EMU Basketball Media Guide • 2005-06 Table of Contents EMU Basketball Reunion
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EMU Basketball Media Guide • 2005-06 Table Of Contents EMU Basketball Reunion ......................... 2 President John A. Fallon, III .................... 66 Eagles Reach Out to Help ....................... 3 Executive Officers/Regents................... 67 Quick Facts/Convo. Center Diagram........ 4 Interim Athletics Director Bob England ... 68 EMU Media Guidelines ............................ 5 Athletics Department Head Coaches ..... 68 EMU Sports Information .......................... 6 Athletics Department Staff ...............69-74 EMU Athletics’ Mission Statement ........... 7 EMU Identity ........................................ 75 EMU Primary Media Outlets..................... 8 Convocation Center.............................. 76 The 2005-06 Basketball Outlook .........9-11 City of Ypsilanti .................................... 77 The 2005-06 Schedule ......................... 12 Sports Medicine ...............................78-79 The 2005-06 Team Picture/Roster ........ 13 Strength and Conditioning..................... 80 TV/Radio Pictures ................................ 14 Student-Athlete Support Services .......... 81 NCAA Compliance ................................ 82 The 2005-06 Eagles EMU Athletic Club ................................ 83 John Bowler .....................................16-18 Athletic Hall of Fame............................. 84 Craig Cashen ...................................19-20 Nick Freer ........................................... 21 The Mid-American Conference James Matthews ................................. 22 The MAC Story..................................... 86 Danny McElhinny ..............................23-24 MAC Statistics • 2004-05 ................87-91 Derek Van Solkema.............................. 25 MAC 2005-06 Composite Schedule ..92-93 Kyle Dodd............................................ 26 MAC School Directions ......................... 94 B.J. Ford ............................................. 26 Zane Gay............................................. 27 The Opponents Chris Knaub ......................................... 27 Akron and Ball State............................. 96 Carlos Medlock .................................... 28 Bowling Green and Buffalo..................... 97 Gino Smith .......................................... 28 California and Central Michigan .............. 98 Desmond Young .................................. 29 Detroit and Indiana ............................... 99 A Look Back at 2004-05 ...................... 30 Kent State and Miami ......................... 100 Senior big man John Bowler (42) returns North Dakota State and Northern Col... 101 to lead the Eagles in 2005-06. The Coaching Staff Northern Illinois and Ohio ..................... 102 Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey.........32-33 Toledo and Tulsa ................................ 103 Three-Point Shots .............................. 127 Associate Coach Derek McDowell .....34-35 Western Michigan and Wisc. Green Bay 104 Blocked Shots ................................... 128 Assistant Coach Dusty May .................. 36 Youngstown State and MAC Tourn. ...... 105 Assists ............................................. 129 Assistant Coach Carl Thomas ............... 37 Bracket Busters ................................ 106 Team Records ................................... 130 Dir. of Basketball Oper. Rich Marion ....... 38 NCAA First Dance .............................. 131 A History of Coaching Excellence ........... 39 The Records NCAA Sweet 16.......................... 132-133 Adidas – Official Outfitter ....................... 40 Through the Years ...................... 108-117 The NIT: Double OT Thriller .................. 134 Letterwinners ............................. 118-120 NCAA Dome Dance..................... 135-136 The 2004-05 Season in Review Coaches’ Records .............................. 121 NCAA Team of Destiny ....................... 137 Exhibition-Game 1 ................................ 42 Leading Scorers by Season................. 122 107 Years of Hoops History.......... 138-140 Games 2-3 .......................................... 43 Top Scorers....................................... 123 Convocation Center Records ....... 141-146 Games 4-5 .......................................... 44 Leading Rebounders by Season........... 124 All-Americans ..................................... 147 Games 6-7 .......................................... 45 Top Rebounders................................. 125 All-MAC Selections.............................. 148 Games 8-9 .......................................... 46 Individual Records .............................. 126 2006 NCAA Tournament Bracket........ 149 Games 10-11 ...................................... 47 Coke Ad ............................................ 151 Games 12-13 ...................................... 48 Credits Games 14-15 ...................................... 49 The 2005-06 EMU Men’s Basketball Media World Wide Web Games 16-17 ...................................... 50 Guide is a publication of the EMU Sports Infor- You can find out the latest in EMU men’s Games 18-19 ...................................... 51 mation Office. The guide was written and ed- Games 20-21 ...................................... 52 ited by SID Jim Streeter with design, layout and basketball by logging onto the athletics Games 22-23 ...................................... 53 writing assistance from assistant Greg Steiner. website: The information is current as of Oct. 10, 2005. Games 24-25 ...................................... 54 www.emueagles.com Editors include Tim Moore, Dan Murphy, Games 26-27 ...................................... 55 Mekye Phelps, Jay Sofen, Andrew Streeter, and --About the Cover - Games 28-29 ...................................... 56 Bud Schimmelpfennig. Photography is by Dick The 2005-06 Eastern Michigan Univer- Game 30 ............................................ 57 Schwarze, Amir Gamzu, and Randy Mascharka. sity men’s basketball team will be led by a Final 2004-05 Statistics ....................... 58 The 2005-06 EMU Men’s Basketball Media new head coach and two senior co-captains. Guide is provided as a service to accredited me- Final 2004-05 Game-by-Game Results ... 59 Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey (middle) All-Time Series Records ........................ 60 dia and opponents. There is a charge of $15 plus shipping and handling for the general public. joins senior John Bowler (42) and senior Copyright 2005-06 Danny McElhinny (13) in front of EMU’s The University EMU Sports Information EMU Story .......................................62-65 University House. 2005-06 EMU BASKE TBALLL1 Eagles Go Back in Time 2005 EMU Basketball Alumni Tailgate Earle Higgins, Jack Brusewitz & Gary Tyson First-year Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey initiated the first annual Eastern Michigan Basketball Alumni Tailgate prior to the Eagles football home opener, Sept. 10, versus Louisi- ana-Lafayette. Several former EMU basketball players joined current coaches, players and families for barbeque, fun and football. Three members of the 1991 squad that reached the Sweet Sixteen, Carl Thomas, Charles Thomas and Lorenzo Neely, attended the reunion as did former EMU and Detroit Piston Head Coach Ray Scott. Scott is shown below with current EMU Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey and former Eastern Michigan Head Coach Al Freund. One of the day’s highlights included an open gym session Three Generations of Point Guards - L-R: Earl Boykins, that afforded current Eagles the opportunity to play against Gary Tyson, Lorenzo Neely. current and former NBA players such as EMU alums Earl Boykins (Denver Nuggets) and Charles Thomas. James Head, a member of the 1998 MAC championship team, also laced up the shoes to play against the current Eagles. NOTABLE A LUMS IN ATTENDANCE Earl Boykins (1994-98) Walter Jones (1972-76) Jack Brusewitz (1979-82) Roy McNeely (1966-68) David Clum (1986-88) Lorenzo Neely (1987-91) Al Freund (1972-76, coach) Doug Reynolds (1975-78) James Head (1994-98) Michael Ross (2001-05) Three Generations of Head Coaches - L-R; Ray Scott, Earle Higgins (1967-70) Ray Scott (1976-79, coach) Charles E. Ramsey, Al Freund. Dan Hoff (1972-76) Charles Thomas (1987-91) Mark Hughes (1988-90) Gary Tyson (1971-74) Boo Jackson (2001-05) 2 2005-06 EMU BASKE TBALL Eagles Reach Out to Help Former Eastern Michigan All-MAC performer and current Denver Nugget Earl Boykins returned for the Alumni Tailgate Hoops with Earl and laced ‘em up to run with the current Eagles in an open gym session. Boykins is shown below feeding current EMU freshman Gino Smith on the break. Move-In Day Before classes for the 2005-06 school year even began Eastern Michigan basketball was making its presence felt on the EMU campus. Players and coaches participated in campus-wide move-in day, Saturday, Sept. 3. Beginning at 8 a.m. the Eagles met fellow EMU students and their families in the parking lot outside Best Hall where they helped carry luggage and directed first-year students to their dorms. EMU basketball players carried anything from books and fans to refrigerators and TVs. 2005-06 EMU BASKE TBALLL3 EMU Media Information EMU Quick Facts Location .................................................. Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded ......................................................................1849 Enrollment ................................................................ 24,800 Nickname ................................................................. Eagles Colors ...............................................