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The Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University, located at the Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami, Florida in the United States is one of the University's 26 schools and colleges. The University was chartered in 1965 and opened in 1972.
The 2024–25 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represents Florida International University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Jeremy Ballard, play their home games at Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA.
The school's original nickname was the "Sunblazers", but it was changed in 1987 to the "Golden Panthers", with the word "Golden" officially dropped beginning with the 2010–11 school year. Conference USA logo in FIU's colors. FIU is a member of the NCAA, participating in Division I, and is a member of Conference USA.
FIU won the TAAC Basketball Tournament and in doing so earned an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament, and in doing so became the worst team to receive a bid in its history. FIU was seeded #16 and played the #1 seeded UCLA Bruins in the first round of the West Regional, which was played at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise. The Panthers lost the ...
Florida International University people (5 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Florida International University" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
FIU adds 23 to its 2024 class in the early signing period as it looks to move up the ladder in Conference USA.
On October 14, 2006, FIU and the Miami Hurricanes met for the first time in what was supposed to be the beginning of an annual cross-town rivalry game. Nine minutes into the second half the two teams engaged in a brawl involving players from both schools, including one injured FIU player on crutches and one UM player using his helmet as a weapon.
The intersection between the Graham University Center and the Green Library is considered to be the heart of the campus. In 1943, state senator Ernest 'Cap' Graham (father of future Florida governor and U.S. senator Bob Graham) presented the state legislature with the initial proposal for the establishment of a public university in Miami-Dade County. [17]