After an offseason where the mens basketball team had to deal with an Academic Progress Rate score scandal, the loss of their head coach and some players transferring out of FIU, the Panthers now turn their attention to the upcoming 2013 season.
The 2013-14 schedule was released on Sept. 16 and announced by new Head Coach Anthony Evans. The upcoming schedule will include a couple of notable names including the NCAA National Champions Louisville Cardinals on Dec. 21 and last year’s cinderella story Florida Gulf Coast, also known as Dunk City, on Dec. 7. The Cardinals visit to FIU will be the first time a defending national champion has played against the Panthers on their home court.
Evans knows just how tough the upcoming season will be with a schedule that features 11 teams which saw postseason tournament action last season.
“This year’s schedule will be a good test for our team,” said Evans in a FIU Athletics press release. “With it being our first year in Conference USA and the quality non-conference opponents we will be facing, I expect this to be a challenging yet exciting season. The year will be fun and entertaining for not only our team, but our fans as well.”
The season will kick off at the Kennesaw State Tournament on Nov. 8 and will finish up on Nov. 12. After the Panthers finish up the four-team tournament in Kennesaw Ga., they will head back to the Lime Court at the U.S Century Bank Arena to tip off their home opener against Florida College.
The back-to-back NCAA tournament teams will close out 2013, prior to the New Year.
FIU will wrap up the 2013-14 season with Senior Day on March 2 when they host Tulane, followed by a March 6 matchup against in-state rival Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton.
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