Competitive basketball has been a fixture at Florida College since the first team was formed in 1959. The team has provided its fans with a number of highlights through the years. FC captured the National Little College Athletic Association Title during the 1974–75 season, then repeated in 1978–79. They were runners-up in the National Small College Athletic Association in 1998–99. The 1977–78 team finished as state runners-up in the Florida Community College Athletic Association, then captured the top prize in 1982–83 as state champions. Their most recent showing was as runners-up in the 2007–08 USCAA National Tournament.
Beginning in 2012, Florida College sported their first Women’s Basketball team. The team is coached by Athletic Director Kenny Moorer, and assisted by Micah Richeson, Daphne Edwards, Alison Johnson and Student Assistant Derek Steen.