#Gulf Coast Showcase

The East Carolina Pirates take on the Toledo Rockets in one of the earliest tips on the Tuesday college basketball schedule. The teams enter with identical 3-1 records following losses on Monday. The Pirates and Rockets meet in Estero, Fla., as part of the 2022 Gulf Coast Showcase. Toledo lost its opener in the tournament to UMKC, with East…

As the FGCU men's basketball team opens the Gulf Coast Showcase on Monday night at Hertz Arena, there's a good chance the Eagles will be facing teams that'll be in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Northern Kentucky (2-1), the co-favorite to win the Horizon League, will play FGCU at 7:30 p.m. Monday to cap first-day action. Toledo (3-0), which is averaging…