Deland, Fla. – Just days after the program's first win over an American Athletic Conference foe, Georgia Southern Men's Basketball visits Stetson to close a three-game swing through the Sunshine State. The game, scheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m., can be seen live on ESPN3. The Eagles are 5-2 on the year and can secure the progam's best start since 1992-93.

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SERIES HISTORY: GS Leads 41-29 (W5)
LAST GAME: 11-18-07 | Daytona Beach, Fla. (Ocean Center) | W (Vacated) | 68-55

GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (5-2)
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STETSON HATTERS (3-8)
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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 14.9 points per game and needs just three 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 17th with 1,426 career points.

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.

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...................................2,209 mi.
USF to Stetson…….........................................90 mi.
Stetson to Statesboro....................................236 mi.
2014-15 total season mileage..................12,283 mi.
2013-14 total season mileage....................9.216 mi.

STARTERS SCORE THE BALANCE AGAINST USF
The Eagles' scoring against USF came exclusively from the starting lineup for the first time in 659 games. The last time the bench went scoreless was on March 20, 1992 in the NCAA Tournament against Oklahoma State.

TICKET SPECIALS SET FOR TRUETT-MCCONNELL GAME
The Eagles non-conference finale on December 22nd will feature a pair of ticket specials at Hanner Fieldhouse. Fans can donate a new unwrapped toy to "Toys for Tots" and pick up a general admission ticket for just $5. Georgia Southern University Faculty and Staff as well as Bulloch County School System Faculty, Staff, and Students can also purchase tickets for $5 for Education Day.

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 27-25 career record as in his second season with the Eagles.

THE WEATHER
After a "cold front" passed through the Orlando Metro area on Wednesday, temperatures have moderated to the low 70's under mostly sunny skies.

UP NEXT
The Eagles are back at home on Monday night to face Truett-McConnell at 6 p.m.

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.