# 2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second-year head coach Pat Chambers, played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–8 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the ASUN tournament, they lost to Queens in the first round.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. In the first round of the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by Queens.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN | | at Indiana | L 63–69 | 0–1 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ave Maria | W 80–71 | 1–1 | Alico Arena (2,533) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 74–86 | 1–2 | Petersen Events Center (6,567) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 17, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Missouri State Paradise Jam first round | L 61–70 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (724) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 18, 2023* 5:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Hampton Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round | L 85–92 | 1–4 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam 7th-place game | L 66–69 | 1–5 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Wilmington | L 55–71 | 1–6 | Alico Arena (1,551) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at FIU | W 68–64 | 2–6 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,365) Miami, FL |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 62–99 | 2–7 | Fifth Third Arena (9,812) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New College of Florida | W 87–54 | 3–7 | Alico Arena (1,649) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | L 57–77 | 3–8 | Williams Arena (7,317) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | L 65–70 | 3–9 | Hawkins Arena (1,009) Macon, GA |
| December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Georgia Southern | W 53–42 | 4–9 | Enmarket Arena (706) Savannah, GA |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Memorial | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 | Alico Arena (1,424) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 7 Florida Atlantic | W 72–68 | 6–9 | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 80–70 | 7–9 (1–0) | Alico Arena (2,036) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 58–78 | 7–10 (1–1) | Alico Arena (2,272) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 75–78 | 7–11 (1–2) | Curry Arena (395) Charlotte, NC |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 75–78 | 7–12 (1–3) | KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA |
| January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 80–56 | 8–12 (2–3) | Alico Arena (2,634) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 72–98 | 8–13 (2–4) | Alico Arena (1,805) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 73–67 | 9–13 (3–4) | Alico Arena (2,034) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 1, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 82–59 | 10–13 (4–4) | Farris Center (895) Conway, AR |
| February 3, 2024 8:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 69–70 | 10–14 (4–5) | CB&S Bank Arena (1,484) Florence, AL |
| February 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 82–90 | 10–15 (4–6) | Baptist Health Arena (4,066) Richmond, KY |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 63–52 | 11–15 (5–6) | Alico Arena (2,612) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 60–61 | 11–16 (5–7) | Edmunds Center (892) DeLand, FL |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 67–74 | 11–17 (5–8) | Alico Arena (2,123) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens | W 90–81 | 12–17 (6–8) | Alico Arena (2,354) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 79–60 | 13–17 (7–8) | UNF Arena (1,755) Jacksonville, FL |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 59–57 | 14–17 (8–8) | Swisher Gymnasium (902) Jacksonville, FL |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (8) Queens First round | L 63–69 | 14–18 | Edmunds Center (108) DeLand, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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