2015-16 Schedule Prairie View A&M at Houston NOVEMBER November 18, 2015 • 7 P.M
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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 2015-16 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Ryan McGinty, Director of Sports Information • Men’s Basketball Contact • Office: (936) 261-9140 • www.PVPANTHERS.com • Twitter: @PVAMUPanthers 2015-16 Schedule Prairie View A&M at Houston NOVEMBER November 18, 2015 • 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time (CST) Fri. 13 & at Virginia Commonwealth (CBS 6.3) L, 75-50 Location ...................................Houston, Texas Wed. 18 at Houston (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Venue .................................... Hofheinz Pavilion Fri. 20 & at Bryant 6 p.m. TV/Video ................................................ESPN3 Sat. 21 & vs. Siena or Radford 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. Live Stats...................www.UHCOUGARS.com Wed. 25 & at Wisconsin 7 p.m. Twitter ............................... @PVAMUPanthers Sat. 28 & at UNLV (Mountain West Network) 9 p.m. Last Meeting....................80-75 UH (12/29/12) Series Streak...........................................UH, 1 DECEMBER Date Opponent Time AP/USA Today Ranking ............................ N/A AP/USA Today Ranking..................................N/A Wed. 2 at Baylor (Fox Sports SW/Fox Sports SW-Plus) TBA 2015-16 Record ......................................... 0-1 2015-16 Record...............................................0-0 Fri. 11 at TCU (Fox Sports SW-Plus) 7 p.m. SWAC ......................................................... 0-0 American........................................................0-0 Mon. 14 at Tulane (ESPN3) 7 p.m. HEAD COACH ............................ Byron Rimm II HEAD COACH...............................Kelvin Sampson Wed. 16 TEXAS STATE TBA PVAMU RECORD ............. 114-178 (10th Year) UH RECORD................................13-19 (2nd Year) Tue. 22 at Nebraska (Big Ten Plus) 7 p.m. CAREER RECORD ............. 161-215 (13th Year) CAREER RECORD..................513-289 (27th year) Mon. 28 at Louisiana Tech 6:30 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE JANUARY RADIO......................................................................................................OBNRadio.com / KPRC 950 AM Date Opponent Time TELEVISION........................................................................................................................................N/A Sat. 2 * ALCORN STATE 7:30 p.m. LIVE VIDEO...................................................................................................................www.ESPN3.com Mon. 4 * SOUTHERN 7:30 p.m. Sat. 9 * at Texas Southern 7:30 p.m. Sat. 16 * at Grambling State 5 p.m. THE OPENING TIP Mon. 18 * at Jackson State 7:30 p.m. Sat. 23 * Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5 p.m. PANTHERS MAKE SHORT TRIP TO HOUSTON ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT Mon. 25 * Mississippi Valley State 7:30 p.m. Prairie View A&M is back in action on Wednesday night as they’ll travel to Houston to face the University of Houston Sat. 30 * at Alabama A&M 5 p.m. at 7 p.m. inside Hofheinz Pavilion. The Panthers have a busy week ahead of them as they’ll play at UH on Wednesday, Bryant on FEBRUARY Friday and either Siena or Radford on Saturday as they resume play in the 2K Classic’s Smithfield, RI bracket. The Panthers opened Date Opponent Time the 2015-16 season with a 75-50 loss to Virginia Commonwealth on Friday, Nov. 13. Mon. 1 * at Alabama State 7:30 p.m. Sat. 6 * TEXAS SOUTHERN (SWAC Digital Network) 7 p.m. NEW FACES IN ABUNDANCE Sat. 13 * GRAMBLING STATE 5 p.m. The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball program was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll of the SWAC’s head Mon. 15 * JACKSON STATE 7:30 p.m. coaches and sports information directors. The Panthers return one starter, seven lettermen and feature 12 newcomers entering Sat. 20 * at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7:30 p.m. the 2015-16 season. Mon. 22 * at Mississippi Valley State 7:30 p.m. Sat. 27 * ALABAMA STATE 5 p.m. Mon. 29 * ALABAMA A&M 7:30 p.m. THE SERIES Wednesday’s game marks just the sixth meeting all-time between both schools despite being located less than an MARCH hour from each other. UH leads the all-time series 3-2 as PVAMU’s wins were at Hofheinz (2002) and Prairie View (2012). The Date Opponent Time game will also feature plenty of storylines as PVAMU associate head coach Byron Smith returns to his alma mater while UH Thu. 3 * at Alcorn State 7:30 p.m. assistant Talvin Hester served as the top assistant to PVAMU head coach Byron Rimm II from 2005-2010. In addition, Sat. 5 * at Southern 5 p.m. UH head coach Kelvin Sampson will face PVAMU for the first time since the 2002-03 season while serving as head coach Tue. 8 SWAC First Round TBA at Oklahoma. Wed. 9 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA Thu. 10 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA Fri. 11 SWAC Semifinals TBA ABOUT THE PANTHERS Sat. 12 SWAC Championship TBA Head coach Byron Rimm II has a major task ahead of him with the departure of four talented starters from last year’s squad. With a roster full of newcomers, Rimm will turn to two-year letterwinner Karim York to lead the way early on as HOME GAMES IN BOLD the 6-9 Austin native averaged a career-high 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds while also shooting 46 percent from the field. In addition * – Southwestern Athletic Conference games to York, senior guards Jacoby Green and Jayrn Johnson will take on larger roles this season as both were the first two & – 2K Sports Classic (benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project) options off the bench last season along with senior forward Charleston Dobbs and sophomore forward Zach Hamilton. Prairie View A&M 2015-16 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Prairie View A&M at Houston PRAIRIE VIEW A&M QUICK FACTS 2015-16 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 Sr. Houston, Texas (Blinn College) Enrollment ........................................................8,300 1 Jayrn Johnson G 6-3 180 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Ranger College) Nickname .................................................... Panthers 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Sr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) Colors ............................................... Purple and Gold 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) Affiliation ..........................................NCAA Division I Conference .............................Southwestern Athletic 4 Dominique Shaw G 6-4 220 Jr. Lufkin, Texas (Tyler JC) President .................................. Dr. George C. Wright 5 Tevin Bellinger G 6-0 180 So. Hutto, Texas (Jacksonville College) Athletic Director ..............................Ashley Robinson 10 Lavonne Davis F 6-8 215 Fr. Cleveland, Ohio (Hillcrest Academy) Arena ........................William Nicks Building (3,500) 12 Malik Amos G 6-2 170 Fr. Katy, Texas (Pro-Vision Academy) 13 Xavion Turnage G 6-2 170 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Kimball) COACHING STAFF 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 So. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) Head Coach ........................................ Byron Rimm II 15 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 R-So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) Alma Mater ............California State, Los Angeles ‘99 21 Tyler Miller F 6-6 220 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. (Tyler JC) Record at PVAMU (Years) ......... 114-178 (10th year) 22 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Sr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) Overall Record (Years) ............... 161-215 (13th year) 23 Admassu Williams F 6-8 240 Jr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica College) Assistant Coach .................................... Byron Smith 24 Jordan Lumpkins F 6-4 215 Jr. New Orleans, La. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Alma Mater .......................University of Houston ‘91 Assistant Coach ...................................Keenan Curry 25 Ja’Donta Blakely G 6-2 180 Jr. Lake Charles, La. (Southwest Christian College) Alma Mater ..................................Pittsburg State ‘11 30 Karim York F 6-9 225 Sr. Austin, Texas (Howard College) Assistant Coach .................................Landon Bussie 31 Austin Allen F 6-6 180 Fr. Desoto, Texas (Duncanville) Alma Mater ............................... Xavier [La.], 2010 33 Travis Barnes F 6-8 220 Jr. Wilson, N.C. (Cape Fear CC) Video Coordinator........................ Randy Washington Alma Mater ........................................Texas Tech ‘86 Head Coach: Byron Rimm II (10th Season – California State University, Los Angeles, 1999) Associate Head Coach: Byron Smith (3rd Season – Houston, 1991) Assistant Coach: Keenan Curry (2nd Season – Pittsburg State, 2011) 2014-15 INFORMATION Assistant Coach: Landon Bussie (1st Season - Xavier [La.], 2010) 2014-15 overall record .....................................15-18 SWAC record (Finish) ................................. 12-6/4th Video Coordinator: Randy Washington (7th Season – Texas Tech, 1986) SWAC Tournament .......................... Semifinal Round WILLIAM NICKS PRESS ROW Postseason..........................................................N/A The William Nicks Building opens two hours prior to game time. The press row is located on the gym floor of the Williams Nicks Building and can accommodate television, print and radio personnel. Media credentials 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 SPORTS INFORMATION half while a full booklet containing play-by-play and stats provided after the game. Player features and other important information will SID......................................................Ryan