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STETSON at FIU Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 • 7 p.m. • Lime Court at FIU Arena • Miami, Fla

2015-16 SCHEDULE GAME NO. 7 Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result N13 Trinity Baptist W, 71-39 FIU STETSON GAMEDAY N16 Florida Memorial^ W, 67-51 PANTHERS HATTERS INFORMATION JMU MEN AGAINST BREAST CANCER CLASSIC Record 4-2, 0-0 C-USA Record 2-4, 0-0 Atlantic Sun TV/Video PantherVision HARRISONBURG, VA. Last Game W, 80-72 vs. LIU Brooklyn Last Game L, 93-73 East Carolina Pete Pelegrin (play-by-play) N20 at JMU L, 64-61 N21 vs. UT Martin W, 69-62 November 25 2015 November 27, 2015 Radio/Audio FIU Sports Radio Network N22 vs. Oral Roberts L, 76-70 (ot) Head Coach Anthony Evans Head Coach Corey Williams Pete Pelegrin (play-by-play) Alma Mater St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 Alma Mater Oklahoma State, 2002 Live Stats FIUSports.com N25 LIU Brooklyn (ASN) W, 80-72 Career Record 134-129/ninth season Career Record 18-50/third season Series FIU leads the series 14-6 N30 Stetson 7 p.m. Record at FIU 35-35/third season Record at school 18-50/third season Twitter @FIUHoops

D4 Elon 7 p.m. Top Players Top Players Tickets 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263) D6 Florida Gulf Coast (ASN) 3:30 p.m. Adrian Diaz (14.0 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 4.2 bpg) Derick Newton (13.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg) Single game tickets are $10 in advance D14 at North Florida 7 p.m. Daviyon Draper (16.6ppg, 5.2 rpg, 45.6 FG%) Brian Pegg (12.5 ppg, 10.3 apg) and $12 on game day. D19 at Northern Illinois 3 p.m. D22 at Binghamton 7 p.m. QUICK HITS D29 Florida A&M 7 p.m. n The FIU men’s basketball team returns home on Monday n Diaz also leads Conference USA, and is No. 2 in NCAA J3 Florida Atlantic* (FSN) 3 p.m. for the second game of a four-game homestand when it fac- Division I (through game of Nov. 28), in blocked shots per J7 at WKU* 8 p.m. es in-state foe Stetson at 7 p.m. game, averaging 4.2 rejections-per-outing. J9 at Marshall* 7 p.m. J14 Louisiana Tech* 7 p.m. n The Panthers have shot no worse than 42 percent from n Diaz is just two blocked shots from tying - and three from J16 Southern Miss* 7 p.m. behind the three-point arc in each of their last four games surpassing - Dwight Stewart (1988-93) as FIUs all-time J21 at UTSA* 8 p.m. ... FIU is shooting 44.6 percent (33-of-74) from behind the leader in blocked shots ... Stewart ended his career with 126 J23 at UTEP* 9:05 p.m. arc and averaging 8.25 treys-per-game during that stretch. rejections. J28 Charlotte* (ASN) 7 p.m. J30 Old Dominion* 7 p.m. n Daviyon Draper and Adrian Diaz continue to lead the Pan- n Following Monday’s game the Panthers will butt heads thers in scoring netting 16.6 and 14.0 points-per-game, re- with Elon on Friday, Dec. at 7 p.m., and then close out the F4 at UAB* (ASN) 7 p.m. spectively ... Diaz and paces the team on the glass, grabbing four-game homestand against Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday, F6 at Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. 9.8 rebounds-per-outing Dec. 6 at 3:30 p.m. (American Sports Network). F11 UTEP* 7 p.m. F13 UTSA* 7 p.m. FIU PROBABLE STARTERS F18 at North Texas* 8 p.m. F20 at Rice* (ASN) 2 p.m. F27 at Florida Atlantic* (ASN) 2 p.m.

M3 UAB* 7 p.m. M5 Middle Tennessee* (ASN) 6 p.m. CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT BIRMINGHAM, ALA. M8 C-USA First Round TBD M9 C-USA Second Round TBD M10 C-USA Quarterfinals TBD G • 2 • Jr. G • 12 • So. G • 1 • Jr. F • 20 • Sr. F • 32 • Sr. M11 C-USA Semifinals TBD M12 C-USA Championship TBD DONTE ERIC JASON ADRIAN DAVIYON MCGILL NOTTAGE BOSWELL DIAZ DRAPER ^ Preliminary round; JMU Men Against Breast Points/Gm 12.0 Points/Gm 6.2 Points/Gm 9.2 Points/Gm 14.0 Points/Gm 16.6 Cancer, Classic, Harrisonburg, Va. Rebounds/Gm 5.2 Rebounds/Gm 2.8 Rebounds/Gm 2.7 Rebounds/Gm 9.8 Rebounds/Gm 5.2 * Conference USA Game $ Conference USA Tournament, Birmingham, Ala. Assists/Gm 3.3 Assists/Gm 2.3 Assists/Gm 3.3 Assists/Gm 0.7 Assists/Gm 1.2 ASN - American Sports Network; FSN - Fox Sports Net Steals/Gm 0.6 Steals/Gm 0.5 Steals/Gm 0.8 Steals/Gm 1.2 Steals/Gm 1.6 FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops THE FIU PANTHERS QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH ANTHONY EVANS The University n Name of School FIU Head Coach • St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) (1994) City/Zip Code Miami, Fla. 33199 n Founded/Opened 1965/1972 134-129 (.509) Overall (Ninth Season) • 35-35 (.500) at FIU (Third Season) Enrollment 54,000 n Nickname Panthers Family • Wife, Kisha; Son, Anthony Arena Lime Court FIU Arena n Capacity 5,000 Date of Birth • March 25, 1970 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Conference USA n Named the eighth head basketball coach at FIU on April 16, 2013. President Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg n Picked up his first win as the head coach at FIU with a 66-58 victory over Kennesaw State on Nov. 10, 2013. The win also Faculty Representative Dr. Pete E.C. Markowitz marked the 100th-career victory for Evans. Exec. Dir. of Sports & Entertainment Pete Garcia n In his first season at the helm, led FIU to a 15-win season. FIU picked up a big 72-61 victory over cross-state rival Senior Woman Administrator Julie Berg and 2012 Sweet Sixteen squad Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 7 at FIU Arena. FIU earned seven Conference USA wins in its Ticket Office Phone 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263) inaugural season in the league, including two victories over rival Florida Atlantic. n During the 2014-15 campaign, Evans saw two of his players earn All-Conference USA honors. Dennis Mavin earned second team Basketball History honors while Adrian Diaz was named to the All-C-USA Defensive Team. Diaz finished the year as the league leader in blocked shots per First Year 1981-82 game (3.0 bpg), and was sixth in NCAA Division I in total blocked shots (99) and seventh in blocked shots per game. All-Time Record* 379-576/.397 (35 years) n Coached Tymell Murphy to a Second-Team All-C-USA honor for his play during the 2013-14 season. Murphy finished the year averaging Actual On-Court Record 395-559/.414 16.6 points-per-game (No. 4 in the conference) on 58.6 percent shooting from the floor (No. 4 in the conference; No. 18 nationally). All-Time C-USA Record 15-19 (two seasons) n During his time with the Spartans, Evans amassed a 99-94 record, including back-to-back, 20-win seasons (26-10 in 2011-12 & 21-12 All-Time Sun Belt Record** 71-160/.307 (’98-’99 - ’12-’13) in 2012-13). Actual On-Court Sun Belt 80-160/.333 n During the 2012-13 season, led Norfolk State to an undefeated Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference reg- All-Time TAAC Record 58-48/.547 (’91-’92 - ’97-’98) All-Time Post-Season 18-21 (14-20)*** ular season mark (16-0) en route to being named the MEAC Coach of the Year and the team’s sec- C-USA Tournament 1-1 ond-straight post-season berth with an automatic bid to the 2013 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Sun Belt Tournament 9-14 (6-14)*** n Was finalist for the Ben Jobe Award for the 2012-13 campaign, presented to the top minority coach TAAC Tournament 8-5 in Division I basketball. He was also named a finalist for the Hugh Durham Award, presented to the TAAC Champions 1995 top mid-major coach in Division I, and the Jim Phelan Award, presented to the top Division I coach. NCAA Tournament 0-1 n In 2011-12, took the Spartans to new heights with the program’s first-ever Mid-East- Years in NCAA Tourn./Last 1/1995 ern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title and perhaps the biggest upset in Last NCAA opponent UCLA NCAA Tournament history. In the 2012 NCAA Tournament, the Evans-led Result Lost, 92-56, NCAA First Round Spartans knocked off the No. 2 seed Missouri Tigers, 86-84, becoming Post-Season NIT N/A All-Time Divsion I Record 325-497/.395 (292-497/.370)* the fifth No. 15 seed (at the time) to defeat a No. 2 seed. All-Time Division II Record 84-77/.522 (’81-’82 - ’86-’87) Click to view Anthony Evans’ * Vacated 32 wins from 2002-03 to 2005-06 due to NCAA sanctions. ** Vacated nine conference wins from 2003-04 to 2005-06 due to complete bio at FIUSports.com NCAA sanctions. *** Vacated three conference tourney wins due to NCAA sanctions. Anthony Evans Career Coaching Record Coaching Staff Year School Over. Conf. Postseason 2007-08 Norfolk State (MEAC) 16-15 11-5 Head Coach Anthony Evans 2008-09 Norfolk State (MEAC) 13-18 9-7 Alma Mater, Year St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94 2009-10 Norfolk State (MEAC) 11-19 9-7 Record at FIU (Years) 35-35 (third season) 2010-11 Norfolk State (MEAC) 12-20 8-8 Career Record 134-129 (ninth seasons) 2011-12 Norfolk State (MEAC) 26-10 13-3 NCAA 2nd Rd. C-USA Record 15-19 (third season) 2012-13 Norfolk State (MEAC) 21-12 16-0 NIT 1st Rd. Assistant Coaches Mike Gillian 2013-14 FIU (C-USA) 15-16 7-9 Chris Capko 2014-15 FIU (C-USA) 16-17 8-10 Spencer Wright 2015-16 FIU (C-USA) 4-2 0-0 Director of Basketball Operations Jarrett Lockhart Totals 134-129 81-49 Assist. Dir. of Basketball Ops. Mike Oliva Assist Strength & Conditioning Thomas Carroll THE PANTHERS AT A GLANCE Certified Athletic Trainer Ben McGrath No. Name Ppg. Rpg Apg. Noteable 1 Jason Boswell 9.2 2.7 3.3 Had a career-high 14 pts. against ORU Shooting 54.8 FG%

Athletic Media Relations 2 Donte Mcgill 12.0 5.2 1.4 Career-high 24 pts. and 9 rbs. vs. LIU Brooklyn Men’s Basketball SID Michael Hogan 4 Kimar Williams 4.5 2.3 2.8 Career-high 11 pts. vs. ORU, including FG to send game into OT Office Phone (305) 348-1496 Cell Phone (813) 469-0616 5 Elmo Stephen ------One of three from Tallahassee C.C.; 15.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg in ‘14-15 E-mail [email protected] 10 Hassan Hussein 4.5 2.5 0.5 Had 6 pts. on 3-3 from the field; Grabbed 4 rbs. in 14 minutes played vs. TBC SID Fax (305) 348-2963 11 Ray Rodriguez 5.5 1.0 1.5 Season-high 10 pts. vs. UT Martin; 7.3 ppg in last 3 outings Press Row Phone (305) 348-3702 12 Eric Nottage 6.2 2.8 2.3 Transfer from Tallahassee C.C.; Career-high 15 pts. vs. LIU Brooklyn Web Site FIUSports.com 20 Adrian Diaz 14.0 9.8 0.7 14 pts., 13 rbs., 5 blks. vs. ORU; 11 career double-doubles; 59.2 FG% (29-49) Mailing Address FIU-Modesto A. Maidique Campus 24 Cameron Smith 4.4 3.6 0.4 Transfer from Tallahassee C.C.; Career-high 14 pts., 9 rbs. vs. ORU 11200 SW 8 St. 31 Michael Douglas 1.3 1.8 0.2 Career-high 7 rbs. vs. JMU in 14 MP; 5 pts., 2 rbs. vs. FMU Lime Court FIU Arena, Room 211 32 Daviyon Draper 16.6 5.2 1.2 Season-high tying 19-points vs. UTM; 17.3 ppg. in last 3 games Miami, Fla. 33199 34 Nate Brown Bull 0.0 0.5 0.0 1 rbd. in 3 minutes vs. FMU; 17 ppg, 12 rpg, 7.1 bpg at Little Wound H.S.

FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops GAMEDAY INFO THE MATCHUP TALE OF THE TAPE The Stetson Series FOR TICKET INFO ... THE SERIES AGAINST STETSON Series Record FIU leads the series, 14-6 n For ticket information on FIU men’s basketball games call n FIU is 14-6 all-time against Stetson dating back to the FIU at home FIU leads, 6-3 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263) ... Single game tickets are $10 in 1990-91 season ... The Panthers have won their last seven FIU at Stetson FIU leads, 7-3 advance and $12 on game day. games against the Hatters, and nine of their last 11 ... FIU FIU at neutral site FIU leads, 1-0 is averaging 78.1 points per game in its last seven, while First meeting Nov. 26, 1990 (FIU W, 88-84) Last meeting Nov. 18, 2014 (FIU W, 75-66) allowing just 69.4 points per outing. SCOUTING THE HATTERS Last FIU win Nov. 18, 2014 (75-66) n Stetson enters Monday night’s game with a 2-4 record Last Stetson win Feb 24, 1996 (82-73) following a 1-1 weekend in Las Vegas at the Continental FIU all-time against Stetson: Current streak FIU seven wins Tire Las Vegas Invitational ... The Hatters defeated Bethune Nov. 26, 1990 H W, 88-84 Cookman (83-70) on Nov. 26, and lost to East Carolina (93- Feb. 18, 1991 A L, 67-89 Statistical Comparison 73) on Nov. 27. Jan. 11, 1992 H W, 78-62* FIU SU Feb. 8, 1992 A W, 68-65 (ot)* 4-2 Overall Record 2-4 n Stetson has played the role of road warriors so far this Jan. 9, 1993 A W, 66-63* 45.5 Field Goal% 46.2 39.8 3-Pt. Field Goal% 32.9 season, having played five of its six games this season away Feb. 6, 1993 H W, 82-75* Jan. 17, 1994 H L, 67-85* 62.8 Free Throw% 80.4 from the friendly confides of the Edmunds Center in DeLand, 34.2 Oppt. Field Goal% 48.2 Fla. ... The Hatters traveled to Richmond (L, 108-85) on Nov. Feb. 10, 1994 A L, 58-61* Jan. 19, 1995 H L, 69-76* 24.8 Oppt. 3-Pt. Field Goal% 31.8 15, at The Citadel (L, 94-93) on Nov. 17, and at West Virginia 66.7 Oppt. Free Throw% 73.1 Feb. 25, 1995 A W, 62-61* (L, 103-62) on Nov. 20, in addition to its most recent trip to 37.0 Rebounding Avg. 36.2 March 2, 1995 N W, 63-56 Las Vegas ...Stetson’s lone home game was against Fort -2.0 Rebounding Margin -4.3 Valley State (W, 101-72) on Nov. 23. Jan. 25, 1996 A L, 68-87* 13.5 Assists/Gm. 16.7 Feb. 24, 1996 H L, 73-82* 12.6 Turnovers/Gm. 15.7 n Derick Newton is one of five Stetson players in double Jan. 23, 1997 H W, 78-72* 6.0 Blocks/Gm. 1.0 6.7 Steals/Gm. 8.0 figures, in the scoring column, averaging 13.8 points per Feb. 22, 1997 A W, 85-77* Jan. 31, 1998 H W, 101-80* 69.7 Points/Gm. 82.8 game ... Brian Pegg is netting 12.5 points per contest to go 60.7 Points Allowed/Gm. 90.0 along with his team-leading 11.3 rebounds per game ... Di- Feb. 5, 1998 A W, 73-60* vine Myles (11.3 ppg)c rounds out the double-figure scorers. Dec. 9, 2012 A W, 82-79 Nov. 18, 1993 H W, 75-66 FIU Career Stats vs. Stetson Nov. 18, 2014 A W, 53-52 No. Name G Ppg Rpg Apg 1 Jason Boswell 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 2 Donte Mcgill 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2015-16 FIUHOOPS ROSTER 4 Kimar Williams 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 @ 5 Elmo Stephen 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 Hassan Hussein 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 No. Name P Ht. Wt. Yr. Honmetown/Previous School/High School 11 Ray Rodriguez 3 2.0 0.0 1.0 1 Jason Boswell G 6-6 205 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Patrick School 12 Eric Nottage 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 Donte Mcgill G 6-3 185 Jr. Newark, Del./Vincennes/Mont Clare Academy 20 Adrian Diaz 3 8.7 7.0 0.3 4 Kimar Williams G 6-1 170 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Constitution 24 Cameron Smith 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31 Michael Douglas 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 Elmo Stephen F 6-7 200 Jr. Auburndale, Fla./Talahassee CC/Auburndale 32 Daviyon Draper 1 1.0 5.0 2.0 10 Hassan Hussein F 6-9 205 So. Lorton, Va./Mt. Zion Prep 34 Nate Brown Bull 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 Ray Rodriguez G 6-2 195 Jr. Miami, Fla./North Florida/Hialeah Gardens 12 Eric Nottage G 6-2 180 So. Miami, FLa./Talahassee CC/Miami Northwestern Panthers’ Career Starts 20 Adrian Diaz F 6-11 230 Sr. Miami, Fla./Kansas State/Hialeah-Miami Lakes No. Name 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 Tot GP 24 Cameron Smith F 6-7 210 So. Talahassee, Fla./Talahassee CC/Leon 1 Boswell - - 11 3 6 20 66 31 Michael Douglas F 6-5 190 Fr. Sachse, Texas/Sachse 2 Mcgill - - - - 3 3 5 32 Daviyon Draper F 6-7 217 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Antelope Valley College/Locke 4 Williams ------6 34 Nate Brown Bull C 7-1 215 Fr. Kyle, S.D./Little Wound 5 Stephen ------10 Hussein 1 1 12 Head Coach: Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘94) - Third Season 11 Rodriguez - 0 - 7 3 10 70* Assistant Coach: Chris Capko (USF ‘07) - First Season 12 Nottage - - - - 6 6 6 Pro-Nun-See-A-Shuns 20 Diaz 0 0 - 33 6 39 87* Assistant Coach: Mike Gillian (North Adams State ‘89) - Third Season Jason Boswell BOZ-well 24 Smith - - - - 1 1 5 Assistant Coach: Spencer Wright (Oklahoma Baptist ‘94) - First Season Daviyon Draper DAY-vee-on 31 Douglas ------6 Director of Basketball Operations: Jarrett Lockhart (Pitt ‘00) Hassan Hussein HAH-sahn WHO-sane 32 Draper - - - 22 5 27 36 Asstant Director Of Basketball Ops: Mike Oliva (FIU ‘12 Donte Mcgill DON-tay 34 Brown Bull ------4 Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach: Thomas Carroll (Miami ‘05) Kimar Williams Ka-MAR Certified Athletic Trainer: Ben McGrath (Capitol ‘10, UConn ‘12) * Includes games played at a previous Division I school @ FIUHOOPS WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER FIU Streaks/Records 2015-16 Overall Record 4-2 MON. 30 TUE. 1 WED. 2 THURS. 3 FRI. 4 SAT. 5 SUN. 6 FIU at home 5-0 vs. Stetson, Practice, Practice, Practice, vs. Elon, Practice, vs. FGCU; FIU on the Road 0-1 7 p.m. Time TBA 4:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Time TBA 3:30 p.m. Neutral Site 1-1 Won/Loss Streak Won one game 2014-15 Overall Record 16-17 2014-15 after six games 4-2 2014-15 after seven games 4-3 2014-15 after eight games 5-3

FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops TEAM NOTABLES FIU WHEN ... LAST YEAR VS. THE HATTERS n As good as the Panthers’ offense was in the first half Leading at halftime 4-1 n FIU handed Stetson a 53-52 loss on Nov. 18, 2014 in against the Blackbirds, their defense was just as impressive Trailing at halftime 0-1 DeLand, Fla. ... Dennis Mavin connected on a lay-up with ... FIU held LIU to just 29 percent (9-of-31) from the floor Tied at halftime 0-0 5.6 seconds remaining to ice the victory for the Panthers ... in the first half, including a dismal 0-or-9 from three-point Overtime 0-0 Mavin had a game-high 15 points while Adrian Diaz and Do- range. FIU shoots 50% or better from field 1-0 monique Williams added nine points apiece. FIU shoots 40-49% from field 3-2 GETTIN’ IN THEIR FACE FIU shoots under 40% from field 0-0 n With defense being one of its cornerstones, FIU has made Opp. shoots 50% or better from field 0-0 FIU VS. THE ATLANTIC SUN ... it very difficult for its opponents to get good looks at the bas- Opp. shoots 40-49% from field 1-0 n FIU comes into the game with Stetson boasting a 23-9 ket ... In five of their six games, the Panthers’ defense has Opp. shoots under 40% from field 3-2 all-time record against members in the Atlantic Sun Con- held their opposition to no better than 38.6 percent shooting FIU outrebounds opponent 1-0 ference ... The Hatters are FIUs most common opponent in from the field ... During that stretch, FIUs opponents have Opp. outrebounds FIU 3-1 the A-Sun, having played 20 times ... The Panthers will also averaged just 19.8 made field goals-per-game. Tied in rebounds 0-1 face Atlantic Sun foes, Florida Gulf Coast Dec. 6) and North FIU records 10 or more steals 0-0 Florida (Dec. 14). FIU records 15 or more assists 2-0 2015-16 FIU opponents’ field goal percentages: FIU commits less than 15 turnovers 1-2 FIU all-time vs. the Atlantic Sun Conference: vs. Trinity Baptist (Nov. 13) 13-of-52 (25.0 percent) FIU commits 15 or more turnovers 2-0 Opponent W L Pct. vs. Florida Memorial (Nov. 16) 17-of-65 (26.5 percent) FIU commits less turnovers than opp. 2-0 Florida Gulf Coast 3 3 .500 at James Madison (Nov. 20) 21-of-57 (36.8 percent) FIU commits more turnovers than opp. 2-2 Jacksonville 0 0 .000 vs. UT Martin (Nov. 21) 21-of-51 (41.2 percent) FIU shoots 70% or better from the line 1-0 Kennesaw State 3 0 1.000 vs. Oral Roberts (Nov. 22) 27-of-70 (38.6 percent) FIU shoots under 70% from the line 3-2 Lipscomb 0 0 .000 vs. LIU Brooklyn (Nov. 25) 26-of-70 (37.1 percent) FIU scores 59 points or less 0-0 North Florida 3 0 1.000 FIU scores between 60-69 points 2-1 Northern Kentucky 0 0 .000 DEFENDERS OF THE ARC FIU scores between 70-79 points 1-1 Stetson 14 6 .700 n The Panthers have also been pretty stingy in allowing FIU scores between 80-89 points 1-0 USC Upstate 0 0 .000 their opponents to get open looks at the basket from behind FIU scores between 90-99 points 0-0 Total 23 9 .718 the three-point arc ... In its six games this season, FIUs op- FIU scores more than 100 points 0-0 position has his hit better than 30 percent just twice - just Two or less Panthers score in double figures 0-0 barely - on the year. Three Panthers score in double figures 4-0 UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS n Following Monday’s meeting with Stetson, FIU will contin- Four or more Panthers score in double figures 0-2 n ue its four-game homestand on Friday, Dec. 4 when it faces FIU has also held its opposition to less than 19.2 percent FIU plays at Lime Court at FIU Arena 3-0 from behind the three-point arc in three of its six games. FIU plays on the road 0-1 Elon at 7 p.m. ... The contest will be the second game of a women’s/men’s doubleheader with the Panthers hosting FIU plays at a neutral site 1-1 n UMass-Lowell at 5 p.m. In addition, the Panthers’ foes are averaging just 5.8 made Playing in November 4-2 three-point shots-per-game on 22.8 attempts-per-outing. Playing in December 0-0 Playing in January 0-0 n Friday’s meeting with the Phoenix will be the first between the two schools ... It will, however, be the second against a 2015-16 FIU opponents’ three-point field goal percentages: Playing in February 0-0 vs. Trinity Baptist (Nov. 13) 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) Playing in March 0-0 member of the Colonial Athletic Association this year ... On vs. Florida Memorial (Nov. 16) 5-of-26 (19.2 percent) Playing on Saturday 1-0 Nov. 20, the Panthers dropped a tough 64-61 decision to at James Madison (Nov. 20) 8-of-26 (30.8 percent) Playing on Sunday 0-1 James Madison University vs. UT Martin (Nov. 21) 9-of-26 (34.6 percent) Playing on Monday 1-0 vs. Oral Roberts (Nov. 22) 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) Playing on Tuesday 0-0 n The Panthers will close out the homestand on Dec. 6 at vs. LIU Brooklyn (Nov. 25) 3-of-23 (13.0 percent) Playing on Wednesday 1-0 3:30 p.m. when they face Florida Gulf Coast ... That game Playing on Thursday 0-0 will be televise live on the American Sports Network (ASN). Playing on Friday 1-1 THE BLOCK PARTY RETURNS Playing during the afternoon 0-2 LAST TIME OUT FOR THE PANTHERS n The Panthers are currently second in Conference USA Playing during the evening 4-0 n FIU got a career-high 24 points and nine rebounds from (through games of Nov. 28) in blocked shots-per-game, av- On television 1-0 Donte Mcgill, and a career-best 15 points from Eric Nottage eraging 6.0 rejections-per-contest ... Through six games this In-season tournament/classic games 1-2 as the Panthers handed LIU Brooklyn its first loss of the season, the Panthers have 36 total blocked shots. Postseason tournament games 0-0 season, 80-72 ... Daviyon Draper also added 16 points in n Games decided by three points or less 0-1 the win. FIU has rejected six or more shots in a game four times Games decided by four to 10 points 2-1 this season, including seven, three times, against Trinity Games decided by 11-20 points 1-0 n FIU had its most complete half of the season on the offen- Baptist (Nov. 13), Oral Roberts (Nov. 22) and LIU Brooklyn Games decided by more than 20 points 1-0 sive side of the ball, in the first stanza of its game with LIU (Nov. 25). Wearing white uniforms 3-0 Brooklyn, en route to a 46-22 halftime lead ... The Panthers Wearing blue uniforms 0-2 n shot at a 53.3 percent (16-of-30) clip against the Blackbirds, During the 2014-15 season FIU continued its defensive Wearing gold uniforms 1-0 including 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from behind the three-point dominance in the paint recording a school single season arc ... In addition, FIU shot 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from the record 190 blocked shots, surpassing the old mark of 138 SCORING MARGINS free-throw line. rejected during the 1999-2000 campaign. Points: Margin of victory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 @ FIUHOOPS STARTING LINEUPS (W-L) Points: Margin of defeat Forward Forward Forward/Guard Guard Guard W-L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Diaz Draper Boswell / Guard Rodriguez Nottage 2-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Diaz Draper Boswell / Guard Mcgill Nottage 2-1 Diaz Smith Boswell Rodriguez Notage 0-1

FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops TEAM NOTABLES n The Panthers finished third in C-USA, last year, averag- last season, to go along with a C-USA best 3.0 blocked C-USA STANDINGS ing 4.55 blocks-per-contest, and were 49th in Division I in shots per game ... His blocked shot average was also good (standings through Nov. 28, 2015) blocked shots-per-game and 54th in total blocks (150). enough for seventh in NCAA Division I ... For his efforts on C-USA Pct. Over. Pct. the defensive end of the floor, last season, Diaz was named UTEP 0-0 .000 6-0 1.000 n FIU set a single game record for blocked shots with 14 to the C-USA All-Defensive Team at the conclusion of the Louisina Tech 0-0 .000 5-0 1.000 vs. UAB on March 7, 2015 ... The Panthers tied the previous season. Middle Tenessee 0-0 .000 4-1 .800 mark of 10 earlier in the year against UTSA on Feb. 5, 2015. FIU 0-0 .000 4-2 .667 JUST FOR OPENERS Old Dominion 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 UAB 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 n With its 71-39 season-opening win over Trinity Baptist on PANTHERS PICKED 10th IN C-USA PRESEASON POLL WKU 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 n The FIU Panthers were picked to finish 10th in the Confer- Nov. 13, FIU improved its record in lidlifters to 19-14 (two North Texas 0-0 .000 2-3 .400 ence USA preseason poll which was selected by the leagues wins - the season opener in 2004-05 vs. Florida Atlantic, Rice 0-0 .000 2-4 .333 14 head coaches. and in 2003-04 vs. Morris Brown were vacated due to NCAA Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 1-4 .200 sanctions) ... The win was the Panthers’ second straight sea- Charlotte 0-0 .000 1-5 .183 n son opening victory, and their third in the past five years. Defending Conference USA Tournament champion UAB UTSA 0-0 .000 1-5 .183 picked up 11-of-14 first place votes claiming the top spot Marshal 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 ... Old Dominion, who received three first place votes was The following are FIUs results in season openers under Southern Miss 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 picked second, while Middle Tennessee, UTEP and Lou- Head Coach Anthony Evans: isiana Tech were slated third through fifth, respectively ... Nov. 13, 2015 vs. Trinity Baptist W, 71-39 WKU, Rice, North Texas, Marshall and the Panthers round Nov. 14, 2014 vs. Florida College W, 65-58 PRESEASON POLL out the top 10 ... The rest of the C-USA coaches poll is as Nov. 8, 2013 vs. Eastern Kentucky L, 83-61 1. UAB (11) 8. North Texas follows: 11. Charlotte, 12. Florida Atlantic, 13. UTSA, 14. 2. Old Dominion (3) 9. Marshall Southern Miss. n FIU Head Coach Anthony Evans also improved his career 3. Middle Tennessee 10. FIU coaching record in season openers to 6-4 ... Evans was 3-3 4. UTEP 11. Charlotte DIAZ NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-C-USA TEAM in openers at Norfolk State, with two of the three losses com- 5. Louisiana Tech 12. Florida Atlantic 6. WKU 13. UTSA n Senior forward Adrian Diaz was named to the preseason ing at Marquette (99-68), to tip off the 2011-12 campaign, 7. Rice 14. Southern Miss All-Conference USA first team as selected by the league’s and at Baylor (86-58) to start the 2009-10 season. 14 head coaches. n FIU Arena has been very kind to the Panthers in season C-USA SCHEDULE n Diaz averaged 13.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game openers through the years ... With the victory over Trinity November 30 Stetson at FIU 7 p.m. THE LAST TIME FIU ... North Texas at Northern Iowa (ESPN3) 8 p.m. Beat a Top 25 Team Never Shot under 30% 02/14/15 at Louisiana Tech (27.8%) December 1 Beat a Top 10 Team Never Shot 70%+ from 3PT Never Davidson at Charlotte 7 p.m. Beat a Top 5 Team Never Shot 60%+ from 3PT 1/31/15 at Charlotte (61.9%) (13-21) Florida Atlantic at East Carolina (ASN) 7 p.m. Beat a C-USA Team by +20 3/02/14 vs Tulane (73-47) Shot 50%+ from 3PT 2/12/15 at Southern Miss (50%) (10-20) Old Dominion at William & Mary 7 p.m. Won in overtime 2/12/15 at Southern Miss (73-71) Shot 95%+ from FT Never Southern Miss at Troy 8 p.m. Lost in overtime 11/22/15 vs. Oral Roberts (76-70) Shot 85%+ from FT 12/7/13 vs FGCU (88%) (22-25) Eastern Kentucky at WKU (FCS) 8 p.m. Played Double overtime 11/29/05 vs USF (64-69) Shot 50% or less from FT 11/20/15 at JMU (47.4%) Louisiana Tech at Memphis (CBS SN) 9 p.m. Came from +10 down to win 2/12/15 at Southern Miss (71-71 ot) 50+ rebounds Never Georgia State at UAB (ASN) 9 p.m. Won non-conf road game 12/14/15 at FGCU (69-63) 45+ rebounds 11/14/14 vs Florida College (45) Won C-USA road game 2/12/15 at Southern Miss (71-71 ot) 20+ offensive rebounds Never December 2 Marshall at Ohio 7 p.m. Lost at home 2/21/15 vs North Texas (56-70) 20 or less rebounds Never UTSA at Texas State 8 p.m. Lost non-conf home 12/03/13 vs Nova Southeastern OPP less than 20 rebounds Never Rice at Houston Baptist 8:30 p.m. Scored 100+ 1/30/05 vs ULAR (118-114)(5ot) 15+ steals Never VCU at Middle Tennessee (FSN) 9 p.m. Allowed 100+ 1/30/05 vs ULAR (118-114)(5ot) 10+ steals 2/14/2015 at Louisiana Tech (12) UTEP at New Mexico State 9 p.m. Scored 90+ 11/12/13 at Warren Wilson (93-56) 30+ assists Never Allowed 90+ 1/02/14 at Florida A&M (88-93) 20+ assists 11/14/14 vs. Florida College (21) December 3 Scored 80+ 11/25/15 vs. LIU Brooklyn (80-72) 5 or less turnovers 11/13/15 vs. Trinity Baptist (5) North Texas at UT-Arlington 8 p.m. Scored 80+ in C-USA 2/13/14 at UTSA (80-72) 20+ turnovers 2/14/15 at Louisiana Tech (28) Scored under 50 2/14/15 at Louisiana Tech (42-75) OPP 25+ turnovers 2/2/13 vs ULM (25) December 4 Scored under 40 1/16/14 vs ODU(36-52) Player 40+ points Never Elon at FIU 7 p.m. Scored 60+ in a half Never Player 35+ points 2/25/12 vs. South Alabama (DeJuan Wright) (35) Akron at Marshall 7 p.m. Scored 50+ in a half Never Player 30+ points 2/20/14 vs North Texas (Tymell Murphy) (31) Delaware State at Old Dominion 7 p.m. Bench scored 50+ points Never 3 players 20+ points Never Jackson State at Louisiana Tech 7:30 p.m. OPP scored 45 or less 11/14/14 vs Florida College (64-41) 2 players 20+ points 02/16/13 vs WKU Alabama at Southern Miss (FSN) 8 p.m. Consecutive OPP below 45 Never 6+ players 10+ points 01/12/13 at UALR OPP scored 40 or less 11/13/15 vs. Trinity Baptist (39) 5+ players 10+ points 02/13/14 at UTSA (5) December 5 Consecutive OPP below 40 Never 10 players 10+ minutes 11/29/12 vs Arkansas State Charlotte at Miami (ESPN3) 4 p.m. OPP scored 10 or less in a half Never Player 20+ rebounds Never South Alabama at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. OPP shot below 30% 11/13/15 vs. Florida Memorial (26.2) (17-65) Player 15+ rebounds 11/14/11 at George Mason (Dom. Ferguson) Southern Illinois at North Texas 6 p.m. Shot 60%+ FG 11/29/12 vs Arkansas State (60.4%)(32-53) Player 10+ assists Never St. Edward’s at Rice 8 p.m. UAB at Illinois State 8 p.m. Shot 60%+ FG in C-USA Never Player 5+ steals 03/06/14 at FAU (Tymell Murphy) (5) UT Arlington at UTEP 8:05 p.m. Shot 50%+ FG in C-USA 3/7/15 vs UAB (51.9%) (28-54) Player 5+ blocks 3/7/15 vs UAB (Adrian Diaz) (13) WKU at Xavier (FS1) 8:30 p.m. OPP shot 60%+ 12/28/13 at Georgetown (60.7%) (34-56) Player Triple-Double 3/7/15 vs UAB (Adrian Diaz) All times are Eastern Shot 70%+ in a half Never

FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops TEAM NOTES FIU ALL-TIME IN OT Baptist, the Panthers hold a 16-5 record (two wins - the sea- n Before his time at USC, Capko spent the previous two n Overall Record: 24-34 (.414) son opener in 2004-05 vs. Florida Atlantic, and in 2003-04 seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Georgia n Home: 11-13 (FIU Arena: 9-11) vs. Morris Brown were vacated due to NCAA sanctions) all- Southern, and prior to that at he served as assistant coach at n Away: 9-16, Neutral: 4-4 time in season openers on their home floor ... The Panthers Stetson for two seasons (2010 and 2011) ... During the 2010- are 5-1 in its last six home-opening games with the only loss 11 season, Stetson recorded victories over Wake Forest and Date W/L Opponent coming to Miami (73-50) on Nov. 11, 2006. Atlantic Sun Conference Champion East Tennessee State. Nov. 20, 1981 L at Augusta 67, FIU 66 (2 OT) Jan. 18, 1982 W FIU 81, at Florida Memorial 77 2015-16 SCHEDULE n As a player, Capko spent his first semester in the basket- Feb. 18, 1982 W at FIU 81, Florida Tech 73 n FIUs 31-game schedule will feature 16 homes games ball program at the University of Florida under former Gator Jan. 15, 1983 L at Florida Memorial 114, FIU 107 on Lime Court at FIU Arena, with six of those games being Head Coach Billy Donovan, before transferring to USF in Dec. 18, 1984 L Fla. Southern 87, at FIU 84 (2 OT) against non-conference foes ... In addition, FIU will once Tampa where he played for three years ... As a junior he was Dec. 23, 1985 L Cheyney 54, at FIU 53 again take on in-state rivals Stetson, Florida Gulf Coast, fifth in the Big East in assists and as a senior he was the Jan. 21, 1986 W at FIU 79, St. Thomas 78 North Florida and Florida A&M. and will play in the James Bulls’ team captain. Dec. 18, 1986 W at FIU 94, Dartmouth 89 Madison University Men Against Breast Cancer Classic in Jan. 16, 1987 W at FIU 95, UMES 93 (2 OT) Harrisonburg, Va. ... The Panthers will also hit the road for a For more on Wright and Capko, visit FIUSports.com. Jan. 9, 1989 L Arkansas State 88, at FIU 77 two-game road trip to Northern Illinois and Binghamton. Feb. 7, 1989 W FIU 105, at UCF 103 (2 OT) 35 YEARS OF ROUNDBALL ON THE WEST SIDE Feb. 25, 1989 L at Nicholls State 91, FIU 81 n FIUs schedule features nine opponents that reached post- n The 2015-16 men’s basketball season marks the pro- Dec. 30, 1991 L at Louisiana 104, FIU 93 (2 OT) season competition last season including: James Madison gram’s 35th year ... FIU began men’s basketball during Jan. 23, 1992 L at SE Louisiana 81, FIU 79 (CIT), Oral Roberts (CBI), Florida Gulf Coast (CIT) and North the 1981-82 season ... That year, led by Head Coach Rich Feb 8, 1992 W FIU 68, at Stetson 65 Florida (NCAA), and Conference USA foes: Louisiana Tech Walker, the Panthers finished 11-16 ... Including Walker, the Jan. 14, 1993 W FIU 69, at Georgia State 68 (NIT), UTEP (NIT), Old Dominion (NIT), UAB (NCAA) and program has had eight head coaches including Bob Welt- Feb. 20, 1993 L at Centenary 84, FIU 81 Middle Tennessee (CIT). lich (1990-95), Shakey Rodriguez (1995-00), Donnie Marsh March 3, 1994 L Centenary 69, FIU 67 (2000-04), Sergio Rouco (2004-09), Isiah Thomas (2009-12), Dec. 10, 1994 L VCU 76, at FIU 67 Jan. 21, 1995 L Mercer 86, at FIU 76 WRIGHT AND CAPKO JOIN FIU STAFF Richard Pitino (2012-13) and Anthony Evans (2013-present). March 3, 1995 W FIU 65, SE La. 64 n FIU Head Coach Anthony Evans added two veteran Feb. 5, 1996 W at FIU 90, Jacksonville State 88 coaches to his staff during the offseason in Spencer Wright PANTHERS TO APPEAR ON TV EIGHT TIMES Feb. 29, 1996 W FIU 58, Samford 55 and Chris Capko. n The Panthers will appear eight times during the 2015-16 Dec. 17, 1998 L at Illinois-Chicago 78, FIU 70 campaign on television with seven being televised live on Feb. 6, 1999 W at FIU 73, Louisiana Tech 65 n Wright spent the last seven seasons as an assistant at the American Sports Network (ASN), and one by way of Fox Nov. 20, 1999 L Northern Illinois 98, at FIU 92 Mercer, where he joined the staff in 2008-09 ... He worked Sports Network (FSN). Dec. 18, 1999 L St. Bonaventure 78, FIU 70 in that capacity for two seasons before being promoted to Dec. 23, 1999 L Brigham Young 83, at FIU 75 associate head coach in July 2010. Dec. 30, 2000 L at North Texas 70, FIU 68 Jan. 16, 2001 L at Arkansas State 57, FIU 56 n Wright was side-by-side with Head Coach Bob Hoffman Jan.10, 2002 W FIU 79, at North Texas 78 as the pair presided over the most successful seven-year Nov. 26, 2002 W FIU 68, at Princeton 65 stretch in program history ... Since his arrival at Mercer, the Dec. 28, 2002 L Duquesne 71, at FIU 68 Bears produced a 146-98 record, including a 27-9 season in FIU’s Largest in 2015-16 Jan. 5, 2003 L North Texas 94, at FIU 91 2013-14, highlighted by the NCAA Tournament second round Lead 32 vs. Trinity Baptist (71-39) March 21, 2004 W at FIU 63, New Orleans 58 upset of No. 6 Duke ... The win over Duke was the latest in Deficit 9 vs. Oral Roberts (71-62) Dec. 28, 2004 W at FIU 74, Ohio 73 a series of high-major victories claimed by Wright’s Mercer Margin of victory 32 vs. Trinity Baptist Jan. 11, 2005 L at La Salle 74, FIU 72 teams ... In addition to the Blue Devils, the Bears also topped Margin of defeat 3 vs. JMU (64-61) Jan. 30, 2005 W at FIU 118, UALR 114 (5 OT) Ole Miss, Seton Hall, Tennessee, Alabama (twice), Florida Halftime lead 19 vs. UT Martin (42-23) Nov.29, 2005 W at FIU 69, USF 64 (2 OT) State, Georgia Tech and Auburn during his time ... In his final Halftime deficit 1 vs. JMU (29-28) Dec. 20, 2005 L at La Salle 70, FIU 61 four years at Mercer, Wright was on the sidelines for March Deficit in win 4 vs. UT Martin (10-6) Dec. 27, 2005 L St. Bonaventure 69, FIU 65 wins in the NCAA, NIT, CIT and CBI tournaments. Halftime deficit in win 0 Feb. 11, 2006 L at Arkansas State 85, FIU 84 Lead in loss 7 vs, JMU (12-5) Feb. 28, 2007 L at Florida Atlantic 91, FIU 88 n At his previous position with the Rio Grande Vipers of the Halftime lead in loss 7 vs. Oral Roberts (71-62) Dec. 20, 2008 L Tennessee-Martin 77, at FIU 76 NBA D-League, Wright worked with NBA first-round draft Feb 7, 2009 W at FIU 80, Arkansas State 76 picks Aaron Brooks, Shannon Brown, C.J. Watson, Steve Dec. 20, 2009 W FIU 80, at North Texas 70 FIU: Home, Road & Neutral Novak and Desmon Farmer, as well as second-round pick Category Home Road Neutral Feb. 11, 2010 L at South Alabama 69, FIU 65 Cedric Simmons. Record 3-0 0-1 1-1 Jan. 15, 2011 L at Denver 79, FIU 70 Field Goal% 47.1% 44.0% 44.0 Feb. 3, 2011 W FIU 81, at Troy 80 n Capko comes to FIU after spending two seasons as the Di- 3-Pt. Field Goal% 33.3% 42.1% 47.2 Feb. 19, 2011 L Florida Atlantic 80, at FIU 78 rector of Basketball Operations for the USC men’s basketball Nov. 14, 2011 W FIU 79, George Mason Free Throw% 64.4% 47.4% 66.7 program ... During his two seasons at USC, Capko played Jan. 14, 2012 L at Louisiana 87, FIU 81 Oppt. Field Goal% 29.9% 36.8% 39.7 Feb. 23, 2012 L Troy 75, FIU 70 an integral role in helping guard Jordan McLaughlin earn a Oppt. 3-Pt. Field Goal% 20.8% 30.8% 28.2 Nov. 19, 2013 L vs. Youngstown State 74, FIU 72 spot on the All-Pac 12 Rookie Team ... In addition, he helped Oppt. Free Throw% 68.6% 56.0% 70.5 Jan. 2, 2014 L at Florida A&M 93, FIU 88 oversee the team’s academic success in 2014-15 as they set Rebounding Avg. 39.7 37.0 33.0 Nov. 28, 2014 W FIU 61, Wright State 59 a program record for highest team GPA ... Capko also assist- Rebounding Margin +0.0 -4.0 -4.0 Jan. 15, 2015 W FIU 66, Marshall 62 ed the rest of the USC staff in establishing strong recruiting Assists/Gm. 16.0 10.0 11.5 Feb. 12, 2015 W FIU 73, at Southern Miss 71 classes during his two seasons ... USC’s 2015 class was Turnovers/Gm. 11.7 12.0 15.5 Nov. 22, 2015 L vs. Oral Roberts 76, FIU 70 ranked 20th nationally by Rivals, 22nd by Scout and 30th by Blocks/Gm. 6.3 4.0 6.5 ESPN. In 2014, the Trojan class was ranked 12th by Scout, Steals/Gm. 8.3 4.0 5.5 16th by ESPN and 23rd by Rivals. Points/Gm. 72.7 61.0 69.5 Points Allowed/Gm. 54.0 64.0 69.0

FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops TEAM NOTES The following are FIUs 2015-16 TV games (all times are ET): IN THE C-USA STATS Nov. 25 7 p.m. ASN vs. LIU Brooklyn Overall Team Statistics (through Nov. 28) Dec. 6 3:30 p.m. ASN vs. Florida Gulf Coast Category Leader FIU Jan. 3 3 p.m. FSN vs. Florida Atlantic Scoring Offense NT (86.2) 10th (69.7) Jan. 28 7 p.m. ASN vs. Charlotte Scoring Defense LA Tech (58.4) 3rd (60.7) Feb. 4 7 p.m. ASN at UAB Scoring Margin LA Tech (+24.4) 4th (+9.0) Feb. 20 2 p.m. ASN at Rice Free Throw % FAU (.786) 14th (.628) Feb. 27 2 p.m. ASN at Florida Atlantic Field Goal % NT (.497) 6th (.455) Field Goal % Def. LA Tech (.333) 2nd (.342) March 5 6 p.m. ASN Middle Tennessee 3-pt FG % WKU (.398) 2nd (.398) 3-pt FG% Def. FIU (.248) 1st (.248) THE BEACH IS BACK! 3-pt FG Made WKU (9.2) 9th (6.6) n FIU gained lots of national attention during the 2013-14 Rebounding Offense LA Tech (43.2) 7th (37.0) season after Lime Court at FIU Arena floor was resurfaced Rebounding Defense MT (31.8) 10th (39.0) with a one-of-a-kind beach themed look ... Due to structural Rebounding Margin NT (+4.2) 8th (-2.0) damage to the floor that occurred during the offseason, FIU Blocked Shots UAB (6.7) 2nd (6.0) Assists UAB (16.0) 7th (13.5) used a temporary floor during the 2014-15 season cover- Steals LA Tech (9.2) T3th (6.7) ing up the beach themed court ... The floor came from the Turnover Margin LA Tech (+6.8) 8th (+0.5) Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., which was used for the Assist/TO Ratio LA Tech (1.4) 7th (1.0) 2014 NCAA Tournament ... Following the 2014-15 season, Offensive Rebounds LA Tech (13.4) 11th (9.0) the floor was replaced and the beach-themed court has re- Defensive Rebounds UTEP (31.8) 5th (28.0) turned, along with brand new lower level seating. Individual Statistics (through Nov. 28) Category Player, Rank (Avg./Pct.) Scoring Daviyon Draper, 8th (16.6) Adrian Diaz, T16th (14.0) Rebounding Adrian Diaz, 1st (9.8) Field Goal % Adrian Diaz, 11th (.564) Assists Jason Boswell, 11th (3.3) Free Throw % None Steals Daviyon Draper, T5th (1.6) Kimar Wiliams, T14th (1.3) 3-pt FG % Eric Nottage, 7th (.474) Ray Rodriguez, T11th (.455) 3-pt FG Made Ray Rodriguez, T15th (1.7) Blocked Shots Adrian Diaz, 1st (4.2) Assist/TO Ratio Jason Boswell, 7th (2.2) Offensive Rebounds Adrian Diaz, 7th (2.5) Donte Mcgill, T8th (2.4) Defensive Rebounds Adrian Diaz, 1st (7.3) Minutes Played Jason Boswell, 1st (35.0) Adrian Diaz, 9th (31.2)

IN THE NCAA STATS Overall Team Statistics (through Nov. 28) Category Rank 2015-16 @ FIUHOOPS PANTHERS Scoring Offense 262th (69.7) Scoring Defense T24th (60.7) Scoring Margin T102nd (9.0) Rebound Margin 244th (2.0) Assists Per Game T180th (13.5) Blocked Shots Per Game T18th (6.0) Steals Per Game T142nd (6.7) Turnover Margin T200th (0.5) Assist Turnover Ratio 178th (1.04) Field-Goal Percentage 130th (45.5) Field-Goal Percentage Defense 8th (34.2) Three-Point Field Goals Per Game T184 (6.8) Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage 48th (39.8) Free-Throw Percentage 309th (62.8) Won-Lost Percentage T106th (66.7)

Individual Statistics (through Nov. 28) Category Player, Rank (Pct./Avg.) Rebounds Per Game Adrian Diaz, 39th (9.8) Blocked Shots Per Game Adrian Diaz, 2nd (4.2) Total Rebounds Adrian Diaz, 33rd (59) Total Blocked Shots Adrian Diaz, 1st (25) Minutes Per Game Jason Boswell, 50th (35.0) (L-R): Kimar WIlliams, Eric Nottage, Jason Bpswell, Elmo Stephen, Cameron Smith, Hassan Hussein, Adrian Diaz, Defensive Rebounds Per Game Adrian Diaz, 30th (7.3) Nate Brown Bull, Mike Douglas, Daviyon Draper, Donte Mcgill, Ray Rodriguez

FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops PLAYER NOTES DIAZ NAMED C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK n Diaz has recorded no fewer than three blocks in any game this season, and 21 times in 39 n Adrian Diaz was named the Conference USA Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. career games played at FIU ... In addition, Diaz has blocked at least one shot in 10 straight 22 ... The Miami native averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds games, dating back to last season, and in 22-of-23 games dating back to last year. and 4.3 blocks per game in four games last week, as the Panthers logged a 2-2 record ... This is the first C-USA n Last year Diaz set a FIU single season record for blocked shots with 99 ... His blocked Player of the Week honor of the season for Diaz and the shot average (3.0 bpg) led C-USA, and was good enough for seventh in Division I. second of his career (March 9, 2015). n The Miami native also set a school record for shots blocked in a single game, with 13 ADRIAN DIAZ NOTES against UAB on March 7, 2015, and tied the C-USA mark with Hassan Whiteside, of Mar- n Adrian Diaz has started off the 2015-16 season with a bang, proving that he will continue shall, who accomplished the feet on Feb. 27, 2010 ... For his efforts against the Blazers, Diaz to be one of the top players in Conference USA during his senior campaign ... The Miami na- was named the Conference USA Players of the Week for the week ending March 9, 2015. tive is currently second on the team in scoring, netting 14.0 points per game, and leads the n team on the glass grabbing 9.8 rebounds per contest ... He is also shooting an impressive In just one-plus season, Diaz has already put himself in position to be deemed the best 56.4 percent (31-of-55) from the floor, while also logging 31,2 minutes per game. shot blocker in school history ... Diaz is currently second all-time on the school’s blocked shot list with 124, just two from tying - and three from surpassing - former Panther Dwight n Diaz also finds himself in the top 10, in Conference USA, in several statistical categories Stewart (1988-93) who rejected 126 shots during his career, as the all-time leader. (through games of Nov. 28) ... Diaz leads Conference USA in blocked shots (4.2 bpg), rebounding (9.8 rpg) and defensive rebounding (7.3 rpg), seventh in offensive rebounds (2.5 FIU Career Shot Block Leaders rpg), ninth in minutes played (31.2 mpg) and tied for 13th in scoring (15.0 ppg). 1. Dwight Stewart (1988-93) 126 2. Adrian Diaz (2014-15) 124 n Diaz’s presence on the floor is felt in many ways, but not the least of which is on the 3. Russell Hicks (2007-08) 90 defensive end of the floor ... Diaz has recorded 25 blocked shots this season for an average 4. Tymell Murphy (2012-14) 83 of 4.2 blocks per game ... That not only leads C-USA, but is also third in NCAA Division I. 5. Taurance Johnson (2001-04) 74

ADRIAN DIAZ “THE HIALEAH HAMMER”

2014-15 NCAA LEADERS: BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME 1. Jordan Mickey, LSU 3.65 2. Amida Brimah, UConn 3.46 3. Austin Nichols, Memphis 3.44 4. Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga 3.25 5. Chris Obekpa, St. John’s (NY) 3.13 6 Hassan Martin, Rhode Island 3.12 7. ADRIAN DIAZ, FIU 3.00

n The Hialeah Hammer: Diaz Among the Nation’s Best After recording just 15 blocked shots total in two seasons at Kansas State, Adrian Diaz elevated himself into the upper echelon of the nation’s top shot blockers during the 2014-15 campaign. Now he looks to take advantage of his senior season to continue his upward trajectory.

2014-15 NCAA LEADERS: TOTAL BLOCKED SHOTS 1. Amida Brimah, UConn 121 2. Jordan Mickey, LSU 113 3. Justin Tuoyo, Chattanooga 104 4. Hassan Martin, Rhode Island 103 5. Michale Kyser, Louisiana Tech 102 6. ADRIAN DIAZ, FIU 99

FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops PLAYER NOTES FIU Single Season Shot Block Leaders n Although he has just played one season for FIU, after MEDIA INFORMATION 1. Adrian Diaz (2014-15) 99 transferring from Kansas State, Adrian Diaz has made his Interviews - General 2. Russell Hicks (2007-08) 60 presence felt on the floor and in the record books in 2014-15 ALL INTERVIEWS, both on the local and national levels 3. Jabahri Brown (1999-00) 58 ... Diaz is the Panthers top returning leader in points (13.0 with the FIU men’s basketball team are coordinated by 4. Taurance Johnson (2001-02) 55 ppg), rebounds (6.9 rpg) and blocked shots-per-game (3.0 Michael Hogan, men’s basketball media relations contact. 5. Corey Walker (1989-90) 53 bpg), from last year ... He finished last season second on the team in scoring and tied for 18th in Conference USA. The FIU Athletic Media Relations Department has the right to refuse any interview request. Contacting student-ath- n Offensively, Diaz has shot better than 60 percent from the letes, coaches and staff without permission from the FIU field in four of the Panthers’ six games this season, includ- n Diaz scored in double figures in 22 of the 33 games he Athletic Media Relations Department is not permissible ing at an 83.3 percent (5-of-6) clip against James Madison played in during 2014-15, and recorded 20 or more points and may result in revocation of credentials. (Nov. 20). four times, including a career-high 33 points at Georgia Southern (Nov. 24, 2014) ... During a three-game stretch, Student-Athlete Interviews Diaz’s games of 60 percent or better from the field: from Dec. 21, 2014 through Jan. 4, 2015, Diaz averaged Interviews should be scheduled at least 24 hours in ad- 83.3 percent (5-of-6) at James Madison (Nov. 20) 25.0 points per game against Hartford (29), Florida A&M (19) vance through the FIU Media Relations Department (305- 66.7 percent (6-of-9) vs. UT Martin (Nov. 21) and Florida Atlantic (27). 348-1496). While several interviews are conducted over 62.5 percent (5-of-8) vs. Trinity Baptist (Nov. 13) the phone, the FIU Athletic Media Relations Department 60.0 percent (6-of-10) vs. Florida Memorial (Nov. 16) Diaz’s 20-plus point games at FIU will never give out student-athlete’s cell phone numbers 33 Nov. 24, 2014 at Georgia Southern or private contact information. In-person interviews will n Dating back to last year, Diaz has shot better than 50 per- 29 Dec. 21, 2014 at Hartford take place, either in the FIU Athletic Media Relations De- partment (FIU Arena Room 211) or after practice. Please cent from the field in eight of his last 10 games, in 12 o his- 27 Jan. 4, 2015 at Florida Atlantic contact the FIU Athletic Media Relations Department for last 16, and 24 of his-last 28 times taking the court. 22 Feb. 5, 2015 vs. UTSA ALL interview requests. Other accommodations can be ar- ranged through the Athletic Media Relations Department. n Diaz got the 2015-16 campaign off to an impressive start DAVIYON DRAPER NOTES against Trinity Baptist on Nov. 13 ... He recorded his sev- n Daviyon Draper continues to pace FIU in the scoring Coaches and Staff Interviews enth career double-double with a 15-point, 11-rebound effort column averaging 16.6 points per game ... Draper is also Interviews with Head Coach Anthony Evans must come ... He was 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) from the field and from the second on team in rebounding, grabbing 5.2 rebounds per through the FIU Athletic Media Relations Department. free-throw line ... In addition, Diaz had four blocked shots in game ... Draper is also eighth in scoring in Conference USA. Interviews should be scheduled at least 24 hours in ad- 27 minutes. vance. No member of the FIU staff may be interviewed n Draper has started the season scoring in double figures without permission by the FIU Athletic Media Relations Department. Personal numbers of both coaches and staff n Diaz followed up his season-opening performance with a in five consecutive games played (missed one game - Oral members will not be given out. 17-point, 14-rebound effort against Florida Memorial on Non. Roberts on Nov. 22 - due to injury) which is his longest such 16 ... The output marked his second-straight double-double, streak of his career at FIU. and the eighth of his career ... His 14 rebounds mark a new Covering Practice All practices are closed to the media, as are walk- career-high surpassing the 12 rebounds he hauled down on n Draper has been consistent from the field hitting 45.6 per- throughs, at FIU Arena on the day of all home games. March 7, 2015. cent (31-of-68) from the floor ... He has shot better than 50 Head Coach Anthony Evans and selected student-athletes percent in three of his first five games played ...Including last will be made available after practice. Media members n In the Panthers’ game against UAB on March 7, 2015, season, Draper has shot better than 50 percent from the field must contact the FIU Athletic Media Relations Department Diaz made school history recording FIUs first ever tri- in 16 of his 27 career games for FIU. (Michael Hogan - Men’s Basketball Contact) if they wish to ple-double, in the 70-66 win over the eventual Conference attend post-practice or to set up interviews. No interview USA Tournament champions ... Diaz scored 14 points and n Draper fell just shy of recording a new career-high for will be granted without the permission of the FIU Athletic grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with his record breaking 13 points, twice, when he netted 19 points against Florida Media Relations Department. blocked shots ... Diaz was only one of 14 players in Division Memorial on Nov. 16 and against UT Martin on Nov. 21 ... Pre-Game Interviews I to record a triple-double last season ... Diaz also posted six Draper was 9-of-17 from the floor on the night in 31 min- double-doubles on the season. FIU players will not be available for any media activities utes against FMU, and 5-of-13 from the field against the on game day. Skyhawks ... Draper's career-high is 21 points, set against n Diaz has recorded 10 double-doubles during his career, UTEP on Feb. 7, 2015. Post-Game Interviews with all of them coming during his time playing with FIU ... The athletic media relations staff at FIU is aware of the im- Diaz started his collegiate career at Kansas State. n Dating back to last year, Draper has scored in double fig- portance of media coverage and places great importance ure in eight of his last 10 games, which includes a 20-point on the role of the media insofar as it interacts with their Diaz’s career double-double games: outing against UAB on March 7, 2015. respective duties. To ensure the most workable situation 14 pts./11 rbs. Nov. 22, 2015 vs. Oral Roberts for members of both entities, the following procedures 12 pts./10 rbs. Nov. 20, 2015 at James Madison n Draper had a solid outing in the season opener for the must be observed: 17 pts./14 rbs. Nov. 16, 2015 vs. Florida Memorial Panthers against Trinity Baptist of Nov. 13 ... Draper scored 15 pts./11 rbs. Nov. 13, 2015 vs. Trinity Baptist 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field (54,5 percent) 1. The FIU men’s basketball program will observe a brief NCAA-prescribed cooling off period before beginning 11 pts./10 rbs. Feb. 12, 2015 at Southern Miss ... Dating back to last season, Draper has scored in dou- post-game interviews. 12 pts./11 rbs. Feb. 7, 2015 vs. UTEP ble-figures in six of his last eight games played ... Draper 22 pts./10 rbs. Feb. 5, 2015 vs. UTSA also pulled down four rebounds. 2. A post-game press conference will be conducted in 12 pts./10 rbs. Jan. 31, 2015 at Charlotte Room 272 of FIU Arena with Head Coach Anthony Evans 27 pts./11 rbs. Jan. 4, 2015 at FAU n Like his teammate, Adrian Diaz, Draper had a big season and selected student-athletes. 10 pts./11 rbs. Nov. 21, 2014 vs. Florida Memorial for FIU in his first year with the Panthers ... Draper is one of FIUs top two returning scorers and rebounders - third on the 3. Post-game interviews will NOT be held on the court. team in both - from last season, averaging 8.7 points-and 5.1 rebounds-per-game, respectively . Each visiting team will set its own post-game interview policies and procedures, which will be announced on n The Los Angeles native posted his only double-double of game day. Check with the opposing media relations staff if the year when he pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds to you have any further questions. go along with his 15 points against WKU on Jan. 17, 2015. FIUSports.com | @FIUHoops PLAYER NOTES RAY RODRIGUEZ NOTES the final six points for FIU in regulation ... Williams hit a three with 51 seconds left to cut the n Ray Rodriguez comes into Monday's game sixth on the team in scoring, averaging 5.5 ORU lead to one-point, 69-59 ... After the Golden Eagles pushed the lead back to three, Wil- points per game on the year and 1.5 assists per contest. liams sent the game to overtime after hitting the front-end of two free throws with 17 seconds remaining in regulation ... He then got his own rebound, on the missed second attempt, and n Rodriguez has logged two solid outings in his past two games, averaging 7.3 points converted a driving baseline layup with 14 seconds on the clock to knot the game at 62-all. -per-game, and shooting 50.0 percent (7-of-14) from the field ... The Miami native scored a season-high 10 points against UT Martin, on Nov. 21, on 3-of-5 shooting; all coming from DONTE MCGILL NOTES behind the three-point arc. n Donte Mcgill is averaging 12.0 points-per-game, which is good enough for third on the team in scoring ... In addition, he is also averaging 5.2 rebounds-per-game. n Rodriguez earned the opening night start against Trinity Baptist, on Nov. 13, and scored five points in 23 minutes of action ... Rodriguez's starting nod was the eighth of his career n Mcgill poured in a career-high 24 points, and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds, on and the eighth in his last 10 games played, dating back to last year. Nov. 25 against LIU Brooklyn ... Mcgill was an impressive 5-of-8 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 12-of-13 from the free throw line ... Five of Mcgill’s nine n Rodriguez returns this season after averaging 4.8 points-per-game and was third on the rebounds came on the offensive glass. team in assists-per-game dishing out 1.6 per outing ... The Miami native saw action in 32 games with seven starts, all coming in the last eight games. n Mcgill’s double-digit output against LIU was the second double-figure outing in three games ... He also posted a, then, career-best 12 points and seven rebounds against James n Scored in double figures five times during the season including a season-high 14 points, Madison on Nov. 20. four times, at Southern Miss (Feb. 12, 2015) and against UTSA (March 11, 2015) in the Conference USA Tournament first round. n Mcgill earned his first career start for FIU on Nov. 16 against Florida Memorial, and re- sponded with a nine-point and six-rebound effort in 27 minutes of action ... In addition, Mcgill n Handed out four or more assists for times, including a career-high six in the third game of also recorded three assists, one-blocked shot, and a steal in the win. the year against Florida Memorial (Nov. 21, 2014). CAMERON SMITH NOTES n Shot 35.9 percent (37-103) from behind the three-point arc on the year, however was n Cameron Smith poured in a career-high 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 41 ninth in Conference USA in three-point percentage in league games hitting 40.4 percent of minutes against Oral Roberts ... Smith also had two assists and two locked shots in the his shots (21-52) from long range. Panthers’ overtime loss.

HASSAN HUSSEIN NOTES ERIC NOTTAGE NOTES n Hassan Hussein saw 14 minutes of action in the season opener against Trinity Baptist on n Eric Nottage has posted back-to-back career-high scoring games in his last two outings Nov. 13 and certainly made the most of his time ... Hussein recorded six points - on perfect ... Nottage is coming off a 15-point outing against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 25, shooting 4-of-4 3-of-3 shooting from the field - grabbed four rebounds, and handed out one assist off the from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range, and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. bench ... Hussein's four boards and one assist were both career-highs. n Nottage surpassed his previous career-best of eight points, set against Oral Roberts on n Hussein saw limited action during the 2014-15 season, seeing action in just 12 games, Nov. 22 ... His six rebounds against the Golden Eagles is still a career-high. however got one start against UTEP on Feb. 7, 2015. MICHAEL DOUGLAS NOTES JASON BOSWELL NOTES n Michael Douglas player a career-high 14 minutes against Florida Memorial, on Nov. 16, n Jason Boswell comes into the Stetson game third on the team in scoring, just shy of and recorded five points and two rebounds. double figures, averaging 9.2 points-per-game ... He has scored in double figures in three of the six games that he has played in this year, including a career-high 14 points against NATE BROWN BULL NOTES Oral Roberts on Nov. 22. n After sitting out the season-opener with a slight knee injury, Nate Brown Bull made his first appearance for the Panthers against Florida Memorial on Nov. 16 ... Brown Bull played three n Boswell has shot no less than 57 percent from the field in three of the past five games for minutes pulling down one rebound. the Panthers. He is also shooting 38.9 percent (7-of-18) from the three-point arc on the year. n On the year, Brown Bull has played in four games grabbing two total rebounds in six n Boswell posted a perfect shooting night against Florida Memorial on Nov. 16 ... Boswell minutes played. shot 3-for-3 from the field, including 2-for-2 shooting from behind the three-point arc, and 2-fof-2 from the free throw line, for 10 points. n Brown Bull averaged 17 points 12 rebounds and 7.1 blocks-per-game at Little Wound High School in Kyle, S.D., and was named a Class A All-State Second Team selection ... He n Jason Boswell scored seven points in the season opener against Trinity Baptist on Nov. finished his high school career with a triple-double, 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked 13, getting the starting nod. shots in the South Dakota State Class A Basketball Tournament third place game. n Boswell continues to bring athleticism and length to the FIU backcourt ... He played in 29 games last year, getting the starting nod three times ... He averaged 1.1 points per game, THE TALLAHASSEE TRIO n netting a season-high seven points at Louisville on Dec. 5, 2014. Three of FIUs seven newcomers got their first taste of collegiate basketball at the junior college level at Tallahassee Community College ... 6-foot-7 Forward Elmo Stephen, 6-foot-2 guard Eric Nottage and 6-foot-7 forward Cameron Smith all played together and helped lead KIMAR WILLIAMS NOTES the Eagles to a 32-25 record during their time at TCC. n Not only did Kimar Williams get the starting call in his first collegiate game, but also finished the contest in double-figures ... The freshman tallied 10 points on 3-of-4 (75.0 percent) shooting from the field and 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from the free-throw line ... In addition to his ALSO NEW TO THE PROGRAM ... n 10 points, Williams also grabbed five rebounds, handed out five assists and recorded four Also joining the Panthers’ roster this season is Vincennes Community College transfer, steals in just 19 minutes of play. 6-foot-3 guard, Donte Mcgill, and a trio of freshmen, 6-foot-1 guard Kimar Williams, 6-foot-5 forward Michael Douglas and 7-foot-1 center, Nate Brown Bull. n After three sub-par games, Williams broke out again on Nov. 22 against Oral Roberts ... The Philadelphia native scored a career-high 11 points against the Golden Eagles, including

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