Richard Gibson/Staff Writer As part of a collaboration with Hillel, Amare Stoudemire visited and spoke at FIU on behalf of his own foundation. The Amare Stoudemire Foundation has partnered with Hillel in an initiative to bring together Jewish and African-American students at FIU. Hillel is a community that helps Jewish students at FIU through experience, […]
Richard Gibson/Contributing Writer One of FIU’s top basketball players from the past couple of years, center Elhadji Dieng has signed a professional contract with the Leuven Bears, a team in the EuroMillions Basketball league in Belgium. The EuroMillions League, also known as the Pro Basketball league, has 10 total teams and has been around with […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/Staff Writer Athletics is requesting a bailout from the Student Government Association to help cover hundreds of thousands in revenue losses. The request for funds comes after years of losing revenue, spending borrowed money and not reimbursing the University for cash advances on time, according to an internal audit of the Athletics […]
Written by Zoe Chin/Sports Director In a grueling 71-57 defeat, the Mean Green ending the Panthers’ winning streak against them. The FIU (19-13) men’s basketball team was defeated by North Texas University (21-11) in their Championship USA tournament match on Wednesday, March 13. The two universities met for the third time this season and despite […]
Written by Christian Almanza/Staff Writer One of the most successful regular seasons in the history of FIU basketball program was capped on a positive note on Saturday, March 9 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. FIU faced North Texas University for the second time in three weeks, the Panthers defeated the Mean Green squad by […]
Written by Christian Almanza/Contributing Writer Brian Beard, Jr. is leading the league in steals and was nominated this week for C-USA Player of the Year. He has also been named FIU athletics’ “Panther of the Week”. The dynamic floor general has been the catalyst for the team’s first winning season since 2012-13, breaking school records […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer An early noon tip-off saw the Panthers become 2-0 in their conference bonus plays as well as 4-0 counting the other two non-bonus games. On Sunday, March 3, the FIU men’s basketball team defeated Louisiana Tech University (83-76) in Conference USA bonus play. This was a grind it out type […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer The FIU basketball team finished the season with a huge win over North Texas University on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Panthers finished their regular season 16-11 and 7-7 in the Conference USA. FIU’s Brian Beard Jr. was on fire this afternoon finishing the game with 22 points. “He’s a guy […]
Written by Christian Almanza/Contributing Writer Selflessness, discipline, and competitive energy. Those were the values that FIU head basketball coach Jeremy Ballard preached after the team’s big win over Rice University , in a Valentine’s Day match-up at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Thursday evening. Both teams entered the game with identical conference records of […]
Written By Christian Almanza/Contributing Writer For one FIU basketball team, the season has been encouraging and invigorating. For another, it has been an uphill battle. The women’s basketball team finally receives a breath of fresh air, with a satisfying victory against Conference USA opponent UTSA in the Ocean Bank Convocation Center on Thursday afternoon. Coming […]
By Dalton Tevlin/Assistant Sports Director The FIU men’s basketball team will be playing against the University of Southern Mississippi, their Conference USA rival, at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The Panthers have a home game record of 7-2, but as a whole, the team has a 13-7 record this […]
By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director After playing for three hours in almost 90 degree weather, a charity basketball tournament raised over $500 for the University’s Veteran and Military Affair programs, according to Ana Lydia Gomez, one of the organizers for the event. The charity basketball tournament, called Hoops for Heroes, occurred on Thursday, Oct. 25 […]
