2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball
2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	11–22 (5–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeremy Ballard (6th season);
Associate head coach	Jesse Bopp
Assistant coaches	Joey Rodriguez; Zavier Anderson;
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents Florida International University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, play their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster[edit]

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

Jeremy Ballard (Colgate)

Assistant coach(es)

Jesse Bopp (Plymouth State)
Joey Rodriguez (VCU)
Zavier Anderson (Clemson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

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