College Basketball - Atlantic Sun Conference
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
| Location: Fort Myers, FL University Founded: 1991 Enrollment: 8,292 ![]() Nickname: Eagles Mascot: Azul the Eagle School Colors: Cobalt blue, esmerald green and gold accent Joined the A-Sun: 2007 Varsity Sports: 14 U. President: Wilson G. Bradshaw Director of Athletics: Carl McAloose Basketball Head Coach: Dave Balza Basketball Arena: Alico Arena Current Capacity: 4,000 First Year of Basketball: 2007 |
The Florida Gulf Coast University' men’s basketball team has recently moved to Division I sports and joined the Atlantic Sun Conference.
They are known as the Eagles and play their home games at the Alico Arena.
The team’s current coaching staff is; Head Coach Dave Balza and assistants Chris Highfield, Denny Hinsonm Nick Bennet, and Leo Miller.
During the 2008-2009 season the Florida Gulf Coast Eagle finished 9th in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings. They held an 11-20 overall record and 7-13 mark in conference games. The Eagles really have to improve their on the road performance: they lost every road game last season. As of late January 2010, the Eagles have won 3 of this away games.
Florida Gulf Coast 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | at No. 2 Michigan State | L 97-58 |
| 19-Nov | at Prairie View A&M | L 69-54 |
| 21-Nov | at Southern Methodist | L 79-62 |
| 25-Nov | at Miami (FL) | L 77-58 |
| 1-Dec | Bethune-Cookman | L 67-59 |
| 5-Dec | at Longwood | L 82-75 |
| 12-Dec | FIU | W 81-64 |
| 14-Dec | at USC Upstate | W 86-82 |
| 16-Dec | at North Carolina Central | W 76-67 |
| 22-Dec | DePaul | W 64-61 |
| 29-Dec | at Stetson | L 72-64 |
| 2-Jan | at Belmont | W 66-63 |
| 4-Jan | at Lipscomb | L 89-79 |
| 8-Jan | North Florida | L 62-56 |
| 10-Jan | Jacksonville | L 82-58 |
| 14-Jan | at Campbell | L 61-45 |
| 16-Jan | at East Tennessee State | L 73-51 |
| 22-Jan | Kennesaw State | L 69-68 |
| 24-Jan | Mercer | W 71-70 |
| 27-Jan | Stetson | W 64-53 |
| 30-Jan | at Kennesaw State | L 77-70 |
| 1-Feb | at Mercer | L 78-72 |
| 4-Feb | East Tennessee State | 7:30 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | Campbell | 5:15 PM ET |
| 11-Feb | at Jacksonville | 7:15 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | at North Florida | 7:00 PM ET |
| 18-Feb | Lipscomb | 7:30 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | Belmont | 5:15 PM ET |
| 25-Feb | USC Upstate | 7:05 PM ET |
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