2022–23_Florida_Gulf_Coast_Eagles_men's_basketball_team

2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Pat Chambers, played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ASUN tournament, they lost to Queens in the first round.

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Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 21–11; 10–6 to finish in third place in the East division in ASUN play. They defeated North Alabama in the first round of the ASUN tournament before losing to Bellarmine in the quarterfinals. They received an invite to The Basketball Classic, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. They defeated Detroit Mercy in the first round of the tournament before losing to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

On March 5, 2022, the school fired Michael Fly as head coach.[1] On March 14, the school named former Penn State head coach Pat Chambers the team's new head coach.[2]

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Eagles were picked to finish in fourth place.[3]

Roster

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Schedule and results

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References

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    "FGCU fires Fly after 4 seasons as Eagles coach". ESPN.com. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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    "Former PSU coach Chambers, 51, hired by FGCU". ESPN.com. The Associated Press. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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    Petrone, Nicholas M. (October 5, 2022). "Austin Peay Men's Basketball: ASUN preseason polls unveiled". ClarksvilleNow.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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    "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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    "2022-23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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    "2021-22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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