HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College, ranked No. 8 in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25, plays on the road at (RV) Guilford College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action on Wednesday night, January 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Tigers are 10-2 overall, 4-0 in the ODAC, following a 78-67 conference road win at the University of Lynchburg on Jan. 4. The Quakers are 9-3 overall, 3-1 in the ODAC, after a 63-59 conference road win at Ferrum College on Jan. 4. The game can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM—pregame at approximately 7 p.m. (GC has a women's game at 5 p.m.), and will also be available worldwide on the Internet at wvhl.net or via the TuneIn Radio App, while available to watch at guilfordquakers.com.

(8)Hampden-Sydney (10-2, 4-0) at (RV)Guilford (9-3, 3-1) | STATS | AUDIO | VIDEO | GAME NOTES (PDF)
Location: Ragan-Brown Field House | Greensboro, NC
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: Frank Shanaberger, Richard LeSueur

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 and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee University. Kimbrough is 93-40 at the College, ranking seventh in program coaching wins, while his current winning percentage (.699) 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 (8)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 22.3 points (50% FGs, 26 3FGs, 87% FTs), 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Junior forward and team captain Shane Fernald (Charlotte, NC) adds 12.3 points (57% FGs), 7.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists, while junior transfer guard and team captain Colin Radcliffe (Richlands, NC) averages 10.3 points (23 3FGs). Other top contributers include junior transfer guard Hamilton Campbell (Wytheville) (7.7 points, 10 3FGs, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists), freshman guard Travis Stickney (Mount Pleasant, SC) (6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds), along with senior guards Nick Shryock (Davidson, NC) (6.1 points, 5.8 rebounds) and Ayman McGowan (Memphis, TN) (6.0 points, 15 3FGs). H-SC shoots 47% (353-749) from the field, including 32% (89-280) on three-point field goals, and 73% (193-264) at the free throw line. The Tigers are scoring 82.3 points, and yielding 70.8 points, for a +11.6 scoring margin.

Scouting (RV)Guilford
GC is coached by 22nd-year head coach Tom Palombo and has been led by senior transfer guard Nick Farrar (16.9 points, 13 3FGs, 7.1 rebounds), junior guard Gabe Proctor (12.8 points, 29 3FGs, 5.5 rebounds) and graduate transfer guard/forward Chase Ellis (10.1 points). Farrar is a transfer from UNC Wilmington, while Ellis is a transfer from Berry (GA) College, where he was the 2022-23 Southern Athletic Association Player of the Year; he scored 17 points in an 83-64 loss to the Tigers at the Music City Classic on December 20, 2022 in Gallatin, Tennessee near Nashville. The Quakers shoot 45% (324-713) from the field, including 39% (108-277) on three-pointers, and 68% (131-193) at the line. GC is scoring 73.9 points, and yielding 66.3 points, for a +7.7 scoring margin.

Series History
H-SC and GC are playing for the 65th time since the Quakers joined the ODAC (1991-92). The Tigers have won 39 of the 64 games, including a 62-57 win in the NCAA Tournament National Semifinals last March 14, 2024 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. GC, however, had won four of five games prior to that, including an 80-71 home win on Dec. 2, 2023 in Greensboro, and a stunning 70-69 neutral-site win on February 25, 2023 in the ODAC Tournament Semifinals. H-SC is 4-5 against the Quakers under Coach Kimbrough, who played four years (2004-08) and coached six years (2010-16) at his alma mater—each of the other three wins were at home in Fleet Gym. The Garnet & Grey last won a regular season game in Ragan-Brown Field House on Jan. 21, 2017 (64-58), though H-SC did win a preseason exhibition contest (80-63) this past November 2, 2024 in Greensboro.

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 ... averaging 22.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists, while shooting 50% (92-186) from the field, including 34% (26-76) on three-pointers, and 87% (58-67) at the line. He has 11 double-figure scoring games, including three 30-point games among eight 20-point games, and scored a season and career-high 34 points vs. Randolph-Macon (11/13).

Picking Up Where He Left Off
Shane Fernald has began this season as he finished last season ... playing at a high level ... averaging 12.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists, while shooting 57% (54-94) from the field. He has eight double-figure scoring games, including one 20-point game—a season and career-high 21 points vs. Roanoke (12/4).

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 10.3 points and 1.9 rebounds, while shooting 47% (40-86) from the field, including 43% (23-54) on three-pointers, and 80% (20-25) at the line. He scored a season and career-high 27 points at Swarthmore (PA) (11/9). Hamilton transferred from DII Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) and is averaging 7.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists, while shooting 34% (30-89) from the field, including 24% (10-42) on three-pointers, and 82% (22-27) at the line. He scored a season and career-high 22 points vs. Eastern (PA) (12/21).

Career Watch
Adam Brazil is tied for 13th in program history with 1,326 career points (Drew Prehmus '08) in 105 career games. He adds 329 career assists (10th all-time), 125 career steals and 216 career three-pointers. Russell Turner '92—the current head coach at UC Irvine—is the all-time scoring leader (2,272).

D3hoops.com Top 25
H-SC is ranked No. 8 nationally in the week five D3hoops.com Top 25 (1/6). The Tigers, ranked 23rd in the preseason, 13th in week one, 12th in week two, 9th in week three and 7th in week four, earned 440 points in this week's rankings. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville (11-1) is first this week with 601 points, including 15 first-place votes.

NCAA Division III Statistics
H-SC ranks 16th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.53), 22nd in winning percentage (83.3), 28th in fewest turnovers per game (10.4), 38th in scoring margin (11.6), 45th in free throws made per game (16.1), and 46th in field goal percentage (47.1). Adam Brazil ranks 22nd nationally in points (268), 28th in scoring (22.3), 40th in field goals (92), 44th in free throws (58) and 46th in field goal attempts (186).

The Team Three-Point Stat
H-SC has made at least one three-point field goal in 505 consecutive games, dating back to a 2005 home game vs. Emory & Henry (12/3, 0-1 3FGA). Ironically, the Tigers won that high-scoring contest 130-99 without making a three-pointer.

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 1,527 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 Jan. 6, Turner was 302-182 at UCI (13-2 this season) ... Odom was 194-115 overall, including 35-18 at VCU (11-4  this season), 44-25 in two years at USU and 97-60 in five years at UMBC ... Aldrich was 121-91 at Longwood (12-5 this season). Add fifth-year Memphis head football coach Ryan Silverfield '03 (42-21, 2024 Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl Champion, 11-2) and the Tigers have four alumni serving as DI head coaches.

Up Next
H-SC returns home to welcome ODAC member Bridgewater College on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. As a reminder, it's free admission for all regular season home athletic contests at the College.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.