Saint Louis opening: And then there were three (including FGCU’s Dooley)?
FORT MYERS — As of Good Friday morn, it appears obvious the Saint Louis ball is in Bryce Drew’s court. It also seems the backups to Valparaiso’s Drew are down to two: Florida Gulf Coast University’s...
View ArticleCoaching carousel was busy all weekend; where does FGCU’s Dooley stand now?
FORT MYERS — There really are no holidays in the sporting world. And it was a pretty busy weekend on the men’s college basketball hirings front. Florida Gulf Coast University coach Joe Dooley wasn’t...
View ArticleDoes Ford’s hiring at Saint Louis mean FGCU’s Dooley will stay put? Not so...
FORT MYERS — Does Saint Louis’ hiring of fired Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford mean Florida Gulf Coast University third-year coach Joe Dooley will stay put? The odds certainly improved with that....
View ArticleCould the Raiders be the ‘Wright’ fit for FGCU’s Dooley?
FORT MYERS — With the Saint Louis job filled by fired Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford, where might Florida Gulf Coast University third-year coach Joe Dooley land if he leaves the Eagles? That could be...
View ArticleEagles coach Joe Dooley is probably running out of different places to land
FORT MYERS — The Will Joe Dooley Stay or Go guessing game continues, but good options for the third-year Eagles coach landing elsewhere are slimming. The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball...
View ArticleDooley to North Carolina State — as an assistant — could have some serious wings
FORT MYERS — This whole Joe Dooley to North Carolina State for an assistant’s job notion is picking up steam. Tuesday morning, about nine hours after the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball...
View ArticleThe bet here now is that Joe Dooley will stay at FGCU
FORT MYERS — Will he stay or go? Before a long talk with him Tuesday night, we would’ve bet the house against third-year Florida Gulf Coast University coach Joe Dooley’s return to a loaded roster....
View ArticleFGCU’s Norelia isn’t going anywhere; Very likely a ditto for coach Joe Dooley
FORT MYERS — It didn’t make national waves, but there was probably more local panic at the thought of losing Florida Gulf Coast University rising senior forward Marc-Eddy Norelia than there was during...
View ArticleNC State has found its man and it’s not, of course, FGCU’s Joe Dooley
FORT MYERS — We can now surely put a fork in it. If the tweet of Jeff Goodman of ESPN is correct, the, “Florida Gulf Coast University third-year (until Friday) coach Joe Dooley has interviewed with...
View ArticleSyracuse’s Vonn Read is right: It’s mind-blowing that “some of the bigger...
FORT MYERS — We used this in a story last week, but it bears repeating. “It is amazing some of the bigger schools are not smart enough hire him. He has the smarts to win a national championship.”...
View ArticleMichigan’s Ricky Doyle to FGCU seems like a good bet
FORT MYERS — What are the chances of Florida Gulf Coast University landing 6-foot-9, 250-pound Michigan transfer Ricky Doyle? Really good, we think. The Cape Coral native and Bishop Verot grad who has...
View ArticleAfter official visit, where does FGCU stand with transferring Michigan center...
FORT MYERS — So, how did Ricky Doyle’s Florida Gulf Coast University visit go? Whispers around Alico Arena aside, we have no idea. A rising junior center who is transferring from Michigan after playing...
View ArticleThe Big Get: Ricky Doyle is a perfect fit for FGCU and vice versa
FORT MYERS — Well, it’s done. As we figured, 6-10 (he’s grown), 250-pound junior old-school center Ricky Doyle, who started much of two seasons at Michigan, is heading to Florida Gulf Coast University....
View Article“Once an Eagle, always an Eagle” is lots more than just a saying
FORT MYERS — It’s a tight nest. Once an Eagle, always an Eagle. Sounds cliche. And stuff like that almost always is. In Florida Gulf Coast University’s case, it isn’t. It’s always fun to play catch-up...
View ArticleFGCU actually has a very good shot at landing Artis Gilmore’s nephew, a...
FORT MYERS — Florida Gulf Coast University could be on the cusp of another huge addition to its basketball program. Rising junior forward Michael Gilmore (6-10, 215), a Jacksonville native who left VCU...
View ArticleThompson, Fieler quite impressed with some of FGCU’s newbies
FORT MYERS — Two Dunk City cornerstones and professional basketball playing FGCU alums give big thumbs ups to some Eagles newbies. Bernard Thompson, the slick, athletic 6-foot-3 guard who started four...
View ArticleFGCU is in great shape to land Texas Tech transfer guard/forward CJ Williamson
FORT MYERS — This is the reason fourth-year Florida Gulf Coast University coach Joe Dooley generally holds an ace in his recruiting pocket. CJ Williamson, a 6-foot-6 do-almost-everything 200-pounder...
View ArticleFormer FGCU star Schrader, er, Bruce, gets first head-coaching job at Walsh...
FORT MYERS — It’s not a stretch by any means to call Kate Bruce the cornerstone to the crazy success of Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s basketball program. A 5-foot-11 forward, Bruce played...
View ArticleEagles survived Dooley’s infamous boot camp with flying colors
FORT MYERS — The Eagles almost flew through FGCU coach Joe Dooley’s infamous boot camp last week. When Dooley arrived three and a half years ago, his inherited group and newbies struggled mightily. Not...
View ArticleIt’s been a real trip watching FGCU men’s soccer go from absolutely nothing...
FORT MYERS — For most of us, it was impossible to see this coming. When Bob Butehorn took over the Florida Gulf Coast University men’s soccer program a decade ago there was no program. No field, no...
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