2013-14 Morehead State Men's Basketball Morehead State Combined Team Statistics (As of Jan 04, 2014) All Games
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2013-14 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #18 -- EAGLES (11-6, 2-0) VS. EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (10-6, 1-2) SATURDAY, JAN. 11 -- 7:30 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. SCHEDULE & RESULTS TEAM NOTES Day Date Opponent Time (ET) A WINNING START TO OVC PLAY Morehead State is off to a 2-0 start in the Ohio Valley Conference for the third time in Sat. Nov. 9 Mid-Continent (Ky.) W, 107-60 the past four seasons. The Eagles have not begun league play 3-0 since the 2008-09 Tues. Nov. 12 at East Tennessee State W, 71-63 campaign (wins over UT Martin, Murray State and Austin Peay). Fri. Nov. 15 at Xavier L, 79-56 Sun. Nov. 17 Marshall W, 102-94 (OT) KNOCKING DOWN THE FREEBIES Tues. Nov. 19 at Northern Kentucky W, 74-61 Morehead State drilled 25 of its last 26 free-throw attempts last Saturday at Eastern Fri. Nov. 22 at No. 22/24 UCLA & L, 81-70 Illinois after making just 6-of-15 in the first half. The Eagles improved their season percentage from .644 to .651 in the Ohio Valley Conference win. Sun. Nov. 24 at Nevada & W, 63-58 Thurs. Nov. 28 vs. Chattanooga & W, 88-75 LIVING AT THE CHARITY STRIPE Fri. Nov. 29 vs. Gardner-Webb & L, 86-82 (OT) Morehead State paces the Ohio Valley Conference and ranks second in the nation with Mon. Dec. 2 Wright State W, 74-69 510 free-throw attempts this season. The Eagles, however, rank 11th in the league and Wed. Dec. 4 at Southern Mississippi L, 74-60 292nd nationally with a .651 percentage from the foul line. Sun. Dec. 15 Bowling Green L, 67-61 Thurs. Dec. 19 South Dakota W, 120-83 GETTING IT DONE AT HOME Morehead State is 5-1 at Johnson Arena in 2013-14. The Eagles have won 82 percent Mon. Dec. 23 at Tennessee L, 82-67 (65-14) at home over the last six seasons, including 91 percent (41-4) from 2008-11. Mon. Dec. 30 Asbury (Ky.) W, 102-68 MSU has only dropped one home decision since Feb. 20, 2013. Thurs. Jan. 2 at SIU Edwardsville # W, 70-63 Sat. Jan. 4 at Eastern Illinois # W, 85-77 IMPROVING ON THE ROAD Sat. Jan. 11 Eastern Kentucky # 7:30 p.m. Morehead State has posted five road victories this season (5-4, .556), which already Thurs. Jan. 16 Southeast Missouri # 7:00 p.m. surpasses last year’s total (4-12, .250). The Eagles have six true road contests remaining. Sat. Jan. 18 UT Martin # 2:00 p.m. MSU has averaged 5.8 road wins over the last five campaigns. Thurs. Jan. 23 at Belmont # 8:00 p.m. A THOROUGH GLASS CLEANING Sat. Jan. 25 at Tennessee State # 8:00 p.m. Morehead State has managed advantages of 697-555 in total rebounds (+8.4 pg), 272- Wed. Jan. 29 Belmont # 9:00 p.m. 167 in offensive rebounds (+6.2 pg) and 268-161 in second-chance points (+6.3 pg). Sat. Feb. 1 Jacksonville State # 2:00 p.m. MSU has only been outrebounded once in 17 games this year. The Eagles also lead the Sat. Feb. 8 at Eastern Kentucky # 11:00 a.m. Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding margin. Thurs. Feb. 13 at Jacksonville State # 8:00 p.m. YOU TURN IT OVER, WE SCORE Sat. Feb. 15 at Tennessee Tech # 8:30 p.m. Morehead State is +31 in turnover margin (272-303) through 17 contests this season. Wed. Feb. 19 Austin Peay # 7:00 p.m. The Eagles have also tallied a 339-255 upper hand in points off turnovers. MSU forced Sat. Feb. 22 at Murray State # 8:00 p.m. 17.2 turnovers per game last year (third in the Ohio Valley Conference) and is forcing Thurs. Feb. 27 Tennessee State # 7:30 p.m. 17.8 per contest this season (first in the OVC). Sat. March 1 Tennessee Tech # 7:30 p.m. Wed. March 5 OVC First Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. INSIDE THE MSU-EKU SERIES Thurs. March 6 OVC Second Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. Morehead State has won six of its last 10 contests against Ohio Valley Conference rival Eastern Kentucky, but the Colonels own a 105-75 advantage in the all-time series. EKU Fri. March 7 OVC Semifinals $ 7:30 or 10 p.m. won both ends of the annual home-and-home series in 2012-13. Sat. March 8 OVC Championship $ 7:00 p.m. ANALYZING THE NON-CONFERENCE Home games are in bold # = Ohio Valley Conference game Morehead State finished its 2013-14 non-conference schedule 9-6 (.600). It was MSU’s & = Las Vegas Invitational $ = OVC Tournament game best non-league mark since going 12-5 (.706) in 2010-11. The Eagles upset Big East at Municipal Auditorium Conference foe and fourth-seeded Louisville in the NCAA Tournament that year. PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game / subject to change) F #00 Drew Kelly 6-6 230 R-Sr. Franklin, Tenn. Miami University 22.4 min 8.6 ppg 4.6 rpg .458 FG% .717 FT% C #50 Billy Reader 6-10 260 R-Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Col. of Southern Idaho 14.8 min 6.4 ppg 3.0 rpg .517 FG% .842 FT% G #15 Kareem Storey 5-10 190 Jr. Baltimore, Md. Col. of Southern Idaho 32.6 min 7.2 ppg 6.0 apg .367 FG% .717 FT% G #22 Angelo Warner 6-2 195 Jr. Orlando, Fla. Jones HS 34.9 min 17.3 ppg 5.1 rpg .462 FG% .781 FT% G #32 Brent Arrington 6-3 180 R-So. Baltimore, Md. Mississippi Valley State 27.2 min 11.4 ppg 3.1 rpg .428 FG% .625 FT% MSUEagles.com 1 Game Notes 2013-14 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #18 -- EAGLES (11-6, 2-0) VS. EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (10-6, 1-2) SATURDAY, JAN. 11 -- 7:30 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD GAMEDAY & CONTACT INFO Morehead State, which ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference with 79.5 points per game, has already reached the 100-point plateau four times this season. MSU is averaging 107.8 Live Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com points, 50.5 rebounds, 25.5 assists and 14.3 steals in those four tilts. Radio Broadcast: WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead Audio Streaming & Live Stats: MSUEagles.com HIGH EXPECTATIONS Prior to the season, Morehead State’s 2013-14 recruiting class was rated No. 1 in the Ohio Audio on Mobile Phones: m.Morehead.EZStream.com Valley Conference by Hoop Scoop Online. The Eagle newcomers were also tabbed in the Play-by-Play & Analyst: Chuck Mraz & Jason Blanton nation’s top-25 percent, checking in at 75th out of 329 Division I schools. Media Relations Director: Matt Segal 606-783-2557 (office) / 317-501-3627 (cell) OVC AND NCAA HISTORY [email protected] Morehead State has won 13 Ohio Valley Conference championships, including nine regular- Facebook: Facebook.com/MSUEagles season crowns (last in 2003) and four tournament titles (last in 2011). The Eagles have made seven NCAA Tournament appearances in school history (last in 2011). Twitter: Twitter.com/MSUAthletics YouTube: YouTube.com/MSUEagleAthletics INDIVIDUAL NOTES UNIVERSITY INFO I’LL BE HEADING TO THE GLASS Location: Morehead, Ky. Senior Chad Posthumus leads the nation in offensive rebounds (5.1) and ranks second in total rebounds (12.4) per game. The center owns 19 career efforts of 10+ boards, including 13 Founded: 1887 this season. He also has nine double-doubles this year, which pushes his career total to 11. Enrollment: 11,235 Nickname: Eagles BIG MAN = BIG PERFORMANCE Colors: Blue and Gold Chad Posthumus, a 6-foot-11 post player, recorded 17 points and a career-best 20 rebounds Affiliation: NCAA Division I in the Dec. 30 win over Asbury (Ky.). It was the Ohio Valley Conference’s best rebounding Conference: Ohio Valley effort since former Eagle Kenneth Faried pulled down 21 on March 4, 2011. Facility: Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500) CALL HIM “MR. CONSISTENCY” President: Dr. Wayne D. Andrews Junior Angelo Warner ranks fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 17.3 points per game. Athletic Director: Brian Hutchinson The guard owns 45 career efforts of 10+ points, including 16 this season. He also has six 20-point performances this year, which pushes his career total to eight. TALE OF THE TAPE GETTING BETTER EACH SEASON Angelo Warner has improved his scoring average each year at Morehead State. He averaged Team Statistics MSU (11-6) EKU (10-6) 6.0 as a freshman in 2011-12, 10.9 as a sophomore in 2012-13 and is averaing 17.3 as a junior SCORING 1,352 1,261 this season. He is only 169 points from 1,000 in his college career. Points per game 79.5 78.8 Scoring margin +6.6 +9.1 PICKING YOUR POCKET FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 459-1,033 427-887 Angelo Warner leads the Ohio Valley Conference and ranks 18th nationally with 2.5 steals Field goal percentage .444 .481 per game, while sophomore Brent Arrington is tied for third in the OVC with 2.0 per tilt. 3-POINT FG-ATTEMPTS 102-346 150-406 3-point FG percentage .295 .369 DISHING OUT DIMES Junior Kareem Storey ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference and is tied for 22nd in the 3-pt FG made per game 6.0 9.4 country with 6.0 assists per game.