Saturday 23 March 2013
Ten Things You Might Not Know About Florida Gulf Coast University
For the first time in program history Friday night, the Syracuse Orange became a Cinderella and upset the No. 2-seeded Georgetown Hoyas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Don't understand? Well, lets reliveFlorida Gulf Coast, a university based in Fort Myers that opened in 1997 and completed its transition to Division I only two years ago, ensured that its first trip to the N.C.A.A. tournament was a memorable one. The Eagles did not simply defeat the Hoyas.For those who don't know FCGU, and that was probably plenty of people as of Friday afternoon, Florida Gulf Coast is a state university in Fort Myers with an enrollment of about 12,000 students. This is FGCU's first tournament and Georgetown's 29thPHILADELPHIA – Eleven years ago, the Florida Gulf Coast University athletic department consisted of trailers in a swamp. The school hired a basketball coach,
