Will Duval | Sports Director The FIU men’s basketball team traveled to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands to participate in the Cayman Islands Classic tournament, which began on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Starting in 2017, the Cayman Islands Classic is an invitational basketball tournament that takes place every year in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. […]
Alex Rivera/Staff Writer The Panthers completed the sweep of rival FAU as they played their last scheduled regular season game, complete with senior night recognizing Osasumwen Osaghae, Devon Andrews and Trejon Jacob. FIU started the home and away series at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center last Wednesday against a 6-4 FAU, who at the time […]
Richard Gibson/Staff Writer Coming off a 74-56 loss in North Texas, FIU needed to bounce back to tie four other teams for the second best conference record in Conference USA. (FAU, Western Kentucky, North texas, and LA Tech) However, the 8-8 Rice Owls put up a performance on both offense and defense that FIU couldn’t […]
Richard Gibson/Staff Writer The 11-4 Panthers, who came into this game on a two winning streak, had the opportunity to win three straight Conference USA games for the first time ever. However, the 7-8 North Texas Mean Green proved to be more of a challenge than what their record would indicate. After a dominant offensive […]
Jared Parker/Contributing Writer 15 games through the regular season, the men’s basketball team has started strong with an 11-4 record. In conference play the Panthers have only played two games with victories in both. They currently sit at second place in Conference USA standings, behind Louisiana Tech (11-3). Last season FIU led the nation in […]
Richard Gibson/Contributing Writer One of FIU’s top basketball players from the past couple of years, center Elhadji Dieng has signed a professional contract with the Leuven Bears, a team in the EuroMillions Basketball league in Belgium. The EuroMillions League, also known as the Pro Basketball league, has 10 total teams and has been around with […]
Photo by Roberto Jimenez Column by Patrick Chalvire It was only a matter of time until FIU would feel the wrath of the NCAA. On Tuesday afternoon, the NCAA released their annual academic progress ratings (APR), with FIU, along with 18 other schools, receiving postseason bans. The future looked bright for the Panthers’, completing one […]
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 […]
