2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 11–22 (5–11 C-USA) |
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Associate head coach | Jesse Bopp |
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Home arena | Ocean Bank Convocation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner |
The 2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represents Florida International University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, play their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.
Previous season
[edit]The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. As a No. 7 seed, they lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Louisiana Tech.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Nick Guadarrama | 0 | F | 6'5" | 250 | GS Senior | Newington, CT | Graduated |
Denver Jones | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | New Market, AL | Transferred to Auburn |
Darryon Prescott | 15 | C | 7'0" | 216 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Coppin State |
Austin Williams | 20 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Roseland, NJ | Graduate transferred to Rutgers |
John Williams Jr. | 21 | G | 6'4" | 190 | GS Senior | Augusta, GA | Graduated |
Cameron Wilson | 25 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Conyers, GA | Walk-on; transferred to Palm Beach State College |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Okechukwu Okeke | 0 | F/C | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | East Chicago, IN | Tallahassee CC |
Jaidon Lipscomb | 5 | G | 6'5" | 176 | Junior | Columbus, OH | Lakeland CC |
Travis Gray | 10 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Syracuse, NY | Mohawk Valley CC |
Jonathan Aybar | 21 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Junior | Kissimmee, FL | North Florida |
George Pridgett | 31 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Boston, MA | Polk State College |
2023 recruiting class
[edit]There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UCF | L 62–85 | 0–1 |
11 – Gittens | 6 – Brewer | 4 – Dean | Addition Financial Arena (6,225) Orlando, FL | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tarleton State C-USA/WAC Alliance |
L 65–82 | 0–2 |
14 – Tied | 5 – Aybar | 4 – Tied | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,242) Miami, FL | ||||
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at No. 12 Miami (FL) | L 80–86 | 0–3 |
19 – Dean | 6 – Tied | 6 – Dean | Watsco Center (6,620) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
November 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | W 83–74 | 1–3 |
20 – Gittens | 8 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Sharp Gymnasium (609) Houston, TX | ||||
November 19, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals |
L 71–77 | 1–4 |
26 – Krivokapic | 4 – Hawkins | 9 – Dean | John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | ||||
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Marshall Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round |
L 69–80 | 1–5 |
13 – Aybar | 6 – Dean | 4 – Dean | John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | ||||
November 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports |
vs. Loyola Marymount Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game |
L 60–61 | 1–6 |
19 – Gittens | 5 – Pinkney | 4 – Dean | John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands | ||||
November 26, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | W 91–84 | 2–6 |
22 – Hawkins | 7 – Dean | 5 – Dean | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (755) Miami, FL | ||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 65–68 | 2–7 |
18 – Brewer | 7 – Dean | 4 – Tied | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,365) Miami, FL | ||||
December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
LIU | W 74–59 | 3–7 |
27 – Dean | 7 – Dean | 5 – Hawkins | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (681) Miami, FL | ||||
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 15 Florida Atlantic | L 60–94 | 3–8 |
17 – Lipscomb | 5 – Tied | 4 – Dean | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL | ||||
December 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Trinity College | W 146–55 | 4–8 |
23 – Lipscomb | 10 – Okeke | 7 – Dean | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (586) Miami, FL | ||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stetson | L 68–80 | 4–9 |
17 – Hawkins | 6 – Tied | 5 – Dean | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (709) Miami, FL | ||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maine | W 82–74 | 5–9 |
20 – Hawkins | 8 – Brewer | 7 – Gittens | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (602) Miami, FL | ||||
December 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech C-USA/WAC Alliance |
L 92–96 OT | 5–10 |
27 – Hawkins | 5 – Tied | 4 – Hawkins | Burns Arena (1,213) St. George, UT | ||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville State | L 63–70 | 5–11 (0–1) |
15 – Hawkins | 5 – Tied | 5 – Dean | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,188) Jacksonville, AL | ||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Mexico State | W 77-67 | 6-11 (1-1) |
20 – Hawkins | 6 – Dean | 5 – Dean | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,294) Miami, FL | ||||
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UTEP | W 72–68 | 7–11 (2–1) |
20 – Hawkins | 6 – Sanogo | 5 – Lipscomb | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,021) Miami, FL | ||||
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Liberty | L 69–78 | 7–12 (2–2) |
24 – Hawkins | 7 – Dean | 3 – Dean | Liberty Arena (3,247) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Western Kentucky | L 91–105 | 7–13 (2–3) |
17 – Krivokapic | 4 – Pinkney | 5 – Dean | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,144) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Middle Tennessee | L 61–79 | 7–14 (2–4) |
16 – Dean | 6 – Pinkney | 5 – Dean | Murphy Center (4,122) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | L 53–93 | 7–15 (2–5) |
18 – Brewer | 4 – Gittens | 2 – Tied | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,115) Miami, FL | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | W 68–61 | 8–15 (3–5) |
18 – Krivokapic | 7 – Brewer | 9 – Hawkins | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,179) Miami, FL | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Middle Tennessee | L 66–68 | 8–16 (3–6) |
14 – Dean | 8 – Dean | 4 – Hawkins | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (638) Miami, FL | ||||
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston | L 56–70 | 8–17 (3–7) |
15 – Brewer | 7 – Pinkney | 4 – Tied | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,395) Huntsville, TX | ||||
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech | L 68–75 | 8–18 (3–8) |
19 – Dean | 12 – Dean | 4 – Hawkins | Thomas Assembly Center (2,273) Ruston, LA | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Liberty | W 76–71 | 9–18 (4–8) |
24 – Dean | 6 – Hawkins | 5 – Hawkins | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,008) Miami, FL | ||||
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | L 75–77 | 9–19 (4–9) |
19 – Dean | 7 – Dean | 4 – Hawkins | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (828) Miami, FL | ||||
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Kentucky | W 85–83 | 10–19 (5–9) |
27 – Hawkins | 9 – Brewer | 5 – Hawkins | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (990) Miami, FL | ||||
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTEP | L 76–83 | 10–20 (5–10) |
23 – Brewer | 5 – Wilcox | 4 – Dean | Don Haskins Center (5,151) El Paso, TX | ||||
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Mexico State | L 70–77 | 10–21 (5–11) |
16 – Brewer | 6 – Dean | 5 – Dean | Pan American Center (4,864) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (8) Jacksonville State First Round |
W 76–67 | 11–21 |
21 – Dean | 6 – Tied | 6 – Dean | Von Braun Center (444) Huntsville, AL | |||
March 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(9) | vs. (1) Sam Houston Quarterfinals |
L 59–78 | 11–22 |
20 – Hawkins | 8 – Dean | 2 – Tied | Von Braun Center (628) Huntsville, AL | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2023.