FIU PANTHERS 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SID: Christina Anderson, Director of Athletic Communications •
[email protected] BROADCAST INFO THE MATCHUP: GAMES 25-26 TV: ESPN+ Play-by-play: Randy Lee FIU PANTHERS (9-15, 2-13 C-USA) Analyst: Hal Schmitt VS WKU HILLTOPPERS (15-5, 8-2 C-USA) Feb. 28-Mar. 1 2021 • 3/1 PM ET • Bowling Green, Ky. • E.A. Diddle Arena HEAD COACH INFO NUMBERS TO KNOW STAT BREAKDOWN FIU FIU leads the country with 752 three-pointers at- FIU WKU tempted this season. The team is also fifth for 254 Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard (Colgate, ‘03) 74.9 PTS/GM 74.1 Overall Record: 48-42 (3rd Season) threes made and seventh with 10.6 three-pointers 3 per contest. 76.0 PTS ALLOWED/GM 70.0 Record at FIU: Same 32.9 REBOUNDS/GM 37.6 FIU ranks sixth nationally with 206 total WKU steals for its 2020-21 campaign. The team 15.2 ASSIST/GM 13.4 Head Coach: Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville, ‘88) averages 8.6 steals per game, which ranks 3.8 BLOCKS/GM 4.2 Overall Record: 390-223 (19th Season) 6 23rd in the country. 8.6 STEALS/GM 6.6 Record at WKU: 97-57 (5th Season) 14.6 14.8 The FIU men’s basketball team TO/GM includes nine transfers. Of those nine, 43.6% FG% 45.8% 2020-21 SCHEDULE six came to Panther program follow- 33.8% 3FG% 34.4% ing stints at junior colleges. Date Opponent TV/Stream Time/Result 9 66.8% FT% 79.4% Nov.