WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hampton University men's basketball team will look to get back into the win column on Wednesday, as the Pirates take on the Eagles of American University at Bender Arena at 7:30 p.m.

The Pirates (4-5), in their third season under head coach Edward Joyner Jr., fell on the road to Fordham on Monday, losing 54-53 at the Rose Hill Gym. Senior guard Darrion Pellum (Hampton, Va.) led Hampton with 14 points, while sophomore center David Bruce (Linden, N.J.) recorded his second double-double of the season with 11 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.

The Eagles (7-2) picked up its seventh straight win on Sunday, defeating St. Joseph's 66-60 at Bender Arena. Senior forward Charles Hinkle led American with a career-high 32 points on 10-for-16 shooting (5-for-9 from behind the arc, 7-for-7 at the free throw line) and a team-high eight rebounds, while senior guard Troy Brewer added 12 points.

American went 22-9 last season, finishing second in the Patriot League with a mark of 11-3. The Eagles, in their 12th season under head coach Jeff Jones, return one starter and 13 letterwinners from last year's squad, and they were picked to finish fifth in the Patriot League.

Hinkle is leading the team in scoring with 23.3 points per game, while also pulling down a team-high 5.6 rebounds per contest. Brewer in the only other Eagle in double figures so far this season, averaging 12.6 points per game.

American is averaging 66.3 points a game on offense, while giving up 62.7 points a night.

This will be the first-ever meeting between Hampton and American.

Hampton is 0-3 all-time against teams from the Patriot League, having lost all three of its meetings with Holy Cross. The Pirates have never faced American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Lafayette (Pa.), Lehigh or Navy.

The Pirates went 8-5 on the road last season, winning three of their last four regular-season road games in 2010-11 – including the last two at Delaware State (71-64) and at Howard (83-72). The Pirates dropped their 2011-12 road opener on Nov. 17, falling 72-51 at Richmond before losing 66-52 at Rutgers on Nov. 20 and 54-53 to Fordham on Monday.

For his career as a head coach, Joyner is 14-17 on the road.

For more information on Hampton University basketball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.