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2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, played their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in CUSA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Rice in the first round of the C-USA tournament and were set to face Charlotte in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 19–13 (9–9 C-USA) |
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| Associate head coach | David Cason |
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| Home arena | Ocean Bank Convocation Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 Quarterfinals |
C-USA Tournament Canceled[4] | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | |||||||
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Source[5]
- "@FIUHoops Drops C-USA First Round Game to North Texas, 71-57". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- "Florida International vs. Texas State - Game Summary - March 23, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- "FIU vs Green Bay Basketball Game Summary - March 26th, 2019". NCAA. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2020.