MIAMI (November 16, 2017) – The FIU men's basketball team hits the road for the first time during the 2017-18 season as it travels to the Black & Gold Shootout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nov. 17-19. The Panthers will open the three-day event against Elon on Nov. 17 (6:30 p.m. ET), before facing host Milwaukee on Nov. 18 (6:30 p.m. ET), and Concordia-St. Paul (CSP) on Nov. 19 (2 p.m. ET) to close out the weekend. Fans can watch the Elon and CSP games on YouTube, while Milwaukee game will be on ESPN3. Links can be found on the men's basketball schedule at FIUSports.com. Friday's meeting with the Phoenix marks the first of three games that FIU will play on the road in its next eight outings.
 
FIU comes into Friday's game with Elon on the heels of a tough 70-64 overtime loss to Stetson on Nov. 12, in Miami. Eric Lockett (Warner Robbins, Georgia) scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Trejon Jacob (Raleigh, North Carolina) and Brian Beard, Jr. (Rancho Cucamonga, California) chipped in with 15 points and 10 points, respectively. Jacob also grabbed a game- and career-high nine rebounds in the loss.

GAME THREE: FIU vs. ELON
Black & Gold Shootout - Day One
Friday, November 17, 2017 | 6:30 p.m. ET
UWM Panther Arena | Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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FIU PANTHERS
Record: 1-1, 0-0 C-USA
Last Game: L, 70-64 vs. Stetson, November 12, 2017
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994  
Career Record: 151-171/11th season
Record at FIU: 52-77/Fifth season
Top Players: Trejon Jacob (16.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg), Josh Stamps (15.0 ppg, 4.0 ppg)    

ELON PHOENIX
Record: 1-2, 0-0 Colonial  Athletic
Last Game: L, 76-67 at Furman, November 14, 2017
Head Coach: Matt Matheny
Alma Mater: Davidson, 1992
Career Record: 127-132/Ninth season
Record at school: Same
Top Players: Dmitri Thompson (10.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg), Tyler Siebring (13.7 ppg, 2.7 apg)

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: Black & Gold Network
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: UWM leads series 3-0
Twitter: @FIUHoops

QUICK HITS
The FIU men's basketball team hits the road for the first time during the 2017-18 season as it travels to the Black & Gold Shootout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nov. 17-19 ... The Panthers will open the three-day event against Elon on Nov. 17 (6:30 p.m. ET) before facing host Milwaukee on Nov. 18 (6:30 p.m. ET) and Concordia-St. Paul (CSP) on Nov. 19 (2 p.m. ET) to close out the weekend ... Fans can watch the Elon and CSP games on youtube.com/uwmathletics/live, while Milwaukee game will be on ESPN3.

Friday's meeting with the Phoenix marks the first of three games that FIU will play on the road in its next eight outings.

FIU comes into Friday's game with Elon on the heels of a tough 70-64 overtime loss to Stetson on Nov. 12 in Miami ... The loss was the Panthers' first of the season ... Eric Lockett scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds ... Trejon Jacob and Brian Beard, Jr. chipped in with 15 points  and 10 points, respectively ... Jacob also grabbed a game- and career-high nine rebounds in the loss.

Anthony Evans begins his fifth season as head coach of the Panthers, and his 11th season overall as a head coach, at both Norfolk State and FIU.

SCOUTING ELON
Elon enters Friday's game with a 1-2 record following a 76-67 loss to Furman on Nov. 14, in Greenville, South Carolina ... Despite the loss, the Phoenix placed four players in double figures in the scoring column, led by Tyler Seibring's 15 points and Damian Swoops's 13 points ... Brian Dawkins and Steven Santa Ana added 12 and 10 points, respectively in the loss.

Elon began the season with games on consecutive nights, starting with Duke on Nov. 10, dropping a 97-68 decision in Durham ... The next night, the Phoenix picked up its first win of the 2017 campaign, defeating William Peace, 96-53.

THE SERIES VS. THE PHOENIX
Last season's game with between FIU and Elon marked the second meeting all-time between the two schools, with the Panthers dropping a tough 84-81 overtime loss in North Carolina ...The Phoenix leads the all-time series 2-0.

UP NEXT FOR FIU
Following Friday's game with Elon, FIU will butt heads with the host Milwaukee Panthers on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET during the second day of the Black & Gold Shootout ... The contest will be aired on ESPN3 ... FIU will close out the Shootout on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. ET when it takes on Concordia-St. Paul ... The game against Concordia can be seen live on youtube.com/uwmathletics/live.

FIU returns home on Nov. 27, when it faces 2017 Final Four participant, South Carolina at 7 p.m. ... The Gamecocks are led by FIU alum, and Miami native, Frank Martin ('93). 

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