Game Notes: Howard at South Carolina State
Howard University Men's Basketball Fact Sheet No. 25
Howard University (Bison) vs. South Carolina State University
(Bulldogs)
S.H.M. Memorial Center
Orangeburg, SC
Monday, February 8, 2010
8:00 pm
THE GAME: This is a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference match-up between the Bison of Howard and the Bulldogs of South Carolina State. The Bison (6-18 overall, 5-4 in the MEAC) are trying to recover from a 62-58 loss to Winston-Salem State on Saturday. The Bulldogs (12-8 overall, 6-3 in the MEAC) are coming off a 72-60 win over Hampton this past Saturday. This is the 80th meeting and the Bulldogs hold a 46-33 advantage.
THE COACHES: Howard is coached by Gil Jackson (Elizabethtown, '69), who is in his fifth season and has a 36-110 career record to date. South Carolina State is coached by Tim Carter (Kansas '79) who is in his third season at SC State and he has a record of 51-42 to date. His overall career record is 202-194 in 13-plus seasons.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY PROBABLE STARTERS
Forward 5 Adam
Walker Jr. 6-8
205 4.9 ppg, 3.9
rpg
Forward 13 Mike
Phillips Fr.
6-7
220 7.1 ppg, 5.1
rpg
Forward 21 Dadrian
Collins Fr.
6-5
190 8.5 ppg
1.8 rpg
Guard
0 Curtis
White Sr.
6-4
195 8.2 ppg, 2.5
rpg
Guard 2 Calvin
Thompson So.
6-3
175 13.4 ppg, 5.3
rpg
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY PROBABLE STARTERS
Forward 12
Rio
Pitt So.
6-7
215 3.7 ppg, 3.7
rpg
Forward 15
Jason
Flagler
Sr. 6-4
185 14.5 ppg, 6.3
rpg
Guard 3
Tyvon
Williams Jr. 6-0
175 7.9 ppg, 2.4
rpg
Guard 4 Darnell
Porter Jr. 6-4
180 13.4 ppg, 4.3
rpg
Guard 22
Carrio
Bennett Jr. 6-1
155 6.3 ppg, 2.5
rpg
NEXT UP: The Bison return home to host the Aggies of North Carolina A&T on Saturday February 13th at 4pm. The Bulldogs will travel to Baltimore, MD to take on the Eagles of Coppin State on Saturday at 4 pm.
