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2011-12 HAMPTON PIRatES BASKETBALL Hampton University SPORTS INFORMATION Maurice Williams Pirates Basketball 210 Holland Hall Men’s Basketball Contact Hampton University Phone (757) 727-5757 2011-12 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Hampton, VA 23668 Fax (757) 727-5813 www.hamptonpirates.com NOVEMBER 12 William & Mary W, 73-58 17 Richmond L, 51-72 20 Rutgers L, 52-66 23 Sacred Heart L, 71-78 2011 DR PE pp ER CLASSI C 24 SIU-Edwardsville W, 68-64 29 High Point W, 68-64 Hampton • Chattanooga • Longwood • Utah Valley DECEMBER 1 Savannah State* L, 49-65 4 Howard* W, 71-53 December 29-30, 2011 5 Fordham L, 53-54 7 American L, 72-74 The McKenzie Arena • Chattanooga, Tennessee 17 Liberty L, 65-74 20 Robert Morris L, 54-64 29 Utah Valley 4:30 pm 30 Chattanooga/Longwood TBA JANUARY 7 Howard* 6 pm 9 James Madison 7 pm 14 Coppin State* 4 pm 16 Morgan State* (ESPNU) 7 pm 21 Norfolk State* 6 pm HAMPTon’s PROBABLE STARTERS 24 South Carolina State* 7 pm No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. 28 Coppin State* 6 pm 0 Mike Tuitt G 6-3 175 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 7.1 3.5 30 Morgan State* (ESPNU) 7 pm 1 Darrion Pellum G 6-6 205 Sr. Hampton, Va. 17.6 3.7 3 Jasper Williams G 6-2 185 Jr. Washington, D.C. 7.8 2.1 FEBRUARY 21 Orin O’Bryant F 6-10 210 Jr. Redding, Pa. 2.3 3.3 6 Delaware State* 7:30 pm 11 Norfolk State* 6 pm 30 David Bruce C 6-10 235 So. Linden, N.J. 11.9 8.9 15 Maryland E. Shore 7 pm 17-18 ESPN Braacket Busters TBA HAMPTON RESERVES 20 Delaware State* 8 pm 2 Travis McClenny G 5-9 175 So. Portsmouth, Va. 0.0 0.0 25 Florida A&M* 6 pm 4 Danny Agbelese F 6-8 215 Sr. Lanham, Md. 4.2 4.8 27 Bethune-Cookman* 7:30 pm 12 Koron Reed F 6-7 215 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. 1.5 0.8 14 Aaron Austin G 6-3 180 Jr. Newport News, Va. 2.8 1.4 MARCH 15 Wesley Dunning G/F 6-7 210 Jr. Laurel, Md. 0.8 1.1 1 North Carolina Central* 7 pm 22 Christopher Tolson G 6-0 175 Sr. Laurel, Md. 7.4 2.6 7-12 MEAC Tournament TBA 24 Emmanuel Okoroba C 6-8 225 r-Fr. Garland, Texas 2.0 1.6 34 Bakari Taylor F 6-5 210 Jr. Bowie, Md. 0.0 0.0 50 M. Lola-Charles C 6-10 220 Sr. Laurel, Md. 0.0 0.0 GAME DETAILS The defending MEAC champion Pirates will get back to action on Thursday and Friday, looking to snap a four-game losing skid as they compete in the 21st an- nual Dr. Pepper Classic hosted by Tennessee Chattanooga. Hampton will take on Utah Valley on Thursday at 4:30 p.m., before taking on either Chattanooga or Longwood on Friday at the McKenzie Arena. SETTING THE SCENE The Pirates (4-8), in their third season under head coach Edward Joyner Jr., lost their fourth straight game on Dec. 20, falling 64-54 at Robert Morris. Sophomore center David Bruce led the way with 16 points and 13 rebounds, Hampton Men’s Basketball www.hamptonpirates.com 2011-12 HAMPTON PIRatES BASKETBALL STATISTICAL COMPARISON STATISTICAL COMPARISON OVERALL STATISTICS HAM UVU OVERALL STATISTICS UTC LU Scoring Average 62.2 66.1 Scoring Average 71.4 74.3 Opp. Scoring Average 65.5 65.3 Opp. Scoring Average 65.8 84.3 Scoring Margin -3.2 +0.3 Scoring Margin +5.7 -10.0 FG Percentage .403 .420 FG Percentage .420 .444 Opp. FG Percentage .400 .411 Opp. FG Percentage .403 .497 3PT FG Percentage .300 .282 3PT FG Percentage .376 .370 Opp. 3PT FG Percentage .410 .269 Opp. 3PT FG Percentage .300 .422 3PT FGs Per Game 5.9 4.8 3PT FGs Per Game 9.1 9.0 FT Percentage .642 .659 FT Percentage .672 .635 Rebound Average 34.9 37.6 Rebound Average 37.8 33.0 Opp. Rebound Average 36.0 36.9 Opp. Rebound Average 36.8 39.9 Rebound Margin -1.1 +0.8 Rebound Margin +1.0 +0.6 Assist Average 11.3 12.4 Assist Average 16.0 16.3 Turnover Average 15.6 12.9 Turnover Average 15.8 12.2 Blocks Average 3.6 3.4 Blocks Average 1.2 2.3 Steals Average 7.3 6.3 Steals Average 9.0 5.1 while senior guard Darrion Pellum added 11 points. The Pirates have never faced Appalachian State, The Cita- Utah Valley (6-8) dropped its third straight game on Dec. del, College of Charleston, Elon, Furman, Georgia South- 22, falling 65-52 at Montana, despite 12 points from sopho- ern, Tennessee Chattanooga, Western Carolina or Wofford. more center Ben Aird and 10 rebounds from senior forward Geddes Robinson. PIRATES AGAINST THE GREAT WEST The Pirates are 2-0 all-time against teams from the Great Tennessee Chattanooga (4-8) picked up its second win in West, having won both of their match-ups against Chicago three games on Dec. 21, defeating Hiwassee 95-41. Senior State. Hampton has never faced Houston Baptist, NJIT, Tex- guard Ricky Taylor led the Mocs with 21 points, while red- as-Pan American or Utah Valley. shirt-junior guard Dontay Hampton and freshman forward Jared Bryant each added 14 points – and Bryant added a PIRATES ON THE ROAD team-high seven rebounds. The Pirates went 8-5 on the road last season, winning three of their last four regular-season road games in 2010-11 – in- Longwood (4-8) dropped its second straight game on Dec. cluding the last two at Delaware State (71-64) and at How- 23, losing 87-61 to Seton Hall. Senior center Antwan Carter ard (83-72). The Pirates dropped their 2011-12 road opener led the Lancers with 20 points and nine rebounds, while on Nov. 17, falling 72-51 at Richmond before losing 66-52 senior forward Jan van der Kooij added 19 points. at Rutgers on Nov. 20 and 54-53 to Fordham on Dec. 5, 74- 72 to American on Dec. 7, 74-65 at Liberty on Dec. 17 and THE SERIES IN-DEPTH 64-54 to Robert Morris on Dec. 20. For his career as a head Since moving to Div. I in 1995, the Pirates have not faced coach, Ed Joyner is 14-20 on the road – 0-6 this season. either Tennessee Chattanooga or Utah Valley. The Pirates are 2-1 against Longwood, having won the last two meet- PIRATES ON NEUTRAL COURTS ings – including a 95-81 defeat in Hampton, Va. on March The Pirates are 2-1 on neutral courts so far this season, 1, 2010. having split a pair of games in Cancun, Mexico on Nov. 22- 23 (beating SIU-Edwardsville 68-64 and falling 78-71 to Sa- PIRATES AGAINST THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE cred Heart) and defeating arch-rival Howard 71-53 in the The Pirates are 1-5 all-time against SoCon teams. Big Apple Classic at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 4. For his career as a head coach, Ed Joyner is 12-5 on neutral Davidson 0-1 courts. North Carolina Greensboro 1-3 Samford 0-1 POSTSEASON HONORS FOR THE PIRATES Hampton Men’s Basketball www.hamptonpirates.com 2011-12 HAMPTON PIRatES BASKETBALL Guards Darrion Pellum and Kwame Morgan lit up opponents in 2010-11, both in PIRATE TRENDS the MEAC and in non-conference play, and the conference took notice. Pellum Hampton’s Record... was named First Team All-MEAC after finishing second in the MEAC in scoring In November ....................................3-3 with an average of 17.5 points a game, and in steals with 1.7 per contest. Pel- In December ....................................1-5 lum scored in double figures 29 times last season. In January .......................................0-0 In February ......................................0-0 Morgan, who was named Second Team All-MEAC, led the MEAC and was eighth In March .........................................0-0 in the NCAA in 3-pointers made with 100 and hit 36.6 percent of his 3-pointers – eighth-best in the MEAC. Morgan scored in double figures 26 times last sea- Hampton’s Record In Games... son and made five 3-pointers or more in five games. He also hit game-winning Decided by 5 points or less ...................2-2 3-pointers on Dec. 22 against Liberty and Jan. 1 against Colorado State. Decided by 10 points or less .................0-4 Decided by 11 points or more ................2-2 TOURNAMENT HONORS FOR THE PIRATES At Night ..........................................3-5 On top of receiving All-MEAC honors, guards Darrion Pellum and Kwame Morgan During The Day .................................1-1 were recognized for their respective performances in the MEAC Tournament. Decided In Overtime...........................0-0 Pellum was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after averaging Televised ........................................0-1 17.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals in those three games – including 23 Hampton’s Record When Scoring... points in the quarterfinals against Maryland Eastern Shore and five steals against Less than 60 points ............................0-5 Norfolk State in the semifinals. Morgan was named to the All-Tournament Team 60-69 points .....................................2-1 after averaging 18.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the tournament. He 70-79 points .....................................2-2 poured in 30 points in the semifinals against Norfolk State, going 9-for-20 from 80-89 points .....................................0-0 the field, 4-for-9 from 3-point range and 8-for-8 from the free throw line.