The Eagles made a corresponding move the same day, promoting longtime assistant coach Chelsea Lyles, the team's associate head coach, to the role with no interim tag. Road woes: FGCU women's basketball starts 0-2 for first time as a Division I program after Columbia loss Lyles,

Karl Smesko has become synonymous with a unique style of offensive basketball over the past two decades at Florida Gulf Coast. He prioritizes efficiency to the nth degree and coaches his players to get the best possible shots, whether they are layups with an advantage, catch-and-shoot 3s, or anything uncontested from an optimal spot on the floor.