The 2018–19 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-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 2017–18 season 14–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Southern Miss.
On April 2, 2018, FIU fired head coach Anthony Evans after five seasons. On April 20, the school announced VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard was hired as the new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Josh Stamps 0 G 6'5" 180 Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to LSU–Shreveport Eric Lockett 5 G 6'5" 193 RS Junior Atlanta, GA Graduate transferred to NC State Hassan Hussein 10 F 6'9" 205 RS Junior Lorton, VA Graduate transferred to Southern Ronald Whitaker 23 G 6'7" 192 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated Jay Harvey 32 F 6'9" 246 RS Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to South Dakota
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Marcus Burwell 11 G 6'3" 170 Junior Richmond, VA Junior college transferred from Northeastern JC Cameron Corcoran 55 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred from Little Rock. Under NCAA transfer rules, Corcoran will have to sit out in the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of eligibility left.
Recruiting class of 2018
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA tournament
!colspan=12 style=|CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
References