Men's Basketball November 25, 2019 Athletic Communications

Hatters Host Florida College on Tuesday

Stetson men's basketball hosts Florida College, 7 p.m., Tuesday, at Edmunds Center.

The Hatters (3-4) enjoyed a day of rest Monday after they wrapped up three games in three days with a 70-64 loss to Western Carolina on Sunday. Rob Perry (15), Wheza Panzo (11) and Kenny Aninye (10) each scored in double figures for the Hatters but it wasn't enough to overcome fatigue or the Catamounts.

Florida College (4-6) has lost back-to-back games following a 77-75 loss to University of Mobile on Saturday. Sophomore guard Matt Simpson leads the Falcons in scoring at 21.9 points per game.

About the Game
•Stetson closes out its brief two-game home stand on Tuesday when the Hatters welcome Florida College to the Edmunds Center
•Stetson is 1-0 all-time against the Falcons, gaining a 101-69 win over FC on Dec. 3, 2016
•Florida College is located in Temple Terrace, and competes at the NAIA level. The Falcons are members of the Southern States Athletic Conference.
•Following Tuesday's game, the Hatters will alternate home and road games between now and the end of 2019. Stetson visits Kent State on Saturday, then returns home to host Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 3 before visiting VMI on Dec. 7. The trend continues as Longwood pays a visit on Dec. 15, and the Hatters travel to UNC Asheville on Dec. 17. Finally, Stetson hosts FIU on Dec. 22 and closes the year at South Carolina on Dec. 30.
•Stetson won't play consecutive home games against until Jan. 23 & 25 vs. NJIT and Liberty.

Under the Hat
•Over the last 3 games the Hatters have limited their opponents to 61.7 points per game on 39.7 percent shooting. The Hatters also own a +6.4 rebounding margin during the same span.
•Rob Perry scored 34 points against Western Illinois on Nov. 9, the most by a Stetson freshman since 1983. He earned ASUN Newcomer of the Week honors for his performance.
•Perry enters Tuesday second in the ASUN in both 3-point field-goal percentage (.500) and scoring (16.1), while fellow freshman Mahamadou Diawara is second in overall field-goal percentage (.667)

Young Guns
With six freshmen on the roster it shouldn't come as much of surprise to find out youthfulness is leading the way for the Hatters during the new season.
    -Stetson has started three freshmen in every game so far this season. Rob Perry and Mahamadou Diawara have started every game, and Wheza Panzo (3) and Joel Kabimba (4) have split time in the lineup.
    -Stetson's leading scorer in 5 of 7 games has been a freshman, either Perry (3) or Diawara (2)
    -Four times this season a Hatter has scored at least 20 points, with Perry (2) and Diawara (1) making up three of those efforts
    -Five times a freshman has either led or tied for the lead in rebounds in a game. Perry , Diawara and Panzo have done it twice each
    -Freshmen are accounting for 63.5 percent of the scoring and 51.7 percent of the rebounding
    -Stetson's leaders in points per game and rebounds are both freshmen (Perry & Diawara)

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Players Mentioned

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

#15 Mahamadou Diawara: F/C; 6' 10"; Freshman

#35 Joel Kabimba: F; 6' 8"; Freshman

#2 Rob Perry: G; 6' 3"; Freshman

#1 Wheza Panzo: G/F; 6' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

#15 Mahamadou Diawara
: 6' 10"; Freshman
: F/C

#35 Joel Kabimba
: 6' 8"; Freshman
: F

#2 Rob Perry
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: G

#1 Wheza Panzo
: 6' 7"; Freshman
: G/F

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Hatters Host Florida College on Tuesday

Players Mentioned

#10 Kenny Aninye

#15 Mahamadou Diawara

#35 Joel Kabimba

#2 Rob Perry

#1 Wheza Panzo

Players Mentioned

#10 Kenny Aninye

#15 Mahamadou Diawara

#35 Joel Kabimba

#2 Rob Perry

#1 Wheza Panzo