Norfolk State University Men’s Basketball • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Game 14 • For More Information, Contact: Jan. 12 • 7:30 p.m. Matt Michalec, Sports Information Director/MBB Contact Hill Field House • Baltimore, Md. NSU Sports Information Offi ce • 700 Park Ave. • Norfolk, VA 23504 Norfolk State Phone: 757.823.2628 • Fax: 757.823.8218 • Web site: www.nsuspartans.com Spartans (3-10, 1-1) The Matchup: The Spartans look to continue their winning ways when they conclude their MEAC Baltimore road swing at preseason conference favorite Morgan State on Monday. NSU has won two in a row after an 87-77 win at Coppin State on Saturday. The Bears have vs. won three of four and are 2-0 in MEAC play after a 73-62 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Morgan State Media Coverage: The game can be heard live on WNSB Hot 91.1 FM in the Hampton Bears Roads area. Ross Gordon will have the call on the NSU Sports Network. WNSB’s audio (7-8, 2-0) stream is available world wide on the internet at www.nsuspartans.com by following the “Live Audio” link. NSU Schedule/Results (3-10) Series History: NSU leads the all-time series with Morgan State, 26-7. The teams met just once last season, with NSU winning 71-69 on Jan. 14, 2008, to hand the Bears one of their NOVEMBER two regular-season MEAC losses. Sun. 16 .....at Longwood .......................W, 81-74 Wed. 19 ....at William & Mary ................. L, 58-74 Last Time Out: Michael Deloach scored 24 points to lead a season-high fi ve Norfolk State Tues. 25 ....at Michigan .......................... L, 49-83 Sun. 30 .....at Air Force .......................... L, 52-75 players in double fi gures as the Spartans defeated Coppin State 87-77 on Saturday after- DECEMBER noon at the Coppin Center. Tues. 2 .....Jacksonville State ............. L, 61-80 The Spartans responded to a tight fi rst half with their best second-half effort of the Sat. 6 ........at North Carolina A&T * ....... L, 66-93 season. NSU scored 51 points after halftime on 73 percent shooting(19-of-26). Wed. 17 ....at Wright State .....................L, 43-66 Preseason MEAC Player of the Year Tywain McKee hit a 3-pointer just more than a Sat. 20 ......at Missouri State ! ................L, 66-75 minute into the second half to give CSU a 37-36 lead, but Deloach and Corey Lyons scored Sun. 21 .....vs. Middle Tennessee St.! .... L, 56-77 four points each in an 8-0 run that gave NSU a 44-37 lead. NSU would lead the rest of the Mon. 22.....vs. UC Irvine ! .....................L, 51-64 way, stretching the advantage to as much as 16. Sun. 28 .....vs. Utah Valley @ ................ L, 68-75 Mon. 29.....vs. Lethbridge @ ................ W, 76-54 McKee did his best to keep the Eagles close, scoring 20 second-half points. He made JANUARY the last of his fi ve 3-pointers with 2:26 remaining to get CSU within 76-70. But Lyons Sat. 10 ......at Coppin State * ................ W, 87-77 scored four straight to put the game away. Mon. 12.....at Morgan State *............... 7:30 p.m. Lyons scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half. James Williams scored 11 points Sat. 17 ......Delaware State *....................6 p.m. on 4-of-5 shooting, including 3-of-4 from behind the 3-point arc. Kyle O’Quinn had 10 Mon. 19 ....Maryland Eastern Shore * ....8 p.m. points and a career-high 12 rebounds. He also blocked three shots. Brandon Monroe Sat. 24 ......at South Carolina State * ........ 4 p.m. added 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting, and added two blocks of his own. Mon. 26.....at Winston-Salem State .....7:30 p.m. Sat. 31 ......at Hampton *........................... 6 p.m. FEBRUARY Mon. 2.......at Howard * .............................8 p.m. PROBABLE NSU STARTERS Sat. 7 ........Bethune-Cookman * .............6 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Mon. 9 ......Florida A&M * # .....................7 p.m. Sat. 14 ......at Delaware State *................. 4 p.m. 1 Aleek Pauline G 6-1 200 Jr. 5.9 3.7 Mon. 16.....at Maryland Eastern Shore * 7:30 p.m. 2 Michael Deloach G 6-0 175 Sr. 20.4 4.8 Sat. 21 ......South Carolina State * ..........6 p.m. 11 Joseph Dorsett-Jeffreys C 6-11 300 Jr. 2.6 2.5 Mon. 23 ....Winston-Salem State ...........8 p.m. 21 Brandon Monroe F 6-7 215 Jr. 4.4 5.5 Sat. 28 ......Hampton * .............................. 6 p.m. 23 Corey Lyons F 6-4 185 Sr. 14.4 4.8 MARCH Mon. 2 ......Howard * ................................8 p.m. Off the Bench Thurs. 5 ...North Carolina A&T * ............8 p.m. 10 Kyle O’Quinn F 6-9 225 Fr. 5.1 3.8 Tu.-Sat. ....MEAC Tournament .....................TBA 10-14 13 James Williams G 6-2 175 So. 4.1 0.9 All times EST 14 Antoine Perry G 6-0 185 Jr. 0.3 0.6 Home games in bold 20 Kevin Worsley F 6-4 205 Sr. 4.8 3.4 * MEAC game 22 Tim Zephyr F 6-8 195 So. 1.6 0.8 ! Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tournament 25 Oludele Doherty F/C 6-8 225 Sr. 0.7 1.3 (hosted by Missouri State) 32 DominQue Johnson F 6-5 225 Fr. -- -- @ Bobcat 6th Man Club Classic (hosted by Montana State) # Televised live on ESPNU 1 2008-09 NSU Men’s Basketball Notes NSU Quick Facts Super Sixth Man No More: Michael Deloach thrived in his role of sixth man last sea- son. He averaged 12.8 points per game, third on the team, while pacing the team in as- sists (96) and steals (55) despite starting just once. He played a combination of point and General Information Location ..........................................Norfolk, Va. shooting guard, often fueling NSU’s high-energy attack with his quickness and speed. Founded ................................................... 1935 This season, Deloach slides over to a more conventional shooting guard spot due to Enrollment ............................................... 6,325 the graduation of Tony Murphy. He is penciled into the starting lineup from day one. He Nickname............................................Spartans hasn’t disappointed so far, just missing a triple-double at Longwood (19 points, career- School Colors ............................. Green & Gold high 10 rebounds, eight assists) and scoring a career-high 32 points at William & Mary. Affi liation .............................................Division I He leads NSU in scoring (20.4 ppg) and is second in rebounding (4.8 rpg). He is also the Conference .............................................MEAC MEAC’s leading scorer and ranks in the MEAC’s top 15 in rebounding, assists, fi eld goal Home Arena........... Joseph Echols Hall (7,000) percentage, steals, free-throw percentage, and minutes played. President .................Carolyn W. Meyers, Ph.D. Athletics Director ........................Marty L. Miller Athletics Phone.........................(757) 823-8152 Pauline, Monroe Step Up: After getting off the season to a slow start, starting point Ticket Offi ce ..............................(757) 823-9009 guard Aleek Pauline has scored in double fi gures in three of the last four games. He Sports Information scored a career-high 13 points against Lethbridge while also grabbing a season-high sev- SID.............................................. Matt Michalec en rebounds. He then handed out a career-high seven assists while playing good defense Phone .......................................(757) 823-2628 on Coppin State’s Tywain McKee, the Preseason MEAC Player of the Year. Fax........................................ …(757) 823-8218 Forward Brandon Monroe has also come alive recently, recording his fi rst career dou- [email protected] ble-double with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Lethbridge. He followed Press Row ................................(757) 823-8195 Web site ........................ www.nsuspartans.com that up with 10 points and fi ve rebounds, making 4-of-4 from the fl oor, at Coppin State. He Address: .......NSU Offi ce of Sports Information is the team’s leading rebounder (5.5 per game). ..................... 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 Spartans Earn Weekly MEAC Honors: • Michael Deloach was named MEAC Player of the Week for Dec. 29 after averaging NSU By the Numbers 17.5 points per game in two games between Dec. 22 and 28. He also averaged 3.5 steals In 2008-09 in those games. He was named to the all-tournament teams at both the Missouri State and Home .....................................................0-1 Montana State events. Road ......................................................2-6 • Brandon Monroe was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week for Jan. 5 after re- Neutral ...................................................1-3 cording personal-bests of 13 rebounds and four steals against Lethbridge. He also ended In overtime .............................................0-0 with a season-high 13 points for his fi rst career double-double and blocked one shot. Leading at half ......................................2-0 • Freshman Kyle O’Quinn was named Co-Rookie of the Week for Jan. 12 after post- Trailing at half .......................................0-10 ing 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for his fi rst career double-double at Coppin Tied at half .............................................1-0 Scoring 80 points or more ....................2-0 State. He also blocked three shots. Scoring 70-79 points..............................1-0 Scoring 60-69 points..............................0-4 Tip-Ins Scoring 50-59 points..............................0-4 • NSU registered season highs in points (87) and fi eld-goal percentage (64). Scoring 40-49 points..............................0-2 • Michael Deloach shot a season-high 67 percent (10-of-15) from the fl oor. Scoring 40 points or less .......................0-0 • NSU’s win was its fi rst at Coppin State since 2001. Allowing 80 points or more ....................0-3 • After topping Coppin 39-30 on the boards, NSU is now 3-0 this season when it out-re- Allowing 70-79 points ...........................2-5 Allowing 60-69 points ............................0-2 bounds its opponents.