2014-15 Hampton University Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Quick Facts Location...... Hampton, Va. Enrollment...... 4,768 2014-15 Hampton University Conference ...... Mid-Eastern Athletic ...... NCAA Division I Arena...... Hampton Convocation Center Men’s Basketball AffiliationNickname ...... Pirates President...... Dr. William R. Harvey Athletic Director...... Eugene Marshall, Jr. Game #22 - February 2, 2015 Hampton at NJIT Head Coach...... Edward Joyner, Jr. Sports Information Director • Maurice Williams • Men’s Basketball Contact Record at Hampton...... 90-91 [email protected] • Office (757) 727-5757 Hampton (8-13) vs. 2014-15 Men’s Basketball NJIT (12-10) Schedule and Results Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, N.J. Date Opponent Time/Result Record Monday, February 2, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 2K Classic Series vs. NJIT (Since 1995): First Meeting Fri. 14 at Iowa L, 56-90 0-1, 0-0 MEAC Last Meeting: First Meeting Sun. 16 at Syracuse L, 47-65 0-2, 0-0 MEAC WHOV 88.1 FM Fri. 21 vs. Alcorn State W, 82-69 1-2, 0-0 MEAC Live Audio: Sat. 22 vs. North Dakota State L, 66-74 1-3, 0-0 MEAC Live Stats: www.NJITHighlanders.com Mon. 24 at Appalachian State L, 74-82 1-4, 0-0 MEAC Live Video: www.NJITHighlanders.com Wed. 26 American L, 60-64 1-5, 0-0 MEAC

DECEMBER PIRATES SET FOR ROUND ONE OF BATTLE OF THE BAY Tues. 2 at Tennessee State W, 62-54 2-5, 0-0 MEAC - Sat. 6 Coppin State* W, 71-52 3-5, 1-0 MEAC Mon. 8 Morgan State* W, 62-58 4-5, 2-0 MEAC Thethe New Hampton Jersey University Institute ofmen’s Technology basketball (12-10) team (8-13)in the Estelle will look and to Zoom snap itsFleisher five-game Athletic los Wed. 17 at Illinois L, 55-73 4-6, 2-0 MEAC ingCenter streak at 7 on p.m. Monday, as the Pirates hit the road for their non-conference finale against Fri. 19 Tennessee State W, 66-54 5-6, 2-0 MEAC Sun. 21 Northern Arizona W, 75-66 6-6, 2-0 MEAC Mon. 29 at Northern Illinois L, 83-51 6-7, 2-0 MEAC ON THE AIR/MULTIMEDIA The game will be broadcast on WHOV 88.1 FM. Links to live stats and live video streaming JANUARY are available at www.njithighlanders.com. Sat. 3 at USC Upstate L, 54-68 6-8, 2-0 MEAC Sat. 10 at Bethune-Cookman* W, 58-56 7-8, 3-0 MEAC Mon. 12 at Florida A&M* W, 78-63 8-8, 4-0 MEAC THE SERIES Sat. 17 North Carolina A&T* L, 61-64 8-9, 4-1 MEAC Mon. 19 NC Central* L, 59-52 8-10, 4-2 MEAC Sat. 24 at Savannah State* L, 66-68 8-11, 4-3 MEAC PIRATESThis will be ON the THE first ROAD meeting between Hampton and NJIT. Mon. 26 at South Carolina State* L, 56-65 8-12, 4-4 MEAC The Pirates went 8-7 in true road contests last season, including a 6-1 mark in conference Sat. 31 at Norfolk State* L, 60-63 8-13, 4-5 MEAC play. During Edward Joyner Jr.’s career as a head coach, Hampton is 31-51 overall in true road games away from the Convocation Center. Overall, the Pirates have won 10 of their FEBRUARY Mon. 2 at NJIT 7:00 pm last 22 true road games following a 63-60 loss at Norfolk State on Saturday. Sat. 7 Maryland E. Shore* 6:00 pm Mon. 9 Howard* 8:00 pm SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS Mon. 16 at Morgan State* 9:00 pm NJIT, in its seventh season under head coach Jim Engles, has won seven of its last eight Sat. 21 Delaware State* 6:00 pm games after a 72-55 win at South Alabama on Jan. 25. Sophomore guard Damon Lynn Sat. 28 at Howard* 4:00 pm

MARCH Howard is averaging 11.8 points and a team-high 5.6 rebounds per contest, while junior Mon. 2 at Delaware State* 7:30 pm leads four Highlanders in double figures, averaging 16.9 points per game. Junior guard Ky Thurs. 5 Norfolk State* 8:00 pm Coleman is averaging 10.4 points per game. Mon. 9 MEAC Opening Round TBA guard Winfield Willis is averaging 11.0 points per contest and sophomore forward Tim LAST TIME OUT Wed.Sat. 14 11 MEAC QuarterfinalsChampionship TBA Fri. 13 MEAC Semifinals TBA points on 9-for-13 shooting from redshirt junior guard/forward Dwight Meikle. Meikle Home games in Bold to be played at the HU Convocation Center Thealso Piratesgrabbed fell nine 63-60 rebounds at Norfolk and blockedState on threeSaturday shots. for Junior their fifthguard straight Brian Dardenloss, despite (Hamp 19- * - Denotes MEAC Conference Game ton, Va.) added 11 points, while junior forward Jervon Pressley (Charlotte, N.C.) grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.

2014-15 MEAC Men’s Basketball Standings HAMPTON PROBABLE STARTERS & KEY RESERVES Team MEAC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak NC Central 8-0 1.000 16-6 .727 Lost 1 Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown min. ppg. rpg. apg./bpg. Norfolk State 8-1 .889 15-9 .625 Won 4 G 14 Brian Darden 6-2 183 Jr. Hampton, Va. 22.2 9.1 1.2 0.8/0.0 Md.-Eastern Shore 6-2 .750 13-10 .565 Won 3 G 21 Ke’Ron Brown 6-3 215 Jr. Savannah, Ga. 25.7 4.6 3.4 1.8/0.4 Howard 5-2 .714 11-10 .524 Won 3 F 23 Dwight Meikle 6-8 210 r-Jr. Baltimore, Md. 27.6 13.4 7.7 0.6/1.2 South Carolina State 6-3 .667 8-15 .348 Won 2 F 30 Jervon Pressley 6-8 250 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 21.4 4.9 5.1 0.7/1.6 Delaware State 4-3 .571 10-11 .476 Lost 2 G 34 Reginald Johnson 6-2 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 21.3 8.1 2.5 1.0/0.1 Hampton 4-5 .444 8-13 .381 Lost 5 Bethune-Cookman 3-5 .375 7-15 .318 Won 1 Reserves Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown min. ppg. rpg. apg./bpg. North Carolina A&T 3-6 .333 6-17 .261 Won 1 G 0 Donald Ralls, Jr. 6-0 185 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. - - - -/- Morgan State 2-5 .286 4-17 .190 Lost 2 G 1 Keith Carroll 5-11 160 Fr. Valencia, Calif. 5.9 0.6 0.4 0.6/0.0 Coppin State 2-6 .250 3-18 .143 Lost 1 G 2 Breon Key 6-2 185 Jr. Hampton, Va. 8.0 1.6 0.4 0.7/0.0 Savannah State 1-6 .143 5-16 .238 Lost 2 G 3 Quinton Chievous 6-6 215 Gr. Chicago, Ill. 26.6 11.3 6.5 1.0/0.0 ^Florida A&M 0-8 .000 0-21 .000 Lost 21 G 4 Lawrence Cooks 6-1 175 r-So. Charlotte, N.C. 10.4 2.9 1.6 0.3/0.0 F 5 Emmanuel Okoroba 6-8 245 r-Sr. Garland, Texas 11.2 2.7 2.3 0.3/0.3 G 11 Deron Powers 5-11 165 Jr. Williamsburg, Va. 30.0 8.0 3.0 3.6/0.1 G 13 Gregory Hayden 5-7 160 So. Dallas, Texas 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.4/0.0 F 31 Charles Fisher 6-9 205 r-Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. 9.8 2.9 1.8 0.1/0.1 F 32 Dionte Adams 6-7 215 Jr. Gaston, Ala. 9.1 1.4 2.1 0.3/0.4 C 33 Phillip Reed 6-10 210 So. Oxnard, Calif. 10.5 1.2 2.4 0.2/0.4 2014-15 Hampton University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Monday, February 2, 2015 • NJIT • Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, N.J.

2014-15 Hampton University Men’s Basketball Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School 0 Donald Ralls, Jr. G 6-0 185 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Harrisburg HS 1 Keith Carroll G 5-11 160 Fr. Valencia, Calif./Santa Clarita Christian School 2 Breon Key G 6-2 185 Jr. Hampton, Va./Old Dominion 3 Quinton Chievous G 6-6 215 Gr. Chicago, Ill./Tennessee 4 Lawrence Cooks G 6-1 175 r-So. Charlotte, N.C./Northside Christian Academy 5 Emmanuel Okoroba F 6-8 245 r-Sr. Garland, Texas/Garland HS 11 Deron Powers G 5-11 165 Jr. Williamsburg, Va./Williamsburg Christian Academy 13 Gregory Hayden G 5-7 160 So. Dallas, Texas/Skyline HS 14 Brian Darden G 6-2 183 Jr. Hampton, Va./Radford 21 Ke’Ron Brown G 6-3 215 Jr. Savannah, Ga./Quality Education Academy 23 Dwight Meikle G/F 6-8 210 r-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Quality Education Academy 30 Jervon Pressley F 6-8 250 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Towson 31 Charles Wilson-Fisher F 6-9 205 r-Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Quality Education Academy 32 Dionte Adams F 6-7 215 Jr. Gaston, Ala./Northside Christian Academy 33 Phillip Reed C 6-10 210 So. Oxnard, Calif./Northside Christian Academy 34 Reginald Johnson G 6-2 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Miami (OH)

Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School 32 Dionte Adams F 6-7 215 Jr. Gaston, Ala./Northside Christian Academy 21 Ke’Ron Brown G 6-3 215 Jr. Savannah, Ga./Quality Education Academy 1 Keith Carroll G 5-11 160 Fr. Valencia, Calif./Santa Clarita Christian School 4 Lawrence Cooks G 6-1 175 r-So. Charlotte, N.C./Northside Christian Academy 3 Quinton Chievous G 6-6 215 Gr. Chicago, Ill./Tennessee 14 Brian Darden G 6-2 183 Jr. Hampton, Va./Radford 13 Gregory Hayden G 5-7 155 So. Dallas, Texas/Skyline HS 34 Reginald Johnson G 6-2 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Miami (OH) 2 Breon Key G 6-2 185 Jr. Hampton, Va./Old Dominion 23 Dwight Meikle G/F 6-8 210 r-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Quality Education Academy 5 Emmanuel Okoroba F 6-8 225 r-Sr. Garland, Texas/Garland HS 30 Jervon Pressley F 6-8 250 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Towson 11 Deron Powers G 5-11 165 Jr. Williamsburg, Va./Williamsburg Christian Academy 0 Donald Ralls, Jr. G 6-0 185 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Harrisburg HS 33 Phillip Reed C 6-10 210 So. Oxnard, Calif./Northside Christian Academy 31 Charles Wilson-Fisher F 6-9 205 r-Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Quality Education Academy

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Edward Joyner, Jr. (Johnson C. Smith ‘95 • Sixth Season) Associate Head Coach: Darryl Sharpe (Bloomsburg (Pa.) ‘90 • Sixth Season) Associate Head Coach: Akeem Miskdeen (Queens College (NC) ‘08 • Fourth Season) Assistant Coach: DeMarco Johnson (UNC-Charlotte ‘98 • Fourth Season) Athletic Trainer: Kevin Addison (South Carolina ‘04 • Fifth Season) Manager: Larrisha Clemmons (Third Season)

Roster Breakdown Region By Class Pronunciation Guide Alabama ...... 1 Graduate...... 1 Emmanuel Okoroba – Oh-kuh-ROW-buh California...... 3 Seniors...... 1 Deron Powers – Duh-RON Georgia...... 1 Juniors...... 9 Ke’Ron Brown – Key-RON Illinois...... 2 Dwight Meikle – Muh-KEEL Sophomores...... 3 Quinton Chievous - CHEE-vis Maryland...... 1 Freshmen...... 3 Pennsylvania...... 1 North Carolina...... 2 Texas...... 2 Virginia...... 3 2014-15 Hampton University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Monday, February 2, 2015 • NJIT • Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, N.J.

PIRATES FACING THE BIG BOYS TEAM COMPARISON The Pirates’ game at Illinois on Dec. 17 was the third of three contests this season for the Pirates against teams from the so-called “power Hampton NJIT conferences.” After facing the Hawkeyes on Nov. 14, the Pirates took 8-13 Record 12-10 on ACC foe Syracuse. .397 Field Goal Percentage .444 PIRATES PICKED TO FINISH SECOND .402 Opp. Field Goal Percentage .402 .274 3 Pt. Field Goal Percentage .370 Thevotes Pirates, in the preseasoncoming off poll of last voted season’s on by therunner-up conference’s finish, head were coaches picked .328 Opp. 3 Pt. Field Goal Percentage .399 toand finish sports second information in the MEAC directors. this season,Defending picking MEAC up champion nine first-place North .633 Free Throw Percentage .685 Carolina Central was picked to repeat as conference champions. 37.2 Rebound Average 32.5 POWERS, DARDEN EARN PRESEASON MEAC HONORS +1.3 Rebound Margin -2.5 Junior guard Deron Powers was named Preseason First Team All- 62.5 Points Per Game 68.4 MEAC by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors, while junior guard Brian Darden was a Preseason Third Team All-ME- 66.2 Points Allowed Per Game 68.6 AC selection. Powers was third in the MEAC in free throw percentage, -3.7 Scoring Margin -0.2 10.1 Assists Per Game 13.9 Darden was ninth in the conference in 3-pointers made, averaging 2.0 fourthper contest. in assists and fifth in assist-turnover ratio last season, while 15.6 Turnovers Per Game 14.8 7.0 Steals Per Game 6.8 JOYNER CLOSING IN ON 100 Following Saturday’s game at Norfolk State, head coach Edward 4.0 Blocks Per Game 4.5 Joyner Jr. has 90 career wins as a head coach, leaving him 10 shy of 100. If the Pirates match last season’s win total, Joyner – in his sixth season at the helm – will reach that mark this season. Only two coaches in Hampton history have won at least 100 games with the school: Malcolm Avery (140 wins, 1987-95) and Hank Ford (228 wins, 1975- 87). Joyner is now tied for the all-time program Div. I wins record; Steve Merfeld (1997-2002) won 90 games with the Pirates.

POWERS CLOSING IN ON A MILESTONE Junior guard Deron Powers is sitting on 895 career points after the Pirates’ game at Norfolk State, leaving him just 105 points shy of the 1,000-point mark for his career. Powers, the 2012-13 MEAC Rookie of the Year, would be the 27th Pirate to ever reach that mark – and the

Powers scored 366 points last season, ranking second on the team How the Pirates Stack firstwith since11.8 points Darrion per Pellum game, reachedand he ended the mark the 2013-14 in the 2011-12 season byseason. scor- straight 20-point efforts from Feb. 24-March 6. Up In Virginia ing in double figures in six of his last seven games – including three DARDEN LOOKING FOR MORE Wins by Virginia’s D-I Teams in the Buck Joyner Era Junior guard Brian Darden was third on the team in scoring last sea- (since 2009-10) son, averaging 10.4 points per game, and he ended the season on a Team 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 Total of the CBI. He averaged 2.0 made 3-pointers per game in 2013-14, 1. VCU 28 29 27 26 17 154 highranking note ninth with ina career-high the MEAC. Darden,22 points who at Penn shot State 32.6 inpercent the first (63-for- round 193) from 3-point range last season, was named Preseason Third 2. Virginia 16 22 23 30 19 125 Team All-MEAC, and he comes into this season as the Pirates’ best op- 3. Richmond 29 16 19 19 12 122 tion from long distance. He had 10 points in the Pirates’ opener at 4. Old Dominion 27 22 5 18 17 116 Iowa, before pouring in 18 points in the Pirates’ win over Alcorn State. 5. George Mason 27 24 22 11 7 108 He is third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.1 points per game after 6. Norfolk State 12 26 21 19 15 104 his 14-point performance at South Carolina State. 7. Virginia Tech 22 16 13 9 9 94 MEIKLE GETTING HIS CHANCE 8. James Madison 21 12 21 11 13 91 9. Hampton 24 12 14 18 8 90 season, en route to averaging 5.8 points per game. The redshirt ju- 10. VMI 18 17 14 22 8 89 Guard Dwight Meikle shot just over 48 percent from the floor last 11. William & Mary 10 6 13 20 14 85 career high with 16 points against Winthrop on Dec. 29, 2013. He also nior scored in double figures seven times in 2013-14, tying his then-- 12. Radford 5 6 13 22 16 81 ing a career-high six at Virginia back on Nov. 26, 2013. He led three 13. Liberty 19 14 15 11 6 80 showed flashes on defense, blocking 13 shots on the season – includ 14. Longwood 12 10 8 8 7 57

Pirateslead the in team double after figures he dropped at Iowa 26 with against 14 points,the Eagles and on he Jan. has 19. scored Meikle in double figures 12 times so far this season. His 13.4 points per game 2014-15 Hampton University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Monday, February 2, 2015 • NJIT • Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, N.J.

is also averaging a team-best 7.7 rebounds a game after grabbing nine at South Carolina State. MEAC Regular Season Standings In The Buck Joyner Era PRESSLEY CRASHING THE GLASS Forward Jervon Pressley was second on the team in rebounds last season, despite playing in just Team Record 21 games. He averaged 5.1 boards per contest in 2013-14, grabbing a career-high 12 boards at Norfolk State 66-23 Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 24 – while also scoring 12 points for his lone double-double of Morgan State 54-33 Hampton 53-36 North Carolina Central 48-8 16 points at Coppin State on Feb. 1. Pressley grabbed at least one rebound in 20 of the 21 games in Bethune-Cookman 46-42 thewhich season. he played Pressley last season.also scored Pressley in double grabbed figures a season-high four times 11 last rebounds season, on including Dec. 8 against a career-high Morgan Delaware State 45-42 State, and his 5.1 rebounds per game are third on the team after he grabbed 11 at Norfolk State. North Carolina A&T 38-51 Coppin State 37-51 Savannah State 36-19 NEW FACES, BUT PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE Florida A&M 31-58 - Howard 30-57 cant playing time with Tennessee, and guard Reginald Johnson comes to the Pirates after time at Maryland Eastern Shore 29-59 TwoMiami Hampton (Ohio). Chievousnewcomers was already a career have 45.3-percent Div. I experience: shooter guard (24-for-53) Quinton with Chievous the Volunteers, has seen signifi while South Carolina State 28-62 year’s roster transferred to Hampton from other Div. I programs: Chievous, Johnson, Breon Key MEAC Regular Season Standings Johnson(Old Dominion), averaged Brian 8.4 pointsDarden per (Radford), game as and a freshman Jervon Pressley at Miami (Towson). (Ohio). ChievousIn all, five scored players 12 on points this Since 2009-10 and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in his Hampton debut at Iowa, before dropping a team-

Team 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 Total NSU 13-3 16-0 11-5 8-1 66-23 highand scoring 17 points (11.3 on per7-for-13 game). shooting on Nov. 16 at Syracuse. He has scored in double figures in 13 MSU 6-10 10-6 11-5 2-5 54-33 of the Pirates’ first 21 games; Chievous is second on the team in both rebounding (6.5 per game) HAM 6-10 11-5 13-3 4-5 53-36 NCCU 10-6 15-1 15-1 8-0 48-8 DTP: DISCIPLINE, TOUGHNESS, PASSION BCU 11-5 7-9 5-11 3-6 46-42 Head coach Edward Joyner Jr. and associate head coach Akeem Miskdeen developed a new identity DSU 12-4 8-8 5-11 4-3 45-42 and philosophy for the Pirates prior to the start of last season: DTP – trying to instill discipline, NCAT 7-9 8-8 5-11 3-6 38-51 CSU 9-7 5-11 7-9 2-6 37-51 2012-13. SSU 14-2 11-5 10-6 1-6 36-19 FAMU 6-10 5-11 8-8 0-8 31-57 toughness, and passion into a young and talented team that had showed flashes of promise in HOW 6-10 4-12 5-11 5-2 30-57 Going forward, the Pirates’ coaching staff looks to use DTP in order to get the team to play the UMES 4-12 2-14 4-12 6-2 29-58 simple game of a basketball aggressively, while simultaneously reaching their full potential on and SCSU 0-16 2-14 5-11 6-3 28-61 off the court and never losing sight of their goals.

PIRATES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Hampton Career Scoring Leaders Since moving up to NCAA Division I competition in 1995, the Pirates have four trips to the NCAA Career Points Tournament – most recently last season, when Hampton fell 87-45 in the second round to top- 1. 2,418 Rick Mahorn 1976-80 119 gms seeded Duke. 2. 1,976 Greg Hines 1979-83 120 gms 3. 1,800 JaFonde Williams 1992-96 108 gms Prior to last season, the Pirates were last in the NCAA Tournament in 2006, when the Pirates fell 4. 1,757 Devin Green 2001-05 123 gms 71-49 to Monmouth in the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio. 5. 1,755 Darryl Warwick 1977-81 116 gms 6. 1,754 Tarvis Williams 1997-2001 114 gms 7. 1,684 Prentice Hill 1967-71 86 gms 8. 1,679 Tony Washington 1979-83 121 gms 2001, the MEAC champion Pirates, coached by Steve Merfeld, upended No. 2 seed Iowa State 58-57 9. 1,607 Darrion Pellum 2008-12 112 gms Hampton’sin Boise, Idaho most on famous a 4-footer trip fromto the Tarvis NCAA Williams Div. I Men’s with Basketball 6.9 seconds Tournament left to play. is Williams also its first;led the in 10. 1,582 Tommy Adams 1998-2002 120 gms Pirates (25-6) with 16 points and 13 rebounds that afternoon, while Marseilles Brown added 14 points and LaSean Howard poured in 10 points. Season Points 1. 855 Rick Mahorn 1979-80 2. 719 Rick Mahorn 1977-78 Williams’ bucket not only gave Hampton a win for the ages – and marked just the fourth time in 3. 702 Tarvis Williams 2000-01 tournament history a No. 15 seed had defeated a No. 2 seed – but it also provided one of the tour- 4. 685 Rick Mahorn 1978-79 5. 671 Tony Washington 1981-82 the air. 6. 669 JaFonde Williams 1995-96 7. 652 Tommy Adams 2001-02 nament’s most vivid images: Merfeld, lifted into the air by David Johnson, fists and feet raised into 8. 651 Prentice Hill 1969-70 The Pirates would fall in the second round that year to Georgetown 76-57. 9. 622 Robert Kornegay 1969-70 10. 614 Darryl Warwick 1980-81 Hampton also made the NCAA Tournament in 2002, falling 78-67 as a No. 15 seed to No. 2 Con-

Points in a Game 1. 48 Rick Mahorn vs. St. Augustine’s 2-22-80 2. 47 JaFonde Williams vs. Norfolk State 1-31-95 NJITnecticut HEAD in the COACH first roundJIM ENGLES of the East Regional. 3. 46 Keith Tolliver vs. Virginia State 1-24-78 Commitment, hard work, attention to detail. They are all familiar concepts in the world of sports. 46 Darryl Warwick vs. Norfolk State 2-3-81 5. 43 JaFonde Williams vs. Maine 1-29-96 When his players look at Jim Engles in his seventh season at the helm of New Jersey Institute of 6. 42 Henry Sherman vs. Johnson C. Smith 2-19-76 Technology men’s basketball, they see those concepts put into action as the coach strives to build 42 Prentice Hill vs. St. Paul’s 2-21-70 42 Robert Kornegay vs. Coppin State 2-11-70 the Highlanders into a consistently successful Division I program. 9. 41 Rick Mahorn vs. Fayetteville State 2-14-80 41 Rick Mahorn vs. Winston-Salem State 2-24-79 Since being introduced as NJIT’s head coach in a press conference on April 10, 2008, he has remade the program, achieving important milestones on an ongoing upward trajectory.

2014-15 Hampton University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Monday, February 2, 2015 • NJIT • Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, N.J.

Stepping in at NJIT for the 2008-09 season, he inherited a program that was 0-29 the year before, 2014-15 MEAC Individual Scoring Leaders in its second season of Division I competition. On top of that, the top two scorers (the only double- Points Per Game # Player Team G AVG 1. SHORT,Jeff Norfolk State 23 20.0 2. MAY,Amere DSU 17 17.8 figure scorers) and the top rebounder were gone from the winless team. - 3. DANIEL, James Howard 17 17.4 gram’s long losing streak that covered parts of three years was put to rest. At least as important, 4. BECKFORD,Bruce NCAT 22 16.0 5. MYERS,Michael UMES 22 15.6 InEngles that andfirst hisyear, staff the put improvement in place a regimen was modest that would in terms set of the wins tone (one), for future but the improvement. specter of the pro 6. RUTTLEY, Jermaine FAMU 20 15.1 7. PARKS,Jordan NC Central 21 14.6 8. GASTON,RaShid Norfolk State 21 14.5 9. CARLTON, James Howard 20 14.4 10. BLOSSOM,Cedric Morgan State 20 14.1 Fromhave been one win unimaginable in Engles’ first just season,a few years the Highlandersbefore. won 10 in his second and 15 each in his third 11. BOZEMAN,Blake Morgan State 20 13.2 12. MEIKLE,Dwight Hampton 20 13.1 and fourth seasons. In his fifth season, 2012-13, NJIT men’s basketball reached a level that would 13. MARTIN,Devin UMES 21 13.0 The 2012-13 team won 16 games, tops for the program since it began Division I competition in 14. TAYLOR,D’Shon Norfolk State 23 12.5 15. MCDONALD,Anthony NC Central 21 12.4 2006-07. That was up one from the 15 the Highlanders reached the previous two seasons. But in- cluded in the record 16 wins was 6-2 record in the Great West Conference, which gave the program 2014-15 MEAC Individual Rebounding Leaders Rebounds Per Game # Player Team G RPG itsWithin first thechampionship 16-13 overall in recordDivision were I. losses in four games against teams from the vaunted Big East 1. GRAY,Kendall DSU 19 12.8 Conference. In defeat, the NJIT team gained credibility in the college basketball world at-large. 2. GASTON,RaShid Norfolk State 21 9.7 3. CARLTON, James Howard 20 7.8 4. MEIKLE,Dwight Hampton 20 7.6 in, would have produced an upset win. Later, there was an 8-point loss at St John’s in a game the 5. BECKFORD,Bruce NCAT 22 7.6 ThereHighlanders was a trailed64-63 lossby a atsingle Providence point with that 3:52 ended remaining. with NJIT There taking was a afinal 9-point shot lossthat, at had Seton it gone Hall 6. SMITH,Zech Morgan State 20 7.5 7. PARKS,Jordan NC Central 21 7.4 and a 10-point loss at Villanova. 8. BREWER,Quintin BCU 21 7.1 9. PALMER,Darryl SC State 22 7.0 10. MYERS,Michael UMES 22 6.8 11. BLOSSOM,Cedric Morgan State 20 6.8 coached team win fewer games than it had won the season before. Having won 16 games in 2012- 12. CHIEVOUS,Quinton Hampton 20 6.7 13, NJIT made a small drop to 13 in 2013-14. But a look at the facts shows another great job from 13. JAWARA,Karamo NC Central 21 6.7 After five years of upward win totals, mathematical reality in 2013-14 finally saw an Engles- 14. RUTTLEY, Jermaine FAMU 20 6.4 Engles and his staff. More than two-thirds of the points from 2012-13 were scored by players who 15. FRIPP,Arnold CSU 20 5.5 were not on the 2013-14 team that won 13 games. Indeed, the 2013-14 Highlanders had no seniors and just two juniors. Hampton All-Time Rebounding Leaders Career Rebounds 1. 1,465 Rick Mahorn 1976-80 2. 1,254 Greg Hines 1979-83 Takingat Columbia. on his first head coaching position at age 39, Engles agreed to lead the Highlanders after 3. 972 Harold James 1967-70 having been an assistant coach at the Division I level for 18 years, the last five as the lead assistant 4. 916 Cedric Miller 1981-85 5. 912 Marvin Payne 1976-79 6. 905 Robert Kornegay 1967-70 7. 768 Keith Tolliver 1976-79 Thehome hard win workover Bryantshowed that in generatedsmall ways a fromtorrent the of start positive of his local, first regional season and with national more competitivecoverage at 8. 767 Isaac Jefferson 1999-2003 performancesthe end of a long on winless the court streak and thatfinally stretched paid tangible back to dividends February on2007, January 33 games 21, 2009, before with Engles a 61-51 was 767 Devin Green 2001-05 named head coach. 10. 747 David Saunders 1990-94

Rebounds in a Season The new regimen paid more dividends in the second year (2009-10), as the Highlanders made the 1. 490 Rick Mahorn 1979-80 big jump from one win the previous season to 10, plus single-digit road losses to Rutgers of the 2. 456 Wayne Britt 1973-74 Big East and Lehigh, which would make the 2010 NCAA Tournament as champion of the Patriot 3. 430 Rick Mahorn 1978-79 4. 420 Marvin Payne 1976-77 League. 5. 401 Harold James 1969-70 6. 392 Greg Hines 1982-83 7. 377 Rick Mahorn 1977-78 West Conference, good for second-place in the GWC outright. The Highlanders were 13-5 from 8. 363 Cedric Miller 1984-85 9. 351 Marvin Childs 1990-91 TheJanuary upward 8 on, trend including continued a 6-game with winning a 15-win streak season from in 2010-11,February including1 to February a 9-3 19. finish Underlining in the Great the 10. 346 Greg Hines 1979-80 program’s emerging consistency, NJIT did not suffer back-to-back losses after January 4.

Rebounds in a Game Engles’ work was recognized in several quarters, when he was one of just 11 coaches nationwide 1. 28 Rick Mahorn vs. Winston-Salem State 2-24-79 2. 27 Marvin Payne vs. District of Columbia 12-9-77 and one of just two outside of the BCS conferences to receive a vote in the AP Coach of the Year 3. 24 Rick Mahorn vs. Norfolk State 1-29-79 voting, won by Mike Bray of Notre Dame. 24 Rick Mahorn vs. Norfolk State 1-28-80 5. 23 Rick Mahorn vs. Lincoln 12-7-79 The website CollegeInsider.com tabbed Engles as its Great West Conference Coach of the Year and 23 Rick Mahorn vs. Norfolk State 3-5-80 7. 22 Marvin Payne vs. St. Paul’s 1-13-79 22 Rick Mahorn vs. St. Augustine’s 2-22-80 bestowed by CollegeInsider.com. 22 Keith Tolliver vs. District of Columbia 12-9-77 he was also one of 16 finalists for the 2011 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, also an honor 10. 21 Rick Mahorn vs. Virginia State 12-21-79 The Highlanders reached the Great West Conference title game in 2012, falling to North Dakota 21 Cedric Miller vs. NC Central 2-24-83 21 Rick Mahorn vs. Coppin State 12-5-78 (75-60). 21 Rick Mahorn vs. Virginia Union 2-23-79 21 Derett Boyd vs. St. Paul’s 1-3-94 Isaiah Wilkerson was named honorable mention All-America by Associated Press, thus becoming

the first NJIT student-athlete named to an AP All-America team in the Division I era (since 2006- 07). Wilkerson was voted Player of the Year in the Great West Conference and was a first-team All-conference pick for a second straight year. The 2012 NJIT graduate, one of Engles’ first recruits 2014-15 Hampton University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Monday, February 2, 2015 • NJIT • Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, N.J.

has gone on to a pro career that continues in 2014-15. Also returning to the Pirates’ backcourt is junior guard Brian Darden (Hampton, Va.), who came to Hampton last season from NJIT won the Great West Conference regular season title in 2012-13. Radford and hand an immediate impact – to the tune of 18 points and four 3-pointers in the season opener against William & Mary. THE BOOK ON HAMPTON – 2014-15 SEASON OUTLOOK Darden was third on the team in scoring last season, averaging The Hampton University men’s basketball program made its second 10.4 points per contest, and his 2.0 made 3-pointers per game postseason appearance of the Edward Joyner Jr. Era in 2013-14, win- ranked ninth in the conference.

Ke’Ron Brown (Savannah, Ga.) also returns to the Pirates back- ningthe Nittany 18 games, Lions’ finishing home court. second in the MEAC, and accepting a bid to the College Basketball Invitational before giving Penn State a fight on two seasons with the program. Known for his defensive presence, Along the way, senior forward Du’Vaughn Maxwell led the Pirates in courtBrown this averaged season, 1.7 having steals led per the game Pirates in in2013-14, steals in ranking each of thirdhis first in scoring and rebounding and blocked shots, en route to being named the MEAC and totaling 52 for the season. the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and racking up a number of other awards. Dwight Miekle (Baltimore, Md.) is coming into his junior season with the Pirates, looking to improve upon his 5.8 points and 3.4 re- Now, as Joyner enters his sixth season at the helm, the Pirates rebounds per contest in 2013-14, and guard Lawrence Cooks (Char- turn an experienced core in search of a return to the top of the MEAC lotte, N.C.) will look to build on a 2013-14 campaign in which he mountain – and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. In all, Joyner and his staff bring back 11 players from last season, eight of whom saw sig- against Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 9). showcased flashes of brilliance (including a 17-point performance Okoroba and junior Jervon Pressley (Charlotte, N.C.) are the key nificant“Nothing playing beats experience,”time in 2013-14. Joyner said of a group that over the past returners in the frontcourt; Pressley was second in the team in two seasons has gone a combined 24-8 in MEAC play. “Our guys have rebounding behind Maxwell last season, averaging 5.1 boards per contest despite just playing in 18 games. The Towson transfer also the last two years. The only thing is, we didn’t perform as well at the playedend as athe lot seasonof minutes might’ve – a lot indicated,of significant, but high-stress I think we’re minutes a lot –more over including a season-best 16 points at Coppin State on Feb. 1. poised this year and have a real chance to build on things.” showed flashes on offense, scoring in double figures four times – Okoroba averaged 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 31 games last That experience, along with six newcomers (including two transfers), season, and he made 13 starts. His lone double-double of the sea- could be what pushes the Pirates over the top. That experience will son came against Delaware on Nov. 17, when he scored 10 points also be tested this season, as the Pirates face a tough schedule that and grabbed 10 rebounds. includes non-conference tilts at Iowa, at Syracuse, and at Illinois. Also returning to the Pirates after seeing sparse playing time last “It was time,” Joyner said. “I felt like it was time to really test our guys season: guard Gregory Hayden (Dallas, Texas), forward Dionte Ad- in non-conference play. I think that’ll have us ready for a tough confer- ams (Gaston, Ala.), and center Phillip Reed (Oxnard, Calif.). Joyner ence schedule. The MEAC is a strong, well-rounded league and there pointed to Reed and Cooks in particular as players to watch for the are a lot of teams that’ll contend. coming season, pointing to their work over the summer. “That, and we’d like to see where we are as a team.” said, “and (Reed), he’s a big jumper, and I feel like he’s got the po- “(Cooks)tential to showedbe a big uscontributor flashes last for season us. He ofhad what a great he can summer do,” Joyner and a Steve Merfeld for the most wins by a coach in Hampton’s Div. I era. He great preseason, and we look for him to carry that into the regular Joyner,is also 18 with wins 82 shy wins of 100in five for seasons,his career. is just eight wins shy of tying season.”

RETURNERS NEWCOMERS Though Maxwell is gone – as is 3-point specialist Ramon Mercado – Of the six new faces on the Pirates roster this season, two already Joyner and his staff don’t return to an empty cupboard for 2014-15. have Div. I experience; guard Quinton Chievous (Chicago, Ill.) “I don’t know if any one person can replace Du’Vaughn,” Joyner said, comes over from Tennessee, while junior guard Reginald Johnson “but maybe with a collective effort, we can all pick up the slack as a (Chicago, Ill.) comes to Hampton from Miami (Ohio). group.” “You can’t teach experience,” Joyner reiterated. Though forward Emmanuel Okoroba (Garland, Texas) is the lone senior on the team, there are seven juniors on the roster who were on Chievous played in 31 games over the course of two seasons with the Volunteers, and as a redshirt freshman in 2012-13, he averaged over 10 minutes a game and scored a career-best 10 points theAmong team those last yearplayers – and are six guard of them Deron played Powers significant (Williamsburg, minutes. Va.), the in the SEC Tournament against Mississippi State. Joyner said Chie- 2012-13 MEAC Rookie of the Year, and guard Breon Key (Hampton, vous can play any number of positions – be it shooting guard or Va.), who can play both guard positions and came to the Pirates last year after a stint at Old Dominion. Powers was second on the team in left by Maxwell. scoring last season, averaging 11.8 points per game, and his 4.0 as- one of the forward spots – and that he could fill some of the void sists per contest ranked fourth in the MEAC. Johnson averaged 11.8 points per game in nine contests last season at Miami (Ohio), a season after he played in 31 contests and - averaged 8.4 points a game. He scored a career-high 24 points last most six points a game, and he scored a season-high 14 points at Sa- season at Arizona State. Key,vannah who State played back his on first Jan. game 25. in January of last season, averaged al 2014-15 Hampton University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Monday, February 2, 2015 • NJIT • Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center • Newark, N.J.

“Reggie has a knack for scoring the ball,” Joyner said. “He already knows what to do in Div. I, and he can play either guard position or Hampton Men’s Basketball 20-Win Seasons even small forward.” Season Record Coach Other newcomers in the Pirates backcourt for 2014-15 include Don- 1977-78^...... 24-7...... Hank Ford ald Rolls Jr. (Harrisonburg, Pa.) and Keith Carroll (Clarita, Calif.). For- 1978-79^...... 24-6...... Hank Ford ward Charles Wilson-Fisher (Alpharetta, Ga.) will bring a new face to the frontcourt. 1979-80^...... 21-10...... Hank Ford 1981-82^...... 28-8...... Hank Ford “We’re not sure how much the freshmen will play this season,” Joyner 1982-83^...... 23-7...... Hank Ford said. “Part of that might be based on need. We have some works-in- 1990-91^...... 21-8...... Malcolm Avery progress coming in, but we’ve got some athletic talent at our disposal.” 1993-94^...... 21-8...... Malcolm Avery 2000-01*...... 25-7...... Steve Merfeld 2001-02*...... 26-7...... Steve Merfeld 2010-11*...... 24-9...... Edward Joyner, Jr.

* - Division I • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ^ - Division II • Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Hampton Starting Lineups November Fri. 14 at Iowa Deron Powers Quinton Chievous Ke’Ron Brown Dwight Meikle Jervon Pressley Sun. 16 at Syracuse Deron Powers Quinton Chievous Ke’Ron Brown Dwight Meikle Jervon Pressley Fri. 21 vs. Alcorn State Deron Powers Quinton Chievous Ke’Ron Brown Dwight Meikle Jervon Pressley Sat. 22 vs. North Dakota St. Deron Powers Quinton Chievous Brian Darden Dwight Meikle Jervon Pressley Mon. 24 at Appala