PANTHERS CONTINUE ROAD SWING IN LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI
Prairie View A&M continues its road swing on Saturday as they'll travel to Grambling, La. to face Grambling State in a pivotal conference contest. The Panthers enter Saturday's contest looking to return to their winning ways after dropping a 64-38 decision at Texas Southern on Saturday. After the game at Grambling State, the Panthers close out the trip with a match-up versus Jackson State on Monday 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 have spent non-conference play trying to mold a unit which returned one starter and seven lettermen from the previous season. Junior forward Admassu Williams leads the team in scoring with 10.8 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game while junior guard Tevin Bellinger follows with 10.5 points. Williams is tied for 16th in the SWAC in scoring, fifth in rebounding, 10th in field goal percentage (46.6%) and fifth in blocked shots with 0.9 per game while Bellinger ranks 10th in steals (1.3). Returnees Zach Hamilton and Jayrn Johnson average 9.0 points and 7.4 points per game.

THE SERIES
PVAMU has won 14 of the past 16 games versus Grambling State since 2008 and is 6-1 in Grambling since the university opened its new arena in the 2007-08 season. Since 1980, Grambling State has held the upper hand over the Panthers as they hold a 47-28 record. PVAMU's Byron Rimm II is 14-4 lifetime versus Grambling State as this marks his third meeting against second-year GSU head coach Shawn Walker.

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 eight different starting lineup combinations this season.