With four regular-season games left plus the Conference USA postseason tournament, the FIU Panthers men’s basketball team has already exceeded last season’s win total of 14.
FIU (16-11, 7-7) took two straight games this past week, which is the first Panthers’ win streak since November.
First-year FIU coach Jeremy Ballard, who has engineered the program’s turnaround, has his team pointed toward 20 wins.
“Our guys are trying to rewrite the history of FIU basketball,” Ballard said, “and 20 is a big-time number.”
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FIU, which plays at Florida Atlantic on Saturday, can clinch a winning season with a victory over the Owls.