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

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2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record26–11 (13–5 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlico Arena
Seasons
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 seventh time overall that a 15 seed had upset a 2 seed. With a second 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] Due to its propensity for acrobatic slam dunks and alley-oops during its unlikely Cinderella run, this specific team became known as "Dunk City" after a song of the same name was posted on YouTube Black Magic and Bambi immediately following their victory over Georgetown, featuring a parody of American rapper Tyga's "Rack City" and played over highlights of the Eagles' win.[3] The "Dunk City" nickname has since expanded to the FGCU men's basketball program as a whole.

Roster

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2012–13 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brett Comer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Winter Park, Florida
F 1 Nate Hicks Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Panama City Beach, Florida
G 2 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Conyers, Georgia
G 5 Christophe Varidel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Versoix, Switzerland
G 11 Jamail Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 12 Eric McKnight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 14 Alexander Blessig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Berlin, Germany
F 15 Filip Cvjeticanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Zagreb, Croatia
F 20 Chase Fieler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Parkersburg, West Virginia
F 21 Leonard Livingston Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 23 Eddie Murray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr North Fort Myers, Florida
F 24 Marcus Blake (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Miami, Florida
G 25 Sherwood Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 35 Dajuan Graf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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."[4] Brown began his college career as a walk-on,[4] and was so little-regarded in high school that he does not appear in the database of Yahoo's Rivals.com recruiting site.[5] 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.[4] 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,[5] and did not know how to jump off two feet when he arrived at FGCU.[4] 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.[5]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference 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
Atlantic Sun regular season
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
Atlantic Sun tournament
03/06/2013
2:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) North Florida
Quarterfinals 		W 73–63  22–10
 Hawkins Arena (683)
Macon, GA
03/08/2013
8:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 		(2) vs. (3) Stetson
Semifinals 		W 72–58  23–10
 Hawkins Arena (3,527)
Macon, GA
03/09/2013
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		(2) at (1) Mercer
Championship Game 		W 88–75  24–10
 Hawkins Arena (3,494)
Macon, GA
NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
6:50 pm, TBS 		(15 S) vs. (2 S) 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 S) vs. (7 S) 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 S) vs. (3 S) 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

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  1. ^ "USC taps FGCU's Andy Enfield as next head coach". SI.com. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013.
  2. ^ ESPN [@espn] (July 18, 2013). "And the Cinderella story continues. Congrats to Florida Gulf Coast (AKA "Dunk City") on their #ESPYS Best Upset win" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Corcoran, Tully. "Cinderella with Swag: An Oral History of Florida Gulf Coast's Run as 'Dunk City'". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Adelson, Eric (March 23, 2013). "Who is Florida Gulf Coast University?". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Forde, Pat (March 26, 2013). "Florida Gulf Coast, other Sweet 16 teams thriving without highly touted recruits". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
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