| 1/7/2025 | Men’s Basketball CHARLOTTE – Florida Atlantic’s men basketball team will conclude their North Carolina road trip with a visit to Charlotte on Wednesday, Jan. 8 before returning home to host UAB on Sunday, Jan. 12 at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena. Coming off their first AAC win of the season, the Owls (8-7, 1-1 AAC) look to conclude their two games on the road with a 2-0 record following their matchup against the 49ers (7-8, 0-2 AAC). Tipping off at 7 p.m., the game will air on ESPN+. At the Elly, FAU and UAB (8-7, 1-1 AAC) face off in a battle of the top two scoring teams in the conference. Tip-off is at 5 p.m, airing on ESPN. Florida Atlantic (8-7, 1-1 AAC) at Charlotte (7-8, 0-2 AAC)/vs. UAB (8-7, 1-1 AAC) Game Details At Charlotte: Wednesday, Jan. 8 | 7 p.m. | Dale F. Halton Arena | Charlotte, N.C. Vs. UAB: Sunday, Jan. 12 | 5 p.m. | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena | Boca Raton, Fla. Game Coverage Game Notes | Live Stats | ESPN+ (Charlotte), ESPN (UAB) | FoxSports 640am South Florida Florida Atlantic Links Roster | Schedule | News Charlotte Links Roster | Schedule | News UAB Links Roster | Schedule | News Social Media X | Instagram | Facebook ABOUT THE OWLSHead Coach John Jakus enters his first season at the helm of the OwlsRedshirt junior forward Tre Carroll is coming off the first start of his collegiate career, tying the team’s game-high with 17 points against East Carolina. For his efforts, he was named an AAC honorable mention, his third conference honor of the season. Since the start of December, he is averaging 18.2 points on 60.9% shooting from the field, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.3 stealsFAU has had eight different leading scorers in their first 15 games. Five of them have reached the 20+ point mark, Carroll and sophomore forward Kaleb Glenn doing so twiceThe Owls are 39th in the nation in points per game (82.8) and are 14th in bench ppg (33.3)Florida Atlantic has recorded 15+ assists in five of their last sixth. They are currently 29th in the nation on per-game average (17.3)Scoring milestones to watch are junior guard Leland Walker nearing 1,000 career points (currently at 985) and junior forward Baba Miller on his way to 500 (478)FAU is the second highest scoring team in the AAC (82.8) and leads in assists (17.3). Walker ranks second among all players in the conference in assists per game (4.7) and Miller is tied for second in blocks per game (1.7) ABOUT THE 49ERS The 49ers are led by Head Coach Aaron Fearne in his second year with the team For the first time, the Owls will face off against Giancarlo Rosado who now plays for Charlotte. The graduate forward, who was an integral part of Florida Atlantic’s rotation in their 2023 Final Four run, is averaging a career-best 12.1 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game Charlotte’s offense is led by junior guard Nik Graves, who ranks fifth in the AAC averaging 17.5 ppg The 49ers get to the free throw line early and often, tied for ninth in the nation with 392 attempts Charlotte turns the ball over just 9.1 times per game, tied for fourth least among all teams in Division IThe 49ers trail the all-time series against the Owls 8-7 ABOUT THE BLAZERS Head Coach Andy Kennedy is in his fifth year leading the program As the reigning conference champions, the Blazers joined the Owls as the two AAC teams to make the 2024 NCAA Tournament UAB is the top scoring team in the AAC at 85.1 points per game, ranked 19th nationally The Blazers haul in an average of 41.4 rebounds per game, ranking 15th in the NCAA Senior forward Yaxel Lendeborg, the preseason AAC Player of the Year, leads the team in ppg (15.8) on 55.4% shooting and is averaging a conference-best 9.9 rpg UAB leads the all-time series against FAU with a 14-6 advantage. All five of the Owls’ wins have come in Boca Raton UP NEXT The Owls will make a quick trip to New Orleans to take on Tulane (8-7, 2-0 AAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 15, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN+. FOLLOW THE OWLS To stay up to date on all things FAU men’s basketball, follow the Owls on social media @FAUMBB.Florida Atlantic’s 2024-25 season is sponsored by Phil Smith Kia/Phil Smith Acura. |
