HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 23 in the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25, plays on the road at No. 5 Christopher Newport University in non-conference basketball action on Tuesday night, November 19, at 7 p.m. in Newport News. The visiting Tigers are 2-0 overall, while the host Captains are 4-0 overall. The game 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 CNU All-Access.

No. 23 Hampden-Sydney (2-0) at No. 5 Christopher Newport (4-0) | STATS | AUDIO | VIDEO
Location: Freeman Center | Newport News, VA
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024
Time: 7 p.m.
Radio: Frank Shanaberger (play-by-play)

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the sixth-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 115-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. He is no stranger to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (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 84-38 at the College, ranking seventh in program coaching wins, while his current winning percentage (.689) ranks second all-time. He is the back-to-back National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III District 6 Coach of the Year (2022-23, 2023-24), and was the 2022-23 ODAC Men's Basketball Bob Johnson Coach of the Year.

Scouting No. 23 Hampden-Sydney
H-SC has been led by All-American fifth-year guard and team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC), who is averaging 25.5 points (63% FGs, 88% FTs), 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He is the reigning ODAC Offensive Player of the Week. Junior transfer guard and team captain Colin Radcliffe (Richlands, NC) adds 16.5 points (71% FGs, 7 3FGs), and junior forward and team captain Shane Fernald (Charlotte, NC) averages 16.0 points (54% FGs, 71% FTs), 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Brazil and Fernald have each started the first two contests, along with senior guards Ayman McGowan (Memphis, TN) (2.5 points) and Nick Shryock (Davidson, NC) (5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists), and freshman guard Travis Stickney (Mount Pleasant, SC) (4.5 points, 4.5 rebounds) – Radcliffe has played off the bench through two games. H-SC shoots 53% (63-120) from the field, including 33% (14-42) on three-pointers, and 74% (25-34) at the free throw line. The Tigers are scoring 82.5 points, and yielding 70.5 points, for a +12.0 scoring margin.

2024-25 Team Captains
Leading the Tigers are fifth-year Adam Brazil, along with juniors Shane Fernald and Colin Radcliffe. Brazil is serving in the leadership role for his third season, while Fernald and Radcliffe are each first-year captains. Adam is the son of Mark and Kristen Brazil and is majoring in English with minors in leadership in the public interest and rhetoric. Shane is the son of the late Jon Fernald and Cathy Smith and is majoring in English with a minor in rhetoric. Colin is the son of Ian and Sarah Radcliffe and is majoring in history.

2024-25 Coaching Staff
Coach Kimbrough is aided again this season by Bryson Gibson, promoted to associate head coach in May, while also in his sixth year with the program, third-year assistant coach Carson Long, along with first-year assistant coach Trevor Loscombe.

Scouting No. 5 CNU
The Captains are coached by 13th-year head coach John Krikorian. CNU has been led through four games by All-American fifth-year guard Jahn Hines with his 20.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists, and sophomore guard Toa Hollenbeck with his 16.8 points (6 3FGs), while junior guard Collin Hines adds 9.3 points and 5.5 rebounds. The Captains shoot 45% (119-264) from the field, including 23% (16-69) on three-pointers, and 66% (69-105) at the line; scoring 80.8 points, and yielding 69.8 points (+11.0).

Series History
H-SC and CNU are playing for the 17th time overall since the 1975-76 season, and the Captains lead the closely-played series at 9-7. The Tigers won last year's season-opening game by a score of 74-53 on Nov. 8, 2023 in Fleet Gym. The two teams split a pair of games during 2022-23 with H-SC winning 85-70 on Dec. 13, 2022 in Newport News, and CNU winning 72-59 on March 4, 2023 in Fleet Gym during the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
ODAC Preseason Poll
H-SC was picked third in the 2024-25 ODAC Preseason Poll. The Tigers earned 123 points, including two first-place votes, among the 13 conference schools. Randolph-Macon was picked first with 137 points and seven first-place votes, while Guilford was chosen second with 129 points and two first-place votes, as well. H-SC was followed closely by Virginia Wesleyan in fourth with 120 points and the other two first-place votes, along with Roanoke (97), Washington and Lee (78), Shenandoah (73), Ferrum (69), Bridgewater (67), Lynchburg (52), Randolph (29), Averett (26) and Eastern Mennonite (14).

Scheduling Toughness
H-SC is playing another difficult schedule this season, one that includes four schools ranked among the D3hoops.com Preseason Top 25, including No. 3 John Carroll (OH), No. 5 CNU, No. 7 RMC and No. 17 Guilford. Swarthmore is receiving votes in the poll, while two opponents participating in the Hampden-Sydney Tip-Off Tournament Sponsored by Elder, Watkins, Friedman & Allen, P.C. are also in the preseason poll—No. 20 Maryville (TN) and Gettysburg (PA), who is receiving votes, as well. JCU, CNU, RMC, GC, Swarthmore, Eastern (PA) and Virginia Wesleyan each participated in the NCAA Tournament a year ago. Maryville won the Collegiate Conference of the South Championship, but did not play in NCAA Tournament.

Career Watch
Adam Brazil ranks 37th in program history with 1,109 career points in 95 career games. He adds 288 career rebounds, 297 career assists, 106 career steals, one career block and 193 career three-pointers.

The Team Three-Point Stat
H-SC has made at least one three-point field goal in 495 consecutive games, dating back to a home game vs. Emory & Henry on Dec. 3, 2005 (0-1 3FGA). Ironically, the Tigers won that high-scoring contest 130-99.

Program History
H-SC is competing in its 115th-year of basketball during 2024-25. The Tigers began this season with an overall program record of 1,517-1,096 since beginning in 1908, and currently total 1,519 wins. H-SC has posted 63 winning seasons, 17 seasons with at least 20 wins, six seasons with at least 25 wins, has won a record 11 ODAC Tournament Championships and has made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances.

NCAA Tournament History
H-SC has made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1989, winning at least one game in 13 of the 16 years, while compiling an overall NCAA Tournament record of 25-17. The Tigers advanced to the Final Four in 1999, 2003 and 2024, and to the National Championship in 1999 and 2024. The Garnet & Grey were also National Runner-Up in 1999, falling to UW-Platteville 76-75 in double-overtime in the National Championship contest, and fell to Gustavus Adolphus (MN) 79-68 in the 2003 National Semifinals, before falling to Wooster (OH) 78-74 in the third-place game. H-SC also advanced to the Elite Eight in 1995, while reaching the Sweet 16 in 1992, 1994 and 1998. The Tigers have hosted 22 NCAA Tournament games since 1992, compiling an impressive record of 17-5.

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 15th year at UC Irvine ... Ryan Odom '96 is in his second season at VCU and his ninth season as a DI head coach (UMBC, Utah State) ... Griff Aldrich '96 is in his seventh year at Longwood. Through Nov. 17, Turner was 293-180 at UCI (4-0 this season) ... Odom was 187-111 overall, including 26-14 at VCU (4-0 this season), 44-25 in two years at USU and 97-60 in five years at UMBC ... Aldrich was 113-86 at Longwood (4-0 this season).

Up Next
H-SC will host the Hampden-Sydney Tip-Off Tournament sponsored by Elder, Watkins, Friedman & Allen, P.C. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23. The Tigers will play Pfeiffer (NC) University on Friday, Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Fleet Gym and either (RV)Gettysburg (PA) College or No. 20 Maryville (TN) College on Saturday, Nov. 22, at either 2:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. Gettysburg and Maryville play on Friday, Nov. 22, at 5:30 p.m.