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Hatters Open Season Friday at Noon With Webber

Stetson men's basketball opens the 2017-18 season on Friday at noon when the Hatters host Webber at Edmunds Center.
 
Head coach Corey Williams begins his fifth season at the helm of the Hatters, who return four starters and seven scholarship letter winners from last season.
 
Webber is an NAIA school located in Babson Park, Fla. The Warriors opened their season last week and enter Friday's game with a 2-0 record.
 
Friday's game will be broadcast on ESPN3 with Evan Weston and Robert Goldberg handling play-ply-play and commentary duties, respectively. Luke Mauro has the radio call on WSBB AM 1230 & 1490.
 
For tickets, visit www.gohatters.com/tix or call the ticket office at (386) 738-HATS.
 
News & Notes
•Stetson opens its 105th season of intercollegiate basketball Friday when the Hatters host Webber
•Friday's game marks the second straight season in which the Hatters and Warriors have met in Stetson's season opener
•Head coach Corey Williams is 2-2 in season openers
•Friday's game is the first of 16 home games, the most in program history
•Stetson is 15-0 when opening the season at Edmunds Center. The first game in Edmunds Center was a 73-58 win over Marshall on Dec. 5, 1974.
 
Chasing History
Seniors Divine Myles and Angel Rivera have an opportunity this season to cement their status are the greatest back court tandem in program history by breaking a pair of long-standing career records.
 
Myles enters the new campaign needing 502 points to become Stetson's all-time leading scorer. With 1,325 points, Myles is well within range of Kerry Blackshear's (1992-96) all-time mark of 1,826 points. Myles is the ASUN's active career scoring leader and currently ranks 65th all-time in league history.
 
Rivera is on track to become Stetson's all-time leader in assists. The ASUN leader a year ago, Rivera has 432 career assists and is 95 shy of breaking the record of 526 set by Frank Ireland (1987-91).
 
The 1,000-Point Club
Last season was a historic one for the Hatters in terms of 1,000-point scorers as Brian Pegg, Derick Newton and Divine Myles all reached the milestone. This season might be no different.
 
Seniors Luke Doyle and Angel Rivera both figure to knocking on the door of Club 1000 by season's end.
Doyle enters the season with 672 points and only needs to match the 340 points he scored last year to get there.
 
Rivera has a little more work to do as he needs 305 points to reach 1,000. Rivera's season high is the 240 points he scored last year.
 
About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Luke Doyle

#33 Luke Doyle

G
6' 5"
Junior
Divine Myles

#4 Divine Myles

G
5' 11"
Junior
Derick Newton

#22 Derick Newton

F
6' 6"
Sophomore
Brian Pegg

#41 Brian Pegg

F
6' 7"
Graduate Student
Angel Rivera

#5 Angel Rivera

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5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Luke Doyle

#33 Luke Doyle

6' 5"
Junior
G
Divine Myles

#4 Divine Myles

5' 11"
Junior
G
Derick Newton

#22 Derick Newton

6' 6"
Sophomore
F
Brian Pegg

#41 Brian Pegg

6' 7"
Graduate Student
F
Angel Rivera

#5 Angel Rivera

5' 8"
Junior
G