ESTERO, Fla. – Dunk City returns to Germain Arena when the hometown FGCU men’s basketball team makes the 3.5-mile drive from campus for the Gulf Coast Showcase men’s tournament, to be played Nov. 19-21, 2018. The Eagles join perhaps the most-competitive field in the six years of the tournament with four teams that each won…
ESTERO, Fla.– Three Top-25 teams highlight the women’s field for the sixth annual Gulf Coast Showcase, the annual men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments played each Thanksgiving at Germain Arena. Texas, Duke and Missouri all finished among the Top-25 at the end of last season and expected to be ranked once again in the pre-season…
ESTERO, Fla. — Jackie Young and Notre Dame sent a clear message Sunday night. The Irish are a force yet again. Arike Ogunbowale scored 23 points, Young added 22 on her way to tournament MVP honors and No. 6 Notre Dame beat No. 3 South Carolina 92-85 on Sunday night to take the Gulf Coast…
ESTERO, Fla. – While hearts raced 1,000 miles per hour and palms persistently perspired during the frenzied final seconds of a sweetheart of a men’s basketball game between Towson and Georgia Southern, senior guard Deshaun Morman was as cool as a scoop of ice cream. With the game lathered in sweat and suspense and fans nervously sitting…
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ESTERO, Fla. – South Carolina, which beat Stanford and Mississippi State in the Final Four to capture its first national championship, headlines the 2017 Gulf Coast Showcase, the annual men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments played each Thanksgiving at Germain Arena. Notre Dame and local favorite South Florida join the Gamecocks in the women’s bracket.…
ESTERO, Fla. (AP) – Baylor headed to the beach shortly after arriving in balmy Florida for a long holiday weekend, getting a little time to bask in sun and ride down waterslides. The rest of the trip for the Lady Bears? All business. Alexis Jones scored 20 points and No. 5 Baylor beat eighth-ranked Ohio State 85-68…
ESTERO, Fla. – Junior forward Devin Davis banked in a layup as time expired to lift the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program to a 72-71 win over Vermont in the Gulf Coast Showcase championship game on Wednesday evening inside Germain Arena. Trailing 71-67 with 1:24 remaining, the Cougars moved to within a point when junior guard Wes VanBeck drained…
ESTERO, Fla. – A deep women’s field headlined by two top-10 teams and last season’s national runner-up will descend upon Southwest Florida when the fourth-annual Gulf Coast Showcase tips off during Thanksgiving week. In addition to the hometown FGCU Eagles, the ladies’ draw features Ohio State, Baylor and Syracuse among the eight-team field. The men’s tournament…
ESTERO, Fla. (AP) – Briana Roberson scored a career-high 26 points, Lili Thompson added 17 and No. 13 Stanford needed overtime to hold off Purdue, 71-65 in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Classic Sunday. Erica McCall gave Stanford the lead on two free throws halfway through overtime and Roberson fed Kailee Johnsonfor a clutch 3-pointer, then knocking down five…