Kevin Castaneda/Staff Writer The FIU men’s basketball team needs to take some road safety courses if they want to survive the highway of wins and losses. Road wins in the Sun Belt Conference have been elusive for the Panthers, as they are 2-6 in conference games away from the U.S. Century Bank Arena. It is […]
Patrick Chalvire/staff writer FIU continued their dominance at home as the Panthers defeated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 87-82 at the U.S. Century Bank Arena in Feb.16, bringing their record to 9-1 in their last ten home games. In a nationally televised game, FIU came home hoping to rebound after losing on the road to Troy […]
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer The Troy Trojans showed no love on Valentine’s Day after handing the FIU men’s basketball team their third consecutive road loss, 69-61. It also marked the second game in a row that FIU’s shooting guard Malik Smith was held to only four points. The game started out extremely slow as neither team […]
Tony Mitchell did not forget about his zero-point performance against FIU’s men’s basketball team on Jan. 17 and Roger Franklin did not forget about the six-point loss at the U.S. Century Bank Arena. The Mean Green of North Texas made it apparent that they would not yield to the Panthers on their home floor on […]
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer After playing 22 games this season, the men’s basketball team finally faced off against their instate conference rival, the Florida Atlantic University Owls, at the U.S. Century Bank Arena. The Panthers dominated the Owls in nearly every facet of the game, as they pulled out an 84-65 victory at home on Feb. […]
Kevin Castaneda/ Staff Writer The men came close, just not close enough. On Jan. 31, the FIU men’s basketball team fell apart in a devastating loss to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, 66-64. In their previous meeting, the Panthers lost to the Blue Raiders on the road by 17 points. It was the second largest […]
Kevin Castaneda/Staff Writer In every men’s basketball game at the U.S. Century Bank Arena, you can count on Deric Hill’s mom yelling from the stands. “There’s a thief on the court!” She calls him a thief for a good reason. He’s the Robin Hood of the team at FIU: He steals from the opposing team […]
