2018–19 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

FIU Panthers men's basketball
2018–19 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeremy Ballard (1st season)
Assistant coach	David Cason
Assistant coach	Jesse Bopp
Assistant coach	Joey Rodriguez
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center

The 2018–19 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-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 2017–18 season 14–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Southern Miss.

On April 2, 2018, FIU fired head coach Anthony Evans after five seasons.^[1]^[2] On April 20, the school announced VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard was hired as the new head coach.^[3]^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Josh Stamps	0	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to LSU–Shreveport
Eric Lockett	5	G	6'5"	193	RS Junior	Atlanta, GA	Graduate transferred to NC State
Hassan Hussein	10	F	6'9"	205	RS Junior	Lorton, VA	Graduate transferred to Southern
Ronald Whitaker	23	G	6'7"	192	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Jay Harvey	32	F	6'9"	246	RS Junior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to South Dakota

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Marcus Burwell	11	G	6'3"	170	Junior	Richmond, VA	Junior college transferred from Northeastern JC
Cameron Corcoran	55	G	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred from Little Rock. Under NCAA transfer rules, Corcoran will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of eligibility left.

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Antonio Daye PG	Durham, NC	Riverside High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 17, 2018
Antonio Daye PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Phillip Smith SG	Potomac, MD	Bullis High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 23, 2018
Phillip Smith SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dante Wilcox SF	West Palm Beach, FL	Oxbridge Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 29, 2018
Dante Wilcox SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Phillip Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Bullis School	Potomac, MD
G	1	Isaiah Banks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Heritage	Conyers, GA
G	2	Cordell Veira	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	John Polanyi Collegiate Inst	Etobicoke, ON
G	3	Trejon Jacob	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Millbrook Seminole State College	Raleigh, NC
G	5	Brian Beard Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Fort Lauderdale	Durham, NC
G	11	Marcus Burwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Thomas Jefferson Northeastern JC	Richmond, VA
G	20	Willy Nunez Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Oak Rige Indian River State College	Orlando, FL
C	22	Elhadji Dieng	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Canarias Basketball Academy Sheridan College/New Mexico JC	Mbour, Senegal
F	31	Michael Douglas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Sachse	Sachse, TX
F	34	Osasumwen Osaghae (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Robert Morgan	Miami, FL
G	55	Cameron Corcoran	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Orlando Christian Prep Little Rock	Orlando, Florida

Head coach

Jeremy Ballard (Colgate)

Assistant coach(es)

David Cason (Illinois State)
Jesse Bopp (Plymouth State)
Joey Rodriguez (Virginia Commonwealth)

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
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm	Webber International	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	Johnson & Wales	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	Milwaukee	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Nov 16, 2018* 6:00 pm	at Fordham John Bach Classic	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Nov 17, 2018* 3:30 pm	vs. Columbia John Bach Classic	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Nov 18, 2018* 12:00 pm	vs. Youngstown State John Bach Classic	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Nov 23, 2018* 5:00 pm	Ave Maria John Bach Classic	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
Dec 1, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN+	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	North Florida	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm	South Florida	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm	Florida Memorial	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm	at Ohio	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm	Charlotte	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Jan 17, 2019 8:00 pm, beIN	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Jan 19, 2019	at Marshall	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm	at UTSA	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Feb 9, 2019 9:00 pm	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm	Rice	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm	North Texas	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Feb 23, 2019	TBA
Feb 28, 2019	TBA
Mar 3, 2019	TBA
Mar 6, 2019	TBA
Mar 9, 2019	TBA
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source^[5]

References

↑ "FIU parts ways with coach Evans". gwinettprepsports.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
↑ Burke, Peter. "FIU parts ways with basketball coach Anthony Evans". www.local10.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
↑ Epps Jr., Wayne (April 20, 2018). "VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
↑ Times-Dispatch, WAYNE EPPS JR. Richmond. "VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
↑ Florida International University Panthers - 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule

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[1] "FIU parts ways with coach Evans". gwinettprepsports.com. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[2] Burke, Peter. "FIU parts ways with basketball coach Anthony Evans". www.local10.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[3] Epps Jr., Wayne (April 20, 2018). "VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[4] Times-Dispatch, WAYNE EPPS JR. Richmond. "VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-04-23.

[5] Florida International University Panthers - 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule

FIU Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1986–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;