Xavian Stapleton had 14 points as Florida Atlantic beat Rice 60-41 on Saturday. Karlis Silins added 10 points for Florida Atlantic, who held Rice to 26.7 percent shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a Florida Atlantic opponent.
Anthony Adger had 15 points as Florida Atlantic defeated North Texas 57-47 on Thursday night.
Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace scored 24 points apiece as UTSA stretched its home win streak to 10 games, defeating Florida Atlantic 86-74 on Saturday. Wallace also had eight rebounds for the Roadrunners.
Anthony Adger drained a career-best 8 of 11 from long range and scored 27 points as Florida Atlantic walked over UTEP 61-48 on Thursday night.
Cortez Edwards had 22 points, six steals and five assists, Tyree Griffin scored 21 points, and Southern Mississippi held off Florida Atlantic 74-72 on Saturday.
Xavian Stapleton finished with 19 points and nine rebounds and freshman Karlis Silins added 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double to power Florida Atlantic to a 61-51 victory over Louisiana Tech on Thursday night.
Anthony Adger scored 26 points with 5-of-8 3-point shooting to help Florida Atlantic beat Florida International 89-72 on Saturday night.
Devon Andrews scored 19 points, Trejon Jacob added 15 and Florida International held off Florida Atlantic 78-74 on Wednesday night.
Taveion Hollingsworth scored 24 points and Jared Savage hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with just over three minutes left as Western Kentucky beat Florida Atlantic 72-66 on Saturday.
C.J. Burks matched a season high with 30 points, Jon Elmore added 29 points and Marshall beat Florida Atlantic 96-84 on Thursday night to remain undefeated in Conference USA play.
Florida Atlantic has hired Dusty May as its new basketball coach, signing him to a five-year contract.
Talked to folks from Florida Atlantic who say they're happy they escaped Hurricane Irma but still fearful of what comes next. Lane Kiffin took a deep breath before saying, "Yep. .... We made it."
Florida Atlantic arriving at team hotel in Madison before matchup at Wisconsin, after escaping Hurricane Irma. Somber scene. These young men have a lot more than football on their minds right now.
Florida Atlantic's football team has landed in Madison, per athletic director Pat Chun. The team is set to face Wisconsin at 11 a.m. Saturday. But Lane Kiffin's squad is also dealing with Hurricane Irma and the likelihood it will be stuck in Wisconsin after the game.
Frank Booker is a 6-foot-4 guard from Augusta, Georgia, who spent his first two seasons with the Oklahoma Sooners before moving on to Florida Atlantic.
Entering the night, FAU was 0-6 vs Big Ten teams over the last 20 seasons. All of those losses were by at least 10 points with 5 of them by at least 25 points. Tonight they beat Ohio State 79-77 in overtime. It was their 1st road win vs a major conference team since 2010 at Mississippi State (also a 2-point win).
From our invaluable ESPN researcher Jacob Emert: Ohio State 122-8 at home in nonconference games under Thad Matta but check this: 108-3 first 11 seasons and now after FAU loss 14-5 the last two seasons.
C.L. Brown predicts that Hawaii -- the only team to participate in the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon in each of the past nine seasons -- will hold off Florida Atlantic early Tuesday morning (4:15 a.m. ET, ESPN2). Tip-Off predictions
The game between Florida State and Florida Atlantic has been delayed twice because of problems with the basket at one end of the court.
The Michigan State senior doesn't need to look at Deyonta Davis to deliver a dime for the flush.
Jeff Goodman hands out grades on this year's college basketball head-coaching hires from Virginia Tech down to Kennesaw State, with the Hokies earning top marks for adding Buzz Williams.
The Florida Atlantic Owls have hired former NBA player and coach Michael Curry as their new coach.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion | 11-3 | - | 21-6 |
| Southern Miss | 9-5 | 2 | 17-9 |
| Western Kentucky | 9-5 | 2 | 16-11 |
| UTSA | 9-5 | 2 | 15-12 |
| North Texas | 8-6 | 3 | 20-7 |
| UAB | 8-6 | 3 | 16-11 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-7 | 4 | 17-10 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-7 | 4 | 16-11 |
| Florida International | 7-7 | 4 | 16-11 |
| Marshall | 7-7 | 4 | 14-13 |
| Rice | 5-9 | 6 | 10-17 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-9 | 6 | 8-19 |
| UTEP | 3-11 | 8 | 8-17 |
| Charlotte | 3-11 | 8 | 6-19 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington McCaskill | PF | Committed | 75 |
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-1 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 1 |
