List of FIU Panthers men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 01, 2024

The following is a list of FIU Panthers men's basketball head coaches. There have been nine head coaches of the Panthers in their 42-season history.^[1]

FIU's current head coach is Jeremy Ballard. He was hired as the Panthers' head coach in April 2018,^[2] replacing Anthony Evans, who was fired after the 2017–18 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1981–1990	Rich Walker	9	108–134	.446
2	1990–1995	Bob Weltlich	5	59–84	.413
3	1995–2000	Shakey Rodriguez	5	79–66	.545
4	2000–2004^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Donnie Marsh	4	19–84	.184
5	2004–2009^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Sergio Rouco	5	35–94	.271
6	2009–2012	Isiah Thomas	3	26–65	.286
7	2012–2013	Richard Pitino	1	18–14	.563
8	2013–2018	Anthony Evans	5	65–94	.409
9	2018–present	Jeremy Ballard	5	77–79	.494
Totals		9 coaches	42 seasons	496–714	.410
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ FIU vacated 12 wins from the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. Marsh's on-court record is 31–84 (.270).
↑ FIU vacated 20 wins from the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. Rouco's on-court record is 55–94 (.369).

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References

1 2 "FIU Men's Basketball 2020 Media Guide" (PDF). FIU Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ Villa, Walter (April 24, 2018). "FIU banking on this first-time head coach to turn men's basketball into a big winner". Miami Herald . Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ Miller, Ed (April 3, 2018). "Former Norfolk State coach Anthony Evans fired at Florida International". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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[MarshVacated-4] FIU vacated 12 wins from the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. Marsh's on-court record is 31–84 (.270).

[RoucoVacated-5] FIU vacated 20 wins from the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. Rouco's on-court record is 55–94 (.369).

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "FIU Men's Basketball 2020 Media Guide" (PDF). FIU Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[2] Villa, Walter (April 24, 2018). "FIU banking on this first-time head coach to turn men's basketball into a big winner". Miami Herald . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[3] Miller, Ed (April 3, 2018). "Former Norfolk State coach Anthony Evans fired at Florida International". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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