Ferguson declares for the NBA Draft

Dominique Ferguson has had enough with FIU, and has decided to enter the 2012 NBA draft and forgo his last two seasons of collegiate ball. This announcement coming less than a month after his former head coach Isiah Thomas was released from his contract.

COMMENTARY: Vacant coaching positions may be a sign of concern

The start of a school year is like a clean slate, but somehow, Athletics just kept throwing dirt all over that slate, nearly burying it. Between June 2011 and April 2012, the FIU coaching staffs have gone through a face lift, seeing four new head coaches over that time span. It all started when Beth Torina, head softball coach, took the same position at Louisiana State University over the summer. The school year began and all attention went straight to the football program, while a historically more successful program in volleyball was placed on the back burner. Once the season ended, head coach Danijela Tomic took her experience elsewhere, namely Bowling Green State University. At…

Richard Pitino introduced as basketball coach

After an up and down week within the men’s basketball program with the firing of Isiah Thomas, it appears that the Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia has found his new coach.

Players look for release after Thomas firing

Basketball to Rosenberg: “We are writing this letter in regards to a few concerns we have surrounding the firing of our Coach Isiah Thomas and his staff.”

FIU fires Isiah Thomas

An emotional Isiah Thomas sat outside the FIU basketball facility handing hugs to his former players. Thomas informed his team that he would no longer be part of the program.

Thomas wants to continue to build up program

With three seasons in the books as the head coach of the men’s basketball program, Isiah Thomas is beginning to see a shift in the way that the FIU basketball program is viewed by potential recruits.