2008 – 09 Opponents University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves

2008–09 Men’s Media Guide 2008 – 09 Opponents a h University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves m November 26, 2008 • 7:30 pm Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, y t i Alaska s r e v i n u n o t p

2008–09 scHedule Nov. 7...... Southwest Minnesota State Jan. 10...... Central Washington Nov. 8...... Fort Lewis Jan. 14...... at Alaska Fairbanks Nov. 9...... Humboldt State Jan. 22...... at Western Oregon Nov. 26...... Hampton Jan. 24...... at Saint Martin’s Nov. 28...... Portland State or Northern Illinois Jan. 28...... at Montana State Billings Nov. 29...... Seattle, Louisiana Tech, Jan. 31...... Alaska Fairbanks ...... San Diego State or Western Carolina Feb. 5...... Western Washington Dec. 12–13...... Glacier Classic Fairbanks Feb. 7...... Seattle Pacific Dec. 16–17...... Saint Leo Feb. 12...... Montana State Billings Rusty Osborne Kenny Barker Dec. 20–22...... AT&T Jamboree Feb. 19...... at Seattle Pacific Head Coach Guard • Senior Dec. 20...... Rockhurst Feb. 21...... at Western Washington Dec. 22...... Dowling Feb. 26...... at Central Washington General Information Jan. 2...... Lincoln Christian Feb. 28...... at Northwest Nazarene Location...... Anchorage, Alaska Jan. 3...... Lincoln Christian Mar. 5...... Saint Martin’s Enrollment...... 19,486 Jan. 8...... Northwest Nazarene Mar. 7...... Western Oregon Nickname...... Seawolves Colors...... Green and Gold 2007–08 Results Conference...... Great Northwest Athletic Conference Arenas...... Wells Fargo Sports Complex (1,250) Brevard W, 80-53 at Mont. St. Billings W, 79-43 ...... & Sullivan Arena (8,700) Brevard W, 80-48 Seattle Pacific W, 83-71 Chancellor...... Fran Ulmer Texas Tech L, 47-74 Northwest Nazarene W, 77-61 Athletics Director...... Dr. Steve Cobb Western Kentucky L, 67-71 at Alaska Fairbanks W, 67-53 Eastern Washington L, 62-64 at Western Washington W, 81-69 Coaching Staff Texas-Permian Basin W, 91-52 at Central Washington LOT, 72-74 Head Coach...... Rusty Osborne (Texas ’88) Texas-Permian Basin W, 95-45 Montana State W, 90-46 Record at UAA...... 78-43 (4 years) at BYU-Hawaii W, O2, 95-90 Seattle W, 73-60 Overall Record...... 78-43 (4 years) at Chaminade W, 64-53 at Northwest Nazarene W, 77-59 Office Phone...... (907) 786-1042 at Hawaii Hilo W, 73-72 at Seattle Pacific L, 58-65 Assistant Coaches...... Shane Rinner (Biola ’94) Ferris State W, 71-45 Saint Martin’s W, OT, 100-98 Bryan Weakley (Biola ’02) Christian Brothers W, 75-52 Western Oregon W, 90-60 Krehg Perez at Western Oregon W, 68-62 UC San Diego W, 80-60 at Saint Martin’s W, 66-42 Seattle Pacific W, 56-55 Team Information Alaska Fairbanks W, 77-57 Brigham Young-Hawaii W, 73-67 2007–08 Overall Record...... 29-6 Central Washington W, 78-73 California (Pa.) W, 55-52 Conference Record (Finish)...... 16-2 (1st) www.hampton pirates.com Western Washington W, 63-62 Augusta St. L, 50-56 Post-season Play...... NCAA Semifinals at Seattle University W, 45-38 Starters Returning/Lost...... 0/5 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 4/7 2008–09 Roster Sports Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Basketball SID...... Nate Sagan 1 Kevin White G 6-4 195 So. Manly, Australia/San Diego Christian Office...... (907) 786-1295 2 Chris Neal G/F 6-5 210 Jr. Sydney, Australia San Diego Christian Fax...... (907) 563-4565 3 Lonnie Ridgeway G 6-3 195 So. Anchorage-Heritage Christian HS Email...... [email protected] 14 Steve White G 6-0 195 Fr. HS Manly, Australia/Scots College Press Row...... (907) 279-2071 21 Darren Nye G 6-1 175 Jr. Corning, Calif./College of the Redwoods Web Site...... www.GoSeawolves.com 22 Brandon Walker G 6-3 195 So. Hayward, Calif./Loyola Marymount 24 Kenny Barker G 6-3 210 Sr. San Diego, Calif./Alaska Fairbanks Series History 25 Jeremiah Trueman C 6-9 210 Sr. Stratford, New Zealand/San Diego Christian First Meeting 30 Kyle Doerr F 6-7 215 Fr. Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS 32 Colin Voreis F 6-7 230 So. Vermilion, Ohio/VHS 42 Grant Niver G 6-4 185 Fr Wasilla/Colony HS 44 Casey Robinson F 6-6 235 Jr. Manila, Utah//Eastern Wyoming College

2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 47 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats January 10, 2009 • 6 p.m. • Daytona Beach, Fla.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 15...... Edward Waters Jan. 19...... Morgan State Nov. 18...... at Stetson Jan. 24...... at Delaware State Nov. 23...... at Dayton Jan. 26...... at Md. Eastern Shore Nov. 25...... at Auburn Jan. 31...... South Carolina State Dec. 2...... Webber International Feb. 2...... Winston-Salem State Dec. 6...... at Florida A&M Feb. 7...... at Norfolk State Dec. 14...... at St. John’s Feb. 9...... at A&T Dec. 17...... at Long Island Feb. 14...... at Coppin State Clifford Reed, Jr. John Holmes Dec. 22...... at Jacksonville Feb. 16...... at Morgan State Head Coach Forward • Senior Dec. 30...... at Savannah State Feb. 21...... Delaware State Jan. 3...... at The Citadel Feb. 23...... Md. Eastern Shore General Information Jan. 7...... Carver Bible Feb. 28...... at South Carolina State Location...... Daytona Beach, Fla. Jan. 10...... Hampton Mar. 2...... at Winston-Salem State Enrollment...... 3,100 Jan. 12...... Howard Mar. 5...... Florida A&M Nickname...... Wildcats Jan. 17...... Coppin State Mar. 9...... MEAC Tournament pton university ha m pton Colors...... Maroon and Gold Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic 2007–08 Results Arena...... Moore Gymnasium (3,000) President...... Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed Warner Southern L, 59-65 at Coppin State W, OT, 56-55 Athletics Director...... Lynn W. Thompson Florida Gulf Coast L, 57-60 at Morgan State L, 50-59 at Purdue Boilermakers L, 40-66 Delaware State L, OT, 66-69 at Stetson L, 51-62 Md. Eastern Shore W, 63-54 Coaching Staff Edward Waters W, 81-73 at South Carolina State L, 48-51 Head Coach...... Clifford Reed, Jr. (Bethune-Cookman ’91) Florida A&M W, 62-46 at Winston-Salem State W, 60-50 Record at BCC...... 70-122 (7 years) Stetson W, 52-51 Norfolk State L, OT, 77-78 Overall Record...... 70-122 (7 years) Southeastern W, 65-51 North Carolina A&T W, 54-50 Office Phone...... (386) 481-2214 at Iowa State L, 57-80 Coppin State L, 58-64 Assistant Coaches...... Gravelle Craig (Cleveland State ’99) at Missouri State L, 49-63 Morgan State L, 52-63 ...... Howard White (Southern Illinois ’01) vs. Texas-Pan American W, 56-54 at Delaware State L, 44-49 ...... Michael Williams II (Bethune-Cookman ’06) vs. Wofford L, 59-70 at Md. Eastern Shore W, 73-60 at Georgia State W, 60-56 South Carolina State L,OT, 81-85 Team Information Savannah State L, 36-50 Winston-Salem State L, 2OT, 71-76 2005–06 Overall Record...... 11-21 at Hampton L, 53-65 at Florida A&M L, 50-69 Conference Record (Finish)...... 5-11 (9th) at Howard L, 53-54 vs. South Carolina State L, 69-78 Starters Returning/Lost...... 1/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 4/7 2008–09 Roster Sports Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Basketball SID...... Mark Johnson 1 Daniel Feliciano F 6-5 205 Fr. Longwood, Fla./Lyman HS Office...... (386) 481-2206 2 John Holmes F 6-5 200 Sr. Salisbury, Md.//Des Moines Area CC Home...... (386) 323-5709 3 Clifford J. Reed PG 6-3 175 Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic HS Fax...... (386) 481-2267 4 Alvin Pegues G 6-2 185 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Mott CC Email...... [email protected] 5 , Jr. F 6-8 220 Fr. Macon, Ga./First Presbyterian Day School Press Row...... (386) 481-2295 10 Stanley Elliott, Jr. G 6-3 170 Fr. Newark, N.J./Science Park HS Web Site...... www.cookman.edu/athletics 12 Kene Anusionwu F/C 6-8 215 Jr. London, England/North Idaho College 15 Tobias Mahone F 6-3 215 Sr. Ft. Myers, Fla./Globe Tech Series History (Since 1995–96) 21 Kevan Creppy G/F 6-4 185 Sr. Silver Spring, Md./James Blake HS Hampton leads 14-7 22 Jerry Jones, Jr. G 6-2 205 Fr. Miami, Fla./Norland HS First Meeting: Jan. 2, 1997; Bethune-Cookman 64, Hampton 60 23 Dominique Whatley G 6-6 210 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Panola CC Last Meeting: Jan. 12, 2008; Hampton 65, Bethune-Cookman 53 32 Alexander Starling F 6-6 205 Jr. Miami, Fla./Palm Beach CC 33 Tyrel Adams F/C 6-9 250 Jr. Steelville, Mo./Hillsborough CC www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

48 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Coppin State Eagles a h m January 24, 2009 • 4 p.m. • Coppin Center • , Md. February 21, 2009 • 6 p.m. • HU Convocation Center • Hampto y t i s n, r e v Va. i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 15...... Edward Waters Jan. 19...... Morgan State Nov. 15...... vs. Wilmington Jan. 19...... at Florida A&M Nov. 18...... at Stetson Jan. 24...... at Delaware State Nov. 22...... at Purdue Jan. 24...... Hampton Nov. 23...... at Dayton Jan. 26...... at Md. Eastern Shore Nov. 28...... at Kansas Jan. 26...... Howard Nov. 25...... at Auburn Jan. 31...... South Carolina State Nov. 30...... at Richmond Jan. 31...... at Delaware State Dec. 2...... Webber International Feb. 2...... Winston-Salem State Dec. 6...... at Morgan State Feb. 2...... at Md. Eastern Shore Dec. 6...... at Florida A&M Feb. 7...... at Norfolk State Dec. 10...... at Loyola (Md.) Feb. 7...... at South Carolina State Dec. 14...... at St. John’s Feb. 9...... at North Carolina A&T Dec. 13...... at Dayton Feb. 9...... at Winston-Salem State Dec. 17...... at Long Island Feb. 14...... at Coppin State Dec. 20...... at Wisconsin Feb. 14...... Bethune-Cookman Dec. 22...... at Jacksonville Feb. 16...... at Morgan State Dec. 22...... at Syracuse Feb. 16...... Florida A&M Ron “Fang” Mitchell Tywain McKee Dec. 30...... at Savannah State Feb. 21...... Delaware State Dec. 27–30...... at Rainbow Classic Feb. 21...... at Hampton Head Coach Guard • Senior Jan. 3...... at The Citadel Feb. 23...... Md. Eastern Shore Jan. 3...... at Oklahoma Feb. 23...... at Howard Jan. 7...... Carver Bible Feb. 28...... at South Carolina State Jan. 6...... at Missouri Feb. 28...... Md. Eastern Shore General Information Jan. 10...... Hampton Mar. 2...... at Winston-Salem State Jan. 10...... Norfolk State Mar. 5...... Morgan State Location...... Baltimore, Md. Jan. 12...... Howard Mar. 5...... Florida A&M Jan. 12...... North Carolina A&T Mar. 10–14...... at MEAC Tournament Enrollment...... 4,306 Jan. 17...... Coppin State Mar. 9...... MEAC Tournament Jan. 17...... at Bethune-Cookman Nickname...... Eagles pton university ha m pton Colors...... Royal Blue and Gold 2007–08 Results 2007–08 Results Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic Arena...... Coppin Center (1,720) Warner Southern L, 59-65 at Coppin State W, OT, 56-55 vs. St. Paul’s College W, 69-65 at Hampton L, 54-56 President...... Dr. Reginald S. Avery Florida Gulf Coast L, 57-60 at Morgan State L, 50-59 vs. Allen W, 72-61 at Howard L, OT, 69-73 Athletics Director...... Derrick Ramsey at Purdue Boilermakers L, 40-66 Delaware State L, OT, 66-69 at Kent State L, 51-74 N.C. Central L, 65-67 at Stetson L, 51-62 Md. Eastern Shore W, 63-54 at Xavier L, 49-98 Delaware State L, 48-56 Coaching Staff Edward Waters W, 81-73 at South Carolina State L, 48-51 vs. Southeast Mo. State W, O2, 102-99 E. Shore W, 59-54 Head Coach...... Ron “Fang” Mitchell (Edison State ’84) Florida A&M W, 62-46 at Winston-Salem State W, 60-50 vs. UNC-Wilmington L, 57-78 South Carolina State W, 79-67 Record at CSU...... 358-302 (22 years) Stetson W, 52-51 Norfolk State L, OT, 77-78 at Hawai’i L, 58-79 Winston-Salem State W, 62-44 Overall Record...... 585-347 (30 years) Southeastern W, 65-51 North Carolina A&T W, 54-50 Morgan State L, 50-78 at Bethune-Cookman W, 64-58 Office Phone...... (410) 951-3735 at Iowa State L, 57-80 Coppin State L, 58-64 at Arizona State L, 43-60 at Florida A&M W, 69-68 Assistant Coaches...... Keith Johnson (Cheyney ’83) at Missouri State L, 49-63 Morgan State L, 52-63 at Ohio State L, 39-47 Hampton W, 72-55 ...... Larry Tucker (Coppin State ’02) vs. Texas-Pan American W, 56-54 at Delaware State L, 44-49 at Dayton L, 34-66 Howard W, 68-45 ...... Jay Dull (Iowa ’80) vs. Wofford L, 59-70 at Md. Eastern Shore W, 73-60 at Marquette L, 42-89 at Maryland E. Shore W, 85-66 at Georgia State W, 60-56 South Carolina State L,OT, 81-85 at Indiana L, 46-73 at Morgan State L, 64-68 Savannah State L, 36-50 Winston-Salem State L, 2OT, 71-76 at Missouri L, 38-72 vs. Howard W, 55-54 Team Information at Hampton L, 53-65 at Florida A&M L, 50-69 at Norfolk State L, 60-65 vs. Hampton W, OT, 75-74 2007–08 Overall Record...... 16-21 at Howard L, 53-54 vs. South Carolina State L, 69-78 at N.C. A&T L, 56-59 vs. Norfolk State W, 67-65 Conference Record (Finish)...... 7-9 (7th)

at N.C. Central W, 66-62 at Morgan State W, 62-60 Post-season Play...... NCAA Tournament, Opening Round www.hampton pirates.com Bethune-Cookman L, OT, 55-56 vs. Mount St. Mary’s L, 60-69 Starters Returning/Lost...... 1/4 2008–09 Roster Florida A&M L, 48-63 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 6/8 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Sports Information 1 Daniel Feliciano F 6-5 205 Fr. Longwood, Fla./Lyman HS 2008–09 Roster 2 John Holmes F 6-5 200 Sr. Salisbury, Md.//Des Moines Area CC Basketball SID...... Roger McAfee No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 3 Clifford J. Reed PG 6-3 175 Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla./Atlantic HS Office...... (410) 951-3927 5 Michael Harper G 6-4 195 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Custer HS 4 Alvin Pegues G 6-2 185 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Mott CC Home...... (410) 833-1885 10 Lenny Young G 6-2 205 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./North Catholic HS 5 Mike White, Jr. F 6-8 220 Fr. Macon, Ga./First Presbyterian Day School Fax...... (410) 951-3718 11 Vince Goldsberry G 6-0 175 So. Newark, Del./St. Elizabeth HS 10 Stanley Elliott, Jr. G 6-3 170 Fr. Newark, N.J./Science Park HS Email...... [email protected] 12 Chuka Iloegbu G 6-3 195 Sr. Brentwood, N.Y./Suffolk County CC/Brentwood HS 12 Kene Anusionwu F/C 6-8 215 Jr. London, England/North Idaho College Press Row...... (410) 951-4269 21 Justin McCoy G 5-11 160 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph HS 15 Tobias Mahone F 6-3 215 Sr. Ft. Myers, Fla./Globe Tech Web Site...... www.coppinstatesports.com 22 Tywain McKee G 6-2 182 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./Bartram HS 21 Kevan Creppy G/F 6-4 185 Sr. Silver Spring, Md./James Blake HS 24 Jordan Lee G 6-3 180 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Loch Raven HS 22 Jerry Jones, Jr. G 6-2 205 Fr. Miami, Fla./Norland HS Series History (Since 1995–96) 31 Eddie Hayden F 6-6 240 So. Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Weir HS 23 Dominique Whatley G 6-6 210 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Panola CC Hampton Leads 12-11 34 Brian Chesnut F 6-7 215 Sr. Clinton, Md./National Christian Academy 32 Alexander Starling F 6-6 205 Jr. Miami, Fla./Palm Beach CC First Meeting: Jan. 11, 1997; Coppin State 76, Hampton 69 44 Rigoberto Sargeant C 6-9 250 Sr. Stroudsburg, Pa./Canisius/Stroudsburg HS 33 Tyrel Adams F/C 6-9 250 Jr. Steelville, Mo./Hillsborough CC Last Meeting: March 12, 2008; Coppin State 75, Hampton 74 OT 50 Ceslovas Kucinskas C 6-8 245 So. Silute, Lithuania/Mt. Carmel HS www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

48 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 49 Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens Delaware State University Hornets December 9, 2008 • 7 p.m. HU Convocation Center • Hampton, Va.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 16...... Rutgers Jan. 10...... at UNC –Wilmington Nov. 18...... at Robert Morris Jan. 15...... Northeastern Nov. 21...... St. Bonaventure Jan. 17...... William & Mary Nov. 23...... Marist Jan. 20...... at Drexel Nov. 25...... Vermont Jan. 24...... Georgia State Nov. 29...... at Seton Hall Jan. 27...... at George Mason Dec. 3...... Central Connecticut State Jan. 31...... at Northeastern Dec. 6...... at Old Dominion Feb. 4...... Drexel Monté Ross Marc Egerson Dec. 9...... at Hampton Feb. 7...... at Georgia State Head Coach Guard • Senior Dec. 13...... Ohio Feb. 12...... George Mason Dec. 21...... at Boston Feb. 14...... Hofstra General Information Dec. 23...... Marist Feb. 18...... at VCU Location...... Newark, Del. Dec. 30...... Toledo Feb. 21...... at Bracket Buster Enrollment...... 16,000 Jan. 3...... VCU Feb. 25...... at Towson Nickname ...... Fightin’ Blue Hens Jan. 5...... Towson Feb. 28...... James Madison pton university ha m pton Colors...... Royal Blue and Gold Jan. 7...... at Hofstra Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Arena...... Bob Carpenter Center, Frank Acierno Arena (5,000) 2007-08 Results President...... Dr. Patrick T. Harker Athletics Director...... Edgar N. Johnson at Marist L, 78-89 at Northeastern L, OT, 69-73 at Rider L, 71-76 at James Madison W, 66-65 Hampton L, 50-51 Georgia State L, 53-54 Coaching Staff at Iona L, 52-57 Northeastern L, 49-53 Head Coach...... Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State ’92) Towson W, 70-63 at Hofstra L, 58-64 Record at...... 19-43 (2 years) Albany W, 71-60 UNC Wilmington W, 68-67 Overall Record...... 19-43 (2 years) at Ohio L, 59-78 VCU L, 73-83 Office Phone...... (302) 831-2724 at Central Connecticut L, 48-81 at Georgia State W, 51-48 Assistant Coaches...... R.C. Kehoe (Shippensburg ’04) at Vermont W, 71-60 Drexel L, 60-62 ...... Stephen Stewart (Coppin State ’02) Boston University W, 73-55 at George Mason L, 58-70 ...... Jeff Rafferty (Springfield, MA ’97) at Maryland L, 46-76 at Toledo W, 77-69 at William & Mary W, 58-51 Hofstra W, 74-69 Team Information at Drexel W, 67-63 at Towson L, 74-89 2007–08 Overall Record...... 14-17 George Mason W, OT, 73-68 vs. Drexel W, 60-51 Conference Record (Finish)...... 9-9 (T-6th)

Old Dominion W O2, 81-74 vs. UNC Wilmington L, 59-82 Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 at VCU L, 39-60 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 7/4

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Kevin Tritt Office...... (302) 831-87-15 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Home...... (302) 602-0641 0 Kelvin McNeil F 6-7 210 Fr. Newport News, Va./Massanutten Military Acad. Fax...... (302) 831-8653 1 Marc Egerson G 6-6 225 Sr. Wilmington, Del./Glasgow/ Email...... [email protected] Lutheran Christian, Pa. (Georgetown) Press Row...... (302) 831-8715 3 Jawan Carter G 5-11 175 So.-r Chester, Pa./Tatnall, Del. (Saint Joseph’s) Web Site...... www.udel.edu/sportsinfo 4 Pau Geli F 6-9 240 Sr. Girona, Spain/C.B. Girona 5 Brian Johnson G 5-10 180 Jr. Annapolis, Md./Mount St. Joseph’s/ Series History (Since 1995–96) Winchendon Prep, MA Hampton leads 1-0 11 Alphonso Dawson G 6-4 195 So. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg First Meeting: Nov. 27, 2007; Hampton 51, Delaware 50 21 D.J. Boney G 6-5 195 So. Wilmington, Del./Tatnall Last Meeting: Nov. 27, 2007; Hampton 51, Delaware 50 23 Hakim McCullar F 6-8 235 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Maine Central Inst. (U. of Rhode Island) 24 Edwin Santiago G 6-2 170 So. Wilmington, Del./Sanford 31 Brian Kelly G/F 6-4 190 Fr. Clark, N.J./Lawrenceville Prep 34 Jim Ledsome F 6-9 230 Sr. Severna Park, Md./Severna Park (Nebraska) 41 Adam Pegg C 6-9 235 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater 44 Brian Young F 6-7 220 Sr. Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East (Lafayette) www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

50 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Delaware State University Hornets a h m February 7, 2009 • 8 p.m. HU Convocation Center • Hampton, y t i s r e v Va. i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 16...... Rutgers Jan. 10...... at UNC –Wilmington Nov. 14...... Wilmington Jan. 12...... Winston-Salem State Nov. 18...... at Robert Morris Jan. 15...... Northeastern Nov. 15...... Cheyney Jan. 17...... at Norfolk State Nov. 21...... St. Bonaventure Jan. 17...... William & Mary Nov. 17...... at Lehigh Jan. 19...... at North Carolina A&T Nov. 23...... Marist Jan. 20...... at Drexel Nov. 19...... at Dayton Jan. 24...... Bethune-Cookman Nov. 25...... Vermont Jan. 24...... Georgia State Nov. 20...... at Ohio State Jan. 26...... Florida A&M Nov. 29...... at Seton Hall Jan. 27...... at George Mason Nov. 22...... at Kentucky Jan. 31...... Coppin State Dec. 3...... Central Connecticut State Jan. 31...... at Northeastern Nov. 25...... at West Virginia Feb. 2...... Morgan State Dec. 6...... at Old Dominion Feb. 4...... Drexel Nov. 28...... vs. Oakland Feb. 7...... at Hampton Dec. 9...... at Hampton Feb. 7...... at Georgia State Nov. 29..... vs. Longwood/Southeast Missouri Feb. 9...... at Howard Greg Jackson Donald Johnson Dec. 13...... Ohio Feb. 12...... George Mason Dec. 1...... at UConn Feb. 14...... Norfolk State Head Coach Guard • Senior Dec. 21...... at Boston Feb. 14...... Hofstra Dec. 4...... UMES Feb. 16...... North Carolina A&T Dec. 23...... Marist Feb. 18...... at VCU Dec. 6...... at Richmond Feb. 21...... at Bethune-Cookman General Information Dec. 30...... Toledo Feb. 21...... at Bracket Buster Dec. 12...... at Maryland Feb. 23...... at Florida A&M Location...... Dover, Del. Jan. 3...... VCU Feb. 25...... at Towson Dec. 14...... at Rutgers Feb. 28...... at Morgan State Enrollment...... 3,756 Jan. 5...... Towson Feb. 28...... James Madison Dec. 20...... at Notre Dame Mar. 5...... at UMES Nickname ...... Hornets pton university ha m pton Jan. 7...... at Hofstra Jan. 10...... South Carolina State Mar. 9–14...... MEAC Basketball Tournament Colors...... Columbia Blue and Red Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2007-08 Results 2007–08 Results Arena...... Memorial Hall Acting President...... Dr. Claibourne D. Smith at Marist L, 78-89 at Northeastern L, OT, 69-73 Allen W, 77 - 44 North Carolina A&T L, 61-63 Athletics Director...... TBA at Rider L, 71-76 at James Madison W, 66-65 St. Paul’s W, 70 - 69 at Bethune Cookman W, 69-66 Hampton L, 50-51 Georgia State L, 53-54 at Columbia L, 41-47 at Florida A&M L, 68-70 Coaching Staff at Iona L, 52-57 Northeastern L, 49-53 at Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 50-70 at Coppin State W, 56-48 Head Coach...... Greg Jackson (St. Paul’s ’80) Towson W, 70-63 at Hofstra L, 58-64 at Arkansas L, 67-89 at Morgan State L, 59-64 Record at DSU...... 132-112 (8 years) Albany W, 71-60 UNC Wilmington W, 68-67 at Georgia L, 47-58 Hampton W, 67-58 Overall Record...... 295-189 (17 years) at Ohio L, 59-78 VCU L, 73-83 at Maryland Eastern Shore W, 59-47 Howard W, 81-55 Office Phone...... (302) 857-7493 at Central Connecticut L, 48-81 at Georgia State W, 51-48 at Arizona State L, 38-77 at Norfolk State L, 63-65 Assistant Coaches...... Jarrell Wilkerson (NSU ’75) at Vermont W, 71-60 Drexel L, 60-62 at Southern California L, 54-83 at North Carolina A&T W, 70-66 ...... Keith Walker (Clemson ’81) Boston University W, 73-55 at George Mason L, 58-70 at California L, 57-74 Bethune Cookman W, 49-44 ...... Mike Bernard (Kentucky St. ’70) at Maryland L, 46-76 at Toledo W, 77-69 at Xavier L, 33-65 Florida A&M L, 58-70 ...... Arthur Tyson (North Carolina Central ’81) at William & Mary W, 58-51 Hofstra W, 74-69 at Seton Hall L, 54- 77 Morgan State L, 36-39 at Drexel W, 67-63 at Towson L, 74-89 at South Carolina State W, 64-57 Maryland Eastern Shore W, 67-52 Team Information George Mason W, OT, 73-68 vs. Drexel W, 60-51 at Winston Salem State W, 66-59 at North Carolina A&T W, 62-60 2007–08 Overall Record...... 14-16 Norfolk State W, 69-54 vs. Morgan State L, 56-63 Old Dominion W O2, 81-74 vs. UNC Wilmington L, 59-82 Conference Record (Finish)...... 10-6 (4th) www.hampton pirates.com at VCU L, 39-60 Post-season Play...... MEAC Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 2008–09 Roster Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 6/3 2008–09 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2 Trevor Welcher G 5-11 160 So. Augusta, Ga./Richland Academy Sports Information 0 Kelvin McNeil F 6-7 210 Fr. Newport News, Va./Massanutten Military Acad. 4 Tramaine Johnson G 6-1 190 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa./American Christian Basketball SID...... Paul Dodson 1 Marc Egerson G 6-6 225 Sr. Wilmington, Del./Glasgow/ 11 Fred Bouie G 6-0 180 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Clinton (S.C.) CC Office...... (302) 857-7363 Lutheran Christian, Pa. (Georgetown) 13 Clayborne Holmes G/F 6-4 210 Jr. Arlington, Va./Frederick (Md.) CC Fax...... (302) 857-6069 3 Jawan Carter G 5-11 175 So.-r Chester, Pa./Tatnall, Del. (Saint Joseph’s) 33 Jerel Chavis G 6-2 190 So. Durham, N.C./Aiken Tech Email...... [email protected] 4 Pau Geli F 6-9 240 Sr. Girona, Spain/C.B. Girona 20 Darrian David G 6-3 195 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Erie (N.Y.) CC Press Row...... (302) 857-7112 5 Brian Johnson G 5-10 180 Jr. Annapolis, Md./Mount St. Joseph’s/ 21 Arturo Dubois F 6-7 240 Sr. Harlem, N.Y./Manhattan College Web Site...... www.dsuhornets.com Winchendon Prep, MA 23 Greg Jackson, Jr. G 6-1 160 So. Dover, Del./Poly Tech HS 11 Alphonso Dawson G 6-4 195 So. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 30 Marcus Neal G 6-5 205 Jr. Trenton, N.J./Laurinburg Institute Series History (Since 1995–96) 21 D.J. Boney G 6-5 195 So. Wilmington, Del./Tatnall 32 Donald Johnson G 6-4 190 Sr. Prince George, Va./Alleghany College (Md.) Hampton leads 15-9 23 Hakim McCullar F 6-8 235 So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Maine Central Inst. 34 Kris Douse F 6-6 215 Jr. Brampton, Ontario/Univ. of Nebraska First Meeting: Jan. 22, 1997; Delaware State 77, Hampton 68 (U. of Rhode Island) 35 Jared Grady G 6-2 185 Fr. Durham, N.C./Mt. Zion Christian Academy Last Meeting: Feb. 9, 2008; Delaware State 67, Hampton 58 24 Edwin Santiago G 6-2 170 So. Wilmington, Del./Sanford 42 Greg Smith F 6-7 245 Jr. Kansas City, Mo./Metro CC 31 Brian Kelly G/F 6-4 190 Fr. Clark, N.J./Lawrenceville Prep 44 Terrence Parkes F 6-6 225 So. New Rochelle, N.Y./Notre Dame Prep. 34 Jim Ledsome F 6-9 230 Sr. Severna Park, Md./Severna Park (Nebraska) 45 Sheridan Price F 6-7 210 So. Waldorf, Md./Hagerstown CC 41 Adam Pegg C 6-9 235 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater 55 Frisco Sandidge F 6-6 210 r-Jr. Lynchburg, Va./Heritage HS 44 Brian Young F 6-7 220 Sr. Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East (Lafayette) www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

50 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 51 Florida A&M University Rattlers January 12, 2009 • 7:00 p.m. Gaither Gym —Tallahassee, Fla.

2008–09 Schedule Nov.14...... at Kansas State Jan. 19...... Coppin State Nov. 16...... at Wichita State Jan. 24...... at Md. Eastern Shore Nov. 19...... at Alabama Jan. 26...... at Delaware State Nov. 22-24...... Louisville Tournament Jan. 31...... Winston-Salem State Nov. 22...... vs. South Alabama Feb. 2...... South Carolina State Nov. 23...... vs. Louisville / Morehead State Feb. 7...... at North Carolina A&T Nov. 29...... at Arkansas Feb. 9...... at Norfolk State Dec. 2...... at Florida Feb. 14...... at Morgan State Eugene Harris Lamar Twitty Dec. 6...... Bethune-Cookman Feb. 16...... at Coppin State Head Coach Forward • Senior Dec. 13...... Kennesaw State Feb. 21...... Md. Eastern Shore Dec. 15...... at Texas A&M Feb. 23...... Delaware State General Information Dec. 22...... at University of Mississippi Feb. 28...... at Winston-Salem State Location...... Tallahassee, Fla. Jan. 5...... at Nebraska Mar. 2...... at South Carolina State Enrollment...... 10,500 Jan. 10...... Howard Mar. 5...... at Bethune-Cookman Nickname...... Rattlers Jan. 12...... Hampton Mar. 8–14...... 2009 MEAC Tournament pton university ha m pton Colors...... Orange and Green Jan. 17...... Morgan State Conference...... Mid-Atlantic Eastern Conference Arena...... Gaither Gym 2007–08 Results President...... Dr. James Ammons Athletics Director...... William “Bill” Hayes Carver College W, 86-83 at Coppin State W, 63-48 vs. Colorado L, 83-59 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore W, 72-62 Coaching Staff at Wisconsin L, 88-40 vs. Delaware State W, 70-68 Head Coach...... Eugene Harris (Florida State ’79) vs. Savannah State L, 72-62 at Winston-Salem State L, 59-57 Record at FAMU...... 15-17 (1 year) at Kennesaw State W, 86-79 at South Carolina State L, 65-59 Overall Record...... 15-17 (1 year) at Connecticut L, 93-54 vs. North Carolina A&T L, OT, 80-78 Office Phone...... (850) 599 3264 at Bethune Cookman L, 62-46 vs. Norfolk State L, 77-66 Assistant Coaches...... John Jones (Alabama State, ‘67) at Florida L, 91-52 vs. Morgan State W, 90-89 ...... Reggie Sharp (Auburn, ’01) vs. North Florida W, 61-57 vs. Coppin State L, 69-68 at Kansas State L, 87-60 at Maryland Eastern Shore W, 62-60 Team Information at Texas A&M L, 83-54 at Delaware State W, 70-58 2007–08 Overall Record...... 15-17 at Baylor L, 84-61 vs. Winston-Salem State W, 68-61 Conference Record (Finish)...... 9-7 (6th) vs. Warner Southern W, 75-62 vs. South Carolina State W, 85-72 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 at Howard W, 57-52 vs. Bethune Cookman W, 69-50

Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 5/5 at Hampton L, 69-63 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore W, 70-61 at Morgan State L, 57-41 vs. Norfolk State L, 69-61 Sports Information Basketball SID...... Ronnie Johnson Office...... (850) 561-2701 2008–09 Roster Home...... (850) 443-5765 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Fax...... (850) 599-3206 1 Dunnell Webb G/F 6-5 195 Fr. Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville HS Email...... [email protected] 3 Lamar Twitty F 6-4 205 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS Web Site...... www.famurattlersports.com 5 Josh Davis F 6-4 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Casper JC 10 Byron Taylor G 5-7 155 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS Series History (Since 1995–1996) 11 Isaac Brown G 6-3 180 Fr. Miami, Fla./ South Miami HS Hampton leads 15-8 12 Dale Hughes G 6-2 200 Fr. Columbus, Miss./New Hope HS First Meeting: Jan. 4, 1997; Hampton 71, Florida A&M 79 (OT) 21 Cecil Bent C 6-9 290 Fr. Swainsboro, Ga./Swainsboro HS Last Meeting: Jan. 14, 2008; Hampton 69, Florida A&M 63 23 Darryl Demps F 6-6 215 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 24 Joe Ballard G 6-0 190 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Westinghouse HS 25 David Buchanon G 6-1 190 Fr. Portal, Ga./Portal HS 32 Larry Jackson F 6-6 215 So. Chattahoochee, Fla./West Gadsden HS 42 Yannick Crowder F 6-8 215 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan HS www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

52 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide George Mason Patriots a h m November 20, 2008 • 7 p.m. HU Convocation Center • Hampton, y t i s r e v Va. i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov.14...... at Kansas State Jan. 19...... Coppin State Nov. 5...... Randolph-Macon Jan. 14...... at William & Mary Nov. 16...... at Wichita State Jan. 24...... at Md. Eastern Shore Nov. 15...... at Vermont Jan. 17...... vs. James Madison Nov. 19...... at Alabama Jan. 26...... at Delaware State Nov. 17...... vs. Brown Jan. 21...... at Northeastern Nov. 22-24...... Louisville Tournament Jan. 31...... Winston-Salem State Nov. 20...... at Hampton Jan. 24...... at VCU Nov. 22...... vs. South Alabama Feb. 2...... South Carolina State Nov. 22...... at East Carolina Jan. 27...... vs. Delaware Nov. 23...... vs. Louisville / Morehead State Feb. 7...... at North Carolina A&T Nov. 25...... vs. Mount St. Mary’s Jan. 31...... at Old Dominion Nov. 29...... at Arkansas Feb. 9...... at Norfolk State Nov. 29...... vs. Ohio Feb. 3...... vs. Hofstra Dec. 2...... at Florida Feb. 14...... at Morgan State Dec. 1...... at Liberty Feb. 7...... at James Madison Dec. 6...... Bethune-Cookman Feb. 16...... at Coppin State Dec. 6...... at Drexel Feb. 12...... at Delaware Jim Larranga John Vaughan Dec. 13...... Kennesaw State Feb. 21...... Md. Eastern Shore Dec. 19...... vs. Radford Feb. 14...... vs. Northeastern Head Coach Guard • Senior RS Dec. 15...... at Texas A&M Feb. 23...... Delaware State Dec. 22...... vs. Tulane Feb. 18...... vs. Drexel Dec. 22...... at University of Mississippi Feb. 28...... at Winston-Salem State Dec. 30...... at Dayton Feb. 21...... at ESPN BracketBusters General Information Jan. 5...... at Nebraska Mar. 2...... at South Carolina State Jan. 3...... vs. UNC-Wilmington Feb. 25...... at UNC-Wilmington Location...... Fairfax, Va. Jan. 10...... Howard Mar. 5...... at Bethune-Cookman Jan. 5...... vs. Georgia State Feb. 28...... vs. Towson Enrollment...... 30,332 Jan. 12...... Hampton Mar. 8–14...... 2009 MEAC Tournament Jan. 7...... at Towson Mar. 6–9...... CAA Tournament Nickname...... Patriots pton university ha m pton Jan. 17...... Morgan State Jan. 10...... vs. Old Dominion Colors...... Green and Gold Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association 2007–08 Results 2007–08 Results Arena...... Patriot Center (10,000) President...... Dr. Alan G. Merten Carver College W, 86-83 at Coppin State W, 63-48 Vermont W, 60-53 at James Madison W, 96-75 Athletics Director...... Thomas J. O’Connor vs. Colorado L, 83-59 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore W, 72-62 Cleveland State W, 56-47 Old Dominion W, 86-53 at Wisconsin L, 88-40 vs. Delaware State W, 70-68 Dayton W, 67-56 at UNC-Wilmington L, 61-58 Coaching Staff vs. Savannah State L, 72-62 at Winston-Salem State L, 59-57 Kansas State W, 87-77 VCU W, 63-51 Head Coach...... Jim Larranga (Providence ’71) at Kennesaw State W, 86-79 at South Carolina State L, 65-59 Villanova L, 84-76 James Madison W, 72-46 Record at GMU...... 207-131 (11 years) at Connecticut L, 93-54 vs. North Carolina A&T L, OT, 80-78 South Carolina W, 69-68 at Drexel W, 75-65 Overall Record...... 404-301 (24 years) at Bethune Cookman L, 62-46 vs. Norfolk State L, 77-66 Drexel W, 85-38 at Old Dominion L, 72-64 Office Phone...... (703) 993-3240 at Florida L, 91-52 vs. Morgan State W, 90-89 East Carolina L, 68-65 at Towson W, 85-73 Assistant Coaches...... Chris Caputo (Westfield State ’02) vs. North Florida W, 61-57 vs. Coppin State L, 69-68 Hampton W, 57-54 UNC Wilmington L, 75-73 ...... Michael Huger (Bowling Green ’94) at Kansas State L, 87-60 at Maryland Eastern Shore W, 62-60 at Kent State L, 73-55 Delaware W, 70-58 ...... (Wisconsin-Eau Claire ’00) at Texas A&M L, 83-54 at Delaware State W, 70-58 at Florida International W, 86-68 at Ohio L, 69-57 at Baylor L, 84-61 vs. Winston-Salem State W, 68-61 vs. Liberty W, 72-64 William & Mary W, 60-54 Team Information vs. Warner Southern W, 75-62 vs. South Carolina State W, 85-72 at Georgia State L, 66-64 at Northeastern L, 70-59 2007–08 Overall Record...... 23-11 at Howard W, 57-52 vs. Bethune Cookman W, 69-50 Towson W, 72-63 vs. Northeastern W, 63-52 Conference Record (Finish)...... 12-6 (2nd)

at Hampton L, 69-63 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore W, 70-61 at Delaware L, 73-68 vs. UNC Wilmington W, 53-41 Post-season Play...... NCAA Tournament, 1st Round www.hampton pirates.com at Morgan State L, 57-41 vs. Norfolk State L, 69-61 Northeastern W, 80-52 vs. William & Mary W, 68-59 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 at Hofstra W, 2OT, 85-78 vs. Notre Dame (First Round) L, 68-50 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 8/3

2008–09 Roster Sports Information 2008–09 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Basketball SID...... Richard Coco 1 Dunnell Webb G/F 6-5 195 Fr. Thomasville, Ga./Thomasville HS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Office...... (703) 993-3264 3 Lamar Twitty F 6-4 205 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson HS 2 Andre Cornelius G 5-10 169 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Victory Christian Home...... (301) 294-7914 5 Josh Davis F 6-4 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Casper JC 3 Kevin Foster F 6-7 206 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen Fax...... (703) 993-3259 10 Byron Taylor G 5-7 155 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 5 Brian Henderson G 6-3 179 Fr. Gaithersburg, Md./Magruder Email...... [email protected] 11 Isaac Brown G 6-3 180 Fr. Miami, Fla./ South Miami HS 20 Cameron Long G 6-4 186 So. Palm Bay, Fla./Freedom (Woodbridge, Va.) Press Row...... (703) 993-3044 12 Dale Hughes G 6-2 200 Fr. Columbus, Miss./New Hope HS 22 Michael Morrison F 6-9 215 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood Web Site...... Gomason.com 21 Cecil Bent C 6-9 290 Fr. Swainsboro, Ga./Swainsboro HS 23 John Vaughan G 6-3 175 Sr.-RS Laurel, Md./Laurel 23 Darryl Demps F 6-6 215 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 24 Ryan Pearson F 6-6 220 Fr. Far Rockaway, N.Y./Christ the King Series History (Since 1995–96) 24 Joe Ballard G 6-0 190 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Westinghouse HS 25 Isaiah Tate G 6-4 210 So. Upper Marlboro, Md./DeMatha George Mason leads 4-0 25 David Buchanon G 6-1 190 Fr. Portal, Ga./Portal HS 32 Darryl Monroe F 6-7 275 Sr.-RS Virginia Beach, Va./Central Florida C.C. First Meeting: Dec. 28, 1995; George Mason 84, Hampton 74 32 Larry Jackson F 6-6 215 So. Chattahoochee, Fla./West Gadsden HS 33 Louis Birdsong F 6-6 229 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph Last Meeting: Dec. 5, 2008; George Mason 57, Hampton 54 42 Yannick Crowder F 6-8 215 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan HS 40 Chris Fleming F 6-7 250 Sr. Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park 41 Vlad Moldoveanu F 6-10 217 So. Bucharest, Romania/St. John’s (D.C.) College HS www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

52 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 53 Panthers December 3, 2008 • 7:30 p.m. Georgia State Sports Arena • Atlanta, Ga.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 14–16...... at NABC Classic Jan. 10...... Drexel Nov. 14...... vs. Bowling Green Jan. 14...... at Old Dominion Nov. 15...... vs. Concordia-St. Paul Jan. 17...... Towson Nov. 16...... at Minnesota Jan. 21...... VCU Nov. 19...... Southern Poly Jan. 24...... at Delaware Nov. 22...... Jacksonville State Jan. 28...... at Drexel Nov. 25...... at Troy Jan. 31...... at William & Mary Dec. 3...... Hampton Feb. 4...... James Madison Leonard Mendez Dec. 6...... at UNC Wilmington Feb. 7...... Delaware Head Coach Guard • Senior Dec. 13...... Florida State Feb. 11...... at Towson Dec. 17...... at Georgia Tech Feb. 14...... UNC Wilmington General Information Dec. 20...... Coastal Carolina Feb. 18...... at Northeastern Location...... Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 27...... at UTSA Feb. 21...... at Bracketbuster Enrollment...... 27,000 Jan. 3...... Old Dominion Feb. 25...... Hofstra Nickname...... Panthers Jan. 5...... at George Mason Feb. 28...... at VCU pton university ha m pton Colors...... Blue and White Jan. 7...... Northeastern Mar. 6–9...... at CAA Championship Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association Arena...... Georgia State Sports Arena (3,400) 2007–08 Results President...... Dr. Carl Patton Athletics Director...... Mary McElroy UAB L, 63-86 at Drexel L, 51-58 at Elon L, 49-71 UNC Wilmington L, 61-68 Coaching Staff at Florida State L, 48-78 at Towson L, 57-58 Head Coach...... Rod Barnes (Mississippi ’88) Troy W, 97-92 at Delaware W, 54-53 Record at GSU...... 9-21 (2 years) at Jacksonville W, 65-60 Drexel W, 64-58 Overall Record...... 150-130 (10 years) Old Dominion L, 64-72 at Old Dominion L, 50-73 Office Phone...... (404) 413-4050 Georgia Tech L, 67-72 VCU L, OT, 60-65 Assistant Coaches...... Paul Graham (North Texas State ’74) at Winston Salem State L, 61-67 at Hofstra L, 45-57 ...... William Small (Belhaven ’93) UTSA W, OT, 76-71 Delaware L, 48-51 ...... Scepter Brownlee (San Francisco ’03) at Coastal Carolina L, 68-79 Northeastern W, 57-55 Bethune-Cookman L, 56-60 at UNC Wilmington L, 72-77 Team Information George Mason W, 66-64 at Jacksonville State W, 85-78 2007–08 Overall Record...... 9-21 at Northeastern L, 62-64 Towson W, 79-63 Conference Record (Finish)...... 5-13 (T-10th) at VCU L, 47-49 at James Madison L, 60-70 William & Mary L, 58-60 at William & Mary L, 57-58 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 7/4

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Allison George Office...... (404) 413-4032 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Cell...... (678) 595-7728 00 Chris Echols F 6-6 230 Jr. Blytheville, Ark./Arkansas-Ft. Smith Fax...... (404) 413-4035 1 Trey Hampton F 6-7 225 r-Jr. Hoover, Ala./Mississippi Email...... [email protected] 2 Joe Dukes G 6-1 175 r-Jr. Cuthbert, Ga./Wake Forest Press Row...... (404) 413-4099 4 James Fields G 6-3 195 Fr. Savannah, Ga./Urban Christian Web Site...... www.georgiastatesports.com 11 Trae Goldston G 6-0 175 Jr. Decatur, Ga./IMG (Fla.) Academy 12 Dante Curry G 6-4 190 r-So. Orlando, Fla./South Florida Series History (Since 1995–96) 14 Jihad Ali G 6-4 185 So. Atlanta, Ga./M.L. King First Meeting 15 Rashad Chase F 6-7 235 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Mays 21 Leonard Mendez G 6-5 180 Sr. Smyrna, Ga./Campbell 23 Xavier Hansbro F 6-10 230 r-Jr. Trezevant, Tenn./Mississippi 24 Ousman Krubally F 6-6 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./W.D. Mohammed 30 Kevin Lott F 6-7 210 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Sandy Creek 33 Bernard Rimmer F 6-8 200 r-Jr. Grenada, Miss./Mississippi State www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

54 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Howard Bison a h m December 6, 2008 • 7 p.m. • Madison Square Garden • New York, N.Y. March 2, 2009 • 6 p.m. • • Washington, y t i s r e D.C. v i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 14–16...... at NABC Classic Jan. 10...... Drexel Nov. 14...... vs. Oregon State Jan. 24...... at Morgan State Nov. 14...... vs. Bowling Green Jan. 14...... at Old Dominion Nov. 16...... at Navy Jan. 26...... at Coppin State Nov. 15...... vs. Concordia-St. Paul Jan. 17...... Towson Nov. 19...... vs. American Jan. 31...... vs. North Carolina A&T Nov. 16...... at Minnesota Jan. 21...... VCU Nov. 22...... at Saint John’s Feb. 2...... vs. Norfolk State Nov. 19...... Southern Poly Jan. 24...... at Delaware Nov. 25...... vs. Illinois-Chicago Feb. 7...... vs. MD Eastern Shore Nov. 22...... Jacksonville State Jan. 28...... at Drexel Dec. 1...... vs. Canisius Feb. 9...... vs. Delaware State Nov. 25...... at Troy Jan. 31...... at William & Mary Dec. 6...... vs. Hampton Feb. 14...... at Winston-Salem State Dec. 3...... Hampton Feb. 4...... James Madison Dec. 20...... at Oregon State Feb. 16...... at South Carolina State Dec. 6...... at UNC Wilmington Feb. 7...... Delaware Dec. 22...... at Portland Feb. 21...... vs. Morgan State Gil Jackson Randy Hampton Dec. 13...... Florida State Feb. 11...... at Towson Dec. 29–31...... Utah State Tourney Feb. 23...... vs. Coppin State Head Coach Forward • Senior Dec. 17...... at Georgia Tech Feb. 14...... UNC Wilmington Jan. 3...... at LaSalle Feb. 28...... at North Carolina A&T Dec. 20...... Coastal Carolina Feb. 18...... at Northeastern Jan. 10...... at Florida A&M Mar. 2...... at Norfolk State General Information Dec. 27...... at UTSA Feb. 21...... at Bracketbuster Jan. 12...... at Bethune-Cookman Mar. 5...... vs. Hampton Location...... Washington, D.C. Jan. 3...... Old Dominion Feb. 25...... Hofstra Jan. 17...... vs. Winston-Salem State Mar. 9–14...... MEAC Tournament Enrollment...... 10,500 Jan. 5...... at George Mason Feb. 28...... at VCU Jan. 19...... vs. South Carolina State Nickname ...... Bison pton university ha m pton Jan. 7...... Northeastern Mar. 6–9...... at CAA Championship Colors...... Blue, Read and White 2007–08 Results Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic 2007–08 Results Arena...... Burr Gymnasium at Duquesne L, 59-129 at Winston-Salem State L, 56-64 President...... Dr. Sidney Ribeau UAB L, 63-86 at Drexel L, 51-58 at Virginia L, 53-92 at South Carolina State L, 58-60 Athletics Director...... Dwight Datcher at Elon L, 49-71 UNC Wilmington L, 61-68 at Penn W, 80-65 Morgan State L, 51-69 at Florida State L, 48-78 at Towson L, 57-58 La Salle W, 69-63 Coppin State W, OT, 73-69 Coaching Staff Troy W, 97-92 at Delaware W, 54-53 vs. Loyola (Md.) L, 58-73 at North Carolina A&T L, 56-72 Head Coach...... Gil Jackson (Elizabethtown College ’95) at Jacksonville W, 65-60 Drexel W, 64-58 vs. Robert Morris L, 53-72 at Norfolk State L, 44-59 Record at...... 22-70 (3 years) Old Dominion L, 64-72 at Old Dominion L, 50-73 Navy W, 75-65 U of MD Eastern Shore L, 56-59 Overall Record...... 22-70 (3 years) Georgia Tech L, 67-72 VCU L, OT, 60-65 vs. Hampton L, 31-65 at Delaware State L, 55-81 Office Phone...... (202) 806-5205 at Winston Salem State L, 61-67 at Hofstra L, 45-57 at American University L, 54-66 Winston Salem State L, 57-58 Assistant Coaches...... James Wilhelmi (Wisconsin-Whitewater ’95) UTSA W, OT, 76-71 Delaware L, 48-51 at VMI L, 59-95 South Carolina State L, 61-74 ...... Matt Collier (UMASS at Amherst ’01) at Coastal Carolina L, 68-79 Northeastern W, 57-55 at Northwestern L, 51-77 at Morgan State L, 59-64 Bethune-Cookman L, 56-60 at UNC Wilmington L, 72-77 at UIC Flames L, 58-97 at Coppin State L, 45-68 Team Information George Mason W, 66-64 at Jacksonville State W, 85-78 at Saint Mary’s (CA) L, 48-97 North Carolina A&T W, 66-58 2007–08 Overall Record...... 6-26 at Northeastern L, 62-64 Towson W, 79-63 vs. Furman L, 62-67 Norfolk State L, 52-54 Conference Record (Finish)...... 3-13 (10th) at VCU L, 47-49 at James Madison L, 60-70 Florida A&M L, 52-57 at Hampton L, 58-71 Starters Returning/Lost...... 5/0 William & Mary L, 58-60 at William & Mary L, 57-58 Bethune-Cookman W, 54-53 vs. Coppin State L, 54-55 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 10/2 www.hampton pirates.com

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Ed Hill No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Office...... (202) 806-7184/7188 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 00 Curtis White G 6-4 195 Jr. Pike HS/Indianapolis, Ind. Fax...... (202) 806-9595 00 Chris Echols F 6-6 230 Jr. Blytheville, Ark./Arkansas-Ft. Smith 1 Kandi Mukole F 6-8 215 Jr. Greater Atlanta Adventist/Atlanta, Ga. Email...... [email protected] 1 Trey Hampton F 6-7 225 r-Jr. Hoover, Ala./Mississippi 3 Chris McHenry G 5-11 170 Fr. Bradley Tech/Milwaukee, Wis. Press Row...... 202 806-7159 2 Joe Dukes G 6-1 175 r-Jr. Cuthbert, Ga./Wake Forest 5 Adam Walker F 6-8 205 So. Northfield HS/New York, N.Y. Web Site...... www.howard-bison.com 4 James Fields G 6-3 195 Fr. Savannah, Ga./Urban Christian 10 Randy Hampton F 6-5 190 Sr. Drexel/Dunbar/Washington, D.C. 11 Trae Goldston G 6-0 175 Jr. Decatur, Ga./IMG (Fla.) Academy 11 Torrance Timothy G 6-5 185 So. Penn Wood HS/Yeadon, Pa. Series History (Since 1995–96) 12 Dante Curry G 6-4 190 r-So. Orlando, Fla./South Florida 15 Kyle Riley G 6-3 180 So. Pike HS/Indianapolis, Ind. Hampton leads 22-4 14 Jihad Ali G 6-4 185 So. Atlanta, Ga./M.L. King 21 Anthony Thomas F 6-6 205 So. North County HS/Baltimore, Md. First Meeting: Jan. 27, 1997; Howard 87, Hampton 83 15 Rashad Chase F 6-7 235 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Mays 22 Calvin Thompson G 6-3 170 Fr. Helen Cox HS/Harvey, La. Last Meeting: Mar. 6, 2008; Hampton 71, Howard 58 21 Leonard Mendez G 6-5 180 Sr. Smyrna, Ga./Campbell 33 Eugene Myatt G 6-5 210 Sr. Lutheran Acad./Philadelphia, Pa. 23 Xavier Hansbro F 6-10 230 r-Jr. Trezevant, Tenn./Mississippi 34 Nate Cooper C 6-8 220 Jr. LEAP Academy/Camden, N.J. 24 Ousman Krubally F 6-6 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./W.D. Mohammed 54 Paul Kirkpatrick C 6-9 220 So. Randallstown HS/Randallstown, Md. 30 Kevin Lott F 6-7 210 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Sandy Creek 33 Bernard Rimmer F 6-8 200 r-Jr. Grenada, Miss./Mississippi State www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

54 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 55 Iona College Gaels Kent State University Golden Flashes November 14, 2008 • 7:30 p.m. Hynes Athletic Center • New Rochelle, N.Y.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 14...... Hampton Jan. 11...... at Rider Nov. 21...... vs. Wisconsin Jan. 15...... at Niagara Nov. 22/23...... vs. Valparaiso/San Diego Jan. 17...... at Canisius Nov. 24...... vs. TBA Jan. 24...... Manhattan Nov. 29...... Robert Morris Jan. 26...... at Siena Dec. 5...... at Marist Jan. 31...... Saint Peter’s Dec. 7...... at Fairfield Feb. 2...... Niagara Dec. 10...... at Long Island Feb. 7...... Marist Gary Springer Dec. 14...... St. Francis (Pa) Feb. 9...... at Manhattan Head Coach Forward/Center • Sr. Dec. 18...... at Western Michigan Feb. 13...... at Loyola Dec. 20...... at Ohio State Feb. 16...... Siena General Information Dec. 23...... at Hofstra Feb. 21...... vs. O’Reilly/ESPU Location...... New Rochelle, NY Dec. 27...... at South Florida Feb. 27...... at Saint Peter’s Enrollment...... 3,322 Jan. 1...... Rider Mar. 1...... LOYOLA Nickname...... Gaels Jan. 4...... Fairfield Mar. 6–9...... MAAC Championship pton university ha m pton Colors...... Maroon and Gold Jan. 9...... Canisius Conference...... Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Arena...... Hynes Athletics Center 2007–08 Results President...... Br. James A. Liguori Athletics Director...... Patrick Lyons at Robert Morris L, 66-72 Rider L, 64-72 at Princeton L, 58-66 Saint Peter’s W, 69-50 Coaching Staff at North Carolina L, 72-107 Fairfield W, 62-57 Head Coach...... Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh ’97) at Old Dominion L, 63-74 at Rider L, OT, 63-68 Record at Iona...... 12-20 (1 year) South Carolina State L, 76-81 Marist L, 50-59 Overall Record...... 12-20 (1 year) Jackson State L, 70-74 Siena L, 51-64 Office Phone...... (914) 633-2304 Delaware W, 57-52 at Manhattan W, 62-60 Assistant Coaches...... (Seton Hall ’00) Loyola W, 92-68 at Saint Peter’s W, 60-52 ...... Dan McHale (Kentucky ’01) at Siena L, 76-81 Canisius W, 66-59 ...... Vin Parise (Iona ’00) at New Hampshire W, 87-81 at Fairfield L, 59-68 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 76-66 at Niagara L, 75-81 Team Information Western Michigan W, 67-62 at Canisius W, 57-52 2007–08 Overall Record...... 12-20 at Louisville L, 36-67 Hofstra L, 63-81 Conference Record (Finish)...... 8-10 (7th) at Vanderbilt L, 73-97 at Marist L, 60-67

Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 Niagara L, 67-74 Manhattan W, 87-75 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 7/6 at Loyola L, 51-63 Canisius L, 59-64

Sports Information Basketball SID...... Brian Beyrer 2008–09 Roster Office...... (914) 633-2334 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Cell...... (914) 497-3136 1 Kashif Pratt G 6-4 185 So. New York, N.Y./Rice Fax...... (914) 633-2072 2 Keon Williams F 6-6 220 Fr. Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack Email...... [email protected] 3 Scott Machado G 6-1 180 Fr. Queens, N.Y./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) Press Row...... (914) 633-255 4 Gary Springer F-C 6-9 240 Sr. College Park, Ga./Creekside Web Site...... www.ICGaels.com 5 Rashon Dwight G 6-3 185 So. Newark, N.J./Bloomfi eld Tech 10 Trinity Fields G 6-2 175 Fr. Queens, N.Y./Cardozo Series History (Since 1995–96) 11 Milan Prodanovic G 6-1 180 Jr. Queens, N.Y./Molloy First Meeting 12 Maurice Hicks, Jr. G 6-1 170 Fr. New York, N.Y./Loyola School 14 Kyle Rawson G 6-1 180 Fr. Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills 15 Jermel Jenkins G 5-11 185 Fr. Union, N.J./St. Patrick 21 Alejo Rodriguez F 6-8 235 So. New York, N.Y./Mt. St. Michael 23 Devon Clarke F 6-6 205 Sr. Windsor, Conn./Windsor 30 Jonathan Huffman F-C 7-0 235 Jr. Montgomery, Ala./Central Park Christian 33 Kyle Smyth G 6-4 185 Fr. River Edge, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 52 Derek Wolfley F 6-7 230 Fr. Attica, N.Y./Attica Central www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

56 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Kent State University Golden Flashes a h m January 3, 2009 • 7:00 p.m. HU Convocation Center • Hampton, y t i s r e v Va. i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 14...... Hampton Jan. 11...... at Rider Nov. 17...... North Carolina Central Jan. 17...... Miami Nov. 21...... vs. Wisconsin Jan. 15...... at Niagara Nov. 1...... at Saint Louis Jan. 21...... at Buffalo Nov. 22/23...... vs. Valparaiso/San Diego Jan. 17...... at Canisius Nov. 23...... UNC Wilmington Jan. 24...... at Akron Nov. 24...... vs. TBA Jan. 24...... Manhattan Nov. 28...... Illinois Jan. 27...... Eastern Michigan Nov. 29...... Robert Morris Jan. 26...... at Siena Nov. 29...... Texas A&M Or Tulsa Jan. 31...... at Western Michigan Dec. 5...... at Marist Jan. 31...... Saint Peter’s Dec. 1...... at Kansas Feb. 3...... Toledo Dec. 7...... at Fairfield Feb. 2...... Niagara Dec. 4...... Saint Mary’s Feb. 7...... at Ball State Dec. 10...... at Long Island Feb. 7...... Marist Dec. 6...... Western Carolina Feb. 10...... at Northern Illinois Dec. 14...... St. Francis (Pa) Feb. 9...... at Manhattan Dec. 15...... Youngstown State Feb. 14...... Central Michigan Geno Ford Al Fisher Dec. 18...... at Western Michigan Feb. 13...... at Loyola Dec. 18...... UNC Greensboro Feb. 17...... Ohio Head Coach Guard • Senior Dec. 20...... at Ohio State Feb. 16...... Siena Dec. 23...... at Cleveland State Feb. 21...... ESPN BracketBuster Dec. 23...... at Hofstra Feb. 21...... vs. O’Reilly/ESPU Dec. 30...... Shawnee State Feb. 26...... at Bowling Green General Information Dec. 27...... at South Florida Feb. 27...... at Saint Peter’s Jan. 3...... at Hampton Mar. 1...... at Miami Location...... Kent, Ohio Jan. 1...... Rider Mar. 1...... LOYOLA Jan. 5...... at Temple Mar. 5...... Buffalo Enrollment...... 33,600 Jan. 4...... Fairfield Mar. 6–9...... MAAC Championship Jan. 11...... at Ohio Mar. 8...... Akron Nickname...... Golden Flashes pton university ha m pton Jan. 9...... Canisius Jan. 14...... Bowling Green Mar. 11–14...... MAC Tournament Colors...... Navy Blue and Gold Conference...... Mid-American (MAC) 2007–08 Results 2007–08 Results Arena...... Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center (6,327) President...... Dr. Lester Lefton at Robert Morris L, 66-72 Rider L, 64-72 at Detroit L, 60-61 Akron W, 75-69 Athletics Director...... Laing Kennedy at Princeton L, 58-66 Saint Peter’s W, 69-50 Hampton W, 77-71 Western Michigan W, 67-58 at North Carolina L, 72-107 Fairfield W, 62-57 Coppin State W, 74-51 at Eastern Michigan W, 77-67 Coaching Staff at Old Dominion L, 63-74 at Rider L, OT, 63-68 Longwood W, 80-62 at Toledo L, 56-59 Head Coach...... Geno Ford (Ohio ’97) South Carolina State L, 76-81 Marist L, 50-59 at Xavier L, 65-78 Ball State W, OT, 64-61 Record at KSU...... 0-0 (1 year) Jackson State L, 70-74 Siena L, 51-64 at Illinois State W, 65-59 Northern Illinois W, 82-67 Overall Record...... 51-32 (3 years) Delaware W, 57-52 at Manhattan W, 62-60 Saint Louis W, 81-40 at Central Michigan W, 79-66 Office Phone...... (330) 672-2470 Loyola W, 92-68 at Saint Peter’s W, 60-52 at UNC-Greensboro W, 71-64 Ohio W, 72-62 Assistant Coaches...... Rob Senderoff (Albany ’95) at Siena L, 76-81 Canisius W, 66-59 at Youngstown State W, 59-52 at Buffalo W, 76-66 ...... Bobby Steinburg (Middle Tennessee State ’97) at New Hampshire W, 87-81 at Fairfield L, 59-68 George Mason W, 73-55 at Saint Mary’s W, 65-57 ...... Armon Gates (Kent State ’07) at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 76-66 at Niagara L, 75-81 IPFW W, 72-70 at Bowling Green L, 83-89 Western Michigan W, 67-62 at Canisius W, 57-52 Cleveland W, 84-69 Miami W, 50-39 Team Information at Louisville L, 36-67 Hofstra L, 63-81 at North Carolina L, 61-90 at Akron W, 61-58 2007–08 Overall Record...... 28-7 at Vanderbilt L, 73-97 at Marist L, 60-67 Buffalo W, 68-63 Toledo W, 77-57 Conference Record (Finish)...... 13-3 (1st)

Niagara L, 67-74 Manhattan W, 87-75 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 61-50 Miami W, 49-47 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 www.hampton pirates.com at Loyola L, 51-63 Canisius L, 59-64 Bowling Green W, 63-49 Akron W, 74-55 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 8/3 at Miami W, 74-62 UNLV L, 71-58 at Ohio L, 59-71 Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Todd Vatter No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2008–09 Roster Office...... (330) 672-8467 1 Kashif Pratt G 6-4 185 So. New York, N.Y./Rice Cell...... (330) 329-5248 2 Keon Williams F 6-6 220 Fr. Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Fax...... (330) 672-2112 3 Scott Machado G 6-1 180 Fr. Queens, N.Y./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) 0 Evans, Tyree G 6-3 210 Jr. Richmond, Va./Motlow C.C. (Tenn.) Email...... [email protected] 4 Gary Springer F-C 6-9 240 Sr. College Park, Ga./Creekside 2 Singletary, Chris G 6-4 225 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Florida Prep Fla. Press Row...... (330) 672-9411 5 Rashon Dwight G 6-3 185 So. Newark, N.J./Bloomfi eld Tech 3 Woods, Rashad F 6-5 235 Sr. Houston, Texas /Westbury Web Site...... www.kentstatesports.com 10 Trinity Fields G 6-2 175 Fr. Queens, N.Y./Cardozo 5 Fisher, Al G 6-1 185 Sr. Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken 11 Milan Prodanovic G 6-1 180 Jr. Queens, N.Y./Molloy 11 Mincy, Jordan G 5-10 175 Sr. Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway Series History (Since 1995–96) 12 Maurice Hicks, Jr. G 6-1 170 Fr. New York, N.Y./Loyola School 13 Cameron Joyce G 5-8 160 Fr. Akron, Ohio/The Patterson School Kent State leads 1-0 14 Kyle Rawson G 6-1 180 Fr. Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills (St. Vincent-St. Mary) First Meeting: Nov. 15, 2007; Kent State 77, Hampton 71 15 Jermel Jenkins G 5-11 185 Fr. Union, N.J./St. Patrick 14 DiMaria, Antonio F 6-7 200 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2007; Kent State 77, Hampton 71 21 Alejo Rodriguez F 6-8 235 So. New York, N.Y./Mt. St. Michael 21 Simpson, Anthony F 6-8 215 Jr. Rockford, Ill./Auburn 23 Devon Clarke F 6-6 205 Sr. Windsor, Conn./Windsor 22 McKee, Mike G 6-5 185 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum 30 Jonathan Huffman F-C 7-0 235 Jr. Montgomery, Ala./Central Park Christian 30 Greene, Justin F 6-8 220 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Lincoln 33 Kyle Smyth G 6-4 185 Fr. River Edge, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 32 Sherman, Rodriquez G 6-2 185 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 52 Derek Wolfley F 6-7 230 Fr. Attica, N.Y./Attica Central 33 Henry-Ala, Frank F 6-6 210 Jr. Pasadena, Calif./Tennessee 34 Sullinger, Julian F 6-5 235 Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Northland 42 Grimsley, Alex F 6-6 210 Fr. Batesville, Ind./Batesville 55 Parks, Brandon C 6-10 290 Jr. Bunker Hill, Ind./Maconaquah www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

56 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 57 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Bears February 9, 2009 • 8:00 p.m. HU Convocation Center • Hampton, Va.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 4...... Swarthmore Jan. 24...... Florida A&M Nov. 14...... at Stony Brook Jan. 26...... Bethune-Cookman Nov. 22...... Longwood Jan. 28.at New Jersey Institute of Technology Nov. 25...... at United States Naval Academy Jan. 31...... Morgan State Nov. 29...... at Kennesaw State Feb. 2...... Coppin State Dec. 4...... at Delaware State Feb. 4...... at Longwood Dec. 6..... New Jersey Institute of Technology Feb. 7...... at Howard Dec. 13...... at St. Bonaventure Feb. 9...... at Hampton Frankie Allen Aleksandar Popovic Dec. 22...... at Old Dominion Feb. 14...... N.C. A&T State Head Coach Center • Senior Jan. 3...... at Nebraska Feb. 16...... Norfolk State Jan. 5...... at Oklahoma Feb. 21...... at Florida A&M General Information Jan. 10...... Winston-Salem State Feb. 23...... at Bethune-Cookman Location...... Princess Anne, MD Jan. 12...... South Carolina State Feb. 28...... at Coppin State Enrollment...... 3,600 Jan. 17...... at N.C. A&T State March 5...... Delaware State Nickname...... Hawks, Fighting Hawks Jan. 19...... at Norfolk State March 9–14...... MEAC Tournament pton university ha m pton Colors...... Maroon and Grey Jan. 21...... at North Carolina Central Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Arena...... W.P. (5,500) 2007–08 Results President...... Dr. Thelma B. Thompson Athletics Director...... Keith Davidson at VCU L, 70-51 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 61-49 vs. Shenandoah L, 94-91 vs. Norfolk State L, 84-65 Coaching Staff vs. Stony Brook W, 53-52 at Dartmouth L, 86-62 Head Coach...... Frankie Allen (Roanoke College ’71) at Bradley L, 98-71 at Florida A&M L, 72-62 Record at UMES...... 0-0 (1st season) at Iowa L, 65-48 at Bethune Cookman L, 63-54 Overall Record...... 223-294 (19 year) vs. Florida Gulf Coast L, 71-58 at Morgan State L, 67-52 Office Phone...... (410) 651-6536 at West Virginia L, 110-44 at Coppin State L, 59-54 Assistant Coaches...... Jamal Brown (SCSU ’98) vs. Delaware State L, 59-47 vs. Howard W, 59-56 ...... Mike Blaine (John Hopkins ’03) at George Washington L, 78-39 vs. Hampton W, 68-62 ...... Shawn Smith (LaSalle ’98) at Old Dominion L, 74-49 at North Carolina A&T L, 95-85 vs. Kennesaw State W, 77-72 at Norfolk State L, 68-61 Team Information at Wagner L, 105-86 vs. Florida A&M L, 62-60 2007–08 Overall Record...... 4-28 vs. Navy L, 85-61 vs. Bethune Cookman L, 73-60 Conference Record (Finish)...... 2-14 (11th) at Nebraska L, 86-50 vs. Coppin State L, 85-66

Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 at Winston-Salem State L, 105-59 at Delaware State L, 67-52 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 4/9 at South Carolina State L, 68-60 vs. Florida A&M L, 70-61

Sports Information Basketball SID...... G. Stan Bradley 2008–09 Roster Office...... (410) 651-6499 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Cell...... (410) 845-6782 1 Keishawn Mayes F 6-7 225 Fr. Warrenton, N.C./Laurinburg Institute Fax...... (410) 651-7600 3 Marc Davis G 5-10 175 So. Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS Email...... [email protected] 4 Aleksandar Popovic C 6-10 240 Sr. Novi Sad, Serbia/Weatherford CC Press Row...... (410) 651-8903/8904 5 Sammy Obetoh F 6-7 200 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Washington Irving HS Web Site...... www.umeshawks.com 10 Josh Bright G 5-10 170 So. Salisbury, Md./Wicomico HS 11 Tim Burns* G 5-10 180 Jr. Franklinville, N.J./High Point University Series History (Since 1995–96) 24 Hillary Haley* G 6-6 200 So. Landover, Md./St. Bonaventure University Hampton leads 16-7 25 Jaime Boyer G 6-1 175 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Lutheran Academy First Meeting: Feb. 3, 1997; Hampton 75, Maryland-Eastern Shore 70 31 Mark Robertson G/F 6-5 220 Fr. Lakewood, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep Last Meeting: Feb. 11, 2008; Maryland-Eastern Shore 68, Hampton 62 32 Tyler Hines F/C 6-6 230 Fr. Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek HS 33 Chris Conner G 6-4 210 Fr. Powell, Tenn./Hargrave Military Academy 34 Neal Pitt F 6-6 230 Jr. Fort Washington, Md./Frederick CC 41 Gary Lee G/F 6-5 190 Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich./Northwestern Univ. www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

58 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Morgan State University Bears a h m January 26, 2009 • 8 p.m. • Hill Field House • Baltimore, Md. February 23, 2009 • 7 p.m. • HU Convocation Center • Hampton, y t i s r e v V i n a. u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 4...... Swarthmore Jan. 24...... Florida A&M Nov. 15...... at LaSalle Jan. 17...... at Florida A&M Nov. 14...... at Stony Brook Jan. 26...... Bethune-Cookman Nov. 17...... UMBC Jan. 19...... at Bethune-Cookman Nov. 22...... Longwood Jan. 28.at New Jersey Institute of Technology Nov. 19...... at Manhattan Jan. 24...... Howard Nov. 25...... at United States Naval Academy Jan. 31...... Morgan State Nov. 21–23...... at Glen Wilkes Classic Jan. 26...... Hampton Nov. 29...... at Kennesaw State Feb. 2...... Coppin State Nov. 21...... Marshall Jan. 31...... Md. Eastern Shore Dec. 4...... at Delaware State Feb. 4...... at Longwood Nov. 22...... Utah Feb. 2...... at Delaware State Dec. 6..... New Jersey Institute of Technology Feb. 7...... at Howard Nov. 23...... Wisconsin-Green Bay Feb. 7...... at Winston-Salem State Dec. 13...... at St. Bonaventure Feb. 9...... at Hampton Nov. 29...... at Ole Miss Feb. 9...... South Carolina State Dec. 22...... at Old Dominion Feb. 14...... N.C. A&T State Dec. 1...... St. Francis (Pa.) Feb. 14...... Florida A&M Marquise Kately Jan. 3...... at Nebraska Feb. 16...... Norfolk State Dec. 6...... Coppin Feb. 16...... Bethune-Cookman Head Coach Forward • Senior Jan. 5...... at Oklahoma Feb. 21...... at Florida A&M Dec. 10...... at DePaul Feb. 18...... at Howard Jan. 10...... Winston-Salem State Feb. 23...... at Bethune-Cookman Dec. 26–28...... at St. Mary’s Tournament Feb. 20 or 21...... Bracket Buster General Information Jan. 12...... South Carolina State Feb. 28...... at Coppin State Dec. 30...... at Washington Feb. 23...... Hampton Location...... Baltimore, Md. Jan. 17...... at N.C. A&T State March 5...... Delaware State Jan. 7...... at Maryland Feb. 28...... Delaware State Enrollment...... 7,500 Jan. 19...... at Norfolk State March 9–14...... MEAC Tournament Jan. 10...... NC A & T Mar. 5...... at Coppin State Nickname...... Bears pton university ha m pton Jan. 21...... at North Carolina Central Jan. 12...... Norfolk State Mar. 9–14...... MEAC Tournament Colors...... Orange and Blue Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic 2007–08 Results 2007–08 Results Arena...... Hill Field House President...... Dr. Earl S. Richardson at VCU L, 70-51 vs. North Carolina A&T L, 61-49 at UCONN L, 65-69 at Howard W, 69-51 Athletics Director...... Floyd Kerr vs. Shenandoah L, 94-91 vs. Norfolk State L, 84-65 at Ohio Valley W, 77-66 at Hampton W, 64-57 vs. Stony Brook W, 53-52 at Dartmouth L, 86-62 at St. Francis (Pa.) W, 77-53 UMES W, 67-52 Coaching Staff at Bradley L, 98-71 at Florida A&M L, 72-62 American W, 62-54 Delaware State W, 64-59 Head Coach...... Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island ’86) at Iowa L, 65-48 at Bethune Cookman L, 63-54 at Univ. of Miami L, 51-55 Winston-Salem State W, 63-41 Record at MSU...... 45-29 (3 years) vs. Florida Gulf Coast L, 71-58 at Morgan State L, 67-52 at UMBC L, 76-84 South Carolina State W, 81-55 Overall Record...... 98-64 (6 years) at West Virginia L, 110-44 at Coppin State L, 59-54 at Coppin State W, 78-50 at Florida A&M L, OT, 89-90 Office Phone...... (443) 885-4806 vs. Delaware State L, 59-47 vs. Howard W, 59-56 at Maryland L, 65-89 at Bethune-Cookman W, 63-52 Assistant Coaches...... Kevin McClain (Univ. of America ’03) at George Washington L, 78-39 vs. Hampton W, 68-62 LaSalle W, 93-87 Howard W, 64-59 ...... Darryl Prue (West Virginia ’90) at Old Dominion L, 74-49 at North Carolina A&T L, 95-85 Longwood W, 76-51 Hampton W, OT, 66-62 ...... Sam Brand (Morgan St. ’06) vs. Kennesaw State W, 77-72 at Norfolk State L, 68-61 at vs. Niagara L, 53-73 at Delaware State W, 39-36 ...... Keith Goode (Morgan St. ’08) at Wagner L, 105-86 vs. Florida A&M L, 62-60 at vs. Denver L, 44-54 Coppin State W, 68-64 vs. Navy L, 85-61 vs. Bethune Cookman L, 73-60 at Seton Hall L, 81-89 S.C. State W, 77-68 Team Information at Nebraska L, 86-50 vs. Coppin State L, 85-66 at North Carolina A&T W, 87-66 Delaware State W, 61-55 2007–08 Overall Record...... 22-11

at Winston-Salem State L, 105-59 at Delaware State L, 67-52 at Norfolk State L, 69-71 Coppin State L, 60-62 TV Conference Record (Finish)...... 14-2 (1st) www.hampton pirates.com at South Carolina State L, 68-60 vs. Florida A&M L, 70-61 Florida A&M W, 57-41 Virginia Tech (NIT) L, 62-94 Post-season Play...... L, 94-62 to Virginia Teach in NIT Bethune-Cookman W, 59-50 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 7/4 2008–09 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2008–09 Roster Sports Information 1 Keishawn Mayes F 6-7 225 Fr. Warrenton, N.C./Laurinburg Institute No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Basketball SID...... Leonard L. Haynes IV 3 Marc Davis G 5-10 175 So. Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS 1 Desmond Thomas G 5-9 185 r-Fr. Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS Office...... (443) 885-3009 4 Aleksandar Popovic C 6-10 240 Sr. Novi Sad, Serbia/Weatherford CC 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 So. Hagerstown, Md./St. Maria Gorreti HS Home...... (240) 426-3572 5 Sammy Obetoh F 6-7 200 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Washington Irving HS 3 Jermaine Bolden G 5-9 175 Sr. Baltimore, Md./South Plains CC Fax...... (443) 885-8307 10 Josh Bright G 5-10 170 So. Salisbury, Md./Wicomico HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Jr. Hagerstown, Md./Hagerston CC Email...... [email protected] 11 Tim Burns* G 5-10 180 Jr. Franklinville, N.J./High Point University 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Jr. Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS Press Row...... (443) 885-4018 24 Hillary Haley* G 6-6 200 So. Landover, Md./St. Bonaventure University 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 Fr. Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park HS Web Site...... www.morganstatebears.com 25 Jaime Boyer G 6-1 175 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Lutheran Academy 21 Rogers Barnes G 6-2 190 Sr. Columbia, Md./River Hill HS 31 Mark Robertson G/F 6-5 220 Fr. Lakewood, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Jr. Baltimore, Md./NE JC (Colorado) Series History (Since 1995–96) 32 Tyler Hines F/C 6-6 230 Fr. Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek HS 32 Marquise Kately F 6-5 220 Sr. San Francisco, Calif./Cal Hampton leads 17-7 33 Chris Conner G 6-4 210 Fr. Powell, Tenn./Hargrave Military Academy 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 r-Fr. Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS First Meeting: Jan. 25 1997; Hampton 61, Morgan State 59 34 Neal Pitt F 6-6 230 Jr. Fort Washington, Md./Frederick CC 34 Ameer Ali G/F 6-4 230 r-Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Progressive HS Last Meeting: Feb. 25 2008; Morgan State 66, Hampton 62 (OT) 41 Gary Lee G/F 6-5 190 Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich./Northwestern Univ. 42 Rodney Stokes F/C 6-10 225 So. Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill HS 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Pensacola CC 4 Rico Myles F 6-8 225 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./LA Trade Tech 5 Joseph Morgan G 6-6 195 Jr. Crenshaw, Calif./LA Trade Tech www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

58 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 59 Spartans North Carolina A&T Aggies January 31, 2009 • 6 p.m. • HU Convocation Center • Hampton, Va. February 28, 2009 • 6 p.m. • Echols Hall • Norfolk, Va.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 16...... at Longwood Jan. 19...... Maryland Eastern Shore Nov. 19...... at William & Mary Jan. 24...... at South Carolina State Nov. 25...... at Michigan Jan. 26...... at Winston-Salem State Nov. 30...... at Air Force Jan. 31...... at Hampton Dec. 2...... Jacksonville State Feb. 2...... at Howard Dec. 6...... at North Carolina A&T Feb. 7...... Bethune-Cookman Dec. 17...... at Wright State Feb. 9...... Florida A&M Dec. 20...... Missouri State Feb. 14...... at Delaware State Anthony Evans Corey Lyons Dec. 21...... Middle Tennessee State Feb. 16...... at Maryland Eastern Shore Head Coach Forward/Center • Sr. Dec. 22...... UC Irvine Feb. 21...... South Carolina State Dec. 28...... vs. Texas-Pan American Feb. 23...... Winston-Salem State General Information Dec. 29...... Consolation/Championship Feb. 28...... Hampton Location...... Norfolk, Va. Jan. 10...... at Coppin State Mar. 2...... Howard Enrollment...... 6,200 Jan. 12...... at Morgan State Mar. 5...... North Carolina A&T Nickname...... Spartans Jan. 17...... Delaware State Mar. 9–14...... MEAC Tournament pton university ha m pton Colors...... Green and Gold Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic Arena...... Echols Hall (7,000) 2007–08 Results President...... Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers at Richmond W, 72-69 at Delaware State L, 54-69 Athletics Director...... Marty L. Miller at Longwood L, 67-80 at Maryland Eastern Shore W, 84-65 at Central Florida L, 64-78 South Carolina State W, 97-71 Coaching Staff at Nebraska L, 48-83 Winston-Salem State W, 82-67 Head Coach...... Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas ’94) at Prairie View A&M L, 71-76 Hampton L, 58-62 Record at NSU...... 16-15 (1st year) North Carolina A&T W, 82-76 Howard W, 59-44 Overall Record...... 16-15( 1st year) at Fairleigh Dickinson L, 64-80 at Bethune-Cookman W, 78-77 Office Phone...... (757) 823-8934 at Air Force L, 53-65 at Florida A&M W, 77-66 Assistant Coaches...... Robert Jones (SUNY-New Paltz ’02) at Campbell L, 64-69 at Winston-Salem State L, 65-68 ...... Larry Vickers (Norfolk St. ’07) at Evansville L, 71-80 at Hampton L, 72-87 at Jacksonville State W, 76-72 at Howard W, 54-52 Team Information North Carolina Central W, 87-83 at North Carolina A&T L, 70-72 2007–08 Overall Record...... 16-15 Coppin State W, 65-60 Florida A&M W, 69-61 Conference Record (Finish)...... 11-5 (T-2nd) Morgan State W, 71-69 Coppin State L, 65-67 Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3

Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 8/7

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Matt Michalec Office...... (757) 823-2627 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Home...... (757) 592-1245 00 Raphael Hall G/F 6-6 185 Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek HS Fax...... (757) 823-8218 1 Aleek Pauline G 6-1 200 So. South Jamaica, N.Y./Reedley (Calif.) CC Email...... [email protected] 2 Michael Deloach G 6-0 175 Sr. Rocky Mount, N.C./Bonner Academy Press Row...... (757) 823-8195 10 Kyle O’Quinn F 6-9 225 Fr. Queens, N.Y./Campus Magnet HS Web Site...... www.nsuspartans.com 11 Joseph Dorsett-Jeffreys C 6-11 300 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./North Dakota State Coll. of Science 13 James Williams G 6-2 175 So. Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS Series History (Since 1995–96) 14 Antoine Perry G 6-0 185 Jr. Norfolk, Va./Booker T. Washington HS Hampton leads 15-10 20 Kevin Worsley G/F 6-4 205 Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Neosho (Kan.) CC First Meeting: Dec. 6 1997; Hampton 71, Norfolk State 64 21 Brandon Monroe F 6-7 215 Jr. Raeford, N.C./Laurinburg Prep Last Meeting: Mar. 1, 2008; Hampton 87, Norfolk State 72 22 Tim Zephyr F 6-8 195 So. Bronx, N.Y./Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC 23 Corey Lyons G/F 6-4 185 Sr. Bronx, N.Y./Frederick Douglass Academy 25 Oludele Doherty F/C 6-8 225 Sr. Richmond, Va./Virginia Intermont College www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

60 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide North Carolina A&T Aggies a h m February 2, 2009 • 8 p.m. • HU Convocation Center • Hampton, Va. March 2, 2009 • 8 p.m. • • Greensboro y t i s , r e N.C. v i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 16...... at Longwood Jan. 19...... Maryland Eastern Shore Nov. 14...... U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Jan. 17...... UMES Nov. 19...... at William & Mary Jan. 24...... at South Carolina State Nov. 16...... Central Florida Jan. 19...... Delaware State Nov. 25...... at Michigan Jan. 26...... at Winston-Salem State Nov. 19...... Talladega Jan. 24...... at Winston-Salem State Nov. 30...... at Air Force Jan. 31...... at Hampton Nov. 22...... UNLV Jan. 26...... at S.C. State Dec. 2...... Jacksonville State Feb. 2...... at Howard Nov. 24...... California Jan. 31...... at Howard Dec. 6...... at North Carolina A&T Feb. 7...... Bethune-Cookman Nov. 28...... Texas-Pan America Feb. 2...... at Hampton Dec. 17...... at Wright State Feb. 9...... Florida A&M Nov. 29...... Coastal Carolina Feb. 7...... Florida A&M Dec. 20...... Missouri State Feb. 14...... at Delaware State Dec. 6...... Norfolk State Feb. 9...... Bethune-Cookman Dec. 21...... Middle Tennessee State Feb. 16...... at Maryland Eastern Shore Dec. 13...... at Akron Feb. 14...... at UMES Jerry Eaves Ed Jones Dec. 22...... UC Irvine Feb. 21...... South Carolina State Dec. 18...... at Tulane Feb. 16...... at Delaware State Head Coach Forward • Senior Dec. 28...... vs. Texas-Pan American Feb. 23...... Winston-Salem State Dec. 20...... at Evansville Feb. 21...... Winston-Salem State Dec. 29...... Consolation/Championship Feb. 28...... Hampton Dec. 28...... at Georgia Feb. 23...... S.C. State General Information Jan. 10...... at Coppin State Mar. 2...... Howard Jan. 2...... at St. Louis Feb. 28...... Howard Location...... Greensboro, N.C. Jan. 12...... at Morgan State Mar. 5...... North Carolina A&T Jan. 5...... Tennessee Weselyn Mar. 2...... Hampton Enrollment...... 11,436 Jan. 17...... Delaware State Mar. 9–14...... MEAC Tournament Jan. 10...... at Morgan State Mar. 5...... at Norfolk State Nickname...... Aggies pton university ha m pton Jan. 12...... at Coppin State Mar. 9–14...... MEAC Tournament Colors...... Blue and Gold Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic 2007–08 Results Arena...... Corbett Sports Center at Richmond W, 72-69 at Delaware State L, 54-69 2007–08 Results President...... Dr. Stanley F. Battle at Longwood L, 67-80 at Maryland Eastern Shore W, 84-65 vs. Saint Louis L, 43-54 at Delaware State W, 63-61 Athletics Director...... Wheeler Brown at Central Florida L, 64-78 South Carolina State W, 97-71 at Pittsburg L, 61-88 Winston-Salem State W, 75-56 at Nebraska L, 48-83 Winston-Salem State W, 82-67 Houston Baptist W, 96-71 South Carolina State W, 82-77 Coaching Staff at Prairie View A&M L, 71-76 Hampton L, 58-62 Anderson W, 86-50 Howard W, 72-56 Head Coach...... Jerry Eaves (Louisville ’86) North Carolina A&T W, 82-76 Howard W, 59-44 at DePaul W, 96-93 Hampton L, 52-68 Record at NCAT...... 45-105 (6 years) at Fairleigh Dickinson L, 64-80 at Bethune-Cookman W, 78-77 vs. Montreat W, 82-51 at Florida A&M W, O2, 80-78 Overall Record...... 45-105 (6 years) at Air Force L, 53-65 at Florida A&M W, 77-66 at Tennessee L, 59-93 at Bethune-Cookman L, 50-54 Office Phone...... (336) 334-7983 at Campbell L, 64-69 at Winston-Salem State L, 65-68 at Norfolk State L, 76-82 Maryland E. Shore W, 95-85 Assistant Coaches...... Scott Bollwage (Barton College ’98) at Evansville L, 71-80 at Hampton L, 72-87 Southern Virginia W, 124-90 Delaware State L, 66-70 ...... Harlan Frye (NC A&T ’84) at Jacksonville State W, 76-72 at Howard W, 54-52 at Missouri L, 66-94 at Winston-Salem State L, 63-71 ...... Bryant Paylor (NC A&T ’03) North Carolina Central W, 87-83 at North Carolina A&T L, 70-72 at Akron L, 70-88 at South Carolina State W, 77-75 Coppin State W, 65-60 Florida A&M W, 69-61 at Miami (Fla.) L, 64-95 at Howard L, 58-66 Team Information Morgan State W, 71-69 Coppin State L, 65-67 at Washington State L, 34-67 at Hampton L, 55-71 2007–08 Overall Record...... 15-16 Morgan State L, 66-87 Norfolk State w, 72-70 Conference Record (Finish)...... 9-7 (T-5th)

Starters Returning/Lost...... 0/5 Coppin State W, 59-56 vs. Delaware State L, 62-64 www.hampton pirates.com at Maryland E. Shore W, 61-49 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 9/7 2008–09 Roster Sports Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Basketball SID...... Brian Holloway 00 Raphael Hall G/F 6-6 185 Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek HS 2008–09 Roster Office...... (336) 334-7141 1 Aleek Pauline G 6-1 200 So. South Jamaica, N.Y./Reedley (Calif.) CC Cell...... (336) 328-6719 2 Michael Deloach G 6-0 175 Sr. Rocky Mount, N.C./Bonner Academy No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Brock Moorman F 6-6 212 Fr. Owensboro, Ky./Owensboro Fax...... (336) 334-7181 10 Kyle O’Quinn F 6-9 225 Fr. Queens, N.Y./Campus Magnet HS Email...... [email protected] 11 Joseph Dorsett-Jeffreys C 6-11 300 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./North Dakota State Coll. of Science 3 Dwane Joshua G 6-1 180 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Jacksonville CC 5 Tavarus Alston G 6-0 165 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Smith Press Row...... (336) 334-7405 13 James Williams G 6-2 175 So. Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS Web Site...... www.ncataggies.com 14 Antoine Perry G 6-0 185 Jr. Norfolk, Va./Booker T. Washington HS 10 Marc Hill G 5-8 160 Fr. Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara 20 Kevin Worsley G/F 6-4 205 Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Neosho (Kan.) CC 12 Nic Simpson G 6-3 185 Fr. Ft. Thomas, Ky./Highlands 15 Kam Shepherd F 6-8 215 So. Orlando, Fla./Osceola Series History (Since 1995–96) 21 Brandon Monroe F 6-7 215 Jr. Raeford, N.C./Laurinburg Prep Hampton leads 17-7 22 Tim Zephyr F 6-8 195 So. Bronx, N.Y./Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC 21 Ed Jones F 6-7 215 Sr. Leesburg, Va./Butler CC 23 Thomas Coleman C 6-9 220 So. Louisville, Ky./Jeffersontown First Meeting: Jan. 30, 1997; North Carolina A&T, Hampton 75 23 Corey Lyons G/F 6-4 185 Sr. Bronx, N.Y./Frederick Douglass Academy Last Meeting: Mar. 3, Hampton 71, North Carolina A&T 55 25 Oludele Doherty F/C 6-8 225 Sr. Richmond, Va./Virginia Intermont College 30 Julian McCurklin F 6-8 225 Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Tiffin University 33 Nicholas Wilson F 6-5 210 Sr. Trenton, N.J./Bowling Green 34 Robert Johnson F 6-6 200 Jr. Greensboro, N.C./Dudley 43 Chad Webster C 6-10 210 Sr. Durham, N.C./Riverside 50 James Porter C 6-9 220 Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

60 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 61 South Carolina State University Bulldogs November 27, 2008 • TBA Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 15...... at Rice Jan. 4...... at Northern Arizona Nov. 18...... Portland Jan. 8...... Weber State Nov. 23...... Cal State Fullerton Jan. 10...... Idaho State Nov. 26–29...... at Great Alaska Shootout Jan. 18...... at Northern Colorado Nov. 26...... Northern Illinois Jan. 24...... Eastern Washington Nov. 27...... vs. Hampton/Alaska Jan. 29...... at Montana Dec. 6...... Seattle Feb. 1...... at Montana State Dec. 9...... Lewis And Clark Feb. 5...... Northern Arizona Jeremiah Dominguez Dec. 14...... at Washington Feb. 8...... Sacramento State Head Coach Guard • Senior Dec. 17...... at Cal Poly Feb. 12...... at Idaho State Dec. 20...... Montana Feb. 14...... at Weber State General Information Dec. 23...... at Gonzaga Feb. 19...... Northern Colorado Location...... Portland, Ore. Dec. 27...... at Texas Southern Feb. 21...... ESPN Bracketbuster Enrollment...... 24,999 Dec. 29...... at Baylor Feb. 25...... Montana State Nickname...... Vikings Jan. 2...... at Sacramento State Feb. 28...... at Eastern Washington pton university ha m pton Colors...... Green, White and Sliver Conference...... Big Sky Arena...... Peter W. Stott Center (1,500) 2007–08 Results President...... Wim Wiewel at #2 UCLA L, 48-69 at Idaho State W, 71-61 Athletics Director...... Torre Chisholm IUPUI W, 77-73 at Northern Colorado W, OT, 85-83 Akron W, 66-63 at Montana W, 70-68 Coaching Staff Colorado State L, 63-64 at MONTANA STATE W, 96-85 Head Coach...... Ken Bone (Seattle Pacific, ’83) LINFIELD W, 93-50 at Northern Arizona W, 71-68 Record at Portland...... 54-39 (3 years) UC Davis L, 68-76 at Sacramento State W, 79-56 Overall Record...... 312-157 (16 years) Portland W, 78-73 at Idaho State W, 81-58 Office Phone...... (503) 725-5602 Utah Valley State W, OT, 60-53 at Weber State W, 76-73 Associate Head Coach...... (Central Washington, ’96) Lewis and Clark W, 61-60 at Northern Colorado W, 88-79 Assistant Coaches...... Curtis Allen (Washington, ’05) at #8 Washington State L, 60-72 at Cal State Fullerton L, 69-85 ...... Eric Harper (Central Washington, ’95) Cal Poly W, 74-66 at Montana State W, 96-68 at Washington L, 65-84 at Montana W, 108-56 Team Information at Eastern Washington L, 57-58 Eastern Washington W, 76-74 2007–08 Overall Record...... 23-10 at San Jose State L, OT, 73-76 Idaho State W, 72-61 Conference Record (Finish)...... 14-2 (1st) at Sacramento State W, 83-58 Northern Arizona W, 67-51

Post-season Play...... NCAA Tournament, 1st Round at Northern Arizona W, 80-66 at #5 Kansas L, 61-85 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 at Weber State L, 68-73 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 6/7

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Mike Lund No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Office...... (503) 725-5602 1 Julius Thomas F 6-5 220 Jr. Stockton, Calif./Tokay Cell...... (503) 866-0236 3 Andre Murray G 6-2 200 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Cleveland Email...... [email protected] 4 Mickey Polis G 5-8 165 Sr. Longview, Wash./Lower Columbia CC Press Row...... (503) 725-5597 10 Jeremiah Dominguez G 5-6 150 Sr. Salem, Ore./South Salem/Portland Web Site...... www.GoViks.com 11 Dominic Waters G 6-1 170 Jr. Portland, Ore./Grant/Hawai’i 13 Tyrell Mara F 6-6 235 Jr. White Rock, B.C./White Rock Series History (Since 1995–96) Christian Academy First Meeting 14 Kyle Coston F 6-8 210 Jr. Lynden, Wash./Lynden Christian 21 Phil Nelson F 6-7 220 So. Keizer, Ore./McNary/Washington 50 Jamie Jones F 6-7 215 Jr. El Segundo, Calif./El Segundo/Portland Jason Conrad C 6-11 220 Fr. Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy Paul Guede G/F 6-5 205 So. London, England/Grace Christian/ Tallahassee CC Donatas Visockis C 6-10 235 Jr. Siauliai, Lithuania/Butte JC Wendell Wright G/F 6-5 185 Fr. Lakewood, Calif./Mayfair Glen Dean G 5-11 165 Fr. Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

62 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide South Carolina State University Bulldogs a h m January 17, 2009 • 6 p.m. • Hampton Convocation Center • Hampton, Va. February 14, 2009 • 6 p.m. • SHM Memorial Hall • Orangeburg, y t i s r e S v i .C. n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 15...... at Rice Jan. 4...... at Northern Arizona Nov. 14...... Erskine Jan. 24...... Norfolk State Nov. 18...... Portland Jan. 8...... Weber State Nov. 18...... Allen Jan. 26...... N C A&T Nov. 23...... Cal State Fullerton Jan. 10...... Idaho State Nov. 21...... Carver Jan. 31...... at Bethune-Cookman Nov. 26–29...... at Great Alaska Shootout Jan. 18...... at Northern Colorado Nov. 24...... College of Charleston Feb. 2...... at Florida A&M Nov. 26...... Northern Illinois Jan. 24...... Eastern Washington Nov. 29...... at William and Mary Feb. 7...... Coppin State Nov. 27...... vs. Hampton/Alaska Jan. 29...... at Montana Nov. 30...... at Liberty Feb. 9...... Morgan State Dec. 6...... Seattle Feb. 1...... at Montana State Dec. 10...... Idaho Feb. 14...... Hampton Dec. 9...... Lewis And Clark Feb. 5...... Northern Arizona Dec. 13...... at Clemson Feb. 16...... Howard Dec. 14...... at Washington Feb. 8...... Sacramento State Dec. 17...... at Idaho Feb. 21...... at Norfolk State Tim Carter Jason Johnson Dec. 17...... at Cal Poly Feb. 12...... at Idaho State Dec. 20...... at Savannah State Feb. 23...... at N C A&T Head Coach Center • Senior Dec. 20...... Montana Feb. 14...... at Weber State Dec. 30...... at Nebraska Feb. 28...... Bethune-Cookman Dec. 23...... at Gonzaga Feb. 19...... Northern Colorado Jan. 10...... at Delaware State Mar. 2...... Florida A&M General Information Dec. 27...... at Texas Southern Feb. 21...... ESPN Bracketbuster Jan. 12...... at Md.-Eastern Shore Mar. 5...... at Winston Salem State Location...... Orangeburg, SC Dec. 29...... at Baylor Feb. 25...... Montana State Jan. 17...... at Hampton Mar. 9–14...... MEAC Tournament Enrollment...... 4,700 Jan. 2...... at Sacramento State Feb. 28...... at Eastern Washington Jan. 19...... at Howard Nickname ...... Bulldogs pton university ha m pton Colors...... Garnet and Blue Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic 2007–08 Results 2007–08 Results Arena...... SHM Memorial Hall at #2 UCLA L, 48-69 at Idaho State W, 71-61 Voorhees W, 85-65 Hampton L, 76-82 President...... Dr. George E. Cooper IUPUI W, 77-73 at Northern Colorado W, OT, 85-83 at South Carolina L, 67-92 Howard W, 60-58 Athletics Director...... Charlene Johnson Akron W, 66-63 at Montana W, 70-68 at Old Dominion L, 54-64 at Norfolk State L, 71-97 Colorado State L, 63-64 at MONTANA STATE W, 96-85 Jacksonville L, 64-76 at NC A&T L, 77-82 Coaching Staff LINFIELD W, 93-50 at Northern Arizona W, 71-68 at North Carolina L, 64-110 Bethune-Cookman W, 51-48 Head Coach...... Tim Carter (Kansas ’79) UC Davis L, 68-76 at Sacramento State W, 79-56 at Iona W, 81-76 Florida A&M W, 65-59 Record at SCSU...... 13-20 (1 year) Portland W, 78-73 at Idaho State W, 81-58 at Hartford LOT, 72-80 at Coppin State L, 67-79 Overall Record...... 173-172 (12 years) Utah Valley State W, OT, 60-53 at Weber State W, 76-73 at Winston-Salem State W, OT, 74-70 at Morgan State L, 55-81 Office Phone...... (803) 536-7242 Lewis and Clark W, 61-60 at Northern Colorado W, 88-79 VMI W, 89-88 at Hampton L, 74-77 Assistant Coaches...... “Hank” Harris (Tennessee St ’81) at #8 Washington State L, 60-72 at Cal State Fullerton L, 69-85 Savannah State L, 69-73 at Howard W, 74-61 ...... Brandon Perry (Georgia Tech ’01) Cal Poly W, 74-66 at Montana State W, 96-68 North Carolina State L, 49-74 Norfolk State W, 97-86 ...... Lorenzo Watkins (Idaho State ’97) at Washington L, 65-84 at Montana W, 108-56 at UNC-Asheville L, 76-87 NC A&T L, 75-77 at Eastern Washington L, 57-58 Eastern Washington W, 76-74 Allen W, 81-57 at Bethune-Cookman W, OT, 85-81 Team Information at San Jose State L, OT, 73-76 Idaho State W, 72-61 at James Madison L, 75-84 at Florida A&M L, 72-85 2007–08 Overall Record...... 13-20 at Sacramento State W, 83-58 Northern Arizona W, 67-51 at Mercer L, 73-76 Winston-Salem State W, 73-71 Conference Record (Finish)...... 7-9 (T-7th) Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 at Northern Arizona W, 80-66 at #5 Kansas L, 61-85 Delaware State L, 57-64 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 78-69 www.hampton pirates.com at Weber State L, 68-73 UMES W, 68-60 vs. Morgan State L, 68-77 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 5/2 Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... William P. Hamilton 2008–09 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Office...... (803) 536-7060 1 Julius Thomas F 6-5 220 Jr. Stockton, Calif./Tokay No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Fax...... (803) 836-8622 3 Andre Murray G 6-2 200 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Cleveland 1 Jason Johnson C 6-7 220 Sr. Bronx, N.Y./Richland R. Green Email...... [email protected] 4 Mickey Polis G 5-8 165 Sr. Longview, Wash./Lower Columbia CC 2 Jessie Burton G 5-11 175 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./Minn. South HS Web Site...... www.scsuathletics.com 10 Jeremiah Dominguez G 5-6 150 Sr. Salem, Ore./South Salem/Portland 3 Brandon Smalls F 6-5 175 Jr. North Charleston, S.C./Harcum CC 11 Dominic Waters G 6-1 170 Jr. Portland, Ore./Grant/Hawai’i 4 Josh Jackson C 6-9 285 Sr. Aiken, S.C./College of Charleston Series History (Since 1995–96) 13 Tyrell Mara F 6-6 235 Jr. White Rock, B.C./White Rock 14 Jimmy Williams G 6-3 190 Fr. East Dublin, Ga./East Laurens HS Hampton leads 16-13 Christian Academy 15 Jason Flagler G/F 6-4 185 Jr. Woodbridge, Va./Hargrave Acad. First Meeting: Jan. 24, 1996; SCSU 83, Hampton 65 14 Kyle Coston F 6-8 210 Jr. Lynden, Wash./Lynden Christian 20 Kensha Johnson G 6-1 180 Fr. Hawkinsville, Ga./Coastal GA CC Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2008; Hampton 77, SCSU 74 21 Phil Nelson F 6-7 220 So. Keizer, Ore./McNary/Washington 21 Arsenio Williams F 6-4 210 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Fort Scott CC 50 Jamie Jones F 6-7 215 Jr. El Segundo, Calif./El Segundo/Portland 22 Carrio Bennett G 6-1 160 Sr. Piedmont, S.C./Berea HS Jason Conrad C 6-11 220 Fr. Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy 23 Jamaal Day G 6-1 180 Fr. Irwinton, Ga./Wilkinson Co. Paul Guede G/F 6-5 205 So. London, England/Grace Christian/ 24 Westley Telfare G 6-4 190 So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill HS Tallahassee CC 25 Julius Carter F/C 6-8 250 Sr. N. Charleston, S.C./Ft. Dorchester HS Donatas Visockis C 6-10 235 Jr. Siauliai, Lithuania/Butte JC Wendell Wright G/F 6-5 185 Fr. Lakewood, Calif./Mayfair Glen Dean G 5-11 165 Fr. Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

62 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 63 Towson University Tigers Virginia Commonwealth University Rams November 22, 2008 • 7:30 p.m. Towson Center Arena • Towson, Md.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 14...... NAVY Jan. 10...... at Northeastern Nov. 16...... @ Niagara Jan. 14...... VCU Nov. 22...... Hampton Jan. 17...... at Georgia State Nov. 24...... NJIT (Hoop Group Classic) Jan. 21...... at James Madison Nov. 28...... Villanova Jan. 24...... UNC Wilmington Nov. 29...... Penn St./URI Jan. 28...... at William & Mary Dec. 3...... at UMBC (MASN) Jan. 31...... Drexel Dec. 6...... Hofstra Feb. 3...... at Old Dominion Josh Thornton Dec. 9...... St. Joseph’s Feb. 7...... at Hofstra Head Coach Guard • Jr. Dec. 13...... at High Point Feb. 11...... Georgia State Dec. 22...... at Bowling Green Feb. 14...... at Drexel General Information Dec. 28...... at Lafayette Feb. 18...... William & Mary Location...... Towson, MD Dec. 31...... at N.C. State Feb. 21...... ESPNU BracketBuster Enrollment...... 19,758 Jan. 3...... James Madison Feb. 25...... Delaware Nickname...... Tigers Jan. 5...... at Delaware Feb. 28...... at George Mason pton university ha m pton Colors...... Gold, White and Black Jan. 7...... George Mason Mar. 6–9...... CAA Tournament Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association Arena...... Towson Center (5,000) 2007–08 Results President...... Dr. Robert Caret Athletics Director...... Mike Hermann Loyola W, 83-69 at William & Mary L, 51-61 Bucknell L, 57-71 Georgia State W, 58-57 Coaching Staff at Samford W, 73-66 James Madison W, 73-64 Head Coach...... Pat Kennedy (King’s College ’75) at Vermont L, 57-59 Hofstra W, 60-51 Record at Towson...... 45-75 (4 years) North Carolina Central W, 74-52 at VCU L, 42-65 Overall Record...... 461-386 (28 years) at Navy L, 59-73 at James Madison L, 68-73 Office Phone...... (410) 704-3173 at Delaware L, 63-70 at Drexel L, 51-65 Assistant Coaches...... Eric Skeeters (Coppin State ’97) at Temple L, 46-69 George Mason L, 73-85 ...... Jay Eck (Xavier ’73) Niagara W, OT, 75-72 William & Mary W, 64-52 ...... Jim Meil (Lehigh ’82) Lafayette L, OT, 69-79 at Hofstra L, 67-81 ...... Shaun Morris (Lycoming ’05) at Auburn L, 59-79 High Point W, 73-72 Northeastern W, 77-71 at Georgia State L, 63-79 Team Information at George Mason L, 63-72 Delaware W, 89-74 2007–08 Overall Record...... 13-18 Old Dominion L, 59-71 vs. Hofstra W, 81-66

Conference Record (Finish)...... 7-11 (9th) Drexel W, 86-77 vs. VCU L, 46-57 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 at UNC Wilmington L, 68-81 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 9/4

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Peter Schiehr No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Office...... (410) 704-2232 12 Tommy Breaux F 6-8 210 Sr. Randallstown, Md./Randallstown HS Fax...... (410) 704-3861 15 Ricardo Brown F 6-5 215 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg HS Email...... [email protected] 1 Vernon Carr G 6-2 200 Sr. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Redford HS Web Site...... www.towsontigers.com 4 Rocky Coleman G 6-3 180 Sr. Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS 3 Tim Crossin G 6-1 175 Sr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Bishop O’Reilly HS Series History (Since 1995–96) 35 Tony Durant F 6-7 246 Sr. Forrestville, Md./Suitland HS First Meeting 32 Troy Franklin G 5-11 160 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Mt. Carmel HS 24 Junior Hairston F 6-8 205 Sr. Salisbury, N.C./West Rowan HS 10 Ryan Kannegieter G 5-11 172 Sr. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield HS 33 Calvin Lee F 6-7 200 Jr. Etrick, Va./ Allegany College of Maryland 11 Caleb McClary G 6-0 175 So. Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney HS 20 Brian Morris G 6-5 171 So. Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity HS 25 Robert Nwankwo F 6-7 210 So. Hyattsville, Md./Parkdale HS 22 Jarrel Smith F 6-7 200 So. Newport Beach, Calif./Birmingham HS 2 Jimmy Smith G 6-4 180 So. Newport Beach, Calif./Birmingham HS 23 Josh Thornton G 6-1 175 Jr. Rochester, N.Y./Caesar Rodney (Del.) HS www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

64 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Virginia Commonwealth University Rams a h m December 27, 2008 • 7:00 p.m. Alltel Pavilion at Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, y t i s r e v Va. i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 14...... NAVY Jan. 10...... at Northeastern Nov. 19...... South Dakota State Jan. 17...... Old Dominion Nov. 16...... @ Niagara Jan. 14...... VCU Nov. 22...... at Rhode Island Jan. 21...... at Georgia State Nov. 22...... Hampton Jan. 17...... at Georgia State Nov. 25...... at East Carolina Jan. 24...... George Mason Nov. 24...... NJIT (Hoop Group Classic) Jan. 21...... at James Madison Nov. 29...... vs. New Mexico Jan. 28...... Northeastern Nov. 28...... Villanova Jan. 24...... UNC Wilmington Nov. 30...... vs. Drake/Vanderbilt Jan. 31...... at Hofstra Nov. 29...... Penn St./URI Jan. 28...... at William & Mary Dec. 4...... Western Michigan Feb. 4...... at UNC Wilmington Dec. 3...... at UMBC (MASN) Jan. 31...... Drexel Dec. 6...... at William & Mary Feb. 7...... William & Mary Dec. 6...... Hofstra Feb. 3...... at Old Dominion Dec. 13...... at Richmond Feb. 11...... James Madison Dec. 9...... St. Joseph’s Feb. 7...... at Hofstra Dec. 17...... Akron Feb. 14...... at Old Dominion Eric Maynor Dec. 13...... at High Point Feb. 11...... Georgia State Dec. 20...... vs. Oklahoma Feb. 18...... Delaware Head Coach Guard • Senior Dec. 22...... at Bowling Green Feb. 14...... at Drexel Dec. 27...... Hampton Feb. 21...... at ESPN BracketBusters Dec. 28...... at Lafayette Feb. 18...... William & Mary Jan. 3...... at Delaware Feb. 25...... at James Madison General Information Dec. 31...... at N.C. State Feb. 21...... ESPNU BracketBuster Jan. 5...... UNC Wilmington Feb. 28...... Georgia State Location...... Richmond, Va. Jan. 3...... James Madison Feb. 25...... Delaware Jan. 7...... at Drexel March 6–9...... CAA Tournament Enrollment...... 32,000 Jan. 5...... at Delaware Feb. 28...... at George Mason Jan. 10...... Hofstra Nickname...... Rams pton university ha m pton Jan. 7...... George Mason Mar. 6–9...... CAA Tournament Jan. 14...... at Towson Colors...... Black and Gold Conference...... Colonial Athletic Association 2007–08 Results 2007–08 Results Arena...... Alltel Pavilion at Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,500) President...... Dr. Eugene P. Trani Loyola W, 83-69 at William & Mary L, 51-61 Maryland-Eastern Shore W, 70-51 at Old Dominion W, 78-68 Athletics Director...... Norwood Teague Bucknell L, 57-71 Georgia State W, 58-57 vs. Houston W, 73-72 at Hofstra W, 82-65 at Samford W, 73-66 James Madison W, 73-64 vs. Miami (Fla.) L, 63-69 Drexel W, 76-62 Coaching Staff at Vermont L, 57-59 Hofstra W, 60-51 vs. Arkansas L, 60-70 at George Mason L, 51-63 Head Coach...... Anthony Grant (Dayton ’87) North Carolina Central W, 74-52 at VCU L, 42-65 Elon W, 79-61 Towson W, 65-42 Record at VCU...... 52-15 (2 years) at Navy L, 59-73 at James Madison L, 68-73 at Hampton L, 55-64 at Georgia State W, OT 65-60 Overall Record...... 52-15 (2 years) at Delaware L, 63-70 at Drexel L, 51-65 vs. Maryland W, 85-76 at Delaware W, 83-73 Office Phone...... (804) 828-1278 at Temple L, 46-69 George Mason L, 73-85 William & Mary W, 71-57 James Madison W, 75-56 Assistant Coaches...... Tony Pujol (Sterling ’89) Niagara W, OT, 75-72 William & Mary W, 64-52 Richmond W, 65-45 Old Dominion L, 66-67 ...... John Brannen (Marshall ’96) Lafayette L, OT, 69-79 at Hofstra L, 67-81 Longwood W, 78-45 at Northeastern W, 66-62 ...... Allen Edwards (Kentucky ’02) at Auburn L, 59-79 High Point W, 73-72 at Bradley W, 79-64 at Akron W, 57-52 Northeastern W, 77-71 at Georgia State L, 63-79 at James Madison L, 61-62 UNC Wilmington W, 72-58 Team Information at George Mason L, 63-72 Delaware W, 89-74 at UNC Wilmington W, 72-57 at William & Mary W, 54-43 2007–08 Overall Record...... 24-8 Old Dominion L, 59-71 vs. Hofstra W, 81-66 Georgia State W, 49-47 at Towson W, 57-46 Conference Record (Finish)...... 15-3 (1st)

Drexel W, 86-77 vs. VCU L, 46-57 Hofstra W, 59-49 at William & Mary L, 54-56 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 www.hampton pirates.com at UNC Wilmington L, 68-81 Delaware W, 60-39 UAB L, 77-80 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 11/3

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Chris Kowalczyk No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Office...... (804) 828-8818 12 Tommy Breaux F 6-8 210 Sr. Randallstown, Md./Randallstown HS 0 Jay Gavin G 6-2 200 So. Seat Pleasant, Md./Bishop McNamara Cell...... (330) 348-6869 15 Ricardo Brown F 6-5 215 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg HS (Marist) Fax...... (804) 828-9428 1 Vernon Carr G 6-2 200 Sr. Detroit, Mich./Detroit Redford HS 1 Larry Sanders F 6-9 205 So. Fort Pierce, Fla./Port St. Lucie Email...... [email protected] 4 Rocky Coleman G 6-3 180 Sr. Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS 3 Eric Maynor G 6-2 175 Sr. Raeford, N.C./Westover Press Row...... (804) 827-1010 3 Tim Crossin G 6-1 175 Sr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Bishop O’Reilly HS 4 Terrance Saintil F 6-7 225 Fr. Opa Locka, Fla./Monsignor Pace Web Site...... www.vcuathletics.com 35 Tony Durant F 6-7 246 Sr. Forrestville, Md./Suitland HS 5 Brandon Rozzell G 6-2 170 So. Richmond, Va./Highland Springs 32 Troy Franklin G 5-11 160 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Mt. Carmel HS 10 Gerard Smith G 5-10 170 So. Windermere, Fla./Timber Creek Series History (Since 1995–96) 24 Junior Hairston F 6-8 205 Sr. Salisbury, N.C./West Rowan HS 11 Kirill Pishchalnikov F 6-8 240 Jr. Maykop, Russia/MGGTK AGU VCU leads 5-1 10 Ryan Kannegieter G 5-11 172 Sr. Littleton, Colo./Chatfield HS 12 Joey Rodriguez G 5-10 165 So. Oviedo, Fla./Lake Howell First Meeting: Dec, 19, 2002; VCU 90, Hampton 85 33 Calvin Lee F 6-7 200 Jr. Etrick, Va./ Allegany College of Maryland 20 Bradford Burgess G 6-4 200 Fr. Midlothian, Va./Benedictine Last Meeting: Nov. 29, 2008; Hampton 64, VCU 55 11 Caleb McClary G 6-0 175 So. Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney HS 21 Franck Ndongo F 6-7 200 Jr. Yaounde, Cameroon/Montverde Academy 20 Brian Morris G 6-5 171 So. Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity HS 23 Lance Kearse F 6-6 225 So. Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers 25 Robert Nwankwo F 6-7 210 So. Hyattsville, Md./Parkdale HS 32 Myk Brown F 6-4 210 So. Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge 22 Jarrel Smith F 6-7 200 So. Newport Beach, Calif./Birmingham HS 34 David Hinton F 6-8 217 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./RJ Reynolds 2 Jimmy Smith G 6-4 180 So. Newport Beach, Calif./Birmingham HS 42 T.J. Gwynn F 6-4 200 Jr. Burlington, N.C./Cummings 23 Josh Thornton G 6-1 175 Jr. Rochester, N.Y./Caesar Rodney (Del.) HS 50 Ed Nixon G 6-3 190 So. St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

64 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 65 University of Winston-Salem State University Rams December 23, 2008 • 7:00 p.m. • Charlottesville, Va.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 16...... VMI Jan. 20...... at Maryland Nov. 19...... USF Jan. 24...... Florida State Nov. 21...... Radford Feb. 1...... at Duke Nov. 25...... Liberty Feb. 4...... Boston College Nov. 28...... at Syracuse Feb. 7...... at North Carolina Dec. 2...... at Minnesota Feb. 10...... at Florida State Dec. 17...... Longwood Feb. 15...... Clemson Dec. 20...... Auburn Feb. 18...... Virginia Tech Mamadi Diane Dec. 23...... Hampton Feb. 21...... at NC State Head Coach Guard/Forward • Sr. Dec. 28...... at Georgia Tech Feb. 26...... Miami Jan. 3...... Xavier Feb. 28...... Wake Forest General Information Jan. 6...... Brown Mar. 3...... at Clemson Location...... Charlottesville, Va. Jan. 10...... at Virginia Tech Mar. 7...... Maryland Enrollment...... 20,834 Jan. 15...... North Carolina Mar. 12–15...... ACC Tournament Nicknames...... Cavaliers, Wahoos pton university ha m pton Colors...... Orange and Blue Conference...... Atlantic Coast 2007–08 Results Arena...... John Paul Jones Arena Vermont W, 90-72 Georgia Tech L, OT, 82-92 President...... John T. Casteen III Howard W, 92-53 at Maryland L, 75-85 Athletics Director...... at Arizona W, 75-72 at Virginia Tech LOT, 65-72 Drexel W, 72-58 Clemson L, 51-82 Coaching Staff at Penn W, 100-85 at Wake Forest L, 64-80 Head Coach...... Dave Leitao (Northeastern ’83) vs. Seton Hall L, 60-74 North Carolina L, 74-75 Record at UVA...... 53-42 (3 years) Northwestern W, 94-52 at Boston College W, 79-74 Overall Record...... 133-111 (8 years) Syracuse L, 68-70 NC State W, 78-60 Office Phone...... (434) 982-5400 Longwood W, 76-57 at Miami L, 93-95 Assistant Coaches...... Bill Courtney (Bucknell ’92) Hampton W, 79-65 at Georgia Tech W, 76-74 ...... Drew Diener (Saint Louis ’03) Elon W, 91-61 Duke L, 70-86 ...... Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State ’81) Hartford W, 78-70 Maryland W, 91-76 at Xavier L, 70-108 vs. Georgia Tech L, 76-94 Team Information at Duke L, 65-87 Richmond W, 66-64 2007–08 Overall Record...... 17-16 Virginia Tech L, OT, 69-70 Old Dominion W, 80-76 Conference Record (Finish)...... 5-11 (10th) Boston College W, 84-66 Bradley L, 85-96 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 at Florida State L, 67-69 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 11/6

Sports Information Basketball SID...... Rich Murray 2008–09 Roster Office...... (434) 982-5500 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Home...... (434) 978-2966 2 Mustapha Farrakhan G 6-4 179 So. Harvey, Ill./Thornton Township Fax...... (434) 982-5525 4 Calvin Baker G 6-2 186 Jr. Newport News, Va./Woodside Email...... [email protected] 5 Assane Sene C 7-0 234 Fr. Saint-Louis, Senegal/South Kent Press Row...... (434) 296-5910 12 Jamil Tucker F 6-9 241 Jr. Gary, Ind./West Side Web Site...... www.VirginiaSports.com 13 Sammy Zeglinski G 6-0 179 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./The William Penn Charter Sch. 15 Sylven Landesberg G 6-6 205 Fr. Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross Series History (Since 1998–99) 21 Tunji Soroye C 6-11 252 Sr. Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria/Montrose Christian Sch. Virginia leads 4-0 22 Will Sherrill F 6-9 221 So. New York, N.Y./Phillips Academy Andover First Meeting: Nov. 25, 1998; Virginia 116, Hampton 66 23 G 6-4 200 So. Chester, Pa./Monsignor Bonner Last Meeting: Dec. 19, 2008; Virginia 79, Hampton 65 24 Mamadi Diane G/F 6-5 204 Sr. Potomac, Md./DeMatha Catholic 25 John Brandenburg C 6-11 241 Fr. Des Peres, Mo./De Smet Jesuit 32 Mike Scott F 6-8 233 So. Chesapeake, Va./Hargrave Military Academy 45 Solomon Tat G/F 6-5 223 Jr. Jos Plateau, Nigeria/Community Christian Sch. 55 Jerome Meyinsse F/C 6-9 245 Jr. Baton Rouge, La./McKinley www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

66 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide Winston-Salem State University Rams a h m January 18, 2009 • 8 p.m. • Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Va. February 16, 2009 • 8 p.m. • LVJM Coliseum Annex • Winston-Sal em, y t i s r e N.C. v i n u n o t p

2008–09 Schedule 2008–09 Schedule Nov. 16...... VMI Jan. 20...... at Maryland Nov. 14...... at Georgia Tech Jan. 26...... Norfolk State Nov. 19...... USF Jan. 24...... Florida State Nov. 18...... at Eastern Kentucky Jan. 31...... at Florida A&M Nov. 21...... Radford Feb. 1...... at Duke Nov. 24...... at Wake Forest Feb. 2...... at Bethune-Cookman Nov. 25...... Liberty Feb. 4...... Boston College Nov. 27–30...... at Illinois State Tournament Feb. 7...... Morgan State Nov. 28...... at Syracuse Feb. 7...... at North Carolina Dec. 6...... at South Carolina State Feb. 9...... Coppin State Dec. 2...... at Minnesota Feb. 10...... at Florida State Dec. 13...... at North Carolina State Feb. 11...... North Carolina Central Dec. 17...... Longwood Feb. 15...... Clemson Dec. 18...... at North Carolina Central Feb. 14...... Howard Dec. 20...... Auburn Feb. 18...... Virginia Tech Dec. 20...... Averett Feb. 16...... Hampton Dec. 23...... Hampton Feb. 21...... at NC State Dec. 30...... at Old Dominion Feb. 21...... at North Carolina A&T Bobby Collins Jamal Durham Dec. 28...... at Georgia Tech Feb. 26...... Miami Jan. 5...... Columbia Union Feb. 23...... at Norfolk State Head Coach Forward • Senior Jan. 3...... Xavier Feb. 28...... Wake Forest Jan. 10...... at Maryland Eastern Shore Feb. 28...... Florida A&M Jan. 6...... Brown Mar. 3...... at Clemson Jan. 12...... at Delaware State March 2...... Bethune-Cookman General Information Jan. 10...... at Virginia Tech Mar. 7...... Maryland Jan. 17...... at Howard March 5...... South Carolina State Location...... Winston-Salem, N.C. Jan. 15...... North Carolina Mar. 12–15...... ACC Tournament Jan. 19...... at Hampton March 14...... North Carolina Central Enrollment...... 5,557 Jan. 24...... North Carolina A&T Nickname...... Rams pton university ha m pton Colors...... Red and White 2007–08 Results Conference...... Mid-Eastern Athletic Vermont W, 90-72 Georgia Tech L, OT, 82-92 2007–08 Results Arena...... LVJM Coliseum Annex Howard W, 92-53 at Maryland L, 75-85 President...... Dr. Donald J. Reaves at Iowa State L, 58-44 Hampton L, 64-62 Athletics Director...... Dr. Percy “Chico” Caldwell at Arizona W, 75-72 at Virginia Tech LOT, 65-72 Lipscomb W, 68-58 at North Carolina A&T L, 75-56 Drexel W, 72-58 Clemson L, 51-82 at Duquesne L, 93-63 at Norfolk State L, 82-67 Coaching Staff at Penn W, 100-85 at Wake Forest L, 64-80 at Wake Forest L, 73-53 Florida A&M W, 59-57 vs. Seton Hall L, 60-74 North Carolina L, 74-75 Head Coach...... Bobby Collins (Eastern Kentucky ’91) Fresno State L, 74-64 Bethune Cookman L, 60-50 Record at WSSU...... 17-42 (2 years) Northwestern W, 94-52 at Boston College W, 79-74 South Carolina State L, OT, 74-70 at Morgan State L, 63-41 Syracuse L, 68-70 NC State W, 78-60 Overall Record...... 82-99 (5 years) Georgia State W, 67-61 at Coppin State L, 62-44 Office Phone...... (336) 750-2140 Longwood W, 76-57 at Miami L, 93-95 Alabama A&M W, 78-76 at Howard W, 58-57 Hampton W, 79-65 at Georgia Tech W, 76-74 Assistant Coaches...... Ken Spencer Ferrum W, 61-55 at Hampton L, 67-62 ...... Jon Moseley Elon W, 91-61 Duke L, 70-86 at Kansas State L, 90-48 North Carolina A&T W, 71-63 Hartford W, 78-70 Maryland W, 91-76 at USF L, 87-48 Norfolk State W, 68-65 Team Information at Xavier L, 70-108 vs. Georgia Tech L, 76-94 Columbia Union W, 82-61 at Florida A&M L, 68-61 at Duke L, 65-87 Richmond W, 66-64 2007–08 Overall Record...... 12-18 Maryland Eastern Shore W, 105-59 at Bethune Cookman W, 2OT, 76-71 Conference Record (Finish)...... N/A Virginia Tech L, OT, 69-70 Old Dominion W, 80-76 Delaware State L, 66-59 at South Carolina State L, 73-71 Boston College W, 84-66 Bradley L, 85-96 Starters Returning/Lost...... 5/0 Howard W, 64-56 North Carolina Central L, 60-56 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 6/8 at Florida State L, 67-69 www.hampton pirates.com Sports Information Basketball SID...... Chris Zona 2008–09 Roster 2008–09 Roster Office...... (336) 750-2143 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Home...... (336) 416-6452 2 Mustapha Farrakhan G 6-4 179 So. Harvey, Ill./Thornton Township 03 Brian Fisher G 6-2 178 Jr. Marietta, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain Fax...... (336) 750-2144 4 Calvin Baker G 6-2 186 Jr. Newport News, Va./Woodside 05 Isiah Tucker G 6-1 180 So. Raleigh, N.C./Word of God Academy Email...... [email protected] 5 Assane Sene C 7-0 234 Fr. Saint-Louis, Senegal/South Kent 21 Jamal Durham F 6-6 215 Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C./North Davidson Press Row...... (336) 750-2143 12 Jamil Tucker F 6-9 241 Jr. Gary, Ind./West Side 24 Paul Davis F/C 6-9 195 So. Clio, S.C./Marlboro County Web Site...... www.wssurams.com 13 Sammy Zeglinski G 6-0 179 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./The William Penn Charter Sch. 42 McIntoche Alcius F 6-8 230 So. Clayton, N.C./Clayton 15 Sylven Landesberg G 6-6 205 Fr. Flushing, N.Y./Holy Cross 44 Corey Morris F/C 6-10 255 So. Elizabeth City, N.C./Northeastern Series History (Since 1995–96) 21 Tunji Soroye C 6-11 252 Sr. Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria/Montrose Christian Sch. 50 Julian Murphy-Long F 6-9 215 Sr. Charlotte, N.C./East Mecklenburg Hampton leads 22 Will Sherrill F 6-9 221 So. New York, N.Y./Phillips Academy Andover Michael Bonner G 6-5 205 Fr. Hertford, N.C./Perquimans First Meeting: 23 Jeff Jones G 6-4 200 So. Chester, Pa./Monsignor Bonner Jemarcus McClinton G 6-3 175 Fr. Chester, S.C./Chester Last Meeting: 24 Mamadi Diane G/F 6-5 204 Sr. Potomac, Md./DeMatha Catholic Lamar Monger G 6-0 185 Fr. Ahoskie, N.C./Hertford County 25 John Brandenburg C 6-11 241 Fr. Des Peres, Mo./De Smet Jesuit Stephon Platt F 6-7 215 Fr. Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland 32 Mike Scott F 6-8 233 So. Chesapeake, Va./Hargrave Military Academy 45 Solomon Tat G/F 6-5 223 Jr. Jos Plateau, Nigeria/Community Christian Sch. 55 Jerome Meyinsse F/C 6-9 245 Jr. Baton Rouge, La./McKinley www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

66 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 2008–09 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 67 Yale Bulldogs December 30, 2008 • 7 p.m. HU Convocation Center • Hampton, Va.

2008–09 Schedule Nov. 14...... Stanford Jan. 16...... at Brown Nov. 18...... at Vermont Jan. 23...... Brown Nov. 21...... at Portland Jan. 30...... at Columbia Nov. 24...... at Oregon State Jan. 31...... at Cornell Nov. 30...... at Sacred Heart Feb. 6...... at Harvard Dec. 3...... Holy Cross Feb. 7...... at Dartmouth Dec. 6...... at Wagner Feb. 13...... Princeton Dec. 10...... at Boston University Feb. 14...... Penn James Jones Ross Morin Dec. 28...... at Alabama Feb. 20...... Cornell Head Coach Forward • Senior Dec. 30...... at Hampton Feb. 21...... Columbia Jan. 2...... at Bryant Feb. 27...... at Penn General Information Jan. 3...... MIT Feb. 28...... at Princeton Location...... New Haven, Conn. Jan. 7...... at NJIT Mar. 6...... Dartmouth Enrollment...... 10,300 Jan. 10...... Hartford Mar. 7...... Harvard Nickname...... Elis, Bulldogs pton university ha m pton Colors...... Yale Blue and White Conference...... Ivy League Arena...... John J. Lee Amphitheater 2007–08 Results President...... Richard C. Levin Sacred Heart W, 82-71 Brown W, OT, 66-63 Athletics Director...... Tom Beckett at Massachusetts L, 80-89 at Brown L, 68-77 at Stanford L, 61-72 Columbia L, 58-71 Coaching Staff at UCLA L, 47-81 Cornell L, 45-66 Head Coach...... James Jones (Albany ’86) at Holy Cross L, 39-60 Harvard W, 83-70 Record at Yale...... 117-134 (9 years) Wagner L, 68-71 Dartmouth W, 97-58 Overall Record...... 117-134 (9 years) at Fairfield W, OT, 70-66 at Princeton W, 67-56 Office Phone...... (203) 432-1485 Vermont W, 86-86 at Penn L, 65-78 Assistant Coaches...... Curtis Wilson (Adelphi ’91) Boston University L, 67-76 at Cornell L, 65-85 ...... Matt Kingsley (Wesleyan ’98) at Kansas L, 53-86 at Columbia L, 62-68 ...... Mark Gilbride (Bowdoin ’02) Portland W, 88-70 Penn L, 63-70 at Hartford L, 70-73 Princeton W, 67-59 Team Information at Longwood W, 78-73 at Dartmouth W, 50-48 2007–08 Overall Record...... 13-15 Oberlin W, 92-41 at Harvard W, 81-65 Conference Record (Finish)...... 7-7 (T-4th)

Starters Returning/Lost...... 1/4 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 9/4

Sports Information 2008–09 Roster Basketball SID...... Tim Bennett No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Office...... (203) 432-1457 00 Ross Morin F 6-7 225 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton Home...... (203) 691-5250 1 Chris Andrews G 5-9 155 Sr. South Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Fax...... (203) 432-1454 3 Josh Davis F 6-8 215 Jr. Waterloo, Belgium/The Hun School Email...... [email protected] 4 Porter Braswell G 6-0 185 So. Scotch Plains, N.J./The Lawrenceville School Press Row...... (203) 432-2398 5 Travis Pinick G/F 6-7 210 Sr. Orange, Calif./Lutheran Web Site...... www.yalebulldogs.cstv.com 11 Jordan Gibson F 6-5 195 Jr. Fairfax, Va./Fairfax 21 Raffi Mantilla G 6-3 180 So. Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein Series History (Since 1995–96) 24 Alex Zampier G 6-3 185 Jr. East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia Yale leads 1-0 25 Ari Greenberg G 6-1 180 Sr. Fayetteville, N.Y./Jamesville-Dewitt First Meeting: Dec. 18, 2005; Yale 72, Hampton 52 32 Paul Nelson C 6-10 230 Jr. Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood 34 Garrett Fiddler F 6-9 235 So. Colorado Springs, Colo./Doherty 42 Michael Sands F 6-7 230 So. Franklin Square, N.Y./Carey Reggie Willhite G/F 6-4 194 Fr. Elk Grove, Calif./Phillips Exeter G 6-4 190 Fr. Woodbury, N.Y./St. Dominic Rhett Anderson F 6-8 215 Fr. La Canada Flintridge, Calif./La Canada Greg Mangano F 6-10 240 Fr. Orange, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven www.hampton pirates.com www.hampton

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