GAME 27 • FGCU 1 SSTETSONTETSON HHATTERSATTERS 22018-19018-19 BASKETBALLBASKETBALL NOTESNOTES Stetsontetson University Athletic Athl Communications • 421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8359 • DeLand, FL 32723 Basketball Contact: Cris Belvin • [email protected] • @SID_Belvin • Office: 386.822.8937 • Mobile: 918.625.2152 www.GoHatters.com • @StetsonHatters • @StetsonMBB GAME INFORMATION STETSON HATTERS (5-21, 1-10) Game 27: Stetson vs. FGCU Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Sat., Feb. 16, 2019 • 4:00 p.m. 1 Keith Matthews G 6-7 185 So. Blythewood, S.C. 6.1 3.2 1.5 DeLand, Fla. • Edmunds Center (4,000) 4 Jahlil Rawley G 6-4 185 Jr. Durham, N.C, 4.1 2.6 2.8 10 Kenny Aninye G 6-1 185 So. Marietta, Ga. 7.1 2.3 3.6 Series Record: FGCU leads, 20-7 23 Abayomi Iyiola F 6-9 210 So. Atlanta, Ga. 10.5 7.1 1.1* Last Meeting: FGCU 87, Stetson 65 35 Leo Goodman F 6-5 210 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. 7.5 3.0 0.8 Jan. 21, 2019 in Fort Myers, Fla. Reserves Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 0 Christiaan Jones G 6-4 175 So. Columbia, S.C. 10.0 3.9 0.8 TV: ESPN+ 2 Raine McKeython G 6-2 185 So. Washington, D.C. 4.3 1.5 0.7 Live Stats: GoHatters.com 3 Rex Walters, Jr. G 6-3 210 Fr. Boca Raton, Fla. 0.5 0.3 0.5 5 Marques Sumner G 6-1 185 Jr. North Augusta, S.C, 8.2 3.0 2.2 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 11 Alex Ionesco G 6-2 195 Fr. Houston, Texas 0.4 0.4 0.5 12 Jalen Crutchfield G 6-4 190 Fr. Norman, Okla. 2.8 0.8 0.4 Day Date Opponent Time/Results Wed. Nov. 7 Johnson W, 116-66 13 Ricardo Lynch F 6-7 215 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 5.2 2.0 0.3 Sun. Nov. 11 ^ Missouri State L, 70-83 15 Clay Verk F 6-8 260 RSo. Highlands Ranch, Colo. 2.5 1.5 0.3 Wed. Nov. 14 ^ USC L, 59-95 21 Ricky Gouety F 6-10 210 Jr. Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1.8 1.3 0.2* Sat. Nov. 17 ^ Southeastern Louisiana L, 57-69 32 Adam Webb C 7-2 235 So. Lakeland, Fla. 1.5 1.5 0.9* Mon. Nov. 19 ^ Robert Morris L, 72-81 *-Blocked shots Fri. Nov. 23 VMI L, 79-87 (OT) Head Coach: Corey Williams (Oklahoma State, 2002) – Record: 56-130, 6th season Mon. Nov. 26 Bethune-Cookman L, 74-84 Assistants: Bert Capel (Evangel, 2005), Gravelle Craig (Cleveland State, 1999), Dickey Nutt (Oklahoma State, 1982) Wed. Nov. 28 South Florida L, 71-75 Dir. of Operations: Keith Chesley (Maine-Augusta, 2015) Sat. Dec. 1 No. 3 Duke L, 49-113 FGCU EAGLES (11-16, 6-6) Wed. Dec. 5 Western Illinois W, 68-64 Sat. Dec. 8 Marist L, 75-79 Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Sun. Dec. 16 UCF L, 65-90 1 Troy Baxter, Jr. F 6-8 200 So. Tallahassee, Fla. 7.2 3.0 1.1 Tue. Dec. 18 UNC Asheville W, 80-74 30 Brian Thomas F 6-9 255 So. Kennesaw, Ga. 4.7 4.2 1.4* Fri. Dec. 21 Longwood L, 63-77 31 Dinero Mercurius G 6-4 200 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 9.2 1.9 1.2 4 Zach Scott G 6-4 180 Fr. Miami, Fla. 8.4 2.8 0.4 Thu. Jan. 3 Edward Waters W, 72-65 11 Shadrach Casimir G 5-10 170 Sr. Stamford, Conn. 14.7 2.7 1.9 Wed. Jan. 9 * Liberty L, 53-71 *-Blocked shots Sat. Jan. 12 * Lipscomb L, 71-95 HHeadead CCoach:oach: MMichaelichael FFlyly ((Kentucky,Kentucky, 22006)006) - RRecord:ecord: 111-16,1-16, 11stst sseasoneason Wed. Jan. 16 * North Florida L, 77-87 AAssistants:ssistants: DDonnieonnie MMarsharsh ((FranklinFranklin & MMarshall,arshall, 11979),979), JJustinustin FFurrurr ((Wingtae,Wingtae, 11999),999), JJoeyoey CCantensantens ((Eckerd,Eckerd, 22009)009) Sat. Jan. 19 * North Alabama L, 62-63 Mon. Jan. 21 * FGCU L, 65-87 Thu. Jan. 24 * NJIT L, 59-82 UNDER THE HAT STATISTICAL COMPARISON Sun. Jan. 27 * Lipscomb L, 65-88 •Stetson’s 116 points against Johnson is the most STET FGCU Wed. Jan. 30 * Jacksonville L, 57-72 points scored by the Hatters since a program re- 69.0 ................................Scoring .....................................71.3 Sat. Feb. 2 * Kennesaw State W, 92-75 cord 143 points against St. Leo on Nov. 30, 1991 Tue. Feb. 5 * Liberty L, 54-57 35.5 .............................. Rebounds..................................32.8 •The Hatters grabbed 66 rebounds against John- Wed. Feb. 13 * Jacksonville L, 70-93 Sat. Feb. 16 * FGCU 4:00 son, the second-highest total in school history. -4.3 ..................... Rebounding Margin.........................-2.6 Wed. Feb. 20 * NJIT 7:00 The single-game record is 78 against Hartwick on .400 .......................... Field-Goal Pct ............................. .454 Sat. Feb. 23 * North Alabama 4:00 Dec. 21, 1967. Tue. Feb. 26 * North Florida 7:00 .304 .................................3FG Pct ................................... .367 •Stetson has made at least one 3-point field goal Fri. March 1 * Kennesaw State 7:00 in each of the last 450 games after making 7 6.7 .............................3FG Per Game ...............................8.0 Mon. March 4 ASUN Tournament TBA against Jacksonville on Wednesday .692.........................Free Throw Pct ........................... .661 Thu. March 7 ASUN Tournament TBA •Stetson’s last game without a trey was vs. Colo- 13.5 .......................Assists Per Game ..........................13.7 Sun. March 10 ASUN Tournament TBA rado State on Dec. 28, 2004 7.2 ..........................Steals Per Game..............................7.0 All Times Eastern; Home Games in Bold; ^National Bas- •Abayomi Iyiola has at least 10 rebounds in each ketball Hall of Fame Classic; *ASUN Conference games 3.0 .........................Blocks Per Game ............................3.8 @StetsonMBB of the last www.GoHatters.comthree games (11.0 per game) @stetsonmbb GAME 27 • FGCU 2 About the Game Role players from a season ago like senior QUICK FACTS •The Hatters play their penultimate home Leo Goodman, sophomores Kenny Aninye, game of the season on Saturday when they Christiaan Jones, Keith Matthews, Raine UNIVERSITY welcome FGCU to Edmunds Center for an McKeython, and Adam Webb, and redshirts Location: DeLand, Fla. 32720 ASUN Conference affair Clay Verk and Ricky Gouety will be asked to Founded: 1883 • provide a lift. Enrollment: 3,150 (undergraduate enrollment) Saturday’s game is the 28th meeting all-time Nickname: Hatters time between the Hatters and Eagles, with Colors: Stetson Green (343C) and White FGCU holding a 20-7 advantage in the series. Digging Deeper First Season: 1900-01 (102 seasons) •FGCU defeated Stetson, 87-65, back on Jan. •Stetson has made at least one 3-point field All-Time Record: 1,251-1,181 20 in Fort Myers goal in each of the last 450 games after mak- Facility (Cap.): Edmunds Center (4,000) •Overall, the Eagles have won seven straight ing 7 against Jacksonville Facility Record: 381-223 (.635) games in the series •Stetson’s last game without a trey was vs. Conference: Atlantic Sun •Stetson’s last win was an 80-73 victory on Colorado State on Dec. 28, 2004. President: Dr. Wendy B. Libby (Cornell, 1972) Feb. 25, 2016 in DeLand •The Hatters made their first national televi- Athletics Director: Jeff Altier (Stetson, 1982) sion appearance in three years on Dec. 1 when Athletic Dept. Phone: 386.822.8100 Stetson ASUN Notes they face Duke on ESPN2. The Hatters last BASKETBALL STAFF •Stetson enters its 33rd season of ASUN play played a nationally televised regular-season Head Coach: Corey Williams seeking its first regular-season championship game when they visited Marquette in January Alma Mater, Year: Oklahoma State, 2002 •The Hatters have never finished higher than of 2016 (FS1). Career Record (Years): 56-130 (6th) third in regular-season play, but have done •For the second time in three seasons, the Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year): so seven times (2013, 2008, 2001, 1995, 1994, Hatters have just one senior on the roster. Bert Capel (Evangel, 2005) 1989, 1987) Leo Goodman follows in the footsteps of Gravelle Craig (Cleveland State, 1999) •Stetson’s high-water mark for ASUN victo- Brain Pegg, who was Stetson’s lone senior Dickey Nutt (Oklahoma State, 1982) ries is 13, during the 1986-87 season (13-5) during the 2016-17 campaign. •The Hatters have never won a tournament •Stetson plays 21 of its 31 scheduled games in CHARTING THE HATTERS championship, but have reached the tourna- the State of Florida this season ment finals twice (1994, 2016) •The Hatters will face a pair of newcomers Double Figure Scoring Games in ASUN Conference play this season as the Player 2018-19 Career Jacksonville Leftovers league welcomes both Liberty and North Al- Christiaan Jones 15 21 Junior Ricardo Lynch reached double figures abama for the league. With the departure of Abayomi Iyiola 12 20 in points (10) for the eighth time this season ... USC Upstate, the ASUN now boasts nine mem- Marques Sumner 11 11 sophomore Kenny Aninye finished with a ca- ber institutions. Leo Goodman 8 32 reer high 6 rebounds ... sophomore Abayomi •Despite nine teams in the league, the ASUN Kenny Aninye 8 9 Iyiola reached double figures in rebounds Tournament will remain an 8-team field. Tour- Ricardo Lynch 8 8 (10) for the fourth time in his last five games nament play begins at the campus sites of the Keith Matthews 4 5 Raine McKeython 3 4 ... junior Marques Sumner scored in double four highest seeds on March 4, with the cham- Clay Verk 1 1 figures (10) for 11th time this season ..