MBB | Owls Set to Face the 49ers in the AAC Tournament Second Round

3/12/2025 | Men’s Basketball

FORT WORTH, Texas. – No. 5 Florida Atlantic’s men’s basketball team begins its postseason play in the 2025 American Athletic Conference Tournament, with its first game scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 13 at 2:30 p.m. EST versus No. 13 Charlotte on ESPNU, played at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

Under first-year Head Coach John Jakus, FAU finished the 2024-25 regular season with a winning 10-8 record in conference play. For their efforts, the Owls received a series of AAC honors, with sophomore forward Kaleb Glenn, junior forward Baba Miller, and redshirt junior forward Tre Carroll named to the all-conference second team, with Carroll also earning Most Improved Player and the Amir Abdur-Rahim Sportsmanship Award. Additionally, center Matas Vokietaitis received Freshman of the Year and was on the all-freshman team.

No. 5 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 13 Charlotte
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ABOUT THE OWLS

Jakus is in his first season at the helm of the Owls. He has been named a finalist for the 2024-25 Joe B. Hall Award, given to the best first-year head coach.
Six different Florida Atlantic players have recorded a 20+ point game.
The Owls are ranked 15th nationally in bench ppg (30.7).
Glenn led FAU in scoring at 12.8 points per game.
Miller had a team-high six double-doubles throughout the year, reaching the mark with points, rebounds, and assists.
Carroll averaged career highs in nearly every category, including points per game (12.2), rebounds (5.5), and blocks (1.0).
Vokietaitis won a league-high six AAC Freshman of the Week awards. In his three games since returning to the starting lineup, he is averaging 15 points on 64% shooting, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks.
Redshirt sophomore guard Niccolo Moretti and junior guard Leland Walker are the first Owl duo since the 2011-12 season to dish out 100+ assists in a season.
Moretti leads the conference in assist/turnover ratio (2.56).
The Owls have matched their season-high of eight blocks in three consecutive games.
FAU is second in the AAC in assists (16.2 apg) as well as field goal percentage (46.5%) and is the third-highest scoring team in the conference (79.3). Miller is tied for second in blocks per game (1.7), and Walker is third in assists per game (4.3).

ABOUT THE 49ERS

Aaron Fearne is in his second year as head coach of the 49ers.
Graduate forward Giancarlo Rosado, a key piece to Florida Atlantic’s Final Four run in 2023, has had a career-best season with Charlotte with 11.7 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game. He scored 18 and hit the go-ahead shot in the final minute to lead the 49ers to victory over No. 12 Rice in the play-in round of the AAC tournament.
Junior guard Nik Graves ranks fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.6 points per game.
Charlotte holds onto the ball, averaging an AAC-low 10.0 turnovers per game.
The Owls have two double-digit victories over the 49ers this season, first a 75-64 win on January 8 on the road before an 87-75 shutdown at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on February 10.

TICKETS

All-session ticket packages are now on sale for the 2025 American Athletic Conference Basketball Championships.

Ticket packages are reserved seating priced in three tiers: tier one ($400 per seat), tier two ($325 per seat), and tier three ($250 per seat). All ticket packages are subject to Ticketmaster and facility fees.

ALUMNI EVENTS

Texas
Thursday, March 13 – Second Round vs. Charlotte: Informal pregame meet up at Taco Heads (1812 Montgomery Street)