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2012-13 HAMPTON PIRATES BASKETBALL Hampton University SPORTS INFORMATION Maurice Williams Pirates Basketball 210 Holland Hall Men’s Basketball Contact Hampton University Phone (757) 727-5757 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Hampton, VA 23668 Fax (757) 727-5813 www.hamptonpirates.com NOVEMBER 9 William & Mary L, 51-69 15 Richmond L, 58-68 20 Ohio L, 67-75 GAME 31: Hampton (14-16) vs. Delaware State (14-17) 23 Wofford L, 51-56 Date: March 14, 2013 • Time: 6:00 p.m. 25 UNC Wilmington L, 60-61 Location: Norfolk, Va. (Scope Arena) 28 Radford L, 64-73 Television: None • Radio: 88.1 FM WHOV DECEMBER 1 Howard* W, 58-50 8 Robert Morris L, 54-66 18 American W, 72-65 20 Northern Kentucky L, 52-54 30 Winthrop L, 43-50 JANUARY VERSUS 2 USC Upstate L, 49-68 7 James Madison W, 69-65 12 Howard* W, 51-49 HAMPTON’S PROBABLE STARTERS 14 Quinnipiac W, 70-64 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. 19 Morgan State* L, 78-80 5 Emmanuel Okoroba C 6-8 225 r-Sr. Garland, Texas 8.3 5.3 21 Coppin State* L, 65-67 OT 11 Deron Powers G 5-11 165 Fr. Williamsburg, Va. 11.9 2.8 26 Norfolk State* L, 67-74 14 Aaron Austin G 6-3 180 Sr. Newport News, Va. 3.9 2.3 30 SC State* W, 64-60 20 Du’Vaughn Maxwell G/F 6-7 215 Jr. Manhattan, N.Y. 10.2 7.0 21 Ke’Ron Brown G 6-3 215 Fr. Savannah, Ga. 5.7 3.1 FEBRUARY 2 Morgan State* W, 64-62 HAMPTON RESERVES 4 Coppin State* W, 59-23 3 Jasper Williams G 6-2 185 Sr. Washington, D.C. 6.3 2.5 7 Savannah State* W, 71-68 OT 15 Wesley Dunning G/F 6-7 210 Sr. Laurel, Md. 2.7 3.1 11 Delaware St.* W, 85-84 2OT 22 Miles Jackson G/F 6-5 200 Fr. Silverspring, Md. 1.5 1.0 18 Norfolk State* L, 59-62 23 Dwight Meikle G/F 6-8 210 r-Fr. Baltimore, Md. 5.9 4.5 20 UMES* W, 63-59 24 Ramon Mercado G 6-4 205 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 7.9 3.2 23 St. Peter’s L, 59-66 25 Reggie Price G 6-3 195 r-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 1.0 1.0 25 Delaware State* W, 57-50 32 Dionte Adams F 6-7 215 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 1.2 1.2 MARCH GAME DETAILS 2 Florida A&M* W, 77-68 The Pirates, the No. 3 seed in the MEAC Tournament, will take on No. 6 Dela- 4 Bethune-Cookman* W, 75-66 ware State in the quarterfinal round on Thursday at the Norfolk Scope Arena 7 NC Central * L, 64-68 at 6 p.m. Hampton is in search of its second MEAC Tournament crown in the 14 Delaware State 6 pm last three years. SETTING THE SCENE The Pirates (14-16), in their fourth season under head coach Edward Joyner Jr., fell 68-64 to North Carolina Central in their regular season finale on Thurs- day. Junior guard/forward Du’Vaughn Maxwell and freshman guard Dwight Meikle each led the way with 16 points, while Maxwell added nine rebounds. Sophomore center Emmanuel Okoroba added 15 points. The Hornets (14-17) beat Howard 00-00 in the first round of the MEAC Tour- nament on Tuesday. Junior guard Albert Thomas led four Hornets in double figures with 21 points, while senior forward Marques Oliver added 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. 2001, 2002, 2006 & 2011 MEAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2012-13 HAMPTON PIRATES BASKETBALL THE SERIES IN-DEPTH Since moving up to the Div. I level in 1995, the Pirates are STATISTICAL COMPARISON 19-15 against Delaware State – and the Pirates swept the season series over the Hornets, winning 85-84 in overtime OVERALL STATISTICS HAM DSU on Feb. 11 and 57-50 on Feb. 25. Hampton has won six of its Scoring Average 62.5 59.9 last nine over Delaware State. The Pirates are 2-1 against Opp. Scoring Average 64.0 62.9 Delaware State on neutral courts. Scoring Margin -1.5 -3.0 PIRATES AGAINST THE MEAC FG Percentage .392 .407 Hampton is 210-124 all- Opp. FG Percentage .389 .434 time as a Div. I program (since 1995) against teams 3PT FG Percentage .264 .286 currently in the MEAC, in- Opp. 3PT FG Percentage .302 .319 cluding a 6-10 mark in the 3PT FGs Per Game 4.4 5.4 conference last season. So far this season, went 11-5 FT Percentage .665 .688 in MEAC play this season and earned the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. The Pirates have faced every team Rebound Average 38.8 32.2 currently in the MEAC at least once, including newcomers Opp. Rebound Average 37.2 34.6 North Carolina Central and Savannah State. Rebound Margin +1.6 -2.4 Assist Average 11.3 9.8 Bethune-Cookman 18-11 Coppin State 15-16 Turnover Average 17.0 13.5 Delaware State 18-15 Blocks Average 4.9 5.7 Florida A&M 19-11 Howard 31-5 Steals Average 7.5 6.9 Maryland Eastern Shore 22-6 Morgan State 23-12 Norfolk State 19-18 North Carolina A&T 21-10 He made 36.1 percent of his shots from the floor this season North Carolina Central 0-2 (181-for-502), while hitting 68 of his 229 3-pointers (29.7 Savannah State 4-1 percent) and 114 of his 153 free throws (74.5 percent). Pel- South Carolina State 19-17 lum also averaged 4.2 rebounds a game, while sitting third on the team with 37 steals. Since joining the MEAC in 1995, the Pirates have won two regular-season conference titles (2000-01, 2001-02) and A Preseason First Team All-MEAC selection – as well as a four MEAC Tournament crowns (2001, 2002, 2006, 2011). First Team All-MEAC honoree last season – Pellum finished his career 11th in program history in scoring with 1,548 PIRATES ON NEUTRAL COURTS career points. The Pirates were 5-3 on neutral courts last season, splitting a pair of games in Cancun, Mexico on Nov. 22-23 (beating TOURNAMENT HONORS FOR THE PIRATES SIU-Edwardsville 68-64 and falling 78-71 to Sacred Heart) Former Pirate Christopher Tolson was named to the MEAC and defeating arch-rival Howard 71-53 in the Big Apple All-Tournament Team last season; in the Pirates’ three Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Pirates also split games in the MEAC Tournament, Tolson averaged 14.7 a pair of games in the Dr. Pepper Classic on Dec. 29-30, points per game – pouring in 16 points each in the quar- falling 42-40 to Utah Valley before beating Longwood 82- terfinals against Savannah State and the semifinals against 79, before winning two of their three games in the MEAC Bethune-Cookman. Tolson also averaged 7.3 rebounds per Tournament. Hampton lost its only neutral-court game of game in the tournament, pulling down a career-high 10 in the season on Nov. 23, falling 56-51 to Wofford. the first round against Morgan State. POSTSEASON HONORS FOR THE PIRATES LIVING ON DEFENSE Former Pirate Darrion Pellum was named First Team All- The Pirates were a defensive presence last season, leading MEAC last season for the second straight year. Pellum led the MEAC in field goal percentage defense in holding op- the team and the conference in scoring this season, pour- ponents to just 39.5 percent shooting. The Pirates, thanks ing in 18.1 points per game. He’s scored at least 20 points mostly to the work of center David Bruce and former Pi- in 12 of the Pirates’ 30 games so far this season, including rate Danny Agbelese, were also second in the conference in a career-high 36 at Morgan State on Jan. 16. blocked shots and third in defensive rebounds. Pellum eclipsed the 30-point mark three times this season Hampton was also fifth in the MEAC in scoring defense, and has five 30-point games for his career. holding opponents to just 66.8 points a game. This contin- 2001, 2002, 2006 & 2011 MEAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2012-13 HAMPTON PIRATES BASKETBALL ues a trend for the Pirates, who finished 2010-11 fourth in the nation in field PIRATE TRENDS goal percentage defense (.384) and 10th in blocked shots (5.6 per game). Hampton’s Record... In November ....................................0-6 The Pirates closed the regular season second in the conference in field goal per- In December ....................................2-3 centage defense, as opponents are shooting just 38.9 percent (650-for-1,672) In January .......................................4-4 from the floor. The Pirates are also sixth in the MEAC in scoring defense, holding In February ......................................6-2 teams to 64.0 points per game, and third in blocked shots with 4.8 per game. In March .........................................2-1 Teams are only hitting 30.2 percent of their 3-pointers (160-for-530) against Hampton’s Record In Games... the Pirates, the fifth-best mark in the MEAC. Decided by 1-5 points .........................7-7 Decided by 6-10 points ........................6-6 ABOUT THE 2012-13 PIRATES Decided by 11 points or more ................0-3 Even with just one returning starter and nine newcomers this season, head At Night .......................................12-11 coach Ed Joyner Jr. is looking to improve upon 2011-12’s 12-21 overall mark During The Day .................................2-5 and a 6-10 record in the MEAC.