HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 9 in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25, welcomes Shenandoah University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball action on Tuesday night, December 17, at 7 p.m. in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. The Tigers are 7-1 overall, 2-0 in the ODAC, following a 97-59 non-conference home win past William Peace (NC) University on Dec. 13 in Fleet Gym. The Hornets are 4-5 overall, 0-2 in the ODAC, after a 68-55 non-conference road win at Penn State Schuylkill on Dec. 9. 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, while available to watch on the Tiger Sports Network live video stream at hscathletics.com.

(9)Hampden-Sydney (7-1, 2-0) vs. Shenandoah (4-5, 0-2) | STATS | AUDIO | VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: Fleet Gym | Hampden-Sydney, VA
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Radio/Tiger Sports Network: Frank Shanaberger (play-by-play), Richard LeSueur (analyst)

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 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 90-39 at the College, ranking seventh in program coaching wins, while his current winning percentage (.696) 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 (9)Hampden-Sydney
H-SC has been led by All-American fifth-year guard and third-year team captain Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC), who is averaging 23.5 points (53% FGs, 13 3FGs, 90% FTs), 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Junior forward and team captain Shane Fernald (Charlotte, NC) adds 13.8 points (56% FGs), 8.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists, while junior transfer guard and team captain Colin Radcliffe (Richlands, NC) averages 11.1 points (59% FGs, 17-27 3FGs). Joining Brazil and Fernald in the lineup have been senior guards Ayman McGowan (Memphis, TN) (6.5 points, 11 3FGs) and Nick Shryock (Davidson, NC) (4.4 points, 5.0 rebounds), along with freshman guard Travis Stickney (Mount Pleasant, SC) (4.6 points). Radcliffe and junior transfer guard Hamilton Campbell (Wytheville) (6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists) have played off the bench. H-SC shoots 49% (241-489) from the field, including 33% (54-162) on three-point field goals, and 73% (138-189) at the free throw line. The Tigers are scoring 84.3 points, and yielding 71.4 points, for a +12.9 scoring margin.

Scouting Shenandoah
SU is coached by third-year head coach Nick Doyle and has been led by junior guard Joshua Stephen, who is averaging 14.1 points (12 3FGs), 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals, junior guard Dorian Davis, who is also averaging 13.7 points and 3.8 rebounds, and sophomore forward Joseph Baldwin, who contributes 11.9 points and 8.1 rebounds. The Hornets shoot 44% (248-560) from the field, including 32% (72-225) on three-pointers, and 66% (91-139) at the line. SU is scoring 73.2 points, and yielding 70.1 points, for a +3.1 scoring margin.

Series History
H-SC leads the all-time series, 20-4, including 14-3 in ODAC regular season games. The Tigers have won 10-straight against the Hornets, and 11 of the last 12 games in the series, including the lone game last season: 69-52 on January 20, 2024 in Winchester. The two schools first met in the 1989 NCAA South Atlantic Regional in Ewing, New Jersey, an 80-78 win by the Garnet & Grey.

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.

Next Level
Adam Brazil has taken his game to another level this season ... averaging 23.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 32.7 minutes, while shooting 53% (64-121) from the field, including 31% (13-42) on three-pointers, and 90% (47-52) at the line—making 24 consecutive free throws over the past four games. He has seven double-figure scoring games, including three 30-point games among six 20-point games, and scored a career-high 34 points vs. RMC on Nov. 13.

Picking Up Where He Left Off
Shane Fernald has began this season as he finished last season ... playing at a high level ... averaging 13.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 22.8 minutes, while shooting 56% (45-81) from the field. He has seven double-figure scoring games, including one 20-point game—a career-high 21 points vs. Roanoke on Dec. 4.

Impact Transfers
Colin Radcliffe and Hamilton Campbell have been impact transfers to the program. Colin transferred from Division II Mount Olive (NC) and is averaging 11.1 points in 20.2 minutes off the bench, while shooting 59% (29-49) from the field, including 63% (17-27) on three-pointers, and 82% (14-17) at the line. He scored a career-high 27 points at Swarthmore on Nov. 9. Hamilton transferred from DII Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) and is averaging 6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 15.4 minutes off the bench, while shooting 77% (17-22) at the line. He scored a career-high 16 points at RMC on Dec. 7.

Career Watch
Adam Brazil is 20th in program history with 1,246 career points in 101 career games. He adds 314 career assists, 115 career steals and 203 career three-pointers. Russell Turner '92—the current head at NCAA Division I UC Irvine—is the all-time scoring leader with 2,272 career points.

D3hoops.com Top 25
H-SC moved up three spots to No. 9 nationally in the week three D3hoops.com Top 25. The Tigers, ranked 23rd in the preseason poll, 13th in week one and 12th in week two, earned 413 points in the latest rankings (12/9). Emory (GA) University (8-0) is ranked first with 607 points, including 14 first-place votes. ODAC member Guilford (NC) (64 points) is ranked 25th, while ODAC schools Ferrum (11), Randolph-Macon (5) and Roanoke (5) are each receiving votes in the poll.

NCAA Division III Statistics
H-SC ranks sixth nationally in fewest turnovers per game (9.3), eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.70), 17th in field goal percentage (49.3), 23rd in winning percentage (87.5), 32nd in free throws made per game (17.3), 36th in scoring margin (12.9), 42nd in free throw attempts per game (23.6) and 49th in scoring offense (84.3). Adam Brazil ranks 21st nationally in scoring (23.5), 39th in free throw percentage (90.4) and 43rd in free throws made (47).

The Team Three-Point Stat
H-SC has made at least one three-point field goal in 501 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 1,524 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.

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 Dec. 15, Turner was 298-181 at UCI (9-1 this season) ... Odom was 192-113 overall, including 33-16 at VCU (9-2 this season), 44-25 in two years at USU and 97-60 in five years at UMBC ... Aldrich was 118-89 at Longwood (9-3 this season). Add fifth-year Memphis head football coach Ryan Silverfield '03 (41-20) and the Tigers have four alumni serving as DI head coaches.

Up Next
H-SC will host the first Charlie Cobb Classic on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20-21, in Fleet Gym. The Tigers will play John Carroll (OH) University on Friday, Dec. 20 , at 7:30 p.m., following the opening game of Eastern (PA) University versus Washington and Lee University at 5:30 p.m. The Tigers will play Eastern on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 4 p.m., following JCU and W&L at 2 p.m. The Garnet & Grey will also conduct their banner unveiling prior to Saturday's contest in recognition of the 2023-24 team finishing as the NCAA Division III National Finalist.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.