DeLand, Fla. – After a successful conference season, the Stetson Hatters finished as the #2 seed with a 19-12 overall record and 11-5 in conference.  This is the highest seed that Stetson has earned in program history for the conference tournament.
 
Scouting the Hatters (19-12, ASUN 11-5)
Stetson has had a season of milestones as three different players have hit major accomplishments. Senior Stephan Swenson joined the 1000 career points club, the 500 assists club and became the All-Time program leader in assists. Jalen Blackmon also joined the 1000 career points club in just his second season with the Hatters. Josh Smith was the third Hatter to hit a milestone this season as he joined the 500-rebound club after coming back from injury. 
 
Blackmon led the ASUN in scoring as he amassed 654 points which averaged out to 21.1 points per game. He also led the conference in free throw shooting hitting over 92% from the free throw line. Blackmon finished third in the ASUN in three-point field goal percentage at 39.9% and second in three points per game. In the NCAA rankings, Blackmon was fourth in field goal attempts, tenth in field goals made, sixth in free throw percentage, fifth in total points, thirteen in points per game, fifth in three-point attempts, tied for seventh in three points made per game, and tied for fourth in total three-point field goals made.  
 
Swenson was the floor general for the Hatters as he totaled 407 points averaging out to 13.1 per game. He also tallied 142 rebounds, 187 assists and 48 steals. Swenson led the conference in total assists while finishing second in assists per game with 6.0. He also was fourth in the conference in steals and steals per game in the ASUN. In the NCAA, he ranked seventh in assists, and twentieth in assists per game.
 
Aubin Gateretse was a force for the Hatters in the paint this season as he averaged 11.1 points per game, 7.7 rebounds per game, while adding 44 blocks. He finished with eight double-doubles on the season. Gateretse finished second in the conference in total rebounds, third in rebounds per game and second in blocks per game. 
 
As a team the Hatters average 76.5 points per game while allowing 71.8 per game. They shot 46.1% from the field, 36.3% from three and 76.7% from the free throw line. Stetson averages 35.4 rebounds per game, 13.7 assists, 5.4 steals and 3 blocks per game. 
 
Stetson will match up against the winner of Florida Gulf Coast and Queens. FGCU and Queens will play at 7pm on March 4^th in the Edmunds Center. The Hatters will take on the winner on Tuesday, March 5 at 7pm in DeLand.