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The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (also FGCU) refer to the fifteen intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Florida Gulf Coast University, located in unincorporated Lee County, Florida near Fort Myers, in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis; women's-only: softball, swimming and diving, indoor volleyball, and beach volleyball ...
Southeastern United States, Texas, and U.S. Virgin Islands. The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC), formerly known as the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, is a college athletic conference made up entirely of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that is affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
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 ...
Atlantic Hockey America. Central Collegiate Hockey Association (men) – previously operated from 1971 to 2013; revived in 2021. ECAC Hockey. Hockey East. Independents (only men in 2023–24) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men) New England Women's Hockey Alliance. Western Collegiate Hockey Association (women) Other single-sport conferences.
Rankings from AP poll. The 2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twentieth-year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).
The university is a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, which is rebranding and leaning into its HBCU identity. (Photo credit: George Walker IV / The Tennessean / USA Today Network)
The 2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twenty-first year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference .
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. 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.