2026-27 ROSTER | 2026-27 SCHEDULE | 2025-26 STATISTICS

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College will open its 2026-27 Basketball campaign on the road with its participation in the non-conference Peace Classic hosted by William Peace University on November 6-7 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Tigers, receiving votes in the preseason D3hoops.com Top 25, will play host William Peace to open the season on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m., then will play North Carolina Wesleyan University on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. The two games will be available to watch on the William Peace Athletics YouTube Channel.

(RV)Hampden-Sydney at William Peace (NC) / vs. North Carolina Wesleyan | STATS | VIDEO
Location: Hermann Athletic Center | Raleigh, NC
Date: Friday-Saturday, Nov. 6-7, 2026
Time: 6 p.m. / 6 p.m.

Head Coach Caleb Kimbrough
H-SC is led by the eighth-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 117-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 and coached six years with the Quakers, and one year at Washington and Lee University. Kimbrough is 123-54 at the College, including 69-31 in the ODAC, ranking sixth in wins among the 19 head coaches in the program's history, while his current winning percentage (.695) ranks second. He is a two-time National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III District 6 Coach of the Year (2022-23, 2023-24), was the 2022-23 ODAC Men's Basketball Bob Johnson Coach of the Year and the 2024-25 D3hoops.com Region 6 Coach of the Year.

2026-27 Coaching Staff
Coach Kimbrough will be aided this season by third-year associate head coach Bryson Gibson, also in his eighth year with the program, along with fifth-year assistant coach Daniel Eacho, rejoining the program for the third time after serving as an assistant coach from 2018-21, and he had previously served as a volunteer assistant coach during 2016-17.

Scouting the (RV)Tigers
H-SC completed 2025-26 with a final overall record of 17-10, including 10-6 in the ODAC and advancing to the ODAC Tournament Semifinals. The Tigers return six lettermen among 17 team members, including three returning starters in senior center Alex Cannon (Loganville, GA) along with junior guards Peter Moye (Charlotte, NC) and Travis Stickney (Mount Pleasant, SC). Cannon (6-9) started 18 of 26 games and averaged 5.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. He shot 62% (56-90) from the field and 45% (21-47) at the free throw line with career-highs of 10 points and 12 rebounds. Moye (6-2) started 23 of 27 games and averaged 11.8 points and 4.0 rebounds with 45 three-point field goals, earning Third Team All-ODAC honors. He shot 46% (116-255) from the field, including 34% (45-131) on three-pointers, and 84% (42-50) at the line with career-highs of 21 points, 11 rebounds and five three-pointers. Stickney (6-2) started 26 of 27 games and averaged 10.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists, earning Second Team All-ODAC honors. He shot 37% (101-272) from the field, including 29% (32-111) on three-pointers, and 75% (46-61) at the line with career-highs of 30 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.
 
Senior guard William Britt (Richmond) and sophomore forward Jaelen Solomon (Goldsboro, NC) also return, while top newcomers include junior transfer forward Carter Wesson (Charlottesville), as well as freshman guard Damon Phillips (Raleigh, NC) and freshman forward Caleb Straughter (Richmond). Britt (6-5) started six of 27 games with career-highs of 17 points and seven rebounds. Solomon (6-5) played in 10 games with career-highs of eight points and four rebounds. Wesson (6-4) played in nine games at NCAA Division II Montevallo (AL) University in 2024-25, following a year at Fork Union Military Academy, and earned Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 5 All-State honors at Albemarle High School in 2022. Phillips (6-0) was a two-time All-Conference selection at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, and Straughter (6-7) was an All-Region and All-Metro honoree at Varina High School in Henrico.

Also returning are sophomore guard/forward Mason Patrick (Midlothian) and sophomore forward Mike Manser (Herndon). Newcomers to the program include sophomore transfer center Parker Renault (Charleston, SC), along with six additional freshmen: guard Nolan Ericson (Mooresville, NC), forward Seth Farmer (Monticello, KY), forward Isaac Layow (Jacksonville, FL), guard Zay Randall (Williamsburg), guard Aidan Scruitsky (Indian Trail, NC) and guard Mack Walters (Charlotte, NC).

Scouting William Peace / North Carolina Wesleyan
WPU finished with a record of 9-16 overall last season and are coached by 15th-year head coach Claude Shields. The Pacers return their top scorer from a year ago in junior guard Parker Hodgson, who averaged 12.7 points, adding 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists. H-SC leads the overall series 5-3, including 2-2 in Raleigh. NCWU finished with a record of 21-7 overall and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament last March as the USA South Conference Tournament Champions, and are coached by 32nd-year head coach John Thompson. The Battling Bishops return their three top scorers from a year ago in junior guard Nasir Johnson, along with senior guards Rashod Smith and Markquan Gilbert. Johnson averaged 17.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists, while Smith averaged 15.1 points and 4.9 assists, and Gilbert averaged 12.6 points. H-SC leads the overall series 8-3, including 3-1 in neutral-site games.

Program History
H-SC is competing in its 117th-year of basketball during 2026-27. The Tigers have an overall program record of 1,557-1,112 since beginning in 1908. H-SC has posted 64 winning seasons, 18 seasons with at least 20 wins, six seasons with at least 25 wins, has won a record 11 ODAC Tournament Championships.

NCAA Tournament History
H-SC has made 17 NCAA Tournament appearances since 1989, winning at least one game in 14 of the 17, while compiling an overall NCAA Tournament record of 27-18. The Tigers advanced to the Final Four in 1999, 2003 and 2024, and to the National Championship in 1999 and 2024. H-SC was National Runner-Up in 1999, falling to UW-Platteville 76-75 in double-overtime, and in 2024, falling to Trine (IN) 69-61. The Tigers fell to Gustavus Adolphus (MN) 79-68 in the 2003 National Semifinals. H-SC advanced to the Elite Eight in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2024, while reaching the Sweet 16 in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2024 and 2025. The Tigers have hosted 24 NCAA Tournament games since 1992, compiling an impressive record of 19-5.

The Team Three-Point Stat
H-SC has made at least one three-pointer in 549 consecutive games, dating back to a December 3, 2005 home game vs. Emory & Henry College (0-1 3FGA). Ironically, the Tigers won that high-scoring contest ... 130-99 without making a three-pointer.

Four 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 17th year at UC Irvine … Ryan Odom '96 is in his second year at Virginia and his 11th season as a DI head coach (UMBC, Utah State, VCU, Charlotte) … Griff Aldrich '96 is in his first year as the head coach at Pepperdine (CA) and his eighth season as a DI head coach after seven years at Longwood. Through Nov. 5, Turner was 345-199 overall at UCI (1-0 this season) … Odom was 252-133 overall, including 1-0 this season at (9/10)UVA (31-6 overall), 52-21 in two years at VCU, 44-25 in two years at USU and 97-60 in five years at UMBC, 21-10 in one year at DII Lenoir-Rhyne (NC) and 8-11 as interim head coach at Charlotte (NC) … Aldrich was 127-101 overall, including 0-1 at Pepperdine and 127-100 at Longwood—he served as associate head coach at UVA last season with Odom. Additionally, Ryan Silverfield '03 is in his first year as the head football coach at Arkansas where he is currently 3-5 overall. Silverfield was 50-25 overall in six years at Memphis.

Up Next
H-SC will be idle next week before its first ODAC game of the season on the road at archrival and nationally-ranked No. 7 Randolph-Macon College on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in Ashland.