Barry’s Barrage of Threes Overwhelms Panthers
Derek Murphy led the Panthers with 16 points, while Darius Wright finished with 13 off the bench. Trey Schaneville hit three triples in the first half as the Panthers tried to claw their way back. He ended the day with nine points. Florida Tech’s bench outscored Barry 39-33, but the Bucs controlled everything else, […]
Tiffin Holds Off Furious FIT Comeback
Despite a 16-0 run late in the game Wednesday, the Florida Tech Panthers lost 78-74 to the Tiffin Dragons, in the final game of the 2018 Florida Tech Winter Classic. Panthers Head Coach Billy Mims sat down with his daughter Courtney, following the game for his postgame interview. Courtney was the color commentator on the […]
Panthers Dominate Columbia International
The Florida Tech Panthers returned from a 10-day hiatus and took down the visiting Columbia International Rams, 96-82 in their opening game of the Florida Tech Winter Classic on Tuesday. Antonis Pefanis filled up the stat sheet with 26 points, nine rebounds, five steals and three assists. He led a potent Panthers offense that saw […]
Panthers Trounced by Tampa
The Florida Tech men’s basketball team was on the wrong side of history Saturday night as they lost 99-69 to the Tampa Spartans at the Clemente Center. The victory was number 700 in the win column for Tampa coach Richard Schmidt, who is in his 36th year with the program. “I gave him the game […]
Eckerd Snaps Panthers Win Streak
The Eckerd Tritons put an end to Florida Tech’s five-game winning streak Saturday, with an emphatic 84-63 win at the Clemente Center. It was a statement game from the Tritons who won the conference last season and went to the Sweet 16. “Their supposed to be one of the best teams in the league and […]
Big Three Carry Panthers to Victory over Shawnee State
The Florida Tech Panthers were the only team to come out of their Winter Classic with a 2-0 record. They finished things up Tuesday with a hard-fought 93-87 win over the Shawnee State Bears. “I don’t know how we survived, hats off to Shawnee State,” said Panthers head coach Billy Mims in his postgame interview […]
Panthers Win Thanksgiving Tournament Title
The Florida Tech Panthers had all five starters in double figures Saturday, beating Concordia St. Paul 95-89 in the Championship game of the annual Florida Tech Thanksgiving tournament. This was the fifth consecutive title game win for the Panthers in this tournament. The Panthers (4-1) handed both Puerto Rico Bayamon and Concordia their first loss […]
Murphy and Pefanis Propel Panthers Over PR-Bayamon
The Florida Tech Panthers got a career-best 28 points and 17 rebounds, also a career-high, from Derek Murphy and 25 points and five steals from Antonis Pefanis, en route to an 84-59 victory over Puerto Rico-Bayamon on Friday night in the Florida Tech Thanksgiving Tournament. “A monster game from Murphy and Pefanis,” said Panthers head […]
Stellar First Half Carries Panthers
Four players scored in double figures on Tuesday as the Florida Tech men used a big first half to propel them to an 80-67 win over Puerto Rico Mayaguez in their final game before the Thanksgiving break. R.J. Coil led the Panthers with 19 points, despite picking up his third foul 14 seconds into the […]
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 […]