New College of Florida men's basketball will play twice this weekend, visiting NCAA Division I Florida Gulf Coast on Friday at 7 p.m. before hosting Florida Polytechnic on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Bradenton Christian School's Pentecost Athletic Center.
Friday's matchup at Alico Arena in Fort Myers will count as an exhibition for NCF and a regular-season game for FGCU. Saturday marks the Mighty Banyans' return to regular-season play and their first meeting with Florida Poly.
NCF remains 1-1 following Monday's exhibition at Florida International. The Mighty Banyans defeated Baptist University of Florida 113-70 in their most recent regular-season contest.
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FRIDAY AT FGCU
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SATURDAY VS. FLORIDA POLY
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GAME NOTES
TWO GAMES, TWO DIFFERENT SETTINGS: NCF concludes its week of Division I exhibitions Friday before returning home Saturday. Friday's result and statistics will not count toward NCF's season or career totals, while Saturday's matchup with Florida Poly will count toward the Mighty Banyans' regular-season record.
MCKINNEY LEADS AT FIU: Graduate guard Dezmond McKinney scored 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting in Monday's exhibition at FIU. He added five assists, two steals and a block. His regular-season averages remain 9.0 points and a team-leading 4.5 assists per game.
CORVIL CONTROLS THE GLASS: Junior guard Ricardo Corvil collected 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards, at FIU. He leads NCF with 8.0 rebounds per game through two regular-season contests while averaging 9.5 points. Redshirt freshman Will Murphree added eight rebounds in Monday's exhibition.
HARRISON SETS THE SCORING PACE: Graduate guard Cyncier Harrison scored 17 points in each of NCF's first two regular-season games. He leads the Mighty Banyans in scoring while shooting 58.8% from the field.
MURPHREE MAKES AN EARLY IMPACT: Murphree is averaging 15.5 points and 3.5 rebounds through his first two regular-season appearances. He scored 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Baptist, adding four rebounds, two steals and a block.
FINISHING INSIDE: New College shot 66.7% from the field against Baptist, the second-highest mark in program history, and scored 66 points in the paint. Giovanni Toscanini and Zachary Chambers combined to make 14 of their 16 field-goal attempts, while Jonathan Olodude shot 6-of-7. Chambers is shooting 75% through two regular-season games.
TOSCANINI'S PURSUIT CONTINUES: Toscanini enters the weekend with 667 career points, ranking fourth in program history. He sits 51 points behind Shawn Lefresne, 61 behind Diego Eslava and 126 behind career leader Jordan Clark. Toscanini is averaging 12.0 points this season.
PRODUCTION OFF THE BENCH: NCF received 62 bench points against Baptist, led by Murphree's 22, Harrison's 17 and Olodude's 12. The Mighty Banyans are averaging 43.5 bench points through their first two regular-season games.
LAST TIME AGAINST FGCU: New College fell 96-60 at Alico Arena on Nov. 3, 2025. Eslava led the Mighty Banyans with 14 points and six rebounds, while Toscanini contributed six points. As with Friday's matchup, that contest counted as an exhibition for NCF and a regular-season game for FGCU.
KNOW THE EAGLES: FGCU enters Friday at 0-1 after a 96-95 overtime loss at UCF in its season opener. Friday marks the Eagles' home opener and NCF's third visit to Alico Arena.
FIRST LOOK AT FLORIDA POLY: Florida Poly is 3-0 in its inaugural season, earning victories over Academy of Central Florida, Fort Lauderdale and Southeastern Christian. Saturday marks the first meeting between the Phoenix and Mighty Banyans.
SERIES HISTORY
FLORIDA GULF COAST
All-Time Meetings: FGCU leads, 2-0. Both previous contests counted as exhibitions for NCF and regular-season games for the Eagles.
Last Meeting: FGCU defeated NCF 96-60 on Nov. 3, 2025, at Alico Arena in Fort Myers.
Key Player: Bryson Lucas opened the season with 25 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and a block against UCF. He made 10 of his 17 field-goal attempts, including three 3-pointers.
FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC
All-Time Series: 0-0
Last Meeting: Saturday marks the first meeting between the programs.
Key Player: Trayvon Barbary is averaging 19.0 points and 6.7 rebounds through three games while shooting 56.8% from the field. He has made seven 3-pointers and scored at least 22 points in each of his last two appearances.
UP NEXT: NCF hosts Trinity College of Jacksonville on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. at Bradenton Christian School's Pentecost Athletic Center.
