MIAMI – The FIU men's basketball team will officially tipoff the 2018-19 season on Wednesday night, Nov. 7, when it butts heads with Webber International at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. The game is the first for the Panthers over three days. FIU will return to their home floor on Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. to face Johnson & Wales.
The game will be the first as a head coach for FIU's Jeremy Ballard. Ballard, who was named head coach on April 20, takes over a program that posted a 14-18 record last season and an 8-10 mark in Conference USA.