#7/6 Men’s Basketball Set to Meet Stetson on Monday

Monday, November 13

Houston, Texas

7 p.m.

University of Houston

Stetson

#7/6 Men’s Basketball Set to Meet Stetson on Monday

11/12/2023 4:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Cougars tip off at 7 p.m., Monday, in Fertitta Center in first meeting against Hatters since 1983

HOUSTON – Winners of its first two games to open the season, the University of Houston Men's Basketball program closes its homestand when it plays host to Stetson at 7 p.m., Monday, inside the Fertitta Center.

This will be the third game in an eight-day stretch for #7/6 Houston, which claimed an 84-31 win over ULM on Nov. 6 and followed that with an 82-50 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday afternoon inside Fertitta Center.

Against the Islanders on Saturday, senior forward J'Wan Roberts led all players with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and nine rebounds while senior guard LJ Cryer posted 15 points with a pair of treys in the win. Junior guard Ramon Walker Jr. finished with eight points and seven rebounds while sophomore guard Emanuel Sharp added 11 points with two rebounds and two assists.

Sharp continues to lead Houston with 15.5 points per game and is one of five Cougars averaging double-digit points this season, Cryer stands second at 12.0 points per game with senior guard Damian Dunn (11.5 ppg), Roberts (11.5 ppg) and sophomore forward Ja'Vier Francis (11.0 ppg) following closely.

GAME PROMOTIONS
• Monday's game will be part of Student Org Night as UH student organizations will compete in an attendance challenge with prizes to the winner.
• Students from Bondy Intermediate School will perform the national anthem before the game.
• Fans will enjoy the Wacky Hat Contest at halftime.

TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Monday's game on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Matt Thomas (play-by-play), Houston great Reid Gettys (analyst) and Austyn Iven (reporter) calling the action.
• Fans can hear Monday's game on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) calling the action and Houston Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes as analyst. The pregame show begins at 6:45 p.m., Monday.
• Fans can follow live stats by visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.

ABOUT STETSON
• Stetson brings a 1-1 record into Monday's game.
• The Hatters are 0-1 in road games in 2023-24.
• Stetson has split their first two games of the season with a 71-55 loss at UNLV on Saturday night in the most recent action.
• Against UNLV, junior guard Jalen Blackmon posted 18 points with four rebounds and two assists while junior center Aubin Gateretse totaled 16 points and tied with senior guard Alec Oglesby for team-high honors with eight rebounds. Senior guard Stephan Swenson led the way with eight assists.
• Head Coach Donnie Jones is in his fifth season at Stetson and his 14th year as a collegiate head coach.
• Jones has posted a 57-66 record with Stetson during his career.
• Previously built a 100-88 record at UCF (2010-16) and a 55-41 mark at Marshall (2007-10).
• Jones has built a 6-6 record against Houston during his career. That includes a 5-4 record with UCF and a 1-2 mark with Marshall.
• Jones has built a 2-2 record against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers. All four previous meetings against Sampson came during his UCF and Sampson's Houston tenures.
• 1988 graduate of Pikeville.

SERIES HISTORY vs. STETSON
• Houston owns a 1-0 lead against Stetston in the series, which began during the 1983-84 season.
• In the lone previous meeting, Houston claimed a 92-71 win in the Kettle Classic First Round inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 16, 1983.
at Home: Houston has posted a 1-0 home record against Stetson during the series history.
• In the lone previous meeting, Houston claimed a 92-71 win in the Kettle Classic First Round inside Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 16, 1983.
in Fertitta Center: Saturday's game will be the first time Houston has faced Stetson inside the Fertitta Center.

UP NEXT
• Following Monday's game, the Cougars hit the road for the first time to compete at the Shriner Children's Charleston Classic inside TD Arena in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 16-19.
• The Cougars open the tournament against Towson at 5:30 p.m. (CST), Nov. 16. That game will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
• From there, Houston will meet the winner/loser of Utah-Wake Forest on Nov. 17 at a time to be determined by the Nov. 16 result. Game time and broadcasting network for that game will be announced soon.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.

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