Panthers Bounce Back in Win Over Benedict
The Florida Tech men’s basketball team rebounded from their opening night loss to Auburn-Montgomery in a big way Saturday, taking down the Benedict Tigers 91-77 in the final game of the NCAA South Region Tip-Off Challenge at the Clemente Center. “I thought it was a total team effort tonight,” said Panthers coach Billy Mims. “We […]
Late AUM Surge Sinks Panthers
The Auburn-Montgomery Warhawks went on a 20-7 to end the game Friday, handing the Florida Tech Panthers a 71-65 loss in their season opener. It was the nightcap of the South Region Tipoff Classic at the Clemente Center in Melbourne, FL. “I think a lot of their stuff came off of our (17 turnovers),” said […]
Murphy Drops 29 in Loss at FAU
For the second time in five days, the Florida Tech Panther Men were on the court against a Division I school. Saturday it was Georgia Tech and Wednesday, they went up against Florida Atlantic University in another exhibition. The Owls proved to be too much on this night, winning 98-52. Florida Tech was 19-of-59 from […]
Panthers Pummeled at Georgia Tech
Florida Tech head basketball coach Billy Mims has said for a long time that the Sunshine State Conference, where his Panthers reside, is the ACC of Division II. On Saturday, his team got a taste of what the ACC of Division I is like, dropping a lopsided exhibition game to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, […]
Panthers Buckle Under Barry Barrage
The Barry Buccaneers shot the lights out Wednesday night, beating the Florida Tech Panthers 102-83 in the Sunshine State Conference Quarterfinal game in Miami Shores. With the loss, the Panthers 2017-2018 season ends. They finished 13-16 overall, with an 8-12 regular season in the conference. Jordan Majors did his part, putting up another 32-point game […]
Embry-Riddle Scores Improbable OT Win at FIT
The Florida Tech Panthers had a three-point lead with 16.5 seconds left on Wednesday, but couldn’t put the visiting Embry-Riddle Eagles away. Elijah Jenkins three with 1.6 seconds left in regulation sent the game to overtime, where the Eagles pulled away for an eventual 84-79 victory at the Clemente Center. With this loss, Florida Tech […]
Mims Wins #600 as Panthers Beat PBA
Florida Tech men’s basketball coach Billy Mims earned his 600th career victory in exciting fashion on Saturday, as his Panthers erased a 15-point deficit to beat Palm Beach Atlantic 86-77 at Rubin Arena. Jordan Majors had 32 in Wednesday night’s loss to Barry and matched that point total on Saturday. He also ripped down seven rebounds […]
Coil Helps FIT Conquer the Spartans
RJ Coil registered a monster double-double on Wednesday with 21 points and 17 rebounds, helping Florida Tech overcome a 10-point second half deficit and beat the host Tampa Spartans 64-60 in a Sunshine State Conference dogfight. The Panthers were led by Coil but also got 13 points from Jordan Majors and 11 from Patrick Anderson. […]
Saint Leo Topples Tech in Final Seconds
The Florida Tech Panthers led for much of the night on Saturday, but a runner in the lane with 10.2 seconds left by Kyran McClure helped the visiting Saint Leo Lions steal one at the Clemente Center, winning by the score of 74-72. Florida Tech (10-12, 5-9 SSC) had four players in double figures, led […]
Long Night Ends With Panthers Loss
The Florida Tech men’s basketball team faced travel issues Wednesday night that resulted in a late start at Lynn and by the time all was said and done, the Panthers ran out of gas in the second half, losing 94-77. Jordan Majors scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half and Sam Daniel […]