# 2023–24 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

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

## 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.

## 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. |||||||||
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