The 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the

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. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Pat Chambers, played their home games at Alico Arena in

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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

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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

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. 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

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as head coach. On March 14, the school named former

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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.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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