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 […]
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. […]
Barry Breezes by Florida Tech in Opener
After a long wait that included seven postponements, the Florida Tech men’s basketball team finally suited up for the first time in 2021 on Wednesday, losing to the Barry Buccaneers 102-83 at Miami Shores. “This was the first time in my 40 year coaching career that I ran 67 practices before we played a game,” […]
Tars Spoil Senior Night in Double-OT
The Florida Tech Panthers had their season end on a wild Wednesday night at the Clemente Center with a 94-92 double-overtime loss against the Rollins College Tars. Prior to the game, the Panthers honored their five seniors. Phil Bernhard, Harry Craik, the Panthers all-time assist leader in Valur Valsson, Antonis Pefanis, and Derek Murphy. Coach […]
No. 10 Sharks Use Strong First Half to Beat Panthers
The Florida Tech men’s basketball team cut a 23-point deficit to eight on Saturday, but in the end, the 10th-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks proved to be too much, beating the Panthers 95-81 at the Clemente Center. “I think they’re the deepest team in our league because they play 10 guys night in and night out,” […]
Panthers Drop Tough One at Tampa
The Florida Tech Panthers dropped their final road game of the season Wednesday, losing at Tampa 59-51. With the loss, the Panthers finish 0-10 on the road in the conference and go 0-12 overall away from the Clemente Center overall. Without a couple of top players on the floor for both teams, this wasn’t a […]
Tritons Roll in Wire-to-Wire Win Over Panthers
The Eckerd Tritons rode a strong first half to a 90-78 victory over Florida Tech on Wednesday night at the McArthur Center in St. Petersburg. Florida Tech has now lost five in a row. Florida Tech (10-14, 4-12 SSC) had four players in double figures, led by Runako Ziegler, who finished with a game-high 25 […]