Friday, March 7, 2008

Hampton University Pirates achieve No. 2 seeding at expense of Howard Bison

Photo: Senior Rashad West lead the Pirates with 17 points, 9 assists and 2 rebounds.

Hampton's Senior Night victory, plus Norfolk State's loss to NC A & T, drops the Spartans to third.

HAMPTON - Thursday's game was as much a celebration of Hampton University's men's basketball seniors as it was a regular-season finale. Pirates coach Kevin Nickelberry started all four seniors after a pregame ceremony to honor them at the HU Convocation Center. Then his team dismantled Howard 71-58, which, coupled with North Carolina A&T's victory at Norfolk State, left Hampton with the No. 2 seed for next week's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.

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