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SUN BELT CONFERENCE 2013 MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP March 8-11, 2013 > Hot Springs, Arkansas FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, MARCH 8 MARCH 9 MARCH 10 MARCH 11 * NO. 1 MIDDLE TENNESSEE NO. 8 UL-LAFAYETTE G5- 6:30 p.m. Summit Arena G2 - 6:30 p.m. Convention Center Court NO. 9 NORTH TEXAS NO. 4 FIU G8 - 6:30 p.m. Summit Arena G4 - 6 p.m. Convention Center Court NO. 5 UALR Championship Game NO. 7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 6 p.m. Summit Arena G3 - 8:30 p.m. Summit Arena NO. 10 TROY G7 - 9 p.m. Summit Arena * NO. 2 ARKANSAS STATE NO. 6 WKU G1 - 6 p.m. Summit Arena G9 - 9 p.m. Summit Arena NO. 11 UL-MONROE G6 - 8:30 p.m. Convention Center Court NO. 3 SOUTH ALABAMA * The No. 1 overall seed is warded to the divisional champion with best regular season fi nish in Sun Belt Conference play. That team is considered the “Sun Belt Conference Regular Season Champion.” The No. 2 seed is awarded to the other divisional champion. Seeds 3-11 are awarded based only on regular season fi nish in Sun Belt Conference play. All times are Central (CT) and subject to change. 2012-13 Schedule & Results 16-13, 11-9 SBC (10-3 home, 6-10 away, 0-0 neutral) Date Opponent TV Time/Result November 11 (Sun.) at Boston College ESPN3 L, 70-84 17 (Sat.) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L, 60-69 24 (Sat.) at Coastal Carolina W, 87-77 29 (Thur.) ARKANSAS STATE* W, 80-61 Game No. 30 (2012-13); Game No. 915 (all-time) December 1 (Sat.) SOUTH ALABAMA* L, 68-79 9 (Sun.) at Stetson W, 82-79 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament - March 8-11 13 (Thur.) at Florida Gulf Coast L, 73-76 No. 4 FIU (16-13, 11-9 SBC) vs. No. 5 UALR (17-14, 11-9 SBC) 19 (Wed.) at #5/#4 Louisville^ BIG EAST L, 55-79 March 9, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. ET 22 (Sat.) at Texas Southern W, 48-45 27 (Thur.) at WKU* ESPN3 L, 63-76 Summit Arena (6,000) - Hot Springs, Ark. 29 (Sat.) at Middle Tennessee* L, 52-69 Teams - FIU Panthers (16-13 overall, 0-0 neutral); UALR Trojans (17-14 overall, 1-1 neutral) Sun Belt Tournament Record ..................................................................................................................7-13 January First Round ................................................................................................5-6 2 (Wed.) FLORIDA A&M W, 88-72 Quarterfinals ..............................................................................................2-5 5 (Sat.) LOUISIANA* W, 75-70 Semifinals ..................................................................................................0-2 7 (Mon.) BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 74-72 Championship ..........................................................................................N/A 10 (Thur.) at Arkansas State* W, 66-64 Possible Semifinals Game - Should FIU defeat UALR, the Panthers will take on the winner of Middle Tennes- 12 (Sat.) at UALR* Sun Belt L, 76-88 see and North Texas/Louisiana on Sunday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET. 17 (Thur.) NORTH TEXAS* W, 70-64 Television - None 19 (Sat.) TROY* W, 61-55 Radio - None 24 (Thur.) at Louisiana* W, 80-75 Live Video Streaming - Sun Belt Digital Network 27 (Sun.) at South Alabama* L, 58-60 Live Stats - www.sunbeltsports.org 31 (Thur.) MIDDLE TENNESSEE* L, 64-66 Tickets - 501-620-5003 Records - FIU enters Saturday’s game with a 16-13 record following a 77-60 loss at Florida Atlantic on Satur- February day, March 2. UALR enters Saturday’s game with a 17-14 record following a 78-71 win versus Arkansas State on Saturday, March 2. 2 (Sat.) ULM* W, 76-73 Rankings - Neither FIU nor UALR are ranked in this week’s national polls. FIU enters this year’s tournament as 7 (Thur.) FLORIDA ATLANTIC* W, 84-65 the No. 4 seed, while UALR is the No. 5 seed. 9 (Sat.) at North Texas* L, 67-77 FIU Head Coach Richard Pitino - Coach Pitino (Providence ‘05) enters Saturday’s contest with a career 14 (Thur.) at Troy* L, 61-69 record of 16-13 (.552 - first season). 16 (Sat.) WKU* ESPN3 W, 87-82 UALR Head Coach Steve Shields - Coach Shields (Baylor ‘88) enters Saturday’s contest with a career record 21 (Thur.) UALR* W, 65-52 at UALR of 164-142 (.436 - 10th season). 28 (Thur.) at ULM* . W, 67-58 Series History - Saturday will mark the 27th meeting all-time between the two teams. The Trojans hold a 17-6 edge in the series history (17-9 actual on-court record; FIU vacated three game due to NCAA sanctions). The March last meeting between the two squads took place earlier this season as FIU downed UALR, 65-52, on Feb. 21 in 2 (Sat.) at Florida Atlantic* L, 60-77 Miami, Fla. 9 (Sat.) vs. UALR! SBC Digital Network 7:00 p.m. Officials - Announced on game day Home games in CAPS and bolded All home games played at U.S. Century Bank Arena on the Modesto A. Maidique Campus 2012-2013 FIU Panthers *-Sun Belt Conference game ^-11th-Annual Billy Minardi Classic, Louisville, Ky. !-Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Hot Springs, Ark. No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables Game times Eastern subject to change 00 Manuel Nunez (6-5, 190, Sr.) G 0.3 0.3 0.1 Walk-on returning for senior season 1 *Deric Hill (5-9, 160, So.) G 5.8 2.2 3.0 Career-high 15 pts. at NT (2/9) 2 Marco Porcher Jimenez (6-4, 185, RSo.) G 5.6 1.7 0.6 Career-high 15 pts. vs. MT (1/31) 3 *Jerome Frink (6-6, 220, Fr.) F 10.4 6.2 0.7 Scored 20 pts. vs. WKU(2/16) 4 ^Cody Mann (6-0, 160, So.) G -- -- -- Transfer from Colorado State 10 Cameron Bell (6-3, 185, Sr.) G 8.4 3.2 1.6 Career-high 17 pts. at UALR (2/21) 11 ^Dennis Mavin (6-3, 183, Jr.) G -- -- -- Transfer from Florida Atlantic FIU Contacts 12 Gaby Belardo (6-2, 180, Sr.) G 4.3 1.2 1.9 Season-high 17 pts. at FGCU (12/13) 14 Juan Ferrales (6-2, 190, So.) G 4.1 1.1 0.9 Career-high 12 pts. at SU (12/9) Paul Dodson 15 *Tymell Murphy (6-5, 210, Jr.) F 15.1 6.9 1.9 Scored 20 pts. vs. WKU (2/16) Assistant AD for Media Relations 20 ^Rakeem Buckles (6-7, 215, Sr.) F -- -- -- Transfer from Louisville (Primary Basketball Contact) 22 ^Raymond Taylor (5-6, 145, Sr.) G -- -- -- Transfer from Florida Atlantic Office: 305-348-3164 24 *Malik Smith (6-2, 170, Jr.) G 13.7 2.7 1.4 Scored 19 pts. vs. FAU (2/2) Cell: 813-545-2127 E-Mail: [email protected] 25 Ivan Jurkovic (7-0, 265, Jr.) C 1.8 1.1 0.1 Career-high 13 pts. vs. USA (12/1) 32 Dee Lewis (6-3, 195, Fr.) G 0.0 0.5 0.0 Made FIU debut at BC (11/11) Maegan Azpiazu 33 *Tola Akomolafe (6-6, 210, Sr.) F 4.4 4.1 0.8 Career-high 9 rebs. at SU (12/9) Assistant Sports Information Director 34 Joey De La Rosa (6-11, 260, So.) C 1.6 1.1 0.0 Scored 10 points at CCU (11/24) (Secondary Basketball Contact) * - Projected starters Office: 305-348-0261 ^ - Transfer who becomes eligible in 2013-14 E-Mail: [email protected] MAILING ADDRESS FIU Staff Pronunciation Guide FIU - Modesto A. Maidique Campus Head Coach: Richard Pitino (Providence ‘05) Tola Akomolafe: TOE-La, AH-como-LA-fey U.S. Century Bank Arena Assistant Coach: Mike Balado (St. Thomas ‘98) Juan Ferrales: Fur-ALL-leys Miami, FL 33199 Assistant Coach: Mark Lieberman (FIU ’95) Ivan Jurkovic: EE-von, Yer-CO-vick Assistant Coach: Kimani Young (UTEP ‘98) Tymell Murphy: TIE-mell OVERNIGHT ADDRESS Dir. of Basketball Operations: Casey Stanley (Iona ‘08) Marco Porcher Jimenez: Pour-SHEY, HE-men-ez FIU - Modesto A. Maidique Campus Video Coordinator: Josh Adel (Florida ‘12) Malik Smith: ma-LEAK 11200 Southwest 8th Street U.S. Century Bank Arena, Room 211 Miami, FL 33199 WEB SITE - www.FIUSports.com TWITTER - @FIUMensBBall FACEBOOK - FIU-Mens-Basketball Top 25 Polls FIU Men’s Basketball on Your Wireless Devices Associated Press (Week 18 - 3/4) FIU men’s basketball fans can now download the official FIU Athletics mobile apps for both iOS and An- droid devices for FREE! The official mobile application of Panther athletics offers iOS and Android users easy and instant access to breaking news and information. The mobile application is free to download 1 (2) Gonzaga (51) 29-2 1,607 from the App Store and Google Play Market. 2 (1) Indiana (7) 25-4 1,517 Log onto FIUSports.com for 3 (3) Duke (5) 25-4 1,471 More Details 4 (6) Kansas 25-4 1,433 5 (7) Georgetown (2) 23-4 1,384 6 (5) Miami (Fla.) 23-5 1,245 It’s Tournament Time! 7 (4) Michigan 24-5 1,240 The FIU men’s basketball team closed out the 2012-2013 regular season with a 16-13 record (11-9 8 (10) Louisville 24-5 1,217 SBC). The Panthers earned the No. 4 seed in this year’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament and 9 (13) Kansas State 24-5 1,040 will face the No. 5-seeded UALR Trojans (17-14, 11-9 SBC) on Saturday, March 9. Game time is 10 (9) Michigan State 22-7 1,006 set for 7:00 p.m. ET. 11 (8) Florida 23-5 993 12 (14) New Mexico 25-4 950 The 16 wins for the Panthers are the most for FIU in 13 years, while the 11 conference victories 13 (15) Oklahoma State 22-6 833 14 (16) Ohio State 21-7 763 marked the most in program history since joining the Sun Belt Conference in 1998-1999.