The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented

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(FGCU) in the

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. FGCU was a member of the

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. They played their home games at

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and were led by third year head coach

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

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, and

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to be champions of the A-Sun tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the First Four to advance to the first round where they lost to

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Pre-season

Departures Arrivals Class of 2015 Signees

Roster

Schedule

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References

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