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Florida Gulf Coast coach Andy Enfield holds up the net after his team defeated Mercer in an NCAA college basketball game for the Atlantic Sun mens tournament championship, in Macon, Ga., Saturday, March 9, 2013. Florida Gulf Coast won 88-75. (AP Photo/Woody Marshall)

FGCU players shocked by Enfield’s exit

April 2, 2013

Less than 72 hours after its historic run to the Sweet Sixteen, men’s basketball head coach Andy Enfield is packing his bags for California. The news reached the team late Monday evening after early...

FGCUs Sherwood Brown celebrates with teammates after their 81-71 win over San Diego State in a third-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Philadelphia. Florida Gulf Coast became the first No. 15 seed to make the Sweet 16. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

FGCU vows to fight for DunkCity trademark

April 2, 2013

Over the last few weeks, Florida Gulf Coast University has transformed into Dunk City. During the Georgetown game in the second round of the NCAA tournament the moniker went viral. At 8:44 p.m. on March...

Andy Enfield discusses his new coaching position during an interview with local media Tuesday. (EN Photo / Justin Kane)

USC picks up Enfield, tries to steal #DunkCity

April 2, 2013

Andy Enfield keeps his eyes low as a bouquet of news cameras and microphones surround him. His obvious exhaustion is both physical and mental. He has just made one of the most difficult decisions of his...

Florida Gulf Coasts Brett Comer, right, and Chase Fieler celebrate after defeating Georgetown 78-68 in a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

Interview with Dunk City’s alley and oop

March 27, 2013

For the first time in NCAA history, a No. 15 seed has advanced to the Sweet 16.  In their challenging path to this righteous spot, FGCU handily defeated the No. 2 seed, Georgetown Hoyas, and the No. 7...

President Wilson Bradshaw addresses the crowd at the pep rally on Monday.  (EN photo/Chris Epifano)

President of Dunk City talks basketball

March 27, 2013

As of last Friday, the nation’s love affair with the Cinderella story of Florida Gulf Coast University basketball has been undeniable.  Ever since University President Wilson Bradshaw watched his Eagles...

FGCUs Sherwood Brown celebrates with teammates after their 81-71 win over San Diego State in a third-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Philadelphia. Florida Gulf Coast became the first No. 15 seed to make the Sweet 16. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)

Dunk City will forever change FGCU’s history

March 26, 2013

First, FGCU made its national debut at the NCAA tournament.  Then, our men were only the seventh 15-seed to ever win the first round.  And then, the lowest-seeded team to ever make it to the Sweet 16. How...

The FGCU bookstore sold $62,000 in men’s clothing on Monday alone. (EN Photo/ Joel Morris)

NCAA wins boost school pride and bookstore sales at FGCU

March 26, 2013

News of Florida Gulf Coast University’s wins over Georgetown and San Diego State University rocked the nation like a hurricane. After the parties subsided, students and fans lined up at the campus bookstore...

Gator beat writer: ‘There hasn’t been a bigger story’

March 26, 2013

Eagle News spoke with Chris Harry, senior writer at GatorZone.com, about Friday’s Sweet Sixteen matchup against Florida at 9:57 in Arlington, Texas. EN: You’ve covered UF basketball all year. What...

WINK News covers the on-campus celebrations following the Eagles’ win against San Diego State from atop a student’s car in North Lake Village on Sunday evening. (EN Photo/Ryan Lynn)

FGCU campus goes crazy after Eagles beat San Diego State

March 25, 2013

There has never been a better time to be a Florida Gulf Coast University Eagle. FGCU destroyed numerous brackets across the nation Friday night as they beat the odds and claimed victory over the No. 2...

FGCU becomes trending topic on Twitter overnight

FGCU becomes trending topic on Twitter overnight

March 25, 2013

In a time when social media determines popularity, Florida Gulf Coast University has definitely been a trending topic. During FGCU’s first tournament game against Georgetown, almost 369,000 tweets filled...

A crowd of more than 3,000 people including students and community members filled the stands during the FGCU pep rally. (EN Photo / Andrew Friedgen)

Pep rally full of spirit, controversy in Dunk City

March 23, 2013

Blue and green shirts, shorts and tons of school spirit. That was the Florida Gulf Coast University’s school uniform in Alico Arena during Monday night’s 15-minute pep rally. The event had students...

Florida Gulf Coasts Eric McKnight, from left, Chase Fieler, Brett Comer and Bernard Thompson celebrate after a dunk by McKnight late the second half of a third-round game against San Diego State in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Philadelphia. Florida Gulf Coast won 81-71. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Sweet sensation: FGCU men first No. 15 seed to win two straight

March 23, 2013

PHILADELPHIA – Fort Myers has a new name. Welcome to Dunk City, Florida. Population: Florida Gulf Coast University.  After shocking the world and defeating both No. 2 seed Georgetown and No. 7 seed...

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