# 2013–14 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at U.S. Century Bank Arena, and were first members of Conference USA.
Due to APR penalties, they were ineligible for a post-season berth, including the 2014 Conference USA men's basketball tournament.
They finished the season 15–16, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Anthony Boswell | Guard | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Bronx, New York |
| 2 | Raymond Taylor | Guard | 5–6 | 145 | RS Senior | Miami, Florida |
| 3 | Jerome Frink | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Sophomore | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| 4 | Cody Mann | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | RS Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 5 | Dee Lewis | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | RS Freshman | Ocala, Florida |
| 11 | Ray Rodriquez | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 12 | Dominique Williams | Guard | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 14 | Jonas Page | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Freshman | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Tymell Murphy | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 20 | Adrian Diaz | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Junior | Miami, Florida |
| 21 | Rakeem Buckles | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | RS Senior | Miami, Florida |
| 22 | Dennis Mavin | Guard | 6–3 | 183 | RS Junior | Gainesville, Florida |
| 23 | Marco Porcher Jimenez | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Junior | Málaga, Spain |
| 25 | Ivan Jurkovic | Center | 7–0 | 245 | Senior | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 32 | Adriel Jimenez | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 33 | George Naldjieff | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Senior | Miami, Florida |
| 34 | Joey De La Rosa | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Junior | Bronx, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/08/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Eastern Kentucky Kennesaw State Tournament | L 61–83 | 0–1 | KSU Convocation Center (400) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/09/2013* 3:00 pm | vs. Youngstown State Kennesaw State Tournament | L 72–74 | 0–2 | KSU Convocation Center (N/A) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/10/2013* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Tournament | W 66–58 | 1–2 | KSU Convocation Center (1,101) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/12/2013* 12:00 pm | vs. Warren Wilson Kennesaw State Tournament | W 93–56 | 2–2 | KSU Convocation Center (197) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | Florida College | W 85–39 | 3–2 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (2,254) Miami, FL |
| 11/16/2013* 7:00 pm | Texas Southern | W 70–68 | 4–2 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,348) Miami, FL |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm | Stetson | W 75–66 | 5–2 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,524) Miami, FL |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | W 82–67 | 6–2 | Moore Gymnasium (N/A) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/24/2013* 1:00 pm, SPSO | at South Carolina | L 72–84 | 6–3 | Colonial Life Arena (9,869) Columbia, SC |
| 11/30/2013* 5:00 pm | Georgia State | W 61–60 | 7–3 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,028) Miami, FL |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm | Nova Southeastern | L 59–77 | 7–4 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,081) Miami, FL |
| 12/07/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1 | Florida Gulf Coast | W 72–61 | 8–4 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (2,085) Miami, FL |
| 12/21/2013* 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 Louisville | L 56–85 | 8–5 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (3,361) Miami, FL |
| 12/28/2013* 12:00 pm, FS1 | at Georgetown | L 57–92 | 8–6 | Verizon Center (7,824) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/02/2014* 7:00 pm | at Florida A&M | L 88–93 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 | Teaching Gym (459) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/09/2014 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 71–60 | 9–7 (1–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (965) Houston, TX |
| 01/11/2014 8:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 51–85 | 9–8 (1–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (4,236) Ruston, LA |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | L 36–52 | 9–9 (1–2) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,246) Miami, FL |
| 01/18/2014 5:00 pm | East Carolina | W 68–64 | 10–9 (2–2) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,106) Miami, FL |
| 01/25/2014 6:00 pm, CSS | Florida Atlantic | W 66–57 | 11–9 (3–2) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (2,044) Miami, FL |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | at Marshall | L 68–80 | 11–10 (3–3) | Cam Henderson Center (4,551) Huntington, WV |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 61–73 | 11–11 (3–4) | Halton Arena (5,399) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | UAB | W 78–73 | 12–11 (4–4) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,002) Miami, FL |
| 02/08/2014 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 68–70 | 12–12 (4–5) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,217) Miami, FL |
| 02/13/2014 8:00 pm | at UTSA | W 80–72 | 13–12 (5–5) | Convocation Center (866) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/15/2014 9:05 pm | at UTEP | L 71–84 | 13–13 (5–6) | Don Haskins Center (11,176) El Paso, TX |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | North Texas | L 63–65 | 13–14 (5–7) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (924) Miami, FL |
| 02/22/2014 2:00 pm | Tulsa | L 65–77 | 13–15 (5–8) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (862) Miami, FL |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm, CSS | Southern Miss | L 66–78 | 13–16 (5–9) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,587) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/02/2014 2:00 pm | Tulane | W 73–47 | 14–16 (6–9) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,029) Miami, FL |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 74–70 | 15–16 (7–9) | FAU Arena (1,374) Boca Raton, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||