MIAMI (March 5, 2016) – The FIU men's basketball team will be the No. 11 seed in the upcoming Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, which begins on Tuesday, March 8 and runs through March 12 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
FIU, who finished the 2015-16 regular season with a 13-18 overall record and a 7-11 slate in conference play, will face No. 6 seed UTEP on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. (ET) in the first round.
The Panthers lost their final regular season game against Middle Tennessee, 61-58, on Saturday night.
Earlier this season, FIU split its two games with the Miners, defeating UTEP, 79-69, on Jan.