FGCU basketball

The Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles beat the Austin Peay Governors 74-52 to move on to the ASUN Finals on Saturday

The college sports landscape changed forever on July 3rd. 2021, when the NCAA permitted student athletes to earn compensation for their name, image, and likeness. As part of this new landscape, a concept referred to as "collectives" has been introduced. Southwest Florida Flight Crew helmed by Tim Cartright, chair of the collective spoke with Southwest Florida Business Today publisher Karen Moore.

FGCU Director of Athletics Ken Kavanagh, initially announced earlier this year to be retiring at the end of his contract in June, 2024, has left his position with the university as of Friday.His leaving was announced late Friday in a university-wide email from President Aysegul Timur.

FGCU women’s basketball senior Dolly Cairns collected back-to-back Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week honors.

Nora Svensson, is a native of Vasteras, Sweden, and attends Widenska Gymnasium. She was the under, 18 Swedish champion in singles and doubles in 2022, and the runner, up in U18 doubles in the Swedish championships this year.

Starting in June 2021, college athletes in Florida were allowed to earn compensation for their name, image, and likeness. A team at FGCU is getting some help with that.

FGCU's men's basketball team lost a close game to the Indiana Hoosiers while the woman handily put away the Brown University Bears for their initial win of the season.

Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s basketball team will begin the 2023-24 season ranked no. 2 in the Mid-Major top 25 poll.

The University of Iowa, with Caitlin Clark, the reigning Women’s College Player of the Year, headlines this year’s eight-team Gulf Coast Showcase Classic at Hertz Arena November 24-26. FGCU could play Iowa in a semi-final game November 25.

After upsetting Washington State Saturday the FGCU women were denied a trip to the Sweet 16 by a tough Villanova team.