Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com NEWARK, N.J. - After connecting at a 52-percent clip from the floor in the first half, the FGCU men's basketball team (15-12, 6-5 A-Sun) shot a season-low 24.1 percent in the second half as the Eagles dropped a pivotal Atlantic Sun Conference game at NJIT (16-11, 7-4 A-Sun) Saturday, 68-59. Redshirt junior Marc-Eddy Norelia (Orlando, … [Read more...] about Poor second-half shooting dooms FGCU in loss at NJIT
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Zach Johnson named A-Sun Co-Newcomer of the Week
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com MACON, Ga. - Coming off a week in which he led FGCU by averaging 17 points and 4.5 assists per game, redshirt freshman Zach Johnson was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Co-Newcomer of the Week on Monday by league officials. Johnson shares the award with Stetson's Derick Newton. Johnson (Miami, Fla./Norland HS) scored 16 … [Read more...] about Zach Johnson named A-Sun Co-Newcomer of the Week
FGCU loses early lead to NJIT
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com DUNK CITY, Fla. - The FGCU men's basketball team (11-7, 2-0 A-Sun) let a big first-half lead get away against NJIT (9-9, 0-2 A-Sun), but the young and resilient Eagles clawed back in overtime to win their fifth in a row with an 82-78 decision Thursday night at Alico Arena. FGCU led by as much as 21 late in the first half, and by eight with … [Read more...] about FGCU loses early lead to NJIT
Javier Duren, Alex Mitola, and the Ivy League Slate
Saturday's Ivy League men's basketball results. Compiled by Bryan Cereijo Yale 80 Brown 62 Yale (12-6, 1-0) wins their 2nd straight, and 1st in Ivy League play behind double-double performances from stars Javier Duren (19 pts, 10 rebs) and Justin Sears (15 pts, 11 rebs). NJIT 53 Dartmouth 62 Alex Mitola (15 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts) led his Dartmouth (7-8) squad to a great win … [Read more...] about Javier Duren, Alex Mitola, and the Ivy League Slate
NJIT scores last second win over Army
Courtesy of GoArmySports.com. NEWARK, N.J. – Chris Flores’s layup with one second left propelled the NJIT Highlanders (5-4) to a 69-67 victory over Army (4-5) at the Fleisher Athletic Center Tuesday night. The basket capped a 7-0 run during the final 1:21. Army led from the 3:28 mark of the first half until the final basket. The win kept the … [Read more...] about NJIT scores last second win over Army