2009-10 Men’s Basketball 2009-10 BASKETBALL GAMENOTES ● GAME 7 SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 2009-10 Schedule (4-2, 0-0) Matchup: Morgan State vs. Loyola Opponent Time Series Record: Loyola leads 9-6 Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 LU won 65-63 on N13 @Univ. of Albany W, 69-65 First Meeting: Feb. 12, 1952 N15 @UMBC W, 72-57 Time: 7:30 p.m. N19 E. TENNESSEE STATE W, 72-61 Site: Reitz Arena, Baltimore, Md. Last Meeting: LU won 83-80, Nov. 23, 2002 N22 @#22 Louisville L, 81-90 Records: MSU 4-2, Loyola 3-2 67-58, Dec. 2, N24 @Univ. of Arkansas W, 97-94 (72-43 - 4th yr; Last MSU win: Coaches: MSU- Todd Bozeman 1978 N28 @Appalachian State L, 93-92 OT 125-78 overall); LU- Jimmy Patsos (73-84 6th yr.) 83-80, Nov. 23, D1 @Loyola 7:30 p.m. Last LU win: Television: MASN (Scott Garceau & 2002 D5 @Coppin State* 4 p.m. The last time MSU D8 @Univ. of Minnesota 7 p.m. Kevin Grevey Fast Fact: D12 MANHATTAN 6 p.m. Radio: WEAA Radio 88.9 FM played against the Greyhounds was during the D22 TOWSON 7 p.m. Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com; 2002-03 season-opener...Alfred "Butch" Beard was entering his second season as the Bears head coach D29-30 Dr. Pepper Classic TBA www.loyolagreyhounds.com (Tenn-Chattanooga, Long Island, E. Kentucky) and finished the season with a 7-22 record. J4 @Robert Morris 7 p.m. J6 @Baylor 7 p.m. BEARS TIP-OFF AGAINST THE GREYHOUNDS ON J9 @Howard* 8 p.m. TUESDAY NIGHT AT REITZ ARENA J11 @Hampton* 7:30 p.m. ● Morgan State, the 2009 MEAC champion, will play its fourth of six straight J16 @Winston-Salem State 4 p.m. road games when they challenge local non-conference opponent Loyola of Mary- J18 @South Carolina State* 8 p.m. land. Tip-off is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Reitz Arena. The game will J23 DELAWARE STATE* 4 p.m. mark the 20th match-up between the teams and will be televised by MASN. J25 UMES* 7:30 p.m. ● Jeremy Booth hit an off-balanced three-pointer as Appalachian State rallied J30 @Norfolk State* 4 p.m. from seven points down to send the ballgame into overtime and Andre Williamson hit a clutch free F1 @North Carolina A&T* 7:30 p.m. F6 @Florida A&M* 4 p.m. throw at the end to help the Mountaineers pull-off a 93-92 win on Saturday at Holmes Center. F8 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* 7:30 p.m. Reggie Holmes had a game-high 23 points and Kevin Thompson added 21 points and 15 rebounds, but F13 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 4 p.m. the Bears were unable to convert critical free throws down the stretch. F15 S. CAROLINA ST.* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. ● Following Loyola, Morgan will play against Coppin State on December 5th. It will be the grand F17 @Delaware State* 7 p.m. opening of Coppin State's brand new arena. F19 or 20 ESPN BRACKETBUSTER TBA ● Morgan State enters the game having won 6 of its last 9 non- conference meetings, including F22 @UMES* 7:30 p.m. wins against Arkansas, Maryland, Towson, Albany, UMBC and ETSU. F27 NORFOLK STATE* 4 p.m. M1 N.C. A&T* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 2009-10 MSU Men’s Basketball Roster M4 COPPIN STATE* 7:30 p.m. NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. PPG RPG HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL M8-13 MEAC Tournament TBD 1 Adam Braswell G 6-1 185 Fr. - - Burlington, N.J./Notre Dame Prep 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 Sr. - - Hagerstown, Md./St. Maria Gorreti HS BOLD – Home Games at Hill Field House 3 Danny Smith G 5-11 190 Jr. 5.3 3.7a Randallstown, Md./NW Nebraska CC/Woodlawn HS * = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Games 4 Anthony Anderson* F 6-10 235 Fr. - - St. Charles, Md./La Plata HS 5 Jarrod Denard G 6-2 185 Fr. - - Philadelphia, Pa./Freire Charter School 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Sr. 23.7 4.7 Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 So. 3.2 3.7a Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park HS Pronunciation Guide 21 Joe Davis G 6-0 180 Jr. 8.7 2.2 Warrensville, OH/Cleveland St/Warrensville Hts HS Name Pronunciation 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Sr. 6.7 3.5 Baltimore, Md./NE J.C. (Colorado)/Douglass HS Braswell BRAZ-well 32 DeWayne Jackson F 6-8 210 Fr. 9.8 4.0 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS Jarrod JAR-red 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 r-So. 12.7 10.5 Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS Foote FOOT 34 Ameer Ali G/F 6-4 230 r-So. 4.3 3.7 Philadelphia, Pa./Progressive HS 42 Rodney Stokes F/C 6-10 225 Jr. 7.0 4.3 Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Sr. 1.3 2.8 Hagerstown, Md./Hagerston C.C./S. Hagerstown HS Media Relations ● Morgan State University ● Baltimore, Md. 21251 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Sr. - - Atlanta, Ga./Pensacola C.C./Stone Mountain HS P: (443) 885-3831 ● F: (443) 885-8307 ● email: [email protected] Probable starters highlighted **Injured and not dressed Head Coach: Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island, 1986), 4th year at MSU Assistant Coach: Kevin McClain (Univ. of Americas, 2003), 4th year at MSU Assistant Coach: Keith Goodie (Morgan State, 2008), 3rd year at MSU Head Manager: Quentin Dulic, 2nd year at MSU Director of Media Relations: Leonard L. Haynes IV (Howard, 1992), 8th year at MSU 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year THE SERIES VS. LOYOLA pointer from 40 feet by Jabari Trotter as the ● Prior to Morgan State’s 82-54 loss to ● Saturday night’s game will be the 16th horn sounded to close Loyola's lead to 27-25 Oklahoma in MSU’s first appearance in the meeting between Morgan State and Loyola at the half. NCAA Tournament last season, the Bears had in men’s basketball. The Greyhounds lead won six consecutive games and 13 of its last 15. ● Morgan State’s 2009-10 team returns the series 9-6. BEAR SCHEDULE the following from last season’s 2009 MEAC ● Sophomore forward Shane Walker is ● The Bears once again have an ambitious championship squad: a transfer from the Maryland Terrapins. non-conference schedule this season. ● 41.4 percent of its scoring (led by Reggie After sitting out last season to establish his ● MSU’s non-conference schedule sends Holmes’ 16.8 points per game) residency, Walker comes into this season the Bears to Albany, Louisville, Arkansas, ● 38.5 percent of its rebounding (led by making an instant impact. Through the first Minnesota, and Baylor. Kevin Thompson’s 7.1 boards per game and 5 games of the season, he is averaging 10 ● This year’s home-opener at Hill Field Holmes’ (5.5) points and 8 rebounds in 30 minutes. At House will be against East Tennessee State ● Morgan State finished the 2009-10 season UMD, Walker played in just 24 games for and they will also host East Tennessee State, ranked as high as No. 23 in the Mid-Major Top his freshman season he played minimal time Manhattan and Towson. 25 Poll and ranked No. 6 in the Washington and did not accumulate a good number of Post Atlantic 11 Poll poll, and No. 1 in the statistics. Walker is a former invite to the HOME SWEET HOME Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College Poll. invited to the 2006 Reebok ABCD Camp ● Todd Bozeman has coached the Bears to and the NBA Players’ Asso¬ciation Top 100 a terrific home record in his three seasons as LOSSES AND RETURNS Camp. MSU head coach. ● The Bears lost three of its five starters ● Coach Jimmy Pastos is in his 6th year ● Bozeman has led the Bears to a 25-5 from the 2008-09 season. Jermaine “Itchy” as the head coach of the Greyhounds. He home record inside the confines of Hill Field Bolden, Rogers Barnes, and Marquise took over the helm in 2004 coming from House, including the Bears 72-61 win over Kately completed their eligibility. being an assistant under Gary Williams ETSU on Thursday night. ● The Bears lost their second leading and the University of Maryland College ● The average margin of loss at home in scorer and second leading rebounder in Park. Since then, the programs record is 73- the past three seasons is 10.6 pts, including a Kately, as well as their third leading scorer 84(.465). While College Park, he was apart 83-63 loss vs. Seton Hall on Nov. 26, 2006 at and leading assist man in Bolden. of the team that went to 11 straight NCAA Hill Field House. ● The two returning starters are 2009 Tournaments (1994-2004). However, since MEAC tournament MVP and 2008-09 taking over Loyola, he career as a Head TRANSFERS leading scorer Reggie Holmes, and returning Coach has been Sub-par, with his greatest ● Last season, the Bears welcomed four leading rebounder and 2009 MEAC All- accomplishments being consecutive winning JUCO transfers, all juniors, to the team. This Rookie Team selection Kevin Thompson. seasons for the schools first time in 20 years, season Coach Bozeman has gone back out and being a 2007 finalist for the Mid-Major and recruited two new transfers to join the Coach of the Year Award.