2014-15 Men's Basketball Game Notes PANTHERS CLOSE OUT
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SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 1950 • ‘60 • ‘61 • ‘62 • 2003 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 1998 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 1998 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1962 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Ryan McGinty, Director of Sports Information • Men’s Basketball Contact • Office: (936) 261-9140 • www.PVPANTHERS.com • Twitter: @PVAthletics PANTHERS CLOSE OUT ROUND ONE OF SWAC PLAY AGAINST TOUGH FOE 2014-15 Schedule Prairie View A&M vs. Alabama State NOVEMBER February 2, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time (CST) Fri. 14 at TCU L, 71-54 Location ................................Prairie View, Texas Sun. 16 at Oklahoma State L, 74-52 Venue ............................William Nicks Building Wed. 19 at Rice L, 68-64 TV/Video .......................................Panthervision Fri. 21 & at Baylor (Fox Sports SW) L, 60-45 Live Stats.................................PVPanthers.com Mon. 24 & at Memphis (Watch ESPN) L, 77-49 Twitter ............................................ @PVAthletics Thu. 27 & vs. Stephen F. Austin L, 73-61 Last Meeting........... 90-87 (OT) ASU (3/3/14) Fri. 28 & vs. Brown L, 81-71 DECEMBER AP/USA Today Ranking................................N/A AP/USA Today Ranking................................N/A Date Opponent Time Record ..............................................................5-15 Record...............................................................11-6 Wed. 3 SCHREINER W, 64-48 SWAC ...................................................................3-3 SWAC ...................................................................7-1 Sat. 6 at Texas State L, 81-65 HEAD COACH ............................. Byron Rimm II HEAD COACH ............................. Lewis Jackson Sun. 14 Texas Tech L, 79-51 PVAMU RECORD ................ 105-174 (9th Year) PVAMU RECORD ..............149-152 (10th Year) Sat. 20 at Sam Houston State L, 61-44 CAREER RECORD .............152-211 (11th Year) CAREER RECORD .............149-152 (10th Year) Tue. 23 at North Texas W, 70-67 MEDIA COVERAGE Tue. 30 at Hawai’i L, 76-68 JANUARY RADIO...........................................................................................................................................KPVU 91.3 FM Date Opponent Time TELEVISION...................................................................................................................................................N/A Sat. 3 * at Southern L, 68-56 LIVE VIDEO.............................................................................................................................PVPanthers.com Mon. 5 * at Alcorn State L, 68-62 Sat. 10 * TEXAS SOUTHERN L, 81-77 Sat. 17 * JACKSON STATE W, 70-55 THE OPENING TIP Mon. 19 * GRAMBLING STATE W, 74-60 Sat. 24 * at Mississippi Valley State L, 72-65 PANTHERS CLOSE OUT ROUND ONE AGAINST BAMA STATE Mon. 26 * at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L, 105-68 Prairie View A&M returns to action on Monday night looking to close out the first half of SWAC play with a winning record as they battle Alabama State inside The Baby Dome. Sat. 31 * ALABAMA A&M W, 89-63 The Panthers have won four of their past five games as they’re coming off an impres- sive 89-63 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday evening. All five starters scored in double figures FEBRUARY as the Panthers are locked in a three-way tie for fourth place in the SWAC standings with a 4-4 Date Opponent Time league mark. Mon. 2 * ALABAMA STATE 7:30 p.m. Sat. 7 * at Texas Southern 7 p.m. HONOR A FALLEN PANTHER Sat. 14 * at Jackson State 5 p.m. Head coach Byron Rimm II and the Prairie View A&M family lost a former Panther Mon. 16 * at Grambling State 7:30 p.m. recently in former student-athlete Mayol Riathin. Riathin, who played for the Panthers from 2011- 2013, died recently in a car accident which took place in the state of Wyoming. Riathin wore No. Sat. 21 * MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 5 p.m. 33 during his tenure at PVAMU and the number will not be worn this season as it was originally Mon. 23 * ARKANSAS–PINE BLUFF 7:30 p.m. assigned to Nolan Wilson. Sat. 28 * at Alabama A&M 5 p.m. THE SERIES MARCH In the overall series since Alabama State joined the SWAC and began playing the Pan- Date Opponent Time thers in 1983, the Hornets lead with a 47-20 overall mark. Since 2001, ASU has won 18-of-25 against Mon. 2 * at Alabama State 7:30 p.m. the Panthers as they swept the season series last year and ended PVAMU’s four-game winning Thu. 5 * SOUTHERN 7:30 p.m. streak over them. PVAMU head coach Byron Rimm II has an overall mark of 8-8 against ASU with season sweeps over the Hornets in 2006-07, 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2012-13 campaigns. Sat. 7 * ALCORN STATE 5 p.m. Tue. 10 SWAC First Round TBA ABOUT THE PANTHERS Wed. 11 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA Prairie View A&M returns four starters from last year’s team which advanced to the Thu. 12 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA finals of the SWAC Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive season. The Panthers also Fri. 13 SWAC Semifinals TBA return a total of six letterwinners but lose a total of seven lettermen. Senior guard Montrael Scott Sat. 14 SWAC Championship TBA received first team preseason honors as the Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the annual SWAC Men’s Basketball Preseason poll. PVAMU senior guard Montrael HOME GAMES IN BOLD Scott, who surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in his career on Jan. 24 at Mississippi Valley State, is PVAMU’s top scorer and ranks fourth in the SWAC with 15.5 points per game. Senior guard John * – Southwestern Athletic Conference games Brisco ranks 15th in the SWAC and second on the team in scoring with 10.8 points per game while & – 2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational senior guard Tre Hagood follows with 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists. Junior post Karim York is the team’s leading rebounder with 5.3 per game along with chipping in 9.7 points. Prairie View A&M 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Prairie View A&M vs. Alabama State PRAIRIE VIEW A&M QUICK FACTS 2014-15 Prairie View A&M Panthers Roster Founded ..................................................................1876 # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) Location .........................................Prairie View, Texas 0 Jacoby Green G 6-4 175 Jr. Houston, Texas (Blinn College) Enrollment ........................................8,241 (Fall 2013) 1 Jayrn Johnson G 6-3 180 So. Dallas, Texas (Ranger College) Nickname ........................................................ Panthers 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Jr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) Colors ................................................. Purple and Gold 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-So. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) 5 Tre Hagood G 6-2 174 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. (East Georgia State College Affiliation ............................................NCAA Division I 11 Wesley Afolayan F 6-7 225 Jr. Houston, Texas (Wabash Valley College) Conference........................... Southwestern Athletic 12 John Brisco G 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, Texas (Temple College) President ...................................Dr. George C. Wright 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) Athletic Director .............................Ashley Robinson 15 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) Arena ........................William Nicks Building (3,500) 22 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Jr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) 23 Stephen Walker G 6-1 185 Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 30 Karim York F 6-9 225 Jr. Austin, Texas (Howard College) COACHING STAFF 31 Montrael Scott G 6-3 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Madison) Head Coach ..........................................Byron Rimm II 35 Reggis Onwukamuche C 6-10 225 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Lone Star College) Alma Mater ........California State, Los Angeles ‘99 Record at PVAMU (Years) .........105-174 (9th year) Head Coach: Byron Rimm II (9th Season – California State University, Los Angeles, 1999) Overall Record (Years) ............152-211 (11th year) Assistant Coach: Byron Smith (2nd Season – Houston, 1991) Assistant Coach ...................................... Byron Smith Assistant Coach: Ryan Price (1st Season – Henderson State, 2007) Alma Mater .....................University of Houston ‘91 Assistant Coach: Keenan Curry (1st Season – Pittsburg State, 2011) Video Coordinator: Randy Washington (7th Season – Texas Tech, 1986) Assistant Coach .......................................... Ryan Price Graduate Assistant: Chase Clemons (1st Season – Prairie View A&M) Alma Mater ...............................Henderson State ‘07 Assistant Coach ....................................Keenan Curry Alma Mater ...................................Pittsburg State ‘11 Video Coordinator .................... Randy Washington WILLIAM NICKS PRESS ROW Alma Mater ........................................... Texas Tech ‘86 The William Nicks Building opens two hours prior to game time. The press row is located on the gym floor of Graduate Assistant Coach ............Chase Clemons the Williams Nicks Building and can accommodate television, print and radio personnel. Media credentials Alma Mater .............................. Prairie View A&M ‘13 are required for admittance to press row. Game notes, media guides and programs are provided prior to the game. Play-by-play game accounts will be distributed at the conclusion of each half while a full booklet containing play-by-play and stats provided after the game. Player features and other important information 2013-14 INFORMATION will be forwarded throughout the season on a regular basis. 2013-14 overall record