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No. 1 UNC not taking FGCU lightly: ‘We don’t expect a cakewalk’

March 17, 2016

RALEIGH — No. 1 North Carolina doesn’t need to be reminded that a No. 16 seed has never knocked off the top seed before. They know. “You certainly don’t want to be the one that ends that streak,”...

Call us FGCU: 6 incorrect names we’ve been called

March 17, 2016

As the FGCU men's basketball team finds itself back in the spotlight before its highly anticipated match up with No. 1 UNC Thursday night, the program is going to have to deal with this again. For some...

FGCU head coach Joe Dooley, now in his third year with the Eagles, calls out plays during Tuesday nights First Four game against Fairleigh Dickinson in Dayton, Ohio. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

Dooley no stranger to being No. 16 seed facing top-seeded UNC

March 17, 2016

Joe Dooley has been here before. The three-year FGCU men’s basketball head coach knows what it’s like to be a No. 16 seed taking on No. 1 North Carolina. Except this time, he’ll do it as a head...

The FGCU Dirty Birds hold their wings up during FGCUs conference game against Jacksonville University at Alico Arena. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

Lack of funding keeps FGCU Dirty Birds from First Four, ready for UNC

March 16, 2016

Between a small showing from Fairleigh Dickinson fans and what seems like the whole country rooting for the return of Dunk City, the Dayton University Arena felt almost like a home game for FGCU on Tuesday...

Obama nominates Marrick Garland for Supreme Court

March 16, 2016

President Barack Obama has announced his nomination for a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama nominated Marrick Garland, the chief judge for the U.S. Appeals Court for...

13 places to watch FGCU’s first round NCAA game

13 places to watch FGCU’s first round NCAA game

March 15, 2016

Didn’t make the trip to Dayton, Ohio to watch the FGCU men’s basketball team take on Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament in person? There are three watch parties in the...

Kaneisha Atwater celebrates a foul in the second quarter of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship game between FGCU and Jacksonville. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

FGCU women to host Bethune-Cookman in first round of WNIT

March 14, 2016

After being disappointed in the NCAA selection committee earlier in the night after being snubbed for an at-large bid in the tournament, FGCU learned its fate in the WNIT tournament on Monday night. FGCU...

FGCU women snubbed for at large NCAA bid, looks to WNIT

FGCU women snubbed for at large NCAA bid, looks to WNIT

March 14, 2016

FGCU hearts broke Monday evening when the No. 26 team didn’t see its name on the bracket for what would have been the team’s fourth trip to the Big Dance. The Eagles were hoping for at-large bid that...

The FGCU womens basketball team following the loss to Jacksonville in the A-Sun Conference Championship. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

March sadness: FGCU women fall in final moments of A-Sun final

March 13, 2016

It was like deja vu. The FGCU women’s basketball team hoped to join the men in the NCAA tournament this year. With a  21-game win streak, its fourth perfect conference season and a double-digit lead...

FGCU senior Julian DeBose lifts the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship trophy during halftime of the womens semifinal game when the team was honored on Wednesday night. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

FGCU to host NCAA Selection Show watch party at Alico

March 12, 2016

The public is invited to the FGCU men's basketball team's Selection Show watch party when the Eagles' next opponent is revealed in the NCAA tournament. The Viewing Party will be held at 5 p.m. at Alico...

Karl Smesko watches during FGCUs first round game in the NCAA tournament against Oklahoma State. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

FGCU head coach Karl Smesko named Mid-Major Coach of the Year

March 11, 2016

As the FGCU women's basketball team makes its second-consecutive appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship game, espnW named head coach Karl Smesko the Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Smesko,...

Whitney Knight dribbles down the court during Wednesday nights A-Sun semifinal game against Stetson. (EN Photo / Kelli Krebs)

Whitney Knight just fine after injury scare in A-Sun semifinal

March 11, 2016

FGCU guard Whitney Knight practiced fully at Thursday's practice a day after struggling to finish the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship semifinal. FGCU's Assistant Director of Athletics Communication...

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