2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represent Florida International University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 2nd-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, play their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2019–20 record19–13 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coachJeremy Ballard (2nd season)
Associate head coachDavid Cason
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Bopp
  • Joey Rodriguez
Home arenaOcean Bank Convocation Center
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Texas14–4 .778  20–11  .645
Western Kentucky13–5 .722  20–10  .667
Louisiana Tech13–5 .722  22–8  .733
Charlotte10–8 .556  16–13  .552
FIU9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Marshall10–8 .556  17–15  .531
UAB9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Old Dominion9–9 .500  13–19  .406
Florida Atlantic8–10 .444  17–15  .531
UTSA7–11 .389  13–19  .406
UTEP8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Rice7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Southern Miss5–13 .278  9–22  .290
Middle Tennessee4–14 .222  8–23  .258
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 20–14 overall, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in 7th place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by North Texas in the first round.[1] They were invited to the CIT, where they defeated Texas State in the first round[2] before falling to Green Bay in the second round.[3]

Roster
2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Dimon Carrigan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrOdessa College Boston, Massachusetts
G 1 Isaiah Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrHeritage Conyers, Georgia
G 2 Blake Furcron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrPratt CC Romulus, Michigan
G 3 Trejon Jacob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSeminole State College Raleigh, North Carolina
G/F 4 Eric Lovett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMissouri State–West Plains Jonesboro, Georgia
G 5 Antonio Daye, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoFort Lauderdale HS Durham, North Carolina
F 10 Sedee Keita 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrSt. John's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 11 Tevin Brewer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrCoffeyville CC Fort Smith, Arkansas
G/F 12 Dante Wilcox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrOxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
F 15 James Ametepe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoWestwood Christian School Accra, Ghana
G 21 Jonathan Nunez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDoral Academy Prep Miami, Florida
F 34 Osasumwen Osaghae 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrRobert Morgan Miami, Florida
F 50 Devon Andrews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrPratt CC
Kent State		 Lorain, Ohio
G 55 Cameron Corcoran 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoLittle Rock Orlando, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2020

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, SECN+		 at Mississippi State L 69–77  0–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,230)
Starkville, MS
November 8, 2019*
8:30 pm		 Ave Maria W 101–59  1–1
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (984)
Miami, FL
November 13, 2019*
9:00 pm, ACCNX		 at NC State L 77–86  1–2
 PNC Arena (14,024)
Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cleveland State
Battle for the Capital		 W 107–61  2–2
 Wolstein Center (1,524)
Cleveland, OH
November 22, 2019*
3:30 pm, FloHoops		 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Battle for the Capital		 W 89–70  3–2
 Entertainment and Sports Arena (512)
Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloHoops		 vs. UNC Wilmington
Battle for the Capital		 L 63–66  3–3
 Entertainment and Sports Arena (739)
Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv		 Keiser W 96–82  4–3
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,051)
Miami, FL
November 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv		 New Hampshire W 70–69  5–3
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (653)
Miami, FL
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv		 Florida Gulf Coast W 71–53  6–3
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,408)
Miami, FL
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kennesaw State W 84–81  7–3
 KSU Convocation Center (1,202)
Kennesaw, GA
December 19, 2019*
5:00 pm, CUSA.tv		 Florida Memorial W 99–74  8–3
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stetson W 83–67  9–3
 Edmunds Center (363)
DeLand, FL
December 28, 2019*
4:00 pm, BTN		 at Minnesota L 62–89  9–4
 Williams Arena (10,546)
Minneapolis, MN
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 UTEP W 69–67  10–4
(1–0)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (525)
Miami, FL
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UTSA W 90–83 OT 11–4
(2–0)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (543)
Miami, FL
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at North Texas L 56–74  11–5
(2–1)		 The Super Pit (2,262)
Denton, TX
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Rice L 78–92  11–6
(2–2)		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,490)
Houston, TX
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UAB W 93–68  12–6
(3–2)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (915)
Miami, FL
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee W 83–68  13–6
(4–2)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,179)
Miami, FL
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Old Dominion W 83–80  14–6
(5–2)		 Chartway Arena (5,443)
Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Charlotte L 49–75  14–7
(5–3)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (4,616)
Charlotte, NC
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Marshall L 74–84  14–8
(5–4)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,117)
Miami, FL
February 1, 2020
12:00 pm, Stadium Facebook		 Western Kentucky W 81–76  15–8
(6–4)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (695)
Miami, FL
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Florida Atlantic W 69–50  16–8
(7–4)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,734)
Miami, FL
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Florida Atlantic W 66–59  17–8
(8–4)		 RoofClaim.com Arena (1,943)
Boca Raton, FL
February 13, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana Tech L 57–60  17–9
(8–5)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,951)
Ruston, LA
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Miss L 67–75  17–10
(8–6)		 Reed Green Coliseum (4,059)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium		 North Texas L 59–78  17–11
(8–7)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (644)
Miami, FL
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, Stadium		 at Charlotte W 67–52  18–11
(9–7)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (3,116)
Charlotte, NC
March 4, 2020
7:30 pm, CUSA.tv		 at Louisiana Tech L 73–76  18–12
(9–8)		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,631)
Ruston, LA
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook		 Western Kentucky L 85-91  18-13
(9-9)		 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
Conference USA Tournament
March 11, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (12) Rice
First round		 W 85–76  19–13
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2020
7:30 pm, Facebook		 (5) vs. (4) Charlotte
Second round		 C-USA Tournament Canceled[4] Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References
  1. "@FIUHoops Drops C-USA First Round Game to North Texas, 71-57". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. "Florida International vs. Texas State - Game Summary - March 23, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. "FIU vs Green Bay Basketball Game Summary - March 26th, 2019". NCAA. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
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