Russell Leads Panthers Past Morris in Thanksgiving Tourney Game
Header pic: Sesan Russell – Credit: Florida Tech Athletics The Florida Tech Panthers won their fifth straight game on Friday, dispatching the Morris College Hornets in a big way, 95-66 in the Florida Tech Thanksgiving Tournament. The Panthers will face Puerto Rico Bayamon in Saturday’s championship game. The Vaqueros hung on to beat Young Harris […]
Panthers Ride Hot Shooting in Win Over Johnson U
Header pic credit: Florida Tech Athletics – Grant Butler The Florida Tech Panthers (4-1) pushed their winning streak to four games on Wednesday with a 94-68 win over the Johnson University Suns at the Clemente Center. This was the second consecutive game for the Panthers, who were coming off a win over a pesky Puerto […]
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), […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Murphy Shines in Panthers Loss at Rollins
Derek Murphy was not bothered by the Panthers bye week, as he scored 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in an 87-67 loss to Rollins on Wednesday night. This was the sixth double-double of the season for Murphy, who leads the Sunshine State Conference in scoring. Sesan Russell was the only other Panther in […]
Murphy Notches Career-High 44 Points in Win Over Eckerd
Derek Murphy was a one-man wrecking crew on Wednesday, as he manhandled the Eckerd Tritons defense, and scoring a career-high 44 points in the Panthers 71-63 win at the Clemente Center. He was the Panthers’ only double-digit scorer and led the team with eight rebounds. Murphy played all 40 minutes and was 15-for-28 from the […]