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2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

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2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–18 (8–12 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJesse Bopp
Assistant coaches
  • Joey Rodriguez
  • Zavier Anderson
Home arenaOcean Bank Convocation Center
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic 18 2   .900 35 4   .897
North Texas 16 4   .800 31 7   .816
UAB 14 6   .700 29 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 9   .550 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Rice 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
FIU 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
UTEP 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 13   .350 15 18   .455
UTSA 4 16   .200 10 22   .313
2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, played their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place in East Division. Their lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tevin Brewer 0 G 5'8" 160 RS Senior Fort Smith, AR Graduate transferred to Duquesne
Isaiah Banks 1 G 6'5" 180 RS Senior Conyers, GA Graduated
Eric Lovett 4 G/F 6'5" 200 RS Senior Jonesboro, GA Graduated
CJ Kelley 5 F 6'8" 185 Freshman Texarkana, TX Transferred to McLennan CC
Aquan Smart 10 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Evanston, IL Transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Victor Hart 11 F 6'8" 200 Junior Miami, FL Transferred to Southern Miss
Clevon Brown 15 F 6'8" 232 RS Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
James Ametepe 20 F 6'5" 210 Senior Accra, Ghana Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Daniel Parrish 24 G 6'3" 180 RS Junior Aiken, SC Transferred to USC Aiken

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nick Guadarrama 0 F 6'5" 250 GS Senior Newington, CT New Hampshire
Austin Williams 20 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Roseland, NJ Hartford
John Williams Jr. 21 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Augsta, GA Glenville State

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Da'Shon Gittens
PG
Woodstock, CT Woodstock Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 8, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jayden Brewer
SG
Lincolnton, NC Combine Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 29, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Da'Shon Gittens
C
Philadelphia, PA Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Arturo Dean
PG
Miami, FL South Miami Senior High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Nick Guadarrama 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Perkiomen School
New Hampshire
Newington, Connecticut
G 1 Dashon Gittens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Hartford, Connecticut
G 2 Denver Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Memphis Day Academy
Garden City CC
New Market, Alabama
G 3 Javaunte Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Lee's Summit North HS
Butler CC
Lee's Summit, Missouri
G 4 Arturo Dean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Miami, Florida
G 11 Jayden Brewer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Combine Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 12 Dante Wilcox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Oxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
C 15 Darryon Prescott 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Math Civics and Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 20 Austin Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Seton Hall Prep
Hartford
Roseland, New Jersey
G 21 John Williams Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS T. W. Josey
Hartford
Augusta, Georgia
G 23 Petar Krivokapic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Miami Prep School Budva, Montenegro
G 24 Jaden Grant (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) So NSU University School Davie, Florida
G 25 Cameron Wilson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Rockdale HS Conyers, Georgia
F 33 Mohamed Sanogo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Pittsfield, Massachusetts
C 44 Seth Pinkney 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Montverde Academy
Quinnipiac
Warminster, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Houston Christian W 77–66  1–0
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,104)
Miami, FL
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Florida Memorial W 95–74  2–0
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (643)
Miami, FL
November 15, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at NC State L 74–107  2–1
PNC Arena (5,034)
Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Bryant L 85–91  2–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (573)
Miami, FL
November 23, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Stony Brook
FIU Multi-Team Event
W 83–50  3–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (676)
Miami, FL
November 27, 2022*
6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Eastern Washington
FIU Multi-Team Event
W 90–79  4–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (310)
Miami, FL
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Michigan L 68–80  4–3
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,150)
Miami, FL
December 4, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 65–74  4–4
Alico Arena (2,033)
Fort Myers, FL
December 13, 2022*
8:00 p.m., HBCU Go
at Howard L 59–71  4–6
Burr Gymnasium (654)
Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Florida Atlantic L 53–79  4–6
(0–1)
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,797)
Boca Raton, FL
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Incarnate Word W 79–74  5–6
Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
December 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Florida College W 69–64  6–6
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (848)
Miami, FL
December 31, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas L 57–72  6–7
(0–2)
The Super Pit (2,934)
Denton, TX
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 62–60  7–7
(1–2)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (819)
Miami, FL
January 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB W 90–87 OT 8–7
(2–2)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,152)
Miami, FL
January 11, 2023
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 73–77 OT 8–8
(2–3)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,244)
Miami, FL
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky L 59–70  8–9
(2–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,743)
Bowling Green, KY
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas L 57–64  8–10
(2–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,183)
Miami, FL
January 19, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP L 61–81  8–11
(2–6)
Don Haskins Center (3,648)
El Paso, TX
January 21, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 77–72  9–11
(3–6)
Convocation Center (1,414)
San Antonio, TX
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 78–69  10–11
(4–6)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,417)
Miami, FL
January 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Middle Tennessee W 82–74  11–11
(5–6)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,311)
Miami, FL
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte W 57–54  12–11
(6–6)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,073)
Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB L 72–76  12–12
(6–7)
Bartow Arena (5,318)
Birmingham, AL
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 66–62  13–12
(7–7)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,170)
Miami, FL
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Rice L 78–85  13–13
(7–8)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,292)
Miami, FL
February 18, 2023
6:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee L 58–69  13–14
(7–9)
Murphy Center (3,911)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP L 82–87  13–15
(7–10)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,219)
Miami, FL
February 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
UTSA L 91–95  13–16
(7–11)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,119)
Miami, FL
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 76–77 OT 13–17
(7–12)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,867)
Ruston, LA
March 4, 2023
3:00 p.m.
at Rice W 90–83  14–17
(8–12)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760)
Houston, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Louisiana Tech
First round
L 76–81 OT 14–18
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2022.