HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 1 in this week's D3hoops.com Top 25, hosts Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opponent Washington and Lee University on Saturday afternoon, January 6, at 2 p.m. in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. NCAA Division III's top-ranked Tigers are 11-1 overall, including 3-1 in the ODAC, following a 60-52 ODAC road win at Ferrum College on Jan. 3~its sixth-straight victory. The Generals are 8-4 overall, 2-1 in the ODAC, after an 88-73 ODAC home win past the University of Lynchburg on Jan. 3. It's free admission for all regular season home contests at Hampden-Sydney and the game will be available to watch on the Tiger Sports Network, pregame airing at 1:30 p.m.

No. 1 Hampden-Sydney (11-1, 3-1 ODAC) vs. Washington and Lee (8-4, 2-1 ODAC) | STATS | VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: Fleet Gym | Hampden-Sydney, VA
Date: Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024
Time: 2 p.m.
Webstream: 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 (NC) College and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee. Kimbrough is 63-36 overall at the College, including 34-22 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. 1 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 5.3 points per game, while seven Tigers are playing at least 15-plus minutes among 11 playing seven-plus minutes per game. H-SC has been led by senior forward Davidson Hubbard (Charlotte, NC) with his 15.6 points (20 3FGs) and 8.3 rebounds, fifth-year guard Ryan Clements (Conyers, GA) with his 12.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists, along with senior guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) with his 11.7 points (22 3FGs) and 4.5 assists. Joining them in the lineup have been senior guard Alex Elliott (Marietta, GA) (7.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 14 3FGs) and senior guard/forward and team captain Josiah Hardy (Ashburn) (5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds). Senior guard DJ Wright (Greensboro, GA) (5.4 points, 10 3FGs), fifth-year guard Chase Turner (Virginia Beach) (4.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists), fifth-year forward and team captain Miles Harris (Virginia Beach) (3.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 11 3FGs), junior guard Ayman McGowan (Memphis, TN) (3.8 points, 12 3FGs) and sophomore forward Shane Fernald (Charlotte, NC) (3.6 points) have provided solid depth. The Tigers are shooting 45% (324-727) from the field, including 39% (103-267) on three-point field goals (8.6 per game), and 76% (123-162) at the free throw line. H-SC has averaged 72.8 points, and allowed only 59.2 points, for a +13.7 scoring margin.

Scouting Washington and Lee
The Generals are coached by seventh-year head coach Chris McHugh, assisted by Trey Livingston, the latter who served as an assistant coach at H-SC during 2021-22. W&L has been led by senior forwards Robert DiSibio, averaging an ODAC-best 24.0 points (33 3FGs) along with 7.7 rebounds, and Jack d'Entremont, averaging 18.1 points (third-best in the ODAC) and an ODAC-best 9.7 rebounds. The Generals shoot 45% (341-755) from the field, including 37% (102-279) on three-pointers (8.5 per game), and 74% (172-234) at the line; scoring 79.7 points, and yielding 75.0 points, for a +4.7 scoring margin.

Series History
H-SC leads the all-time series between the two schools, 80-56. W&L, however, has won seven of the last eight games in the series, including 96-86 last February 18, 2023 in Lexington. The Tigers won the first meeting last season, 92-76, on November 27, 2022 in Fleet Gym.

#1 In D3hoops.com Top 25
H-SC is ranked No. 1 nationally in the D3hoops.com Top 25, released on Jan. 2 (week four). It's the first time the Tigers have been ranked first in the national poll since Jan. 12, 2004 (week seven). Case Western Reserve (OH) is No. 2, fellow ODAC member Guilford (NC) is No. 3, Calvin (MI) is No. 4 and Tufts (MA) completes the Top Five at No. 5.

USBWA Division III National Player of the Week /// ODAC Player of the Week /// D3hoops.com Team of Week
Davidson Hubbard was named both the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Division III National Player of the Week and the ODAC Player of the Week, while also named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, for games played Dec. 18, 2023-Jan. 1, 2024. Hubbard averaged 21.5 points and 9.5 rebounds with five three-point field goals, four assists and three steals during two victories, including an 85-67 road win at nationally-ranked No. 1 John Carroll (OH), along with a 64-58 home win past Salisbury (MD). He scored a career-high and game-high 31 points (13-23 FGs, 3-9 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), adding a game-high nine rebounds, along with three assists and two steals during the road win at No. 1 John Carroll on Dec. 19 … and followed with a double-double of 12 points (5-10 FGs, 2-5 3FGs) and a game-high 10 rebounds, adding two steals, during the home win past Salisbury on Dec. 30.

Career Watch
Ryan Clements ranks 19th in career scoring with 1,247 career points in 99 career games (12.6). Russell Turner '92 is the all-time leader with 2,272 career points. Clements is ninth in career steals with 166 (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 70 career games (0.7). Mike Thompson '04 is the all-time leader with 136 career blocks.

Strength of Schedule
H-SC has already played six schools ranked among the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25 and/or the regular season D3hoops.com Top 25, including top-ranked Christopher Newport and John Carroll (OH), No. 11 Guilford (NC) and No. 25 Swarthmore (PA), along with (RV)Widener (PA) and (RV)Randolph-Macon—each of these rankings at the time game played. Defending National Champion CNU and Swarthmore each advanced to the 2023 NCAA Final Four. In addition, the ODAC has five schools ranked among the latest Top 25—No. 1 H-SC, No. 3 Guilford, No. 18 Virginia Wesleyan, No. 23 Randolph-Macon and No. 25 Shenandoah.

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 play on the road next week at ODAC opponent Bridgewater College on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m.—note the early start time—before returning home to play ODAC opponent Eastern Mennonite University on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. in Fleet Gym. The EMU contest marks the third consecutive Saturday afternoon home game on the Hill.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.