FIU Panthers women's basketball

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2024–25 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

University

Florida International University

Head coach

Jesyka Burks-Wiley (4th season)

Conference

C-USA

Location

Westchester, Florida

Arena

Ocean Bank Convocation Center
(capacity: 5,000)

Nickname

Panthers

Colors

Blue and gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament appearances

1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002

AIAW tournament appearances

Division II: 1982

Conference tournament champions

TAAC/ASUN: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
Sun Belt: 2002

Conference regular season champions

1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002

The FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University in women's basketball. The school competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Panthers play home basketball games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Westchester, Florida.

Postseason

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Panthers, then known as the Golden Panthers, made three appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round	C.W. Post	L, 59–60
1986	Regional Finals	Delta State	L, 64–93
1987	First Round Regional Finals	Albany State Delta State	W, 76–53 L, 73–75 (OT)

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Panthers, then known as the Golden Panthers, made one appearance in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First Round	College of Charleston	L, 44–96

History

They have won seven tournaments, 6 while in the Trans America Athletic Conference, and one while they played in the Sun Belt Conference. They also appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament in 1983, 1986, and 1987. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Panthers have an all-time record of 692–466 since beginning play in 1975. All wins from the 2003–04 season (11) were vacated due to NCAA sanctions.

Season	Record	Conference Record	Coach
1975–76	6–12	n/a	Susan Uscier
1976–77	7–12	n/a	Patty Abbot
1977–78	8–14	n/a	Cindy Russo
1978–79	0–14	n/a	Rick Jendra
1979–80	6–16	n/a	Mary Ellen Fiske
1980–81	7–13	n/a	Cindy Russo
1981–82	27–10	n/a	Cindy Russo
1982–83	17–7	n/a	Cindy Russo
1983–84	17–11	n/a	Cindy Russo
1984–85	22–6	n/a	Cindy Russo
1985–86	26–2	n/a	Cindy Russo
1986–87	26–3	n/a	Cindy Russo
1987–88	21–7	9–3	Cindy Russo
1988–89	20–7	11–1	Cindy Russo
1989–90	20–9	10–2	Cindy Russo
1990–91	16–13	7–5	Cindy Russo
1991–92	23–10	10–2	Cindy Russo
1992–93	25–6	12–0	Cindy Russo
1993–94	25–4	11–1	Cindy Russo
1994–95	27–5	15–1	Cindy Russo
1995–96	23–5	16–0	Cindy Russo
1996–97	21–9	12–4	Cindy Russo
1997–98	29–2	15–1	Cindy Russo
1998–99	23–7	9–3	Cindy Russo
1999-00	16–13	10–6	Cindy Russo
2000–01	20–10	11–5	Cindy Russo
2001–02	27–6	13–1	Cindy Russo
2002–03	19–11	9–5	Cindy Russo
2003–04	0–16	0–9	Cindy Russo
2004–05	18–11	7–7	Cindy Russo
2005–06	19–13	9–5	Cindy Russo
2006–07	16–14	9–9	Cindy Russo
2007–08	13–18	8–10	Cindy Russo
2008–09	6–24	4–14	Cindy Russo
2009–10	14–16	9–9	Cindy Russo
2010–11	16–16	10–6	Cindy Russo
2011–12	23–11	10–6	Cindy Russo
2012–13	19–13	12–8	Cindy Russo
2013–14	15–18	7–10	Cindy Russo
2014–15	3–26	0–18	Cindy Russo (3–13) Inge Nissen (0–13)
2015–16	5–26	2–16	Marlin Chinn
2016–17	5–24	3–15	Tiara Malcom
2017–18	8–21	5–11	Tiara Malcom

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	#8	First Round	#9 Clemson	L 64–65
1995	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Old Dominion #1 Tennessee	W 81–76 L 44–70
1997	#14	First Round	#3 Florida	L 68–92
1998	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Marquette #2 North Carolina	W 59–45 L 72–85
1999	#9	First Round	#8 Xavier	L 71–85
2002	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Creighton #4 Penn State	W 73–58 L 79–96

References

"FIU Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 12, 2022.
"The Official Site of the Florida International University Panthers Athletics". fiusports.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
"Statistics Summary for 2003–04". static.fiusports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
http://www.fiusports.com/custompages/Sports/WomensSports/WBasketball/201617%20FIU%20WBKB%20QF.pdf
http://www.fiusports.com/custompages/Portals/1/2012-13_FIUWBB_MediaGuide.pdf

External links

Official website

v t e FIU Panthers women's basketball
Venues	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1986–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Conference USA women's basketball
Teams	FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Kennesaw State Owls Liberty Lady Flames Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners (leaving in 2026) Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Missouri State Lady Bears (both joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Conference USA women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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