MIAMI (November 13, 2016) – The FIU men's basketball team hits the road for the first time during the 2016-17 season as it travels to DeLand, Florida, to face Stetson on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.

The contest will air on ESPN3 and fans can watch the game by clicking here.

Fans can also access the ESPN3 broadcast online via WatchESPN and the ESPN App.

The contest marks the first of four-straight games that the Panthers will play on the road.

Following the outing against Stetson, the Panthers will travel to Mobile, Alabama, for the Red Diamond Roundball Classic at the University of South Alabama, Nov.18-20. The Panthers don't return to Lime Court at FIU Arena until Nov. 23 when they butt heads with Ave Maria at 7 p.m.

FIU PANTHERS
Record: 1-0, 0-0 C-USA
Last Game: W, 76-57 vs. Florida Memorial, Nov. 11, 2016
Head Coach: Anthony Evans
Alma Mater: St. Thomas Aquinas, 1994 
Career Record: 144-146/10th season
Record at FIU: 45-52/Fourth season

STETSON HATTERS
Record: 1-0, 0-0 Atlantic Sun
Last Game: W, 78-62 vs. Webber, Nov. 11, 2016
Head Coach: Corey Williams
Alma Mater: Oklahoma State, 2002
Career Record: 29-68/Third season
Record at school: Same

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
TV/Video: ESPN3
Evan Weston (Play-by-play)                                                       
Jacob Gowan (Color analyst)      
Radio/Audio: myam1230.com
Live Stats: FIUSports.com
Series: FIU leads the series 14-7
Twitter: @FIUHoops

QUICK HITS
- FIU heads out on the road for the first time during the 2016-17 season when it travels north to DeLand, Florida, to face Stetson on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. ... The game against the Hatters can be seen live on ESPN3 ... The contest is the first of four-straight for the Panthers away from Lime Court at FIU Arena and the first of four that FIU will play against members of the Atlantic Sun Conference ... The Panthers will also face in-state A-Sun foes Jacksonville (Nov. 19 in Mobile, Alabama), at Florida Gulf Coast (Dec. 11) and against North Florida (Dec. 21).

- Monday night's game will also be the first of four that FIU will play in a seven-day stretch, and the first of five outings in a 10-day window.

- The Panthers are coming off a season-opening 76-57 win over Florida Memorial on Nov. 11 in Miami ... Donte McGill paced the way with a game-high 25 points while Kimar Williams added 10 points in the win ... Coming off the victory over FMU, FIU looks to move to 2-0 for the third-consecutive year.

- Following the outing against Stetson, the Panthers will travel to Mobile, Alabama, for the Red Diamond Roundball Classic at the University of South Alabama, Nov.18-20 ... The Panthers don't return to Lime Court at FIU Arena until Nov. 23 when they butt heads with Ave Maria at 7 p.m.

- Anthony Evans is in his fourth season as head coach of the Panthers, and his 10th season overall as a head coach, at both Norfolk State and FIU.

UP NEXT FOR FIU
- Following Monday's game at Stetson FIU heads to Mobile, Alabama, to take part in the 2016 Red Diamond Roundball Classic at the University of South Alabama, Nov. 18-20 ... The Panthers will face the host Jaguars, Jacksonville and Youngstown State during the three-day event ... FIU returns home on Nov. 23 to butt heads with Ave Maria at 7 p.m.

SCOUTING THE HATTERS
- Stetson comes into its game with FIU on the heels of a 78-62 win over Webber on Nov. 11 to open the season.

- The Hatters placed four players in double figures, led by Angel Rivera's game-high 18 points ... Divine Myles added 14 points while Derick Newton and Brian Pegg chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively ... Newton also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in the win.

- Stetson returns four of its five starters from last season's roster that advanced to the Atlantic Sun championship game where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast 80-78 in overtime.

- Following Monday's game against the Panthers, the Hatters will play their next five away from the friendly confines of the Edmunds Center, with four of the games being part of the Savannah Invitational.

THE LAST TIME OUT
- FIU won its third-straight, season-opening game on Friday with a 76-57 win over Florida Memorial.

- Donte McGill scored a game-high 25 points on 11-of-21  (52.4 percent) shooting from the field ... Kimar Williams added 10 points and six rebounds in the win ... Eric Nottage also netted eight points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

- FIU shot 54 percent from the field (27-of-50) on the night, including 59.3 percent (16-of-27) in the second half ... Dating back to the 2015-16 season, Friday marked the best shooting performance from the field, for the Panthers, since hitting 57.7 percent (30-of-52) against UTSA on Feb. 13, 2016.

- Elmo Stephen earned his first-career start for FIU in the win, and Alabama graduate transfer Michael Kessens got the starting nod in his first game for FIU.

THE SERIES AGAINST STETSON
- FIU is 14-7 all-time against Stetson dating back to the 1990-91 season ... Despite an 81-75 loss to the Hatters last season, the Panthers have won seven of their last eight games against the Hatters, and nine of their last 12 ... FIU is averaging 78.5 points per game in its last seven, while allowing just 70.1 points per outing ... Monday marks the fourth-straight season that FIU and Stetson have met.

- Monday will be the 11th meeting all-time in DeLand with the Panthers holding a 7-3 series lead on the Hatters' home floor ... FIU has won the last four games at the Edmunds Center and five of the last six.

THE LAST TIME WE MET
- FIU dropped a tough 81-75 decision to Stetson last season, on Nov. 30, in Miami ... The Panthers led by as many as 18 points (39-21) with 4:14 left in the first half ... The setback was FIU's first loss of the season at home, and their first non-conference home loss since an 85-56 setback to No. 6 Louisville on Dec. 21, 2013