Hampden-Sydney, Randolph-Macon Ranked in Men’s Basketball Poll

Salem, Va. – The Hampden-Sydney College basketball team is ranked #4 in the most recent d3hoops.com NCAA Division III men’s basketball poll.  The Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College are tabbed at #11.

Hampden-Sydney (5-0, 1-0 ODAC) has been led by seniors Jeff Monroe (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton) and Brandon Randall (Williamsburg, Va./Bruton) who have contributed 16.8 and 14.6 points per game, respectively.  Senior center Mike Thompson (New Market, Md./Linganore) is averaging a double-double through the first five games of the season, scoring 12.4 points and pulling down 11.2 boards per outing.

Randolph-Macon also stands at a perfect 5-0 on the season.  Senior forward Kurt Bergmann (Fallsington, Pa./Pennsbury) has led the Yellow Jackets with 15.8 points per contest.  He is also pulling down a team-high 8.4 boards per game.  Last season’s ODAC Rookie of the Year, Justin Wansley (Richmond, Va./Henrico), ranks second on the team in scoring with 10.8 points per game while sophomore guard Patrick Gill (Richmond, Va./Benedictine School) has chipped in with 7.7 points per game.

The complete national poll is as follows:

D3hoops.com Division III Poll

1.  Williams

2.  UW-Stevens Point

3.  Hanover

4.  Hampden-Sydney

5.  Buena Vista

6.  Montclair State

7.  Rochester

8.  Trinity (Texas)

9.  John Carroll

10.  Amherst

11.  Randolph-Macon

12.  Wheaton (Illinois)

13.  Wisconsin-Whitewater

14.  Wooster

15.  Gustavus Adolphus

16.  Augustana

17.  Maryville (Tennessee)

18.  Clark

19.  Franklin & Marshall

20.  St. John Fisher

21.  Catholic

22.  Hope

23.  Trinity (Connecticut)

24.  Carthage

25.  Albion