Complete Game Notes

Howard University Men's Basketball Fact Sheet No. 10

Howard University (Bison) vs Loyola University (Md.) (Greyhounds)
Reitz Arena
Baltimore, MD
Saturday, December 19, 2009
1:00 pm - MASN

THE GAME: This is a non-conference match-up between the Bison of Howard University and the Greyhounds of Loyola University.  The Bison (1-8) are coming off a 56-54 road win over Hampton University on Saturday, December 5^th, while the Greyhounds of Loyola University (4-5) is trying to recover from a 63-58 overtime loss to Coppin State on Wednesday, December 6th.   The series record between these two is 2-1 Loyola.

THE COACHES: Howard is coached by Gil Jackson (Elizabethtown, '69), who is in his fifth season and has a 31-101 career record.  Loyola is coached by Jimmy Patsos (Catholic ‘89), who is in his sixth season there with a career record of 74-87.

HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS

F       13           Mike Phillips                         Fr            6-7          185         5.9 ppg, 5.9  rpg
F       21           Dadrian Collins                    Fr.           6-5          190         4.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg
C       54           Paul Kirpactrick                   Sr.           6-9          220         6.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg
G       2             Calvin Thompson                So.          6-3          170         13.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg
G       0             Curtis White                       Sr.           6-4          195         3.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg

NEXT UP: Howard will travel to Murfreesboro, Tenn. to take on Middle Tennessee State Tuesday, December 22^th.