By: Jordan Moore
Junior Staff Writer
The All Vol Call In Show
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The Florida Atlantic University Owls, coached by fifth-year head coach Dusty May, will appear in their first-ever Sweet 16 game on Thursday when they take on the Tennessee Volunteers, inside the historic Madison Square Garden. Who are these scrappy underdogs from Boca Raton?
Opponent Profile:
Head Coach: Dusty May (5th season)
Record: 33-3 (2022-2023 Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions)
Conference Record: 18-2
Net Ranking: 13th
Home Record: 15-0
Road Record: 11-3
Neutral Record: 3-0
Quad 1: 2-1
Quad 2: 4-2
Quad 3: 11-0
Quad 4: 12-0
Last 10 Games: 9-1 (9 in a row)
KenPom Adjusted Efficiency: 22nd
KenPom Offensive Efficiency: 29th
KenPom Defensive Efficiency: 34th
KenPom Adjusted Tempo: 143rd
Adjusted Shot Quality: 51st
Adjusted Offensive Shot Quality: 45th
Adjusted Defensive Shot Quality: 64th
Rim/3 Rate: 11th (88%)
Starting 5:
PG: Bryan Greenlee (6’0”, 191lbs)
SG: Nick Boyd (6’3”, 185lbs)
SF: Alijah Martin (6’2”, 210lbs)
PF: Johnell Davis (6’4” 203lbs)
C: Vladislav Goldin (7’1”, 240lbs)
Bench:
Jalen Gaffney (6’3”, 185lbs)
Michael Forrest (6’1”, 174lbs)
Brandon Weatherspoon (6’4”, 186lbs)
Giancarlo Rosado (6’8”, 247lbs)
Go To Player(s)
Johnell Davis (13.9 PPG, 5.4 REB, 1.6 APG)
38.8% from three on 116 attempts
Alijah Martin (13.1 PPG, 5.3 REB, 1.5 APG)
36.5% from three on 178 attempts
Solid Contributors:
Vladislav Goldin (10.4 PPG, 6.4 REB, 1.2 BPG)
Michael Forrest (8.4 PPG, 2.4 REB, 1.7 APG)
33.8% from three on 151 attempts
Role Players:
Bryan Greenlee (7.2 PPG, 2.5 REB, 2.2 APG)
38.9% from three on 126 attempts
Nick Boyd (8.9 PPG, 4.1 REB, 2.6 APG)
39.9% from three on 61 attempts
Giancarlo Rosado (5.9 PPG, 3.6 REB, 1.4 APG)
This season marks FAU’s fifth-ever postseason appearance (2 NCAAT, 1 NIT, 1 CIT, 1 CBI)
FAU picked up its first-ever NCAAT win in the 1st round against Memphis
At one point in the regular season, the Owls were on a 20-game winning streak.
FAU has played 6 games against teams inside the KenPom top 50 (UAB 3x, North Texas 2x & Memphis). FAU is 5-1 in those games.
The Owls played only 3 “high major” teams in the regular- season: @ Ole Miss (L, 80-67), @ Florida (W, 76-74), Memphis (W, 66-65)
37.3% of the FAU’s points scored on the season have come from behind the arc, which ranks 25th in the nation
Seven FAU players have 100+ attempts from three, all seven of them are 33% or better from deep.
Florida Atlantic has attempted less than half the amount of mid-range jump shots this season than Tennessee: 130-to-279.
FAU is one of the worst teams in the county at getting to the free-throw line, and when they do, they fail to convert, only connecting on 71.5% of their attempts, good for 200th in the country
Despite their lack of height, the Owls are top-100 in both offensive & defensive rebounding.
Florida Atlantic has an effective field goal percentage of 54.4%, good for 25th in the country.
FAU is one of the shorter teams in the country at 76.0” with only three players taller than six-foot-eight, That is good for 329th in the country.
Coach Mays utilizes a four Guard, one Big lineup exclusively.
Coach Mays and FAU also utilize a deep bench, with nine players that have played in 30+ games & average 15+ MPG
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