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FIU Golden Panthers

Florida Intl. Golden Panthers

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Florida International defeats NC Central 83-73

Florida International defeats NC Central 83-73
AP, Nov 20, 2009
Marvin Roberts finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida International to an 83-73 win over North Carolina Central on Friday night. Phil Gary added 18 points and six assists for the Golden Panthers (2-3), while Antoine Watson contributed 14 points and six assists. FIU used a 6-0 run late in the first half to break a 30-all tie, and went into halftime with a 36-30 lead after a jumper... ...More
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 • Thomas, FIU beat Florida Memorial 88-82 - Nov 17 (AP)
 • Thomas, FIU drop 3rd straight, 81-49 at Tulsa - Nov 15 (AP)
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FIU Team Report

FIU Team Report Oct 23, 2009

The hiring of basketball legend Isiah Thomas put Florida International in the national college basketball spotlight.

Thomas left the NBA's New York Knicks' front office—he earlier served on the bench in a head-coaching capacity—in a cloud of controversy, but he hopes to revive his coaching career by putting new life into a program that hasn't had a winning season in a decade.

His team is almost as new to the college basketball scene as Thomas, who left Indiana in 1981. Only five lettermen return, and only one of them scored in double figures last year, forward Nicola Gacsesa, who averaged exactly 10 points per game.

The defection of the 2008-09 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year, 6-foot-10 Freddy Asprilla, makes the Panthers as small as they are ...More

 
 
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 Scores & Schedule
Date Opponent Result Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Mon, Nov 9 at (6) North Carolina L 72-88 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 13 at Monmouth L 70-99 ---- 
 Sun, Nov 15 at Tulsa L 49-81 ---- 
 Tue, Nov 17 W 88-82 ---- 
 Fri, Nov 20 N.C. Central W 83-73 ---- 
 
Date Opponent Time Tickets Audio/Video Video Highlights
 Sun, Nov 22 James Madison 6:00 pm ---- 
 Mon, Nov 23 Murray St. 7:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Nov 28 at Eastern Kentucky 7:00 pm ---- 
 Mon, Nov 30 at Bowling Green 7:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Dec 3 at Florida A&M 7:30 pm ---- 
 Sun, Dec 6 at Florida St. 1:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Dec 12 at Fla Gulf Coast 7:30 pm ---- 
 Thu, Dec 17 at Denver 9:00 pm ---- 
 Sun, Dec 20 at North Texas 4:00 pm ---- 
 Tue, Dec 22 at Sam Houston St. 8:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Dec 31 South Alabama 12:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Jan 2 at New Orleans 5:30 pm ---- 
 Thu, Jan 7 LA Monroe 8:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Jan 9 Troy 8:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Jan 14 at Middle Tenn. St. 8:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Jan 16 at West. Kentucky 8:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Jan 21 Arkansas St. 8:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Jan 23 AR Little Rock 8:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Jan 30 at Florida Atlantic 7:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Feb 4 at LA Lafayette 8:05 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 6 North Texas 2:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Feb 11 at South Alabama 8:05 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 13 at Troy 8:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Feb 18 Florida Atlantic 8:00 pm ---- 
 Thu, Feb 25 Middle Tenn. St. 8:00 pm ---- 
 Sat, Feb 27 West. Kentucky 8:00 pm ---- 
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 Troy 0-0  2-1 
 Florida Atlantic 0-0  2-1 
 South Alabama 0-0  3-2 
 Middle Tenn. St. 0-0  2-2 
 West. Kentucky 0-0  1-1 
 Florida Intl. 0-0  2-3 
 West Conf  All 
 North Texas 0-0  2-1 
 Arkansas St. 0-0  2-1 
 New Orleans 0-0  2-1 
 Denver 0-0  2-1 
 LA Monroe 0-0  2-2 
 LA Lafayette 0-0  1-1 
 AR Little Rock 0-0  1-2 
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 Individual Leaders
 PPGMarvin Roberts18.4 
 REBMarvin Roberts7.8 
 ASTAntoine Watson3.6 
 FG%Anthony Anderson100.0 
 FT%Stephon Weaver94.1 
 3PT%Anthony Anderson100.0 
 BLKJ.C. Otero1.0 
 STLPhil Gary2.2