HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 6 in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25, plays on the road for the fourth time in five games at non-conference opponent and No. 1 John Carroll University on Tuesday afternoon, December 19, at 2 p.m. in University Heights, Ohio. The nationally-ranked Tigers are 8-1 overall, including 2-1 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), following a 67-46 non-conference home win past No. 25 Swarthmore (PA) College on Dec. 14 in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. The top-ranked Blue Streaks are 8-0 overall, including 4-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), after a 92-54 OAC home win past Wilmington (OH) College on Dec. 16. It's the second time this season that H-SC is playing the No. 1 team in D3; the Tigers defeated preseason No. 1 Christopher Newport 74-53 on November 8 in Fleet Gym. The Top 10 contest will be available to watch on the JCU Sports Network.

No. 6 Hampden-Sydney (8-1) at No. 1 John Carroll (OH) (8-0) | STATS | VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: DeCarlo Varsity Center | University Heights, OH
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023
Time: 2 p.m.

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the fifth-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 114-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. He is no stranger to the ODAC, having played four years at Guilford (NC) College and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee University. Kimbrough is 60-36 overall at the College, including 33-22 in ODAC games. Caleb was both the 2022-23 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III District 6 Coach of the Year, and the ODAC Men's Basketball Bob Johnson Coach of the Year.

Scouting No. 6 Hampden-Sydney
H-SC is extremely balanced offensively with three players averaging in double-figure scoring among its five starters that are each scoring at least 5.9 points per game, while eight Tigers are playing at least 10-plus minutes per game. H-SC has been led by senior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 13.8 points (14 3FGs) and 7.7 rebounds, fifth-year guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) with his 11.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals, along with senior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) with his 11.3 points (16 3FGs) and 5.0 assists. Joining them in the lineup have been senior guard Alex Elliott (Marietta, GA) (8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 13 3FGs) and senior guard/forward and team captain Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (5.9 points, 3.6 rebounds). Senior guard DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA) (5.4 points, 10 3FGs), fifth-year forward and team captain Miles Harris (Virginia Beach) (4.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 10 3FGs) and fifth-year guard Chase Turner (Virginia Beach) (4.1 points) have led the bench scoring. The Tigers are shooting 46% (245-529) from the field, including 41% (82-200) on three-point field goals (9.1 per game), and 74% (93-125) at the free throw line. H-SC has averaged 73.9 points, and allowed only 59.2 points, for a +14.7 scoring margin.

Scouting No. 1 John Carroll
The Blue Streaks are coached by seventh-year head coach Pete Moran (100-54), who has led the program to a pair of OAC Regular Season Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances. JCU has been led by junior guards Luke Chicone (20.5 points, 4.8 assists 17 3FGs) and Luke Frazier (16.5 points, 7.3 rebounds). The high-scoring Blue Streaks shoot 47% (257-545) from the field, including 34% (48-142) on three-pointers (6.0 per game), and 73% (153-211) at the line; scoring 89.4 points, and yielding 71.6 points, for a +17.8 scoring margin.

Series History
H-SC and JCU are playing for the sixth time, and the Tigers lead the series at 3-2. The Blue Streaks, however, won the most recent game between the two schools, 78-67 on Dec. 30, 2008 in Fleet Gym. H-SC is visiting JCU for the first-time ever, as the first two meetings were played at a neutral site and the last three on the Tigers' home floor. The two schools have met twice during the postseason, splitting NCAA Tournament games in 1998 (77-71, JCU, Holland, MI) and 1999 (68-51, at H-SC).

#6 In D3hoops.com Top 25
H-SC was ranked No. 6 nationally in the week three D3hoops.com Top 25, released on Dec. 11. The Tigers earned 486 points in last week's poll. John Carroll (OH) (7-0) was ranked No. 1 with 582 points and 13 first-place votes, followed by Calvin (MI) (7-0, 581) at No. 2, fellow ODAC member Guilford (9-0, 570) at No. 3, Oswego State (NY) (7-0, 544) at No. 4 and Tufts (MA) (10-0, 493) at No. 5. The next poll update will be January 2/3, 2024.

Career Watch
Ryan Clements ranks 23rd in career scoring with 1,204 career points in 96 career games (12.5). Russell Turner '92 is the all-time leader with 2,272 career points. Clements is ninth in career steals with 164 (1.7). Ralph Baker '89 is the all-time leader with 258 career steals. Davidson Hubbard is tied for 10th in career blocks with 46 career blocks in 67 career games (0.7). Mike Thompson '04 is the all-time leader with 136 career blocks.

2023-24 Team Captains
Leading the Tigers are fifth-year Miles Harris, along with seniors Adam Brazil and Josiah Hardy. Harris and Brazil are each serving in the leadership role for their second season, while Hardy is a first-year captain. Miles is the son of Randy Harris and Corey Bacs and is majoring in economics and business. Adam is the son of Mark and Kristen Brazil and is majoring in English. Josiah is the son of Vernal Hardy and Felicia Miller and is majoring in economics and business.
 
Three Former Tigers Are Division I Head Coaches
H-SC currently has three former basketball team members and graduates of the College that are serving as NCAA Division I head coaches. Russell Turner '92 is in his 14th year at UC Irvine ... Ryan Odom '96 is in his first season at VCU and his eighth season as a DI head coach (UMBC, Utah State) ... Griff Aldrich '96 is in his sixth year at Longwood. Entering this season, Turner was 265-170 at UCI ... Odom was 141-85 overall, including 44-25 in two years at USU and 97-60 in five years at UMBC ... Aldrich was 88-72 at Longwood.

Up Next
H-SC will break for the Christmas holiday before hosting Salisbury (MD) University on Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. in Fleet Gym.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.