The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public university in Lee County, Florida, near Fort Myers. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is its second-youngest member. The university was established on May 3, 1991, and is acc ...
(FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach
Karl Smesko
Karl Wade Smesko (born October 2, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. He previously served as the founding head coach of the Florida Gulf Coast women's basketball team from ...
, played their home games at
Alico Arena
Alico Arena is a multipurpose arena located on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University. It is the home of the FGCU Eagles volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. It holds 4,633 people in basketball configuration. It also feature ...
and were members of the
Atlantic Sun Conference
The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Division I FCS level in 2022. ...
. They finished the season 33–6, 14–0 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the
A-Sun women's tournament, where they lost to Jacksonville. They received an automatic bid to the
Women's National Invitation Tournament
The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a women's national college basketball tournament. It used to feature both a preseason and postseason version played every year, but the preseason tournament was last held in 2023. It is operate ...
, where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota.
Media
All home games and conference road will be shown on
ESPN3
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or A-Sun.TV. Road games will also be broadcast on th
FGCU Portal
Roster
Schedule
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WNIT
Rankings
See also
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2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. FGCU was a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They played their home ga ...
References
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Florida Gulf Coast
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball seasons
2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament participants
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball
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