FIU Panthers men's basketball
FIU Panthers | ||||
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University | Florida International University | |||
Head coach | Jeremy Ballard (6th season) | |||
Conference | C-USA | |||
Location | Westchester, Florida | |||
Arena | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (Capacity: 5,000) | |||
Nickname | Panthers | |||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1995 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
TAAC : 1993 |
The FIU Panthers men's basketball team represents Florida International University in Westchester, Florida. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA. They are led by head coach Jeremy Ballard and play their home games at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
Richard Pitino era
On April 15, 2012,
On April 3, 2013, Richard Pitino was hired to become the next head coach at the University of Minnesota, replacing Tubby Smith.
Anthony Evans era
On April 15, 2013, Anthony Evans left his position as head coach at Norfolk State University to become the head coach at FIU.
On April 2, 2018, FIU fired Evans after 5 seasons, in which the Panthers finished 65–94 with no postseason tournament appearances.[2]
Jeremy Ballard era
On April 20, 2018, VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard was hired by the Panthers for the head coaching job.[3]
NCAA Tournament appearances
FIU men's basketball team had its lone NCAA Tournament appearance in the
Media appearances
The "Sunblazers" men's basketball team was also featured in a second-season episode of Miami Vice entitled "The Fix".
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Panthers have appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1995 | First round | UCLA | L 56–92 |
CIT Results
The Panthers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 1-1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First round Second Round |
Texas State Green Bay |
W 87-81 L 68-98 |
Year-by-year results
Season | Conference affiliation |
Win–loss (overall) |
Win–loss (overall) |
Conference finish |
Postseason |
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1981–82 | D-II Independent | 11–16 | n/a | n/a | |
1982–83 | D-II Independent | 15–12 | n/a | n/a | |
1983–84 | D-II Independent | 13–13 | n/a | n/a | |
1984–85 | D-II Independent | 19–8 | n/a | n/a | |
1985–86 | D-II Independent | 17–9 | n/a | n/a | |
1986–87 | D-II Independent | 7–18 | n/a | n/a | |
1987–88 | D-II Independent | 9–19 | n/a | n/a | |
1988–89 | D-I Independent | 10–18 | n/a | n/a | |
1989–90 | D-I Independent | 9–19 | n/a | n/a | |
1990–91 | D-I Independent | 6–22 | n/a | n/a | |
1991–92 | TAAC | 11–17 | 7–7 | T–3rd | TAAC Tournament Quarterfinals |
1992–93 | TAAC | 20–10 | 9–3 | 1st | TAAC Regular Season Champs |
1993–94 | TAAC | 11–16 | 7–9 | T–6th | TAAC Tournament Quarterfinals |
1994–95 | TAAC | 11–19 | 4–12 | T–9th | TAAC Tournament Champs NCAA First Round |
1995–96 | TAAC | 13–15 | 5–11 | T–3rd East | TAAC Tournament Semifinals |
1996–97 | TAAC | 16–13 | 12–4 | 2nd East | TAAC Tournament Finals |
1997–98 | TAAC | 21–8 | 13–3 | 2nd East | TAAC Tournament Finals |
1998–99 | Sun Belt | 13–16 | 7–7 | T–3rd | Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals |
1999–2000 | Sun Belt | 16–14 | 9–7 | 4th | Sun Belt Tournament First Round |
2000–01 | Sun Belt | 8–21 | 5–11 | 5th East | Sun Belt Tournament Second Round |
2001–02 | Sun Belt | 10–20 | 4–10 | 5th East | Sun Belt Tournament First Round |
2002–03 | Sun Belt | 8–21 | 1–13 | 5th East | Sun Belt Tournament Second Round |
2003–04 | Sun Belt | 5–22 | 0–13 | 5th East | |
2004–05 | Sun Belt | 13–17 | 0–10 | 5th East | Sun Belt Tournament Semifinals |
2005–06 | Sun Belt | 8–20 | 0–13 | 5th East | Sun Belt Tournament First Round |
2006–07 | Sun Belt | 12–17 | 7–11 | 6th East | Sun Belt Tournament First Round |
2007–08 | Sun Belt | 9–20 | 6–12 | 5th East | Sun Belt Tournament First Round |
2008–09 | Sun Belt | 13–20 | 7–11 | 5th East | Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals |
2009–10 | Sun Belt | 7–25 | 4–14 | 6th East | Sun Belt Tournament First Round |
2010–11 | Sun Belt | 11–19 | 5–11 | 6th East | Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals |
2011–12 | Sun Belt | 8–21 | 5–11 | 6th East | Sun Belt Tournament First Round |
2012–13 | Sun Belt | 18–14 | 11–9 | 3rd East | Sun Belt Tournament Finals |
2013–14 | C-USA | 15–16 | 7–9 | T–8th | |
2014–15 | C-USA | 16–17 | 8–10 | T–7th | C-USA Tournament Quarterfinals |
2015–16 | C-USA | 13–19 | 7–11 | T–9th | C-USA Tournament Second Round |
2016–17 | C-USA | 7–24 | 3–15 | 13th | |
2017–18 | C-USA | 14–18 | 8–10 | T–7th | C-USA Tournament First Round |
2018–19 | C-USA | 20–14 | 10–8 | 7th | C-USA Tournament First Round CIT Second Round |
2019–20 | C-USA | 19–13 | 9-9 | 5th | C-USA Tournament Quarterfinals |
2020–21 | C-USA | 9–17 | 2–15 | 14th (overall) 7th East |
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2021–22 | C-USA | 15–17 | 5–13 | 11th (overall) 6th East |
Records
Team Honors
Trans America Athletic Conference regular season champions (1): 1992–93
FIU basketball alumni in professional leagues
FIU Panthers alumni to have gone on to the
Name | Years at FIU | Team |
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Carlos Arroyo | 1998–2001 | Boston Celtics |
Raja Bell | 1999–2000 | Utah Jazz |
Clyde Corley | 1982–1983 | Dallas Mavericks |
- Oren Aharoni (born 1973), Israeli basketball coach and former basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
- ^ "FIU Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "FIU parts ways with coach Evans". gwinettprepsports.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Epps Jr., Wayne (April 20, 2018). "VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 20, 2018.