2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–24 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFIU Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
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

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.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 13–19, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to UTEP.

Offseason

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

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

Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   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 
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.

Preseason

The Panthers were picked to finish in 11th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[1]

Roster

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michael Kessens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Lycee Europe Robert Schumann
Alabama/Longwood 		Nyon, Switzerland
F 1 Elmo Stephen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Auburndale
Tallahassee CC 		Auburndale, FL
G 2 Donte McGill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mont Clare Academy
Vincennes 		Newark, DE
G 4 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Constitution Philadelphia, PA
F 5 Eric Lockett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS So Whitefield Academy
George Mason/Chipola College 		Atlanta, GA
F 10 Hassan Hussein 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Mt. Zion Prep Lorton, VA
G 11 Anthony Boswell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Patrick School Bronx, NY
G 12 Eric Nottage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Miami Northwestern
Tallahassee CC 		Miami, FL
F 20 Richard Bivens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Ridgeview
East Los Angeles CC 		Bakersfield, CA
G 23 Ronald Whitaker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Riverdale Baptist
Gulf Coast CC/SW Tennessee CC 		Washington, D.C.
F 24 Cameron Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Leon
Tallahassee CC 		Tallahassee, FL
F 31 Michael Douglas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sachse Sachse, TX
F 32 Jay Harvey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr TF North
Shawnee CC 		Chicago, IL
F 34 Osasumwen Osaghae (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Robert Morgan Miami, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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]

References

  1. ^ "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Florida International University Panthers - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule
  3. ^ "2021-22 Florida International Panthers Schedule".