HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 18 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25, plays on the road at Virginia Wesleyan University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball action on Wednesday night, February 1, at 7 p.m. in Virginia Beach. H-SC has won seven-straight and 14 of its last 15 games, and is 16-4 overall, 10-1 in the ODAC, while VWU has lost two-straight and five of its last seven games, and is 13-6 overall, 5-6 in the ODAC. The game will be available to watch at vwuathletics.com.

(18) Hampden-Sydney (16-4, 10-1 ODAC) at Virginia Wesleyan (13-6, 5-6 ODAC) | LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: TowneBank Arena | Virginia Beach, VA
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023
Time: 7 p.m.

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the fourth-year head coach who took over the program on April 4, 2019. The former head coach at Huntingdon (AL) College from 2016-19, Kimbrough is the 19th head coach in the 113-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. He is no stranger to the ODAC, having played four years at Guilford and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee University. Caleb is 46-32 overall at the College, including 27-20 in ODAC games.

Scouting Hampden-Sydney
H-SC is enjoying its highest national ranking since 2013-14 (11th, week 6) and won its most recent game at (RV) Roanoke, 57-51, on January 28, in Salem. The Tigers have three players averaging in double-figure scoring among their five starters that are each scoring at least 8.3 points per game. H-SC is led by junior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 14.2 points (56% FG) and 8.1 rebounds, followed by senior guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) (12.5 points, 4.5 rebounds), junior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) (10.1 points, 3.4 assists, 36 3FGs), junior guard DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA) (9.0 points, 26 3FGs) and junior guard/forward Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (8.3 points, 5.4 rebounds). The Tigers are shooting 46% (578-1258) from the field, including 35% (166-469) on three-point field goals, and 74% (219-296) at the free throw line. H-SC averages 77.1 points, and allows 65.2 points, for a +11.9 scoring margin.

Scouting Virginia Wesleyan
The Marlins are coached by 23rd-year head coach Dave Macedo. VWU dropped its most recent game at Bridgewater, 54-52, on Jan. 28. The Marlins are led by sophomore guard Omari DeVeaux who is averaging 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists with 26 three-pointers, along with sophomore forward Amarion Wilson (11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks). VWU shoots 43% (470-1084) from the field, including 31% (127-409) on three-pointers, and 64% (188-293) at the line; scoring 66.1 points, and yielding 61.7 points for a +4.3 scoring margin.

Series History
H-SC and VWU are playing for the 88th time  since first meeting on January 8, 1973 at Hampden-Sydney. The Tigers lead the overall series at 47-40. The Marlins, however, lead the ODAC series at 36-33 since joining the conference for the 1989-90 season. VWU has won six-straight and 15 of the last 16 meetings since 2011-12, including a most recent 74-69 road win last season on Jan. 20, 2022 at H-SC. The Tigers' last win in the series was on Feb. 8, 2017, a 76-69 home win.

D3hoops.com/ODAC Honors
Davidson Hubbard was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week on Jan. 24 for his efforts at Randolph and at Salisbury (MD), averaging 25.0 points and 12.0 rebounds, including career-highs of 30 points and 14 rebounds at Salisbury on Jan. 21. He was named the ODAC Player of the Week on Jan. 30 for his efforts vs. Guilford (NC) and at Roanoke, averaging 13.0 points and 10.5 rebounds.

Double-Double?
Davidson Hubbard has posted nine double-doubles this season, including five-straight ... his impressive efforts have been at Greensboro (NC) on Nov. 8 (12p, 10r), vs. Alvernia (PA) on Nov. 11 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (21p, 10r), at Mary Washington on Nov. 22 (22p, 11r), at Lynchburg on Dec. 3 (10p, 11r), vs. Bridgewater on Jan. 14 (18p, 13r), at Randolph on Jan. 18. (20p, 10r), at Salisbury (MD) on Jan. 21 (30p, 14r—career-highs), vs. Guilford (NC) on Jan. 25 (12p, 11r) and at Roanoke on Jan. 28 (14p, 10r). Davidson now has 12 career double-doubles, and has scored in double figures in a team-best 16 of 20 games this season.

1,000 Career Points
Ryan Clements became the 44th 1,000-point scorer in the 113-year history of the tradition-rich program at H-SC with his 18 points scored at Salisbury (MD) on Jan. 21. He is the first Tiger to reach the magical 1,000 career point plateau since 2016 (Mike Murray), and currently totals 1,016 career points (43rd all-time) in 78 career games.

Up Next
H-SC returns home to welcome ODAC member Shenandoah University on Saturday, February 4, at 2 p.m. in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. It's free admission for all regular season home contests and the game will be available to watch on the Tiger Sports Network live video stream at hscathletics.com, pregame airing at 1:30 p.m.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.