# 2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Michael Fly and played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 23–12, 12–2 in ASUN play to win the ASUN regular season championship. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated USC Upstate and North Florida to advance to the championship game where they lost to Lipscomb. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma State.
On April 4, 2018, head coach Joe Dooley left the school to become the head coach at East Carolina, where he was previously the head coach from 1995 to 1999. The following day, assistant head coach Michael Fly was promoted to head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 66–74 | 0–1 | 18 – Casimir | 9 – Carlyle | 3 – Ernst | Redbird Arena (4,764) Normal, IL |
| Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Gulf Coast Showcase campus game | W 81–54 | 1–1 | 16 – Casimir | 7 – Ernst | 5 – Day | Alico Arena (3,835) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 10 Michigan State | L 82–106 | 1–2 | 20 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 7 – Day | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Nov 16, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | W 84–78 | 2–2 | 23 – Cheatham | 7 – Carlyle | 5 – Carlyle | Alico Arena (3, 725) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:30 pm | | vs. Toledo Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 62–90 | 2–3 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Cheatham | 4 – Casimir | Hertz Arena (1,962) Estero, FL |
| Nov 20, 2018* 12:30 pm | | vs. Colorado State Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 74–82 | 2–4 | 18 – Cheatham | 6 – Tied | 4 – Mercurius | Hertz Arena (1,245) Estero, FL |
| Nov 21, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. UTSA Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | L 65–76 | 2–5 | 16 – Carlyle | 11 – Ernst | 4 – Tied | Hertz Arena (976) Estero, FL |
| Nov 25, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | L 68–85 | 2–6 | 20 – Cheatham | 5 – Carlyle | 4 – Carlyle | FAU Arena (1,013) Boca Raton, FL |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | L 80–81 | 2–7 | 15 – Ernst | 14 – Scott Jr. | 4 – Tied | Alico Arena (2,328) Fort Myers, FL |
| Dec 2, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 56–74 | 2–8 | 13 – Scott | 9 – Scott Jr. | 3 – Casimir | Alico Arena (2,858) Fort Myers, FL |
| Dec 5, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at Oral Roberts | W 96–76 | 3–8 | 24 – Casimir | 8 – Scott Jr. | 6 – Day | Mabee Center (1,831) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 76–53 | 4–8 | 14 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | UMBC Event Center (1,204) Catonsville, MD |
| Dec 19, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Keiser | W 87–85 | 5–8 | 25 – Scott | 12 – Scott Jr. | 4 – Tied | Alico Arena (2,835) Fort Myers, FL |
| Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm, FS2/FSSUN | | vs. Florida Orange Bowl Classic | L 56–77 | 5–9 | 13 – Baxter Jr. | 7 – Tied | 4 – Catto | BB&T Center (8,914) Sunrise, FL |
| Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 57–87 | 5–10 | 18 – Scott Jr. | 9 – Scott Jr. | 7 – Day | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,551) Oxford, MS |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season |||||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 63–81 | 5–11 (0–1) | 13 – Scott Jr. | 7 – Catto | 4 – Catto | Alico Arena (3,517) Fort Myers, FL |
| Jan 8, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 56–61 | 5–12 (0–2) | 20 – Day | 7 – Scott Jr. | 1 – Day | Flowers Hall (850) Florence, AL |
| Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 66–87 | 5–13 (0–3) | 21 – Carlyle | 6 – Ernst | 6 – Day | UNF Arena (2,181) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 72–59 | 6–13 (1–3) | 34 – Casimir | 8 – Thomas | 2 – Casimir | KSU Convocation Center (824) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 87–65 | 7–13 (2–3) | 21 – Casimir | 7 – Thomas | 5 – Day | Alico Arena (3,321) Fort Myers, FL |
| Jan 24, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 81–89 | 7–14 (2–4) | 17 – Mercurius | 7 – Scott Jr. | 6 – Carlyle | Allen Arena (1,953) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 27, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 88–80 | 8–14 (3–4) | 33 – Casimir | 8 – Baxter Jr. | 7 – Carlyle | Alico Arena (3,072) Fort Myers, FL |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | L 54–66 | 8–15 (3–5) | 21 – Baxter Jr. | 7 – Casimir | 4 – Tied | Wellness and Events Center (520) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 73–60 | 9–15 (4–5) | 18 – Scott | 7 – Scott Jr. | 3 – Mercurius | Alico Arena (4,009) Fort Myers, FL |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 71–64 | 10–15 (5–5) | 17 – Scott | 6 – Scott Jr. | 3 – Tied | Alico Arena (3,505) Fort Myers, FL |
| Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 67–74 | 10–16 (5–6) | 33 – Casimir | 5 – Casimir | 2 – 3 tied | Vines Center (4,400) Lynchburg, VA |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 57–55 | 11–16 (6–6) | 15 – Casimir | 6 – Mercurius | 3 – Carlyle | Alico Arena (3,013) Fort Myers, FL |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 55–67 | 11–17 (6–7) | 13 – Mercurius | 7 – Thomas | 6 – Casimir | Edmunds Center (701) Deland, FL |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 67–61 | 12–17 (7–7) | 16 – Mercurius | 8 – Scott | 2 – 2 tied | Alico Arena (3,508) Fort Myers, FL |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 78–56 | 13–17 (8–7) | 16 – Scott | 7 – Ernst | 6 – Casimir | Alico Arena (3,522) Fort Myers, FL |
| Mar 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 77–74 | 14–17 (9–7) | 12 – Mercurius | 8 – Thomas | 6 – Casimir | Swisher Gymnasium (1,133) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||||||
| Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) NJIT Quarterfinals | L 78–83 | 14–18 | 27 – Mercurius | 7 – Scott | 4 – Catto | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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