2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represents Florida International University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, play their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	11–22 (5–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeremy Ballard (6th season)
Associate head coach	Jesse Bopp
Assistant coaches	Joey Rodriguez Zavier Anderson
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Western Kentucky †	8	–	8		.500			22	–	12		.647
Liberty	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
New Mexico State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Middle Tennessee	7	–	9		.438			14	–	19		.424
Jacksonville State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
FIU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	22		.333
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in a 3-way tie for sixth place. As a No. 7 seed, they lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Louisiana Tech.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Nick Guadarrama	0	F	6'5"	250	GS Senior	Newington, CT	Graduated
Denver Jones	2	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	New Market, AL	Transferred to Auburn
Darryon Prescott	15	C	7'0"	216	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Coppin State
Austin Williams	20	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Roseland, NJ	Graduate transferred to Rutgers
John Williams Jr.	21	G	6'4"	190	GS Senior	Augusta, GA	Graduated
Cameron Wilson	25	G	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Conyers, GA	Walk-on; transferred to Palm Beach State College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Okechukwu Okeke	0	F/C	6'9"	230	Junior	East Chicago, IN	Tallahassee CC
Jaidon Lipscomb	5	G	6'5"	176	Junior	Columbus, OH	Lakeland CC
Travis Gray	10	G	6'7"	190	Junior	Syracuse, NY	Mohawk Valley CC
Jonathan Aybar	21	F	6'9"	205	Junior	Kissimmee, FL	North Florida
George Pridgett	31	G	5'11"		Junior	Boston, MA	Polk State College

2023 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Chris Okeke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lipscomb Tallahassee CC East Chicago, Indiana G 1 Dashon Gittens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Hartford, Connecticut G 2 Arturo Dean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Miami, Florida G 3 Javaunte Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Lee's Summit North HS Butler CC Lee's Summit, Missouri C 4 Seth Pinkney 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Quinnipiac Warminster, Pennsylvania G 5 Jaidon Lipscomb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Dohn Community High School Lakeland CC Columbus, Ohio G 10 Travis Gray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Henninger HS Mohawk Valley CC Syracuse, New York G 11 Jayden Brewer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Combine Academy Indianapolis, Indiana G/F 12 Dante Wilcox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Oxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, Florida G 15 Renato Ruiz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr American Heritage HS Plantation, Florida F 21 Jonathan Aybar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Central Pointe Christian Academy North Florida Kissimmee, Florida G 22 Onyx Pastoriza (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) — Sr Miami Triple Threat Prep Arecibo, Puerto Rico G 23 Petar Krivokapic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Miami Prep School Budva, Montenegro G 24 Jaden Grant (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Jr NSU University School Davie, Florida G 31 George Pridgett Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Roswell HS Polk State College Boston, Massachusetts F 33 Mohamed Sanogo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Pittsfield, Massachusetts	Head coach Jeremy Ballard (Colgate) Assistant coach(es) Jesse Bopp (Plymouth State) Joey Rodriguez (VCU) Zavier Anderson (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	L 62–85	0–1	11 – Gittens	6 – Brewer	4 – Dean	Addition Financial Arena (6,225) Orlando, FL
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tarleton State C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 65–82	0–2	14 – Tied	5 – Aybar	4 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,242) Miami, FL
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at No. 12 Miami (FL)	L 80–86	0–3	19 – Dean	6 – Tied	6 – Dean	Watsco Center (6,620) Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Houston Christian	W 83–74	1–3	20 – Gittens	8 – Tied	6 – Tied	Sharp Gymnasium (609) Houston, TX
November 19, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	L 71–77	1–4	26 – Krivokapic	4 – Hawkins	9 – Dean	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Marshall Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round	L 69–80	1–5	13 – Aybar	6 – Dean	4 – Dean	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		vs. Loyola Marymount Cayman Islands Classic 7th place game	L 60–61	1–6	19 – Gittens	5 – Pinkney	4 – Dean	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kennesaw State	W 91–84	2–6	22 – Hawkins	7 – Dean	5 – Dean	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (755) Miami, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Florida Gulf Coast	L 65–68	2–7	18 – Brewer	7 – Dean	4 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,365) Miami, FL
December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		LIU	W 74–59	3–7	27 – Dean	7 – Dean	5 – Hawkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (681) Miami, FL
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 15 Florida Atlantic	L 60–94	3–8	17 – Lipscomb	5 – Tied	4 – Dean	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL
December 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Trinity College	W 146–55	4–8	23 – Lipscomb	10 – Okeke	7 – Dean	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (586) Miami, FL
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	L 68–80	4–9	17 – Hawkins	6 – Tied	5 – Dean	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (709) Miami, FL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	W 82–74	5–9	20 – Hawkins	8 – Brewer	7 – Gittens	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (602) Miami, FL
December 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 92–96 ^OT	5–10	27 – Hawkins	5 – Tied	4 – Hawkins	Burns Arena (1,213) St. George, UT
Conference USA regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 63–70	5–11 (0–1)	15 – Hawkins	5 – Tied	5 – Dean	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,188) Jacksonville, AL
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 77-67	6-11 (1-1)	20 – Hawkins	6 – Dean	5 – Dean	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,294) Miami, FL
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 72–68	7–11 (2–1)	20 – Hawkins	6 – Sanogo	5 – Lipscomb	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,021) Miami, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	L 69–78	7–12 (2–2)	24 – Hawkins	7 – Dean	3 – Dean	Liberty Arena (3,247) Lynchburg, VA
January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 91–105	7–13 (2–3)	17 – Krivokapic	4 – Pinkney	5 – Dean	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,144) Bowling Green, KY
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 61–79	7–14 (2–4)	16 – Dean	6 – Pinkney	5 – Dean	Murphy Center (4,122) Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 53–93	7–15 (2–5)	18 – Brewer	4 – Gittens	2 – Tied	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,115) Miami, FL
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	W 68–61	8–15 (3–5)	18 – Krivokapic	7 – Brewer	9 – Hawkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,179) Miami, FL
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	L 66–68	8–16 (3–6)	14 – Dean	8 – Dean	4 – Hawkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (638) Miami, FL
February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 56–70	8–17 (3–7)	15 – Brewer	7 – Pinkney	4 – Tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,395) Huntsville, TX
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 68–75	8–18 (3–8)	19 – Dean	12 – Dean	4 – Hawkins	Thomas Assembly Center (2,273) Ruston, LA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	W 76–71	9–18 (4–8)	24 – Dean	6 – Hawkins	5 – Hawkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,008) Miami, FL
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	L 75–77	9–19 (4–9)	19 – Dean	7 – Dean	4 – Hawkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (828) Miami, FL
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 85–83	10–19 (5–9)	27 – Hawkins	9 – Brewer	5 – Hawkins	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (990) Miami, FL
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	L 76–83	10–20 (5–10)	23 – Brewer	5 – Wilcox	4 – Dean	Don Haskins Center (5,151) El Paso, TX
March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 70–77	10–21 (5–11)	16 – Brewer	6 – Dean	5 – Dean	Pan American Center (4,864) Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA tournament
March 12, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Jacksonville State First Round	W 76–67	11–21	21 – Dean	6 – Tied	6 – Dean	Von Braun Center (444) Huntsville, AL
March 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Sam Houston Quarterfinals	L 59–78	11–22	20 – Hawkins	8 – Dean	2 – Tied	Von Braun Center (628) Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References

1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". FIU Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2023.