By: Patrick Chalvire/Asst. Sports Director It’s been a long time coming for the FIU men’s basketball team as they get set to not only begin a new season on the hardwood tonight, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. against Florida College, but one that they hope will end with them playing in the postseason. On June […]
The word that has been unanimously used to describe the career of junior guard Marco Porcher Jimenez is “underrated” by his coach, his teammates and himself. “I think that it is true that he is underrated,” Head Coach Anthony Evans said. “I think Marco has a skill not a lot of people have to shoot […]
In FIU’s first nationally televised game of the season, the Panthers overcame a late deficit to defeat last season’s sweet-sixteen opponent Florida Gulf Coast University, 72-61. The Panthers, led by Senior forward Tymell Murphy, withstood the fast paced Eagles. Murphy finished with a game-high 23 points, as well as a perfect 10-for-10 from the free […]
It’s early in the season, but the FIU men’s basketball team (7-3) has gotten off to a phenomenal start, winning seven of its last eight games. The Panthers look poised to make some noise once post-season play comes along. Unfortunately, due to an issue with low APR scores the team will not be eligible for […]
Senior guard pulled from game due to eligibility concerns On Thursday, Nov. 21, senior guard Raymond Taylor was pulled from the starting lineup to give FIU a chance to further investigate the eligibility concerns that surround Taylor. Taylor withdrew from the 2012 National Basketball Association draft however, he withdrew after the NCAA deadline of April […]
Two season-ending injuries and the wrath of the NCAA couldn’t stop FIU’s newest Panther from playing on the hard court. Since his Cardinal days at the University of Louisville, Rakeem Buckles has endured some of the toughest times of his life. During the 2010-11 season, he suffered a concussion and tore his anterior cruciate ligament, […]
Panthers Head Coach Anthony Evans’ first year at FIU comes to shape with the release of the men’s basketball schedule. The Panthers will face off against 11 teams that finished last year in the NCAA tournament. The most formidable opponent on the Panthers schedule, the National Champion Louisville Cardinals, will visit the new Lime Court […]
The National Basketball Retired Players Association will now be receiving support from FIU Health. On Thursday, Sept. 19, an announcement was made of a partnership between FIU Health, the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s Faculty Group Practice and the NBRPA. The partnership will now allow for both uninsured and underinsured members and spouses of the […]
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 […]
The Panthers plan to keep a big man on roster after a waiver to transfer was denied. Rakeem Buckles, a transfer from Louisville, will be staying on roster as a scholarship player under new Head Coach Anthony Evans. Richard Pitino, who coached Buckles at Louisville and FIU, told Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com that the fifth-year […]
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 door less than three weeks after the end of a historic season, quickly working out a six-year, $7.2 million deal with the University of Minnesota. I had a thread of […]
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 on for a new coach. On April 3, news broke that Pitino reached a verbal agreement to be the new coach at the University of Minnesota. The stunning departure comes […]
