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	0–0 (0–0 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 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

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

Departures

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

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

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

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

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
November 9, 2023* TBA, ESPN+	Tarleton State C-USA/WAC Alliance	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at Miami (FL)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
November 19, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m./7:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Marshall/Utah State Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* TBA, FloSports	vs. TBA Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kennesaw State	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Florida Gulf Coast	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	LIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Trinity College	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stetson	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maine	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
December 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Tech C-USA/WAC Alliance	Burns Arena St. George, UT
Conference USA regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico State	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTEP	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Liberty	Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sam Houston	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Middle Tennessee	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Sam Houston	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Liberty	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville State	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA	Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References

^ "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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