Men’s Basketball Announces 2013-14 Schedule Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Schedule
Highlighted by games at ACC foes Clemson and Notre Dame to open the season, the Stetson men’s basketball team will begin the 2013-14 season on an eight-game road trip in the month of November. After home exhibitions against Tampa on Oct. 26 and Palm Beach Atlantic on Nov. 4, the Hatters will open up their first season under new head coach Corey Williams at Clemson on Nov. 8. On Nov. 10, Stetson will take on a Notre Dame squad that reached the Big East semifinal and the NCAA Tournament a season ago. The Hatters will then return to Florida, but stay on the road, challenging Florida A&M on Nov. 14. Last season Stetson won its matchup with the Rattlers by a score of 88-66. A trip down to Miami to take on Florida International on Nov. 18 will be followed by a game at USF on Nov. 22. In its first year of conception, the Gulf Coast Showcase will host the Hatters for three games over three days from Nov. 2527. Stetson will open play against Wagner of the Northeast Conference, while the Atlantic 10’s St. Bonaventure and the WAC’s Louisiana Tech also highlight the eight-team field. After Thanksgiving, Stetson will welcome Southern Conference Champion - and regular to the NCAA Tournament Davidson to the Edmunds Center. The Wildcats will challenge the Hatters in their home opener on Saturday, Nov. 30. Home games against cross-county rival Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 3) and Florida
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Atlantic (Dec. 17) sandwich a road game just down the interstate at UCF. The Hatters will take on the Knights on Dec. 7 at 7:00 p.m. Stetson will open Atlantic Sun Conference play with three straight games at the Edmunds Center, as Lipscomb (Dec. 30), Northern Kentucky (Jan. 1), and defending A-Sun Champion and NCAA Sweet 16 team from a year ago Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 5) challenge Stetson early in conference action. Stetson will then compete in five of its next seven contests on the road, playing at Jacksonville (Jan. 9), North Florida (Jan. 11), Kennesaw State (Jan. 23), Mercer (Jan. 25) and FGCU (Jan. 31), while hosting ETSU (Jan. 16) and USC Upstate (Jan. 18). Return trips from North Florida (Feb. 6) and Jacksonville (Feb. 8) precede a Stetson road trip to USC Upstate (Feb. 13) and ETSU (Feb. 15). The final two home games of the regular season will welcome Kennesaw State (Feb. 21) and Mercer (Feb. 23) to the Edmunds Center. Stetson will conclude the regular season on the road, traveling to Northern Kentucky on Feb. 27, and ending the campaign at Lipscomb on Mar. 1. The top eight teams in the league, per usual, will qualify for the A-Sun Tournament. However, this year, the format has changed. Each round of the championship – Quarterfinals (Mar. 4), Semifinals (Mar. 6), Finals (Mar. 9) – will be held at the higher seed’s home arena.
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Date Opponent Time OCTOBER 26 Sat. % Tampa 1:00 PM NOVEMBER 4 Mon. % Palm Beach Atlantic 7:00 PM 8 Fri. at Clemson 7:00 PM 10 Sun. at Notre Dame 1:00 PM 14 Thur. at Florida A&M 7:00 PM 18 Mon. at Florida International 7:00 PM 22 Fri. at USF TBA 25 Mon. & vs. Wagner TBA 26 Tue. & Gulf Coast Showcase TBA 27 Wed. & Gulf Coast Showcase TBA 30 Sat. Davidson 1:00 PM DECEMBER 3 Tue. Bethune-Cookman 7:00 PM 7 Sat. at UCF 7:00 PM 17 Tue. Florida Atlantic 7:30 PM 30 Mon. * Lipscomb 7:00 PM JANUARY 1 Wed. * Northern Kentucky 1:00 PM 5 Sun. * Florida Gulf Coast 1:00 PM 9 Thur. * at Jacksonville TBA 11 Sat. * at North Florida 7:00 PM 16 Thur. * ETSU 7:00 PM 18 Sat. * USC Upstate 1:00 PM 23 Thur. * at Kennesaw State 7:00 PM 25 Sat. * at Mercer 3:00 PM 31 Fri. * at Florida Gulf Coast 7:00 PM FEBRUARY 6 Thur. * North Florida 7:00 PM 8 Sat. * Jacksonville 1:00 PM 13 Thur. * at USC Upstate 7:00 PM 15 Sat. * at ETSU 4:00 PM 21 Fri. * Kennesaw State 7:00 PM 23 Sun. * Mercer 1:00 PM 27 Thur. * at Northern Kentucky 7:00 PM MARCH 1 Sat. * at Lipscomb 11:00 AM 4 Tue. Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals TBA 6 Thur. Atlantic Sun Semifinals TBA 9 Sun. Atlantic Sun Championship TBA % - Exhibition game & - Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla. * - Atlantic Sun Conference game All times Eastern and subject to change Home games in Bold and played at the Edmunds Center
August-September, 2013