SWAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS • 1950 • ‘60 • ‘61 • ‘62 • 2003 • SWAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS • 1998 • NCAA TOURNAMENT • 1998 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1962 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2015-16 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Ryan McGinty, Director of Sports Information • Men’s Basketball Contact • Office: (936) 261-9140 • www.PVPANTHERS.com • Twitter: @PVAMUPanthers 2015-16 Schedule http://cdn1.bloguin.com/wp-content/uploads/Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff NOVEMBER sites/171/2015/02/Tulane-logo.pngFebruary 20, 2016 • 7 p.m. Date Opponent Time (CST) Fri. 13 & at Virginia Commonwealth (CBS 6.3) L, 75-50 Location....................................Pine Bluff, Ark. Wed. 18 at Houston (ESPN3) L, 110-69 Venue ............................H.O. Clemmons Arena Fri. 20 & at Bryant L, 71-58 TV/Video .................................................... N/A Sat. 21 & vs. Radford L, 64-56 Twitter ............................... @PVAMUPanthers Wed. 25 & at Wisconsin (BIG Ten Network) L, 85-67 Series Streak......................................UAPB, 1 Sat. 28 & at UNLV L, 80-62 Smith vs. UAPB...........................................0-0 DECEMBER AP/USA Today Ranking ............................ N/A AP/USA Today Ranking..................................N/A Date Opponent Time 2015-16 Record ....................................... 3-21 2015-16 Record............................................. 6-21 Wed. 2 at Baylor (Fox Sports SW-Plus) L, 80-41 SWAC ......................................................... 3-9 SWAC...............................................................4-9 Fri. 11 at TCU (Fox Sports SW-Plus) L, 73-55 INTERIM HEAD COACH ...............Byron Smith HEAD COACH....................................George Ivory Mon. 14 at Tulane (ESPN3) L, 63-49 PVAMU RECORD ....................................... 2-3 UAPB RECORD..........................96-153 (8th Year) Wed. 16 TEXAS STATE L, 62-44 CAREER RECORD ....................................... 2-3 CAREER RECORD......................96-153 (8th Year) Tue. 22 at Nebraska (Big Ten Plus) L, 81-50 Mon. 28 at Louisiana Tech L, 77-58 MEDIA COVERAGE JANUARY RADIO................................................................................................................................KPVU 91.3 FM Date Opponent Time TELEVISION.......................................................................................................................................N/A Sat. 2 * ALCORN STATE L, 73-70 LIVE VIDEO.........................................................................................................................................N/A Mon. 4 * SOUTHERN W, 71-65 Sat. 9 * at Texas Southern L, 64-38 Sat. 16 * at Grambling State L, 63-60 THE OPENING TIP Mon. 18 * at Jackson State L, 60-57 PANTHERS PREPARE TO PLAY IN UNFRIENDLY CONFINES SATURDAY NIGHT Sat. 23 * Arkansas-Pine Bluff L, 45-44 Mon. 25 * Mississippi Valley State L, 76-73 Prairie View A&M hits the road looking to regain momentum as they travel to Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sat. 30 * at Alabama A&M L, 83-69 on Saturday night. The Panthers saw their season-best two-game winning streak end Monday night and will have to start a new streak on the road in a venue they have not won in since 2005. FEBRUARY Date Opponent Time SWAC TOURNAMENT SEEDING TO BECOME A FACTOR Mon. 1 * at Alabama State L, 83-77 With the second half of SWAC play three weeks in, seeding for next month’s SWAC Tournament Sat. 6 * TEXAS SOUTHERN (SWAC Digital Network) W, 59-55 starts to become a factor as the Panthers are currently in ninth place but are only two games from Sat. 13 * GRAMBLING STATE W, 60-56 fifth due to a logjam in the SWAC standings. Mon. 15 * JACKSON STATE L, 80-66 Sat. 20 * at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7:30 p.m. ABOUT THE PANTHERS Mon. 22 * at Mississippi Valley State 7:30 p.m. Junior Admassu Williams leads PVAMU in scoring with 10.8 points and leads the team with Sat. 27 * ALABAMA STATE 5 p.m. 6.4 rebounds per game. Williams ranks 19th in the SWAC in scoring, seventh in rebounding, Mon. 29 * ALABAMA A&M 7:30 p.m. seventh in field goal percentage (49%) and 12th in blocked shots with 0.7 per game. Junior MARCH guard Tevin Bellinger ranks second with 10.7 points per game and leads the SWAC in free Date Opponent Time throw percentage with an 86 percent clip while Jayrn Johnson chips in with 10.1 points and Thu. 3 * at Alcorn State 7:30 p.m. is tied for the team lead with 1.5 steals. Sat. 5 * at Southern 5 p.m. Tue. 8 SWAC First Round TBA THE SERIES Wed. 9 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA UAPB has won 16 of the past 20 meetings against PVAMU with all of its losses occurring in Prai- Thu. 10 SWAC Quarterfinals TBA rie View during the 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014 campaigns. PVAMU’s last win over UAPB in Pine Fri. 11 SWAC Semifinals TBA Bluff, Ark. occurred on Jan. 24, 2005 in the HPER Complex. UAPB’s George Ivory is 10-5 against Sat. 12 SWAC Championship TBA Prairie View A&M. HOME GAMES IN BOLD * – Southwestern Athletic Conference games & – 2K Sports Classic (benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project) Prairie View A&M 2015-16 Men’s Basketball Game Notes Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff PRAIRIE VIEW A&M QUICK FACTS 2015-16 Prairie View A&M Panthers Roster Founded ............................................................1876 # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) Location ...................................... Prairie View, Texas 1 Jayrn Johnson G 6-3 180 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Ranger College) Enrollment ........................................................8,300 2 Avery Lomax G 5-9 160 Sr. Desoto, Texas (Desoto) Nickname .................................................... Panthers 3 Jordan Giddings G 6-0 180 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas (Southwestern College) Colors ............................................... Purple and Gold 5 Tevin Bellinger G 6-0 180 So. Hutto, Texas (Jacksonville College) Affiliation ..........................................NCAA Division I Conference .............................Southwestern Athletic 12 Malik Amos G 6-2 170 Fr. Katy, Texas (Pro-Vision Academy) President .................................. Dr. George C. Wright 14 Zachary Hamilton F 6-4 200 So. Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian) Athletic Director ..............................Ashley Robinson 15 Nolan Wilson F 6-6 230 R-So. Laredo, Texas (Alexander) Arena ........................William Nicks Building (3,500) 22 Charleston Dobbs F 6-8 210 Sr. Dumas, Ark. (Arkansas Baptist) 23 Admassu Williams F 6-8 240 Jr. Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica College) COACHING STAFF 25 Ja’Donta Blakely G 6-2 180 Jr. Lake Charles, La. (Southwest Christian College) Interim Head Coach ............................... Byron Smith 30 Karim York F 6-9 225 Sr. Austin, Texas (Howard College) Alma Mater .......................University of Houston ‘91 Record at PVAMU (Years) ................... 2-3 (1st year) Interim Head Coach: Byron Smith (3rd Season at PVAMU, 1st as Interim – Houston, 1991) Overall Record (Years) ......................... 2-3 (1st year) Assistant Coach: Keenan Curry (2nd Season – Pittsburg State, 2011) Assistant Coach ...................................Keenan Curry Assistant Coach: Landon Bussie (1st Season - Xavier [La.], 2010) Alma Mater ..................................Pittsburg State ‘11 Video Coordinator: Randy Washington (7th Season – Texas Tech, 1986) Assistant Coach .................................Landon Bussie Alma Mater ............................... Xavier [La.], 2010 Video Coordinator........................ Randy Washington Alma Mater ........................................Texas Tech ‘86 2014-15 INFORMATION 2014-15 overall record .....................................15-18 SWAC record (Finish) ................................. 12-6/4th SWAC Tournament .......................... Semifinal Round Postseason..........................................................N/A WILLIAM NICKS PRESS ROW SPORTS INFORMATION 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 SID......................................................Ryan McGinty and can accommodate television, print and radio personnel. Media credentials 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 Office Phone.....................................(936) 261-9140 half while a full booklet containing play-by-play and stats provided after the game. Player features and other important information will [email protected] be forwarded throughout the season on a regular basis. Assistant SID............................W. Alan Wiederhold Office Phone.....................................(936) 261-9106 INTERVIEWS [email protected] Prairie View A&M student-athletes (Tue., Wed.) and coaches (Tue., Wed., Thu.) will be available for in-person or phone interviews before Fax Number.......................................(936) 261-9159 or after practice. Requests should be directed to Ryan McGinty. All interview requests must be coordinated through the Sports Website.............................www.PVPANTHERS.com Information Office with at least one day advance notice. Student-athlete’s phone numbers will not be given out. Coaches and student- Twitter:........................................@PVAMUPanthers athletes are not available for interviews the day before a game or on game day unless arrangements are made in advance. Instagram:.......................................PVAMUPanthers