2016–17_FIU_Panthers_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball
2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	7–24 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach	Anthony Evans (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Gillian; Spencer Wright; Erik Pastrana;
Home arena	FIU Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena in Miami, Florida and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Florida Memorial	W 76–57	1–0	FIU Arena (908) Miami, FL
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	at Stetson	L 67–82	1–1	Edmunds Center (682) DeLand, FL
11/18/2016* 8:05 pm	at South Alabama Red Diamond Roundball Classic	L 64–69	1–2	Mitchell Center (2,225) Mobile, AL
11/19/2016* 1:30 pm	vs. Jacksonville Red Diamond Roundball Classic	L 75–78 ^OT	1–3	Mitchell Center (1,948) Mobile, AL
11/20/2016* 1:30 pm	vs. Youngstown State Red Diamond Roundball Classic	L 73–78	1–4	Mitchell Center (1,823) Mobile, AL
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm	Ave Maria	W 89–72	2–4	FIU Arena (717) Miami, FL
11/27/2016* 7:00 pm	Binghamton	W 74–57	3–4	FIU Arena (710) Miami, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm	at Elon	L 81–84	3–5	Alumni Gym (1,388) Elon, NC
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm	at No. 20 South Carolina	L 54–70	3–6	Colonial Life Arena (10,587) Columbia, SC
12/11/2016* 8:15 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 63–82	3–7	Alico Arena (3,112) Fort Myers, FL
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm	Georgia Southern	L 68–75	3–8	FIU Arena (639) Miami, FL
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm	Northern Illinois	L 53–60	3–9	FIU Arena (810) Miami, FL
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm	North Florida	W 78–54	4–9	FIU Arena (635) Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 pm	Marshall	L 70–94	4–10 (0–1)	FIU Arena (598) Miami, FL
01/02/2017 7:00 pm	WKU	L 66–69	4–11 (0–2)	FIU Arena (644) Miami, FL
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ASN	at Florida Atlantic	L 64–73	4–12 (0–3)	FAU Arena (1,054) Boca Raton, FL
01/12/2017 9:00 pm	at UTEP	L 87–88 ^OT	4–13 (0–4)	Don Haskins Center (5,696) El Paso, TX
01/14/2017 4:00 pm	at UTSA	L 55–57	4–14 (0–5)	Convocation Center (1,138) San Antonio, TX
01/19/2017 7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	L 52–65	4–15 (0–6)	FIU Arena (1,401) Miami, FL
01/21/2017 7:00 pm	UAB	W 94–85	5–15 (1–6)	FIU Arena (1,263) Miami, FL
01/26/2017 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	L 65–83	5–16 (1–7)	FIU Arena (1,602) Miami, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	L 57–64	5–17 (1–8)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,757) Norfolk, VA
02/04/2017 7:00 pm	at Charlotte	L 80–95	5–18 (1–9)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,316) Charlotte, NC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm	Rice	L 78–89	5–19 (1–10)	FIU Arena (802) Miami, FL
02/11/2017 7:00 pm	North Texas	W 90–71	6–19 (2–10)	FIU Arena (877) Miami, FL
02/16/2017 8:00 pm	at Southern Miss	L 66–69 ^OT	6–20 (2–11)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,494) Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2017 7:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech	L 61–77	6–21 (2–12)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,418) Ruston, LA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm	UTSA	L 67–69	6–22 (2–13)	FIU Arena (632) Miami, FL
02/25/2017 7:00 pm	UTEP	L 76–90	6–23 (2–14)	FIU Arena (902) Miami, FL
03/02/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at Middle Tennessee	L 67–70	6–24 (2–14)	Murphy Center (5,510) Murfreesboro, TN
03/04/2017 8:00 pm	at UAB	W 68–56	7–24 (3–15)	Bartow Arena (3,881) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source^[2]^[3]

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tashawn Desir	3	G	5'10"	178	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Ray Rodruquez	11	G	6'1"	180	RS Junior	Miami, FL	Transferred
Adrian Diaz	20	F	6'10"	230	RS Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Daviyon Draper	32	F	6'7"	217	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Nate Brown Bull	34	C	7'1"	215	Freshman	Kyle, SD	Transferred to Williston State College

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Michael Kessens	0	F	6'9"	228	RS Senior	Nyon, Switzerland	Transferred from Alabama. Will eligible to play immediately since Kessens graduated from Alabama.
Eric Lockett	5	G	6'5"	189	RS Sophomore	Warner Robins, GA	Junior college transferred from Chipola College.
Richard Bivens	20	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Bakersfield, CA	Junior college transferred from East Los Angeles College
Ronald Whitaker	23	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Junior college transferred SW Tennessee CC

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Raekwon Long #50 C	Charlotte, NC	Lincolnton High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Sep 20, 2015
Raekwon Long #50 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Greg Shead PG	Humble, TX	Atascocita High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Oct 1, 2015
Greg Shead PG	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee †	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
UTEP	12	–	6	.667	15	–	17	.469
Rice	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Marshall	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
UAB	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Western Kentucky	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Charlotte	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Southern Miss	6	–	12	.333	9	–	22	.290
FIU	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226
North Texas	2	–	16	.111	8	–	22	.267


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner