{"id":51292,"date":"2021-11-15T22:03:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T03:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=51292"},"modified":"2021-11-15T22:03:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T03:03:33","slug":"dunk-city-team-earns-spot-in-fgcu-athletics-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/11\/dunk-city-team-earns-spot-in-fgcu-athletics-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dunk City\u2019 team earns spot in FGCU Athletics Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Florida Gulf Coast University\u2019s 2013 men\u2019s basketball team was honored on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cDunk City\u201d team marked its place in the school\u2019s Hall of Fame. They were the first 15-seed in the NCAA Tournament to make it to the Sweet 16. That tournament run put FGCU on the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dunk City Hall of Fame Induction\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PSecRLx3IlE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For many of the former players, it was the first time they\u2019d seen each other since that historic run in 2013. The 2013 FGCU Men\u2019s Basketball team made \u201cDunk City\u201d a household name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event felt more like a family reunion than a team reunion. This chosen family is forever bonded together in college basketball history. Some even came from as far as Switzerland to be present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy Enfield is the former coach of the team. \u201cIt\u2019s a great memory that we all have, and as time goes on, the smiles just keep getting bigger and bigger,\u201d said Enfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This team knew what it meant to be first. They were the first FGCU team to make it to the tournament. They were the first 15-seed to make it t the Sweet 16. Now, they\u2019ve become a part of the first class enshrined into the FGCU Athletics Hall of fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brett Comer is a former player. \u201cEverybody around the program made the run special and able to happen,\u201d Comer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memories and moments from that historic season flashed across screens around the ballroom as teammates reunited to reflect on that year. \u201cOur players had such extreme confidence and belief in each other that they were able to compete on the biggest stage,\u201d Enfield said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They say the secret ingredient to that run was to have fun. \u201cI think the style we did it no one else had done it. We had a lot of fun. We free flowed. We got up the court. We dunked the basketball,\u201d Comer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eddie Murray is another former player. \u201cA lot of us were just guys trying to make it. We went to the mid-major level and think that\u2019s what\u2019s special and inspires other people,\u201d Murray said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fun they had together was palpable. Not only did it inspire a nation. It also put the university and Southwest Florida on the map. Ken Kavanaugh is the Athletic Director at FGCU. \u201cThe whole profile of the university got elevated. The exposure we got in I don\u2019t know how many of the tens of millions of dollars that we got in free publicity really helped itself in recruiting students to come to the campus,\u201d Kavanaugh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis place will always be special to me, in my heart,\u201d said Comer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gulf Coast University\u2019s 2013 men\u2019s basketball team was honored on Monday night. The \u201cDunk City\u201d team marked its place in the school\u2019s Hall of Fame. 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