HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 7 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25, plays on the road for the second-straight game at four-time defending Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament Champion and archrival Randolph-Macon College in ODAC basketball action on Friday night, December 8, at 7 p.m. in Ashland. The nationally-ranked Tigers are 5-1 overall, 1-1 in the ODAC, while the Yellow Jackets are 5-2 overall, 2-0 in the ODAC, and are receiving votes in the latest national poll. The contest can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM, and will also be available worldwide on the Internet at wvhl.net or via the TuneIn Radio App, pregame airing at 6:30 p.m., while available to watch, as well, on the Randolph-Macon Sports Network.

No. 7 Hampden-Sydney (5-1, 1-1 ODAC) at (RV) Randolph-Macon (5-2, 2-0 ODAC) | STATS | AUDIO | VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: Crenshaw Gym | Ashland, VA
Date: Friday, Dec. 8, 2023
Time: 7 p.m.
Radio: Frank Shanaberger (play-by-play), Richard LeSueur (analyst)
 
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 and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee University. Kimbrough is 57-36 overall at the College, including 32-22 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. 7 Hampden-Sydney
H-SC has been extremely balanced offensively with only two players averaging in double-figure scoring among its five starters that are each scoring at least 6.8 points per game, while nine Tigers are playing at least 10-plus minutes per game. H-SC has been led by senior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 14.0 points (11 3FGs) and 8.3 rebounds, along with fifth-year guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) with his 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Joining them in the lineup have been senior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) (9.3 points, 6.2 assists, 10 3FGs), senior guard Alex Elliott (Marietta, GA) (8.7 points, 4.2 rebounds), along with senior guard/forward and team captain Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (6.8 points). Senior guard DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA) (6.5 points) and fifth-year forward and team captain Miles Harris (Virginia Beach) (5.0 points) have led the bench scoring. The Tigers are shooting 48% (171-355) from the field, including 41% (62-151) on three-point field goals (10.3 per game), and 67% (55-82) at the free throw line. H-SC has averaged 76.5 points, and allowed 61.7 points, for a +14.8 scoring margin.

Scouting (RV) Randolph-Macon
The Yellow Jackets are coached by ninth-year head coach Josh Merkel, and have won 37-straight ODAC contests dating back to a 63-54 road loss at Guilford (NC) on February 22, 2020 ... 57-straight regular season home games back to January 24, 2018 ... and have lost just two conference games since 2018-19. R-MC has one player averaging in double figure scoring among 11 that are playing at least 11-plus minutes per game. The Yellow Jackets have been led by sophomore guard Jabril Robinson with his 16.6 points (8 3FGs), 3.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals ... while senior forward Daniel Mbangue adds 8.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks. R-MC shoots 42% (164-392) from the field, including 31% (53-169) on three-pointers, and 68% (61-90) at the line; scoring 63.1 points, and yielding just 52.7 points, for a +10.4 scoring margin.

Series History (Since 1950)
H-SC and R-MC are playing for the 166th time since 1950. The Yellow Jackets lead the series, 100-65, including 50-31 as members of the ODAC since 1989. R-MC has won 12-straight games between the two schools, including two last season: 61-59 in Ashland (11/19/22) and 69-57 in Fleet Gym (1/4/23). The Tigers' last win in the series was on February 1, 2017 at home in Fleet Gym (63-56), and the last H-SC win in Ashland was on Feb. 6, 2013 (66-47).

#7 In D3hoops.com Top 25
H-SC is ranked No. 7 nationally in the week two D3hoops.com Top 25, released on Dec. 4. The Tigers earned 470 points in this week's poll. John Carroll (OH) (6-0) was ranked No. 1 with 598 points and 13 first-place votes, followed by Calvin (MI) (6-0, 575) at No. 2, Guilford (6-0, 535) at No. 3, Oswego State (NY) (7-0, 514) at No. 4 and Keene State (NH) College (6-1, 477) at No. 5. H-SC is scheduled to play at John Carroll on Dec. 19.

Career Watch
Ryan Clements ranks 29th in career scoring with 1,166 career points in 93 career games (12.5). Russell Turner '92 is the all-time leader with 2,272 career points. Clements is ninth in career steals with 154 (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 64 career games (0.7). Mike Thompson '04 is the all-time leader with 136 career blocks.

1st In ODAC Preseason Poll
H-SC was picked first in the ODAC Preseason Poll. It's the first time that the Tigers have been voted preseason number one in the ODAC since prior to the 2003-04 season. H-SC earned 140 points, including eight first-place votes among the 13 conference schools. The Tigers were followed closely in the preseason poll by four-time defending ODAC Tournament Champion and 2022 National Champion Randolph-Macon in second place with 135 points, including the other five first-place votes. Guilford (NC) was picked third with 122 points, followed by Virginia Wesleyan (104), Washington and Lee (102), Roanoke (96), Bridgewater (65), Shenandoah (63), Averett (51), Ferrum (48), Lynchburg (45), Eastern Mennonite (23) and Randolph (20).

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 remain on the road for a non-conference game at William Peace University on Tuesday night, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.