Hampton University
Apprentice School
11.9.26 | Men's Basketball
| WHO | Hampton (0-2) vs. Apprentice School (2-1) |
| WHEN | 7pm EST Tuesday |
| WHERE | Convocation Center - Hampton, Va. |
| LIVE STATS | STATS |
| LIVE STREAM | FloCollege |
| GAME NOTES | Hampton |
HAMPTON, Va. (Nov. 9, 2026) ... The Hampton University men's basketball team is set to host Apprentice School in their first home game inside the Convocation Center Tuesday night. The Pirates return to action after dropping a road contest at George Washington Saturday.
HAMPTON (0-2)
- Hampton has held opponents to just 24.5 percent from behind the three-point line in their first two games of the season, ranking first in the CAA.
- 5-1 Freshman, Nehemiah Lawrence, has been a bright spot for the Pirates in the first two games, leading the team in steals (6) and assists (3.5) while also adding 8.0 points per game. His 3.0 steals per game ranks first in the CAA.Â
- Peter Da Cruz swatted a game high five shots at George Washington, helping him rank 1st in the CAA in blocks.Â
- Seth Hubbard is the lone Pirate to average double-digit scoring with 11.5 through the first two games.Â
APPRENTICE SCHOOL (2-1)
- The Shipbuilders enter Tuesday night after earning two wins in the Penn State Beaver Tip-Off over the weekend. Â
- Donovan Means leads the team in scoring at 22.0 points per game, having scored 18 or more points in every game.Â
- Devon Brown returns to the Shipbuilders in 2026-27. He scored 16 points while hauling in 19 rebounds against Hampton last season.Â
- Apprentice has turned the ball over 19 times or more in all three of their games to start the season.Â
THE SHORTEST PLAYER... EVER?
Freshman point guard, Nehemiah "Neo" Lawrence stands at five feet, one inch, making him the shortest player in NCAA Division I basketball history. Previous to Lawrence, Darnell Rogers of UMBC was the shortest player, standing at 5'2. Lawrence has made an instant impact on the Pirates in his first collegiate season, having logged the second most minutes in 26.5 on the team. He has also logged 8.0 points, 3.5 assists (team high) and 3.0 steals (team high) per game.Â
BLOCK PARTY
Sophomore, Peter Da Cruz recorded five blocks in 17 minutes of game action at George Washington Saturday night. His five blocks were the most in a game since the Ja'Von Benson recorded seven against Howard on February 3, 2024. His five blocks also rank first in the CAA. All five of his blocks came in the second half.
CHASING 1,0000
Graduate Student Jayme Mitchell Jr. needs just 66 points to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career. Mitchell Jr. has scored 934 points between his stops at Alabama St., Jackson St. and Hampton. He will join fellow graduate student Seth Hubbard as the only two Pirates to reach that mark in their career. Hubbard has scored 1,117 points in five seasons between Western Michigan, Toledo and Milwaukee Hampton.
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FROM COACH TO COLLEAGUE
Third-year head coach Ivan Thomas has a familiar face on his coaching staff in 2026-27 in Marcell Haskett. Haskett played for Thomas at Kecoughtan High, graduating in 2015. He enters his first season on Thomas' staff this season after coaching the previous two at Catawba College
LOCAL LOYALTYÂ
Local standout, Etienne Strothers returns for his third season in a Pirate uniform in 2026-27. Last season he improved in numerous categories such as minutes (18.0-18.8), assists(36-54) and points per game (4.6-6.2). Strothers, a local standout at Menchville High returned to the area to play for Hampton after spending his first season at Appalachian State. Strothers father, Lamont Strothers was also a local standout, attending Christopher Newport University before playing in the NBA for two seasons. His sister, Adria Strothers, also attended Hampton, playing on the women's basketball team
SUPER MOM - SUPER FAN
Hampton coach Ivan Thomas grew up in nearby Norfolk and spent most of his life in the Hampton Roads area. His mom, Lucille Thomas, is a fixture at Pirate games --- both at home and away. She can usually be seen sitting (or rather standing) in the stands behind the Pirate bench cheering and applauding the team and encouraging her son's team.Â
UP NEXT:
Hampton returns to action Saturday, Nov. 14, when they travel to Navy. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m.
