# 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Pat Chambers, played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the ASUN tournament, they lost to Queens in the first round.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 21–11; 10–6 to finish in third place in the East division in ASUN play. They defeated North Alabama in the first round of the ASUN tournament before losing to Bellarmine in the quarterfinals. They received an invite to The Basketball Classic, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. They defeated Detroit Mercy in the first round of the tournament before losing to Coastal Carolina in the second round.
On March 5, 2022, the school fired Michael Fly as head coach. On March 14, the school named former Penn State head coach Pat Chambers the team's new head coach.

## Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Eagles were picked to finish in fourth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 9:30 pm, P12N | | at USC | W 74–61 | 1–0 | Galen Center (2,355) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 9, 2022* 10:00 pm, WCC Network | | at San Diego | L 73–79 | 1–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (956) San Diego, CA |
| November 13, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ave Maria | W 105–61 | 2–1 | Alico Arena (3,081) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 17 Tennessee | L 50–81 | 2–2 | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,524) Knoxville, TN |
| November 21, 2022* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Northern Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 82–61 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (1,023) Estero, FL |
| November 22, 2022* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Drexel Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 67–59 | 4–2 | Hertz Arena (952) Estero, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 7:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Kansas City Gulf Coast Showcase championship | W 73–59 | 5–2 | Hertz Arena (1,010) Estero, FL |
| November 30, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Georgia Southern | W 70–53 | 6–2 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,423) Statesboro, GA |
| December 4, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | FIU | W 74–65 | 7–2 | Alico Arena (2,033) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | L 53–85 | 7–3 | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (2,281) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 67–62 | 8–3 | Alico Arena (2,103) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 71–58 | 9–3 | Reilly Center (3,005) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 84–81 | 10–3 | Alico Arena (2,172) Fort Myers, FL |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 72–65 | 11–3 (1–0) | Alico Arena (2,034) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 2, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (2–0) | Farris Center (367) Conway, AR |
| January 5, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 59–61 | 12–4 (2–1) | Dunn Center (1,061) Clarksville, TN |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 82–57 | 13–4 (3–1) | Alico Arena (2,375) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 76–97 | 13–5 (3–2) | Baptist Health Arena (3,389) Richmond, KY |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 41–61 | 13–6 (3–3) | Freedom Hall (3,299) Louisville, KY |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 55–51 | 14–6 (4–3) | Alico Arena (2,471) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 63–65 | 14–7 (4–4) | Alico Arena (2,171) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 82–84 | 14–8 (4–5) | Curry Arena (403) Charlotte, NC |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 57–74 | 14–9 (4–6) | Liberty Arena (4,007) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | L 87–91 | 14–10 (4–7) | Alico Arena (1,813) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (4–8) | Alico Arena (4,056) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 68–66 | 15–11 (5–8) | UNF Arena (1,589) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 62–51 | 16–11 (6–8) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,087) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 72–75 | 16–12 (6–9) | Edmunds Center (903) DeLand, FL |
| February 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | L 84–88 | 16–13 (6–10) | Alico Arena (2,139) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 64–73 | 16–14 (6–11) | Alico Arena (2,034) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 89–71 | 17–14 (7–11) | Alico Arena (2,291) Fort Myers, FL |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| February 27, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (9) Queens First round | L 55–61 | 17–15 | KSU Convocation Center (123) Kennesaw, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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