# 2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home games at Alico Arena and were led by second year head coach Joe Dooley. They finished the season 22–11, 12–3 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-Sun tournament where they lost to USC Upstate. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

## Pre-season

Departures
| Player | Previous Institution | New Institution |
| Chase Fieler | FGCU | Graduated |
| Dajuan Graf | FGCU | North Carolina Central |
| Eric McKnight | FGCU | Tennessee |
| Kevin Boyle | FGCU | N/A |
Class of 2014 Signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Zach Johnson SG | Miami, FL | Miami Norland | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 21, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Eric Moeller C | Ocala, FL | College of Central Florida | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 17, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Demetris Morant F | Las Vegas, NV | UNLV | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Christian Terrell SG | Jacksonville, FL | Providence School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 21, 2013 |
| 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: "2014 Florida Gulf Coast Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2013. "2014 Florida Gulf Coast Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2013. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Nova Southeastern | W 63–51 | 1–0 | Alico Arena (4,582) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 81–75 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Alico Arena (4,412) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 79–62 | 3–0 | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm, ASun.tv | | vs. Marist Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 58–43 | 4–0 | Germain Arena (2,118) Estero, FL |
| 11/25/2014* 8:30 pm, ASun.tv | | vs. San Francisco Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 62–47 | 5–0 | Germain Arena (3,027) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2014* 8:30 pm, ASun.tv | | vs. Green Bay Gulf Coast Showcase finals | L 45–59 | 5–1 | Germain Arena (3,867) Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 5:00 pm, FSNOR | | at South Dakota State | W 71–58 | 6–1 | Frost Arena (3,250) Brookings, SD |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Tech | W 77–58 | 7–1 | Alico Arena (4,028) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | | vs. Massachusetts Hall of Fame Holiday Classic | W 84–75 | 8–1 | MassMutual Center (5,235) Springfield, MA |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | FIU | L 63–69 | 8–2 | Alico Arena (3,511) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/19/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Furman | W 83–78 | 9–2 | Alico Arena (4,251) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Iona | L 67–86 | 9–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,913) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/28/2014* 4:00 pm, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 57–71 | 9–4 | Cintas Center (9,908) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/30/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Pittsburgh | L 54–71 | 9–5 | Peterson Events Center (10,249) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ave Maria | W 49–36 | 10–5 | Alico Arena (4,071) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/05/2015* 10:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 50–63 | 10–6 | The Thunderdome (2,887) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 72–50 | 11–6 (1–0) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 64–80 | 11–7 (1–1) | UNF Arena (3,189) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 79–50 | 12–7 (2–1) | Alico Arena (4,663) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 71–68 | 13–7 (3–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 54–48 | 14–7 (4–1) | KSU Convocation Center (1,437) Kennesaw, GA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 78–62 | 15–7 (5–1) | Alico Arena (4,177) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 74–64 | 16–7 (6–1) | Alico Arena (4,550) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/07/2015 3:30 pm | | at Stetson | W 67–51 | 17–7 (7–1) | Edmunds Center (2,642) DeLand, FL |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | | at Northern Kentucky | W 65–59 | 18–7 (8–1) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,226) Highland Heights, KY |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 76–74 | 19–7 (9–1) | Allen Arena (1,213) Nashville, TN |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 54–53 | 20–7 (10–1) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 86–72 | 21–7 (11–1) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | L 62–76 | 21–8 (11–2) | Alico Arena (4,692) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm | | at Jacksonville | L 67–75 | 21–9 (11–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (477) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (7) Jacksonville Quarterfinals | W 81–63 | 22–9 | Alico Arena (3,567) Fort Myers, FL |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (3) USC Upstate Semifinals | L 62–63 | 22–10 | Alico Arena (4,267) Fort Myers, FL |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round | L 69–75 | 22–11 | Alico Arena (2,587) Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||