2014-15 Schedule Prairie View A&M at Rice NOVEMBER November 19, 2014 • 7 P.M
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
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 .................................... Houston, Texas 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. Dallas, Texas (Ranger College) Nickname ..................................................... Panthers 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Jr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) Colors ................................................Purple and Gold 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-So. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) 5 Tre Hagood G 6-2 174 Sr. Pensacola, Fla. (East Georgia State College) Affiliation ..........................................NCAA Division I 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