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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Short Conf:A-Sun
Record:21–14
Conf Record:8–6
Hc Year:3rd
Ac1 Year:5th
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:Senque Carey
Ac3 Year:1st
Champion:Atlantic Sun tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Round

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 games at Alico Arena and were led by third year head coach Joe Dooley. 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, North Florida, and Stetson to be champions of the A-Sun tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four to advance to the first round where they lost to North Carolina.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brett Comer 0 G 6'3" 192 Senior Graduated
Bernard Thompson 2 G 6'3" 166 Senior Graduated
Nate Hicks 1 C 6'10" 227 RS Senior Graduated
Jamail Jones 5 5 6'6" 215 RS Senior Graduated
Logan Hovey 10 F 6'7" 208 RS Freshman Transferred to Southwest Baptist
Eric Moeller 42 F 6'11" 215 RS Sophomore Retired due to injuries [1]
Marcus Blake 24 F 6'7" 205 RS Senior Walk-on; graduated
Armand Shoon 4 G 6'3" 183 Sophomore Miami, FL Walk-on; transferred to St. Thomas University[2]
Nick Pellar 11 F 6'6" 206 RS Sophomore Walk-on; retired [3]
Tejai Allen 23 G 6'4" 193 Sophomore Walk-on; transferred to Claflin University

Arrivals

Player Previous Institution
Kevin MickleBroward College
Brandon GoodwinUCF
Patson SiameLoyola Marymount
Class of 2015 Signees

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00885A; color:white;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#00885A; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#00885A; ; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun tournament|-!colspan=12 style="background:#00885A; ; color:white;"| NCAA tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Moeller leaving FGCU; Eljiah Long released from letter of intent. Naples Daily News. 26 Aug 2015.
  2. Web site: Baseball not putting big stock on Atlantic Sun tourney seeding. Caldwell, Dana. Naples Daily News. 26 Aug 2015.
  3. Web site: DeBose doing fine with Jayhawks. Soffian, Seth. News Press. 26 Aug 2015.