2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	1–4 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Anthony Evans (4th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Gillian
Assistant coach	Spencer Wright
Assistant coach	Erik Pastrana
Home arena	FIU Arena

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
WKU	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UTEP	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
North Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;

The 2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team will represent Florida International University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth year head coach Anthony Evans, will play their home games at FIU Arena, and are members of Conference USA.

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.

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	Sophomore	Warner Robins, GA	Junior college transferred from Chipola College.
Richard Bivens	20	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	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

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
Raekwon Long #50 C	Scout: 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
Greg Shead PG	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.

Roster

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Kessens, MichaelMichael Kessens	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Lycee Europe Robert Schumann Alabama/Longwood	Nyon, Switzerland
3.5 !F	1	Stephen, ElmoElmo Stephen	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Auburndale Tallahassee CC	Auburndale, FL
1.5 !G	2	McGill, DonteDonte McGill	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mont Clare Academy Vincennes	Newark, DE
1.5 !G	4	Williams, KimarKimar Williams	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Constitution	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	5	Lockett, EricEric Lockett	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Whitefield Academy George Mason/Chipola College	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	10	Hussein, HassanHassan Hussein	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mt. Zion Prep	Lorton, VA
1.5 !G	11	Boswell, AnthonyAnthony Boswell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Patrick School	Bronx, NY
1.5 !G	12	Nottage, EricEric Nottage	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Miami Northwestern Tallahassee CC	Miami, FL
3.5 !F	20	Bivens, RichardRichard Bivens	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ridgeview East Los Angeles CC	Bakersfield, CA
1.5 !G	23	Whitaker, RonaldRonald Whitaker	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Riverdale Baptist Gulf Coast CC/SW Tennessee CC	Washington, D.C.
3.5 !F	24	Smith, CameronCameron Smith	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Leon Tallahassee CC	Tallahassee, FL
3.5 !F	31	Douglas, MichaelMichael Douglas	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sachse	Sachse, TX

Head coach

Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Gillian (Adams State)
Chris Capko (South Florida)
Erik Pastrana (Florida State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	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 Mobile, AL
11/20/2016* 1:30 PM	vs. Youngstown State Red Diamond Roundball Classic	L 73-78	1-4	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
11/23/2016* 7:00 PM	Ave Maria			FIU Arena Miami, FL
11/27/2016* 7:00 PM	Binghamton			FIU Arena Miami, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	at Elon			Alumni Gym Elon, NC
12/04/2016* 2:00 PM	at South Carolina			Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
12/12/2016* 8:15 PM	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
12/15/2016* 7:00 PM	Georgia Southern			FIU Arena Miami, FL
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois			FIU Arena Miami, FL
12/21/2016*	North Florida			FIU Arena Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 PM	Marshall			FIU Arena Miami, FL
01/02/2017 7:00 PM	WKU			FIU Arena Miami, FL
01/07/2017 2:00 PM, ASN	at Florida Atlantic			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/12/2017 9:00 PM	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
01/14/2017 4:00 PM	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	Middle Tennessee			FIU Arena Miami, FL
01/21/2017 7:00 PM	UAB			FIU Arena Miami, FL
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	Florida Atlantic			FIU Arena Miami, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Charlotte			Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
02/09/2017 7:00 PM	Rice			FIU Arena Miami, FL
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	North Texas			FIU Arena Miami, FL
02/16/2017 8:00 PM	at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	UTSA			FIU Arena Miami, FL
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	UTEP			FIU Arena Miami, FL
03/02/2017 7:30 PM, ESPN3	at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
03/04/2017 8:00 PM	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Conference USA Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Florida International University Panthers - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule

FIU Panthers men's basketball

Venues	FIU Arena (1986–present)

People	Head coaches

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