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flag FIU fired basketball coach Jeremy Ballard after 8 seasons due to lack of tournament success, despite program improvements.

flag Florida International University has fired men's basketball coach Jeremy Ballard after eight seasons. flag His teams posted a 113-141 record, made one postseason appearance—the CIT second round in 2018-19—and failed to reach the NCAA Tournament since 1995. flag The Panthers finished the 2025-26 season with a 15-17 record and lost in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament to Missouri State. flag Ballard, 44, previously served as an assistant at VCU, Pitt, Illinois State, Tulsa, and Colgate. flag FIU athletic director Scott Carr cited a need for greater on-court success despite praising Ballard’s leadership and program improvements. flag A national search for a new head coach will begin immediately, with associate head coach Jesse Bopp named interim coach.

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