Panthers Season Ends With Loss to Sailfish
A disappointing 2018-2019 Florida Tech basketball season ended Saturday with an 81-64 loss to the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in St. Petersburg. One bright spot for the Panthers this season was Derek Murphy. He ended his season with his 10th double-double, including 23-points and 10 rebounds. Trey Schaneville was the only other Panther in double […]
Murphy’s Career-High 40 Not Enough Against Rollins
The Florida Tech men’s basketball team started the night against Rollins in a deep hole on Wednesday, and despite their best efforts, they couldn’t climb the mountain, losing to the Tars 84-72 on Senior Night. The loss was the ninth in a row for the Panthers. Junior Derek Murphy registered a double-double, scoring a career-high […]
Panthers Give Lynn All They Can Handle
The Florida Tech Panthers are not playing like the 8-18 team their record says they are. Saturday was further proof of that with the Panthers forcing overtime against the 12th-ranked Lynn Fighting Knights before falling in overtime, 76-71. This marks the Panthers eighth loss in a row. “A lot of people think success is measured […]
Eagles Upend Panthers in SSC Clash
The Embry-Riddle Eagles pulled off an 86-78 victory over the Florida Tech Panthers in men’s basketball on Wednesday. The loss was the seventh straight for the Panthers and their 13th in the last 15 games. Derek Murphy scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, but in the end it just wasn’t enough. […]
Saint Leo Overtakes Slumping Panthers
The Saint Leo Lions held off a very determined Florida Tech team on Wednesday, hanging on for an 81-79 win in front of what head coach Billy Mims called the best crowd of the season at the Clemente Center. “It was the best atmosphere of any Sunshine State Conference game I’ve seen this year,” Mims […]
Early Deficit Dooms Panthers
The Florida Tech men’s basketball team was digging themselves out of a hole all day on Saturday, and in the end, Tampa proved to be too much, downing the Panthers 81-63 at the Bob Martinez Athletics Center. Derek Murphy was the only Florida Tech player in double digits with 19 points. Darius Wright had nine […]
Panthers Suffer Tough-Luck Loss at FSC
The Florida Tech Panthers hung with the Florida Southern Moccasins on Wednesday night, before fading late in the second half, and losing 103-92 in Lakeland. “I thought we played really well,” said Panthers head coach Billy Mims. “They’re a good basketball team at home and we put up 92 points. Offensively, we executed really well […]
Bucs Tame Panthers in Tight Contest
Derek Murphy scored a career-high 36 points and pulled down nine rebounds but unfortunately, the Panthers were unable to overcome a 23-5 second half run by Barry on Saturday, eventually falling 78-76 at the Clemente Center. “We were the best team tonight,” said Panthers coach Billy Mims. “Not to take anything away from Barry and […]
Tritons Ride Strong Second Half to Victory
The Florida Tech Panthers visited the Eckerd Tritons Saturday, playing their second straight game without R.J. Coil and held their own, leading at halftime, before ultimately fading in the second half and dropping an 87-77 decision. Derek Murphy finished one rebound shy of a double-double, going for 18 points and nine boards. Freshman Sesan Russell […]
Three-Ball Carries Panthers Over Rollins
The Florida Tech Panthers earned their second Sunshine State Conference win of the season Wednesday, cruising to an 88-65 win over the Rollins College Tars in Winter Park. The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the Panthers. Florida Tech (8-10, 2-8 SSC) shot the lights out from downtown, hitting 18-of-43 threes overall (41.9 percent). […]