Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Charles Jenkins in the spotlight!


Charles Jenkins is a senior on the Pride basketball team at Hofstra University. He is a 6'3" guard. Red shirted his freshman year, he has been playing on the Pride since he was a sophomore. Jenkins has scored 1,767 career points in 95 career games and ranks eighth in Hofstra history. He is the ninth player to win two Haggarty Awards as the top player in the New York Metropolitan area in the past 77 years.

Born on Feb. 28 1989, he is originally from Queens, NY he attended and played basketball at Springfield Gardens high school. The school was named the All-New NYC team by the New York Post. In the 2009-10 season he won the award for Colonial Athletic Association player of the year.

Along with Hofstra, he was also recruited to St. John's University and Liberty University. We're just happy that he chose the Pride. Jenkins is known for his charisma and talent on the basketball court and seems like the spotlight is on him when you watch him play.

Come hear us ROAR!




Kate and Willie became the Hofstra University mascots in the late 1980's. In 1987, the university developed image campaign called "The Pride" representing it's growth and prosperity. The name "The Pride" adapted as the schools official team name in 2004 which referred to the team mascots.

The two lion mascots, Kate and Willie, were named after the founders of Hofstra University, Kate and William Hofstra. The unofficial nickname "The Flying Dutchman" was given to Hofstra University as a result of it's enriched Dutch history that the campus has.

Kate and Willie are very fun and energetic characters that bring excitement and optimism to every event they attend. At the Hofstra basketball games, they always do their best to get the crowd "ROARING" and cheering for the Pride. They also do their best to make their way into the crowd and interact with the fans. They dance around the court when the game has a timeout or at halftime as well as t-shirt tosses and free giveaways.If your sitting in the stands, you can be sure that the Hofstra Pride mascots will be putting a smile on your face.


Hofstra Pride Lions defeat Towson Tigers !




The Hofstra Pride men's basketball team played it's first CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) game of the season on Saturday Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. at Hofstra University. The Hofstra Pride defeated the Towson BoldTigers 74-62.

Charles Jenkins, senior guard, scored a total of 26 points in Saturdays game. David Imes scored a total of 11 points and got ten rebounds. Mike Moore, junior guard, scored a total of 15 points for Hofstra in the game.

The game was tied at 57 but a 9-0 Pride run took them to their victory against Towson. Their next game will be played on Wednesday Dec. 8 against Binghamton University. Will the Pride conquer the Bearcats in Wednesdays game?