2014-15 Schedule Prairie View A&M at Alabama State NOVEMBER March 2, 2015 • 7:30 P.M
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SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 1950 • ‘60 • ‘61 • ‘62 • 2003 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 1998 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 1998 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1962 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 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 SET TO BATTLE TOUGH FOE IN ROAD FINALE 2014-15 Schedule Prairie View A&M at Alabama State NOVEMBER March 2, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time (CST) Fri. 14 at TCU L, 71-54 Location ................................Montgomery, Ala. Sun. 16 at Oklahoma State L, 74-52 Venue ..................................................... Acadome Wed. 19 at Rice L, 68-64 TV/Video .......................Bamastatesports.com Fri. 21 & at Baylor (Fox Sports SW) L, 60-45 Live Stats........................Bamastatesports.com Mon. 24 & at Memphis (Watch ESPN) L, 77-49 Twitter ............................................ @PVAthletics Thu. 27 & vs. Stephen F. Austin L, 73-61 Last Meeting......................73-71 ASU (2/2/15) Fri. 28 & vs. Brown L, 81-71 DECEMBER AP/USA Today Ranking................................N/A AP/USA Today Ranking................................N/A Date Opponent Time Record ...........................................................12-16 Record...............................................................16-8 Wed. 3 SCHREINER W, 64-48 SWAC .................................................................10-5 SWAC .................................................................12-3 Sat. 6 at Texas State L, 81-65 HEAD COACH ............................. Byron Rimm II HEAD COACH ............................. Lewis Jackson Sun. 14 Texas Tech L, 79-51 PVAMU RECORD ................ 111-175 (9th Year) ASU RECORD ....................154-154 (10th Year) Sat. 20 at Sam Houston State L, 61-44 CAREER RECORD .............158-212 (11th Year) CAREER RECORD .............154-154 (10th Year) Tue. 23 at North Texas W, 70-67 MEDIA COVERAGE Tue. 30 at Hawai’i L, 76-68 JANUARY RADIO...........................................................................................................................................KPVU 91.3 FM Date Opponent Time TELEVISION...................................................................................................................................................N/A Sat. 3 * at Southern L, 68-56 LIVE VIDEO....................................................................................................................Bamastatesports.com Mon. 5 * at Alcorn State L, 68-62 Sat. 10 * TEXAS SOUTHERN L, 81-77 Sat. 17 * JACKSON STATE W, 70-55 THE OPENING TIP Mon. 19 * GRAMBLING STATE W, 74-60 Sat. 24 * at Mississippi Valley State W, 72-65 PANTHERS SET TO BATTLE TOUGH FOE IN ROAD FINALE Mon. 26 * at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L, 105-68 Prairie View A&M is close to uncharted territory as they close out their conference road swing versus second place Alabama State in the Acadome on Monday night. Winners of Sat. 31 * ALABAMA A&M W, 89-63 six straight, the Panthers are on their longest winning streak since 2008-09 and a win tonight would mark the team’s longest winning streak since a 12-game streak during the 1972-73 season FEBRUARY under former coach Bill Cofield. In addition to the historical aspect, a win would also move the Date Opponent Time Panthers within a game of second place in the SWAC standings. Mon. 2 * ALABAMA STATE L, 73-71 HONOR A FALLEN PANTHER Sat. 7 * at Texas Southern W, 58-55 Head coach Byron Rimm II and the Prairie View A&M family lost a former Panther recently Sat. 14 * at Jackson State W, 61-55 in former student-athlete Mayol Riathin. Riathin, who played for the Panthers from 2011-2013, died Mon. 16 * at Grambling State W, 95-44 recently in a car accident which took place in the state of Wyoming. Riathin wore No. 33 during his tenure Sat. 21 * MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 84-74 at PVAMU and the number will not be worn this season as it was originally assigned to Nolan Wilson. Mon. 23 * ARKANSAS–PINE BLUFF W, 79-58 THE SERIES Sat. 28 * at Alabama A&M W, 75-72 In the overall series since Alabama State joined the SWAC and began playing the Pan- thers in 1983, the Hornets lead with a 48-20 overall mark. Since 2001, ASU has won 19-of-25 against MARCH the Panthers as they swept the season series last year and ended PVAMU’s four-game winning Date Opponent Time streak over them. PVAMU head coach Byron Rimm II has an overall mark of 8-9 against ASU with season sweeps over the Hornets in 2006-07, 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2012-13 campaigns. 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. PVAMU senior guard Montrael Scott, who surpassed the 1,000-point plateau in his Tue. 10 SWAC First Round TBA career on Jan. 24 at Mississippi Valley State, is PVAMU’s top scorer and ranks fourth in the SWAC with 15 points per game. Senior guard Tre Hagood follows with 11.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and Wed. 11 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA 4.9 assists while fellow senior guard John Brisco ranks 16th in the SWAC and third on the team Thu. 12 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA in scoring with 10.4 points per game. Junior post Karim York is the team’s third-leading re- Fri. 13 SWAC Semifinals TBA bounder with 5 per game along with chipping in 9.3 points. The Panthers have also received Sat. 14 SWAC Championship TBA inspired play from senior center Reggis Onwukamuche as the Missouri City, Texas native ranks second in the SWAC with 1.5 blocked shots per outing and third with 2.4 offensive rebounds HOME GAMES IN BOLD per game. He has accounted for 21 of the team’s 31 blocked shots over the past four games. * – 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 Alabama State 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 11 Wesley Afolayan F 6-7 225 Jr. Houston, Texas (Wabash Valley College) Conference........................... Southwestern Athletic 12 John Brisco G 5-11 210 Sr. Longview, Texas (Temple College) President ...................................Dr. George C. Wright 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) Athletic Director .............................Ashley Robinson 15 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) Arena ........................William Nicks Building (3,500) 22 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Jr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) 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 35 Reggis Onwukamuche C 6-10 225 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Lone Star College) Alma Mater ........California State, Los Angeles ‘99 Record at PVAMU (Years) .........111-175 (9th year) Head Coach: Byron Rimm II (9th Season – California State University, Los Angeles, 1999) Overall Record (Years) ............158-212 (11th year) Assistant Coach: Byron Smith (2nd Season – Houston, 1991) Assistant Coach ...................................... Byron Smith Assistant Coach: Ryan Price (1st Season – Henderson State, 2007) Alma Mater .....................University of Houston ‘91 Assistant Coach: Keenan Curry (1st Season – Pittsburg State, 2011) Video Coordinator: Randy Washington (7th Season – Texas Tech, 1986) Assistant Coach .......................................... Ryan Price Graduate Assistant: Chase Clemons (1st Season – Prairie View A&M) Alma Mater ...............................Henderson State ‘07 Assistant Coach ....................................Keenan Curry Alma Mater ...................................Pittsburg State ‘11 Video Coordinator .................... Randy Washington WILLIAM NICKS PRESS ROW Alma Mater ........................................... Texas Tech ‘86 The William Nicks Building opens two hours prior to game time. The press row is located on the gym floor of Graduate Assistant Coach ............Chase Clemons the Williams Nicks Building and can accommodate television, print and radio personnel. Media credentials Alma Mater .............................. Prairie View A&M ‘13 are required for admittance to press row. Game notes, media guides and programs are provided prior to the game. Play-by-play game accounts will be distributed at the conclusion of each half while a full booklet containing play-by-play and stats provided after the game. Player features and other important information 2013-14 INFORMATION will be forwarded throughout the season on a regular basis. 2013-14 overall record .......................................11-23 SWAC record (Finish) ............................................6-12