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,

The Atlanta Dream are the latest WNBA team to make a new coaching hire this offseason, and in a surprise twist they've lured Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko from the collegiate ranks. Smesko's departure is a major blow to FGCU,

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

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

The Atlanta Dream have hired longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead the team. Smesko built Florida Gulf Coast into a perennial NCAA Tournament team and has the third highest winning percentage in women’s college basketball.

The Atlanta Dream managed to do what many other teams have tried over the years. They lured Karl Smesko away from Florida Gulf Coast University.

After a successful 23-year run at Florida Gulf Coast University, see where former Walsh women's basketball coach Karl Smesko is heading to.

After 23 years of unparalleled success at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), head coach Karl Smesko is stepping down to take on a new challenge as he will now serve as the head coach of Atlanta Dre

Revere High School graduate Karl Smesko is leaving Florida Gulf Coast to coach the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. Smesko has 672 wins as a college coach.