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 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Valsson Sets Assist Mark in Panthers Win
Valur Valsson is the new all-time career assist leader at Florida Tech after he had 10 assists in the Panthers 77-70 win over Embry-Riddle on Saturday at the Clemente Center. Val now has 429 career assists one better than previous record holder Chris Carter. “Tonight, he had nine points, seven rebounds and he also had […]
Mocs’ Maul Panthers in Lakeland
The sixth-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins showed why they are the number one team in the Sunshine State Conference on Saturday, beating the Florida Tech Panthers 112-82 at Jenkins Field House. It is the ninth consecutive loss on the road for the Panthers. Sesan Russell was the Panthers leading scorer, going for 34 points on 13-of-23 […]
Panthers Valiant Effort Falls Short at PBA
Things looked bleak for the Florida Tech Panthers early on Wednesday, but they made a game of it before coming up on the short end of an 88-74 score against Palm Beach Atlantic at Rubin Arena. The Sailfish (14-6, 7-5 SSC) had five guys in double figures led by Malek Barber, who finished with 19. […]
Schaneville Burns Saint Leo in OT Upset
Oh. My. @treyschanev hits the game-tying 3️⃣!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/6v0HjaftiO — Florida Tech Men's Hoops (@FloridaTechMBB) January 25, 2020 In what will likely be considered the game of the year at the Clemente Center, the Florida Tech Panthers overcame a furious run by the Saint Leo Lions on Saturday to win a very memorable basketball tilt, 99-93 […]