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GAME 9 • Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan • Jan. 16, 2021 1988, 1991, 1996 and 1998 MAC Tournament Champions • 1991 NCAA "Sweet 16" Appearance 1988, 1991, 1996, and 1998 MAC Regular Season Champions • 2012 MAC West Division Champions Game 9 • Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 • 4:30 p.m. • Mount Pleasant, Mich. • McGuirk Arena (5,300) Eastern Michigan Eagles 4-4 (1-3 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Rob Murphy (Central State, 1996) vs #EMU_MBB Central Michigan Chippewas 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 5-7 (1-4 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Keno Davis (Iowa, 1995) Nov. 25 at No. 13/12 Michigan State L, 67-83 Dec. 4 TOLEDO* L, 74-91 GAME INFORMATION EMU PROBABLE STARTERS AND ROSTER Dec. 9 ADRIAN W, 95-35 Dates: Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 Starters (Based on last game) Dec. 16 at Valparaiso Canceled Tipoff: 4:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP/GS PPG RPG APG MIN. Dec. 27 OLIVET W, 94-65 Site: Mount Pleasant, Mich. 0 Yeikson Montero G 6-5 205 Sr. 8/8 13.0 5.3 1.3 30.5 Dec. 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* L, 60-87 Arena: McGuirk Arena (5,300) 1 Ty Groce F 6-8 215 R-Sr. 8/8 14.0 6.3 2.3 32.1 Jan. 9 AKRON* W, 71-59 3 Drew Lowder G 6-0 170 So. 7/5 9.0 2.1 1.6 24.0 Radio: WEMU 89.1 FM Jan. 12 at Toledo* L, 63-96 4 Bryce McBride G 6-0 165 Jr. 8/8 14.4 2.8 3.3 31.5 Tom Helmer (pxp) Jan. 14 CALVIN W, 67-56 5 Noah Morgan G/F 6-5 180 Sr. 4/3 6.0 3.5 0.8 23.5 Television: ESPN3 Jan. 16 at Central Michigan* 4:30 p.m. Adam Jaksa (pxp), Matt DeVries (analyst) Reserves Jan. 19 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ! 7 p.m. Live Stats: EMUEagles.com/livestats 2 Miles Gibson G/F 6-6 195 R-Jr. 8/1 8.1 5.4 0.5 21.1 Jan. 21 at Buffalo* 2 p.m. 10 Darion Spottsville G 6-3 195 Sr. 7/0 5.9 2.0 1.7 17.0 Jan. 23 MIAMI* 5:30 p.m. Series: CMU leads 103-95 12 Andrew Wells G 6-1 160 Fr. 3/0 0.7 1.3 0.3 9.7 Jan. 26 at Akron* 7 p.m. Last Meeting: CMU 87, EMU 60 (12-29-2020) 13 Chris James G 6-2 170 So. 8/3 6.1 2.4 0.9 16.8 Jan. 30 at Northern Illinois* 6 p.m. 15 Axel Okongo F 7-0 245 Sr. 2/1 1.0 4.0 0.0 11.0 Feb. 2 BOWLING GREEN* 7 p.m. COACHING STAFF 21 James Love III F 6-11 225 R-Sr. 3/2 2.0 4.0 0.7 11.0 Feb. 6 at Ohio* 2 p.m. Head Coach Rob Murphy 23 Thomas Binelli F 6-10 235 Sr. -/- -- -- -- -- Feb. 9 at Miami* 7 p.m. Overall Record 164-147 33 Derek Ballard Jr. F 6-8 225 R-Jr. 6/1 1.3 2.5 0.2 12.8 Record at EMU 164-147 Feb. 13 BALL STATE* 5:30 p.m. MAC Record at EMU 78-85 EASTERN MICHIGAN STORYLINES, STREAKS AND SIDEBARS Feb. 16 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. Associate Head Coach Kevin Mondro MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan Feb. 20 at Kent State* TBA Assistant Coach Matt Cline University men's basketball team heads back on the road for a Mid-American Feb. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. Conference rematch with in-state rival Central Michigan University Saturday, Assistant Coach Tony Harvey Mar. 2 at Ball State* 7 p.m. Jan. 16. Tipoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. inside McGuirk Arena. Director of Operations Andrew Kang EMU (4-4, 1-3 MAC) made its way back in the win column with a 67-56 Mar. 5 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Asst. Sports Performance Coach Seth Thomsen victory over non-conference opponent Calvin University, Jan. 14. CMU (5-7, Mar. 11 MAC Quarterfinal $ TBA Staff Athletic Trainer Seth Ellanson 1-4 MAC) is on a three-game losing streak after falling most recently to Kent Mar. 12 MAC Semifinals $ 7/9:30 p.m. Graduate Assistant Zack VerHulst State, 94-85, Jan. 12. The Chippewas' only conference win comes from an 87- Mar. 13 MAC Championship $ 7:30 p.m. Graduate Manager Evan Greening 60 victory over the Eagles, Dec. 29. Fans can catch the action on ESPN3, with CMU's Adam Jaksa providing the MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE play-by-play, and Matt DeVries serving as the analyst. WEMU (89.1 FM) will Asst. Director/MBB Contact Mary Gasior also broadcast the game with Tom Helmer on the call. As always, fans can Home games in bold (EMU Convocation Center) follow along on EMUEagles.com/livestats or on Twitter by following @EMU_ * Mid-American Conference game Office Phone 734.487.0317 MBB. ! MLK Celebration game Cell Phone 231.350.0894 $ MAC Tournament (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - Cleveland, Ohio) All times are site times E-mail [email protected] AMONG THE LEADERS: Eastern Michigan leads the Mid-American Conference Secondary Contact Jessica Crusan in four statistical categories: steals per game (10.5), turnovers forced (18.3), Assoc. AD/Media Relations Greg Steiner turnover margin (+5.8), and fewest fouls (117). The Eagles' 10.5 swipes per Assistant Director Alex Jewell contest rank third in the NCAA. Eastern Kentucky ranks first in the nation with Graduate Assistants Alexis Chevalier; John Bilello 12.2 steals per game, and VCU follows with 11.5, respectively. Additionally, PRONUNCIATION GUIDE EMU's +5.8 TO margin and 18.3 TO's forced are good for ninth and 11th among Video/Creative Assistant Bruce Logan Division I programs, respectively. DARION Spottsville dare-ee-ON SOCIAL MEDIA CORNER Individually, senior Yeikson Montero leads the MAC and ranks 15th in the Ty GROCE GROSS Drew LOWDER LOUDER Twitter @EMU_MBB country in steals per game (2.5). The guard also ranks third in the conference Kevin MONDRO mon-droh @EMUAthletics | #EMUEagles with 20 total steals. Redshirt junior Bryce McBride is second in the league averaging 2.3 swipes per game, which is good for 36th in the nation. Axel OKONGO oh-kon-go @robmurphyEMU | @MaryGasior Additionally, redshirt senior Ty Groce ranks first in the MAC in total blocks (12) YEIKSON Montero YAKE-son Instagram @EMUMBB and third averaging 1.5 blocks per game. @EMUAthletics Facebook /EMUAthletics | /EMUMBB EMUEagles.com • @EMUAthletics 1 @EMU_MBB • #EMUEagles GAME 9 • Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan • Jan. 16, 2021 for the second-straight season. Raven Lee scored the second-most points in QUICK FACTS a single season by a sophomore when University he totaled 586 points on the season. Not only did Lee garner that honor, but he Location Ypsilanti, Mich. became the 29th EMU student-athlete Founded 1849 to reach the 1,000-point plateau. For his Rob efforts during the 2014-15 season, Lee Enrollment 17,784 was named to the All-MAC Third Team Nickname Eagles Murphy after averaging 16.7 points per game, the most since Brandon Bowdry Colors Green (PMS 349) and White Head Coach ~ 10th Season at EMU Central State, 1996 posted 19.9 points during the 2010-11 Arena (Capacity): Convocation Center (8,745) season. Thus far, Murphy has coached a trio of All-MAC Third Team award winners, in addition to a pair of All-MAC Conference Mid-American The 2020-21 campaign will mark Head Coach Rob Murphy’s 10th Honorable Mention student-athletes. at the helm of the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball program. President Dr. James M. Smith At the conclusion of the 2013-14 season after guiding the Eagles In 10 seasons since departing from Syracuse University, Murphy has to a 22-15 record and the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference VP/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee made great strides at Eastern Michigan. Through his first nine seasons, he Tournament, Murphy was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award. The accumulated 160 wins, ranking second in the Division I era of EMU hoops Eagles’ 22 victories were the most since the 1996-97 season and tied for behind Ben Braun (185 wins). fourth-most in EMU history. Under Murphy, Eastern reached the second Coaching Staff During the 2019-20 campaign, the Green and White recorded a 16- round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), marking the first 16 mark and finished 6-12 in the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles Head Coach Rob Murphy time the Eagles had competed in postseason play since the 1997-98 went undefeated in the Jersey Mike’s Classic taking the Rose Hall Division season. During the historic season, the Eagles led the nation in field Alma Mater Central State, 1996 trophy back to Ypsilanti, winning an in-season tournament for the first goal percentage defense behind the 2-3 zone Murphy implemented time since 2014. The Green and White posted its best 10-game opening Record at EMU 164-147 upon arriving at EMU. In addition to the team success, Murphy shaped to a season in the Murphy-era before dropping a non-conference affair Da’Shonte Riley into Eastern’s first ever MAC Defensive Player of the Year Career Record 164-147 at Michigan State, Dec. 21, and matched the 1996-97 squad who reached during the 2013-14 campaign. Along with Riley’s award, Karrington the MAC championship game, ultimately losing to Miami.