Florida Gulf Coast head coach Joe Dooley is returning to East Carolina according to a report by 94.3 The Game.  Dooley was the head coach at East Carolina from 1995-1999 where he went 57-52. He then served as an assistant at Kansas, New Mexico, and Wyoming before becoming the head coach at FGCU in 2013. This past season Dooley led the Eagles to a 23-12 (12-2) record and will leave the school with a 114-58 mark in his five seasons.

The East Carolina Board of Trustees is meeting this afternoon to approve the contract with an official announcement expected after that.

Dooley was also reportedly in the final group at URI. An announcement there is expected shortly as well.