2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:FIU Panthers
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:14–18
Conf Record:8–10
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Spencer Wright
Asst Coach3:Jarrett T. Lockhart

The 2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the 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]

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 7–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Michael Kessens 0 F 6'9" 228 RS Senior Graduated
Elmo Stephen 1 F 6'7" 200 Senior Graduated
Donte McGill 2 G 6'3" 185 Senior Graduated
Kimar Williams 4 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Transferred to Rider
Anthony Boswell 11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Graduated
Eric Nottage 12 G 6'2" 180 Senior Graduated
Richard Bievens 20 F 6'9" 205 Junior Graduate transferred to Slippery Rock (PA)
Cameron Smith 24 F 6'7" 210 Junior Graduate transferred to James Madison

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Josh Stamps 0 G 6'5" 180 Junior Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC
Trejon Jacob 3 G 6'4" Sophomore Junior college transferred from Seminole State College
Brian Beard Jr. 4 G 5'10" 175 Junior Junior college transferred from Chaffey College
Willy Nunez 20 G 6'6" Junior Junior college transferred from Indian River State College
Elhadji Dieng 22 C 6'11" 230 Junior Junior college transferred from Sheridan College

Recruiting class of 2017

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: FIU parts ways with coach Evans. gwinettprepsports.com. April 2, 2018. April 2, 2018.
  2. Web site: FIU parts ways with basketball coach Anthony Evans. Burke. Peter. www.local10.com. en-US. 2018-04-23.
  3. News: VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Wayne. Epps Jr.. April 20, 2018. April 20, 2018.
  4. News: VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard headed to Florida International. Times-Dispatch. WAYNE EPPS JR. Richmond. Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2018-04-23. en.