Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball
| Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball | |||
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| University | Florida Gulf Coast University | ||
| First season | 2002–03; 23 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Pat Chambers (3rd season) | ||
| Conference | Atlantic Sun | ||
| Location | Fort Myers, Florida | ||
| Arena | Alico Arena (capacity: 4,633) | ||
| Nickname | Eagles | ||
| Colors | Cobalt blue and emerald green | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2013 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 2005*, 2013, 2016, 2017 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2013, 2016, 2017 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| 2014, 2017, 2018 | |||
* at Division II level | |||
The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. The school's team currently competes in the ASUN Conference. The Eagles are currently coached by Pat Chambers.
In 2002, Florida Gulf Coast became an independent member of NCAA Division II. Florida Gulf Coast also started its men's basketball team, with Dave Balza as head coach from the inaugural 2002–03 to the 2010–11 season. He was succeeded by Andy Enfield from 2011–13, who took the Eagles to the Sweet Sixteen as the first ever 15-seed to do such. After putting FGCU on the map with their new "Dunk City" moniker, Enfield accepted the men's basketball position at USC.
In 2006, Florida Gulf Coast applied for NCAA Division I status and became a transitory Division I effective in the 2007–08 season. Florida Gulf Coast became a full Division I member on August 11, 2011.
In total, the Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2017. The Eagles men's basketball team is best known for their run in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, their first since moving up to Division I. In the Round of 64 at the 2013 NCAA tournament, the Eagles defeated the #2 seed Georgetown 78–68. It was only the seventh time that a 15th seed had defeated a 2nd seed, and the second-highest margin of victory for one. Two days later in the Round of 32, the Eagles defeated the #7 seed San Diego State 81–71, becoming the first 15th seed to ever advance to the Sweet 16. The school was referred to as "Dunk City" or "Florida Dunk Coast" on many media outlets such as ESPN and CBS due to their high-flying athletic finishing style.