2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, played their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.

2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–18 (8–12 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeremy Ballard (5th season)
Associate head coach	Jesse Bopp
Assistant coaches	Joey Rodriguez Zavier Anderson
Home arena	Ocean Bank Convocation Center

2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic †	18	–	2		.900			35	–	4		.897
North Texas	16	–	4		.800			31	–	7		.816
UAB	14	–	6		.700			29	–	10		.744
Middle Tennessee	11	–	9		.550			19	–	14		.576
Charlotte	9	–	11		.450			22	–	14		.611
Rice	8	–	12		.400			19	–	16		.543
FIU	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Western Kentucky	8	–	12		.400			17	–	16		.515
UTEP	7	–	13		.350			14	–	18		.438
Louisiana Tech	7	–	13		.350			15	–	18		.455
UTSA	4	–	16		.200			10	–	22		.313
† 2023 C-USA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place in East Division. Their lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tevin Brewer	0	G	5'8"	160	RS Senior	Fort Smith, AR	Graduate transferred to Duquesne
Isaiah Banks	1	G	6'5"	180	RS Senior	Conyers, GA	Graduated
Eric Lovett	4	G/F	6'5"	200	RS Senior	Jonesboro, GA	Graduated
CJ Kelley	5	F	6'8"	185	Freshman	Texarkana, TX	Transferred to McLennan CC
Aquan Smart	10	G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Evanston, IL	Transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Victor Hart	11	F	6'8"	200	Junior	Miami, FL	Transferred to Southern Miss
Clevon Brown	15	F	6'8"	232	RS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
James Ametepe	20	F	6'5"	210	Senior	Accra, Ghana	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Daniel Parrish	24	G	6'3"	180	RS Junior	Aiken, SC	Transferred to USC Aiken

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nick Guadarrama	0	F	6'5"	250	GS Senior	Newington, CT	New Hampshire
Austin Williams	20	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Roseland, NJ	Hartford
John Williams Jr.	21	G	6'4"	190	GS Senior	Augsta, GA	Glenville State

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Da'Shon Gittens PG	Woodstock, CT	Woodstock Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 8, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jayden Brewer SG	Lincolnton, NC	Combine Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 29, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Da'Shon Gittens C	Philadelphia, PA	Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 2, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Arturo Dean PG	Miami, FL	South Miami Senior High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	145 lb (66 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Nick Guadarrama 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Perkiomen School New Hampshire Newington, Connecticut G 1 Dashon Gittens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Hartford, Connecticut G 2 Denver Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Memphis Day Academy Garden City CC New Market, Alabama G 3 Javaunte Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Lee's Summit North HS Butler CC Lee's Summit, Missouri G 4 Arturo Dean 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Miami, Florida G 11 Jayden Brewer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr 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 C 15 Darryon Prescott 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Math Civics and Sciences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 20 Austin Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Seton Hall Prep Hartford Roseland, New Jersey G 21 John Williams Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS T. W. Josey Hartford Augusta, Georgia G 23 Petar Krivokapic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Miami Prep School Budva, Montenegro G 24 Jaden Grant (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 161 lb (73 kg) So NSU University School Davie, Florida G 25 Cameron Wilson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Rockdale HS Conyers, Georgia F 33 Mohamed Sanogo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Pittsfield, Massachusetts C 44 Seth Pinkney 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Quinnipiac Warminster, Pennsylvania	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	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Houston Christian	W 77–66	1–0	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,104) Miami, FL
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Florida Memorial	W 95–74	2–0	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (643) Miami, FL
November 15, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at NC State	L 74–107	2–1	PNC Arena (5,034) Raleigh, NC
November 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Bryant	L 85–91	2–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (573) Miami, FL
November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Stony Brook FIU Multi-Team Event	W 83–50	3–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (676) Miami, FL
November 27, 2022* 6:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Eastern Washington FIU Multi-Team Event	W 90–79	4–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (310) Miami, FL
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	L 68–80	4–3	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,150) Miami, FL
December 4, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 65–74	4–4	Alico Arena (2,033) Fort Myers, FL
December 13, 2022* 8:00 p.m., HBCU Go		at Howard	L 59–71	4–6	Burr Gymnasium (654) Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		at Florida Atlantic	L 53–79	4–6 (0–1)	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (1,797) Boca Raton, FL
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Incarnate Word	W 79–74	5–6	Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Florida College	W 69–64	6–6	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (848) Miami, FL
December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Texas	L 57–72	6–7 (0–2)	The Super Pit (2,934) Denton, TX
January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 62–60	7–7 (1–2)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (819) Miami, FL
January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	W 90–87 OT	8–7 (2–2)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,152) Miami, FL
January 11, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 73–77 OT	8–8 (2–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,244) Miami, FL
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	L 59–70	8–9 (2–4)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,743) Bowling Green, KY
January 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas	L 57–64	8–10 (2–5)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,183) Miami, FL
January 19, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	L 61–81	8–11 (2–6)	Don Haskins Center (3,648) El Paso, TX
January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	W 77–72	9–11 (3–6)	Convocation Center (1,414) San Antonio, TX
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 78–69	10–11 (4–6)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,417) Miami, FL
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Middle Tennessee	W 82–74	11–11 (5–6)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,311) Miami, FL
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	W 57–54	12–11 (6–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,073) Charlotte, NC
February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	L 72–76	12–12 (6–7)	Bartow Arena (5,318) Birmingham, AL
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 66–62	13–12 (7–7)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,170) Miami, FL
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Rice	L 78–85	13–13 (7–8)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,292) Miami, FL
February 18, 2023 6:00 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	L 58–69	13–14 (7–9)	Murphy Center (3,911) Murfreesboro, TN
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	L 82–87	13–15 (7–10)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,219) Miami, FL
February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		UTSA	L 91–95	13–16 (7–11)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,119) Miami, FL
March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 76–77 OT	13–17 (7–12)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,867) Ruston, LA
March 4, 2023 3:00 p.m.		at Rice	W 90–83	14–17 (8–12)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760) Houston, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Louisiana Tech First round	L 76–81 OT	14–18	Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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