2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball
2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–13 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeremy Ballard (2nd season);
Associate head coach	David Cason
Assistant coaches	Jesse Bopp; Joey Rodriguez;
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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.

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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]

Roster

2019–20 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Dimon Carrigan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Odessa College	Boston, Massachusetts
G	1	Isaiah Banks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Heritage	Conyers, Georgia
G	2	Blake Furcron	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Pratt CC	Romulus, Michigan
G	3	Trejon Jacob	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Seminole State College	Raleigh, North Carolina
G/F	4	Eric Lovett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Missouri State–West Plains	Jonesboro, Georgia
G	5	Antonio Daye, Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Fort Lauderdale HS	Durham, North Carolina
F	10	Sedee Keita	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	St. John's	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Tevin Brewer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Coffeyville CC	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G/F	12	Dante Wilcox	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Oxbridge Academy	West Palm Beach, Florida
F	15	James Ametepe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Westwood Christian School	Accra, Ghana
G	21	Jonathan Nunez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Doral Academy Prep	Miami, Florida
F	34	Osasumwen Osaghae	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Robert Morgan	Miami, Florida
F	50	Devon Andrews	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Pratt CC Kent State	Lorain, Ohio
G	55	Cameron Corcoran	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Little Rock	Orlando, Florida

Head coach

Jeremy Ballard (Colgate)

Assistant coach(es)

David Cason (Illinois State)
Jesse Bopp (Plymouth State)
Joey Rodriguez (VCU)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References

^ "@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.

[1] "@FIUHoops Drops C-USA First Round Game to North Texas, 71-57". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[2] "Florida International vs. Texas State - Game Summary - March 23, 2019". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[3] "FIU vs Green Bay Basketball Game Summary - March 26th, 2019". NCAA. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

[4] "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[5] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

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