FIU men’s basketball

A season of highs and lows: men’s basketball’s 2023-2024 campaign

Andres Rodriguez | Contributing Writer The FIU men’s basketball team’s season came to a conclusion in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Championships, where they took a 78-59 loss to the Sam Houston Bearkats on March 13, 2024 in Huntsville, Alabama. After getting eliminated in the conference playoffs, the Panthers finished their season with a […]

Panthers guard Arturo Dean enters the transfer portal

Will Duval | Sports Director On Monday, March 18, 2024, The Portal Report announced on X that sophomore guard Arturo Dean intends on departing from FIU and is entering the NCAA transfer portal. The announcement was verified by Dean after he reposted it on both X and Instagram. Dean, the 5-11, 163 pound guard has […]

Men’s basketball looks to snap three game losing streak against Liberty

Andres Rodriguez | Contributing Writer The FIU’s men’s basketball team is returning home from a two game road trip and taking on the Liberty Flames on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  After concluding their road trip with a 75-68 loss to the LA Tech Bulldogs on Saturday, Feb. 17, the Panthers record fell […]

Men’s basketball looks to snap three game losing streak against LA Tech

Will Duval | Sports Director The FIU men’s basketball team returns home from a three game road trip to take on the LA Tech Bulldogs on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 in Miami, Florida. Reaching the end of a winless road trip, the Panthers concluded it with a 79-61 loss to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders […]

A game of extremes: looking at men’s basketball’s season

Will Duval | Sports Director With more than half of their 2023-2024 campaign under their belt, the FIU men’s basketball team has struggled to find consistency throughout the season. Coming off a 78-69 loss to the Liberty Flames on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, the Panthers’ record dropped to 7-12 following the defeat. Despite a run-of-the-mill […]

Men’s basketball looks to continue their hot shooting vs. UTEP

Jaymz Cosme | Staff Writer The FIU men’s basketball team looks to find another conference victory at home as they face off with the UTEP Miners on Saturday Jan. 13, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Entering this matchup, the Panthers hold a 6-11 record,with five of their six wins coming on their home court. In their […]

Men’s basketball looks to rebound from 0-3 start against HCU

Pablo Hernandez | Assistant Sports Director The FIU Panthers are looking to snap a three game losing streak against the Houston Christian Huskies in Houston, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. After facing off with the No. 12 Miami Hurricanes on Monday, Nov. 13, the Panthers took an 86-80 loss and fell to 0-3 on […]

FIU Spring Athletes Granted Extra Year Of Eligibility By NCAA, Basketball Left In The Dust.

Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director This past week will forever be remembered as one of the bleakest days in sports history. It started with the NBA deciding to suspend the 2019-2020 season after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. Soon after, the MLB, NFL, Nascar, NHL, XFL, and NCAA all decided to either […]

C-USA Cancels All Sporting Events Due To Coronavirus

Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director All spring sports activities for Conference USA have been canceled to try and contain the Covid-19 virus.  This decision is part of a long line of sporting event postponements and cancelations across the country.  As of now, the NBA, MLS, MLB, and Nascar have postponed events for the foreseeable future.  Men’s basketball […]

Win and Loss at the Start of Bonus Play For Men’s Basketball

Alex Rivera/Staff Writer In the first week of conference bonus play, the FIU Panthers played at home against North Texas and Charlotte. With the win and loss, the Panthers sit fourth in the C-USA standings. After over a week without playing a game, the Panthers hosted the North Texas Mean Green as their first game […]

How Coronavirus Has Affected Former FIU Basketball Player Tymell Murphy

Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director Sitting in a small compact room with fellow passengers who just arrived at JFK airport from China, fear of Coronavirus was on the mind of former FIU basketball player, Tymell Murphy. Murphy, who went on to play professional basketball in Shanghai, was forced to come back to the U.S. after the recent […]

FIU Men’s Basketball Drop Third Stop Lost To North Texas

Jared Parker/Staff Writer FIU Men’s basketball team lost their second home game this season, to the North Texas Mean Green on Thursday night. This is the 3rd straight game the Panthers have dropped, their worst skid this season. Several issues plagued the Panthers in their loss, starting with their inability to take care of the […]

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