The Hatters will start the regular season off on November 1 at the Edmunds Center when they host Florida Tech for a 7pm tip off. They will follow that up with another home game against Trinity Baptist College on November 6 at 7pm. The Hatters will then travel to Nevada to take on UNLV on November 11 before traveling to Texas and playing the University of Houston on November 13.
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The Hatters will then return home for the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach where they will face off against Milwaukee on November 20 at 1pm. There will be a second game in the event which will be played on November 21, however the time, and opponent will depend on the outcome of the game.
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After the Sunshine Slam, the Hatters will face a familiar foe in UCF. The game will take place in Orlando on November 26. Stetson will then return home to play College of Coastal Georgia at 7pm on November 26.
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The Hatters will then hit the road again as they travel to Chicago State University for a game on December 3 and then Chicago who they will face on December 5.
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Johnson University (FL) will return to the Edmunds Center once again on December 10 for a 2pm game. The Hatters will then go on a three-game road trip as they will take on University of Nebraska at Omaha, Florida International, and Cincinnati. The games will be on December 17, 19, and 22 respectively.
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After a break for the holiday, the Hatters return home for three games in DeLand. They will play Charlotte for the second time this season on December 29. Stetson will ring in the year 2024 with the start of conference play as they will host the University of North Florida at 7pm on January 1 and Jacksonville University on January 6 at 2pm.
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The Hatters will then travel to Kennesaw State for a game on January 10 at 7pm. To finish the road trip, they will then play Queens University on January 12. The Hatters will then return home for another non-conference matchup against Chicago State University on January 15.
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The Hatters will then take on FGCU on January 20 at 7pm before home games against Austin Peay on January 25 and Lipscomb on January 27. Tip off times are 7pm and 2pm respectively. The Hatters will then embark on another three-game road trip where they will face North Alabama on February 1 at 8:45pm, Central Arkansas on February 3 and Bellarmine on February 7.
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The Hatters last homestand will take place between February 10 and February 24. Over that two-week span Stetson will play Eastern Kentucky on February 10 at 4:45. A week later the Hatters will host FGCU at 2pm. Queens will then travel to DeLand for a 7pm tipoff at 7pm before Kennesaw State comes to town on February 24 at 2pm.Â
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To finish the season the Hatters won't have to travel too far as they will face Jacksonville on February 28 and North Florida on March 1
st at 7pm.
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Stetson will be returning eight players from last year's team including Junior
Jalen Blackmon and Senior
Stephan Swenson. There are also eight new faces joining the Hatters as well this season headlined by Junior transfer
Treyton Thompson. A fun fact about the roster is that Head Coach Donnie Jone's son
Isaac Jones is on the team as a freshman this year.
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