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 GAME 15: Hampton (5-9|1-1 MEAC) vs. Howard (4-12|1-2 MEAC) 23 Sacred Heart L, 71-78 Date: January 7, 2011 • Time: 6:00 p.m. 24 SIU-Edwardsville W, 68-64 Location: Hampton, Va. (HU Convocation Center) 29 High Point W, 68-64 Television: None • Radio: 88.1 FM WHOV DECEMBER 1 Savannah State* L, 49-65 4 Howard* W, 71-53 5 Fordham L, 53-54 7 American L, 72-74 17 Liberty L, 65-74 20 Robert Morris L, 54-64 ERSUS 29 Utah Valley L, 40-42 V 30 Longwood W, 82-79 JANUARY HAMPTon’s PROBABLE STARTERS 7 Howard* 6 pm No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. 9 James Madison 7 pm 0 Mike Tuitt G 6-3 175 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 7.1 3.6 14 Coppin State* 4 pm 1 Darrion Pellum G 6-6 205 Sr. Hampton, Va. 18.1 4.0 16 Morgan State* (ESPNU) 7 pm 3 Jasper Williams G 6-2 185 Jr. Washington, D.C. 7.8 2.2 21 Norfolk State* 6 pm 4 Danny Agbelese F 6-8 215 Sr. Lanham, Md. 4.2 4.9 24 South Carolina State* 7 pm 30 David Bruce C 6-10 235 So. Linden, N.J. 11.4 8.7 28 Coppin State* 6 pm 30 Morgan State* (ESPNU) 7 pm HAMPTON RESERVES 2 Travis McClenny G 5-9 175 So. Portsmouth, Va. 0.0 0.0 FEBRUARY 12 Koron Reed F 6-7 215 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. 1.5 0.8 6 Delaware State* 7:30 pm 11 Norfolk State* 6 pm 14 Aaron Austin G 6-3 180 Jr. Newport News, Va. 2.7 1.4 15 Maryland E. Shore 7 pm 15 Wesley Dunning G/F 6-7 210 Jr. Laurel, Md. 1.3 1.5 17-18 ESPN Braacket Busters TBA 21 Orin O’Bryant F 6-10 210 Jr. Redding, Pa. 2.2 2.8 20 Delaware State* 8 pm 22 Christopher Tolson G 6-0 175 Sr. Laurel, Md. 7.1 3.0 25 Florida A&M* 6 pm 24 Emmanuel Okoroba C 6-8 225 r-Fr. Garland, Texas 1.8 1.8 27 Bethune-Cookman* 7:30 pm 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 MARCH 1 North Carolina Central* 7 pm GAME DETAILS 7-12 MEAC Tournament TBA The defending MEAC champion Pirates will return to the HU Convocation Cen- ter for the first time in over a month on Saturday, as they take on archrival Howard to open the bulk of MEAC play at 6 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE The Pirates (5-9, 1-1 MEAC), in their third season under head coach Edward Joyner Jr., finished third in the Dr Pepper Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn. On Dec. 30 with an 82-79 win over Longwood. Senior guard Darrion Pellum led the way with a season-high 33 points on 10-for-21 shooting – including five 3-pointers – while junior guard Jasper Williams added 14 points and sopho- more center David Bruce poured in 11 points. Howard (4-12, 1-2 MEAC) dropped its third straight game on Wednesday, fall- ing 83-77 to Coppin State. Senior guard Glen Andrews led the Bison with 25 points on 10-for-27 shooting to go along with a team-high seven rebounds, Hampton Men’s Basketball www.hamptonpirates.com 2011-12 HAMPTON PIRatES BASKETBALL while freshman guard Simuel Frazier and junior forward Dadrian Collins each added 11 points. STATISTICAL COMPARISON THE SERIES IN-DEPTH OVERALL STATISTICS HAM HOW The Pirates are 28-5 against Howard, and Hampton has won Scoring Average 62.1 61.9 the last four meetings – and 16 of the last 18 overall. Hamp- Opp. Scoring Average 64.8 74.8 ton swept the season series last year, before winning this Scoring Margin -2.7 -12.9 season’s first meeting, 71-53, in the Big Apple Classic at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 4. Howard last defeated FG Percentage .402 .389 Hampton in the 2009 Big Apple Classic, taking a 56-54 win. Opp. FG Percentage .393 .449 Hampton is 11-1 against Howard at home. 3PT FG Percentage .292 .332 PIRATES AGAINST THE MEAC Opp. 3PT FG Percentage .385 .368 Hampton is 192-110 all-time as a Div. I program (since 3PT FGs Per Game 5.9 4.9 1995) against teams currently in the MEAC, including an 11-5 mark in the conference last season. North Carolina FT Percentage .628 .692 Central, in its first year in the MEAC, is the only team cur- rently in the conference that the Pirates have not faced Rebound Average 35.9 35.4 since moving to Div. I. Opp. Rebound Average 36.8 35.4 Rebound Margin -0.9 +0.1 Bethune-Cookman 17-9 Assist Average 11.4 9.7 Coppin State 14-13 Delaware State 17-13 Turnover Average 15.1 18.4 Florida A&M 17-11 Blocks Average 4.3 2.6 Howard 28-5 Maryland Eastern Shore 20-6 Steals Average 7.1 6.4 Morgan State 20-10 Norfolk State 19-14 North Carolina A&T 21-10 100 and hit 36.6 percent of his 3-pointers – eighth-best in Savannah State* 2-1 the MEAC. Morgan scored in double figures 26 times last South Carolina State 17-17 season and made five 3-pointers or more in five games. He also hit game-winning 3-pointers on Dec. 22 against Liberty *Savannah State is in its first year in the MEAC. and Jan. 1 against Colorado State. Since joining the MEAC in 1995, the Pirates have won two TOURNAMENT HONORS FOR THE PIRATES regular-season conference titles (2000-01, 2001-02) and On top of receiving All-MEAC honors, guards Darrion Pellum four MEAC Tournament crowns (2001, 2002, 2006, 2011). and Kwame Morgan were recognized for their respective performances in the MEAC Tournament. Pellum was named PIRATES AT HOME the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after averag- The Pirates went 8-3 at the HU Convocation Center last ing 17.7 points, season, despite losing their last two home games of the 5.3 rebounds and season. Starting with a 78-67 win over Towson on Dec. 20 2.3 steals in those of last season, the Pirates won seven straight home games three games – in- – including five in a row against MEAC competition. For his cluding 23 points career as a head coach, Ed Joyner is 16-10 at home, and in the quarterfi- the Pirates are 2-1 at home so far this season – beating nals against Mary- William & Mary and High Point, before losing to Savannah land Eastern Shore State on Dec. 1. and five steals against Norfolk POSTSEASON HONORS FOR THE PIRATES State in the semi- Guards Darrion Pellum and Kwame Morgan lit up opponents finals. Morgan was in 2010-11, both in the MEAC and in non-conference play, named to the All- and the conference took notice. Pellum was named First Tournament Team Team All-MEAC after finishing second in the MEAC in scoring after averaging with an average of 17.5 points a game, and in steals with 18.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the tournament. 1.7 per contest. Pellum scored in double figures 29 times He poured in 30 points in the semifinals against Norfolk last season. State, going 9-for-20 from the field, 4-for-9 from 3-point range and 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Head coach Ed- Morgan, who was named Second Team All-MEAC, led the ward “Buck” Joyner Jr. was named the tournament’s Most MEAC and was eighth in the NCAA in 3-pointers made with Outstanding Coach. Hampton Men’s Basketball www.hamptonpirates.com 2011-12 HAMPTON PIRatES BASKETBALL PIRATE TRENDS PIRATES IN THE NCAA RANKINGS Hampton’s Record... Forward Danny Agbelese and guard Kwame Morgan were among the NCAA’s best In November ....................................3-3 in specific categories last season, giving the Pirates a presence among the elite In December ....................................2-6 of Div. I. Agbelese, who had 101 blocks last season, averaged 3.1 per contest – In January .......................................0-0 which was the eighth-best average in the NCAA. Morgan made 100 3-pointers In February ......................................0-0 last season – the eighth-most in the NCAA – while his average of 3.0 treys per In March .........................................0-0 contest was good enough for 14th in the nation. Hampton’s Record In Games... LIVING ON DEFENSE Decided by 5 points or less ...................3-3 The Pirates were a defensive presence last season, and it showed in the NCAA Decided by 10 points or less .................0-4 statistical rankings. Hampton finished 2010-11 fourth in the country in field Decided by 11 points or more ................2-2 goal percentage defense, only giving up 38.4 percent of shots to opponents. At Night ..........................................3-5 The Pirates were also 10th in the nation in blocked shots, averaging 5.6 per During The Day .................................2-2 contest as a team.