When mediocrity becomes a good thing
Eduardo Almaguer/ Sports Director I can’t find a real reason to be mad at Richard Pitino. The former FIU men’s basketball coach bolted out the…
Men’s Basketball
The search is on for a new basketball coach
Eduardo Almaguer/Sports Director Making history was not enough to keep men’s basketball Head Coach Richard Pitino rooted with the Panthers and now the search is…
FIU men’s basketball in danger of 2013-14 postseason ban
Eduardo Almaguer/ Sports Director In a press conference that Pete Garcia held today, the executive director of sports and entertainment hinted that the FIU men’s…
Basketball Head Coach Richard Pitino leaves FIU
FIUSM sports staff After just one season with FIU, basketball Head Coach Richard Pitino is expected to replace Tubby Smith as head coach at University…
Transfers ready to move from sidelines to the court
Kevin Castaneda/Staff Writer Imagine you are the biggest fan of FIU’s men’s basketball team. You not only go to every single home game, you travel…
Special: Hungry and Humbled
Tymell Murphy/Men’s Basketball junior forward “Coach Pitino just got the job at Florida International, Tymell, I’ll call him up and tell him about you.”…
Looking back, the youth of FIU basketball
Kevin Castaneda/ Staff Writer It is undeniable that the FIU men’s basketball team had a run for the ages. Their 11 conference wins this season…
Panthers fall to Western Kentucky in SBC championship to cap strong season
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer For the last 13 years, FIU stewed in the bottom of the Sun Belt Conference rankings. They were not supposed to get…
FIU men’s basketball upsets MTSU, advances to SBC championships
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer The FIU men’s basketball team defeated No.1 Middle Tennessee 61-57 in the Sun Belt Conference tournament semi-finalson March 10 to advance to…
FIU has no time for rest with Sun Belt tournament tomorrow
Kevin Castaneda/Staff Writer The FIU men’s basketball team ended the season on a sour note. Though finishing with a 16-13 record, the best mark the…