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2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

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2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record11–22 (5–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJesse Bopp
Assistant coaches
  • Joey Rodriguez
  • Zavier Anderson
Home arenaOcean Bank Convocation Center
Seasons
2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston 13 3   .813 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Western Kentucky 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
Liberty 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
UTEP 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
New Mexico State 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Middle Tennessee 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Jacksonville State 6 10   .375 14 18   .438
FIU 5 11   .313 11 22   .333
2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, played their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. As a No. 7 seed, they lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Louisiana Tech.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Nick Guadarrama 0 F 6'5" 250 GS Senior Newington, CT Graduated
Denver Jones 2 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore New Market, AL Transferred to Auburn
Darryon Prescott 15 C 7'0" 216 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Coppin State
Austin Williams 20 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Roseland, NJ Graduate transferred to Rutgers
John Williams Jr. 21 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Augusta, GA Graduated
Cameron Wilson 25 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Conyers, GA Walk-on; transferred to Palm Beach State College

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Okechukwu Okeke 0 F/C 6'9" 230 Junior East Chicago, IN Tallahassee CC
Jaidon Lipscomb 5 G 6'5" 176 Junior Columbus, OH Lakeland CC
Travis Gray 10 G 6'7" 190 Junior Syracuse, NY Mohawk Valley CC
Jonathan Aybar 21 F 6'9" 205 Junior Kissimmee, FL North Florida
George Pridgett 31 G 5'11" Junior Boston, MA Polk State College

2023 recruiting class

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Chris Okeke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lipscomb
Tallahassee CC
East Chicago, Indiana
G 1 Dashon Gittens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Hartford, Connecticut
G 2 Arturo Dean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Miami, Florida
G 3 Javaunte Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Lee's Summit North HS
Butler CC
Lee's Summit, Missouri
C 4 Seth Pinkney 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Montverde Academy
Quinnipiac
Warminster, Pennsylvania
G 5 Jaidon Lipscomb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Dohn Community High School
Lakeland CC
Columbus, Ohio
G 10 Travis Gray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Henninger HS
Mohawk Valley CC
Syracuse, New York
G 11 Jayden Brewer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Combine Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 12 Dante Wilcox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Oxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
G 15 Renato Ruiz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr American Heritage HS Plantation, Florida
F 21 Jonathan Aybar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Central Pointe Christian Academy
North Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
G 22 Onyx Pastoriza (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr Miami Triple Threat Prep Arecibo, Puerto Rico
G 23 Petar Krivokapic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Miami Prep School Budva, Montenegro
G 24 Jaden Grant (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Jr NSU University School Davie, Florida
G 31 George Pridgett Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Roswell HS
Polk State College
Boston, Massachusetts
F 33 Mohamed Sanogo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UCF L 62–85  0–1
 11  Gittens   6  Brewer   4  Dean  Addition Financial Arena (6,225)
Orlando, FL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tarleton State
C-USA/WAC Alliance
L 65–82  0–2
 14  Tied   5  Aybar   4  Tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,242)
Miami, FL
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
at No. 12 Miami (FL) L 80–86  0–3
 19  Dean   6  Tied   6  Dean  Watsco Center (6,620)
Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Houston Christian W 83–74  1–3
 20  Gittens   8  Tied   6  Tied  Sharp Gymnasium (609)
Houston, TX
November 19, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Akron
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals
L 71–77  1–4
 26  Krivokapic   4  Hawkins   9  Dean  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023*
5:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Marshall
Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round
L 69–80  1–5
 13  Aybar   6  Dean   4  Dean  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloSports
vs. Loyola Marymount
Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game
L 60–61  1–6
 19  Gittens   5  Pinkney   4  Dean  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 91–84  2–6
 22  Hawkins   7  Dean   5  Dean  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (755)
Miami, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Florida Gulf Coast L 65–68  2–7
 18  Brewer   7  Dean   4  Tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,365)
Miami, FL
December 2, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
LIU W 74–59  3–7
 27  Dean   7  Dean   5  Hawkins  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (681)
Miami, FL
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 15 Florida Atlantic L 60–94  3–8
 17  Lipscomb   5  Tied   4  Dean  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
December 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Trinity College W 146–55  4–8
 23  Lipscomb   10  Okeke   7  Dean  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (586)
Miami, FL
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stetson L 68–80  4–9
 17  Hawkins   6  Tied   5  Dean  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (709)
Miami, FL
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine W 82–74  5–9
 20  Hawkins   8  Brewer   7  Gittens  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (602)
Miami, FL
December 30, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Tech
C-USA/WAC Alliance
L 92–96 OT 5–10
 27  Hawkins   5  Tied   4  Hawkins  Burns Arena (1,213)
St. George, UT
Conference USA regular season
January 6, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 63–70  5–11
(0–1)
 15  Hawkins   5  Tied   5  Dean  Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,188)
Jacksonville, AL
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State W 77-67  6-11
(1-1)
 20  Hawkins   6  Dean   5  Dean  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,294)
Miami, FL
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 72–68  7–11
(2–1)
 20  Hawkins   6  Sanogo   5  Lipscomb  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,021)
Miami, FL
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 69–78  7–12
(2–2)
 24  Hawkins   7  Dean   3  Dean  Liberty Arena (3,247)
Lynchburg, VA
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 91–105  7–13
(2–3)
 17  Krivokapic   4  Pinkney   5  Dean  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,144)
Bowling Green, KY
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 61–79  7–14
(2–4)
 16  Dean   6  Pinkney   5  Dean  Murphy Center (4,122)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech L 53–93  7–15
(2–5)
 18  Brewer   4  Gittens   2  Tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,115)
Miami, FL
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston W 68–61  8–15
(3–5)
 18  Krivokapic   7  Brewer   9  Hawkins  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,179)
Miami, FL
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 66–68  8–16
(3–6)
 14  Dean   8  Dean   4  Hawkins  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (638)
Miami, FL
February 15, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston L 56–70  8–17
(3–7)
 15  Brewer   7  Pinkney   4  Tied  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,395)
Huntsville, TX
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 68–75  8–18
(3–8)
 19  Dean   12  Dean   4  Hawkins  Thomas Assembly Center (2,273)
Ruston, LA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty W 76–71  9–18
(4–8)
 24  Dean   6  Hawkins   5  Hawkins  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,008)
Miami, FL
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 75–77  9–19
(4–9)
 19  Dean   7  Dean   4  Hawkins  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (828)
Miami, FL
March 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 85–83  10–19
(5–9)
 27  Hawkins   9  Brewer   5  Hawkins  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (990)
Miami, FL
March 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP L 76–83  10–20
(5–10)
 23  Brewer   5  Wilcox   4  Dean  Don Haskins Center (5,151)
El Paso, TX
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 70–77  10–21
(5–11)
 16  Brewer   6  Dean   5  Dean  Pan American Center (4,864)
Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA tournament
March 12, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Jacksonville State
First Round
W 76–67  11–21
 21  Dean   6  Tied   6  Dean  Von Braun Center (444)
Huntsville, AL
March 13, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (1) Sam Houston
Quarterfinals
L 59–78  11–22
 20  Hawkins   8  Dean   2  Tied  Von Braun Center (628)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2023.