2014-15 Morehead State Men's Basketball Morehead State Combined Team Statistics (As of Dec 04, 2014) All Games
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2014-15 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #11 -- EAGLES (4-6) VS. OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (3-5) SATURDAY, DEC. 6 -- 2 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. SCHEDULE & RESULTS SEASON NOTES Day Date Opponent Time (ET) THE ALL-TIME SERIES Fri. Nov. 14 at UNLV + L, 60-59 Oakland owns a 1-0 all-time advantage against Morehead State. The Golden Grizzlies Mon. Nov. 17 Cincinnati Christian W, 87-79 posted an 82-79 overtime victory over the Eagles on Feb. 23, 2013. The game was Wed. Nov. 19 at Cincinnati L, 69-61 played at the O’rena and part of the Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters event. Senior Fri. Nov. 21 at Louisiana Tech + L, 73-64 Angelo Warner was the only current MSU player to see action that day. Sat. Nov. 22 vs. Presbyterian + W, 69-49 Sun. Nov. 23 vs. American + L, 51-46 AN IMPROVED DEFENSE Wed. Nov. 26 at Marshall W, 77-68 Through 10 games this season, Morehead State’s opponents are averaging just 61.9 Sat. Nov. 29 Kentucky Christian W, 121-49 points on 39.8 percent from the field. At this point last year, MSU’s foes were averaging Mon. Dec. 1 East Tennessee State L, 63-59 72.6 points on 45.2 percent from the floor. The Eagles also have 17 more blocked shots. Thurs. Dec. 4 at UAB L, 58-48 Sat. Dec. 6 Oakland 2:00 p.m. THE PRODUCTION IS PICKING UP Sat. Dec. 13 at Ohio State 1:00 p.m. Junior Lyonell Gaines has averaged 10.8 points and 7.3 rebounds over his last four Wed. Dec. 17 at Green Bay 8:00 p.m. games after posting just 0.6 points and 1.4 rebounds through his first five contests. The Fri. Dec. 19 Northern Kentucky 7:00 p.m. Louisville native and IUPUI transfer is averaging 5.1 points and 4.0 boards this season. Mon. Dec. 29 at Central Arkansas 8:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 3 Murray State # 7:30 p.m. HANDING OUT THE ASSISTS Thurs. Jan. 8 at Southeast Missouri # 8:30 p.m. Senior Kareem Storey is averaging 6.0 assists, which would be first in the Ohio Valley Sat. Jan. 10 at UT Martin # 7:00 p.m. Conference if he had enough games to qualify. The guard would also place third with a Thurs. Jan. 15 SIU Edwardsville # 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 Eastern Illinois # 2:00 p.m. 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio. He has reached the five-assist plateau 20 times at MSU. Thurs. Jan. 22 at Tennessee Tech # 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 at Jacksonville State # 5:30 p.m. CLIMBING THE SCORING LIST Wed. Jan. 28 at Austin Peay # 8:00 p.m. Angelo Warner ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 16.2 points per game. Sat. Jan. 31 Eastern Kentucky # 4:15 p.m. The guard has reached 10 points 68 times and 20 points on 15 occasions. He is up to Thurs. Feb. 5 Tennessee State # 7:00 p.m. 1,279 points as an Eagle and needs just 52 more to move into 17th in school history. Sat. Feb. 7 Belmont # 7:30 p.m. Wed. Feb. 11 at Eastern Kentucky # 9:00 p.m. CAREER HIGHS GALORE Sat. Feb. 14 at Belmont # 7:00 p.m. Morehead State rolled to a 121-49 win over Kentucky Christian last Saturday at Johnson Thurs. Feb. 19 at Tennessee State # 8:00 p.m. Arena. The Eagles established 30 career highs and led from start to finish. Thurs. Feb. 26 Tennessee Tech # 9:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 Jacksonville State # 2:30 p.m. A RECORD-SETTING DAY Wed. March 4 OVC First Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. The 72-point victory over Kentucky Christian was Morehead State’s largest in program Thurs. March 5 OVC Second Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. history. The Eagles are in their 86th season with an intercollegiate team. Fri. March 6 OVC Semifinals $ 7:30 or 10 p.m. Sat. March 7 OVC Championship $ 7:00 p.m. IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS Morehead State rolled to advantages of 49-20 in rebounds, 33-16 in assists and 26-7 in Home games are in bold $ = OVC Tournament game steals against Kentucky Christian. The Eagles turned 36 turnovers in 67 points, while + = Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Municipal Auditorium the Knights scored just 16 points off 17 miscues. MSU also registered a 72-20 upper # = Ohio Valley Conference game hand in paint points and 49-8 cushion in fast-break points. PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game / subject to change) F #31 Lyonell Gaines 6-6 220 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. IUPUI 16.8 min 5.1 ppg 4.0 rpg .526 FG% .357 FT% C #50 Billy Reader 6-10 250 R-Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Col. of Southern Idaho 24.3 min 6.2 ppg 4.5 rpg .373 FG% .750 FT% G #15 Kareem Storey 5-10 185 Sr. Baltimore, Md. Col. of Southern Idaho 31.7 min 8.0 ppg 6.0 apg .250 FG% .913 FT% G #22 Angelo Warner 6-2 195 Sr. Orlando, Fla. Jones HS 30.1 min 16.2 ppg 4.3 rpg .520 FG% .655 FT% G #32 Brent Arrington 6-3 190 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md. Mississippi Valley State 26.1 min 10.6 ppg 3.0 rpg .427 FG% .786 FT% MSUEagles.com 1 Game Notes 2014-15 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #11 -- EAGLES (4-6) VS. OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES (3-5) SATURDAY, DEC. 6 -- 2 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. A GRUELING BEGINNING GAMEDAY & CONTACT INFO Morehead State played six of its first seven contests away from Johnson Arena this year. The Eagles visited UNLV, Cincinnati, Louisiana Tech and Marshall during the stretch. MSU went Video: OVC Digital Network / OVCDigitalNetwork.com Radio / Audio: Eagle Sports Network / MSUEagles.com 9-7 on the road last season and 2-2 at neutral sites. Radio Affiliates: 96.3 FM, 103.7 FM & 1520 AM Radio Brodcasters: Chuck Mraz & Jason Blanton Mobile: m.Morehead.EZStream.com & Eagle Empire App PROGRAM NOTES Live Statistics: Linked to MSUEagles.com Media Relations Director: Matt Segal OVC AND NCAA HISTORY 606-783-2557 (office) / 317-501-3627 (cell) Morehead State owns 13 Ohio Valley Conference championships, including nine regular- [email protected] season crowns (last in 2003) and four tournament titles (last in 2011). MSU has also made has Twitter: Twitter.com/MSUAthletics made seven NCAA Tournament appearances (last in 2011). Facebook: Facebook.com/MSUEagles ON TO THE POSTSEASON UNIVERSITY INFO Morehead State has made nine postseason appearances. The Eagles have advanced beyond the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in four of the past six seasons. MSU participated in Location: Morehead, Ky. the College Basketball Invitational in 2010 and again in 2014. Founded: 1887 Enrollment: 10,951 20 WINS = ELITE COMPANY Nickname: Eagles Morehead State, which finished 20-14 overall in 2013-14, has reached the 20-win plateau four Colors: Blue and Gold times in the past six seasons. The Eagles had previously secured 20 victories just twice in 79 Affiliation: NCAA Division I campaigns. MSU improved by five wins from 2012-13 to last year. Conference: Ohio Valley Facility: Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500) President: Dr. Wayne D. Andrews MSU’S GOLD MEDAL WINNER Athletic Director: Brian Hutchinson Former Morehead State star and current Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried helped the United States Basketball Team capture a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The U.S.A., which won all nine of its games, has now secured an automatic bid to the 2016 Olym- TALE OF THE TAPE pics in Rio de Janeiro. Faried, who earned a spot on the FIBA All-Tournament Team, averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds. For more, visit MSUEagles.com. Team Statistics MSU (4-6) OU (3-5) SCORING 691 622 Points per game 69.1 77.8 OFF THE COURT Scoring margin +7.2 -0.1 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 248-598 211-444 Field goal percentage .415 .475 PLAYING ON TV 3-POINT FG-ATTEMPTS 69-190 76-192 Morehead State will play on television at least eight times in 2014-15. MSU’s remaining TV 3-point FG percentage .363 .396 games include Ohio State on the Big Ten Network (Dec. 13), Green Bay on the American 3-pt FG made per game 6.9 9.5 Sports Network (Dec. 17), Eastern Kentucky on ESPNU (Feb. 11) and Tennessee Tech on CBS FREE THROWS-ATTEMPTS 126-191 124-186 Sports Network (Feb. 26). For more, visit MSUEagles.com. Free throw percentage .660 .667 FTs made per game 12.6 15.5 ESPN 30 FOR 30 REBOUNDS 387 275 Sean Woods, who played at Kentucky from 1989-92, will be included in an ESPN 30 for 30 Rebounds per game 38.7 34.4 documentary -- “I Hate Christian Laettner” -- on Selection Sunday in March. Laettner hit Rebounding margin +5.6 +1.4 one of the most memorable shots in NCAA Tournament history, helped Duke to two NCAA ASSISTS 154 141 national championships and played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association. Woods Assists per game 15.4 17.6 and Laettner went head-to-head in the Elite Eight of the 1992 NCAA Tournament, which TURNOVERS 145 110 Turnovers per game 14.5 13.8 continues to be regarded as one of the greatest games ever. For more, visit MSUEagles.com. Turnover margin +2.2 -2.6 Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.3 THE SERIES VS.