Florida Tech’s Strong Second Half Seals Victory
Header pic: Runako Ziegler – Credit: Florida Tech Athletics The Florida Tech Panthers (2-1, 1-0 SSC) ended Saturday’s game with a 14-0 run en route to an 80-72 win over the Saint Leo Lions in the Panthers home and conference opener at the Clemente Center. Saint Leo (2-2, 0-1) is the defending Sunshine State Conference […]
Panthers Beat Benedict to Notch First Win
Header pic: Sesan Russell (#25) and Mekhii Noble (#13) – Credit: Florida Tech Athletics The Florida Tech men’s basketball team rebounded from a tough loss on Friday by beating a very good Benedict team on Saturday, 72-66 as part of the NCAA South Regional Tip Off Challenge in Winter Park, FL. “I am proud of […]
Panthers Lose Season Opener to AUM
Header pic: Sesan Russell – Credit: Florida Tech Athletics Florida Tech opened the 2021-2022 men’s basketball season on Friday, losing an 83-81 decision to Auburn Montgomery in the opening game of the NCAA South Regional Tip Off Challenge in Winter Park, FL. Sesan Russell led four Panthers in double-figures with 17 points. Mekhii Noble (13), […]
Panthers Fall Short in SSC Semifinal
Photo: Runako Ziegler – Credit: Florida Tech Athletics The Saint Leo Lions led from the jump on Thursday, beating the Florida Tech Panthers 77-67 in the Sunshine State Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament. With the loss, the Panthers’ 2021 season officially ends with an overall record of 4-4. “I am really proud of this team,” said […]
Panthers Upend Spartans in Double-OT
Above photo of Mekhii Noble’s disallowed putback in the game against Tampa on Tuesday – Still photo taken from game video The Florida Tech Panthers watched a 12-point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter on Tuesday at the Clemente Center, and had to get up off the deck a couple of different times to squeak out […]
Panthers Take Down Tampa on Senior Day
Photo credit: Florida Tech Athletics – Photo used with permission The Florida Tech Panthers hosted Tampa on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Panthers picked up an 86-77 victory and evened their record at 3-3. Before the game, Florida Tech honored Trey Schaneville and Nieja Jordan, as those two seniors will be […]
Panthers Pull Out Big Win Over FSC
The Florida Tech Panthers (2-3) had to do some schedule juggling this week as their scheduled game against Rollins was canceled. They instead played host to Florida Southern Wednesday night, beating the Moccasins 79-75 at the Clemente Center. Sesan Russell led the Panthers, who had four scorers in double figures. He had 21 points, 12 […]
Complete Effort Leads Panthers to First Win
The dynamic duo of Sesan Russell and Sean Houpt combined for 51 points on Wednesday, leading the Florida Tech Panthers to a 73-60 win over Palm Beach Atlantic at the Clemente Center. It is the first win of the season for the team. “This was a complete game for us as a team,” said Panthers […]
Panthers Late Run Falls Short at Tampa
The Florida Tech Panthers dropped their third straight game on Saturday, falling to the Tampa Spartans 74-69 in a regional men’s basketball game at the Bob Martinez Athletic Center. The Panthers put up another great effort in the second half, but as they did against Barry on Thursday, the good guys simply didn’t have enough […]
Panthers Gallant Effort Not Enough Against Bucs
Many of the issues that plagued the Florida Tech men’s basketball team in their season-opening loss to Barry on Wednesday were improved in Thursday’s rematch at the Clemente Center but Barry was still too much, as they beat the Panthers 77-71. “What a difference a day makes,” said Panthers coach Billy Mims after the game. […]