2009-10 Men’s Basketball 2009-10 BASKETBALL GAMENOTES ● GAME 3 SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 2009-10 Schedule (2-0, 0-0) Matchup: Morgan State vs. Opponent Time First Meeting East Tennessee State Series Record: N13 @Univ. of Albany W, 69-65 Date: Thurs., November 19, 2009 First Meeting: n/a N15 @UMBC W, 72-57 : n/a N19 E. TENNESSEE STATE 7 p.m. Time: 7:00 p.m. Last Meeting N22 @Louisville 1 p.m. Site: Hill Field House (4,250) Last MSU win: n/a N24 @Univ. of Arkansas 8 p.m. Records: Morgan State 2-0, ETSU 1-1 Last UMBC win: n/a N28 @Appalachian State 3 p.m. Rankings: n/a Fast Fact: Morgan State D1 LOYOLA 7 p.m. Radio: MSU RADIO - n/a; enters the game having D5 @Coppin State* 7 p.m. D8 @Univ. of Minnesota 7 p.m. ETSU RADIO: Buccaneer Sports Network won 4 of its last 5 non- D12 MANHATTAN 6 p.m. Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com; conference meetings, including wins D22 TOWSON 7 p.m. www.ETSUBucs.com against Maryland, Towson, Albany and D29-30 Dr. Pepper Classic TBA UMBC. (Tenn-Chattanooga, Long Island, E. Kentucky) J4 @Robert Morris 7 p.m. J6 @Baylor 7 p.m. J9 @Howard* 8 p.m. BEARS SET TO HOST EAST TENNESSEE STATE J11 @Hampton* 7:30 p.m. J16 @Winston-Salem State 4 p.m. IN HOME-OPENER ON THURSDAY J18 @South Carolina State* 8 p.m. ● Morgan State, the 2009 MEAC champion, will attempt to win its third J23 DELAWARE STATE* 4 p.m. game of the 2009-10 season when they host non-conference opponent East J25 UMES* 7:30 p.m. Tennessee State on Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Hill Field House. The game J30 @Norfolk State* 4 p.m. will mark the first ever match-up between the teams. F1 @North Carolina A&T* 7:30 p.m. ● Morgan State defeated UMBC 72-57 on Sunday night at the RAC F6 @Florida A&M* 4 p.m. Arena in Baltimore. The Bears were led by Reggie Holmes, a 6-foot-4 senior, who posted a game- F8 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* 7:30 p.m. high 23 points and Kevin Thompson added 10 points, 10 boards and two blocked shots. Senior guard F13 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 4 p.m. Troy Smith chipped in 11 points with seven boards. F15 S. CAROLINA ST.* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. ● Following the East Tennessee State, Morgan will begin a three-game road swing when it travels F17 @Delaware State* 7 p.m. to tip-off against Louisville (Nov. 22; 1 p.m.), Arkansas (Nov. 24; 8 p.m.), and at Appalachian State F19 or 20 ESPN BRACKETBUSTER TBA F22 @UMES* 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 28; 3 p.m.). 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. 6.0 4.5a 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. 23.0 6.0 Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 So. 4.0 1.0a Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park HS Pronunciation Guide 21 Joe Davis G 6-0 180 Jr. 4.0 - Warrensville, OH/Cleveland St/Warrensville Hts HS Name Pronunciation 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Sr. 7.5 6.5 Baltimore, Md./NE J.C. (Colorado)/Douglass HS Braswell BRAZ-well 32 DeWayne Jackson F 6-8 210 Fr. 4.5 4.0 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS Jarrod JAR-red 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 r-So. 12.5 9.5 Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS Foote FOOT 34 Ameer Ali G/F 6-4 230 r-So. 4.0 2.5 Philadelphia, Pa./Progressive HS 42 Rodney Stokes F/C 6-10 225 Jr. 3.0 3.5 Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Sr. 2.0 3.5 Hagerstown, Md./Hagerston C.C./S. Hagerstown HS 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Sr. - - Atlanta, Ga./Pensacola C.C./Stone Mountain HS 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. E. TENNESSEE STATE the Bears to Albany, Louisville, Arkansas, ● Morgan State finished the 2009-10 ● Thursday night’s game will be the Minnesota, and Baylor. season ranked as high as No. 23 in the Mid- first meeting between Morgan State and ● This year’s home-opener at Hill Field Major Top 25 Poll and ranked No. 6 in ETSU in men’s basketball. House will be against East Tennessee State the Washington Post Atlantic 11 Poll poll, ● ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, and they will also host East Tennessee and No. 1 in the Sheridan Broadcasting enters his 7th season as head coach of State, Loyola, Manhattan and Towson. Network Black College Poll. the Bucs and currently holds a 119-73 record and a 222-156 career record. HOME SWEET HOME LOSSES AND RETURNS ● Bartow led the Bucs to a 23-11 record ● Todd Bozeman has coached the ● The Bears lost three of its five starters in 2008-09 and captured the A-Sun Bears to a terrific home record in his three from the 2008-09 season. Jermaine “Itchy” Tournament title and made the program's seasons as MSU head coach. Bolden, Rogers Barnes, and Marquise eighth trip all-time to the NCAA ● Bozeman has led the Bears to a 24-5 Kately completed their eligibility. Tournament. home record inside the confines of Hill ● The Bears lost their second leading ● The Bucs entered the 'Big Dance' as Field House. scorer and second leading rebounder in the No. 16 seed and fell in the first round ● The average margin of loss at home in Kately, as well as their third leading scorer to No. 1 seed Pittsburgh. the past three seasons is 10.6 pts, including and leading assist man in Bolden. a 83-63 loss vs. Seton Hall on Nov. 26, ● The two returning starters are 2009 ETSU'S LAST GAME; 2006 at Hill Field House. MEAC tournament MVP and 2008- CHATTANOOGA (Nov. 17, 2009) – 09 leading scorer Reggie Holmes, and A double-double effort and career high TRANSFERS returning leading rebounder and 2009 26 points from junior forward Tommy ● Last season, the Bears welcomed four MEAC All-Rookie Team selection Kevin Hubbard (Boston) were not enough to JUCO transfers, all juniors, to the team. Thompson. overcome ETSU’s poor foul shooting and This season Coach Bozeman has gone second half offensive struggles Tuesday back out and recruited two new transfers night inside the McKenzie Arena, as the to join the 2009-10 roster. Buccaneers relinquished a nine-point ● Danny Smith (G/5-11/190) - Transfer second half lead to fall 85-76 to former from Western Nebraska JC ... He is a Southern Conference rival Chattanooga. native of Baltimore, Md. ... Averaged 13 The Bucs (1-1), who were a disappointing ppg, 5 apg, and 4 rpg at Western Nebraska 14-of-29 from the charity stripe and hit … Joins the team as a junior only eight field goals in the second half, ● Joe Davis (G/6-0/180) - Transfer looked on as Chattanooga (2-0) went 22- from Cleveland State ... Product of Preseason predictions and of-27 from the foul line and outscored Warrensville, Ohio ... Has D1 experience Preseason All-MEAC Teams the Bucs 38-24 in the second half. ETSU ... Averaged double-digit points off the listed below. senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) bench for Vikings… Also joins the team (First-Place Votes in Parenthesis) was in street clothes on the bench and his as a junior. First Team offensive presence was missed in the loss. Michael Deloach Norfolk State G 6-0 175 Sr. In the second half, the Bucs built their BEAR NEWS & NOTES Reggie Holmes Morgan State G 6-4 180 Sr. Jason Flagler S.C. State G 6-4 185 Sr. lead to as many as nine points early in the ● Morgan State's win against Albany Neal Pitt UMES F 6-6 230 Sr. second half at 58-49, but a four-minute this season was the Bears first season- Sam Coleman Coppin St. C 6-10 212 Jr. scoring drought allowed the Mocs to rally opener win since dropping Lincoln (91- Second Team and ultimately build a lead of six points at 50) in 1988. C.J. Reed B-Cookman G 6-3 175 So. Vincent Simpson Hampton G 6-1 170 Sr.