Morgan State Bears (2-6) GAME vs. Coppin State (1-4) Dec. 6, 2008, 4 p.m. EST 9 Hill Field House -- Baltimore, Md.

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2008-09 Schedule Projected MSU Starters and Notes Opponent Time G 3 Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden (5-9, 175, Sr., Baltimore) 6.9 ppg, .625 FT, 4.6 apg, 1.0 spg N15 La Salle L, 61-64 Last season saw action in 30 games and started in two...averaged 5.4 ppg...2.7 apg...2.0 rpg...Shot N17 UMBC W, 67-60 33.5 percent (55-164) from the field...73.5 percent (36-49 FT) from the stripe... transferred to Morgan State N19 Manhattan L, 60-61 from South Plains Community College (Texas) N21-23 1-Glenn Wilkes Classic vs. Marshall W, 72-67 G 21 Rogers Barnes (6-1, 185, Sr., Columbia) 8.1 ppg, .404 FG, 1.9 apg, 2.1 spg vs. Utah L, 37-66 Saw action in 22 games last season...Averaged 3.9 ppg...Shot 39% (30-77) from the field...Has started in vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 54-71 6-of-7 games this season...Averaging 8.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg and is shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc.... N29 Ole Miss L, 70-78 Averaging 28 minutes per game...Posted career-high 17 points at Ole Miss D1 St. Francis (Pa.) L, 61-65 D6 Coppin State* 4:00 p.m. D10 DePaul 7:30 p.m. F 32 Marquise Kately (6-5, 220, Sr., San Francisco, Calif.) 9.6 ppg, .390 FG, 5.6 rpg, 1.4 apg D26-28 2-St. Mary’s Tournament TBA Was selected to the 2008-09 All-MEAC First-Team..returns as the Bears’ leading scorer and rebounder... D30 Univ. of Washington TBA Started in 32-of-33 games...13.1 ppg...5.9 rpg...1.7 apg...Shot 49.5% (187-378) from the field...41.7% (10-24 J7 Maryland 8:00 p.m. 3FG) from 3-point territory...44% (48-109 FT) from the stripe...Averaged 32.5 minutes per game... J10 N.C. A&T* 4:00 p.m. J12 Norfolk State* 8:00 p.m. F 33 Kevin Thompson (6-8, 240, R-Fr., Baltimore) 8.3 ppg, .347 FG, 5.5 rpg J17 Florida A&M* 4:00 p.m. Redshirted as a freshman in 2007...Standout at Walbrook H.S. (Baltimore, Md.) and one of the premier post J19 Bethune-Cookman* 7:30 p.m. players in the state of Maryland. MidAtlanticHoops.com listed him ranked 53rd of the Top 75 seniors from J24 Howard* 4:00 p.m. the Class of 2007...averaged 17.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game....recorded J26 Hampton* 7:30 p.m. first career double-double at Ole Miss (14 pts, 10 rebs) J31 Md-Eastern Shore* TBA F2 Delaware State* 7:30 p.m. F 4 Rico Myles (6-8, 225, Jr., Los Angeles, Calif.) 3.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, .526 FG F7 Winston-Salem State 4:00 p.m. Transferred from Los Angeles Trade Tech where he was a Junior College Top ranked player from 2006-08... F9 South Carolina State* 7:30 p.m. Led squad to back-to-back South Coast Conference Championships...Attended Crenshaw High School F14 Florida A&M* 4:00 p.m. F16 Bethune-Cookman* 7:30 p.m. F18 Howard* 7:30 p.m. F20 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Morgan State Prepare For Cross-town Rival Coppin State F21 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA F23 Hampton* 7:30 p.m. The MSU Bears open the 3rd season under the F28 Delaware State* 4:00 p.m. The Matchup leadership of head coach Todd Bozeman ... Tickets M5 Coppin State* 4:00 p.m. The Bears (2-6) will host cross-town rival Coppin State for the games are on sale at the MSU Athletic Ticket M9 4-MEAC Tournament TBA at Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md on Saturday, Dec. Offi ce, The MSU New Student Center and online at * - Denotes MEAC Games. 6. The Bears fell short in a 65-61 loss at home on TicketMaster.com. General admission is $10. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; Monday night, snapping the Bears 15-game winning 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC streak at Hill Field House. Saturday’s contest will The Departed mark the 65th meeting between the teams in school The Bears had three key departures from last On the Air history. Coppin State owns a 49-15 record in the season’s squad, and every one of them played a series. key role to the team’s success over the last two RADIO * MSU Sports Radio Network Coppin State (1-3) is in search of its second win of years. Guard Jamar Smith was selected as the 2008 Play-by-Play: Lamont Germany the season and will be entering Hill Field House fresh MEAC Player of the Year and center Boubacar Coly Analyst: Austin Ward off a 78-67 road loss in the Robins Center against earned the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honor, Richmond on Nov. 30. Senior Tywain McKee led the Available on WEAA Radio - 88.9 FM while point guard Jerrell Green led the squad in Eagles with 20 points, while freshman Jordan Lee assists (3.6 apg) and quarterbacked the team. added 15 points. Coppin State’s only win of the season “Those three guys contributed signifi cantly to the was a 94-73 blowout victory against Wilmington foundation of our program,” noted Todd Bozeman. University in the Hornet Classic at Memorial Hall on “Hopefully, we’ll be able to look back and know they Nov. 15. Jordan Lee led the Eagles with 22 points. were the most important building blocks we had.” MSU COPPIN STATE Record 2-6 (0-0 MEAC) Record 1-3 (0-0 MEAC) 2007-08 Record 22-11 (14-2 MEAC) 2007-08 Record 16-21 (7-9 MEAC) Last Game Dec. 1 in Baltimore, Md. Last Game Nov. 30 in Richmond, Va. loss vs. St. Francis-Pa., 65-61 at Richmond (L, 78-67) Coach Todd Bozeman (3rd yr) Coach Ron “Fang” Mitchell (23rd yr) Career Record 100-70/7th year Career Record 359-305/23rd year MSU Record 47-35/3rd year CSU Record Same Bozeman vs. Coppin St. 3-2 Mitchell vs. MSU 40-9 MSU’s Last Game -- MSU 61, Saint Francis-Pa. 65 (12/1/08-Baltimore, Md.) BALTIMORE, Md. -- Reggie Holmes scored 19 points and Joseph Morgan chipped in 10 points as the Morgan State Bears were upended by the Red Flash of Saint Francis-Pa. 65-61 Monday night at Hill Field House. Who to Contact The Red Flash (2-4) handed Morgan State its fourth consecutive loss and also ended the Bears’ 15-game home MSU Sports Information Offi ce winning streak. The Bears went (2-6) 12-0 last year at home, en route to their fi rst MEAC regular season and have not been defeated (443) 885-3831 at home since atwo-point loss to Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. Sports Info. Director Morgan State looked disinterested and fl at and the Red Flash capitalized by jumping out to an early lead. Devin (Men’s Basketball) Sweetney’s layup gave the Red Flash an 12-2 advantage at the 15:46 mark of the fi rst half. St. Francis ended up controlled the pace throughout most of the night and never trailed in the contest. Leonard L. Haynes IV Sweetney fi nished with a double-double by posting 19 points (7-13 FG) and a game-high 12 rebounds, while [email protected] Marquis Ford added 16 points (6-8 FG) and Mislav Jukic had 11 points. The Bears trailed 30-23 at the intermission. Asst. SID The Bears shot 35 percent from the fi eld and went 6-for-24 (.250) from beyond the arc, while the Red Flash shot a blistering 60.5 percent from the fl oor (23-38 FG) and held a 34-31 advantage on the glass. (Women’s Basketball Contact) Kevin Thompson who entered the ball game as the Bears third leading scorer (9.4 ppg), was held scoreless and fi nished Kevin Paige with fi ve rebounds. [email protected] St. Francis held their largest lead at 39-27 when Ford knocked down a jumper with 14:57 left in the game. Morgan State responded with a 14-4 run ignited primarily from the energetic play of the Bears bench. Statistician Marquise Kately fed Joseph Morgan an alley-oop dunk and Rogers Barnes hit the front end of a 1-and-1 to trim St. Myron Vanterpool Francis’ lead to 43-39 with 10:08 remaining. Sports Info. Student Assistants Morgan State continued to stay close down the stretch and a 3-pointer by Holmes cut the lead to 61-59 with 29.9 Rachel Orr, Kiara Conaway and seconds left. St. Francis then made 3-of-4 free throws in the fi nal 20 seconds to seal the win. About Coppin State Rhett Banks The Bears and Coppin State prepare for their 65th meeting in the series … Coppin State leads the series 49-15 ... Morgan State won 2-out of-3 of the meetings last season by MSU Sports Radio Network posting wins at the Coppin Center (78-50, Dec. 1, 2007) and at Hill Field House (68-64, (443) 885-3564 March 6, 2008) during the regular season, before falling to the #7 seeded Eagles 62-60 Fax: (410) 319-3798 in the MEAC Championship (March 15, 2008) ... Tywain McKee capped one of the most Director of Radio brilliant individual performances in tournament history, scoring on a fi ve-foot fl oater with Lafontaine Oliver - [email protected] three seconds remaining to give Coppin State the MEAC Title ... Head coach Ron “Fang” Mitchell has posted a career www.weaa.org record of 40-9 (.816) Morgan State ... Coppin State’s only win of the season was a 94-73 blowout victory against Wilmington University in the Hornet Classic at Memorial Hall on Nov. 15. Jordan Lee led the Eagles with 22 points ... All-MEAC guard Tywain McKee returns as one of the most potent scorers in the league ... McKee was recently MSU Athletics Online nominated to receive the Bob Cousy Award as the top point guard in the nation as presented by the Naismith www.MorganStateBears.com Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. TheTh Offi cial Website of MSU Athletics The potential starters for the Eagles are: isi hhomeome to aall the basketball information G - 10 Lenny Young (6-2, Fr., Philadelphia, Pa.) 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg youyoou neeneed.d. SSchedules, results, rosters, G - 12 Chuka Iloegbu (6-3, Sr., Brentwood, N.Y.) 6.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg bios,bios, statiststatisticsi and game notes can be G - 22 Tywain McKee (6-2, Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.) 18.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.8 apg found.foound. The GAMEDAY section, updat- F - 34 Brian Chestnut (6-7, Sr., Clinton, Md.) 5.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .750 FT F - 44 Rigoberto Sargeant (6-9, Sr., Stroudsburg, Pa.) 5.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, .538 FG edd daildaily,y, hasha all relevant info for the upcomingupupcoming ggame. Next on the Slate The Eagles will face another local opponent when they square-off against the Loyolaoyola Greyhounds at Reitz Arena on Wednesday, December 10, followed by a road matchupatchup versus the Dayton Flyers on Saturday, December 13.

One To Watch Coppin State is the No. 1 ranked 3-point shooting squad in the MEAC. The EaEaglesagles have connected on 22-of-57 3-pointers and has been led by Tywain McKeee who is shooting .375 (4-6) from beyond the arc. The Eagles shot 8-for-19 inn ttheirheir season-opener win against Wilmington (No. 15).

Weekly Schedulee (Subject to change) MONDAY 1 TUESDAY 2 WEDNESDAY 3 THURSDAY 4 FRIDAY 5 SATURDAY 6 SUNDAY 7 Game 8 -- MSU vs. Game 9 -- MSU vs. St. Francis (Pa.), Coppin State, Hill Field House in Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. Practice 3:30 p.m. Practice 3:30 p.m. Practice 3:30 p.m. Practice 3:30 p.m. Baltimore, Md. Practice TBD

MONDAY 8 TUESDAY 9 WEDNESDAY 10 THURSDAY 11 FRIDAY 12 SATURDAY 13 SUNDAY 14 Game 10 -- MSU vs. DePaul, Travel to Chicago. IL for Allstate Arena in Practice 3:30 p.m. DePaul game Chicago, IL Practice TBD Practice TBD Practice TBD Practice TBD 2008-09 MSU Men’s Basketball Roster CAREER SPECIALTY NUMBERS NUMERICAL CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Reggie Holmes 34 1 Desmond Thomas G 5-9 185 Rf. -- Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS Marquise Kately 27 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 Jr. 1 Hagerstown, MD/Saint Maria Gorreti HS Jermaine Bolden 6 3 Jermaine Bolden G 5-9 175 Sr. 3 Baltimore, MD/South Plains C.C./Douglass Rogers Barnes 4 4 Rico Myles F 6-8 225 Jr. 2 Los Angeles, CA/LA Trade Tech/Crenshaw HS Kevin Thompson 4 5 Joseph Morgan G 6-6 195 Jr. 2 Watts, CA/Los Angeles Trade Tech CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS Marquise Kately 4 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 Fr. -- Clinton, MD/Gwynn Park HS Rico Myles, Reggie Holmes, 21 Rogers Barnes G 6-2 190 Sr. 3 Columbia, MD/River Hill HS Kevin Thompson and Rogers Barnes 1 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/Tr-NE J.C. (CO)/Douglass HS CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES 32 Marquise Kately F 6-5 220 Sr. 3 San Francisco, CA/Archbishop Riordan/Cal Marquise Kately 4 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 Rf. -- Baltimore, MD/Walbrook HS Kevin Thompson and Rogers Barnes 1 34 Ameer Ali F 6-4 230 Rf. -- Philadelphia, PA/Progressive/Simon Grantz HS CAREER THREE-POINTERS Reggie Holmes 131 42 Rodney Stokes F 6-10 225 So. 1 Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill HS Jermaine Bolden 21 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Jr. 2 Hagerstown, MD/Tr-Hagerston CC/S. Hagerstown HS Marquise Kately 13 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Jr. 2 Atlanta, GA/Tr-Pensacola CC/Stone Mountain HS Troy Smith 2 CAREER ASSISTS ALPHABETICAL Jermaine Bolden 127 34 Ameer Ali F 6-4 230 Rf. -- Philadelphia, PA/Progressive/Simon Grantz HS Rogers Barnes 107 21 Rogers Barnes G 6-2 190 Sr. 3 Columbia, MD/River Hill HS Marquise Kately 68 3 Jermaine Bolden G 5-9 175 Sr. 3 Baltimore, MD/South Plains C.C./Douglass Reggie Holmes 28 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Jr. 2 Atlanta, GA/Tr-Pensacola CC/Stone Mountain HS CAREER BLOCKS 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS Marquise Kately 15 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 Jr. 1 Hagerstown, MD/Saint Maria Gorreti HS Rogers Barnes and Reggie Holmes 9 32 Marquise Kately F 6-5 220 Sr. 3 San Francisco, CA/Archbishop Riordan/Cal Rodney Stokes 8 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Jr. 2 Hagerstown, MD/Tr-Hagerston CC/S. Hagerstown HS Kevin Thompson 3 5 Joseph Morgan G 6-6 195 Jr. 2 Watts, CA/Los Angeles Trade Tech 4 Rico Myles F 6-8 225 Jr. 2 Los Angeles, CA/LA Trade Tech/Crenshaw HS By Class 2323 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/Tr-NE J.C. (CO)/Douglass HS Seniors (3) 42 Rodney Stokes F 6-10 225 So. 1 Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill HS Rogers Barnes 1 Desmond Thomas G 5-9 185 Rf. -- Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS Jermaine Bolden 1313 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 Fr. -- Clinton, MD/Gwynn Park HS Marquise Kately **Injured**I and not dressed Juniors (7) Buford Foote HeadHe Coach: Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island, 1986), 3rd year at MSU Reggie Holmes AssistantAs Coach: Kevin McClain (Univ. of Americas, 2003), 3rd year at MSU Gene Johnson AssistantAs Coach: Sam Brand (Morgan State, 2006), 3rd year at MSU John Long AssistantAs Coach: Darryl Prue (West Virginia, 1990), 2nd year at MSU Joseph Morgan DirectorDi of Basketball Operations: Sam Kayode (Morgan State, 2008), 4th year at MSU Rico Myles DiDirector of Player Personnel/Manager: Keith Goodie (Morgan State, 2008), 2nd year at MSU Troy Smith DiDirector of Sports Information: Leonard L. Haynes IV (Howard, 1992) Sophomore (1) Rodney Stokes Redshirt Freshman (2) MorganMo State Selected MEAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Favorite Ameer Ali BearsBe picked to fi nish fi rst for fi rst time ever. Desmond Thomas MarquiseMa Kately returns to lead Morgan State in 2008-09. Freshman (1) Sean Thomas WINSTON-SALEM,WI N.C. – Morgan State, the recipient of 15 of the 21 fi rst-place votes, was selected as the top preseason pick for the 2008-09 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball season, By State as determined by votes of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors at the MEAC Maryland (9) Men’sMe Basketball Press Luncheon held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Winston-Salem, N.C. Rogers Barnes (Columbia) LedLe by the league’s Coach of the Year Todd Bozeman, Morgan State returns two starters and seven Jermaine Bolden (Baltimore) letterwinnerslet from last year’s 22-11 squad that won the MEAC regular season title and reached the Reggie Holmes (Baltimore) NITNIT Tournament for the fi rst time in school history. All-conference forward Marquise Kately and Gene Johnson (Hagerstown) returningret All-MEAC selection Reggie Holmes give the Bears a great deal of experience and talent John Long (Hagerstown) comingco into the season. Troy Smith (Baltimore) Kately, who averaged 13.1 points per game and placed in the MEAC’s top 10 in both rebounding Rodney Stokes (Glen Burnie) (5.9)(5. average and fi eld goal (.495) percentage, was named to the 2008-09 Preseason All-MEAC First Desmond Thomas (Baltimore) Team.Tea Joining the 6-5 senior on the preseason squad is teammate Reggie Holmes, who was selected Sean Thomas (Clinton) to the All-MEAC Second Team. California (3) Marquise Kately (San Francisco) The Hampton Pirates, who received two fi rst-place votes, followed the Bears in the balloting, Joseph Morgan (Watts) whilewh Delaware State is third. Norfolk State, who received a fi rst-place vote, enters the preseason Rico Myles (Los Angeles) rankedran fourth, followed by South Carolina State at fi fth. The MEAC Tournament Champs of Coppin Georgia (1) StateSta enter the preseason as the sixth-ranked team followed by Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T, Buford Foote (Atlanta) Howard,Ho Bethune-Cookman an d Maryland Eastern Shore. Pennsylvania (1) Senior All-MEAC guard and 2008 Tournament MVP Tywain McKee was selected as the MEAC Ameer Ali (Philadelphia) PreseasonPre Player of the Year. 2008-09 MEAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Prediction as voted on by Trying To Get Another Winning Season the league’s head coaches and sports information directors MSU will attempt to do something it has not accomplished in over thirty (First Place Votes in parenthesis) years; they will try to record their fi rst back-to-back winning season. The last time Morgan State fi nished with consecutive winning seasons 1. Morgan State (15) was when they posted a 18-12 record in 1977-78, followed by a 15-12 2. Hampton (2) record in 1978-79. If they are able to accomplish consecutive wins it will 3. Delaware State mark the fi rst time in their Division I history. MSU’s longest consecutive 4. Norfolk State (1) winning streak in school history is 9 seasons, dating from 1968-69 to 5. South Carolina State (2) 1978-79. 6. Coppin State (1) 7. Florida A&M Transfers 8. North Carolina A&T (1) Morgan State’s 2008-09 roster is the defi nition of diversity, with all the 9. Howard transfers from JUCO programs. Coach Bozeman has searched out the 10. Bethune-Cookman talents of fi ve transfers to add to the Bears roster. With two successful 11. Maryland E. Shore rebuilding seasons under his belt Coach Bozeman looks to these young men with great expectations. • Buford Foote ( C/6-9/215) - Transfer from Pensacola CC who hails from Atlanta, GA ... He joins the Bears as a junior • John Long (F/6-5/210) - Comes to the Bears locally from Hagerstown CC ... He joins the Bears as a junior • Troy Smith (G/6-4/195) - Transferred from Northeast J.C. (Colorado) ... He is also a junior. • Joseph Morgan (G/6-6/195) - Transfer from L.A. Trade Tech ... Morgan hails from Watts, CA.... Joins to Morgan as a junior. • Rico Myles (F/6-5/228) - Also a transfer from L.A. Trade Tech ... Myles hails from Los Angeles, CA... Was a teammate of Joseph Morgan ... Joins Morgan as a junior. Hill Field House - New Floor For 2008-09 This is the 34th season of play in Hill Field House. The Bears will open the Assists-To-Baskets Scored; Assists-To-Turnovers 2008-09 season on a brand new wood fl oor that was installed earlier in Assist-to-Turnover ratio has been a common term in basketball for this fall. The fl oor was designed by the MSU Athletics Department and years, but one of the tenants Coach Bozeman has stressed is the made by Dura-Glo Flooring based out of Westbury, New York. Assist-to-Baskets Made principle. Last season, MSU had 355 assists and 804 made basketballs, a breakdown of 44.1 percent of made baskets Bear Schedule having an assist to set them up … In addition, MSU had 428 turnovers Morgan State’s non-conference schedule for the 2008-09 season will and ranked No. 2 in the MEAC in assist/turnover ratio (.83). once again be very challenging. The schedule will include match-ups against LaSalle, Ole Miss, DePaul, Utah, Manhattan, Maryland, St. Mary’s. O Canada The Bears took on UMBC in their home-opener at Hill Field House. The MSU season got off to an early start thanks to a two-game exhibition at the fourth annual NCAA/OUA Tip-Off Classic hosted by the Non-Conference Schedule University of Windsor in Canada over the Labor Day weekend … The Morgan State will play on the road for all but one of their non–conference Bears played two games. The Bears fell to Western Ontario (85-78) and games. The 2008-09 season will start in Philadelphia with LaSalle (11/15) won against host school Windsor (70-59) … MSU’s decision to wait followed by a trip to Riverdale, NY to face Manhattan (11/19). The Glenn until the Labor Day Weekend to go on a tripp outside the United States Wilkes Classic will be held in Daytona Beach, FL (11/21-23) and the Bears allowed the newcomers to join the veteranss will play Marshall, Utah and Wisconsin-Green Bay. MSU will fi nish up on the trip and allowed for a week off the seven-game stretch of away games when they head down south practice prior to leaving for Canada. to play Ole Miss (11/29). The Bears will return home to Baltimore for a game against the Red Flash of St. Francis (12/1), and trek to the windy Morgan State Reaches First NIT city of Chicago for a match up against DePaul (12/10). MSU will travel Tournament EVER to the west coast to compete in the St. Mary’s Tournament in Moraga, Morgan State made its fi rst appearancee CA (12/26-28), before making one last stop at the Univ. of Washington in the NIT Tournament in school history.. (12/30) before returning home to face Maryland (1/7) at College Park. The Bears entered the contest withoutt On February 7th MSU will have their last non-conference game of the injured standout Jamar Smith, the MEACC season when they head to the Tar Heel state to face Winston-Salem Player of the Year, and ended up losing too State. Virginia Tech in the First Round by a scoree of 94-62 in Blacksburg, Virginia on Marchh Home Sweet Home 19, 2008. Morgan State shot 43 percentt Bozeman fi nished the season with a career record of 98-64 in fi ve from the fi eld, while the Hokies shot a seasons as a collegiate head coach. He is 37-35 in his third season as the blistering 65 percent and hit 8-of-144 Bears’ head coach, including a sensational 22-5 mark in home games. In (57%) 3-pointers. Marquise Kately led thee fact for the fi rst time in school history the Bears fi nished the last season Bears with 11 fi rst half points and fi nishedd unbeaten at home as they posted an impressive 12-0 mark at Hill Field with a team-high 21 points. House, and recently had their 15-straight home winning streak snapped by St. Francis-Pa. in a 65-61 loss on Dec. 1, 2008. Prior to the loss the Bears had not been defeated at home since a two-point loss to Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. Holmes & Kately Shouldering the Load Senior forward Marquise Kately and junior guard Reggie Holmes are scoring most of MORGAN STATE QUICK FACTS the points for the Bears through seven games. Kately is averaging a team-high 32.2 Location Baltimore, Md. 21251 minutes, 9.6 points and a team-high 5.6 rebounds per game. Holmes, who comes off Enrollment 7,500 the bench as the Bears’ 6th man, leads the Bears in scoring (12.1 ppg) and is averag- Founded 1867 Nickname Bears ing 3.8 rebounds and 23.6 minutes per game. School Colors Orange & Blue (PMS-1655/288) Marquise Kately scored in double-fi gures in 24-of-33 Morgan State games last year Arena Hill Field House Capacity 4,250 and ranked 13th in the MEAC in scoring a 12.5 ppg. He netted a career-high 22 against Affi liation NCAA Division I UMBC, 21 against Saint Francis and Virginia Tech. Marquise posted 10 points and seven Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) rebounds in the season-opener at Lasalle (11/15), fi nished with 9 pts and 7 boards at President Dr. Earl S. Richardson Manhattan (11/19) and 8 pts and 6 rebounds on Monday against St. Francis-Psa. (12/1). Alma Mater/Yr. Maryland State, ‘65 Director of Athletics Floyd Kerr Overtime Alma Mater/Yr. Colorado State, ‘69 Morgan State played in four games that went into overtime during the 2006-07 Athletics Dept. Phone (443) 885-3050 season, only winning two of the contests...They defeated South Carolina State 66-64 Ticket Offi ce Number (443) 885-3830 in the 2008 MEAC Quarterfi nals (3/8) and won at Hampton 75-70 (1/13)...The Bears fell MEDIA RELATIONS to Delaware State 56-53 in the MEAC Semi-Finals (3/9) and were defeated at N.C. A&T Basketball Contact Leonard L. Haynes IV Offi ce (443) 885-3831 91-79 (2/19). In 2007-08 the Bears went 1-1 in OT. Morgan was defeated in overtime E-Mail [email protected] 90-89 at Florida A&M (2/16), snapping the Bears 8-game winning streak, and dropped Assistant SID Kevin Paige Hampton by a score of 66-62 in overtime at Hill Field House (2/25). Offi ce (443) 885-3009 E-Mail [email protected] The “Metropolitans” Press Row Phone (443) 885-4018 Todd Bozeman’s 2008-09 roster is comprised mostly of athletes from the Washington, SID Mailing Address Hill Field House DC, Maryland and Virginia areas. Baltimore, Md. 21251 Web Site: www.morganstatebears.com ● Senior point guard Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden, junior Reggie Holmes, and redshirt TEAM INFORMATION freshmen Kevin Thompson and Desmond Thomas are all from Baltimore, Md. Head Coach Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island ’86) ● Returning guard Rogers Barnes grew up in Columbia (Md.) Record at MSU 46-30 (3rd year) ● Freshman Sean Thomas, is a Clinton, Md product, who was an All-MET guard at Career Record 99-64 Three NCAA Tournament Gwynn Park High School bids in 3½ years at Cal (1993-96); NIT appearance at MSU (2008) Assistant Coaches Kevin McClain (University of America, ‘03) Postseason Conversations Darryl Prue (West Virginia, ’90) While the MEAC is usually relegated to play-in purgatory (four of the last fi ve years), the Sam Brand (Morgan State, ’06) Morgan State Bears could reverse the 16-seed blues this season. In several mid-major Keith Goodie (Morgan State, ’08) polls last season, the Bears were ranked in the Top 25 as a result of strong showings 2007-08 overall record 22-11 against the Big East (4-pt loss at UConn) and ACC (4-pt loss at Miami). Todd Bozeman is 2007-08 conference record/fi nish 14-2 - 1st Place, the reigning MEAC Coach of the Year, and returns two key starters in All-MEAC forward MEAC Regular Season Champs Marquise Kately and sharpshooting guard Reggie Holmes. Last postseason appearance Virginia Tech (First Round of NIT) - 2008 Road Warriors vs. Road Kill Last postseason result L, 94-62 (First Round of NIT) – 2008 Morgan State is looking to improve its road fortunes under 3rd year head coach Todd Lettermen returning/lost 7/4 Bozeman. The Bears fi nished the 2007-08 season with a 7-8 overall road record, and Starters returning (3) Reggie Holmes (G/12.9 ppg/38.2 went 1-6 against non-conference opponents. The Bears have dropped their fi rst three 3FG pct.), Gene Johnson (F/1.4 rpg), road contests, losing at LaSalle (64-61), Manhattan (61-60) and Ole Miss (78-70). Marquise Kately (F/13.1 ppg/5.9 rpg) Overtime Starters lost (3) Boubacar Coly (F/9.6 ppg/10.7 rpg); Jamar Smith (G/16.6 ppg/5.4 rpg), Jerrell Green (PG/5.4 ppg/3.6 apg) Morgan State held a 1-1 record last season in games decided in overtime. The Bears Other returners (3) Rogers Barnes (G/3.9 ppg); were defeated in overtime 90-89 at Florida A&M (2/16), snapping the Bears 8-game Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden (G/5.4 ppg/2.7 apg); winning streak, and dropped Hampton by a score of 66-62 in a thriller at Hill Field Rodney Stokes (F/1.0 ppg/8 blocks) House (2/25). Newcomers (9) Ameer Ali (F); Desmond Thomas (G); Kevin Thompson (F); Troy Smith (G); Buford Foote (C); John Long (F); Sean Thomas (G); Rico Myles (F); MEAC STANDINGS (as of Dec. 2, 2008) Joseph Morgan (G) Men’s Basketball MEAC Pct Overall Pct. South Carolina State 0-0 .000 4-2 .667 Hampton 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 North Carolina A&T 0-0 .000 2-1 .500 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 .000 2-4 .333 Coppin State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Norfolk State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Morgan State 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 Florida A&M 0-0 .000 1-5 .167 Delaware State 0-0 .000 1-8 .111 Howard 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Maryland E. Shore 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 3 Minute Warning his fi rst career double-double when he posted Morgan State fi nished the 2007-08 season with 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds a 21-2 record when leading with 3 minutes against Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/23). Holmes Bear Tracks left, and following their season-fi nale loss at was instrumental in last season’s run to the NIT Scoring First 1-2 Virginia Tech in the NIT (3/19) the Bears were last season, averaging 12.9 points, 3.3 rebs and Leading at the half 1-2 0-9 when trailing with 3 minutes remaining. shot 36.7 percent from three point territory. The Trailing at the half 0-2 The Bears have started the 2008-09 season Baltimore product is also among the league Tied at the half 0-0 1-0 when leading with 3 minutes left and 0-4 leaders in free throws where he shot 78.1 Leading w/3:00 left 1-0 when trailing. percent. Trailing w/3:00 left 0-4 Tied w/3:00 left 0-0 West Coast Connection Missing In Action In overtime 0-0 Three Morgan State Bears have something Morgan State guards alone missed a Winning the tip-off 0-0 else in common besides basketball, the state combined total 22 games last season Losing the tip-off 1-4 of California. Returning senior Marquise Kately due to injuries: 11 by Rogers Barnes; 3 is a California native. Raised in San Francisco, Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden; 3 by Jamar Smith; Shooting 50%+ 0-0 Kately graduated from Archbishop Riordan. and 2 by Jerrell Green. Shooting less than 50+ 1-4 Joseph Morgan and Rico Myles are two new Outrebounding opponent 2-0 transfers from Los Angeles Trade Tech where Bears Volunteered For Thanksgiving Opponent outrebounds 0-2 they helped lead their team to back-to-back Morgan State Head Coach Todd Bozeman and Equal number of rebounds 0-1 championships. The duo grew up in the Los his players volunteered as food servers Posting more turnovers 0-0 Angeles area. Morgan from Watts, and Myles on Thanksgiving Day at Patterson Park Posting less turnovers 1-3 a product of Crenshaw. This season the Bears Recreation Center in Baltimore during an Equal number of turnovers 0-1 will return to their home state of California annual event honoring the memory of Bea when Morgan State participates in the St. Gaddy. Bea Gaddy is locally revered for her Scoring 70+ points 0-0 Mary’s Tournament in Moraga, California (12- work in providing the homeless with a meal on Scoring 60+ points 1-4 26/28). Thanksgiving. Since her passing in 2001 due to Scoring 50-60 points 0-0 breast cancer, numerous people have come Scoring less than 50 points 0-0 Bears Sharing the Pill together to maintain her legacy of giving. Morgan State fi nished the 2007-08 season Final margin of 1-4 points 0-3 with 355 assists thru 33 games, with 355 MSU’S NCAA History Final margin 5-9 points 1-1 15-plus assists four times, Ohio Valley Morgan State has played in the NCAA Final margin of 10+ points 0-0 (15), Winston-Salem State (15), South Tournament before, however it was Carolina State (16) and Hampton (15) ... the NCAA Division II Tournament ... The 4+ Bears in double fi gures 0-2 Jerrell Green dished out a season-high Bears defeated Southwest Missouri 3 Bears in double fi gures 0-0 9 assists against Delaware State (2/4) ... State 67-52 to capture the Division II 2 Bears in double fi gures 1-2 Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden added a career-high National Championship Title ... The Bears 1 Bear in double fi gures 0-0 8 assists against Ohio Valley (11/8/2007) ... The fi nished the 1973-74 season with a 28-5 record None in double fi gures 0-0 Bears fi nished the season ranked 7th in the under head coach Nathaniel Frazier. MEAC by averaging 10.8 assists per contest. Longest game win streak W1 The Bears are currently averaging 10.1 assists Bear Bit By Injuries Longest game losing streak L3 thru their fi rst eight contests ... Jermaine “Itchy” The most recent news regarding Bear injuries Current streak______L3 Bolden is leading the way averaging 4.5 assists is came during preseason when the team per game. found out that Rodney Stokes suff ered a ten- MSU vs.: don bone injury in his left foot that has kept ACC 0-0 Point Production Stokes off the fl oor so far this season. Stokes, Atlantic 10 0-1 The Bears fi nished the 2007-08 regular a member of last year’s NIT team, will not play America East 1-0 season ranked 4th in the MEAC in scoring in Saturday night’s game against the Eagles of BIG EAST 0-0 off ense (67.5 ppg) and had their best Coppin State. Independent 0-0 off ensive output of the season when they Metro Atlantic 0-1 hung 93-points in a win against Maryland- Winning The Turnover Battle Key Mid-American 0-0 Eastern Shore. In each of the Bears’ two wins, they have tied Mid-Eastern Athletic 0-0 their opponents in turnovers forced, while in Northeast 0-1 Super Sub they have posted more turnovers four of their Patriot League 0-0 Junior Reggie Holmes, one of the top sixth fi ve losses. In fact, Morgan State has forced Southeastern 0-1 men in the MEAC, had 19 double-fi gure an average of 15 or more turnovers in each Sun Belt 0-0 scoring games off the bench last season and game thus far, including a season-high 19 in West Virginia Intercollegiate 0-0 averaged 12.9 ppg. Picking up where he left off the season-opener against LaSalle (11/15). at the end of last season, Holmes has had a hot Morgan State enters the Coppin State contest MSU ON: shooting touch in the Bears fi rst seven games, with a +2.0 turnover margin. Sundays 0-0 averaging a team-high 11.1 points, good for Monday 1-1 13th in the MEAC. The 2008-09 Preseason Tuesday 0-0 All-MEAC 2nd Team selection has scored in Wednesday 0-1 double-fi gures in all but one game so far this Thursday 0-0 season, including a season-high 17 in a tough Fridays 0-0 loss at Ole Miss (11/29). Holmes also collected Saturdays 0-2 TODD BOZEMAN Head Coach ● 3rd Year ● 37-35 at MSU ● 100-70 Overall Record

In just two seasons at the helm, Todd Bozeman has Bozeman also spent time strengthening his ties with posted one of the most dramatic turnarounds in NCAA college coaches and familiarized himself with the top youth history by turning “perennial doormat” Morgan State into a players as a coach at the AAU level. Mid-major power. Bozeman took the college basketball world by storm The Bears reached the No. 17 position in the College after taking over the Cal program in mid-season 1993; he Insider Mid-major polls and was ranked as high as No. 7 led the Golden Bears to an 11-2 fi nish and a surprise berth in the Washington Post Atlantic 11 poll. After a 7-8 start, in the NCAA Tournament; including an upset of defending the Bears reeled off an incredible eight straight victories, national champion Duke and a Sweet 16 berth to cap Cal’s equaling its longest winning streak since 1975, and closed best NCAA Tournament run since 1960. out the regular season by winning 13 of their last 14 regular As the head coach of the University of California-Berkeley, season games. Bozeman led the Golden Bears to three NCAA Tournament The team also proved it could compete against some bids in four years, and was the youngest coach to ever reach of the nation’s best teams, as it suff ered four-point losses the NCAA “Sweet Sixteen”. Within the Pac-10, Bozeman’s at UConn and Miami, and were outlasted by Seton Hall by Bears became the fi rst school in conference history to win 8-points earlier during the season. three straight games over UCLA in Pauley Pavilion, and was Morgan State men’s basketball coach Todd Bozeman the fi rst school to take back-to-back games over Arizona in was selected the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference McKale Center in more than a decade. Coach of the Year. In four seasons as a head coach, he led Cal to a 63-35 This is the fi rst time since joining the MEAC that record (64.3 pct.) and guided the Golden Bears to three top Name: Todd Bozeman Bozeman has been named Coach of the Year by the league’s 4 fi nishes in the Pac-10. Bozeman was instrumental in building coaches and sports information directors. The last Morgan Cal into one of the elite programs in NCAA basketball and Born: December 5, 1963 in Washington, DC State coach to win the award was head coach Nathaniel nurtured the development of future NBA stars Jason Kidd, Wife: Telethea Frazier in 1977. Lamond, Murray, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Sean Marks, Ed Son: Blake The Bears fi nished with a 22-11 regular season record, Gray, Tremaine Fowlkes, Michael Stewart and the college Daughter: Brianna posting the most Division I victories in school history basketball career of the NFL’s Tony Gonzales. Nephew: Okoye and the best overall record in over 30 years. The team, a Bozeman arrived at Cal in 1990 after spending two Education: B.A. in Communications, preseason pick to fi nish 4th in the league, won its fi rst-ever seasons as an assistant to Perry Clark at Tulane (1988-90). University of Rhode Island, 1986 MEAC regular season title and advanced to the league While a member of the Tulane staff , Bozeman played a tournament championship for the fi rst time since 1977. major role in the rebuilding of the Green Wave basketball Morgan State had never won a regular season title at program. He also served as an assistant to Ernie Nestor at Bozeman’s Coaching Career any level, and its only previous MEAC crown came in 1977 George Mason before taking the assistant job at Tulane. 2006-Present College Head Basketball Coach when it won the conference tournament en route to the Bozeman began his coaching career upon graduating ● Morgan State University Division II Final Four. from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. 2001 NBDL Assistant Basketball Coach Bozeman concluded the year by taking the Bears to A strong recruiter, Bozeman’s connections should ● NBDL South American Team (NBA) their fi rst Division I postseason appearance in history when continue to help bring better talent to Morgan State, which 1998-2001 NBA Advance Scout they earned a postseason tournament appearance in the hasn’t won a MEAC championship in 30 years. ● Toronto Raptors NIT. 1997-98 NBA College Scout Bozeman fi nished the season with a career record of ● Vancouver Grizzlies 98-64 in fi ve seasons as a collegiate head coach. He is 35- 1992-96 College Head Basketball Coach 29 in his two seasons as the Bears’ head coach, including ● University of California a sensational 21-4 mark in home games. In fact for the 1 MEAC Regular Season 1990-92 College Assistant Basketball Coach fi rst time in school history the Bears fi nished the season ● University of California unbeaten at home as they posted an impressive 12-0 mark Championship (2008) 1988-90 College Assistant Basketball Coach at Hill Field House. 2 MEAC Championship Appearances ● Tulane University Morgan State featured one of the most dynamic rosters 1988 College Assistant Basketball Coach in the league. The Bears had the MEAC’s top ranked point (2007 & 2008) ● George Mason University guard Jerrell Green in addition to one of the top 3-point 1986-87 H.S. Assistant Basketball Coach sharp-shooters in the league with sophomore Reggie 3 Three NCAA Tournament ● Potomac High School Holmes. The Bears did not have a single player selected to the Preseason All-MEAC team, but fi nished the season Appearances Bozeman’s Head Coaching Highlights with the 2008 MEAC Player of the Year Jamar Smith, MEAC ● Led Bears to first MEAC regular season title, was Defensive Player of the Year Boubacar Coly, and All-MEAC 7 NBA Selections (Shaheer Abdur selected MEAC Coach of the Year, and advanced to second team selection Marquise Kately. the 2008 MEAC Tournament championship game During the 2006-07 season Morgan State was predicted to -Rahim, Jason Kidd, Sean Marks, ● Led Morgan State to its first-ever NIT Appearance fi nish 10th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), in 2008 however, Bozeman guided the Bears to a 13-18 overall Lamond Murray, Michael Stewart, ● Led Morgan State to 3rd place regular season record and fi nished tied for 3rd place in the conference in Tremaine Fowlkes, Ed Gray) finish and advanced to the 2007 MEAC Tournament his fi rst season at the helm. Semi-Finals Bozeman led the Bears to the 2007 MEAC Semi-Finals 12 Led MSU to 12-0 home record ● Notched three Top 4 finishers in the Pac-10, twice and was one game away from the Championship. finishing 2nd Bozeman, widely regarded as one of the bright young during the 2007-08 season...fi rst ● Held a winning record against 9-of-10 Pac-10 minds in basketball, began his coaching duties April 27, schools 2006 and became the 15th head coach in Morgan State undefeated home record in its ● Recorded three NCAA Tournament bids in four history. years Prior to joining the Morgan State Bears, Bozeman spent Division I history ● Was the youngest Head Coach ever in the NCAA two seasons as a college basketball analyst and conducted Sweet Sixteen (29) camps and clinics in South America and Africa. Bozeman 22 Number of wins recorded with the ● Team ranked in Top 20 for four years also spent three seasons in the NBA as the advance ● Averaged 18 wins per season scout for the Toronto Raptors where he not only scouted Bears during the 2007-08 season, ● Held an 8-0 record at home for the 1995-96 upcoming opponents but also coordinated and oversaw season the Summer Player development program. Prior to the most wins since the 1975-76 season ● 1994 team finishes with school’s highest final Raptors, Bozeman spent a season scouting for the Vancouver ranking in 34 years Grizzlies, who are now the Memphis Grizzlies. DESMOND THOMAS SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS R-Freshman ● Guard #1 POINTS Season 3, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 5-9 ● 225 Career Baltimore, Md. ● St. Frances H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Season 6, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Saw limited action against UMBC (11/17)...Hit 2-of-2 free FIELD GOALS MADE throws in 4 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Played 6 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21/08)... Season 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Logged 7 minutes vs. Utah (11/22)... Scored a three-pointer vs. Saint Francis-Pa. (12/1)... Career FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Notables: Was redshirted as a freshman during the 2007-08 season ...Was a standout at Season 2, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) St. Frances High School ... born in Baltimore, Md. Career 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE Season 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Career 3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 2, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Career FREE THROWS MADE Season 2, at Manhattan 11/19/08) Career REBOUNDS Season Career ASSISTS Season Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 1, vs. Utah (11/22/08) La Salle DNP Career UMBC 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 STEALS Manhattan 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Season 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) vs. Marshall 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career vs. Utah 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss DNP St. Francis (Pa.) 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 1 6 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC GENE JOHNSON SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Senior ● Forward #2 POINTS Season 6-7 ● 220 Career 4, vs. Delaware State (2/4/08) Hagerstown, Md. ● Saint Maria Gorreti H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Season Career 25, vs. Hampton (2/25/08) 2008-09 Season Update: FIELD GOALS MADE Season 2007-08: Started in 14-of-24 games...1.4 rpg...Shot 37.5% (6-16) from the fi eld...75% (3-4 Career 2, vs. Delaware State (2/4/08) FT) from the stripe...Averaged 7.3 minutes per game... FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Season Notables: Played three seasons of basketball at St. Maria Goeretti High School...Played Career 4, at Maryland (12/6/07) center/forward as he helped lead his team to a 40-24 record and two MAIT Championships 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE in two seasons under coach Cokey Robinson...First Team All-County....First Team All- Season Area...First Team All MVAL...First Team All-Antetiem...Third Team All-BCL...Selected 2005- Career 06 MAIT MVP and fi nished with most rebounds in the MAIT...Athletic goals at MSU are to 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS get stronger and impove his skills...Enjoys drawing, reading and writing...Lists his family Season as the biggest infl uence on his life because of their encouragement...Born in Queens, Career New York...Business management major. FREE THROWS MADE Season Career 2, vs. UMES (2/2/08) REBOUNDS Season Career 6, vs. Hampton (2/25/08) ASSISTS Season Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season La Salle DNP Career 1, at Maryland (12/6/07) UMBC DNP STEALS Manhattan DNP vs. Marshall DNP Season vs. Utah DNP Career 1, at Maryland (12/6/07) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay DNP Ole Miss DNP St. Francis (Pa.) DNP Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC JERMAINE BOLDEN SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Senior ● Guard #3 POINTS Season 14, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 5-9 ● 225 Career 15, at Coppin State (12/1/07) Baltimore, Md. ● Douglass H.S. MINUTES PLAYED South Plains (Texas) C.C. Season 36, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Career 22, at UMBC (11/29/07) 2008-09 Season Update: Started at LaSalle (11/15) and posted 14 points (5-12 FG) with fi ve assists FIELD GOALS MADE in 36 minutes...Recorded 8 points (3-6 FG), 5 assists and two steals in 31 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)... Season 5, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Posted 8 assists with 4 turnovers in 31 minutes at Manhattan (11/17)...Had career-high 3 blocks vs. Career 5, at Coppin State (12/1/07) Marshall (11/21)...Scored 6 points (3-6 FG) with a carrer-high four blocks vs. Utah (11/22)...Posted 4 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS points and 4 boards vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Scored 10 points and had 4 assists at Ole Miss (11/29)... Season 12, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Had 8 points and 4 assists in 32 minutes (12/1)...Averaging 6.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 4.5 apg... Career 12, at Seton Hall (1/5/08) 2007-08: Led the Bears with 5 assists and 3 steals in 32 minutes vs. UConn (11/7)... Finished two 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE assists shy of a double-double (10 pts/8 asts) with 4 steals in 33 minutes vs. Ohio Valley (11/8)... Season 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Had 4 points and 3 steals in 26 minutes vs. St. Francis (11/14)... Played 12 minutes and scored 4 Career 2, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07) points vs. Miami (11/24)... Led team with 5 assists and had 9 pts vs. UMBC (11/29)... scored season- 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS high 15 pts, with 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in 37 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/1)...posted Season 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) season-high seven assists with eight points in 30 minutes vs. Niagara (12/28)...logged 32 minutes Career 6, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07) vs. Denver (12/29)...Started against Seton Hall and scored 8 points with 4 boards and 3 steals (1/5)... FREE THROWS MADE Saw action in 30 games...5.4 ppg...2.7 apg...2.0 rpg...Shot 33.5 percent (55-164) from the fi eld...73.5 Season 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) percent (36-49 FT) fromthe stripe... Career 5, vs. Coppin State (3/6/08) Notables: Transferred to Morgan State from South Plains Community College (Texas) where he REBOUNDS Season 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) averaged 9.1 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game...He helped lead South Plains to a conference championship with a 24-6 (13-3) fi nish and earned All-WJCAC honorable mention...Standout prep Career 7, at Coppin State (12/1/07) athlete at Douglas HS in Balitmore, Md...Led team to 80-11 record in three years at Douglas...Team ASSISTS earned League Championship in 2000 and had a 28-3 record under coach Bowden...Won State Season 8, at Manhattan (11/17/08) Championship and fi nished 29-4 under Rodney Coffi eld in 2004. Career 8, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07) BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 4, vs. Utah (11/22/08) La Salle 36 5-12 2-3 2-4 0-2-2 3 5 2 0 0 14 Career UMBC 31 3-6 0-1 2-2 1-2-3 2 5 2 0 2 31 Manhattan 31 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 8 4 0 2 2 STEALS vs. Marshall 26 1-5 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 3 0 6 3 0 0 Season 2, at Manhattan (11/17/08) vs. Utah 28 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 4 0 6 Career 4, at Ohio Valley (11/8/07) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 27 2-9 0-1 0-0 1-3-4 3 0 4 3 0 0 Ole Miss 31 4-10 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 4 4 4 0 2 10 St. Francis (Pa.) 32 3-10 2-3 0-0 1-1-2 3 4 3 0 0 8 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC RICO MYLES SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Junior ● Forward #4 POINTS Season 5, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 6-8 ● 225 Career Los Angeles, Calif. ● Crenshaw H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Los Angeles Trade Tech Season 25, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Started at LaSalle where he posted seven boards and three FIELD GOALS MADE points in 22 minutes...Posted six rebounds and fi ve points vs. UMBC (11/17)...Chipped in Season 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 4 points with three rebounds in 15 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Had 12 boards and 6 Career points in 25 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Collected fi ve board and two blocks vs. Green FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Bay (11/23)...Pulled down 6 rebounds in 17 minutes vs. Ole Miss (11/29)...Averaging 3.6 Season 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) ppg and 6 rpg... Career 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE Notables: Transferred from Los Angeles Trade Tech where he was a teammate of Joseph Season Morgan...Was listed as one of the top junior college players in California (2006-08)...Led Career the Beavers to back-to-back SCC North Championships under Coach Richard Wells... 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Two-time All-Conference performer...Attended Crenshaw High School...Dennis Rodman Season was his favorite NBA player...Started playing basketball when he was 16 years old...Born Career November 5, 1987. FREE THROWS MADE Season 2, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career REBOUNDS Season 12, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career ASSISTS Season 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 2, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) La Salle 22 1-3 0-0 1-1 6-1-7 3 1 1 0 1 3 Career UMBC 23 2-2 0-0 1-1 3-3-6 4 0 1 0 1 23 Manhattan 15 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 2 1 1 0 0 4 STEALS vs. Marshall 25 2-5 . 0-0 2-2 7-5-12 2 0 2 1 0 6 Season 2, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) vs. Utah 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 15 2-3 0-0 1-2 3-2-5 2 0 1 2 2 5 Ole Miss 17 1-3 0-0 0-2 3-3-6 2 1 0 0 0 17 St. Francis (Pa.) 11 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 11 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC JOSEPH MORGAN SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Junior ● Guard #5 POINTS Season 10, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 6-6 ● 195 Career Watts, Calif. ● Los Angeles Trade Tech MINUTES PLAYED Season 15, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Scored 4 points in 10 minutes at LaSalle (11/15)...Connected FIELD GOALS MADE on 3-of-3 shots from the fi eld for 6 points in 8 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Had 3 points Season 4, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) in 9 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Posted 6 points and two boards in 15 minutes vs. Career Utah (11/22)...Posted his fi rst double-fi gure score with 10 points in 15 minutes vs. Saint FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Francis-Pa. (12/1)...Averaging 3.4 ppg and 1.1 rpg... Season 10, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Career Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Los Angeles Trade Tech where he helped 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE lead the team to back-to-back conference titles...Earned SCC North Division Player of Season 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) the Year honors...Finished the season averaging 15.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.2 spg and Career 1.1bpg...he played alongside teammate Rico Myles...Nicknamed “Jo Jo”...Favorite NBA 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Player is Michael Jordan...Favorite basketball movie is “White Men Can’t Jump.” Season 5, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Career FREE THROWS MADE Season 2, at Lasalle (11/15/08) Career REBOUNDS Season 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Career ASSISTS Season Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 1, vs. Utah 911/22/08) La Salle 10 1-2 0-1 2-2 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 1 4 Career UMBC 8 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 6 Manhattan 9 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 STEALS vs. Marshall 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Season vs. Utah 15 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 6 Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 11 1-4 0-2 2-2 1-2-3 3 0 0 0 0 4 Ole Miss 5 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 St. Francis (Pa.) 15 4-10 1-5 1-1 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 10 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC REGGIE HOLMES SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Junior ● Guard #11 POINTS Season 19, vs. St. Francis (12/1/08) 6-4 ● 180 Career 26, vs. LaSalle (12/8/07) Baltimore, Md. ● St. Francis H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Season 36, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) Career 40, at Maryland (12/6/07) 2008-09 Season Update: 2008 Preseason All-MEAC Second-Team selection ...Scored 10 points in 24 FIELD GOALS MADE minutes at LaSalle (11/15)...Scored 13 points with 5 boards and a block in 36 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)... Season 7, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) Had 12 points (4-7 3FG) in 14 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Scored 14 points with 4 rebounds in 20 Career 8, at Coppin State (12/1/07) minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Chipped in 11 points and 10 boards in 21 minutes vs. Green Bay (11/23)... Scored 17 points off the bench against Ole Miss (11/29)...Posted season-high 19 points in 28 minutes vs. FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS St. Francis-Pa. (12/1)...Averaging 12.1 ppg and 3.8 rpg... Season 18, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) Career 20, at Maryland (12/6/07) 2007-08: Scored career-high 26 points (14-16 FT) and had career-best nine rebounds vs. La Salle (12/8)... 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE Shot 7-for-9 from 3-point territory and fi nished with a game-high 25 points and 5 steals in 28 minutes Season 4, at Manhattan (11/19/08) vs. SCSU (2/11)...Posted 14 points (5-16 FG) with fi ve rebounds in 26 minutes vs. #7 Coppin State in the Career 7, vs. S.C. State (2/11/08) MEAC Finals (3/15)...Scored 8 points with two rebounds in 33 minutes vs. Virginia Tech in First Round action of the NIT (3/19)...Started in 7-of-30 games played...12.9 ppg...3.3 rpg...Shot 38.2% (112-293) from 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS the fi eld...Shot 36.7% (62-169 3FG) from 3-point territory...78.1% (100-128 FT) from the stripe...Averaged Season 11, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 26.1 minutes per game... Career 11, at UMBC (11/29/07) FREE THROWS MADE 2006-07: Selected to the MEAC All-Rookie Team...fi nished the regular season ranked 15th in the MEAC Season 5, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) in 3-point fi eld goals made (45)...averaged 9.1 ppg and 2.4 rpg...started three times and saw action in 31 Career 14. vs. LaSalle (12/8/07) games...led team with 33 steals... REBOUNDS Notables: Hometown ball-player who played his prep career at St. Frances HS…led the Panthers to a Season 10, vs. Green Bay (11/22/08) 20-15 record and fi nished the season as the 2005-06 Catholic League Champions under coach William Career 10, vs. Green Bay (11/22/08) Wells... earned Tournament MVP honord…honor role student...Personal: Born in Baltimore, Maryland... ASSISTS majoring in business...enjoys playing video games and playing cards...athletic goal at Morgan State is to Season 2, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) win championships...nickname “Reg”. Career 2, at Saint Francis (11/14/07) BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 1, at Manhattan (11/19/08) La Salle 24 3-15 2-9 2-2 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 3 10 Career 1, vs. American (11/17/07) UMBC 36 5-13 3-10 0-0 0-5-5 3 0 1 1 0 13 Manhattan 14 4-10 4-7 0-1 0-1-1 3 0 0 1 1 12 STEALS vs. Marshall 20 4-11 3-6 3-3 1-3-4 5 1 4 0 2 14 Season 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) vs. Utah 17 0-5 0-4 1-2 0-2-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 Career 5, vs. S.C. State (2/11/08) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 21 3-11 0-4 5-9 5-4-10 2 0 1 0 0 0 Ole Miss 29 6-18 4-11 1-3 2-0-2 1 0 0 1 1 29 St. Francis (Pa.) 28 7-17 2-9 3-5 4-1-5 4 2 1 1 3 28 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC SEAN THOMAS SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Freshman ● Guard #13 POINTS Season 8, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 6-1 ● 225 Career Clinton, Md. ● Gwynn Park H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Season 12, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Saw his fi rst collegiate action at LaSalle...Played 12 minutes vs. FIELD GOALS MADE UMBC (11/17)...Played 5 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Played 14 minutes and chipped Season 2, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) in 8 points vs. Marshall (11/21)...Logged 7 minutes at Ole Miss (11/29)... Career FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Notables: Was an All-MET guard at Gwynn Park High School...Hard-nosed player who Season 3, vs Marshall (11/21/08) comes from a good basketball program...Averaged 19 ppg and10 rpg as the Yellow Career Jackets (25-2) went undefeated during the regular season and advanced to the Maryland 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2A semifi nals...Raised in Clinton, Maryland and born October 27, 1990. Season 2, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Season 2, vs UMBC (11/17/08) Career FREE THROWS MADE Season 2, vs, Green Bay (11/23/08) Career REBOUNDS Season 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Career ASSISTS Season Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season La Salle 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 3 Career UMBC 12 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEALS Manhattan 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Marshall 14 2-3 1-1 3-5 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 8 Season vs. Utah 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 11 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ole Miss 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC ROGERS BARNES SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Senior ● Guard #21 POINTS Season 17, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 6-2 ● 190 Career 13, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Columbia, Md. ● River Hill H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Season 35, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) Career 36, vs. Coppin State (3/15/08) 2008-09 Season Update: Suff ered a fractured foot suff ered during the preseason...Started at FIELD GOALS MADE LaSalle and scored 13 points with 3 steals in 34 minutes...Scored 8 points with two assists in 19 Season 6, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Scored 8 points and 3 assists in 34 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Had 9 Career 5, at LaSalle (11/15/08) points n 21 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Scored a career-high 17 points on 6-for-14 shooting in 35 FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS minutes at Ole Miss (11/29)...Posted 8 points with 4 assists in 32 minutes vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1)... Season 14, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) Career 8, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 2007-08: Saw action in 22 games...3.9 ppg...1.0 aps...Shot 39 percent (30-77) from the fi eld... 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2006-07: Started in 15-of-31 games and averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.6 rpg...shot 37.5 percent from the Season 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) fi eld and connected on 13-of-37 3-pointers (.351)... Career 3, vs. Coppin State (3/6/08) 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 2005-06: Walked-on as a sophomore...saw action in 12 games and started four times...shot 40.6 Season 5, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) percent from the fi eld and 44.4 percent from three-point territory...averaged 3.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg... Career 6, vs. Coppin State (3/6/08) averaged 11.3 minutes per contest...led Bears with 16 points, 6 boards and 4 assists against Seton FREE THROWS MADE Hall (12/29/05). Season 4, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career 3, vs. UMES (2/2/08) Notables: Two-sport athlete for the River Hill Hawks where he played basketball and football... All-County...was nominated for Player of the Year in basketball and football during his senior year... REBOUNDS averaged 16 ppg, 5 rpg, 3apg as a senior...Personal: Born in Lancaster, PA...business administration Season 10, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) major. Career 3, vs. Niagara (12/28/07) ASSISTS Season 3, at Manhattan (11/19/08) Career 4, vs. Denver (12/29/07) BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 1, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) La Salle 34 5-8 3-3 0-0 2-0-2 4 1 1 0 3 13 Career 1, vs. Coppin State (3/15/08) UMBC 19 3-7 0-2 2-4 0-0-0 3 2 2 1 1 19 Manhattan 34 4-9 0-2 0-1 1-1-2 3 3 1 0 2 8 STEALS vs. Marshall 21 2-2 1-1 4-9 0-2-2 3 1 3 0 3 9 Season 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) vs. Utah 26 0-5 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 1 1 1 0 1 2 Career 2, vs. Florida A&M (1/19/07) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 29 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 Ole Miss 35 6-14 2-5 3-3 1-9-10 2 4 0 0 3 17 St. Francis (Pa.) 27 3-8 0-3 2-4 1-1-2 4 2 1 0 3 27 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC TROY SMITH SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Junior ● Guard #23 POINTS Season 9, at Marshall (11/19/08) 6-4 ● 195 Career Baltimore, Md. ● Douglass H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Northeast (Colorado) J.C. Season 18, at Marshall (11/21/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Saw his fi rst bit of action at LaSalle...Played 5 minutes vs. FIELD GOALS MADE UMBC (11/17)...Had 6 points (2-3 3FG) in 15 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Notcheds 9 Season 3, at Marshall (11/21/08) points and fi ve boards in 18 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Had 9 points in 9 minutes vs. Career Green Bay (11/23)...Had fi ve rebounds and 3 poitns in 13 minutes... FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Season 5, at Marshall (11/21/08) Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Northeast (Colorado) Junior College... Career Was a standout at Douglass High School where he became an All-State selection...Born 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE December 8, 1986 in and raised in Baltimore, Md....Sociology major...Favorite NBA player Season 2, at Manhattan (11/19/08) is Ray Allen. Career 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Season 3, at Manhattan (11/18/08) Career FREE THROWS MADE Season 2, at Marshall (11/21/08) Career REBOUNDS Season 5, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career ASSISTS Season 1, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 1, vs, Marshall (11/21/08) La Salle 7 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 1 3 Career UMBC 5 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Manhattan 15 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 6 STEALS vs. Marshall 18 3-4 1-1 2-2 1-4-5 0 0 1 1 1 9 Season 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) vs. Utah 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 9 2-5 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ole Miss 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 7 St. Francis (Pa.) 13 1-3 0-1 1-3 3-2-5 2 0 0 0 0 3 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC MARQUISE KATELY SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Senior ● Forward #34 POINTS Season 15, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 6-5 ● 225 Career 22, at UMBC (11/29/07) San Francisco, Calif. ● Riordan H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Univ. California Season 34, at LaSalle (11/15/08) Career 40, at Maryland (12/6/07) 2008-09 Season Update: 2008 Preseason All-MEAC First-Team selection ...Scored 10 points (4-11 FIELD GOALS MADE FG) and added 7 boards and 3 steals at LaSalle (11/15)...Chipped in 9 points with game-high 8 Season 6, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) boards in 27 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Hit 9 points with 7 boards and a blocked shot at Manhattan Career 10, at Saint Francis (11/14/07) (11/19)...Posted 15 points in 29 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Had 14 points and 8 rebounds vs. FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Green Bay (11/23)...Had 8 points, 4 boards and three assists at Ole Miss (11/29)...Posted 8 points and Season 14, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 6 boards with 3 assists in 38 minutes vs. St. Francis-Pa. ... Averaging 9.6 ppg and 5.6 rpg... Career 19, at saint Francis (11/14/07) 2007-08: Started in 32-of-33 games played ... Made his Morgan State debut at UCONN where he 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE score d 5 points and pulled down 3 rebounds in 21 minutes ... Averaged 13.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg and shot Season 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 49.5 percent from the fi eld ... Was selected to the 2008 MEAC All-Tournament Team ... Career 2, vs. Niagara (12/28/07) FREE THROWS MADE Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from the U-C Berkley ... An explosive wing who brings Season 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) consistent eff ort and tough defense to the position ... averaged nearly 10 ppg for his career ... a Career 8, vs. South Carolina St. (3/12/08 very athletic player with the ability to play above the rim ... best off ensive assets are his skill at both FREE THROW ATTEMPTS driving to the bucket and pulling up for a mid-range jumper ... a former state Player of the Year Season 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) who also was a two-time Northern California Player of the Year... Led Riordan HS to a state title as a Career 10, vs. South Carolina St. (3/12/08) senior in 2002 when he averaged 22 ppg, 7 rpg and 2 apg ... named the Cal-Hi Sports state Player of the Year for Division III as a senior ... also selected the NorCal Player of the Year by the San Francisco REBOUNDS Season 9, at Manhattan (11/19/08) Chronicle ... rated the nation’s No. 31 recruit by Rivals.com, No. 42 by CBS Sportsline and No. 48 by ESPN.com ... as a junior, helped Riordan to a runner-up fi nish in the state tournament, scoring 39 Career 12, at Miami [Fla.] (11/24/07) points in the NorCal champion-ship game ... attended Maine Central Academy in Pittsfi eld, Maine, ASSISTS in 2002-03 and earned fi rst team all-league honors ... Personal: Born in San Francisco, Calif. ... has Season 3, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) three siblings. Career 4, vs. American (11/17/07) BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 1, at Manhattan (11/19/08) La Salle 34 4-11 1-1 1-2 3-4-7 2 1 2 0 3 10 Career 3, at UMBC (11/29/08) UMBC 27 3-8 0-1 3-3 4-4-8 3 0 3 0 1 9 Manhattan 32 3-9 0-1 3-3 1-6-7 3 1 4 1 1 32 STEALS vs. Marshall 29 6-14 1-2 2-3 1-2-3 4 0 3 0 0 15 Season 3, vs. LaSalle (11/15/08) vs. Utah 31 2-9 0-1 0-2 0-2-2 2 0 3 0 3 4 Career 3, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 33 6-15 1-2 1-1 4-4-8 1 0 1 0 1 14 Ole Miss 34 4-8 0-0 0-1 3-1-4 3 3 5 0 0 8 St. Francis (Pa.) 38 2-3 0-1 4-7 1-5-6 1 3 2 0 2 8 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC KEVIN THOMPSON SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS R-Freshman ● Forward #33 POINTS Season 14, vs. Utah (11/22/08) 6-8 ● 240 Career Baltimore, Md. ● Walbrook H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Season 35, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Started at LaSalle and scored 4 points with 7 rebounds and FIELD GOALS MADE a block in 21 minutes...Started vs. UMBC and scored 12 points (5-11 FG) in 27 minutes... Season 6, vs. Utah (11/22/08) Scored game-high 12 points (4-10 FG) with 4 boards in 22 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)... Career Posted 14 points and 8 rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Utah (11/22)...Had 6 points and fi ve FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS boards vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Had 14 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes at Ole Miss Season 17, vs. Utah (11/22/08) (11/29)...Had fi ve boards against St. Francis-Pa (12/1)... Career 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2007-08: Redshirted as a freshman... Season Career Notables: Standout at Walbrook H.S. (Baltimore, Md.) and one of the premier post 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS players in the state of Maryland. MidAtlanticHoops.com listed him ranked 53rd of the Season Top 75 seniors from the Class of 2007...averaged 17.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds, Career and 3.1 blocks per game. He recorded a double-double (points & rebounds) in every high FREE THROWS MADE school game he started...He was selected to the Harrisburg Christmas All-Tournament Season 4, at Manhattan (11/19/08) Team and earned Most Valuable Player honors at The Junction Mixer...In 2006 he helped Career lead his team to the Baltimore City Championship title and in 2005 his squad fi nished REBOUNDS as the Maryland State Champs, 4A Regional Champs and Baltimore City Champs under Season 11, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) coach Kelvin Bridgers... Personal: Born May 6, 1989...son of Lisa and Kevin Thompson Career Sr....nicknamed “Big Baby”...worked during a summer at Footlocker...enjoys baseball and ASSISTS football...his favorite NBA team is the Miami Heat. Season 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 2, vs. Utah (11/22/08) La Salle 21 1-6 0-0 2-4 3-4-7 4 0 2 1 1 4 Career UMBC 27 5-11 0-0 2-7 0-2-2 3 2 1 0 0 12 Manhattan 22 4-10 0-0 4-8 1-3-4 5 1 3 0 1 12 STEALS vs. Marshall 21 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 4 0 1 1 1 4 Season 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) vs. Utah 31 6-17 0-0 2-3 3-5-8 1 0 3 2 0 14 Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 25 3-9 0-0 0-0 4-1-5 2 0 2 0 0 6 Ole Miss 35 5-13 0-0 4-6 8-3-11 1 1 4 0 1 14 St. Francis (Pa.) 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 19 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC AMEER ALI SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS R-Freshman ● Forward #34 POINTS Season 6, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 6-4 ● 230 Career Philadelphia, Pa. ● Simon Grantz H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Progressive Christian Academy Season 13, vs, Green Bay (11/23/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Played 7 minutes at LaSalle (11/15)...Played 10 minutes vs. FIELD GOALS MADE UMBC (11/17) and scored 6 points with 6 boards and a blocked shot...Post a basket in Season 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 11 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Logged 13 minutes vs. Green Bay and posted four Career rebounds... FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Season 4, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) 2007-08: Redshirted as a freshman... Career 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE Notables: Played his prep career at Simon Grantz High School under Coach Leonard Season Poole...Second-Team All-State and First-Team All-City...Was an All-American for Christian Career Prep Schools at Progressive Christian Academy... Averaged 15 points per game and 13 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS rebounds in high school...Posted 18 points per game and 10 rebounds in prep school...... Season Personal: Marketing major...Enjoys listening to music and playing X-Box 360. Career FREE THROWS MADE Season 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) Career REBOUNDS Season 6, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) Career ASSISTS Season Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season 1, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) La Salle 7 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career UMBC 10 2-2 0-0 2-4 1-5-6 1 0 2 1 1 6 Manhattan 11 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-0-2 2 0 1 0 0 11 STEALS vs. Marshall DNP Season 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) vs. Utah 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss DNP St. Francis (Pa.) DNP Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC RODNEY STOKES SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Sophomore ● Forward #42 POINTS Season 6-8 ● 225 Career 4, at UCONN (11/7/07 Glen Burnie, Md. ● Old Mill H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Season Career 20, at Miami [Fla.], (11/24/07) 2008-09 Season Update: Sidelined during preseason due to injury... FIELD GOALS MADE Season 2007-08: Started in 4-of-24 games played...1.0 rpg...Shot 42.1% (8-19) from the fi eld... Career 2, at UCONN (11/7/07) Collected 8 blocked shots...Averaged 6.2 minutes per game... FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Season Notables: Rodney Stokes was born in Washington D.C…He attended Old Mill Senior High Career 3, at UCONN (11/7/07) School, in Millersville, Md…Was a 2nd year starter and captain of the Patriots basketball 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE team…Holds all-time school record for rebounds and blocks…Named All-County 1st Season team and to the All Star team for two consecutive years…Helped lead the Patriots to two Career County Championships and two Regional Championships…Also helped lead the team FREE THROWS MADE to two state semi-fi nal championships…Averaged 8 points and 10 rebounds during his Season junior year…Averaged 10 ppg, 10 rpg and 5 blocks his senior year…Helped feed the Career homeless on Thanksgiving…Majoring in sociology…His career ambitions are to be a FREE THROW ATTEMPTS professional basketball player and work in real estate…Writes songs in spare time. Season Career REBOUNDS Season Career 5, at Miami [Fla.] (11/24/07) ASSISTS Season Career 1, vs. American (11/17/07) BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season La Salle DNP Career 2, vs. American (11/17/07) UMBC DNP Manhattan DNP STEALS vs. Marshall DNP Season vs. Utah DNP Career 2, at UCONN (11/7/07) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay DNP Ole Miss DNP St. Francis (Pa.) DNP Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC JOHN LONG SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Junior ● Forward #44 POINTS Season 2, vs Green Bay (11/23/08) 6-5 ● 210 Career Hagerstown, Md. ● Hagerstown H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Hagerstown C.C. Season 13, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Saw 2 minutes of action and grabbed two boards at Manhattan FIELD GOALS MADE (11/19)...Logged 13 minutes and had four boards with 2 points vs. Green Bay (11/23)... Season 1, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) Career Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Hagerstown Community College where FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS he ranked 4th in the nation during his freshman and and sophomore years...Standout Season 3, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) at Hagerstown High School...Product of Hagerstown, Md...Enjoys lifting weights and Career playing XBOX 360..Favorite food is Chicken Alfredo with broccoli and garlic bread on the 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE side...Compares his playing style to Shawn Marion...Started playing basketball when he Season was 17 years old. Career FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Season Career FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Season Career REBOUNDS Season 4, vs. Marshall (11/23/08) Career ASSISTS Season Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season La Salle DNP Career UMBC DNP Manhattan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 0 2 STEALS vs. Marshall DNP Season vs. Utah DNP Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay DNP Ole Miss DNP St. Francis (Pa.) 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC BUFORD FOOTE SEASON/CAREER GAME HIGHS Junior ● Center #53 POINTS Season 2, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 6-9 ● 215 Career Atlanta, Ga. ● Stone Mountain H.S. MINUTES PLAYED Pensacola C.C. Season 6, at Manhattan (11/19/08) Career 2008-09 Season Update: Saw limited minutes at Lasalle (11/15) and UMBC (11/17)... FIELD GOALS MADE Played 6 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...scored fi rst career basket vs. Marshall (11/19)... Season 1, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) Career Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Pensacola Community College where he FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS earned Most Improved Award (2007-08)...Born in Jamaica Queens, New York...Had a solid Season 2, vs. Utah (11/22/08) prep career at Stone Mountain High School...Raised in Atlanta, Ga...Enjoys playing chess Career and working on his car...His favorite basketball movie is “Glory Road.” 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE Season Career 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Season Career FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Season Career REBOUNDS Season 2, vs. Utah (11/22/08) Career ASSISTS Season Career BLOCKS Opponent Min FG-A% 3FG-A% FT-A-% O-D-T PF A TO B S Pts Season La Salle 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career UMBC 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manhattan 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEALS vs. Marshall 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Season vs. Utah 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 Career vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss DNP St. Francis (Pa.) DNP Coppin State* DePaul 2-St. Mary’s Tournament Univ. of Washington Maryland N.C. A&T* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* Hampton* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware State* Winston-Salem State South Carolina State* Florida A&M* Bethune-Cookman* Howard* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) TBA Hampton* Delaware State* Coppin State* 4-MEAC Tournament * - Denotes MEAC Games. 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC GAME #1 ● 11/15/2008 GAME #2 ● 11/17/2008 GAME #3 ● 11/19/2008 TEAM 12TTEAM 12TTEAM 12T 25 39 64 31 29 60 26 35 61 24 37 61 34 33 67 30 30 60

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle University Explorers BALTIMORE, Md. -- Reggie Holmes scored 13 points RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Antoine Pearson hit an off - held on for a 64-61 victory over Morgan State on and Kevin Thompson added 12 points as the Morgan balanced layup while falling down in the lane with Saturday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena. State Bears defeated the UMBC Retrievers 67-60 9.1 seconds to help Manhattan escape with a 61-60 La Salle’s Rodney Green and Kimmani Barrett Monday night at Hill Field House. victory against Morgan State on Wednesday night each scored 15 points to lead all scorers but it was MSU has won 15 straight home-games as the in the Jaspers’ home-opener and the fi rst meeting sophomore Jerrell Williams who came up with a pair Bears avenged a loss to UMBC last November at the between the two teams. of off ensive rebounds and follow-up buckets to help RAC Arena. Morgan State went ahead 60-58 in a back-and- secure the win. This was the Bears fi rst home game following a forth second half when Kevin Thompson scored with La Salle led by as many as six points in the fi rst road loss to LaSalle. The Bears went 12-0 last year at 49 seconds remaining. Andrew Gabriel hit a free half, but Morgan State took control of the boards and home, en route to their fi rst MEAC regular season throw with 21 seconds left to pull Manhattan within chipped the lead down to 25-24 at the half following and have not been defeated at home since a two- one before Pearson’s decisive shot. a jumper by newcomer Troy Smith. point loss to Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. Reggie Holmes’ 3-point attempt at the buzzer for Marquise Kately hit one-of-two free throws to The Bears controlled the pace throughout most Morgan State was blocked by Darryl Crawford. help the Bears tie the score for the ninth time with of the night and never trailed. Holmes and Thompson scored 12 points each four minutes and 23 seconds to play. UMBC’s standout point guard Jay Greene fi nished for Morgan State (1-2), which was outrebounded by Two Williams’ free throws on the following pos- with 11 points and eight rebounds and seven assists, the Jaspers 30-23 en route to their second loss of the session gave his team a 58-56 lead. Williams would but the Retrievers never got going off ensively as a season. then crash the boards for an off ensive rebound and result of constant defensive pressure by the Bears. The Bears held a 30-26 advantage at the intermis- put-back off a missed three-pointer and follow a miss The Bears held UMBC to 37 percent (20-54 FG) sion, but Manhattan began to slowly trim into the by Green at the 2:34 mark to build a 62-58 lead. He shooting from the fi eld and held a 42-35 advantage lead and with 4:37 left in the game Crawford nailed a would then hit one of two free throws with 16 sec- on the boards. 3-pointer to give the Jaspers a 54-51 edge. It marked onds to play to build a 63-58 advantage. He fi nished Bolden did a solid job of managing the Bears’ the Jasper’s fi rst lead since the 15:58 mark of the fi rst fi ve for seven from the line. off ensive possessions, played tough defense and half. The Explorers went just one for four from the line led the Bears with fi ve assists to go along with eight Marquise Kately led the Bears on the glass with in the fi nal ten seconds to allow the Bears to remain points and two steals. 7 rebounds, including 9 points and a blocked shot. in the game but Paul Johnson came up with a critical Thompson, a 6-foot-8 redshirt freshman, scored Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden fi nished with a game-high steal on the inbounds with 2.7 seconds left and a 10 of his 12 points in the second and was a presence eight assists, but struggled by shooting just 1-for-6 63-61 lead. around the basket. from the fl oor for two points. Barrett made one of two free throws to make the Morgan State scored 40 of their points in the Chris Smith scored 14 points, Crawford had 12 and score 64-61 and Jermaine Bolden’s last-second three paint, compared to 20 by the Retrievers. The Bears Devon Austin 11 for the Jaspers (2-0). Manhattan shot point missed at the buzzer. also scored 17 points on second chance baskets and 41.7 percent (20-48) from the fi eld and was a dismal Bolden led the Bears with 14 points and fi ve outscored UMBC’s bench by a 20-11 margin. 2-for-13 (15.4%) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, assists, followed by Rogers Barnes with 13 points on Morgan State (1-1) led 34-31 at the break and the Bears shot 41.2 percent (7-17) from three-point 5-of-8 shooting. #Reggie Holmes# and Marquise limited the Retrievers to just three fi eld goals over territory and went 22-for-56 from the fi eld. Kately chipped in 10 points each. a 10 minute span in the second half. Thompson hit Morgan State shot 32.8 percent from the fi eld a jumper to help give the Bears a 53-41 advantage and knocked down 11-of-18 three pointers (42.1%). with 7:53 remaining, and the Bears lead ballooned The Explorers fi nished 21-of-44 from the fi eld (47.7%) to as many as 16 points. The Retrievers (1-1) never and shot 33.3 percent (4-12) from beyond the arc. came closer than seven for the rest of the game.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Marquise Kately scored 15 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Luke Nevill scored 16 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Morgan State (2-5) com- points and Reggie Holmes added 14 as Morgan State points and blocked three shots to lead Utah to a 66- pleted play in the 2008 Glenn Wilkes Classic with a defeated Marshall 72-67 in the opening round of the 37 rout over Morgan State on Saturday in the Glenn 71-57 loss against 2008 Wisconsin Green-Bay (2-2) Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday. Wilkes Classic. at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday Marshall (1-1) trailed by fi ve points with 39 The 7-foot-2 center Nevill, who also grabbed six afternoon. The Phoenix forced the Bears into just 17 seconds left, but missed three free throws in the fi nal rebounds, played only 21 minutes for the Utes (3-1). percent shooting in the second half and 30 percent minute. Kim Tillie added 10 points for Utah, which has now for the game. Kately scored 13 of his points in the fi rst half to won three in a row since a season-opening loss to It was a low scoring contest throughout the early propel Morgan State (2-2) to a 37-30 halftime lead. Southwest Baptist. going, as the teams were tied at 12 eight minutes Holmes took over in the second half, scoring 11 Kevin Thompson scored 14 points and eight into the contest. The Phoenix then extended the points. Rico Myles claimed a game-high 12 rebounds rebounds for the Bears. Joseph Morgan and Jermaine defensive pressure and built a 26-16 lead over the for the Bears. Bolden chipped in 6 points each. next four minutes. Terry Evans hammered home a Markel Humphrey led the Thundering Herd with Morgan State (2-3) shot 28.3 percent from the two-handed slam and Bryquis Perine had a layup off 17 points and nine rebounds. Teammate Shaquille fl oor, including 0-of-10 from 3-point range. The Utes back-to-back steals to cap the fl urry. Johnson added 13 points. also held a 36-26 advantage on the boards. Morgan State made a charge in the latter stages Morgan State took the lead for good at 16-14 of the fi rst half and jumped on top for the fi rst time with 8:36 left in the fi rst half. The Bears increased the in more than 10 minutes, with 48 seconds left prior margin to 17 points at 49-32 with 15:32 remaining to intermission. The Phoenix regained the lead and held on despite the Marshall rally. heading into the locker room, however, as Chop Tang buried his second 3-pointer of the half from the right baseline with :26 remaining. Tang had 12 fi rst-half points, while his counterpart in the interior, Randy Berry, totaled nine. In the second half, Morgan State missed 18 of its fi rst 19 shots and Green Bay held the Bears scoreless for nearly seven minutes. That enabled the Phoenix to run off 13 straight points and expand its lead to 52-39. Morgan State shot just 6-of-35 in the second half and made 20-of 66-tries in the contest. Green Bay again was outstanding from the line, converting 28-of 30-opportunities. Marquise Kately led the Bears with 14 points and eight rebounds. Reggie Holmes added 11 points and Kevin Thompson and Troy Smith had six points each. Tang fi nished with a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds, while Berry and Mike Schachtner fi nished with 15 apiece for the Phoenix.

Morgan State (0-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Morgan State (2-3) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Morgan State (2-4) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 2 0 2 12 2 6 2 1 0 0 25 Myles f 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 Myles f 2 0 1 5 2 5 1 2 2 0 15 Kately f 6 1 2 3 4 15 0 3 0 0 29 Kately f 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 3 0 2 31 Kately f 6 1 1 8 1 14 0 1 0 1 33 Thompson f 2 0 0 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 21 Thompson f 6 0 2 8 1 14 0 3 2 0 31 Thompson f 3 0 0 5 2 6 1 2 0 0 25 Bolden g 1 0 1 0 3 3 6 3 0 0 26 Bolden g 3 0 0 1 0 6 1 4 0 1 28 Bolden g 2 0 0 4 3 4 4 3 0 0 27 Barnes g 2 1 4 2 3 9 1 3 0 3 21 Barnes g 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 26 Barnes g 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 27 Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Thomas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 Morgan 2 0 2 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 15 Morgan 1 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 11 Holmes 4 3 3 4 5 14 0 4 0 2 20 Holmes 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 17 Holmes 3 0 5 10 2 11 0 1 0 0 21 Thomas, S 2 1 3 1 1 8 3 1 0 0 14 Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 Thomas 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 11 Smith 3 1 2 5 0 9 0 1 1 1 18 Smith 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 9 Smith 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 Ali 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 Ali 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 Ali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Foote 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 Long 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Long 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 Team 5 Foote 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 Foote 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 24 4 18 37 14 72 15 18 2 7 200 Team 26 Team 2 Totals 15 0 7 26 16 37 3 17 2 7 200 Totals 20 3 11 44 21 54 7 12 2 2 200 Marshall (1-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Humphrey f 6 0 5 9 3 17 2 4 0 1 36 UTAH (3-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Green Bay (2-2) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Wilkerson f 1 0 2 5 3 4 0 1 0 0 13 Tillie f 4 0 2 1 2 10 0 2 0 0 20 Tang f 4 2 6 9 3 16 2 1 0 0 28 Pitts g 2 0 0 1 4 4 2 3 0 0 23 Brown f 2 0 1 5 3 5 6 1 0 0 26 Evans f 1 0 4 3 1 6 3 4 2 4 30 Lutz g 1 1 3 5 3 6 7 1 0 6 27 Nevill c 8 0 0 6 4 16 1 1 3 1 21 Berry c 5 0 5 7 2 15 2 1 2 0 28 Johnson g 5 2 1 4 3 13 0 3 1 1 22 Drca g 3 1 2 2 2 9 2 3 1 3 21 Cotton g 2 0 2 4 3 6 1 0 0 0 31 Merthie 1 1 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 21 Borha g 4 1 0 4 0 9 1 2 0 1 28 Fletcher g 2 0 2 3 0 6 1 0 0 1 30 Powell 2 2 2 4 5 8 0 3 0 0 18 Cyphers 2 1 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 10 Perine 1 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 13 Tavita 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 Pena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eaton 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 14 Green 2 1 0 6 3 5 1 1 2 1 31 Spann 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 14 Walls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Downie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Schachtner 4 0 7 5 2 15 0 1 2 0 18 Kepkay 1 1 2 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 31 Baines 3 0 2 4 3 8 2 2 1 0 25 Nelson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 Grim 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 Team 4 Team 2 Team 4 Totals 22 6 17 40 27 67 14 18 2 8 200 Totals 20 3 28 37 15 71 10 8 6 7 200 Totals 15 0 7 26 16 37 3 17 2 7 200 Officials: M. Ellard, B. Dunlap, D. Smith GAME #7 ● 11/29/2008 GAME #8 ● 12/1/2008 TEAM 12TTEAM 12T 32 46 78 30 35 65 34 36 70 23 38 61

OXFORD, Miss. -- Chris Warren scored 25 points and BALTIMORE, Md. -- Reggie Holmes scored 19 points and David Huertas added 22 points in Mississippi’s 78-70 Joseph Morgan chipped in 10 points as the Morgan victory over Morgan State on Saturday. State Bears were upended by the Red Flash of Saint The Rebels (5-1), who trailed by seven points Francis-Pa. 65-61 Monday night at Hill Field House. early in the second half, used second-half surges of The Red Flash (2-4) handed Morgan State its fourth 15-0 and 14-0 to put away the Bears (2-5). consecutive loss and also ended the Bears’ 15-game Huertas and Warren scored seven of the fi nal nine home winning streak. baskets. The tandem also had nine assists and eight The Bears went (2-6) 12-0 last year at home, en route to their fi rst MEAC regular season and have rebounds. not been defeated at home since atwo-point loss to The Rebels dominated the fi nal 8:38 defensively, Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. limiting Morgan State to three baskets. Morgan State looked disinterested and fl at and the Ole Miss shot 49.1 percent (28 of 57) from the Red Flash capitalized by jumping out to an early lead. fi eld while limiting the Bears to 38.6 percent (27 of Devin Sweetney’s layup gave the Red Flash an 12-2 70). The Rebels also hit 15 of 16 from the free-throw advantage at the 15:46 mark of the fi rst half. line. St. Francis ended up controlled the pace throughout Reggie Holmes and Rogers Barnes scored 17 most of the night and never trailed in the contest. points apiece for Morgan State. Kevin Thompson Sweetney fi nished with a double-double by posting 19 added 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. The points (7-13 FG) and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Bears took a 43-35 rebounding edge, including 21 Marquis Ford added 16 points (6-8 FG) and Mislav off ensive boards. Jukic had 11 points. The Bears trailed 30-23 at the intermission. The Bears shot 35 percent from the fi eld and went 6-for-24 (.250) from beyond the arc, while the Red Flash shot a blistering 60.5 percent from the fl oor (23-38 FG) and held a 34-31 advantage on the glass. Kevin Thompson who entered the ball game as the Bears third leading scorer (9.4 ppg), was held scoreless and fi nished with fi ve rebounds. St. Francis held their largest lead at 39-27 when Ford knocked down a jumper with 14:57 left in the game. Morgan State responded with a 14-4 run ignited primarily from the energetic play of the Bears bench. Marquise Kately fed Joseph Morgan an alley-oop dunk and Rogers Barnes hit the front end of a 1-and-1 to trim St. Francis’ lead to 43-39 with 10:08 remaining. Morgan State continued to stay close down the stretch and a 3-pointer by Holmes cut the lead to 61-59 with 29.9 seconds left. St. Francis then made 3-of-4 free throws in the fi nal 20 seconds to seal the win.

Morgan State (2-5) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Morgan State (2-6) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 17 Myles f 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 Kately f 4 0 0 4 3 8 3 5 0 0 34 Kately f 2 0 4 6 1 8 3 2 0 2 38 Thompson f 5 0 4 11 1 14 1 4 0 1 35 Thompson f 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 Bolden g 4 2 0 1 4 10 4 4 0 2 31 Bolden g 3 2 0 2 3 8 4 3 0 0 32 Barnes g 6 2 3 10 2 17 4 0 0 3 35 Barnes g 3 0 2 2 2 8 2 1 0 3 27 Morgan 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 6 Holmes 6 4 1 2 1 17 0 0 1 1 29 Morgan 4 1 1 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 15 Thomas, S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Holmes 7 2 3 5 4 19 2 1 1 3 28 Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Thomas, S 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Team 8 Smith 1 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 Totals 27 8 8 43 13 70 13 14 1 7 200 Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 4 Mississippi (5-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Totals 21 6 13 31 14 61 11 9 3 9 200 White f 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 17 Cranston f 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 20 St. Francis-Pa (2-4) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Warren g 8 4 5 2 0 25 5 4 0 5 39 Sweetney f 7 0 5 12 3 19 0 5 1 1 34 White g 3 2 4 6 1 7 2 1 0 0 31 Jukic f 2 0 7 7 4 11 0 3 0 0 34 Huertas g 8 2 4 6 1 22 4 2 0 0 37 Hoffman f 4 0 0 3 3 8 0 2 1 0 29 Henry 3 0 3 1 2 9 0 0 1 0 17 Ford g 6 2 2 4 2 16 2 5 0 2 30 Bogan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Nelson g 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 3 0 0 40 Holloway 3 0 1 6 0 7 3 0 2 1 19 Spaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Graham 1 0 2 2 3 4 0 3 0 1 16 Surprenant 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 12 Cantinol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jackson 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 7 Team 7 Profeta 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 Totals 28 7 15 35 15 78 15 14 5 8 200 Team 6 Officials: John Hampton, JB Caldwell, Chuck Jones Totals 23 4 15 34 19 65 10 20 2 4 200 Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. Ole Miss-None. Officials: Mike Darenzo, Alvin Cox, Ken Clarke Attendance: 5824 Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. SFU-None. Attendance: 2579