The Roanoke men's basketball team enters tonight's game with a 1-1 record against the Patrick Henry Sentinels. The Maroons won their season-opener, 88-63 against Warren Wilson in which Melvin Felix (Caguas, Puerto Rico, Salem) had the best game of his career. He finished with 33 points, five rebounds and four steals. He shot 13-of-22 from the floor, including 5-of-7 from three-point range.

Sunday's game was against in-state foe, Ferrum, which has received votes in the D3Hoops.com Pre-Season Top-25 Poll. The Panthers defeated the Maroons, 81-73 in the championship game of the 2010 Dick Leftwitch V-Foundation Classic. Ferrum, which is the pre-season pick to win the USA-South Conference Title, improved to 3-0 on the young season.

The Panthers were led by pre-season All-American Candidate and Pre-Season USA-South Player of the Year, Derek Mitchell, who was named tournament MVP. Teammate Lamont King joined Mitchell on the all-tournament team and helped guide Ferrum to their first-ever V-Foundation Classic Championship.

Freshman Jack Hamilton (Arlington, VA, St, Stephen's St. Agnes) has scored in double-figures in his first two collegiate games. In his first start of his young career vs. Ferrum, he scored 14 points and pulled down five rebounds. Kwasi Amponsah (Woodbridge, VA, Garfield) had a strong showing against the Panthers, finishing with 11 points, five rebounds and a career-best four steals in his first start of the season.

The Maroons face a 0-4 Patrick Henry squad that competes in the USCAA and is the Maroons second of six first-time opponents in the 2010-11 docket. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. With a win, it will be #300 in the Bast Center, which opened in 1982.

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