Stetson Men's Basketball 2012-13 Game Notes
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Stetson Men’s Basketball 2012-13 Game Notes at NKU | Feb. 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Bank of Kentucky Center (Highland Heights, Ky.) Game Twenty-Six Day Date Opponent Time/Result Date: Feb. 16, 2013 Mon. Oct. 29 FLAGLER (ex.) W, 79-71 Fri. Nov. 9 at Miami (ESPN3) L, 79-87 Time: 7:00 p.m. ET Tue. Nov. 13 FLORIDA A&M W, 88-66 Location: Highland Heights, Ky. Mon. Nov. 19 SOUTHEASTERN W, 81-59 Mon. Nov. 26 SOUTH FLORIDA L, 54-63 Arena: Bank of Kentucky Center (9,400) STETSON HATTERS NKU NORSE Wed. Nov. 28 at VCU L, 56-92 Overall: 11-14 Series: Stetson leads 1-0 Overall: 8-13 Mon. Dec. 3 at Bethune-Cookman L, 63-86 A-Sun: 8-6 A-Sun: 6-7 Video: ASun.TV, HatterVision Thu. Dec. 6 FAU L, 78-88 Last: at Lipscomb - W, 76-66 Last: FGCU - L, 53-60 Sun. Dec. 9 FIU L, 79-82 Streak: W1 Radio: WSBB 1230 AM, 1490 AM Streak: L2 Sat. Dec. 15 at Richmond L, 57-76 Coach: Casey Alexander Coach: Dave Bezold Overall: 20-34 (2nd) Audio: www.MyAM1230.com Overall: 169-92 (9th) Tue. Dec. 18 at FAU W, 69-68 at Stetson: 20-34 (2nd) at NKU: 169-92 (9th) Thu. Dec. 20 at UCF (CSS/BHSN) L, 66-83 Talent: Robbie Aaron Mon. Dec. 31 at Mercer * L, 64-70 Stetson Snapshot Wed. Jan. 2 at Kennesaw State * W, 70-60 Sat. Jan. 5 NORTH FLORIDA * L, 74-90 • With its win at Lipscomb on Feb. 14, Stetson clinched a berth into this March’s Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. Their current 8-6 record Mon. Jan. 7 JACKSONVILLE * W, 81-72 puts the Hatters in third place in the league, and guarenteed them a spot Thu. Jan. 10 at ETSU * W, 72-70 in the league postseason tournament for the first time since 2008-09. Sat. Jan. 12 at USC Upstate * (ESPN3) W, 66-64 • When the first NCAA statistics were released on Nov. 26, Stetson was leading the nation in assists per game with a mark of 20.0 through three Thu. Jan. 17 NORTHERN KENTUCKY * W, 71-59 games. Through 25 games now, the Hatters are averaging an Atlantic Sat. Jan. 19 LIPSCOMB * (ESPN3) W, 85-69 Sun best 16.7 helpers per contest, which ranks ninth in all of NCAA Divi sion I. Stetson is on pace for 484 assists in regular season play, which Fri. Jan. 25 at FGCU * (CSS/CST/ESPN3) L, 65-96 would be the third most ever in program history. 505 is the all-time Thu. Jan. 31 at Jacksonville * L, 70-71 record. Sat. Feb. 2 at North Florida * L, 59-64 • With 23 points at Lipscomb on Feb. 14, Adam Pegg recorded double Thu. Feb. 7 USC UPSTATE * W, 73-66 figures for the 20th straight game, and the 23rd out of 24 total contests this season. The center is sixth in the Atlantic Sun Conference, scoring Sat. Feb. 9 ETSU * L, 61-62 15.8 points per game. Thu. Feb. 14 at Lipscomb * (ESPN3) W, 76-66 • With three three-pointers vs. ETSU on Feb. 9, Joel Naburgs is now in third Sat. Feb. 16 at Northern Kentucky * 7:00 p.m. place in all-time Stetson history with 164 career three-pointers made. With seven more treys this season, the senior would become the all-time Fri. Feb. 22 FGCU * (CSS/ESPN3) 7:00 p.m. leader in threes at Stetson. Aaron Graham, who made the second most Thu. Feb. 28 KENNESAW STATE * 7:15 p.m. threes ever in a season at Stetson last year with 68, leads the Hatters with 57 treys and is fourth all-time with 157 in his career. Sat. Mar. 2 MERCER * 3:15 p.m. W-S Mar. 6-9 A-Sun Tournament TBA Stetson Probable Starters * Atlantic Sun Conference Contest Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG Other G 10 Hunter Miller 6-1 180 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. 2.9 2.6 apg Home Games in ALL CAPS G 12 Joel Naburgs 6-3 210 Sr. Ringwood, Australia 9.1 3.9 apg All times Eastern G 23 Chris Perez 6-3 210 Jr. Santiago, D.R. 15.4 4.5 rpg Schedule subject to change F 3 Willie Green 6-6 200 Jr. Orlando, Fla. 8.3 6.6 rpg C 41 Adam Pegg 6-9 260 Sr. Clearwater, Fla. 15.8 6.1 rpg Stetson Athletic Communications G 1 Dennis Diaz 6-3 185 So. Deltona, Fla. 1.7 6 stls Dan Forcella - Assistant Director F 2 Leke Solanke 6-5 215 Fr. Abeokuta, Nigeria 0.6 7 blks Email: [email protected] G 11 Aaron Graham 6-3 180 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 11.9 57 3’s Office: (386) 822-8718 G 14 Brian Pegg 6-7 205 Fr. Clearwater, Fla. 2.5 1.5 Cell: (207) 650-6790 G 22 Tanner Plemmons 6-1 190 Fr. Franklin, N.C. 1.9 41% fg Web: www.GoHatters.com F 24 Liam McInerney 6-8 230 Sr. Port Campbell, Australia 2.7 2.3 rpg Twitter: @StetsonHatters, @StetsonMBB G 33 J.R. Weston 6-4 205 Sr. Morral, Ohio 0.0 0.4 Facebook: Facebook.com/StetsonHatters C 40 Kyle Sikora 7-0 245 So. Key Largo, Fla. Redshirting @StetsonMBB -- GoHatters.com Stetson Men’s Basketball 2012-13 Game Notes at NKU | Feb. 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Bank of Kentucky Center (Highland Heights, Ky.) All-Time vs. NKU SERIES HISTORY Statistical Comparison With its win in DeLand earlier this season, Stetson Overall: Stetson leads 1-0 won its first ever game against Northern Kentucky, DeLand: Stetson leads 1-0 71-59. The Hatters and the Norse will play just Category Highland Heights: n/a their second game against each other on Saturday. Neutral: n/a 70.3 Scoring Offense 58.1 Streak: W1 SCOUTING THE NORSE In just its first season of Division I play, Northern 73.2 Scoring Defense 61.3 Largest SU Win: 12 points, 2013 Kentucky has put together a very respectable -2.9 Scoring Margin -3.2 Largest NKU Win: n/a overall record of 8-13 and has impressed in the 45.9 Field Goal Percentage 40.5 Most SU Points: 71, 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference with a mark of 6-7. Since 45.9 FG Percentage Defense 43.5 Least SU Points: 71, 2013 falling to Stetson earlier this season the Norse have Most NKU Points: 59, 2013 have gone 4-3, which included a four-game win 33.8 3-Pt FG Percentage 34.0 Least NKU Points: 59, 2013 streak. NKU has lost its last two contests, losing to 33.2 3-Pt FG Percentage Defense 32.9 Lipscomb on the road and dropping a home contets 68.5 Free Throw Percentage 68.4 Coach Alexander vs. NKU: 1-0 to FGCU on Thursday. Eshaunte Jones leads the Norse with 16.0 points per game. 34.8 Rebound Average 29.5 1/17/13 DeLand W, 71-59 33.6 Opp. Rebound Average 33.2 COMING UP NEXT +1.2 Rebound Margin -3.8 After Saturday’s game at Northern Kentucky, Stetson will return home for the final three 16.7 Assists per game 13.1 games of the regular season. The Hatters host Florida Gulf Coast on Feb. 22 in the A-Sun/ CSS Game of the Week, and then welcome Kennesaw State and Mercer to town on Feb. 28 15.9 Turnovers per game 12.2 and March 2, respectively. 12.4 Opp. Turnovers per game 12.4 -3.5 Turnover Margin +0.2 IT’S TOURNEY TIME 1.1 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 With its win at Lipscomb on Feb. 14, Stetson clinched a berth into this March’s Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. Their current 8-6 record puts the Hatters in third place in the 5.6 Steals per game 5.9 league, and guarenteed them a spot in the league postseason tournament for the first time 2.3 Blocks per game 2.2 since 2008-09. We are the “Hatters” SECOND HALF SURGE LEADS STETSON TO WIN AT LIPSCOMB Trailing by eight points at halftime, Stetson scored the first nine points of the second half The unlikely combination of a famous hat and used a 22-4 run to open the frame to top Lipscomb 76-66 on Feb. 14. The Hatters manufacturer and a university getting were led by Adam Pegg, who scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. together produced a novel nickname for Stetson University. The athletic teams are HATTERS OVERCOME 11-POINT DEFICIT called “Hatters,” reflecting the Univer- In its win over Lipscomb on Feb. 14, Stetson overcame an 11-point deficit en route to a 76- sity’s association with John B. Stetson, 66 victory. It marked the biggest deficit overcome for the Hatters in Atlantic Sun Confer- ence play. Stetson overcame a 12-point deficit at Florida Atlantic earlier this season when maker of the well-known Stetson hats. Chris Perez’s buzzer beating layup won the game on Dec. 18. It all started back in 1883 when Henry DeLand founded the DeLand Academy. PEGG RACKS UP FOURTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF THE SEASON Three years later, after a disastrous Adam Pegg scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in recording his fourth dou- ble-double of the season. 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