The Eagles finished the 2016 – 17 season 26 – 8 , 12 – 2 in ASUN play to win the regular season championship . As the No. 1 seed in the ASUN Tournament , they defeated Stetson , Kennesaw State , and North Florida to win the tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 14 seed in the West region , they lost in the First Round to No. 3-seeded Florida State
ASUN Tournament
2017 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team