DELAND, Fla. — The city of DeLand is inviting residents and fans to help send off Stetson University’s men’s basketball team as it heads to its first-ever NCAA tournament.
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The university hasn’t advanced to this stage of men’s basketball since becoming a Division I program in 1971.
𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲!#GoHatters | #AllHats | @StetsonHatters | @StetsonU pic.twitter.com/jJhrinQSlK
— Stetson MBB🌴 (@StetsonMBB) March 18, 2024
Fans can wave the team goodbye before they head to New York for the big game.
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The Hatters are set to take on the defending national champions, the UCONN Huskies, on Friday.
Stetson fans are invited to cheer them on from the Edmunds Center on campus at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Before the Hatters leave town, the team’s buses will drive down Woodland Boulevard through downtown DeLand on its way to the airport.
The DeLand Police Department will be providing an escort for the team.
Watch the Hatters sendoff on Channel 9 at 4 p.m
𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐤!
— City of DeLand (@CityofDeLand) March 19, 2024
We are inviting residents and fans to help us send off Stetson University’s Men's Basketball team as they head to their first-ever NCAA Tournament where they will take on the UCONN Huskies at 𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲. pic.twitter.com/ThNNuaoGlO
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