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FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2013 Florida Gulf Coast men’s basketball will end the 2025 calendar year at home against Fort Lauderdale at 2 p.m. on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Eagles are looking to stop a five-game skid after falling to UCF before Christmas. The Knights entered averaging eight 3-point attempts per game, but buried 19 on 35 attempts for their best game from behind the arc this season. The Eagles finished at a higher percentage on their shots from distance, but made four less, going 15-for-27 from deep in the 80-102 defeat.<\/p>\n
FGCU (5-7) is in the midst of and aiming to break out of its longest losing streak by calendar days in program history (31 days without a win). The previous record was 29 days, twice, from Nov. 22-Dec. 20, 2010 and from Nov. 13-Dec. 11, 2011. Both of those losing streaks encompassed six games.<\/p>\n
FGCU has struggled with strong competition in the month of December and in the 2025-26 season. All seven losses have come against FBS schools, including the last five. FGCU’s only win over a FBS school was its 78-63 overtime win against Rice on Nov. 25 during Coconut Hoops; it was also the Eagles’ last win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The tough slate has been magnified by the lack of games. While it’s FGCU’s longest losing streak by calendar days without a win, the Eagles have had six longer losing skids by total number of consecutive games lost in program history (five six game losing streaks, one seven game losing streak); all of those took less time on the calendar than the current run in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n
Sunday’s contest will be the first in program history between FGCU and Fort Lauderdale. The NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) school is in its sixth season of basketball.<\/p>\n
UFTL (6-9) is led by Chris Berry, who scores 11.1 points per game. Corey Pope tallies 5.0 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game; Vugar Kuliev notches 2.8 assists per game and Adrian Body II records 2.8 steals per game. Fort Lauderdale lost 104-80 to Florida International and 106-77 to Stetson in its two previous Division I matchups.<\/p>\n
JR Konieczny, Jordan Ellerbee<\/a> and Rahmir Barno<\/a> (44.6 combined PPG) will again try to get the Eagles back in the win column on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n Tickets are on sale now for the game against Fort Lauderdale and ASUN action at https:\/\/fgcuathletics.evenue.net\/list\/FGCU<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n