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Panthers surge past Webber International in coach Jeremy Ballard’s inaugural game

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     Fueled by their high paced offense and their intense defense, first-year head coach Jeremy Ballard and the FIU men’s basketball team tip-offed the 2018-2019 season with a dominating 110-84 win over the Webber International Warriors on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. “Great first win. The […]

Men’s basketball seeks to start fast in season opener

By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director   The opening week of the men’s basketball regular season has finally arrived, and the Panthers are looking to get their first win of the season against a low-tier Sun Conference opponent in Webber International. The Warriors will open the 2018-19 campaign without the team’s last season’s leading scorer, Osandai […]

Roster primed to excel in Ballard ‘s up-tempo system

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     Intensity, energy and enthusiasm are just a few words being said by the newly guided FIU Panthers as first-year head basketball coach Jeremy Ballard has begun setting the foundation for his new program. “High intensity is a non-negotiable for us when it comes to practice and games,” said […]

Ballard rounds out inaugural recruiting class

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     Jeremy Ballard’s first recruiting class is in the books, and with the first-year head coach trying to implement his new culture, he must overcome the difficulties of erasing the past foundation. “You know it’s tough. I think there’s a preconceived notion of what FIU is as a basketball program, […]

Head coach intends on changing perception of program

By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director     As the men’s basketball season is rapidly approaching, FIU Panthers head coach Jeremy Ballard is concentrated on the teams’ present and future by implementing a new culture. However, when asked if the first year head coach was looking to adjust any or multiple elements of the program from […]

Men’s basketball signs a pair of talented guards

By Xavier Holloway/Staff Writer Freshly hired men’s basketball head coach, Jeremy Ballard, has aggressively started his FIU tenure by signing a pair of talented transfers this offseason. Both transfers are shooting guards, 6-foot-3 guard Marcus Burwell from Virginia, and 6-foot-1 guard Cameron Corcoran from Little Rock University. Marcus Burwell, a standout from Northeastern Junior College, […]

Ballard’s Beginning: Newly hired head coach implementing culture change

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director   A new era is underway for the FIU men’s basketball team, as recently hired head coach Jeremy Ballard is beginning to mold the foundation of his new program with the signing of his first two recruits. “They’re two young men, first a foremost, whose character fits what we’re trying to […]

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