Columnist Patrick Chalvire Now many people probably wrote off the men’s basketball team since they weren’t going to be playing in the postseason, but despite a turbulent season, the Panthers did have some high moments and leave some hope for the future. Granted, the team did finish a game under .500 with a 15-16 overall […]
By Patrick Chalvire/Staff Writer Despite trailing by as many as 16 points, the Panthers rallied to finish the season with a 74-70 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Panthers (15-16, 7-9 Conference USA) were led by redshirt junior Dennis Mavin, who ended the night with 23 points and four rebounds. Mavin went 6 of […]
It’s all over for seven student-athletes. At least playing basketball on the Lime Court in the U.S. Century Bank Arena is anyway. On March 1 and 2, the FIU women’s and men’s basketball programs, respectively, honored a total of seven student-athletes who will never wear the home jersey in an actual game again for the […]
By Patrick Chalvire/Staff Writer Senior Tymell Murphy and redshirt senior Rakeem Buckles led the Panthers to their last home game of the season with a win over Tulane, 73-47. Buckles finished with his 13th double-double of the season, recording 20 points and 13 rebounds. Murphy also ended the afternoon with 19 points and six rebounds. […]
The Panthers were unable to complete a comeback, despite four players reaching double figures, losing to Middle Tennessee 70-68. Sophomore Jerome Frink finished with a season-high 18 points but was unable to connect on a would-be game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. “It was a hard fought game. Both teams came out, played with energy,” […]
The Panthers (11-9, 3-2 C-USA) almost saw their 10-point halftime lead turn into a loss, but a group effort offensively helped keep the Owls at bay, defeating intrastate rivals in Florida Atlantic University 66-57, Saturday night. The meeting was the first time both teams played each other as members of Conference USA. “We made some […]
The men’s basketball team will look to end their three-game home stand with a matchup against rival Florida Atlantic, Saturday. The Panthers are coming off a 68-64 win over East Carolina University and will take on the Owls for the first time as members of Conference USA. The Owls (7-12, 2-2 C-USA) are coming off […]
By Alejandro Solana/Staff Writer After suffering their worst loss of the season last Thursday to Old Dominion, FIU hosted the East Carolina University Pirates for their second home conference game of the season, hoping for a different outcome at Lime Court Saturday night. In the first ever meeting between the Panthers and the Pirates, it […]
Coming off a 1-3 road trip, the mens basketball team are back on the Lime Court for a three-game home stand, starting with conference foe Old Dominion, Thursday. The Monarchs (7-9, 1-0 C-USA) are coming off a 81-70 win over East Carolina (11-5, 0-1), led by Sophomore guard Aaron Bacote, who leads the team with […]
The Panthers failed to find a rhythm against one of Conference USA’s top teams, as Louisiana Tech beat FIU 85-51. Senior Tymell Murphy led the team with 13 points and nine rebounds, shooting 5 of 13 from the floor with a team high three steals. Redshirt junior Dennis Mavin also contributed with 12 points and […]
