2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
| 2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 14–18 (8–10 C-USA) |
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| Home arena | FIU Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 18 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 C-USA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Southern Miss.
On April 2, 2018, FIU fired head coach Anthony Evans after five seasons.[1][2] On April 20, the school announced VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard was hired as the new head coach.[3][4]
Previous season
[edit]The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 7–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Michael Kessens | 0 | F | 6'9" | 228 | RS Senior | Nyon, Switzerland | Graduated |
| Elmo Stephen | 1 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Auburndale, FL | Graduated |
| Donte McGill | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Newark, DE | Graduated |
| Kimar Williams | 4 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Rider |
| Anthony Boswell | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Eric Nottage | 12 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
| Richard Bievens | 20 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Junior | Bakersfield, CA | Graduate transferred to Slippery Rock (PA) |
| Cameron Smith | 24 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Tallahassee, FL | Graduate transferred to James Madison |
Incoming transfers
[edit]| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Josh Stamps | 0 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC |
| Trejon Jacob | 3 | G | 6'4" | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Junior college transferred from Seminole State College | |
| Brian Beard Jr. | 4 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Junior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Junior college transferred from Chaffey College |
| Willy Nunez | 20 | G | 6'6" | Junior | Orlando, FL | Junior college transferred from Indian River State College | |
| Elhadji Dieng | 22 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Junior | Senegal | Junior college transferred from Sheridan College |
Recruiting class of 2017
[edit]| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Cordell Veira PG |
Etobioke, ON | John Polanyi Collegiate Inst | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Feb 26, 2017 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Kasper Christiansen PF |
Woodstock, VA | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Isaiah Banks SG |
Conyers, GA | Heritage High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Florida Memorial | W 70–47 | 1–0 |
FIU Arena (731) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Nov 12, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Stetson | L 64–70 OT | 1–1 |
FIU Arena (605) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:30 pm |
vs. Elon Black & Gold Shootout |
L 87–95 3OT | 1–2 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,686) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| Nov 18, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Milwaukee Black & Gold Shootout |
L 51–66 | 1–3 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,313) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm |
vs. Concordia–Saint Paul Black & Gold Shootout |
W 77–67 | 2–3 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,103) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
South Carolina | L 61–78 | 2–4 |
FIU Arena (1,335) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Florida National | W 79–61 | 3–4 |
FIU Arena (683) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm |
South Alabama | W 87–58 | 4–4 |
FIU Arena (653) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Dec 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Florida | W 65–53 | 5–4 |
USF Sun Dome (2,040) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at North Florida | L 85–87 | 5–5 |
UNF Arena (1,479) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| Dec 16, 2017* 5:30 pm |
James Madison | L 67–76 | 5–6 |
FIU Arena (620) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 91–88 | 6–6 |
FIU Arena (509) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Hartford | L 72–79 | 6–7 |
FIU Arena (497) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | W 58–57 | 7–7 (1–0) |
FIU Arena (589) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm |
Middle Tennessee | L 66–71 OT | 7–8 (1–1) |
FIU Arena (468) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm |
UAB | L 64–75 | 7–9 (1–2) |
FIU Arena (515) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm |
at UTSA | W 79–76 | 8–9 (2–2) |
Convocation Center (1,218) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| Jan 13, 2018 9:00 pm |
at UTEP | L 68–72 | 8–10 (2–3) |
Don Haskins Center (6,074) El Paso, TX | |||||||
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Old Dominion | L 54–64 | 8–11 (2–4) |
FIU Arena (1,681) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm |
Charlotte | W 79–59 | 9–11 (3–4) |
FIU Arena (2,195) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Rice | L 64–73 | 9–12 (3–5) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,485) Houston, TX | |||||||
| Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm |
at North Texas | L 67–69 OT | 9–13 (3–6) |
The Super Pit (2,096) Denton, TX | |||||||
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm |
Southern Miss | W 76–70 | 10–13 (4–6) |
FIU Arena (1,263) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm |
Louisiana Tech | W 71–68 | 11–13 (5–6) |
FIU Arena (2,463) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Feb 8, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Marshall | L 66–76 | 11–14 (5–7) |
Cam Henderson Center (5,078) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Western Kentucky | L 76–83 | 11–15 (5–8) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,429) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | L 72–77 | 11–16 (5–9) |
FAU Arena (1,198) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm |
North Texas | W 69–68 | 12–16 (6–9) |
FIU Arena (2,163) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm |
Rice | W 67–64 | 13–16 (7–9) |
FIU Arena (4,580) Miami, FL | |||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Charlotte | W 89–83 | 14–16 (8–9) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,305) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Old Dominion | L 53–79 | 14–17 (8–10) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,879) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 6:00 pm, Stadium |
(8) | vs. (9) Southern Miss First round |
L 68–69 | 14–18 |
The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "FIU parts ways with coach Evans". gwinettprepsports.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Burke, Peter. "FIU parts ways with basketball coach Anthony Evans". www.local10.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ Epps Jr., Wayne (April 20, 2018). "VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Times-Dispatch, WAYNE EPPS JR. Richmond. "VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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