HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University men's basketball team will continue its homestand on Saturday afternoon, playing host to Robert Morris at the HU Convocation Center at 2 p.m.

This will be the second of four straight home games for the Pirates.

The Pirates (1-6), in their fourth season under head coach Edward Joyner Jr., picked up their first win of the season this past Saturday, defeating rival Howard 58-50 at the HU Convocation Center. Freshman guard Deron Powers (Williamsburg, Va.) led the way with a career-high 22 points, while senior guard Jasper Williams (Washington, D.C.) added 13 points.

The Colonials (5-4) have won back-to-back games after beating Campbell 61-58 on the road on Tuesday. Lucky Jones led Robert Morris with 15 points, while Karvel Anderson added 13 points – including the game-winning 3-pointer – and Mike McFadden scored 10 points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds.

The Colonials were 26-11 overall last season, going 13-5 in the Northeast Conference and advancing to the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). Robert Morris, in its third season under head coach Andrew Toole, returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last year's squad.

Redshirt-senior guard Velton Jones and Anderson lead Robert Morris in scoring, with both players averaging 12.1 points per game. Lucky Jones is averaging 10.7 points per game to go along with a team-high 6.2 rebounds per contest.

The Colonials are averaging 65.1 points a game on offense, while giving up 67.1 points a night.

Since moving up to Div. I in 1995, the Pirates are 0-1 against Robert Morris after dropping last season's meeting 64-54 in Moon Township, Pa.

The Pirates' contest against Robert Morris on Saturday will mark just the sixth time Hampton has faced a team from the NEC; Hampton is 1-2 all-time against Monmouth – the two teams last met on Nov. 29, 2009, with the Pirates winning 59-56 – 0-1 against Robert Morris, and 0-1 against Sacred Heart, having falling to Sacred Heart 78-71 on Nov. 22, 2011 in the Cancun Challenge.

For his career as a head coach, Ed Joyner is 21-13 at home, and the Pirates were 6-5 at home last season – beating William & Mary, High Point, Howard, South Carolina State, Morgan State, and Maryland Eastern Shore, while losing to Savannah State, Norfolk State, Coppin State, Delaware State, and North Carolina Central.

Hampton defeated Howard 58-50 this past Saturday in its 2012-13 home debut.

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.