The 2016–17 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the

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. FGCU played their home games at Alico Arena in

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and were led by fourth-year head coach

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as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the regular season 26–8, 12–2 in ASUN play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated

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, and North Florida to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 21–14, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated

, North Florida, and

to win the A-Sun tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed where they defeated fellow No. 16 seed

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in the First Four. The Eagles advanced to the first round where they lost to No. 1 seed North Carolina.

Preseason

Departures Arrivals Class of 2016 Signees

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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