By Brett Shweky/Editor With the 2018-19 season in the rearview mirror for FIU, one aspect is blatantly obvious for the Panthers as they head into year two of the Jeremy Ballard era – the team will significantly miss graduating senior point guard Brian Beard Jr. Behind the impactful efforts of Beard Jr., the Panthers orchestrated […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor In his final game at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center, senior point guard Brian Beard Jr. scored a team-high 24 points to help pace the Panthers over the North Texas Mean Green 73-58 on Sunday. Beard Jr. joined two other Panthers in the game in double-digit scoring with Devon Andrews and Trejon […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor Following their fourth consecutive victory, the FIU Panthers are set to travel to Huntington, WV to square off against the Marshall Thundering Herd in their closing regular season road game. During the teams’ last matchup on Saturday, Jan. 19, the Thundering Herd (16-13, 9-7 Conference USA) made easy work of the Panthers […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor FIU snapped their two-game losing streak behind Trejon Jacob’s season-high 24 points on Saturday, Feb. 2 as the Panthers took down Louisiana Tech 75-69 at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Jacob finished the matchup going 6-of-13 from behind the three-point mark, while Brian Beard Jr. and Willy Nunez Jr. contributed with […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor FAU’s Anthony Adger scorched the FIU Panthers from beyond the arc on Saturday night as he scored a game-high 26 points and went 5-of-8 from the three-point mark to fuel the Owls to an 89-72 victory in Miami. As a whole, the Owls (12-9, 3-5 Conference USA) shot 46.7 percent from behind […]
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By Brett Shweky/Editor Behind two crucial defensive stops and a pair of free throws from Antonio Daye Jr., the FIU Panthers managed to hold off the FAU Owls to secure a 78-74 road victory on Wednesday in Boca Raton. The Owls overcame a 12-point deficit to bring the contest to 76-74 after Michael Forrest converted […]
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