# 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida and were led by fourth-year head coach Joe Dooley as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the regular season 26–8, 12–2 in ASUN play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Stetson, Kennesaw State, and North Florida to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 21–14, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Kennesaw State, North Florida, and Stetson to win the A-Sun tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed where they defeated fellow No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four. The Eagles advanced to the first round where they lost to No. 1 seed North Carolina.

## Preseason

Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Notes |
| Julian DeBose | 3 | G | 6'4" | 197 | RS Senior | Graduated |
| Brian Green Jr. | 14 | G | 6'3" | 210 | RS Junior | Transferred to Chicago 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 |
| Senque Carey | | | | | | Hired by Long Beach State |
Arrivals
| Player | Previous Institution |
| Ricky Doyle | Michigan |
| C.J. Williamson | Texas Tech |
Class of 2016 Signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| RaySean Scott Jr. SF | Compton, CA | Compton High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 2, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Christian Carlyle SG | Jacksonville, FL | Bishop Kenny High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Florida Gulf Coast Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016. ||||||

## 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 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 |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season |||||||||
| 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 |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| 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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||