Hatters Welcome Youthful Bulldogs on Tuesday

Stetson men's basketball closes out its 2018 home schedule when the Hatters welcome UNC Asheville to the Edmunds Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

The Hatters (2-10) are looking to get back into the win column after Sunday's 90-65 loss at UCF. Three Hatters – Ricardo Lynch (13), Raine McKeython (11) and Kenny Aninye (10) – each scored in double figures, but the Hatters were unable to overcome a slow start. Stetson missed its first eight shots as UCF bolted to a 15-0 lead and never looked back.

UNCA (1-9) has lost nine straight games after opening the season with a victory. The nation's youngest and least experienced team according to both the NCAA and KenPom.com, the Bulldogs start four freshmen and a sophomore under first-year head coach Mike Morrell.

The Bulldogs are a member of the Big South Conference.

News & Notes
•The Hatters host their final home game of 2018 when Stetson welcomes UNC Asheville to the Edmunds Center on Tuesday
•A win against the Bulldogs will move Stetson's home record to .500 (3-3)
•Stetson and UNCA are meeting for just the second time in their history on Tuesday. The only previous meeting came in 1991 at the old Hatter Classic in DeLand, a 91-88 victory for the Hatters
•The Bulldogs regularly start four freshmen and with eight freshmen and five sophomores on the roster, UNCA is the youngest team in the nation according to NCAA research. KenPom.com ranks the Bulldogs as the least experienced team in the country.
•UNCA has lost nine straight games
•Stetson has made at least one 3-point field goal in each of the last 436 games after making 7 in Sunday's loss at UCF
•Stetson's last game without a trey was vs. Colorado State on Dec. 28, 2004.

Up Next
The Hatters close out the 2018 calendar year when the face Longwood, 7 p.m., Friday, in Farmville, Va.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Kenny Aninye: G; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#2 Raine McKeython: G; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#13 Ricardo Lynch: F; 6' 7"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#10 Kenny Aninye
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: G

#2 Raine McKeython
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: G

#13 Ricardo Lynch
: 6' 7"; Junior
: F

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Hatters Welcome Youthful Bulldogs on Tuesday

Players Mentioned

#10 Kenny Aninye

#2 Raine McKeython

#13 Ricardo Lynch

Players Mentioned

#10 Kenny Aninye

#2 Raine McKeython

#13 Ricardo Lynch