Erase 17-Year Drought with Victory Over Washington and Lee
Hampden-Sydney College took command early in the Salem Civic Center on Sunday afternoon and never took its foot off the gas pedal as the Tigers returned to the top of the ODAC's men's basketball ranks with a 81-56 victory over Washington and Lee University for the program's first conference title since 2007.
Hampden-Sydney (26-2) led by as many as 19 points in the opening frame and saw its advantage balloon to 25 markers in the second half on the way to securing the Tigers 11th ODAC title, the most in conference history. H-SC's appearance in Salem was its 16th in an ODAC men's basketball championship game, while Washington and Lee (18-10) competed in the ODAC's final game for an eighth time.
As the ODAC champion, Hampden-Sydney earns one of 42 automatic bids into the Division III Men's Basketball Championship. The Generals and other conference programs must wait until Monday to learn if they earned one of 22 at-large selections to the field of 64 teams. The selection show will be shown on ncaa.com at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Tournament MOP Adam Brazil (6'1''-G) led all scorers with 27 points to go with five rebounds and two assists. He poured in five three-pointers among his 10-for-23 showing from the field. Davidson Hubbard (6'5''-F) and Josiah Hardy (6'6''-G) joined Brazil on the ODAC All-Tournament Team. Hubbard went for 18 points with nine rebounds, two assists, and four blocked shots. Hardy added 15 points and three boards.
Drew Harrrell led Washington and Lee with 15 points. He was 6-of-12 from the field with three rebounds, a steal, and a blocked shot on the way to being named to the All-Tournament Team. Robert DiSibio who joined Harrrell on the ATT and Jack d'Entremont registered 11 points each. D'Entremont added nine boards and two assists. DiSibio chpped in six rebounds and four assists.
Hampden-Sydney is now 63-35 (.643) in the ODAC Tournament, the most wins over any team in the conference postseason.

Courtesy of odaconline.com

ODAC Final: Hampden-Sydney - Washington and Lee 81-56

ODAC Semifinals:
Randolph-Macon - Washington and Lee 71-74
Hampden-Sydney - Virginia Wesleyan 63-52

All-Tournament MVP: Adam Brazil (6'1''-G) of HSC
Player of the Year: Tyler Dearman (6'3''-G) of Guilford
Defensive Player of the Year: Tyler Dearman (6'3''-G) of Guilford
Rookie of the Year: Jordan Cooper (5'11''-PG) of Bridgewater
Coach of the Year: Josh Merkel of RMC

All-ODAC First Team 2024

Dearman

Brazil

Hubbard

Mbangue

Pulley

Disibio

First Team
Tyler Dearman (6'3''-G) of Guilford
Adam Brazil (6'1''-G) of HSC
Davidson Hubbard (6'5''-F) of HSC
Daniel Mbangue (6'4''-F) of RMC
Keishawn Pulley (6'2''-G) of RMC
Robert Disibio (6'6''-F) of WLU

All-ODAC Second Team 2024

Johnson

Burch

Robinson

Kuthan

Williams

D'Entremont

Second Team
Jikari Johnson (6'4''-G) of Ferrum
Julius Burch (6'3''-F) of Guilford
Jabril Robinson (6'1''-G) of RMC
Justin Kuthan (6'6''-F) of Roanoke
Jaylen Williams (G) of Shenandoah
Jack D'Entremont (6'7''-F) of WLU

All-ODAC Third Team 2024

Oates

Topper

Clements

Bickey

Seargeant

Harrell

Third Team
Aaron Oates (6'5''-F) of Bridgewater
Alec Topper (6'5''-F) of Bridgewater
Ryan Clements (6'3''-G) of HSC
Danny Bickey (5'11''-PG) of Randolph
Khai Seargeant (5'11''-PG) of VWU
Drew Harrell (6'2''-G) of WLU

ODAC All-Tournament Team 2024

Brazil

Hardy

Hubbard

Disibio

Harrell

All-Tournament Team
Adam Brazil (6'1''-G) of HSC
Josiah Hardy (6'6''-G) of HSC
Davidson Hubbard (6'5''-F) of HSC
Robert Disibio (6'6''-F) of WLU
Drew Harrell (6'2''-G) of WLU