FIU squares off against Florida in WNIT
Ruben Palacios/ Staff Writer Put away your spring football gear because basketball season at FIU is not over yet. The women’s basketball team, after waiting anxiously for over a week, finally received...
View ArticleTransfers ready to move from sidelines to the court
Kevin Castaneda/Staff Writer Imagine you are the biggest fan of FIU’s men’s basketball team. You not only go to every single home game, you travel to watch the Panthers on the road. Having watched...
View ArticleBasketball Head Coach Richard Pitino leaves FIU
FIUSM sports staff After just one season with FIU, basketball Head Coach Richard Pitino is expected to replace Tubby Smith as head coach at University of Minnesota. According to CBS Sports, Minnesota...
View ArticleThe search is on for a new basketball coach
Eduardo Almaguer/Sports Director Making history was not enough to keep men’s basketball Head Coach Richard Pitino rooted with the Panthers and now the search is on for a new coach. On April 3, news...
View ArticleWhen mediocrity becomes a good thing
Eduardo Almaguer/ Sports Director I can’t find a real reason to be mad at Richard Pitino. The former FIU men’s basketball coach bolted out the door less than three weeks after the end of a historic...
View ArticleHoly Coley and the immaculate season
Ruben Palacio/Staff Writer It might not be a bestseller, but junior Jerica Coley’s record book is definitely a lengthy read. After another season of toppling FIU women’s basketball records, it just got...
View ArticleTransfer caps strong debut with help from friends
Ruben Palacios/Staff Writer The women’s basketball team enjoyed their fair share of success away from home this past season, winning eight out of a possible 12 games in unfamiliar territory. Junior...
View ArticleFormer Panther vying for a second chance as a Buccaneer
New conference, new basketball coach, new court, all that and it was not enough to keep Deric Hill a Panther. Hill has left FIU and has signed to become a Buccaneer at Barry University. Deric Hill...
View ArticleFormer Panther following in coaches footsteps
Less than a week after Deric Hill first announced he transferred from FIU and signed with Barry University, Malik Smith became the second former Panther to leave. Smith, who led all Panthers last...
View ArticleJerica Coley continues to Strengthen Legacy
Senior point guard Jerica Coley has earned numerous awards and honors in her FIU tenure, and now she will have to make room for yet another award. Recently the native from St. Petersburg, Fla. was...
View ArticleFormer assistant coach moves on, Leaves behind legacy
Friendly faces continue to fade away for the women’s basketball team as they enter the 2013 season. The squad graduated four seniors and will now be without assistant coach Desma Thomas Bateast. After...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball enter 2013 season without Desma Thomas Bateast
After seven years of serving as an assistant coach with the Panthers, Bateast recently accepted the head coaching position at nearby St. Thomas University. For the Panthers, it brought mixed emotions...
View ArticleBuckles denied transfer; to finish career at FIU
The Panthers plan to keep a big man on roster after a waiver to transfer was denied. Rakeem Buckles, a transfer from Louisville, will be staying on roster as a scholarship player under new Head Coach...
View ArticleFormer Michigan State player brings new element to Panthers coaching staff
Despite not having much coaching experience to show for, new Assistant Coach Lindsay Bowen brings a different element to the coaching staff of the women’s basketball team. Bowen, a former standout at...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball excels above the competition
The women’s basketball team had yet another successful season last year going 19-13 and earning another bid to play in the postseason. The Panthers eventually lost an opening round game in the Women’s...
View Article2013-14 men’s basketball schedule released
After an offseason where the mens basketball team had to deal with an Academic Progress Rate score scandal, the loss of their head coach and some players transferring out of FIU, the Panthers now turn...
View ArticleWomen’s basketball looks to pounce on 2013-14 season
Head Coach Cindy Russo announced the schedule for the upcoming season on Tuesday. The schedule is one of the toughest in recent memory as the Panthers will go up against four NCAA Tournament teams and...
View ArticleFIU Health to insure retired players and families
The National Basketball Retired Players Association will now be receiving support from FIU Health. On Thursday, Sept. 19, an announcement was made of a partnership between FIU Health, the Herbert...
View ArticleEvans ready to lead Panthers forward
Panthers Head Coach Anthony Evans’ first year at FIU comes to shape with the release of the men’s basketball schedule. The Panthers will face off against 11 teams that finished last year in the NCAA...
View ArticlePanthers, Russo look ahead to new season
After capping last season with a 19-13 record and a loss to Florida in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, this year the Panthers will have a tough road ahead during the regular season. “It’s...
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