# 2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference and were the defending A-Sun Tournament champion. They played their home games at Alico Arena.
The team went through many changes for the 2013–14 season. Head coach Andy Enfield left to take the same job at USC and former Kansas assistant Joe Dooley takes over as head coach. Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Sherwood Brown graduated and turned professional, signing a contract with Israel's Maccabi Haifa B.C. in July 2013.
They finished the season 22–13, 14–4 in Atlantic Sun play to finish in a tie for the regular season conference championship with Mercer. At the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament they advanced to their third consecutive championship game where they lost to Mercer. Due to failing to win the conference tournament as the #1 seed, they earned an automatic bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

## Pre-season
### Coaching changes

| Coach | Old Position | New Position |
| Andy Enfield | Head Coach | USC Head Coach |
| Joe Dooley | Kansas Assistant | FGCU Head Coach |
| Martin Richter | FGCU Assistant | FGCU Assoc. Head Coach |
| Jamill Jones | Washington D.C.'s Nike Team Takeover Assistant | FGCU Assistant |

### Player changes

| Player | Previous Institution | New Institution |
| Sherwood Brown | FGCU | Graduated |
| Eddie Murray | FGCU | Graduated |
| Jordan Neff | FGCU | Gordan State |
| Alexander Blessing | FGCU | Rollins |
| Christophe Varidel | FGCU | Chaminade |
| Leonard Livingston Jr. | FGCU | Pensacola State College |
| Logan Hovey | Paul J. Hagerty High School | FGCU |
| Brian Greene Jr. | Auburn | FGCU |
| Julian DeBose | Rice | FGCU |
| Marc-Eddy Norelia | Tulane | FGCU |
| Nick Pellar | Auburn | FGCU |
| Kevin Boyle Jr. | Emerson College | FGCU |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 55–79 | 0–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,119) Lincoln, NE |
| November 12* 7:00 am, ESPN2 | | Hartford ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon | W 65–51 | 1–1 | Alico Arena (4,525) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 15* 6:00 pm, CSS | | at Furman | W 70–69 | 2–1 | Timmons Arena (1,657) Greenville, SC |
| November 18* 7:05 pm, ASun.tv | | Eckerd | W 72-55 | 3–1 | Alico Arena (4,124) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23* 7:05 pm, ASun.tv | | Ave Maria | W 79-56 | 4–1 | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NC State | L 62–82 | 4–2 | PNC Arena (11,123) Raleigh, NC |
| December 1* 2:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 72–90 | 4–3 | Alico Arena (3,779) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 7* 4:00 pm, FS1 | | at FIU | L 61–72 | 4–4 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (2,085) Miami, FL |
| December 14* 1:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Samford | W 83–51 | 5–4 | Alico Arena (2,785) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 17* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Florida Las Vegas Classic | L 66–68 $^{2OT}$ | 5–5 | USF Sun Dome (4,105) Tampa, FL |
| December 19* 9:00 pm, CSS | | Mississippi State Las Vegas Classic | L 53–66 | 5–6 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,902) Starkville, MS |
| December 22* 5:30 pm | | Florida A&M Las Vegas Classic | W 77–68 | 6–6 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| December 23* 5:00 pm | | Radford Las Vegas Classic | L 63–64 | 6–7 | Las Vegas Classic (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| December 30 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 60-56 | 7–7 (1–0) | Alico Arena (4,534) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 1 5:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 75-62 | 8–7 (2–0) | Alico Arena (3,368) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 5 1:00 pm, CSS | | at Stetson | W 68–55 | 9–7 (3–0) | Edmunds Center (1,248) DeLand, FL |
| January 9 7:00 pm, ASun.tv | | at North Florida | W 79–75 | 10–7 (4–0) | UNF Arena (3,181) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 11 3:15 pm, ASun.tv | | at Jacksonville | L 69–76 | 10–8 (4–1) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (804) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 16 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 63-60 | 11–8 (5–1) | Alico Arena (4,580) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 18 7:33 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | W 90–62 | 12–8 (6–1) | Alico Arena (4,605) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 23 7:00 pm, Asun.TV | | at Mercer | L 55–68 | 12–9 (6–2) | Hawkins Arena (3,500) Macon, GA |
| January 25 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 83–62 | 13–9 (7–2) | KSU Convocation Center (1,671) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 31 7:05 pm, CSS | | Stetson | W 71–68 | 14–9 (8–2) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 6 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 100–71 | 15–9 (9–2) | Alico Arena (4,416) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 8 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 73–46 | 16–9 (10–2) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 13 7:00 pm, Asun.TV | | at East Tennessee State | L 81–89 | 16–10 (10–3) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,773) Johnson City, TN |
| February 15 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 84–80 | 17–10 (11–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (807) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 21 6:05 pm, ESPNU | | Mercer | W 75–61 | 18–10 (12–3) | Alico, Arena (4,664) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 23 1:35 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 78–68 | 19–10 (13–3) | Alico, Arena (4,458) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 27 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 71–92 | 19–11 (13–4) | Allen Arena (2,942) Nashville, TN |
| March 1 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 92–72 | 20–11 (14–4) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (3,742) Highland Heights, KY |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) Stetson Quarterfinals | W 77–55 | 21–11 | Alico Arena (4,673) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 6 6:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | (1) | (4) East Tennessee State Semifinals | W 69–64 | 22–11 | Alico Arena (4,668) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 9 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (2) Mercer Championship | L 60–68 | 22–12 | Alico Arena (4,702) Fort Myers, FL |
| NIT ||||||
| March 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (8) | at (1) Florida State First round | L 53–58 | 22–13 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,734) Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||