2017 – 18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men 's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Joe Dooley and played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers , Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference . They finished the season 23 – 12 , 12 – 2 in ASUN play to win the ASUN regular season championship . In the ASUN Tournament , they defeated USC Upstate and North Florida to advance to the championship game where they lost to Lipscomb . As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State
ASUN Tournament
2018 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team