Men's Basketball

Complete Game Notes 

Howard University (Bison) vs. Florida A&M University (Rattlers)
Burr Gymnasium
Washington, DC
Saturday, January 23, 2010
4:00 pm

THE GAME: This is a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference match-up between the Rattlers of Florida A&M University and the Bison of Howard University.  The Bison (5-14, 4-1 MEAC) are coming off an 82-77 win over Norfolk State University on Monday, January 18^th.  The Rattlers (3-14, 1-4 MEAC) are trying to recover from a 57-64 loss to Delaware State University at home this past Monday.  This is the 57^th meeting between these two teams and the Rattlers hold a 29-28 advantage in the series.

THE COACHES:  Florida A&M is coached by Eugene Harris (Florida State '79), who is in his 3^rd season at with an overall record of 28-52.  Howard University is coached by Gil Jackson (Elizabethtown, '69), who is in his fifth season and has a 35-107 career record to date.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY PROBABLE STARTERS

Forward   13           Mike Phillips                         Fr            6-7          185         7.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Forward   21           Dadrian Collins                    Fr.           6-6          210         7.9 ppg   1.9 rpg
Center      54           Paul Kirkpatrick                   Sr.           6-9          220         6.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Guard       0              Curtis White                      Sr.           6-4          195         7.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Guard       2              Calvin Thompson               So.          6-3          170         13.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY PROBABLE STARTERS

Forward    32           Larry Jackson                      Jr.            6-6          215         9.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Forward    42           Yannick Crowder                 So.          6-8          215         7.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Guard        3            Christopher Walker             Jr.            6-6          195         10.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Guard        5            Rasheem Jenkins                Jr.            6-1          185         6.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Guard       15           Brandon Bryant                  Sr.           6-3          170         9.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg

NEXT UP: Florida A&M University will travel to Hampton, VA to take on the Pirates of Hampton University on the second leg of this trip while Howard will host the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman University, this Monday, January 25 at 8:00 pm in the Burr.