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Visit Community. Visit Resources. You do what you can. Tollett, Deiros, Jim Blankenship and Karl Smesko are the only coaches the baseball, softball, women's soccer and women's basketball programs have ever had. All have led their teams to NCAA tournament appearances and victories. Men's and women's cross country coach Cassandra Goodson is in her 12th season. The majority of Kavanagh's hires have maintained already-strong programs or taken them to new heights.
Maybe none bigger than in men's basketball. After four seasons of 20 losses or more, Kavanagh fired Balza. He searched for someone who would bring success in Division I, and went with Andy Enfield, an assistant at Florida State. Two years after his arrival, the men's basketball team made history, becoming the first No. Many know about the boom in exposure — and financially — that "Dunk City" created.
Many don't know about the timing, and how much it was needed. Rick Scott, the governor at the time, had halted any of the state's universities from raising student athletic fees, and those fees were immensely important as had been the Southwest Florida community in building the FGCU athletic department.
An anticipated increase was off the table, but Dunk City's run of its table more than made up for it. While the men's basketball program has struggled the past few years, the women have maintained the high level created by Smesko.
NCAA tournament appearances have become the norm, and the program is recognized nationally as a top mid-major. In March, the Eagles were looking to finally get to match the men and make the Sweet They were and getting ready to play in the ASUN tournament title game.
All spring sports were canceled. And as the pandemic raged on during the summer, the decision was made to delay fall sports until the spring. Men's and women's basketball are still scheduled to take place starting next week, but even those seasons will look different, and the seats in Alico Arena will be far from filled due to restrictions.
It's obviously a large number —16 percent of their budget — but he knows what he's built, and what those before him have gone through to get FGCU to this point. But efficiency is the only way FGCU has been able to be successful.
Facebook Twitter Email. Greg Hardwig Naples Daily News. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Deiros, Tollett, and Vaughn all shared their reaction and thoughts following the NCAA's decision to cancel all spring championships.
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