Representing FGCU were rising senior Caleb Catto (Cape Coral, Fla./Southwest Florida Christian Academy), recent graduates Sam Gagliardi (Gig Harbor, Wash./Citrus College) and Justus Rainwater (Enumclaw, Wash./Cochise College), and Dom London (Christiana, Pa./Harcum College) who was a junior guard on the team last year.
Gagliardi and Rainwater earned the honor for the second consecutive season. Over the last two years, the Eagles have had seven different players recognized for their athletic and academic success.
"I'm extremely proud of the work and the success our student-athletes have had over the past three years," said head coach Michael Fly. "The support staff in the Hartley Academic Resource Center has done a great job in assisting them. We appreciate all the work they put in to help our student-athletes, particularly this past year with so many challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic."
For Catto, this was his second academic honor of the year as he became the first FGCU player in program history to be chosen to the ASUN All-Academic Team following the season. The integrated studies major had a perfect. 4.0 GPA in the fall while posting a 3.65 cumulative grade-point-average. He was named to the Dean's List and President's List while also being an ASUN Honor Roll honoree. He also was tabbed an ASUN Winter Winner for Life based on his excellence in and out of competition.
The Eagles tied Liberty for second among ASUN schools with four honorees on the NABC Honors Court. North Florida led the league with five. That also placed FGCU second among Florida schools honored behind the Ospreys and ahead of Miami (2 honorees).
The NABC recognizes student-athletes representing the NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA Division I levels. To be named to the Honors Court, student-athletes must be in their junior or senior years academically, while holding a 3.2-or-higher cumulative grade-point-average at the conclusion of the 2020-21 season.
Ticket information for the 2021-22 season is available by calling 866-FGCU-TIX, logging on to www.FGCUTickets.com, or stopping by the Alico Arena Box Office during business hours Monday through Friday. Season tickets are currently on sale following the summer renewal period. Mini-plan options and single-game tickets will be put on sale closer to the season. Additionally, group tickets are available for family outings, corporate events, or any other organization looking for a fun outing to attend.
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COACH FLY
Michael Fly was introduced as the fourth FGCU men's basketball head coach on April 5, 2018. He had spent the previous seven years as an assistant coach on the Eagles' staff. In his time with the Eagles, he helped FGCU to a 189-134 record (.585 winning percentage), including six ASUN Tournament Final appearances, three NCAA Tournament victories, three ASUN Tournament titles and three ASUN Regular Season Championships, two berths in the NIT, a CIT appearance and a run to the Sweet 16. He has coached 13 all-conference selections while with the Green and Blue, including two ASUN Player of the Year honors in Sherwood Brown and Brandon Goodwin, two ASUN Defensive Player of the Year selections in Bernard Thompson and Demetris Morant and one ASUN Newcomer of the Year in Schadrac Casimir. Of the top-10 players in career points at FGCU, Fly has helped develop eight of them, including all-time leading scorer Thompson (1,835). Additionally, the Kentucky alumnus has coached both the ASUN all-time assists leader Brett Comer (845; 24th in NCAA history) and FGCU all-time leading rebounder Chase Fieler (714).
#FEEDFGCU
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ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 42 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 21, 2020-21), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2021) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 23 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring, and 2020 Fall semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
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