Sun Sentinel Sports: FAU Owls

29/04/2024

The 7-foot-1, 240-pound Vlad Goldin follows coach Dusty May to Michigan

The 7-foot-1, 240-pound Goldin averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game and shot 67% for the Owls last season. He had declared for the draft on April 2 but with the option to retu…

03/04/2024

FAU faces major overhaul with several players leaving amid coach Dusty May's departure.

Florida Atlantic basketball star Johnell Davis announced that he was both declaring for the NBA draft and entering the transfer portal.

29/03/2024

Florida Atlantic University introduces new men’s basketball head coach John Jakus in wake of Dusty May departure.

Florida Atlantic University introduces new men’s basketball head coach John Jakus.

28/03/2024

Jakus was at Baylor under Scott Drew for seven seasons — including the team’s national championship season in 2021 — and spent time at Gonzaga as director of operations under Mark Few before that.

Jakus was at Baylor under Scott Drew for seven seasons — including the team’s national championship season in 2021 — and spent time at Gonzaga as director of operations under Mark Few before that.…

22/03/2024

Sometimes the magic is on the other side.

Florida Atlantic couldn’t repeat the magic of going to last year’s Final Four. Now the question becomes if Dusty May will return as coach.

22/03/2024

“They played really well in overtime,” FAU coach Dusty May said. “We just looked like we were a little bit out of gas, I guess.”

Vlad Goldin had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Owls (25-9), who returned nearly their entire team from a surprising Final Four run last year but were unable to muster that same March magic thi…

20/03/2024

The Florida Atlantic Owls’ run to the Final Four last spring put the school on the national map. Now FAU’s back in the NCAA Tournament hoping to re-create its fun.

17/03/2024

The Owls from Philadelphia held on to edge the Owls from Boca Raton.

16/03/2024

Players aren’t just getting a slice of money in college athletics thanks to NIL money. They’re showing their value to a system that previously cut them out.

16/03/2024

Vladislav Goldin had 21 points and 10 rebounds as second-seeded Florida Atlantic posted a 77-71 victory over North Texas in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference tournament.

09/03/2024

The FAU Owls will be the No. 2 seed for the American Athletic Conference tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. The Owls will open tournament play with a quarterfinal game on Friday.

The FAU Owls, who will be the No. 2 seed for the American Athletic Conference tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. The Owls will open tournament play with a quarterfinal game on Friday.

03/03/2024

Vladislav Goldin scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Alijah Martin scored 13 points and added 11 rebounds for the Owls.

23/02/2024

Goldin and Alijah Martin combined for 41 points and 12 rebounds.

19/02/2024

The Florida Gators entered the AP basketball poll for the first time since 2021, while Florida Atlantic dropped out of the top 25 for the first time this season.

16/02/2024

FAU shows signs of the team that captivated the nation last year.

For an opening stretch Thursday against Temple, Florida Atlantic showed the kind of basketball it’s capable of playing. “Poetry,” coach Dusty May labeled it.

16/02/2024

Johnell Davis scored 17 points, and Alijah Martin and Brandon Weatherspoon each had 16 for FAU.

12/02/2024

Both of the Owls’ games last week were on the road and went to overtime.

There are still only five teams in the Top 25 with more wins than the Owls: No. 1 UConn, No. 2 Purdue and No. 23 Indiana State (each with 22 wins), No. 3 Houston and No. 11 South Carolina (21 wins…

09/02/2024

The Owls missed their first six shots in overtime.

05/02/2024

Are you getting used to this, Owls fans?

The Owls only played once since the previous poll, but the convincing victory against Tulsa was enough to keep the Owls at the same No. 20 ranking.

04/02/2024

Johnell Davis scored 24 points, Alijah Martin and Vladislav Goldin each scored 18 and No. 20 Florida Atlantic won by 32.

29/01/2024

Also on Monday, Johnell Davis was named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the second time.

After moving up a spot last week to No. 22, Florida Atlantic beat Rice 69-56 on Wednesday and just slipped past North Texas 66-63 on Sunday, thanks to a late 3-pointer by Johnell Davis. It was FAU&…

28/01/2024

Johnell Davis scored 28 points, capping it off on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left, and No. 22 Florida Atlantic held off North Texas 66-63 on Sunday for its sixth consecutive win.

25/01/2024

Nick Boyd scored 18 points and Johnell Davis added 14 points and nine rebounds.

22/01/2024

Johnell Davis had 34 points, including three free throws to force overtime, and No. 23 Florida Atlantic overcame a career-high 38 points by Jordan Ivy-Curry to beat UTSA 112-103.

19/01/2024

FAU was led by 58 combined points from Alijah Martin, Johnell Davis and Vladislav Goldin.

15/01/2024

FAU had fallen to No. 24 in the previous poll after a Jan. 6 loss to Charlotte pulled the Owls’ record down to 11-4, 1-1 American Athletic Conference. In the week since, FAU defeated Tulane on the road 85-84 on Thursday and took down UAB at home 73-86 on Sunday.

In the week since FAU fell to No. 24, the Owls defeated Tulane on the road 85-84 on Thursday and took down UAB at home 73-86 on Sunday.

14/01/2024

Johnell Davis scored 30 points, Vladislav Goldin added 18 and No. 24 Florida Atlantic used a big first half to fuel an 86-73 victory over UAB.

Johnell Davis scored 30 points, Vladislav Goldin added 18 and No. 24 Florida Atlantic used a big first half to fuel an 86-73 victory over UAB. Jalen Gaffney added 10 for the Owls, who improved to 1…

08/01/2024

Charlotte defeated then-No. 17 FAU on Saturday night 70-68 on two free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining. That followed a loss to Florida Gulf Coast the previous week.

Two weeks ago, Florida Atlantic was ranked the highest ever in program history, at No. 7 after the Owls’ defeated then-No. 4 Arizona in double overtime. A Dec. 30 loss Florida Gulf Coast star…

07/01/2024

It was Charlotte's its first home win against an AP Top 25 opponent in 14 years.

After Patterson’s free throws, Florida Atlantic nearly pulled off a miracle as a full-court pass ended up in Nick Boyd’s hands, but his 3-point attempt from the corner barely rimmed out as time exp…

03/01/2024

Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin each scored 20 points and No. 17 Florida Atlantic shook off a slow start to defeat East Carolina in the Owls’ first American Athletic Conference game.