| 2016–17Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball | |
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Atlantic Sun regular season andtournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 26–8 (12–2 A-Sun) |
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| Home arena | Alico Arena |
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| Florida Gulf Coast † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2017 ASUN Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team representedFlorida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU played their home games atAlico Arena inFort Myers, Florida and were led by fourth-year head coachJoe Dooley as members of theAtlantic Sun Conference. They finished the regular season 26–8, 12–2 inASUN play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in theASUN tournament, they defeatedStetson,Kennesaw State, andNorth Florida to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to theNCAA tournament where they lost in the first round toFlorida State.
TheEagles finished the2015–16 season 21–14, 8–6 inA-Sun play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeatedKennesaw State,North Florida, andStetson to win theA-Sun tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to theNCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed where they defeated fellow No. 16 seedFairleigh Dickinson in the First Four. The Eagles advanced to the first round where they lost to No. 1 seedNorth Carolina.
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Notes |
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| Julian DeBose | 3 | G | 6'4" | 197 | RS Senior | Graduated |
| Brian Green Jr. | 14 | G | 6'3" | 210 | RS Junior | Transferred toChicago State |
| Filip Cvjetivanin | 15 | F | 6'9" | 218 | RS Senior | Graduated |
| Alvin Cunningham | 22 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | walk-on; Transferred |
| Patson Siame | 41 | F | 6'11" | 236 | RS Junior | Transferred[1] |
| Senque Carey | Hired by Long Beach State |
Arrivals
| Player | Previous Institution |
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| Ricky Doyle | Michigan |
| C.J. Williamson | Texas Tech |
Class of 2016 Signees
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| RaySean Scott Jr. SF | Compton, CA | Compton High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 2, 2015 | |
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| Christian Carlyle SG | Jacksonville, FL | Bishop Kenny High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 30, 2015 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Nov 11, 2016* 7:30 pm, SCEN+ | at Florida | L 59–80 | 0–1 | 14 – Goodwin | 9 – Morant | 2 – Tied | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (5,212) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | UT Arlington | W 85–72 | 1–1 | 24 – Tied | 8 – Morant | 3 – Johnson | Alico Arena (4,415) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Nov 18, 2016* 8:00 pm, FSN | at Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis | L 72–81 | 1–2 | 22 – Goodwin | 6 – Mickle | 4 – Johnson | Ferrell Center (5,906) Waco, TX | ||||
| Nov 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 13 Michigan State Battle 4 Atlantis | L 77–78 | 1–3 | 18 – Tied | 12 – Simmons | 7 – Terrell | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
| Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm | Binghamton Battle 4 Atlantis | W 69–53 | 2–3 | 12 – Terrell | 6 – Morant | 5 – Tied | Alico Arena (3,684) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Nov 25, 2016* 8:00 pm | Long Beach State Battle 4 Atlantis | W 68–67 OT | 3–3 | 21 – Johnson | 9 – Morant | 7 – Terrell | Alico Arena (3,291) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Nov 29, 2016* 7:00 pm | Ave Maria | W 120–60 | 4–3 | 19 – Goodwin | 5 – Tied | 7 – Reid | Alico Arena (3,004) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Dec 4, 2016* 3:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | W 85–82 | 5–3 | 17 – Terrell | 12 – Simmons | 10 – Goodwin | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,519) Statesboro, GA | ||||
| Dec 9, 2016* 8:00 pm | Siena | W 73–69 | 6–3 | 16 – Morant | 8 – Norelia | 3 – Tied | Alico Arena (4,213) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Dec 11, 2016* 8:15 pm | FIU | W 82–63 | 7–3 | 18 – Goodwin | 8 – Morant | 5 – Reid | Alico Arena (3,112) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Dec 13, 2016* 7:00 pm | Georgia Southern | L 59–72 | 7–4 | 13 – Tied | 17 – Morant | 3 – Goodwin | Alico Arena (3,057) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Dec 17, 2016* 2:00 pm | at La Salle | L 80–84 | 7–5 | 26 – Goodwin | 7 – Tied | 4 – Goodwin | Tom Gola Arena (1,220) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| Dec 20, 2016* 7:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | W 79–78 | 8–5 | 26 – Goodwin | 12 – Morant | 5 – Goodwin | Thomas Assembly Center (2,277) Ruston, LA | ||||
| Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm | Florida National | W 107–50 | 9–5 | 18 – Simmons | 11 – Morant | 9 – Reid | Alico Arena (3,412) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 75–62 | 10–5 | 20 – Terrell | 9 – Morant | 4 – Goodwin | FAU Arena (1,394) Boca Raton, FL | ||||
| Dec 31, 2016* 1:00 pm | Florida Tech | W 101–49 | 11–5 | 20 – Morant | 9 – Morant | 6 – Tied | Alico Arena (3,204) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
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| Jan 7, 2017 4:00 pm | at Stetson | W 89–88 | 12–5 (1–0) | 20 – Goodwin | 7 – Tied | 7 – Goodwin | Edmunds Center (1,207) DeLand, FL | ||||
| Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm | at Kennesaw State | W 78–75 | 13–5 (2–0) | 21 – Norelia | 12 – Morant | 4 – Terrell | KSU Convocation Center (1,851) Kennesaw, GA | ||||
| Jan 14, 2017 5:00 pm | at Lipscomb | W 84–80 | 14–5 (3–0) | 23 – Johnson | 9 – Morant | 5 – Goodwin | Allen Arena (1,471) Nashville, TN | ||||
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm | USC Upstate | L 60–62 | 14–6 (3–1) | 12 – Goodwin | 9 – Morant | 2 – Tied | Alico Arena (4,582) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm | NJIT | W 84–71 | 15–6 (4–1) | 21 – Goodwin | 6 – Goodwin | 6 – Johnson | Alico Arena (4,545) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm | at North Florida | W 86–82 | 16–6 (5–1) | 17 – Terrell | 8 – Norelia | 4 – Goodwin | UNF Arena (2,649) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| Jan 28, 2017 7:00 pm | Jacksonville | W 78–56 | 17–6 (6–1) | 25 – Morant | 17 – Morant | 7 – Goodwin | Alico Arena (4,402) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Jan 30, 2017 7:00 pm | North Florida | W 74–59 | 18–6 (7–1) | 29 – Goodwin | 13 – Morant | 4 – Tied | Alico Arena (4,107) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Feb 4, 2017 7:00 pm | at Jacksonville | W 67–57 | 19–6 (8–1) | 24 – Goodwin | 10 – Goodwin | 4 – Goodwin | Swisher Gymnasium (1,050) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
| Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm | Lipscomb | L 60–65 | 19–7 (8–2) | 17 – Norelia | 11 – Norelia | 3 – Reid | Alico Arena (4,412) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Feb 11, 2017 7:00 pm | Kennesaw State | W 75–63 | 20–7 (9–2) | 24 – Goodwin | 7 – Morant | 3 – Tied | Alico Arena (4,670) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm | at NJIT | W 80–73 | 21–7 (10–2) | 24 – Goodwin | 9 – Morant | 6 – Terrell | Fleisher Center (577) Newark, NJ | ||||
| Feb 18, 2017 2:00 pm | at USC Upstate | W 97–89 OT | 22–7 (11–2) | 29 – Goodwin | 9 – Simmons | 4 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm | Stetson | W 80–70 | 23–7 (12–2) | 24 – Johnson | 10 – Morant | 4 – Terrell | Alico Arena (4,700) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
| Atlantic Sun tournament | |||||||||||
| Feb 27, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) Stetson Quarterfinals | W 87–57 | 24–7 | 19 – Johnson | 15 – Norelia | 8 – Goodwin | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL | |||
| Mar 2, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (5) Kennesaw State Semifinals | W 74–62 | 25–7 | 28 – Goodwin | 10 – Norelia | 3 – Tied | Alico Arena (4,333) Fort Myers, FL | |||
| Mar 5, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN | (1) | (3) North Florida Championship | W 77–61 | 26–7 | 19 – Goodwin | 8 – Norelia | 7 – Goodwin | Alico Arena (4,711) Fort Myers, FL | |||
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| Mar 16, 2017* 9:20 pm, TNT | (14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 16 Florida State First Round | L 80–86 | 26–8 | 28 – Goodwin | 6 – Norelia | 7 – Goodwin | Amway Center (15,869) Orlando, FL | |||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||