Stetson men’s basketball will continue its season-opening road swing Thursday against Howard at 7 p.m. at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. Stetson enters the matchup at 0-3 after opening the season with road games against Clemson, South Carolina and West Virginia. The game is scheduled to air on the MEAC Network, with live statistics available at GoHatters.com.
Stetson outscored Clemson 48-36 in the second half of its season opener. Through three contests, the Hatters are averaging 60.0 points, 27.3 rebounds and 11.7 assists per game. Stetson is shooting 42.4 percent from the field, 28.2 percent from 3-point range and 53.1 percent from the free-throw line.
Collin Kuhl leads Stetson with averages of 16.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The ASUN Preseason Player of the Year scored 20 points against Clemson, followed with 17 points and seven rebounds against South Carolina, and posted 12 points with a season-high nine rebounds against West Virginia. Kuhl is shooting 58.1 percent from the field to begin the season.
Magnus Entenmann is averaging 10.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game through three contests. He scored a career-high 16 points against Clemson and added nine points with a season-best seven rebounds against West Virginia. Sean Morgan scored a career-high 15 points and made five 3-pointers against West Virginia.
Roman Miller is averaging 6.3 points per game and scored a season-high 11 points against South Carolina. Thiago Sucatzky leads Stetson with 4.0 assists per game through the first three contests. The Hatters are also averaging 4.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game.
Howard enters at 1-1 after splitting its first two games. The Bison lost 72-62 at Yale before defeating Alcorn State 94-83 on the road. Howard is averaging 78 points, 37.5 rebounds, 12.5 assists and 7.5 steals per game through two contests.
Cedric Taylor III leads three Howard players averaging in double figures at 19.0 points per game. Cam Gillus is averaging 16.5 points, while James Brown is averaging 11.5 points per game. Taylor scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Alcorn State, Gillus scored 17 points, and Brown added 12 points and five rebounds.
Thursday’s game is scheduled to be the sixth all-time meeting between Stetson and Howard. Stetson defeated Howard 64-60 in DeLand the previous season. Howard is scheduled to visit Penn on Monday.
Following the Howard game, Stetson is scheduled to host Florida Memorial on Nov. 16 before visiting Louisville on Nov. 19 and South Florida on Nov. 24. The Hatters are scheduled to host New College of Florida on Nov. 28 and Trinity College of Jacksonville on Dec. 2, then visit Miami on Dec. 5, Cincinnati on Dec. 14 and Wright State on Dec. 16. Stetson is scheduled to host Abilene Christian on Dec. 19 and Tarleton State on Dec. 21.
FSB Take
Stetson enters the Howard matchup with Kuhl providing production in both scoring and rebounding, while Entenmann, Morgan, Miller and Sucatzky have supplied additional contributions in the opening three games. Howard has a 1-1 record and is averaging 78 points through two contests. Stetson’s ability to sustain its offense against Howard’s higher-scoring start will be a central test in Thursday’s road game.
Source: Original report