FGCU men’s hoops to play FSU in NCAA Tournament

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FORT MYERS, Fla. It’ll be an all-Sunshine State matchup for FGCU.

The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team will play Florida State on Thursday in Orlando in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles earned a 14 seed and the Seminoles got a 3 seed in the West Region.

The game is scheduled to tip at 9:20 p.m. at Orlando’s Amway Center.

The winner of the FGCU-FSU game will play the winner of Maryland-Xavier in Orlando on Saturday.

The top seed in the West Region is Gonzaga, which rolled up a 32-1 regular season record.

See the full bracket below. Zoom into the lower left to see FGCU’s section:

FGCU coach Joe Dooley gave his thoughts on the matchup and the Selection Sunday experience:

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