2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

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.

2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJesse Bopp
Assistant coaches
  • Joey Rodriguez
  • Zavier Anderson
Home arenaOcean Bank Convocation Center
2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
FIU00 00  
Jacksonville State00 00  
Liberty00 00  
Louisiana Tech00 00  
Middle Tennessee00 00  
New Mexico State00 00  
Sam Houston00 00  
UTEP00 00  
Western Kentucky00 00  
2024 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Nick Guadarrama0F6'5"250GS SeniorNewington, CTGraduated
Denver Jones2G6'4"195SophomoreNew Market, ALTransferred to Auburn
Darryon Prescott15C7'0"216FreshmanPhiladelphia, PATransferred to Coppin State
Austin Williams20G6'4"200GS SeniorRoseland, NJGraduate transferred to Rutgers
John Williams Jr.21G6'4"190GS SeniorAugusta, GAGraduated
Cameron Wilson25G6'0"160SophomoreConyers, GAWalk-on; transferred to Palm Beach State College

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Okechukwu Okeke0F/C6'9"230JuniorEast Chicago, INTallahassee CC
Jaidon Lipscomb5G6'5"176JuniorColumbus, OHLakeland CC
Travis Gray10G6'7"190JuniorSyracuse, NYMohawk Valley CC
Jonathan Aybar21F6'9"205JuniorKissimmee, FLNorth Florida
George Pridgett31G5'11"JuniorBoston, MAPolk State College

2023 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Chris Okeke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrLipscomb
Tallahassee CC
East Chicago, Indiana
G 1 Dashon Gittens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoPutnam Science Academy Hartford, Connecticut
G 2 Arturo Dean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)163 lb (74 kg) SoPutnam Science Academy Miami, Florida
G 3 Javaunte Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrLee'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) SrMontverde Academy
Quinnipiac
Warminster, Pennsylvania
G 5 Jaidon Lipscomb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrDohn Community High School
Lakeland CC
Columbus, Ohio
G 10 Travis Gray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrHenninger HS
Mohawk Valley CC
Syracuse, New York
G 11 Jayden Brewer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoCombine Academy Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 12 Dante Wilcox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrOxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
G 15 Renato Ruiz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrAmerican Heritage HS Plantation, Florida
F 21 Jonathan Aybar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCentral Pointe Christian Academy
North Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
G 22 Onyx Pastoriza (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
SrMiami Triple Threat Prep Arecibo, Puerto Rico
G 23 Petar Krivokapic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214 lb (97 kg) JrMiami Prep School Budva, Montenegro
G 24 Jaden Grant (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)161 lb (73 kg) JrNSU University School Davie, Florida
G 31 George Pridgett Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrRoswell HS
Polk State College
Boston, Massachusetts
F 33 Mohamed Sanogo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrPutnam Science Academy Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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     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

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