Storylines
• Last year, Georgia Southern set new school records with 3-pointers made (282) and attempted (834) in a season. GS ranks fifth in the SBC in threes per game (8.3) this season, and the Eagles have made 10 or more threes three times.
• The Eagles picked up the 1,200th win in the history of the program, which began play in 1926-27, when they topped Coastal Georgia 92-43 Nov. 14.
• GS held Coastal Georgia to 23.1 percent shooting from the field, the lowest for an opponent since holding North Georgia to 22.7 percent in 2003.
• The Eagles play 10 of their first 12 games away from home. The stretch ends Dec. 20 at Winthrop. GS played three contests in Savannah (55 miles East) during that time and won all three.
• Mark Byington is coaching in his 117th career game today and his 106th at Georgia Southern. His 51 wins in his first three seasons at Georgia Southern are the best of any coach in the modern era.
• Under Mark Byington, Georgia Southern is 37-6 in games when leading at half and 47-3 when leading with five minutes to go, but two of those losses in each category have some this season.
• GS scored 75.9 points a game last season, the Eagles' best offensive output since averaging 77.5 points a game in 2005-06. GS scored 80-plus points in 10 games and 100-plus in three contests. The Eagles are averaging 75.3 this year and scored over 80 four times.
• Since joining the Sun Belt in 2014, 19 Georgia Southern games against Sun Belt schools have been decided by five points or less, and the Eagles are 12-7.
• Georgia Southern is 24-7 in Hanner Fieldhouse in its last 31 contests there and 31-13 under Mark Byington.
• Georgia Southern used 11 different combinations of starting lineups last year. GS has used three this season.
• The Eagles are 17-1 in Sun Belt games when leading at halftime.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Alico Arena (4,633) – Ft. Myers, Fla. - 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN3
Live Audio | Live Video | Live Stats
Radio: 103.7 WBMZ-FM (Statesboro/Metter/Swainsboro), 102.1 WZAT-FM (Savannah), 1370 WLOP-AM (Jesup), 100.9 WLYU (Lyons)
Series Record: FGCU leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 12/13/16, L 85-82
Probable Starters:
#0 Montae Glenn
#2 Mike Hughes
#3 Ike Smith
#4 Tookie Brown
#11 Shawn O'Connell
Georgia Southern Information:
[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule] [Game Notes]
Florida Gulf Coast Information:
[Stats] [Roster] [Schedule]
Setting the Scene
• Georgia Southern continues its four-game road trip at Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday.
• It's the second game of a home-and-home series against Florida Gulf Coast. FGCU defeated GS 85-82 in Hanner Fieldhouse Dec. 4.
• Georgia Southern's last home-and-home series was against Campbell in the 2013-14 season. The Eagles lost both against the Fightin' Camels.
• Georgia Southern's current roadie covers 4,120 miles of travel as the Eagles go from Minnesota to Ft. Myers to Miami to South Carolina and back home.
• GS is 3-2 in its last five and coming off an 86-49 setback at Minnesota last Friday.
• The current road trip caps a stretch in which the Eagles play 10 of their first 12 games away from home. Three of those games were in Savannah (two in Savannah Invite and one at Savannah State), and the Eagles won all three.
• Georgia Southern returns all five starters from last season's 14-17 squad that finished fifth in the Sun Belt with a 10-10 record.
• The Eagles were picked fourth in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, and Tookie Brown and Mike Hughes were named preseason all-conference.
• Florida Gulf Coast has won its last six games and is coming off an 82-63 win over FIU Sunday. This will be Florida Gulf Coast's third game in six days.
• FGCU, the defending Atlantic Sun Champion, was picked to win the ASUN in the league's Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Marc-Eddy Norelia and Zach Johnson were named preseason all-conference, and Demetris Morant was named Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
• The Eagles are 22-4 in their last 26 home games and 6-0 at home this season.
Three Things to Know about the Eagles
1 - Georgia Southern returns all five starters and 11 lettermen. Ninety-four percent of the Eagles' scoring and rebounding is back in uniform, and Georgia Southern is still young. Walk-ons James Holder and Dominique Bullock are the team's lone seniors.
2 - Georgia Southern was picked fourth in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, Tookie Brown was named preseason first-team all-league and Mike Hughes earned second-team honors.
3 - Georgia Southern ranks 37th nationally and second in the Sun Belt in fewest turnovers and ranks 29th nationally in first in the SBC in turnovers per game. The Eagles have logged single-digit turnovers in three games.
More Team Storylines
• Last year, Georgia Southern set new school records with 3-pointers made (282) and attempted (834) in a season. GS ranks fifth in the SBC in threes per game (8.3) this season, and the Eagles have made 10 or more threes three times.
• The Eagles picked up the 1,200th win in the history of the program, which began play in 1926-27, when they topped Coastal Georgia 92-43 Nov. 14.
• GS held Coastal Georgia to 23.1 percent shooting from the field, the lowest for an opponent since holding North Georgia to 22.7 percent in 2003.
• The Eagles play 10 of their first 12 games away from home. The stretch ends Dec. 20 at Winthrop. GS played three contests in Savannah (55 miles East) during that time and won all three.
• Mark Byington is coaching in his 117th career game today and his 106th at Georgia Southern. His 51 wins in his first three seasons at Georgia Southern are the best of any coach in the modern era.
• Under Mark Byington, Georgia Southern is 37-6 in games when leading at half and 47-3 when leading with five minutes to go, but two of those losses in each category have some this season.
• GS scored 75.9 points a game last season, the Eagles' best offensive output since averaging 77.5 points a game in 2005-06. GS scored 80-plus points in 10 games and 100-plus in three contests. The Eagles are averaging 75.3 this year and scored over 80 four times.
• Since joining the Sun Belt in 2014, 19 Georgia Southern games against Sun Belt schools have been decided by five points or less, and the Eagles are 12-7.
• Georgia Southern is 24-7 in Hanner Fieldhouse in its last 31 contests there and 31-13 under Mark Byington.
• Georgia Southern used 11 different combinations of starting lineups last year. GS has used three this season.
• The Eagles are 17-1 in Sun Belt games when leading at halftime.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. For tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
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