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FIU Panthers women's basketball

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FIU Panthers women's basketball
2024–25 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
UniversityFlorida International University
Head coachJesyka Burks-Wiley (4th season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationWestchester, Florida
ArenaOcean Bank Convocation Center
(capacity: 5,000)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1982
Conference tournament champions
TAAC/ASUN: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
Sun Belt: 2002
Conference regular season champions
1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002

The FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University in women's basketball. The school competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Panthers play home basketball games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Westchester, Florida.[2]

Postseason

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NCAA Division II tournament results

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The Panthers, then known as the Golden Panthers, made three appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 1–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
1983 First Round C.W. Post L, 59–60
1986 Regional Finals Delta State L, 64–93
1987 First Round
Regional Finals
Albany State
Delta State
W, 76–53
L, 73–75 (OT)

AIAW College Division/Division II

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The Panthers, then known as the Golden Panthers, made one appearance in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1982 First Round College of Charleston L, 44–96

History

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They have won seven tournaments, 6 while in the Trans America Athletic Conference, and one while they played in the Sun Belt Conference. They also appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament in 1983, 1986, and 1987. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Panthers have an all-time record of 692–466 since beginning play in 1975. All wins from the 2003–04 season (11) were vacated due to NCAA sanctions.[3][4][5]

Season Record Conference Record Coach
1975–76 6–12 n/a Susan Uscier
1976–77 7–12 n/a Patty Abbot
1977–78 8–14 n/a Cindy Russo
1978–79 0–14 n/a Rick Jendra
1979–80 6–16 n/a Mary Ellen Fiske
1980–81 7–13 n/a Cindy Russo
1981–82 27–10 n/a Cindy Russo
1982–83 17–7 n/a Cindy Russo
1983–84 17–11 n/a Cindy Russo
1984–85 22–6 n/a Cindy Russo
1985–86 26–2 n/a Cindy Russo
1986–87 26–3 n/a Cindy Russo
1987–88 21–7 9–3 Cindy Russo
1988–89 20–7 11–1 Cindy Russo
1989–90 20–9 10–2 Cindy Russo
1990–91 16–13 7–5 Cindy Russo
1991–92 23–10 10–2 Cindy Russo
1992–93 25–6 12–0 Cindy Russo
1993–94 25–4 11–1 Cindy Russo
1994–95 27–5 15–1 Cindy Russo
1995–96 23–5 16–0 Cindy Russo
1996–97 21–9 12–4 Cindy Russo
1997–98 29–2 15–1 Cindy Russo
1998–99 23–7 9–3 Cindy Russo
1999-00 16–13 10–6 Cindy Russo
2000–01 20–10 11–5 Cindy Russo
2001–02 27–6 13–1 Cindy Russo
2002–03 19–11 9–5 Cindy Russo
2003–04 0–16 0–9 Cindy Russo
2004–05 18–11 7–7 Cindy Russo
2005–06 19–13 9–5 Cindy Russo
2006–07 16–14 9–9 Cindy Russo
2007–08 13–18 8–10 Cindy Russo
2008–09 6–24 4–14 Cindy Russo
2009–10 14–16 9–9 Cindy Russo
2010–11 16–16 10–6 Cindy Russo
2011–12 23–11 10–6 Cindy Russo
2012–13 19–13 12–8 Cindy Russo
2013–14 15–18 7–10 Cindy Russo
2014–15 3–26 0–18 Cindy Russo (3–13)
Inge Nissen (0–13)
2015–16 5–26 2–16 Marlin Chinn
2016–17 5–24 3–15 Tiara Malcom
2017–18 8–21 5–11 Tiara Malcom

NCAA tournament results

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1994 #8 First Round #9 Clemson L 64–65
1995 #9 First Round
Second Round
#8 Old Dominion
#1 Tennessee
W 81–76
L 44–70
1997 #14 First Round #3 Florida L 68–92
1998 #7 First Round
Second Round
#10 Marquette
#2 North Carolina
W 59–45
L 72–85
1999 #9 First Round #8 Xavier L 71–85
2002 #5 First Round
Second Round
#12 Creighton
#4 Penn State
W 73–58
L 79–96

References

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  1. ^ "FIU Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Official Site of the Florida International University Panthers Athletics". fiusports.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Statistics Summary for 2003–04". static.fiusports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. ^ http://www.fiusports.com/custompages/Sports/WomensSports/WBasketball/201617%20FIU%20WBKB%20QF.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ http://www.fiusports.com/custompages/Portals/1/2012-13_FIUWBB_MediaGuide.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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