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FAU heads to Miami tomorrow for a rematch against rival FIU

January 25, 2019

The Owls are hoping to avoid a fifth-straight loss.

The FAU Cheer team poses with their national championship rings and trophy during halftime of an Owls basketball game in early December. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer

FAU sports: top moments of 2016

December 31, 2016

As 2016 winds down to a close, it has been an up and down year for FAU sports. The Owls had teams vary from national champions to the worst in Conference USA and everything in between.

Sophomore Jeantal Cylla finishes a right-handed layup on the left side of the rim in FAU's 88-80 loss to Hofstra. Max Jackson | Staff Photographer

Men’s basketball: second-straight close loss drops Florida Atlantic to 2-5

December 4, 2016

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball team could not capitalize on scoring opportunities which caused the team to receive its first home loss of the season to Hofstra University 88-80 on Saturday night.

Sophomore guard Nick Rutherford made all eight of his foul shots in the Owls loss to SIU Edwardsville on Sunday night. Mohammed Emran | Staff Photographer

Men’s Basketball: Owls give up early lead in loss to Florida State

December 20, 2015

Florida Atlantic men’s basketball couldn’t defend a 12-point first half lead as the Florida State Seminoles pulled out the victory in the game’s closing moments, defeating the Owls 64-59 in the 2015 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic at the BB&T Center on Saturday. A second half scuffle between the two teams awoke a sleeping Florida State team as the Seminoles cut FAU’s lead down to just four points with over 11 minutes left in the game. The re-energized Seminoles (8-2), aided by two three-point baskets by sophomore guard Xavier-Rathan Mayes, grabbed their first lead of the game with fewer than eight minutes remaining.

Gallery: FAU Men’s Basketball victory over Ave Maria (54-43)

November 30, 2014

FAU Men’s Basketball beat Ave Maria 54-43 on Sunday afternoon, Nov 30. Full story here: FAU shakes slow start to pull out win against Ave Maria 54-43 Max Jackson | Photo Editor Florida A...

Stefan Moody leaves FAU due to academic issues

Mohamed Abdihakim

July 2, 2013

Stefan Moody is one and done with the Owls. The soon-to-be sophomore guard has left FAU and transferred to Kilgore College, a community college in Texas, due to academic struggles. Kilgore Assistant Coach Joe Reagan confirmed the news on Twitter. "Would love to welcome Stefan Moody to our team he is a D1 transfer from FAU,” Reagan tweeted. The...

Learning process

January 18, 2010

A 7-9 start to the season might not sound like a good start, but for a young and inexperienced team coming off a putrid 6-26 campaign, it is a sign of progress.FAU has transformed in Mike Jarvis' second year as head coach, evolving from the laughingstock of the Sun Belt Conference into a respectable team that is only getting better as the season unfolds....

Hurricanes humiliate Owls in Orange Bowl Classic

December 20, 2009

MEN'S BASKETBALL If FAU Head Coach Mike Jarvis learned anything from the Owls' game against University of Miami on Saturday, Dec. 19, it was that his team has a lot of work to do. FAU dropped to 5-5 on the season as the Owls lost 87-69 against the Hurricanes (11-1) at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. Among the glaring concerns for the Owls w...

Owls rally vs. Royals in thrilling triple-overtime victory

December 11, 2009

FAU Head Coach Mike Jarvis sat through most of the regulation against Warner Southern University sporting a blank expression, his left hand covering part of his face as he stared aimlessly while his lackadaisical Owls trailed a team they should have disposed of easily. Jarvis' mood changed, however, as he watched his Owls transform a potentially shocking ...

FAU vs. ULL basketball game to air on ESPN360

December 10, 2009

The men's basketball team's conference match against University of Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 12 will air live on ESPN360.com. According to fausports.com, ESPN360 will broadcast Saturday's match free of charge to those with high- speed Internet access through an Internet service provider affiliated with ESPN, such as Comcast. Saturday's game in La...

FAU annihilates Albany

December 1, 2009

FAU freshman forward Greg Gantt scored a career-high 24 points while guard Brett Royster added 12 to lift the Owls to an 81-65 victory over the Albany Great Danes at The Burrow on Monday, Nov. 30. The win improved FAU to 3-3 overall and 2-0 at home on the season, as the Owls' fast-paced offense proved too much for Albany (3-5). The Great Danes led ...

Ray of hope

December 1, 2009

The FAU men's basketball team has struggled over the past couple of years, and with last season's woeful 6-26 record, it was obvious that the team needed major upgrades. To improve the team, Head Coach Mike Jarvis and his recruiters scoured for top prospects and a new player to call the face of the program. FAU found that player, and he's a 5-foot-...