SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 1950 • ‘60 • ‘61 • ‘62 • 2003 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 1998 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 1998 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1962 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Game Notes

Ryan McGinty, Director of Sports Information • Men’s Basketball Contact • Office: (936) 261-9140 • www.PVPANTHERS.com • Twitter: @PVAthletics PANTHERS TO MEET RICE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2006 2014-15 Schedule Prairie View A&M at Rice NOVEMBER November 19, 2014 • 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time (CST) Fri. 14 at TCU L, 71-54 Location...... , Sun. 16 at Oklahoma State L, 74-52 Venue...... Tudor Fieldhouse Wed. 19 at Rice 7 p.m. TV/Video...... RICEOWLS.com Fri. 21 & at Baylor (Fox Sports SW) 6 p.m. Live Stats...... RICEOWLS.com Mon. 24 & at Memphis (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m. Twitter...... #RICERISING Thu. 27 & vs. Stephen F. Austin 6 p.m. Series...... Rice leads 6-0 Fri. 28 & vs. Austin Peay or Brown TBA Last Meeting...... L, 82-65 (Dec. 20, 2006)

DECEMBER AP/USA Today Ranking...... N/A AP/USA Today Ranking...... N/A Date Opponent Time Record...... 0-2 Record...... 0-1 Wed. 3 SCHREINER 7:30 p.m. SWAC...... 0-0 C-USA...... 0-0 Sat. 6 at Texas State 4 p.m. HEAD COACH...... Byron Rimm II HEAD COACH...... Mike Rhoades Sun. 14 Texas Tech 1 p.m. PVAMU RECORD...... 99-161 (9th Year) RICE RECORD...... 0-1 (1st Year) Sat. 20 at Sam Houston State 4:30 p.m. CAREER RECORD...... 146-197 (11th Year) CAREER RECORD...... 197-77 (11th Year) Tue. 23 at North Texas 7 p.m. MEDIA COVERAGE Tue. 30 at Hawai’i 11 p.m. RADIO...... KGOW 1560-AM JANUARY TELEVISION...... N/A Date Opponent Time INTERNET VIDEO...... N/A Sat. 3 * at Southern 5 p.m. Mon. 5 * at Alcorn State 7:30 p.m. Sat. 10 * TEXAS SOUTHERN 7:30 p.m. THE OPENING TIP Sat. 17 * JACKSON STATE 5 p.m. Mon. 19 * GRAMBLING STATE 7:30 p.m. HAPPY TO BE HOME (SOMEWHAT) Sat. 24 * at Mississippi Valley State 5 p.m. The Prairie View A&M Panthers play their first game in the Houston area this season Mon. 26 * at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 7:30 p.m. as they will battle Rice for the first time since 2006 on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. inside Tudor Sat. 31 * ALABAMA A&M 5 p.m. Fieldhouse. Unlike previous seasons, the Panthers will play the majority of their non-conference games inside the state of Texas with a total of eight. FEBRUARY Date Opponent Time HONOR A FALLEN PANTHER Mon. 2 * ALABAMA STATE 7:30 p.m. Head coach Byron Rimm II and the Prairie View A&M family lost a former Panther re- Sat. 7 * at Texas Southern 7 p.m. cently in former student-athlete Mayol Riathin. Riathin, who played for the Panthers from 2011- Sat. 14 * at Jackson State 5 p.m. 2013, died recently in a car accident which took place in the state of Wyoming. Riathin wore No. Mon. 16 * at Grambling State 7:30 p.m. 33 during his tenure at PVAMU and the number will not be worn this season as it was originally Sat. 21 * MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 5 p.m. assigned to Nolan Wilson. Mon. 23 * ARKANSAS–PINE BLUFF 7:30 p.m. Sat. 28 * at Alabama A&M 5 p.m. ALL-TIME SERIES This marks the seventh meeting all-time between Rice and Prairie View A&M and the MARCH first since 2006. Rice holds a 6-0 mark in the all-time series. Wednesday’s game marks the first time PVAMU will play inside the renovated Tudor Fieldhouse which was formerly known as Autry Date Opponent Time Court. Mon. 2 * at Alabama State 7:30 p.m. Thu. 5 * SOUTHERN 7:30 p.m. ABOUT THE PANTHERS Sat. 7 * ALCORN STATE 5 p.m. Prairie View A&M returns four starters from last year’s team which advanced to the Tue. 10 SWAC First Round TBA finals of the SWAC Basketball Tournament for the second consecutive season. The Panthers also Wed. 11 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA return a total of six letterwinners but lose a total of seven lettermen. Senior guard Montrael Scott Thu. 12 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA received first team preseason honors as the Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team was picked Fri. 13 SWAC Semifinals TBA to finish sixth in the annual SWAC Men’s Basketball Preseason poll. Senior Tre Hagood is the SWAC’s leading rebounder with 9.5 boards per game while Sat. 14 SWAC Championship TBA Scott averages 13.5 points. HOME GAMES IN BOLD * – Southwestern Athletic Conference games & – 2014 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational Prairie View A&M 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Prairie View A&M at Rice

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M QUICK FACTS 2014-15 Prairie View A&M Panthers Roster Founded...... 1876 # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) Location...... Prairie View, Texas 0 Jacoby Green G 6-4 175 Jr. Houston, Texas (Blinn College) Enrollment...... 8,241 (Fall 2013) 1 Jayrn Johnson G 6-3 180 So. , Texas (Ranger College) Nickname...... Panthers 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Jr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) Colors...... Purple and Gold 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-So. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) 5 Tre Hagood G 6-2 174 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. (East Georgia State College) Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 12 John Brisco G 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, Texas (Temple College) Conference...... Southwestern Athletic 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) President...... Dr. George C. Wright 15 Delvon Rencher F 6-6 200 Jr. Homewood, Ill. (Dodge City CC) Athletic Director...... Ashley Robinson 20 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Jr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) Arena...... William Nicks Building (3,500) 22 Storm Watson F 6-7 200 Fr. Corpus Christi, Texas (Miller) 23 Stephen Walker G 6-1 185 Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 30 Karim York F 6-9 225 Jr. Austin, Texas (Howard College) COACHING STAFF 31 Montrael Scott G 6-3 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Madison) Head Coach...... Byron Rimm II 32 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) Alma Mater...... Californa State, Los Angeles ‘99 35 Reggis Onwukamuche C 6-10 225 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Lone Star College) Record at PVAMU (Years)...... 99-161 (9th year) Overall Record (Years)...... 146-198 (11th year) Head Coach: Byron Rimm II (9th Season – California State University, Los Angeles, 1999) Assistant Coach...... Byron Smith Assistant Coach: Byron Smith (2nd Season – Houston, 1991) Alma Mater...... University of Houston ‘91 Assistant Coach: Ryan Price (1st Season – Henderson State, 2007) Assistant Coach: Keenan Curry (1stSeason – Pittsburg State, 2011) Assistant Coach...... Ryan Price Video Coordinator: Randy Washington (7th Season – Texas Tech, 1986) Alma Mater...... Henderson State ‘07 Graduate Assistant: Chase Clemons (1st Season – Prairie View A&M) Assistant Coach...... Keenan Curry Alma Mater...... Pittsburg State ‘11 WILLIAM NICKS PRESS ROW Video Coordinator...... Randy Washington The William Nicks Building opens two hours prior to game time. The press row is located on the gym floor of the Williams Nicks Building and can accommodate television, print and radio personnel. Media credentials Alma Mater...... Texas Tech ‘86 are required for admittance to press row. Game notes, media guides and programs are provided prior to Graduate Assistant Coach...... Chase Clemons the game. Play-by-play game accounts will be distributed at the conclusion of each half while a full booklet Alma Mater...... Prairie View A&M containing play-by-play and stats provided after the game. Player features and other important information will be forwarded throughout the season on a regular basis. 2013-14 INFORMATION 2013-14 overall record...... 11-23 INTERVIEWS SWAC record (Finish)...... 6-12 Prairie View A&M student-athletes (Tue., Wed.) and coaches (Tue., Wed., Thu.) will be available for in-person SWAC Tournament...... Runners-up or phone interviews before or after practice. Requests should be directed to Ryan McGinty. All interview requests must be coordinated through the Sports Information Office with at least one day advance notice. Postseason...... N/A Student-athlete’s phone numbers will not be given out. Coaches and student-athletes are not available for interviews the day before a game or on game day unless arrangements are made in advance. SPORTS INFORMATION SID...... Ryan McGinty POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Office Phone...... (936) 261-9140 Prairie View A&M coach Byron Rimm II and requested players will be available for interviews immediately Email...... [email protected] following the game at a prearranged location in the William Nicks Building. Prairie View A&M’s locker room Assistant SID...... W. Alan Wiederhold will remain closed following games. Prairie View A&M University is committed to a policy of equal access Office Phone...... (936) 261-9106 for both male and female reporters and photographers. The visiting SID will determine the best site and establish interview policies for their coaches and players. Email...... [email protected] Fax Number...... (936) 261-9159 Website...... www.PVPANTHERS.com PRACTICE COVERAGE Media wishing to attend Prairie View A&M basketball practices must be coordinated through the Sports Twitter:...... @PVAthletics Information Office with at least one day advance notice. A member of the Sports Information staff will be Instagram:...... @PVPantherAthletics on hand at practice to assist the media.

MAILING ADDRESS MEDIA CREDENTIALS Prairie View A&M University Working media and photographer credentials for Prairie View’s 2014-15 home games will be handled by the Office of Sports Information Prairie View A&M Sports Information Office. Requests should be made in writing by sports editors or sports PO Box 519 Mail Stop 1500 directors of accredited media outlets on company letterhead. Requests should be made as early as possible and should be limited to working media only. Send credential requests to Ryan McGinty, SID: rjmcginty@ Prairie View, Texas 77446 pvamu.edu; fax 936-261-9159; Prairie View A&M Office of Sports Information, P.O. Box 519, Mail Stop 1500, Prairie View, Texas 77446. Credentials will be mailed to the requesting individual or organization if time permits or sent to the visiting school’s sports information director for distribution. Credentials can also be picked up at the will-call window at the William Nicks Building (The Baby Dome).

VISITING RADIO INFORMATION The official radio broadcast network for the visiting team must be designated in writing by the opposing team SID. For information on radio lines, contact the Prairie View A&M Sports Information Office at 936/261- 9140.

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Overall Record 0-2 BYRON RIMM II in three-point field goal percentage defense and third in field Day Games...... 0-1 goal percentage defense, steals and scoring margin. Head Coach Two seasons ago, the program turned a huge corner Night Games...... 0-1 under Rimm as the Panthers advanced to the finals of the TV Games...... 0-1 Byron Rimm II begins SWAC Tournament Championship for the first time since 1998 ESPN2...... 0-0 his ninth season as the head en route to falling in the closing seconds of the tournament. ESPNU...... 0-0 men’s basketball coach at The Panthers also had a memorable season as they defeated BIG10...... 0-0 Prairie View A&M Univer- a pair of teams from Conference USA and the Patriot League COX...... 0-0 sity Rimm, who has a vast while also dominating the glass as they finished 17th nation- coaching background that FOX SPORTS…. 0-0 ally in total rebounds, 24th in three-point field goal defense spans from the junior col- and 47th in field goal percentage defense. Individually, se- ESPN3.com….. 0-0 lege ranks to the NCAA Di- nior guard Jourdan DeMuynck earned Second Team All-SWAC vision I level, assumed the honors for his play during the regular season while DeMuynck Leading at the Half . . . . 0-0 head coaching reigns at and guard Carl Blair received All-Tournament honors. De- Trailing at the Half . . . . . 0-2 Prairie View after spending Muynck also received an opportunity to play professionally as Tied at the Half ...... 0-0 the 2005-06 campaign as the team’s assistant coach. he inked with Keravnos Strovolou in the Republic of Cyprus. Armed with the task of rebuilding a program that has Last season, the Panthers came within minutes of mak- had only two winning seasons since moving up to the NCAA Shooting +50% from field 0-0 ing history once again as they fell in the finals of the SWAC Division I ranks in 1980, Rimm has slowly put his touch on Tournament for the second straight season. Junior guard 0-2 Shooting -50% from field the program in his first three seasons at the helm. In his first Montrael Scott had a career season as he emerged as a team Opp. Shoots 50%+ 0-0 season after accepting the head job in 2006, Rimm guided leader while the Panthers were deadly from beyond the arc as Opp. Shoots -50% 0-0 the team to a three-game improvement in the win column they led the SWAC in three-pointers made. and narrowly missed the SWAC Tournament as the Panthers In the classroom, Rimm also made news as the men’s Outrebounded Opp. 0-0 fell short in the final week of the regular season. Individu- basketball program posted the top score amongst men’s bas- Outrebounded by Opp. 0-2 ally, the SWAC also took notice and selected Brian Ezeh as the ketball teams in the SWAC during the annual Academic Prog- league’s newcomer of the year. During the 2007-08 campaign, Same Rebounds 0-0 ress Report (APR) released by the NCAA. The team posted its the Panthers began to make strides under Rimm as they made highest APR in program history with a score of 944. Only three national headlines for their performance against nationally basketball teams in the SWAC posted scores of 900 or higher More turnovers than opp. 0-1 ranked Tennessee. In addition, the Panthers also captured with a 27-point difference separating the Panthers from the Less turnovers than opp. 0-1 their first NCAA Division I win since 2005 with a win over Nor- closest institution. Same Turnovers as opp. 0-0 folk State and defeated Jackson State on the road for the first A native of Pensacola, Fla., Rimm played junior college time in two decades. ball on the West Coast at Ventura College in Ventura, Calif. He Win by more than 10 points 0-0 After two seasons of rebuilding, everything fell into was team captain on the school’s 1995-96 state champion- place for Rimm during the 2008-09 campaign as the Panthers Win by less than 5 points 0-0 ship team before wrapping up his playing career at California got over the hump and made a big splash as they finished State University, Los Angeles. He remained on the West Coast Lose by less than 5 points 0-0 with their best record and finish since 2002-03 with a 17-16 and began his ascension up the coaching ladder by serving as Win decided by 6-10 points 0-0 record and third-place finish. Led by SWAC Newcomer of the an assistant coach at Pasadena City College and Chaffey Com- Loss decided by 6-10 points 0-0 Year and All-SWAC First-Teamer Darnell Hugee, the Panthers munity College from 1997-2000. After several years on the ju- Games decided by 6-10 points 0-0 advanced to the second round of the SWAC Basketball Tour- nior college level, Rimm moved to California State University, PV scores less than 60 points 0-2 nament for only the third time since 1998 with an opening San Bernardino in 2000 and helped guide the team to a No. round win over Mississippi Valley State. PV scores 60-69 points 0-0 3 ranking in NCAA Division II He spent only season at UCB In 2009-10, Rimm continued to build on his previous PV scores 70-79 points 0-0 before assuming the reigns as the head women’s basketball accomplishments as he became the first head coach at Prairie coach at Texas College in Tyler, Texas. PV scores 80+ points 0-0 View A&M since 2002 to make consecutive SWAC Tournament Heading a program that didn’t offer athletic scholar- PV allows -60 points 0-0 appearances. In addition, Rimm held a four-game winning ships, Rimm rolled up his sleeves and posted a 20-12 record PV allows 60-69 points 0-0 streak over Texas Southern which marked the longest winning in his inaugural season – the best record in school history. PV allows 70-79 points 0-2 streak over the Tigers prior to 1980. As a result of the team’s After one season at Texas College, Rimm returned to the PV allows 80+ points 0-0 success, three Panthers also earned the opportunity to play men’s side and accepted a position as head coach of Jarvis professional basketball overseas in Darnell Hugee, Dorian PV has a 20+ scorer 0-0 Christian College in nearby Hawkins, Texas. McDaniel and point guard Chris Jones. Hugee inked with Saint While at Jarvis, Rimm made an immediate impact in his PV has a 30+ scorer 0-0 Vallier Basketball Drome of France while McDaniel played in first season and guided the Bulldogs to a second place finish Opp. with a 20+ scorer 0-0 Germany with Duesseldorf. Jones ventured to Slokavia as he in the Red River Athletic Conference and their first NAIA Na- Bench Outscores Opp. 0-0 signed a contract with BC Prievidza. tional Tournament appearance in more than three decades. Outscored by Opp. Bench 0-2 During the 2010-11 campaign, Rimm earned the pro- As a result of JCC’s success on the court that season, Rimm Wearing White Jerseys 0-0 gram’s third SWAC Tournament appearance as the Panthers was selected as co-coach of the year and had two players Wearing Purple Jerseys 0-0 were the top-ranked offensive rebounding team in the SWAC. earn all-conference honors in addition to earning votes for Two members (Trant Simpson and Brandon Webb) earned Wearing Black Jerseys 0-2 the NAIA national poll. All-SWAC honors with Webb posting career highs in field goal Rimm capped off his career at JCC by leading them to percentage, points and rebounding. two appearances in the Red River Athletic Conference Tour- Rimm had the task of meshing a roster which fea- nament and recorded victories over two nationally ranked tured 10 newcomers entering the 2011-12 campaign. Despite programs before moving on to Prairie View A&M as an as- the large amount of newcomers present, Rimm guided the sistant coach for the 2005-06 campaign. Panthers to their best finish in three seasons and the- pro A 1999 graduate of California State University, Los gram’s fourth consecutive SWAC Tournament Appearance. Angeles, Rimm received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Under Rimm, the Panthers were the SWAC’s top rebounding Studies and also obtained a master’s degree in education team as they led the league in rebounding margin, rebound- from American InterContinental University in 2005. He also ing offense, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounding. holds memberships in the National Association of Basketball The Panthers also improved their offensive production last Coaches and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. season as they finished second in scoring offense and third in Rimm is single and has one daughter, Jaya Nicole (7). scoring margin. Defensively, Prairie View A&M ranked second He currently resides in Houston, Texas

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LAST TIME THEY MET THE LAST TIME HOMECOMING Rice 82 The last time Rice lost to Prairie View A&M has Prairie View A&M 65 a SWAC opponent occurred in three players from the Houston Dec. 20, 2006 1989 as Alabama State claimed area that will have the chance Morris Almond scored 19 an 81-78 win in Birmingham, Ala. to play in front of friends and of his game-high 28 points in Rice also lost to Southern in family on Wednesday. the first half as the 1987 by a 107-86 margin as the Jacoby Green, Zach Ham- rolled to an 82-65 win over Prai- Owls are 22-2 all-time against ilton and Reggis Onwukamuche rie View Wednesday night. the SWAC. represents the area. Rice (5-4) shot 71 percent The last time PVAMU from the field, making 27 of 38 played in the Houston area ver- BEYOND THE ARC shots from the floor. sus a non-SWAC opponent oc- The Panthers led the The 6-foot-6 Almond, the curred in 2012 as they played SWAC in three-pointers made nation’s leading scorer with a Houston. last season (223/6.6 pg) and 30.1 average, made 6 of 8 shots finished third overall in three- from the field and 13 of 15- at RIMM vs. RICE point percentage (34%). tempts from the free throw line. This marks second meet- Senior guard Montrael Rice never trailed af- ing for head coach Byron Rimm Scott led the SWAC with a 41 ter scoring the game’s first six II versus Rice. Rimm’s last out- percent clip and ranked fifth points and led by as many as 31 ing versus Rice occurred on Dec. with 74 treys made while se- points at 65-34. The Owls forced 20, 2006 in a 82-65 loss. The nior guard John Brisco finished 32 Panther turnovers and Prai- 2006 season marked Rimm’s in- 11th in the SWAC with 50 three- rie View could make only 23 of augural season as head coach pointers made. 77 shots from the field. at Prairie View A&M. This season, the Pan- The win was the third in thers are off to a slow start with a row for Rice. Chris Hagan add- RIMM vs. CONFERENCE USA only nine made in 34 attempts. ed 17 points for Rice. Tonight’s contest at Rice Chris Gaines led Prairie marks the first of two match- ROAD WARRIORS View (1-9) with 23 points. ups versus Conference USA this In non-conference play, season. the Panthers will live out their PVAMU vs. RICE SERIES Against the current suitcases this fall as 12 of their This marks the seventh teams of C-USA, head coach By- 13 contests are away from cam- meeting all-time between Rice ron Rimm II has an all-time re- pus. Prairie View A&M will and Prairie View A&M and the cord of 0-2 with games played at travel to a total of four states first since 2006. Rice holds a Rice and UAB. Before the previ- (Hawai’i’, Nevada, Oklahoma, 6-0 mark in the all-time series. ous conference realignments, Tennessee) and play in three Wednesday’s game marks the Rimm had a 1-6 mark against different time zones (Central, first time PVAMU will play inside the league but two teams he Hawaii-Aleutian, Pacific). the renovated Tudor Fieldhouse has played from the conference The team’s lone home which was formerly known as have left for another league. game takes place on Dec. 3 ver- Autry Court. The Panthers will also sus Schreiner. play at North Texas this season.

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ROAD WOES NEW FACES sus Bethune-Cookman. If the Panthers are ever For the first time since Hagood has also shown to have success, winning on the the 2010-11 campaign, the Pan- a knack for defense as he fin- road is a must. thers will have a different look ished second on the team in Last season, PVAMU was to their coaching staff with steals with 1.3 per game. 6-17 on the road as they shot the addition of new assistant This seaosn, Hagood av- 39 percent from the field and coaches Ryan Price and Keenan erages 3.5 assists with a SWAC- 31 percent from the three-point Curry. high 9.5 rebounds per game. line. Price, the son of current At home, the Panthers Lamar head coach Tic Price, EXPERIENCE IS A MUST shot 46 percent and 39 percent comes to PVAMU from SWAC ri- Even though the Pan- from the three-point line. val Southern University while thers feature 10 newcomers to So far, PVAMU is 0-2 on Curry joins the Panthers after a the roster, six of them have pri- the road this season. stint at Emporia State. or collegiate experience either at the NCAA Division I, Division GREAT SCOTT NOTHING IS II or NAIA levels. Senior guard Montrael FREE ABOUT THOSE Seniors John Brisco Scott is coming off a career For the past four sea- (Northwestern State), Tre Ha- season and was rewarded for sons, the Panthers have ranked good (Florida A&M) and junior his efforts with a spot on the amongst the nation’s worst in Karim York (Santa Clara) origi- All-SWAC Preseason First Team. free throw percentage. After nally began their careers at Di- The Dallas, Texas native three years of ranking next- vision I programs while senior was the SWAC’s fourth-leading to-last nationally in free throw post Reggis Onwukamuche be- and team-leading scorer with percentage, PVAMU was ahead gan his collegiate career at Wi- 14.9 points per contest. He of the curve last year but re- ley College (NAIA). led the Panthers in scoring on verted back to its old ways to- 14 occasions last season and wards the end of the year as SWITCHING GEARS had seven games as the team’s they finished ninth in the SWAC The non-conference leading rebounder. Scott also and 320th nationally with a 64.9 slate hasn’t been kind to Prai- led the Panthers in three-point percent clip. rie View A&M head coach Byron shooting (41 percent) and was The Panthers currently Rimm II since he took over the named SWAC Player of the Week rank ninth in the SWAC this sea- reigns at Prairie View A&M in twice, College Sports Madness son with a 19-for-36 clip (52%). 2006. Player of the Week once and In seven years, Rimm is also received SWAC All-Tourna- ASSIST FACTOR 29-76 in non-conference match- ment Team honors. Senior point guard Tre ups with his only NCAA Division Hagood will be counted on to I wins coming against Bethune- DIVERSITY make sure the PVAMU offensive Cookman, Houston, Navy, Nor- Head coach Byron Rimm machine runs at full strength. folk State, Florida Gulf Coast II leaves no stone unturned in Hagood came on very strong and Stephen F. Austin. the recruiting process as four during PVAMU’s SWAC Tourna- In SWAC play, Rimm holds states are represented on this ment run and finished fifth in a career mark of 66-78. year’s roster. assists with 3.8 per game. Rimm has 12 players from Last year, Hagood had a Texas and one player each from season-high 11 assists versus Arkansas, Florida and Illinois. Sam Houston State and 10 ver-

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UP NEXT PRAIRIE VIEW BY tion in Texas, second only to Prairie View A&M heads THE NUMBERS Texas A&M University. north to Waco, Texas for the 11 - The Panthers have 11 play- • Prairie View A&M University start of the Continetal Tire Las ers listed at 6-2 or taller. has produced more African- Vegas Invitational as they’ll face American three-star gener- Baylor at 6 p.m. on Friday 9 - Head Coach Byron Rimm als than any other higher II begins his ninth season as education institution in the RADIO/INTERNET PVAMU’s head coach and 10th country. All of Prairie View A&M’s overall at the university. He’s • Prairie View A&M University SWAC and home non-confer- the longest tenured head coach is the only charter member ence contests will be broadcast at PVAMU since Elwood Plum- remaining in the Southwest- live on KPVU 91.3 FM. The station mer (18 years) and third longest ern Athletic Conference. can be heard via the airwaves in PV history. • In the College of Engineer- or Internet at www.pvamu.edu/ ing, PVAMU students devel- . 5 - Prairie View has had only five oped the first solar–powered Smartphone and tablet postseason appearances in the car ever built and raced by users can also hear the game SWAC Tournament since the an HBCU. live by downloading the TuneIn 2004-05 season. Last year’s ap- • Prairie View A&M has had its application for their respective pearance marked the sixth time name changed seven times. devices and selecting KPVU 91.3 since 2003 that the Panthers FM. made consecutive postseason Selected games will also appearances. be streamed via PVPanthers. com or YouTube.com. 4 - Prairie View has players from four states on the 2014-15 PANTHERVISION roster. Prairie View A&M will be- gin its fourth year of streaming 3 - Prairie View has had only selected athletic events via its three 20-win seasons since website at www.PVPANTHERS. 1959. All three 20-plus winning com. seasons occurred under Dr. Le- The video is available roy Moore from 1959 to 1962. for a nominal fee through the PVAMU website and fans have the option to purchase individ- 1 - Prairie View A&M has one ual, season or yearly packages. NCAA Appearance in university history (1998) and one nation- al championship. In 1962, the Panthers were crowned NAIA National Tournament Champi- ons.

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GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Fri. 11-14 at TCU York Onwukamuche Hagood Brisco Scott Sun. 16 at Oklahoma State York Onwukamuche Hagood Green Scott Wed. 19 at Rice Fri. 21 & at Baylor Mon. 24 & at Memphis Thu. 27 & vs. Stephen F. Austin Fri. 28 & vs. Austin Peay or Brown Wed. 12-3 SCHREINER Sat. 6 at Texas State Sun. 14 Texas Tech Sat. 20 at Sam Houston State Tue. 23 at North Texas Tue. 30 at Hawai’i Sat. 1-3 * at Southern Mon. 5 * at Alcorn State Sat. 10 * TEXAS SOUTHERN Sat. 17 * JACKSON STATE Mon. 19 * GRAMBLING STATE Sat. 24 * at Mississippi Valley State Mon. 26 * at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Sat. 31 * ALABAMA A&M Mon. 2-2 * ALABAMA STATE Sat. 7 * at Texas Southern Sat. 14 * at Jackson State Mon. 16 * at Grambling State Sat. 21 * MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Mon. 23 * ARKANSAS–PINE BLUFF Sat. 28 * at Alabama A&M Mon. 3-2 * at Alabama State Thu. 5 * SOUTHERN Sat. 7 * ALCORN STATE

7 Prairie View A&M 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Prairie View A&M at Rice

NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 0 Jacoby Green G 6-4 175 Jr. Houston, Texas (Blinn College) 1 Jayrn Johnson G 6-3 180 So. Dallas, Texas (Ranger College) 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Jr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-So. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) 5 Tre Hagood G 6-2 174 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. (East Georgia State College) 12 John Brisco G 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, Texas (Temple College) 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) 15 Delvon Rencher F 6-6 200 Jr. Homewood, Ill. (Dodge City CC) 20 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Jr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) 22 Storm Watson F 6-7 200 Fr. Corpus Christi, Texas (Miller) 23 Stephen Walker G 6-1 185 Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 30 Karim York F 6-9 225 Jr. Austin, Texas (Howard College) 31 Montrael Scott G 6-3 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Madison) 32 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) 35 Reggis Onwukamuche C 6-10 225 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Lone Star College)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 12 John Brisco G 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, Texas (Temple College) 20 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Jr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-So. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) 0 Jacoby Green G 6-4 175 Jr. Houston, Texas (Blinn College) 5 Tre Hagood G 6-2 174 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. (East Georgia State College) 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) 1 Jayrn Johnson G 6-3 180 So. Dallas, Texas (Ranger College) 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Jr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) 35 Reggis Onwukamuche C 6-10 225 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Lone Star College) 15 Delvon Rencher F 6-6 200 Jr. Homewood, Ill. (Dodge City CC) 31 Montrael Scott G 6-3 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Madison) 22 Storm Watson F 6-7 200 Fr. Corpus Christi, Texas (Miller) 23 Stephen Walker G 6-1 185 Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 32 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) 30 Karim York F 6-9 225 Jr. Austin, Texas (Howard College)

Head Coach: Byron Rimm II (9th Season – California State University, Los Angeles, 1999) Assistant Coach: Byron Smith (2nd Season – Houston, 1991) Assistant Coach: Ryan Price (1st Season – Henderson State, 2007) Assistant Coach: Keenan Curry (1stSeason – Pittsburg State, 2011) Video Coordinator: Randy Washington (7th Season – Texas Tech, 1986) Graduate Assistant: Chase Clemons (1st Season – Prairie View A&M)

8 Prairie View A&M 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Prairie View A&M at TCU

PRONUNCIATION CHART

0 Jacoby Green Ju • kobe 1 Jayrn Johnson Jair • rin 2 Avery Lomax 3 Jordan Giddings 5 Tre Hagood Tray • Hay - good 12 John Brisco 14 Zachary Hamilton 15 Delvon Rencher Dell • von 20 Charleston Dobbs Charles • ton 22 Storm Watson 23 Stephen Walker Stee • fin 30 Karim York Ku - Rim 31 Montrael Scott Mon - trail 32 Nolan Wilson 35 Reggis Onwukamuche Re - Gis • On - woo - ku - moo - chay

PANTHERS BY STATE

ARKANSAS 20 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Jr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist)

FLORIDA 5 Tre Hagood G 6-2 174 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. (East Georgia State College)

ILLINOIS 15 Delvon Rencher F 6-6 200 Jr. Homewood, Ill. (Dodge City CC)

TEXAS 0 Jacoby Green G 6-4 175 Jr. Houston, Texas (Blinn College) 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-So. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) 1 Jayrn Johnson G 6-3 180 So. Dallas, Texas (Ranger College) 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Jr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) 12 John Brisco G 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, Texas (Temple College) 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) 22 Storm Watson F 6-7 200 Fr. Corpus Christi, Texas (Miller) 23 Stephen Walker G 6-1 185 Fr. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor) 30 Karim York F 6-9 225 Jr. Austin, Texas (Howard College) 31 Montrael Scott G 6-3 195 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Madison) 32 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) 35 Reggis Onwukamuche C 6-10 225 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Lone Star College)

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