STATESBORO, Ga. – After a 13-day break for final exams, Georgia Southern basketball returns to action on Monday night with a trip to South Florida. The Eagles face the Bulls for the fifth time in series history at 7 p.m. on ESPN3. The Eagles enter the contest at 4-2 on the season entering the final three non-conference games of the season.

VIDEO: ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com)
RADIO: Georgia Southern Sports Network from Learfield Sports
Play-by-Play – Danny Reed (@DR45drgodogs)
Analyst – AJ Henderson (@AJHenderson_SID)
Metter/Swainsboro – 103.7 WMBZ-FM
Statesboro – 106.5 WZBX-FM
Savannah/Hilton Head/Brunswick – 102.1 WZAT-FM
Jessup – 1370 WLOP-AM
Worldwide – GSEagles.com
LIVE STATS: USFBulls.com
TWITTER UPDATES: @GSAthletics_MBB 

SERIES HISTORY: Fifth Meeting, GS Trails 0-4
LAST GAME: 11-23-11 | Tampa, Fla. | L | 46-66

GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (4-2)
Schedule/Results | Roster | Stats | Media Guide | Game Notes

SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS (5-3)
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WIEDEMAN NEARING 1,000
Trent Wiedeman joined Georgia Southern with 893 career points after three seasons at College of Charleston. He has opened this season with 14.5 points per game and needs just 20 more points to reach 1,000 career points.

HEWITT MOVES INTO TOP-20
In the Eagles' loss to UCF on December 2nd, Jelani Hewitt moved into the top-20 in career scoring at Georgia Southern. He now sits in a tie for 18th with 1,393 career points.

ALL AROUND THE WORLD
The Eagles will travel 12,283 miles in the 30 games scheduled for the 2014-15 schedule. That total is just 168 miles less than halfway around the Earth. Georgia Southern's farthest games away from home last season, played in Cancun (840 mi.), are closer than two of the Eagles' opponents at Texas State (971 mi.) and UT Arlington (893 mi.).

Season miles to date...................................2,119 mi.
Statesboro to USF..........................................305 mi.
2014-15 total season mileage..................12,283 mi.
2013-14 total season mileage....................9.216 mi.

BUSSEY EARNS SPOT IN NBADL
Former Eagle Tre Bussey was named to the NBADL's Idaho Stampede recently. Bussey was picked in the first round of the NBADL draft. Through the season's first eight games, Bussey has scored 10.1 ppg with two games started. He is also shooting 37% from downtown.

EAGLES COMMIT TO REBOUNDING
Georgia Southern has made a commitment to rebounding this year and won the battle of the glass in four of the first five games. The Eagles out-rebounded Illinois by nine and FIU by seven despite being undersized in both games.

CAREER HIGHS FOR HEWITT IN OPENER
Jelani Hewitt opened his senior season with a pair of career-highs in the loss at Illinois. He recorded eight assists, one better than his previous career high set last year. Hewitt also attempted 14 three-pointers, the seventh-best single game total in school history.

SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Season tickets for the 2014-15 season are available now by contacting the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office. With 13 doubleheaders on the schedule, fans can get the same seat for men's and women's games for just $120. For more information, contact the Georgia Southern Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-GSU-WINS.

THE COACH
Head Coach Mark Byington enters this game with a 26-25 career record as in his second season with the Eagles.

THE WEATHER
Monday's conditions should be picture perfect with a high of 71 degrees under severe clear skies in the Bay Area.

UP NEXT
Georgia Southern will stay on the road before a Thursday night game against Stetson. The Eagles face the Hatters at 7 p.m. in another game on ESPN3.

Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets call 1-800-GSU-WINS.