Game Notes: Howard at Hampton
Howard University Men's Basketball Fact Sheet No. 31
Howard University (Bison) vs Hampton University (Pirates)
Convocation Center
Hampton, VA
Thursday, March 4, 2010
8 pm
THE GAME: This is a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference match-up between the Bison of Howard University and the Pirates of Hampton University. The Bison (7-23 overall, 6-9 in the MEAC) are coming off a 66-68 overtime home loss to Maryland Eastern Shore this past Saturday. The Pirates (12-17 overall, 6-8 in the MEAC) defeated Longwood, 95-81 at home in a non-conference game on Monday for their fourth straight win.
THE SERIES: Howard edged Hampton, 56-54 on December 5 in the Big Apple Classic at Madison Square Garden. This is the 30th meeting between the two schools and Hampton holds a 24-5 advantage.
THE COACHES: The Bison are coached by Gil Jackson (Elizabethtown, '69), who is in his fifth season and has a 37-114 career record to date. Hampton is coached by Ed Joyner (JC Smith, ‘95), who is in his first season with the Pirates.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY PROBABLE STARTERS
Forward 13 Mike
Phillips Fr.
6-7
185 7.1 ppg,
5.2 rpg
Forward 21 Dadrian
Collins Fr.
6-6
190 8.4
ppg 2.0 rpg
Center 54 Paul
Kirkpatrick Sr.
6-9
220 5.8 ppg,
4.6 rpg
Guard 0 Curtis
White Sr.
6-4
195 8.4 ppg,
2.0 rpg
Guard 2 Calvin
Thompson Soph.
6-3
170 12.5 ppg,
5.2 rpg
HAMPTON PROBABLE STARTERS
Forward 21 Michael
Freeman Sr. 6-8
220 11.8 ppg,
7.8 rpg
Center 50 Milado
Lola-Charles R-So.
6-10
220 2.0 ppg,
2.7 rpg
Guard 1 Darrion
Pellum Soph. 6-6
205 11.0 ppg,
3.6 rpg
Guard 2 Vincent
Simpson Sr.
6-1
170 13.8 ppg,
2.1 rpg
Guard 5 Brandon
Tunnell Jr. 6-1
185 3.4 ppg,
2.0 rpg
NEXT UP: This is the regular season finale for both teams. They will await the seedings for the upcoming MEAC tournament following this game. The tourney gets underway, Tuesday, March 9 at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC.
