FORT MYERS, Fla. – As part of its 'top seasons' series, the ASUN Conference chose the 2012-13 FGCU men's basketball team as the best in the program's history with the 2013-14, 2016-17, and 2017-18 campaigns being selected as honorable mention.
 
The 2012-13 Eagles are regarded as one of the most nationally iconic programs in the history of March Madness as FGCU captured the country's attention becoming the first, and still only, No. 15 seed to reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Those three March games in 2013 launched FGCU into celebrity status with the program even earning an ESPY for Best Upset of the Year which highlighted the NCAA win over second-seed Georgetown.
 
"That 2012-13 team will always standout in the history of March Madness," said head coach Michael Fly who was an assistant coach on the staff that season. "Not just for being a No. 15 seed that reached the Sweet Sixteen, but also because of the personalities that made up the team. How they embraced having fun while playing basketball and truly enjoyed the entire process of how that season played out. You saw that reflected by fans who embraced them back and that was really, really special."
 
FGCU finished the year ranked No. 25 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll of the year and the moniker Dunk City had been established as a household name in the basketball world. Overall, the 26 wins that year were a program record (tied later by the 2016-17 squad), became the first team since Florida in 1987 to win its first two NCAA Tournament contests, won the ASUN Tournament in just its second year of Division I postseason eligibility, won 14 of its last 17 games, and had 148 high-flying dunks on the year.
 
That year was so special, in fact, that as part of the official announcement on the creation of an FGCU Athletics Hall of Fame earlier in April 2020, it was also released that the committee had unanimously voted for inclusion of the 2013 Dunk City team as part of the first inducted class.
 
Honorable Mention Seasons:
As part of the top seasons release, the conference also selected the 2013-14, 2016-17, and 2017-18 campaigns as honorable mentions.

• The 2013-14 season saw FGCU enter the ASUN Tournament as the No. 1 seed to host its first-ever ASUN Championship game, but second-seeded Mercer used a 16-point halftime lead to hold off the Eagles from repeating as league champs. By virtue of holding a share of the regular-season title with Mercer, FGCU did reach the NIT tournament marking the second-straight year to be on the national postseason stage in just its third-year of Division I postseason eligibility.
• The 2016-17 season marked the third time in a four-year stretch that FGCU had reached the NCAA Tournament (in 2015-16 FGCU had a First Four win against Fairleigh Dickinson followed by a First Round loss against No. 1 North Carolina). In the 2016-17 campaign, the Eagles won the ASUN for the second straight year with a 77-61 decision over North Florida. FGCU tied the program record for wins with 26 and had a 12-2 mark in ASUN play giving the Eagles their first outright regular-season crown.
• The third honorable mention season picked by the ASUN was the 2017-18 campaign which saw FGCU reach the NIT for the second time in program history marking its sixth national postseason appearance overall. The Eagles won the ASUN regular-season title but fell in the championship game to Lipscomb. FGCU drew a very talented Oklahoma State team which was seeded second and narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament.

 
Overall, the four seasons selected by the ASUN to highlight FGCU's program history represent a stretch of six season where the Eagles posted a 140-69 overall record, won three ASUN tournament titles and earned three regular-season titles while reaching the national postseason each year.
 
 

ASUN Men's Basketball Top Season: 2012-13 Eagles
Overall Record	26-11
Conference Record	13-5 ASUN
Conference Finish (Championship Game Result)	1st (W, 88-75 at top-seed Mercer)
NCAA Tournament	Second Round: W, 78-68 vs. No. 2 Georgetown (Philadelphia, Pa.) Third Round: W, 81-71 vs. No. 7 San Diego State (Philadelphia, Pa.) Sweet Sixteen: L, 50-62 vs. No. 3 Florida (Arlington, Texas)
ASUN Honors	Player of the Year: Sherwood Brown Defensive Player of the Year: Bernard Thompson First Team: Sherwood Brown Second Team: Chase Fieler ASUN Tournament MVP: Brett Comer
NABC	All-District III First Team: Sherwood Brown
Associated Press	All-America (Honorable Mention): Sherwood Brown
ESPN ESPY	Best Upset of the Year
Highest Team Ranking (Poll)	No. 25 (USA Today/Coaches Poll)

 

ASUN Men's Basketball Top Season Honorable Mention: 2013-14 Eagles
Overall Record	22-13
Conference Record	14-4 ASUN
Conference Finish (Championship Game Result)	2nd (L, 60-68 vs. second seed Mercer)
NIT Tournament	First Round: L, 53-58 at No. 1 Florida State)
ASUN Honors	First Team: Brett Comer, Bernard Thompson Second Team: Chase Fieler

 

ASUN Men's Basketball Top Season Honorable Mention: 2016-17 Eagles
Overall Record	26-8
Conference Record	12-2 ASUN
Conference Finish (Championship Game Result)	1st (W, 77-61 vs. third seed North Florida)
NCAA Tournament	First Round: L, 80-86 vs. No. 3 Florida State (Orlando, Fla.)
ASUN Honors	Coach of the Year: Joe Dooley Newcomer of the Year: Brandon Goodwin Defensive Player of the Year: Demetris Morant First Team: Brandon Goodwin ASUN Tournament MVP: Brandon Goodwin
NABC	All-District III Coach of the Year: Joe Dooley All-District III First Team: Brandon Goodwin

 

ASUN Men's Basketball Top Season Honorable Mention: 2017-18 Eagles
Overall Record	23-12
Conference Record	12-2 ASUN
Conference Finish (Championship Game Result)	2nd (L, 96-108 vs Lipscomb)
NIT Tournament	First Round: L, 68-80 at No. 2 Oklahoma State (Stillwater, Okla.)
ASUN Honors	Coach of the Year: Joe Dooley Player of the Year: Brandon Goodwin First Team: Brandon Goodwin, Zach Johnson
NABC	All-District III First Team: Brandon Goodwin All-District III Second Team: Zach Johnson

 

ASUN Men's Basketball Top Institutional Seasons:
Bellarmine - 2010-11 | HM; 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18
FGCU - 2012-13 | HM; 2013-14, 2016-17, 2017-18
JAX - 1969-70 | HM; 1970-71, 1985-86, 2009-10
KSU - 2003-04 | HM; 1996-97, 2002-03, 2004-05
Liberty - 2018-19 | HM; 1979-80, 1993-94, 2019-20
Lipscomb - 2018-19 | HM; 2005-06, 2009-10, 2017-18
UNA - 1978-79 & 1990-91 | HM; 1976-77, 1979-80, 1983-84
UNF - 2014-15 | HM; 2000-01, 2015-16, 2019-20
Stetson - 1986-87 | HM; 1931-32, 1969-70, 1974-75


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