Gulf Coast Showcase Champions
Full list of Gulf Coast Showcase champions, including head coach, by year. The Gulf Coast Showcase is an early season Division I men’s college basketball tournament that has taken place annually in November since 2013. Eight mid-major programs meet in the Florida to play a tournament and crown a champion. Teams that lose go into a consolation bracket, so every team is guaranteed to play in three games. The tournament is hosted at Hertz Arena (formerly Germain Arena) in Estero, Florida.
| Year | Champion | Head Coach |
| 2013 | Louisiana Tech | Mike White |
| 2014 | Green Bay | Brian Wardle |
| 2015 | Weber State | Randy Rahe |
| 2016 | Houston | Kelvin Sampson |
| 2017 | Towson | Pat Skerry |
| 2018 | Toledo | Tod Kowalczyk |
| 2019 | La Salle | Ashley Howard |
| 2020 | Abilene Christian | Joe Golding |
| 2021 | Oakland | Greg Kampe |
| 2022 | Florida Gulf Coast | Pat Chambers |
| 2023 | Hofstra | Speedy Claxton |
| 2024 | showcase format | |
| 2025 | ||
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