The FGCU women's basketball team made a little history Monday night, and not in a good way. The Eagles fell 62-51 at Columbia ...

Karl Smesko, who built the Eagles into a mid-major powerhouse, is leaving the Eagles after 23 seasons to become the head ...

Chelsea Lyles, who spent the past 14 seasons as an assistant women's basketball coach at FGCU, has been named head coach ...

The 36-year-old has been with the program in various capacities since 2008, taking over for the program's creator and ...

Lyles has been at FGCU in multiple capacities since 2008, serving as a star player and then as an assistant coach for the last decade-plus.

More: Longtime FGCU assistant Chelsea Lyles introduced as women's basketball head coach replacing Karl Smesko More: ...

The Atlanta Dream hired Florida Gulf Coast University women's basketball coach Karl Smesko as its next head coach, the WNBA ...

Karl Smesko has become synonymous with a unique style of offensive basketball over the past two decades at Florida Gulf Coast ...

Florida Gulf Coast Karl Smesko instructs his ... and the entire Dream organization.” “A great basketball mind is coming to our city,” Gottesdiener said. “Karl’s passion for and commitment to women’s ...

Karl Smesko built Florida Gulf Coast into one of the country's most consistent mid-major women's basketball teams. Is his ...