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About Florida Atlantic University Owls Men's Basketball at Abessinio Court at FAU Arena
The energetic Florida Atlantic University Owls Men's Basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University, a public university in Boca Raton that's part of the State University System of Florida. The NCAA Division I team is a member of Conference USA, and they made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2002 as well as a 2011 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearance and a 2019 appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The team also won the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament in 2002, and were the Sun Belt Conference Regular Season champs in 2011. In 2018, Dusty May took over as head coach. The Owls’ home court, affectionately called “The Burrow,” opened in 1984 and also holds Florida Atlantic University's volleyball and women's basketball home games.
Florida Atlantic University Owls Men's Basketball History
The Florida Atlantic University Owls Men's Basketball team played its first games during the 1988-89 season; in fact, the upstart team won their first-ever game in November 1988, beating Palm Beach Atlantic University 111-62. As the university's other sports teams amassed winning seasons and developed into talent powerhouses, the men's basketball Owls enjoyed similar success and growth. The Owls initially played as an NCAA Division II independent team until joining the Atlantic Sun Conference (and moving up to Division I) during the 1993-94 season. The team moved to the Sun Belt Conference starting with the 2006-07 season and then joined Conference USA in 2013.
Over the years, Florida Atlantic University's head coaches have been honored for their work during the team's winning seasons. Former UNLV star and Chicago Bulls player Sidney Green won Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year for the 2001-02 season, while in 2011, then-head coach Mike Jarvis was named the 2010 Sun Belt Conference Head Coach of the year.
I purchased tickets online. When I walked through the FAU line to scan the tickets on my phone, the scanner kept rejecting my tickets by saying they weren't valid. I went to the FAU office and they printed my tickets and they still wouldn't scan correctly, saying my tickets weren't valid. I was eventually allowed to enter the arena but this shouldn't be happening.
Nice watching Division 1 basketball in such a cozy venue. Great energy on the court, the Pep band and cheer leading. Our two sons graduated FAU and live out of state East and West in separate careers, enjoyed my post on Face Book of the same venue they attended! Good game! FAU, fast guards, good skills Forward.
This game was replete with extraordinary plays. FAU trailed behind the entire first half but somehow managed to win by 17 points.
This game honored Everglades ElementarySchool which was really nice. The Burrow, their basketball stadium, was very nice with excellent lighting and good visibility. #42 is an amazing player. Be prepared to climb a lot of stairs!
Great seats great sight lines small arena big time basketball up close.
great game, great seats the atmosphere was electric as espn was in town.
