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…
Marco Porcher Jimenez
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…
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…
Panthers’ Pitino snubbed as SBC Coach of the Year
Patrick Chalvire/staff writer Kermit Davis, I’m really happy for you and I’m going to let you finish, but Richard Pitino had one of the best…
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…
FIU regular season ends, postseason just ahead
Kevin Castaneda/staff writer On Oct. 24, the Sun Belt Conference Coaches’ Poll for men’s basketball was released. The coaches picked FIU to finish second to…