Panthers Set to Host Senior Day in Regular Season Finale

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MIAMI, FL – This Saturday, it’s senior day at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center for FIU Men’s Basketball. Hamed Olayinka, Corey Stephenson, Zawdie Jackson, Julian Mackey, Brit Harris, Kennedy Brown, and Renato Ruiz will be representing the Panthers as they host Senior Day in their regular-season finale against Western Kentucky.

Hamed Olayinka

The 6’9 forward from Los Angeles has started in all 29 games for the Panthers this season. He’s leading all starters with a 56.2 field goal %, is first on the team in blocks with 1.5 per game and is second in rebounds with 6.5. This season, Hamed Olayinka has put up a couple of double-double performances that have stood out.

In the season opener against Florida National (11/3), he put up a career-high of 25 points on 10/13 shooting and four steals with 12 rebounds and four blocks.

Hamed Olayinka is just the eighth NCAA player since 2005-06 to record 25 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks in a game.

In addition, he’s the first Panther to have 12 rebounds, four steals and four blocks since at least 2002-03. pic.twitter.com/h7Gdx8cj3m

— FIU Sports Info (@FIUSportsInfo) November 5, 2025

His best defensive game of the season came against Louisiana Tech (2/14), where he grabbed career-highs of 17 boards while blocking five shots. Totaling 34 minutes, he scored 11 points and dished out three assists.

Hamed Olayinka’s stat line of 11 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blk. & 3 ast. is the first such performance in FIU history.

Osasu Osaghae had 19, 18 and 7 with no assists on 11/26/19, and Eulis Baez had a similar line of 28, 15, 5 and 5 on 11/26/02. pic.twitter.com/OsxN3rCJ3u

— FIU Sports Info (@FIUSportsInfo) February 14, 2026

Corey Stephenson

The senior guard out of Bessemer, Alabama, has made 28 starts for the Panthers. Stephenson currently leads the team with 31.0 minutes per game, 18.0 points per game, and a 41.6 field goal % from downtown amongst starters. Day in and day out, Corey Stephenson has continued to lead the way for FIU in scoring.

His best double-double game of the season came against New Mexico State (1/24), where he scored 25 points on 10/12 shooting from the charity stripe and grabbed a season high of 12 rebounds.

#SCTOP10 OFF THE BACKBOARD 😱@brita1_ x @STBCOREY pic.twitter.com/G91JYhtO0n

— FIU Men's Basketball (@FIUHoops) January 24, 2026

He scored his most points in a road contest against Middle Tennessee (2/4). In the overtime victory, he scored 34 points on 59% shooting, and he grabbed nine rebounds.

FIRST PLAYER WITH 34 SINCE 2017 😳😳😳 https://t.co/VMS4d9cOsY pic.twitter.com/ibWoOgUMYL

— FIU Men's Basketball (@FIUHoops) February 5, 2026

Zawdie Jackson

The 6’1 guard out of Stone Mountain, Georgia, has started in 28 games this season. Jackson leads the Panthers with 3.1 assists per game, an 86.5 free throw % and averages the lowest number of turnovers per game amongst starters with 1.3. Zawdie Jackson is tied for second in Conference USA with a 2.4 assist/turnover ratio.

Tonight against FGCU was Zawdie Jackson’s 46th career 20-point game.

He’s got the most career 20-point games on the Panthers’ roster, and is the only one on the team with more than 12. pic.twitter.com/Kv3rK7zqpY

— FIU Sports Info (@FIUSportsInfo) December 4, 2025

Against LA Tech (2/14), he scored 20 points on 50% shooting, grabbed three rebounds, dished out five assists, and contributed with three steals.

A quick 🖐️ from Z out of halftime 😱@zawdie1 pic.twitter.com/2gtqTJgMDh

— FIU Men's Basketball (@FIUHoops) February 14, 2026

He also scored 20 points against FGCU (12/3) on 10/11 shooting at the free throw line, recording a pair of rebounds and steals.

Julian Mackey

The 6’2 guard from Grayson, Georgia, has made six starts in 27 appearances. He leads all reserves with 22.1 minutes per game and is second in scoring with 12.2 points per game. Julian Mackey has two of his most complete games of the season on home turf.

Against Long Island (12/20), he scored 22 points on 8/12 shooting, while getting three rebounds and two assists in the victory.

Can't leave him open 👀@julian3mackey pic.twitter.com/Ca6tmwiIVm

— FIU Men's Basketball (@FIUHoops) December 20, 2025

He also put 22 points on the scoreboard against Missouri State (2/21) on 50% in 27 minutes of action.

what a pass, what a THREE! 💰@Thiagosucatzky x @julian3mackey pic.twitter.com/3FLSwhUjdG

— FIU Men's Basketball (@FIUHoops) February 21, 2026

Brit Harris

The 6’5 guard hailing from Gary, Indiana, has appeared in all 29 games for FIU. He leads the bench with 1.1 steals per game and is second amongst role players with a 63.6 free-throw percentage.

For Brit Harris, his best game on offense came against Omaha (11/26), where he scored 24 points on 56% shooting with two rebounds and three steals in 27 minutes.

DOING IT ALL HIMSELF🫡@brita1_ pic.twitter.com/96ElbExLd0

— FIU Men's Basketball (@FIUHoops) November 26, 2025

His second-highest scoring effort came against UFTL (11/18) where he scored 16 points on 5/11 shooting while grabbing four boards, dishing out three assists, and earning three steals.

BOOOOOOOOOM💥@brita1_ pic.twitter.com/T9yw7L1MJG

— FIU Men's Basketball (@FIUHoops) November 19, 2025

Kennedy Brown

The 6’8 forward from Chicago has made 19 appearances this season from the bench. He’s averaging 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game.

Renato Ruiz

The 6’1 senior from Plantation is wrapping up his third season at FIU. He’s averaging 3.6 minutes with a 75% shooting percentage in seven games; his most games played in a season.

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