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Happy Thanksgiving! On Saturday afternoon, amidst the World Cup and college football rivalry weekend, the sports world will be transfixed on our Deacs against the Hampton Pirates. Here's a quick take on the opponent:
Coach Edward Joyner Jr.: Winston-Salem native EJJ brings his Hampton Pirates back to his old-stomping grounds to face the Deacs. Joyner's played college hoops at Johnson C. Smith, and then coached both the women's and men's teams at his alma mater before taking the Hampton job. This is Joyner's 14th season at Hampton, and he's the winningest coach in school history as he has led the Pirates to three NCAAT appearances since 2011 (more than WF). Hampton has also climbed the conference ladder as the Pirates moved from the MEAC to the Big South in 2019, and then moved up to the Colonial Conference this year.
2022-3 Pirates: #336 Hampton is 1-4 with its sole win over non-D1 Regent (not sure what Regent is). The Pirates opened the season with a 48 point loss to JMU, and since then, Hampton has developed the habit of blowing leads. Last time out, played its most competitive game of the year, losing to #323 North Alabama (Hampton blew a 4 point lead with 19 seconds left). Hampton also blew a 17 point second half lead in a 82-73 loss to ECU. Hampton is poor offensively (#330) and defensively (#325). The Pirates struggle to shoot the ball ranking #346 in 2 PT FG% and #334 in FT% (61%). On defense, the Pirates don't force TOs (#339). nor do they defend the paint (54% 2 PT FG%). Perhaps, not the best strategy for an under-talented team, Hampton plays up tempo (#50 in pace).
Roster:
Last game against N. Alabama, the Pirates started (stats against D-1 teams only):
G 6-2 Tre Thomas: Frosh; 7 ppg; shoots better from 3 (40%) than from the line (29%)
G 6-5 Marquis Godwin; ODU transfer, leads team in minutes; 9 ppg
G/F 6-5 Russell Dean; 4 year player at Hampton, no transfer!; 18 points in last game; 42% from 3;
F 6-6 Jordan Nesbitt; Memphis transfer; 25 points and 14 boards in last game; shot 16 FTs; leads team in assists, rebounds and TOs
C 6-10 Luc Therrian; Canadian; no threat from 3; 61% from 2; leads team in O rating (114)
Off the bench:
G/F 6-5 Raymond Bethea: Howard transfer; started 4 games; 3 ppg; 3 rbg
C/F 6-7 Kyrese Mullen: frosh; 4 ppg; 6 rpg
G 6-1 Amir Nesbitt: 11 points in the JMU opener; 6 points since;
G/F 6-5 Daniel Bannister: 11 points on the season
Score Projection: KP projects a 85-64 WF win in 73 possessions; Tovik -- a 84-65 WF win. Given Hampton's habit of pushing pace and giving up easy looks, expect this to be a higher scoring game than projected. Against a slightly more incompetent defense, WF scored 105 against SC State on Wednesday. Think the Deacs will flirt with 100 as WF routinely punishes weak teams under Forbes. Among their many weaknesses, Hampton struggles to defend the paint; so, would expect solid scoring games from Marsh, Klintman, Hildreth among others. After this romp, the schedule gets real as WF's next 8 opponents are:
@ #41 Wisconsin (will be higher after the tight loss to Kansas)
@ #65 Clemson
#44 LSU on a neutral court
#215 App State (well coached team)
@ 41 Rutgers
#9 Duke
#30 VT
@#17 UNC
Except for App State, WF will be a dog in each of those games. Grab the easy win, and then the grind begins. By the end of December, we will know if this team has any NCAAT shot.
Coach Edward Joyner Jr.: Winston-Salem native EJJ brings his Hampton Pirates back to his old-stomping grounds to face the Deacs. Joyner's played college hoops at Johnson C. Smith, and then coached both the women's and men's teams at his alma mater before taking the Hampton job. This is Joyner's 14th season at Hampton, and he's the winningest coach in school history as he has led the Pirates to three NCAAT appearances since 2011 (more than WF). Hampton has also climbed the conference ladder as the Pirates moved from the MEAC to the Big South in 2019, and then moved up to the Colonial Conference this year.
2022-3 Pirates: #336 Hampton is 1-4 with its sole win over non-D1 Regent (not sure what Regent is). The Pirates opened the season with a 48 point loss to JMU, and since then, Hampton has developed the habit of blowing leads. Last time out, played its most competitive game of the year, losing to #323 North Alabama (Hampton blew a 4 point lead with 19 seconds left). Hampton also blew a 17 point second half lead in a 82-73 loss to ECU. Hampton is poor offensively (#330) and defensively (#325). The Pirates struggle to shoot the ball ranking #346 in 2 PT FG% and #334 in FT% (61%). On defense, the Pirates don't force TOs (#339). nor do they defend the paint (54% 2 PT FG%). Perhaps, not the best strategy for an under-talented team, Hampton plays up tempo (#50 in pace).
Roster:
Last game against N. Alabama, the Pirates started (stats against D-1 teams only):
G 6-2 Tre Thomas: Frosh; 7 ppg; shoots better from 3 (40%) than from the line (29%)
G 6-5 Marquis Godwin; ODU transfer, leads team in minutes; 9 ppg
G/F 6-5 Russell Dean; 4 year player at Hampton, no transfer!; 18 points in last game; 42% from 3;
F 6-6 Jordan Nesbitt; Memphis transfer; 25 points and 14 boards in last game; shot 16 FTs; leads team in assists, rebounds and TOs
C 6-10 Luc Therrian; Canadian; no threat from 3; 61% from 2; leads team in O rating (114)
Off the bench:
G/F 6-5 Raymond Bethea: Howard transfer; started 4 games; 3 ppg; 3 rbg
C/F 6-7 Kyrese Mullen: frosh; 4 ppg; 6 rpg
G 6-1 Amir Nesbitt: 11 points in the JMU opener; 6 points since;
G/F 6-5 Daniel Bannister: 11 points on the season
Score Projection: KP projects a 85-64 WF win in 73 possessions; Tovik -- a 84-65 WF win. Given Hampton's habit of pushing pace and giving up easy looks, expect this to be a higher scoring game than projected. Against a slightly more incompetent defense, WF scored 105 against SC State on Wednesday. Think the Deacs will flirt with 100 as WF routinely punishes weak teams under Forbes. Among their many weaknesses, Hampton struggles to defend the paint; so, would expect solid scoring games from Marsh, Klintman, Hildreth among others. After this romp, the schedule gets real as WF's next 8 opponents are:
@ #41 Wisconsin (will be higher after the tight loss to Kansas)
@ #65 Clemson
#44 LSU on a neutral court
#215 App State (well coached team)
@ 41 Rutgers
#9 Duke
#30 VT
@#17 UNC
Except for App State, WF will be a dog in each of those games. Grab the easy win, and then the grind begins. By the end of December, we will know if this team has any NCAAT shot.