2014-15 Morehead State Men's Basketball Morehead State Combined Team Statistics (As of Dec 17, 2014) All Games
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2014-15 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #14 -- EAGLES (4-9) VS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE (4-6) FRIDAY, DEC. 19 -- 7 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. SCHEDULE & RESULTS SEASON NOTES Day Date Opponent Time (ET) WE HOPE THIS CONTINUES Fri. Nov. 14 at UNLV + L, 60-59 Morehead State has won all six games in the series against Northern Kentucky. The Mon. Nov. 17 Cincinnati Christian W, 87-79 Eagles posted a 41-31 rebounding advantage and held the Norse to 38 percent from Wed. Nov. 19 at Cincinnati L, 69-61 the field in a 74-61 victory at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Nov. 19, 2013. Fri. Nov. 21 at Louisiana Tech + L, 73-64 Sat. Nov. 22 vs. Presbyterian + W, 69-49 LET’S CHANGE THIS TREND Sun. Nov. 23 vs. American + L, 51-46 Morehead State is searching for its first win since a 121-49 thumping of NAIA opponent Kentucky Christian on Nov. 29. The five-game skid is MSU’s longest since opening the Wed. Nov. 26 at Marshall W, 77-68 2008-09 season with six consecutive setbacks. Sat. Nov. 29 Kentucky Christian W, 121-49 Mon. Dec. 1 East Tennessee State L, 63-59 HOW MANY MILES NOW? Thurs. Dec. 4 at UAB L, 58-48 Morehead State has traveled 2,170 miles via bus and 8,015 miles via plane in 2014-15. Sat. Dec. 6 Oakland L, 70-68 (OT) The 10,185 total miles cover seven different states. Seven of MSU’s first 13 tilts were on Sat. Dec. 13 at No. 12/12 Ohio State L, 87-71 the road, while two others were on a neutral floor. Wed. Dec. 17 at Green Bay L, 66-50 Fri. Dec. 19 Northern Kentucky 7:00 p.m. THE DEFENSE HAS IMPROVED Mon. Dec. 29 at Central Arkansas 8:00 p.m. Through 13 games, Morehead State’s opponents are averaging just 64.8 points on 42.6 Sat. Jan. 3 Murray State # 7:30 p.m. percent from the field. At this point last campaign, MSU’s foes were averaging 73.1 Thurs. Jan. 8 at Southeast Missouri # 8:30 p.m. points on 45.5 percent from the floor. The Eagles also have 12 more blocked shots. Sat. Jan. 10 at UT Martin # 7:00 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15 SIU Edwardsville # 7:30 p.m. PLEASE BRING BACK THE OFFENSE Sat. Jan. 17 Eastern Illinois # 2:00 p.m. Through 13 contests, Morehead State is averaging just 67.7 points on 41.8 percent from Thurs. Jan. 22 at Tennessee Tech # 7:00 p.m. the floor. At this point last year, MSU was averaging 79.1 points on 44.8 percent from Sat. Jan. 24 at Jacksonville State # 5:30 p.m. the field. The Eagles had 92 more free throws and 150 more FT attempts last season. Wed. Jan. 28 at Austin Peay # 8:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 Eastern Kentucky # 4:15 p.m. REBOUNDING IS WHAT WE DO Thurs. Feb. 5 Tennessee State # 7:00 p.m. Morehead State has led the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding margin six straight Sat. Feb. 7 Belmont # 7:30 p.m. seasons (2008-14), paced the league in rebounds five of the last six years and had the Wed. Feb. 11 at Eastern Kentucky # 9:00 p.m. conference’s top individual four of the past six seasons. MSU is currently third in the Sat. Feb. 14 at Belmont # 7:00 p.m. OVC with a +3.8 rebounding margin and fourth with 36.7 boards per game. Thurs. Feb. 19 at Tennessee State # 8:00 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 26 Tennessee Tech # 9:00 p.m. CALL HIM MR. CONSISTENCY Sat. Feb. 28 Jacksonville State # 2:30 p.m. Senior Angelo Warner has tallied 1,303 points (11.8 pg) and 3,057 minutes (27.8 pg) in Wed. March 4 OVC First Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. 110 collegiate games. The guard has reached 10 points 69 times and 20 points on 15 Thurs. March 5 OVC Second Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. occasions. He needs just 28 more points to move into 17th in school history. Fri. March 6 OVC Semifinals $ 7:30 or 10 p.m. THE FLOOR GENERAL Sat. March 7 OVC Championship $ 7:00 p.m. Senior Kareem Storey ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 5.1 assists per game and seventh with 1.8 assists-per-turnover. The guard has reached the five-assist Home games are in bold $ = OVC Tournament game plateau in 20 of 42 games at Morehead State. He is averaging 7.9 points this season on + = Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Municipal Auditorium 85 percent (23-of-27) from the free-throw stripe. # = Ohio Valley Conference game PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game / subject to change) F #31 Lyonell Gaines 6-6 220 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. IUPUI 21.4 min 7.0 ppg 4.4 rpg .576 FG% .412 FT% C #50 Billy Reader 6-10 250 R-Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Col. of Southern Idaho 23.4 min 6.1 ppg 4.4 rpg .388 FG% .650 FT% G #15 Kareem Storey 5-10 185 Sr. Baltimore, Md. Col. of Southern Idaho 32.1 min 7.9 ppg 5.1 apg .297 FG% .852 FT% G #22 Angelo Warner 6-2 195 Sr. Orlando, Fla. Jones HS 30.3 min 14.2 ppg 4.2 rpg .488 FG% .714 FT% G #32 Brent Arrington 6-3 190 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md. Mississippi Valley State 25.4 min 9.8 ppg 2.7 rpg .379 FG% .838 FT% MSUEagles.com 1 Game Notes 2014-15 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #14 -- EAGLES (4-9) VS. NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE (4-6) FRIDAY, DEC. 19 -- 7 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. EARNING HIS MINUTES GAMEDAY & CONTACT INFO Junior Lyonell Gaines is averaging 11.6 points and 6.6 rebounds over his last seven games after posting just 0.6 points and 1.4 rebounds through his first five contests. The Louisville Video: OVC Digital Network / OVCDigitalNetwork.com native and IUPUI transfer is averaging 7.0 points and 4.4 boards this season. Radio / Audio: Eagle Sports Network / MSUEagles.com Radio Affiliates: 96.3 FM, 100.9 FM, 103.7 FM & 1520 AM Radio Brodcasters: Chuck Mraz & Jason Blanton PROGRAM NOTES Mobile: m.Morehead.EZStream.com & Eagle Empire App Live Statistics: Linked to MSUEagles.com OVC AND NCAA HISTORY Media Relations Director: Matt Segal Morehead State owns 13 Ohio Valley Conference championships, including nine regular- 606-783-2557 (office) / 317-501-3627 (cell) season crowns (last in 2003) and four tournament titles (last in 2011). MSU has also made has [email protected] made seven NCAA Tournament appearances (last in 2011). Twitter: Twitter.com/MSUAthletics Facebook: Facebook.com/MSUEagles ON TO THE POSTSEASON Morehead State has made nine postseason appearances. The Eagles have advanced beyond UNIVERSITY INFO the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in four of the past six seasons. MSU participated in the College Basketball Invitational in 2010 and again in 2014. Location: Morehead, Ky. Founded: 1887 20 WINS = ELITE COMPANY Enrollment: 10,951 Morehead State, which finished 20-14 overall in 2013-14, has reached the 20-win plateau four Nickname: Eagles times in the past six seasons. The Eagles had previously secured 20 victories just twice in 79 Colors: Blue and Gold campaigns. MSU improved by five wins from 2012-13 to last year. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Ohio Valley MSU’S GOLD MEDAL WINNER Facility: Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500) Former Morehead State star and current Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried helped President: Dr. Wayne D. Andrews the United States Basketball Team capture a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The Athletic Director: Brian Hutchinson U.S.A., which won all nine of its games, has now secured an automatic bid to the 2016 Olym- pics in Rio de Janeiro. Faried, who earned a spot on the FIBA All-Tournament Team, averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds. For more, visit MSUEagles.com. TALE OF THE TAPE Team Statistics MSU (4-9) NKU (4-6) OFF THE COURT SCORING 880 683 Points per game 67.7 68.3 PLAYING ON TV Scoring margin +2.9 -0.1 Morehead State will play on television at least eight times in 2014-15. MSU’s remaining TV FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 317-758 247-554 games are Eastern Kentucky on ESPNU (Feb. 11) and Tennessee Tech on CBS Sports Network Field goal percentage .418 .446 (Feb. 26). For more, visit MSUEagles.com. 3-POINT FG-ATTEMPTS 87-246 71-215 3-point FG percentage .354 .330 ESPN 30 FOR 30 3-pt FG made per game 6.7 7.1 Sean Woods, who played at Kentucky from 1989-92, will be included in an ESPN 30 for FREE THROWS-ATTEMPTS 157-235 118-179 30 documentary -- “I Hate Christian Laettner” -- on Selection Sunday in March. Woods Free throw percentage .668 .659 and Laettner went head-to-head in the Elite Eight of the 1992 NCAA Tournament, which FTs made per game 12.1 11.8 continues to be regarded as one of the greatest games ever. For more, visit MSUEagles.com. REBOUNDS 477 338 Rebounds per game 36.7 33.8 THE COACH’S WEEKLY SHOW Rebounding margin +3.8 -0.3 The Sean Woods Television Show airs each Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The only exception is the ASSISTS 192 115 fourth weekend in January when the show moves to Saturday at 2 p.m.