Hampton’s Men’s Basketball Head South Facing North Carolina A&T

HAMPTON, Va. (Jan. 31, 2024) … Hampton University men's basketball team continues Coastal Athletic Association play against North Carolina A&T. The Pirates have already faced the Aggies once this year inside the Convocation Center. It was a back-and-forth affair with N.C. A&T hitting a shot with one second left on the clock. Hampton has not won at the Corbett Sports Center since the 2015-16 season.

A Look at Your Pirates

HU is coming off an 80-74 home loss to Elon. While the Pirates shot 30 percent from the field in the second half, Coach Edward Joyner Jr.'s squad had a positive rebounding margin. The Pirates won the rebounding battle by 11 which was their largest positive margin since the start of conference play. Tedrick Wilcox Jr. led HU in scoring with 16 points while going 4-9 from beyond the arc. Kyrese Mullen was close behind with 15 points and was three rebounds away from his 11th double-double of the season

So far this season freshman Jerry Deng is starting off his Pirate career strong. The highly touted recruit has found his rhythm from beyond the arc. Since the beginning of CAA play, Deng has been shooting 40 percent from three. The Norcross, Ga. native, is 0.6 points away from averaging double figures against conference opponents.

Hampton By the Numbers

10: Kyrese Mullen sits first in the CAA for double-doubles and 14th in the country
9.2: Mullen leads the conference in rebounds per game
6.6: The Pirates are producing the second most steals per game in the CAA
48: Since the start of conference play, Jordan Nesbitt leads the CAA assists
11.8: Hampton ranks third in the conference for fast break points per game.

A Look at the Aggies

North Carolina A&T enters Thursday night's contest with a 6-15 overall record. While the Aggies only had two non-conference wins, N.C. A&T is 4-4 in the CAA. The Aggies are coached by Monte Ross. Before arriving at North Carolina A&T, Ross had spent 10 seasons with Delaware. When coach Ross's squad defeated the Pirates back on January 15th it sparked a three-game winning streak. Since then N.C. A&T has lost two straight falling to Delaware and Drexel.

Throughout the 2023-24 campaign, the Aggies have consistently been effective at getting to the free-throw line. N.C. A&T on average is attempting 21.1 free throws per game. While they have the ninth-best free throw percentage in the CAA (72%), the Aggies are making the second most per game in the conference (15.2). Landon Glasper continues to lead the North Carolina A&T on offense. The sophomore guard sits tenth in the country for points per game averaging 21.3.

North Carolina A&T by the Numbers

359: Landon Glasper ranks fourth in the country for field goal attempts
54: Glasper has proven to be a threat from beyond the arc making the fifth most threes in the conference
9.4: The Aggies are committing the second-fewest turnovers in the CAA per contest
189: Both Landon Glsper and Camian Shell sit in the top 10 in the conference for free throws
1: Jason Murphy is one of 32 players in the CAA to have a double-double this season

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Players Mentioned

#0 Tedrick Wilcox Jr.: G; 6' 6"; Graduate Student

#3 Kyrese Mullen: F; 6' 7"; Sophomore

#8 Jordan Nesbitt: G; 6' 6"; Junior

#15 Jerry Deng: F; 6' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#0 Tedrick Wilcox Jr.
: 6' 6"; Graduate Student
: G

#3 Kyrese Mullen
: 6' 7"; Sophomore
: F

#8 Jordan Nesbitt
: 6' 6"; Junior
: G

#15 Jerry Deng
: 6' 9"; Freshman
: F

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Hampton’s Men’s Basketball Head South Facing North Carolina A&T

Players Mentioned

#0 Tedrick Wilcox Jr.

#3 Kyrese Mullen

#8 Jordan Nesbitt

#15 Jerry Deng

Players Mentioned

#0 Tedrick Wilcox Jr.

#3 Kyrese Mullen

#8 Jordan Nesbitt

#15 Jerry Deng