PANTHERS CLOSE OUT NON-CONFERENCE PLAY MONDAY NIGHT
Prairie View A&M is back in action after a six-day hiatus as they'll travel to Ruston, La. for a match-up against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on Monday night.  The Panthers will close out non-conference play following Monday's contest as this marks their 11th non-conference road contest of the season. The Panthers have lost 12 straight dating back to March 13, 2015 as they've dropped 11 consecutive contests to open the season.  PVAMU is coming off an 81-50 loss at Nebraska  last Tuesday night. 

NEW FACES IN ABUNDANCE
The Prairie View A&M men's basketball program was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll of the SWAC's head coaches and sports information directors.  The Panthers return one starter, seven lettermen and feature 12 newcomers entering the 2015-16 season.  Newcomer Tevin Bellinger is the top scorer on the team with 12.8 points per game while newcomer Admassu Williams follows with 11.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Returnees Zach Hamilton and Karim York average 7.9 points and 7.4 points per game, respectively.

THE SERIES
This marks the first meeting between both teams in series history and the first against a team from Conference USA this season.  PVAMU is 1-3 all-time against the current lineup of C-USA  programs.

ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Head coach Byron Rimm II has a major task ahead of him with the departure of four talented senior starters from last year's squad. With a roster full of newcomers, guard Tevin Bellinger and Admassu Williams have emerged as the team's top two scoring threats while returning guard Jayrn Johnson has moved into a starting role.  Two-year letterwinner Karim York and sophomore Zach Hamilton has emerged as threats off the bench.  With the team trying to gel still, the Panthers  have used five different starting lineup combinations this season.