St. Bonaventure (6-3) at Eastern Michigan (2-7) Eagles Host St

1 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

St. Bonaventure (6-3) at Eastern Michigan (2-7) Eagles host St. Bonaventure on “George Gervin Day” - Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008

10G ame Release date: Dec. 19, 2008 EMU Basketball Schedule/Results 2008-09 EMU Me n ’s Ba s k e t b a l l Ro s t er Nov. 14 MARYGROVE W, 119-48 Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Nov. 17-18 – at NIT Tip-Off(West Lafayette, Ind.) 10 Branden Harrison F 6-8 Fr. Houston, Texas 5.6 2.3 0.7 Nov. 17 at 10/11 Purdue (ESPN2–TV) L, 58-87 33 Brandon Bowdry F 6-6 R-So. St. Louis, Mo. 14.6 7.0 1.4 25 Justin Dobbins F 6-8 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio 11.6 4.6 1.2 Nov. 18 vs. Georgia L, 60-61 2 Solomon Farris G 6-4 So. Detroit, Mich. 8.2 4.8 1.1 Nov. 22 at Detroit L, 47-62 12 L.J. Frazier G 5-10 R-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 8.2 3.2 3.7 Nov. 24-25 – at NIT Tip-Off Consolation (Jamaica, N.Y.) Reserves Nov. 24 vs. St. John’s L, 61-73 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Nov. 25 vs. Cornell L, 54-67 4 Daniel Barnes G 6-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 1.5 1.3 0.3 5 Tyler Jones G 6-2 Sr. Belleville, Mich. 2.0 1.5 1.5 Nov. 29 at Brown L, 51-53 13 Antonio Green G 6-3 Fr. Inkster, Mich. 0.9 0.3 1.1 Dec. 8 WAYNE STATE W, 67-47 15 Will Cooper W 6-6 R-So. Detroit, Mich. 1.8 3.1 1.4 20 Zane Gay G 6-5 Sr. Olivet, Mich. 6.4 4.3 1.0 Dec. 13 at Michigan (Big Ten Network–TV) L, 60-91 21 Wendale Farrow W 6-6 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. 2.4 4.2 1.9 Dec. 20 ST. BONAVENTURE (DH) 4 p.m. 22 Merlynd Ameti G 6-0 So. Dearborn, Mich. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Dec. 22 OAKLAND 7 p.m. 32 Alex Hamo G 6-2 R-So. Flint, Mich. –– –– –– 34 Kyle Dodd C 6-11 R-Jr. Rockwood, Ontario 2.6 1.4 0.4 Dec. 28 at Illinois 1 p.m. 54 Kamil Janton C 6-10 Fr. Tarnow, Poland 2.0 1.0 0.0 Jan. 3 at Chicago State 2 p.m. #3 Carlos Medlock G 6-0 Sr. Detroit, Mich. –– –– –– #Expected to miss the entire season with a broken foot Jan. 7 TEMPLE 7 p.m. Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey (Eastern Michigan, `92) • Fourth season at EMU (36-64) Jan. 10 BALL STATE* (DH) 4 p.m. Associate Head Coach: Derrick McDowell Assistant Coaches: Carl Thomas and Andrew Moore Jan. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Toledo* 7 p.m. EagleNation Storylines Jan. 20 at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. FINALS WEEK: The Eagles will be idle until Saturday, Dec. 20, when they host the Jan. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) 4 p.m. St. Bonaventure Bonnies in a doubleheader in the Convocation Center. The EMU players will completed their final exams this week. Jan. 27 at Kent State* 7 p.m. Jan. 31 MIAMI* 2 p.m. GEORGE GERVIN DAY: The EMU-St. Bonaventure non-conference game Sat- Feb. 3 AKRON* 7 p.m. urday, Dec. 20, will be “George Gervin Day” in the Convocation Center. The day Feb. 7 at Ohio* 5 p.m. will begin with an EMU women’s game against the University of Detroit Mercy Feb. 12 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. at 2 p.m. followed by the men’s contest at 4 p.m. Gervin will receive an honorary Feb. 15 at Bowling Green* 7 p.m. baccalaureate degree from Eastern Michigan University in a special presentation at halftime of the EMU-St. Bonaventure game. For Gervin, it is the third honor Feb. 18 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Eastern Michigan has bestowed on the men’s basketball All-American. His jersey Feb. 21 ESPN BRACKET BUSTER (DH) 4 p.m. was retired in 1986 and he was elected to the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame in1993. Feb. 25 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. He led EMU to the Final Four of the NCAA College Division National Championship Feb. 28 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. in 1971-72 and earned All-American honors that year as a sophomore. He finished Mar. 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. his college career with 1,044 points and 562 rebounds. After leaving EMU in 1972, Gervin began his professional basketball career that year with the Virginia Squires Mar. 8 at Ball State* 2 p.m. of the American Basketball Association. He went on to play for the San Antonio Mar. 10 at MAC Tournament First Rd. ^ TBA Spurs and the Chicago Bulls in the NBA. He was a nine-time NBA All-Star (1977- Mar. 12 at MAC Tournament Quarterfinals ^ TBA 85) and was the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 1980. Gervin was named one of the Mar. 13 at MAC Tournament Semifinals ^ TBA Top 50 Greatest Players in the history of the NBA and was elected to the Naismith Mar. 14 at MAC Championship ^ TBA Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

#Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Round-Games played at Carnessecca Arena in Jamaica, N.Y. RETURNING TO EMU: When St. Bonaventure visits the Convocation center for a * Mid-American Conference match; All times are site times men’s basketball game Saturday, Dec. 20, the Bonnies will have a familiar face on ^2009 MAC Tournament (Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, Ohio) For tickets, call 734.487.2282, or visit, EMUEagles.com the sidelines. St. Bonaventure’s Director of Athletics Steve Watson was an assistant athletics director at EMU from 2001-06.

Basketball Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2 EMU Media Relations The Game Week Schedule A quick look at Eastern Michigan’s media availability on game week. All appointments can be Assoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter made through the sports information office at 734.487.0317. Office Phone 734.487.0318 This Week’s Practice/Game Schedule Home Phone 734.485.3221 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cell Phone 734.260.1004 Day Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice GameDay E-mail [email protected] off at the at the at the at the at the vs. Fax 734.485.3840 Convo Convo Convo Convo Convo St. Bona. Assistant SID Greg Steiner 4 p.m. Office Phone 734.487.0317 Cell Phone 734.845.1132 E-mail [email protected] Graduate Assistants Requesting Credentials Amanda Decker, Sarah VanMetre, Dan Wyar Credentials can be obtained by contacting Jim Streeter in the EMU Sports Information Office. Student Staff They can be requested by calling 734.487.0317 or via e-mail to [email protected]. Requests must be received at least two days prior to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available Chris Puzzuoli, Amy Ziemak, Patrick Horning at the Will Call window at the Convocation Center. EMU does not issue parking credentials for basketball. Parking is free and on a first-come, first-serve basis. INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Postgame interviews following home contests are conducted in Media Room A on the Con- Practice Procedures course Level of the Convocation Center. Both Most practices are open to the media. However, all media are recommended to make an advance teams interviews will take place in this area call to the EMU Sports Information Office to check on the status of practice for a particular day. with the visiting team going first, followed by head coach Charles E. Ramsey and his players. Interview Policies (Mid-Week) Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey is available to speak to the media via phone Monday-Friday After road games, representatives will be mornings. All arrangements for interviews with Coach Ramsey should be made through brought to a designated area. The locker room Men’s Basketball SID Jim Streeter. is closed at all times. Individual players are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Please contact the EMU Sports Information Office to set up interviews. One note to the media: Home phone numbers The University for players and coaches WILL NOT be given out by the EMU Sports Information Office. Location Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded 1849 Interview Policies (Postgame) Enrollment 22,638 All post-game interviews will be conducted in Media Room A at the north end of the Convo- President Dr. Susan W. Martin cation Center. Both head coaches will be available to the media after a 10-minute cooling-off period, with the visiting coach and players going first in the media room (unless circumstances Nickname Eagles warrant a change). Individual players may also be available for interviews at the conclusion Colors Green (349) and White of the game. Please see a member of the sports information staff from either EMU or the Conference Mid-American visiting institution about player interviews. EMU Athletics Department Obtaining Media Information Athletics Director Dr. Derrick Gragg Information will be updated regularly at EMU’s official athletics website, EMUEagles.com. For Assoc. AD/Facilities Doug Dowdy media information, go to the men’s basketball web page to find updated PDF files containing, Assoc. AD/SWA Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg notes, statistics, rosters and schedules. To be added to the basketball e-mail distribution list, Assoc. AD/Administration Mike Malach contact Jim Streeter. Assoc. AD/Development Craig Fink Assoc. AD/Compliance Dr. Melody Reifel Werner Phone/Internet Access in the Convocation Center If media are in need of a phone line for the game or season, please inform Greg Steiner at time Assoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter of credential request of those needs. For those with laptop computers that can automatically Head Athletic Trainer Steve Nordwall select an IP address, there is a wireless Internet connection available in the Convocation Strength and Conditioning Mike Szerszen Center. See a Sports Information representative for the login password. Acting Equipment Manager Jay Sofen THE COACHING STAFF: The Eagles will have one newcomer on the 2008-09 staff. Head Ticket Manager Ron Reid Coach Charles E. Ramsey and assistant coaches Derrick McDowell and Carl Thomas Ticket Office Phone 734.487.2282 all return for their fourth seasons. The new member of the staff is former EMU director of basketball operations Andy Moore. Moore joins the staff after spending the 2007-08 season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Bowling Green State University.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 3 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

The 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Team and Coaching Staff: Front row, l-r: Antonio Green, L.J. Frazier, Tyler Jones, Zane Gay, head coach Charles E. Ramsey, Carlos Medlock, Merlynd Ameti, Solomon Farris, Daniel Barnes. Back Row, L-R: Graduate assistant Craig LeVasseur, director of basketball operations Chris Highfield, student assistant Marvin Skipper, Wendale Farrow, Justin Dobbins, Kamil Janton, Kyle Dodd, Branden Harrison, Brandon Bowdry, Will Cooper, assistant coach Carl Thomas, assistant coach Andrew Moore, athletic trainer Masayasu Takaiwa and associate head coach Derrick McDowell.

Eastern Michigan University 2008-09 Men’s Basketball Team Numerical Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-High School (Previous) 2 Solomon Farris* G 6-4 200 So.-So. Detroit, Mich.-Osborn 3 Carlos Medlock*** G 6-0 186 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright 4 Daniel Barnes G 6-2 175 Fr.-Fr. Chicago, Ill.-Oak Park 5 Tyler Jones* G 6-2 210 Sr.-Sr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville 10 Branden Harrison F 6-8 170 Fr.-Fr. Houston, Texas-Milby 12 L.J. Frazier* G 5-10 160 So.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti 13 Antonio Green G 6-3 192 Fr.-Fr. Inkster, Mich.-Robichaud 15 Will Cooper** W 6-6 180 Jr.-So. Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton (Maine) Acad. 20 Zane Gay*** G 6-5 201 Sr.-Sr. Olivet, Mich.-Olivet 21 Wendale Farrow* W 6-7 210 Sr.-Sr. Sacramento, Calif.-Mira Loma-American River (Calif.) J.C. 22 Merlynd Ameti* G 6-0 175 So.-So. Dearborn, Mich.-Annapolis 25 Justin Dobbins** F 6-8 240 Jr.-Jr. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville 32 Alex Hamo G 6-2 185 Jr.-So. Flint, Mich.-Southwestern Academy (Cincinnati) 33 Brandon Bowdry** F 6-6 229 Jr.-So. St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor, Mich.-Truman 34 Kyle Dodd*** C 6-11 210 Sr.-Jr. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute 54 Kamil Janton C 6-10 230 Fr.-Fr. Tarnow, Poland-Bartlett *Letters won Head Coach: Charles E. Ramsey (Eastern Michigan, ‘92) - Fourth year (36-64) Associate Coach: Derrick McDowell (Stetson, ‘83) - Fourth year Assistant Coach: Carl Thomas (Eastern Michigan, 2000) - Fourth year Assistant Coach: Andrew Moore (Muskingum, ‘92) - First year Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Highfield (Michigan, 2000) - First year Graduate Assistant Coach: Craig LeVasseur (Michigan, 2005)- Second year Student Assistant Coach: Marvin Skipper

Pronunciation Guide Merlyna Ameti MER-lin, uh-MET-ee Brandon Bowdry BOW (rhymes with Now)-dree Wendale Farrow win-DALE Kamil Janton kuh-MEAL JAN-ton

FOR THE 112th TIME: The 2008-09 season is the 112th of intercollegiate basketball for the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. Eastern played its first season in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, losing a 2-0 decision before coming back for a 4-0 victory. The 2008-09 season will also be the 35th for the Eagles in the Mid-American Conference. The first year of MAC play for EMU was 1974-75 when the then-Hurons went 12-14 overall and 4-9 in league play. EMU has won three Mid-American Conference titles: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1995-96, and the Green and White captured MAC Tournament Th e Ch a r l e s E. Ra m s e y Fi l e crowns in all three of those years in addition to winning the tourna- Charles E. Ramsey is right where he wants to be as the fourth-year men’s head bas- ment title in 1997-98. ketball coach of the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. Ramsey, an Ypsilanti native, EMU graduate, and former EMU assistant basketball coach, was named head coach of the men’s basketball program at EMU, March 30, EMU AND ST. BONAVENTURE: EMU and St. Bonaventure have 2005, giving Ramsey his dream job. met twice with the Eagles holding a 2-0 edge in the series. Eastern And not only did Ramsey begin his return on a positive note, directing his young Eagles to a 67-65 win over the University of California-Berkeley in his first game as an traveled to Olean, N.Y. last year and captured a 63-60 win, Nov. 24, intercollegiate head coach, he also set in motion his plan to return the EMU program 2007. The previous meeting was held at then-Gund Arena and EMU to a place of prominence in the Mid-American Conference. After that thrilling career coaching opener against California, the Eagles went on to prevailed, 83-63. finish the year with a 7-21 record. Included in that record was the fact that the Green and White lost seven games by five points or less, displaying the competitive spirit Ramsey expects from his charges. BOWDRY-DOBBINS LEAD THE WAY AT U-M: The Eagles’ two major Under Ramsey’s leadership the Eagles have improved each year. In his second year inside players, forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor at the helm, Ramsey saw his young Eagles make vast improvements, recording a 13-19 (Mich.) Truman) and center Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio- overall record and a 6-10 MAC mark in 2006-07. The Eagles continued to improve in 2007-08 and made the season a memorable one Glenville) continued their outstanding efforts this year with 16 and with a tie for second in the Mid-American Conference West Division race with an 8-8 13 points respectively last Saturday, Dec. 13, in a loss at Michigan. record, the best league finish for the Eagles since the 1995-96 team won the division title on the way to a regular-season and MAC Tournament championship. Dobbins added eight rebounds while Bowdry hauled down seven In the 2007 MAC Tournament, EMU won its opening round game, the first tourna- boards. Bowdry is the leading EMU scorer this year with a 14.6 scor- ment win for the Green and White since the 1998 championship game. The Eagles then ing average with Dobbins second at 11.6. Bowdry is averaging a fought No. 1 seed Toledo to the final horn in game two before bowing by eight points, 62-54. team-best 7.0 rebounds. Ramsey’s Eagles backed that post-season performance up in 2007-08 with a first- round win over Ball State before the Green and White bowed to Western Michigan in the second round. QUICK START: The Eagles jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and held Prior to accepting the head coaching duties at his alma mater, Ramsey sharpened a seven-point advantage, 26-19, at the 7:49 mark of the first half at his coaching and teaching abilities while working and learning from some of the top Michigan Saturday, Dec. 13. The Wolverines then went on a hot- coaches in the high school and college ranks. As a young football, basketball and baseball player at Ypsilanti High School, Ramsey shooting streak, connecting on five three pointers the remainder of first developed a passion for watching and learning about the intricacies of coaching the half for a 44-34 halftime lead over the Eagles. Michigan would from boys head basketball coach Dick Ouellette and boys baseball coach and assistant football coach Patrick Dignan. keep that scorching pace up for the entire game, making a school- Ramsey was honored by his alma mater by being inducted into the Ypsilanti High record 16-of-33 triples in the game on the way to a 91-60 win. School Athletic Hall of Fame in a special ceremony held during the 2008 football season. A 1979 YHS graduate, Ramsey went on to attend Fisk University from 1979-81 where NEW LOOK: The 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University men’s bas- he was named to the league’s All-Freshman team. He then transferred to EMU and went ketball team has five new faces on the roster and six that are seeing on to complete his bachelor’s degree in 1992 with a major in sociology. While an EMU undergraduate, Ramsey was an assistant boys’ basketball coach at Ypsilanti H.S. from their first NCAA Division I basketball action. The only one of the six 1982-87. players that has not played this season is Alex Hamo. From the high school ranks Ramsey went on to enjoy great success as an assistant coach in the college ranks. During his undergraduate career, Ramsey served as a volunteer coach at EMU under FIRST TIMERS Head Coach Ben Braun from 1990--93. He joined the EMU staff as a full-time assistant from May-Sept. 1996, before leaving to assist Braun when he became the head coach No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class at the University of California-Berkeley. Hometown-High School As a volunteer assistant coach in 1991, EMU made it to the Sweet 16 of the 1991 4 Daniel Barnes G 6-2 175 Fr.-Fr. NCAA Tournament. He was part of the EMU program from 1990-93 before moving on as an assistant coach to help Tennessee State win the Ohio Valley Conference title and Chicago, Ill.-Oak Park advance to the 1994 NCAA Tournament. While at Tennessee State, Ramsey coached 10 Branden Harrison F 6-8 170 Fr.-Fr. his first of several future professionals by helping develop Carlos Rogers into a lottery pick by the Seattle Supersonics. Houston, Texas-Milby In his first year at Cal for the 1996-97 campaign, Ramsey was instrumental in helping 12 L.J. Frazier* G 5-10 160 So.-Fr. the Bears post their best overall record since 1960 (23-9), as they reached the Sweet 16 of the 1997 NCAA Tournament. In 2001, he helped the Bears again to the NCAA Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti Tournament with a 20-11 record. He was also a part of two NIT teams, including the 13 Antonio Green G 6-3 192 Fr.-Fr. 1999 squad that captured the NIT championship. Ramsey was instrumental in bringing Inkster, Mich.-Robichaud in Sean Lampley, the 2001 PAC-10 Player of the Year and Cal’s all-time leading scorer, and Joseph Shipp, the No. 3 all-time leading scorer. Other notable Bears mentored by 32 Alex Hamo G 6-2 185 Jr.-So. Ramsey included 1997 PAC-10 Player of the Year and Atlanta Hawk lottery selection Flint, Mich.-Southwestern Academy-Cincinnati Ed Gray, Sacramento King draftee Michael Stewart, future NBA players Sean Marks, of the Phoenix Suns, Francisco Elson, of the world-champion San Antonio Spurs, as well 54 Kamil Janton C 6-10 230 Fr.-Fr. NFL All-Pro tight end Tony Gonzalez. Tarnow, Poland-Bartlett Ramsey’s track record of success for developing players and team success afforded him the opportunity to work as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan from 2001-05. While an assistant at Michigan for four seasons, Ramsey helped the Wolverines turn in two consecutive top 10 nationally-ranked recruiting classes, and helped coach the U-M team that won the 2004 NIT championship.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 5 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes St. Bonaventure CONFERENCE TOUR: By the end of the regular season, the EMU Dec. 20 • at EMU, 4 p.m. men’s basketball team will have competed against teams from nine different conferences. The conferences and teams include: Atlantic 10 (St. Bonaventure, Temple), Big East (St. John’s), Big Ten (Purdue, Illinois, Michigan), Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Wayne State), Horizon League (Detroit), Ivy League (Cornell, Brown), Mid-American (Ball State, Central Michigan, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Akron, Ohio, Buffalo, Bowling Forward Head Coach Green, Toledo), Southeastern (Georgia), and the Summit League D’Lancy Carter Mark Schmidt (Oakland). The Eagles will have also faced two Independent teams Location St. Bonaventure, N.Y. in Marygrove (Association of Independent Institutions) and Chicago Founded 1858 State. The Eagles could have a 10 different conference added when Enrollment 2,000 the Bracket Buster pairings are announced. Nickname Bonnies Colors Brown and White RAINING THREES: Redshirt freshman point guard L.J. Frazier (Yp- Conference Atlantic 10 silanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) has started every game at point guard for President Sister Margaret Carney, O.S.F. the Eagles this season and has been the team’s top sharp-shooter Athletics Director Steve Watson from long distance. Since taking over duties as the starting point Sports Information Dir. Patrick Pierson guard after Carlos Medlock’s (Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) Men’s Basketball Contact Patrick Pierson season-ending foot injury just prior to the opener, Frazier, a redshirt MBB Contact Office 716.375.2575 MBB Contact Office Fax 716.375.2383 freshman, is averaging a team-high 31.6 minutes per-game this MBB Contact Cell Phone 716.640.4496 season and is shooting a team-best 45.7 percent (16-of-35) from MBB Contact E-Mail [email protected] beyond the arc. Frazier connected with a trio of three-point bombs Web site www.gobonnies.com in games against both Cornell, Nov. 25, and Brown, Nov. 29, while Head Coach Mark Schmidt htting two triples against Wayne State, Dec. 8. Alma Mater, Year Boston College, ‘86 Record at School (Years) 14-25 (2) LEADING THE TEAM: Redshirt sophomore Brandon Bowdry (St. Career Record (Years) 96-115 (7) Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) missed the entire 2007-08 season Assistant Coaches Jeff Massey, Dave Moore, Dino Presley with a broken foot, but the inactivity has not hampered his production Home Court Bob Lanier Court at the Reilly Center this season. The 6-foot-6 Bowdry is leading the team in scoring at 14.4 Capacity 5,780 points and also rebounding at 7.0. He has been EMU’s leading scorer Press Row Number 716.375.2661 in four games and has been the top rebounder in five contests this 2007-08 Overall Record 8-22 year. Junior Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) is averaging 2007-08 Atlantic 10 Record 2-14 (14th) 11.4 points and 4.1 rebounds. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 3/5 Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 RECORD-SETTING OPENER: The EMU men’s basketball team set 2007-08 St. Bonaventure Results 2008-09 St. Bonaventure Schedule Nov. 9 at Boston University L, 57-68 Nov. 14 R. MORRIS$ W, 72-62 several records in Friday’s, Nov. 14, 2008-09 season opener at home Nov. 12 BINGHAMTON W, 97-80 Nov. 17 at Marist$ W, 77-54 against Marygrove College. Eastern’s 71-point winning margin Nov. 16 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 61-50 Nov. 21 vs. DELAWARE$ L, 81-85 Nov. 17 at New Mexico L, 54-81 Nov. 23 at Rutgers$ (ot) W, 64-63 (119-48) broke the mark of 59 against Western Ontario (100-41) Nov. 18 vs. PRESBYTERIAN W, 79-72 Nov. 25 MISSISSIPPI ST. L, 71-76 set on Dec. 3, 1966. The win also gave the Eagles seven consecu- Nov. 24 Eastern Michigan L, 63-60 Nov. 29 vs. Canisius L, 66-68 Nov. 28 at Niagara L, 75-80 Dec. 6 PRINCETON W, 60-53 tive victories in the Convocation Center, dating back to the last six Dec. 1 Canisius W, 80-64 Dec. 13 MARYLAND E. SHORE W, 75-60 games of the 2007-08 season. The Eagles increased the string to Dec. 5 at Ohio L, 58-77 Dec. 17 SAINT FRANCIS W, 66-73 Dec. 8 ALBANY W, 58-54 Dec. 20 at Eastern Michigan eight straight victories in the Convo with a 67-47 win over Wayne Dec. 15 at Hampton University L, 48-55 Dec. 23 NIAGARA State, Dec. 8. The record for a winning streak in the home confines Dec. 18 at Wright State L, 45-54 Dec. 30 at Bucknell Dec. 30 at Binghamton L, 59-64 Jan. 3 at Central Arkansas of the Convo was six games, something that has been done four Jan. 5 BUCKNELL W, 65-62 Jan. 7 at Fordham* times since the arena opened in time for the 1998-99 season. Three Jan. 9 at Xavier L, 80-63 Jan. 10 DUQUESNE* Jan. 12 LA SALLE L, 61-84 Jan. 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* of the four six-game winning streaks have been over a two-season Jan. 16 at Richmond L, 75-64 Jan. 17 at Richmond* period. The 1998-99 team won its last home game and the 1999- Jan. 23 at Duquesne L, 83-67 Jan. 21 XAVIER* Jan. 26 RHODE ISLAND L, 89-77 Jan. 24 at Dayton* 2000 won five in a row before losing. The 2002-03 squad won six Jan. 30 at La Salle L, 84-61 Jan. 28 FORDHAM* straight during that season before losing. The 2003-04 team won its Feb. 2 DUSQUESNE L, 83-67 Jan. 31 at Duquesne* Feb. 9 CHARLOTTE L, 87-83 Feb. 7 LA SALLE* last game and the 2004-05 team followed up with five consecutive Feb. 13 at Saint Joseph’s L, 81-56 Feb. 11 at Rhode Island* wins to start the season. Feb. 16 GEORGE WASHINGTON L, 80-71 Feb. 14 MASSACHUSETTS* Feb. 20 TEMPLE L, 96-82 Feb. 19 at George Washington* Feb. 24 at Massachusetts L, 79-56 Feb. 22 at Temple* BOWDRY ON THE DOUBLE-DOUBLE: Sophomore Brandon Bow- Feb. 27 RICHMOND L, 82-71 Feb. 25 SAINT LOUIS* Mar. 1 at Saint Louis W, 70-50 Mar. 1 at Saint Joseph* dry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) shook off a year’s rust Mar. 5 DAYTON L, 78-73 Mar. 7 CHARLOTTE* by turning in the first double-double of his career when he scored Mar. 8 at Fordham L, 69-62 Mar. 11 Atlantic 10 Tournament *Conference game; Home games in ALL *Conference game; $ Garden State 26 points with 14 rebounds in the Eagles’ 119-48 win over a visiting CAPS Tip-Off; Home games in ALL CAPS Marygrove College team Friday, Nov. 14. Bowdry, a Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team member after the 2006-07 season, missed the entire 2007-08 campaign with a broken foot.

The EMU Record Book TALE OF THE TAPE Career Points 1. Kennedy McIntosh (1967-71) 2,219 2. Earl Boykins (1995-98) 2,211 EMU (2-7) St. Bonaventure (6-3) 64.1 ...... Scoring Offense...... 71.0 3. Derrick Dial (1995-98) 1,891 65.4 ...... Scoring Defense...... 65.2 23. Carlos Medlock (2005-pres.) 1,032 -1.3 ...... Scoring Margin...... +5.8 79. Justin Dobbins (2006-pres.) 561 43.5...... Field Goal Percentage...... 43.6 40.3 ...... Field Goal Percentage Defense...... 40.2

33.3 ...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage...... 32.6 Career Rebounds 34.1...... 3-Pt. Field Goal Percent. Def...... 33.5 1. Kennedy McIntosh (1967-71) 1,426 46 ...... 3-Point Field Goals Made...... 46 2. Earl Dixon (1968-72) 970 60...... 3-Point Field Goals Allowed...... 55 62.0 ...... Free Throw Percentage...... 62.4 3. Ed Gallup (1960-64) 878 67.9...... Opponent Free Throw Percentage...... 61.4 t-62. Chris Pipkin (1989-93) 281 39.3...... Rebounding Offense...... 40.6 Justin Dobbins (2006-pres.) 281 34.6...... Rebounding Defense...... 37.2 +4.7...... Rebounding Margin...... +3.3 119 ...... Assists...... 129 Career Three-Pointers Made 50 ...... Steals...... 70 1. Derrick Dial (1995-98) 214 40 ...... Blocked Shots...... 49 2. Brian Tolbert (1992-96) 204 155 ...... Turnovers...... 141 3. Carl Thomas (1987-91) 185 108...... Offensive Rebounds...... 130 246...... Defensive Rebounds...... 235 4. Earl Boykins (1995-98) 181 TOUGH LOSS: The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team received some 8. Carlos Medlock (2006-pres.) 138 bad news when head coach Charles E. Ramsey announced that senior point guard Carlos Medlock (Detroit, Mich.-Murrary Wright) will be sidelined for the 2008-09 Career Assists season due to a broken right foot. Medlock, who broke the same foot midway through 1. Earl Boykins (1995-98) 624 the 2006-07 season, had surgery Tuesday, Nov. 4. 2. Lorenzo Neely (1987-91) 521 The 6-foot, 186-pound Medlock was entering the 2008-09 season as one of the top 3. Harvey Marlatt (1966-70) 429 players on the squad. In his first three years he played in 77 games, 76 as a starter. He is the 26th player in school history to score at least 1,000 points with 1,032. 4. Michael Ross (2001-05) 421 13. Carlos Medlock (2006-pres.) 279 EMU men’s basketball games can be heard on WEMU, 89.1 FM this season, as well as on the internet at www.wemu.org. The station will broadcast at least 25 games during the 2008-09 season, with Brian Nemerovski performing play-by-play duties and Ryan Career Free Throws Made Wooley handling the stats and engineering. The upcoming schedule, with all times 1. Earl Boykins (1995-98) 512 listed as Eastern Standard Time, is listed below: 2. Harvey Marlatt (1966-70) 486 Dec. 8 WAYNE STATE 6:50 p.m. 3. John Bowler (2003-06) 443 Dec. 13 at Michigan 3:50 p.m. 4. Lorenzo Neely (1987-91) 433 Dec. 20 ST. BONAVENTURE 3:50 p.m. Dec. 22 OAKLAND 6:50 p.m. 5. Markus Austin (2001-05 422 Dec. 28 at Illinois 12:50 p.m. Jan. 3 at Chicago State 1:50 p.m. Jan. 7 TEMPLE 6:50 p.m. Career Blocks Jan. 10 BALL STATE 3:50 p.m. 1. Theron Wilson (1992-96) 257 Jan. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 6:50 p.m. 2. Brian Nolan (1986-90) 120 Jan. 17 at Toledo 6:50 p.m. Jan. 20 at Northern Illinois 6:50 p.m. 3. Ryan Prillman (1999-2003) 104 Jan. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3:50 p.m. 4. Mike McCaskill (1983-87) 78 Jan. 27 at Kent State 6:50 p.m. Jan. 31 MIAMI 1:50 p.m. 5. Tyson Radney (1998-2002) 73 Feb. 3 AKRON 6:50 p.m. Feb. 7 at Ohio 4:50 p.m. Feb. 12 BUFFALO 6:50 p.m. Career EMU Coaching Victories Feb. 15 at Bowling Green 6:50 p.m. 1. Ben Braun (1986-96) 185 Feb. 18 at Western Michigan 6:50 p.m. Feb. 21 ESPN BRACKET BUSTER 3:50 p.m. 2. Elton J. Rynearson (1917-46) 160 Feb. 25 TOLEDO 6:50 p.m. 3. James Dutcher (1966-72) 127 Feb. 28 at Central Michigan (MBB) 6:50 p.m. 4. James Boyce (1979-86) 84 March 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6:50 p.m. March 8 at Ball State 1:50 p.m. 5. Milton Barnes (1996-2000) 62 March 10 MAC Tournament TBA March 12 MAC Tournament TBA

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20+ Po i n t Ga m e s Th i s s e a s o n Ca r e e r Player Pts. Game Result Ga m e s Pl a y e d / Brandon Bowdry 26 MARYGROVE (11-14-08) W, 119-48 Branden Harrison 21 MARYGROVE (11-14-08) W, 119-48 Ga m e s St a r t e d Justin Dobbins 22 vs. Georgia (11-18-08) L, 60-61 Player GP GS Merlynd Ameti 5 0 Daniel Barnes 4 0 Brandon Bowdry 41 37 Will Cooper 37 13 Justin Dobbins 65 52 Kyle Dodd 47 11 Solomon Farris 20 10 Wendale Farrow 36 24 L.J. Frazier 9 9 Zane Gay 78 15 Antonio Green 8 0 Alex Hamo - - Branden Harrison 9 4 Kamil Janton 4 0 Do u b l e -Do u b l e s Tyler Jones 28 12 Carlos Medlock 77 76 Player Pts. Reb. Ast. Game Result Brandon Bowdry 26 14 MARYGROVE (11-14-08) W, 119-48 Do u b l e Fi g u r e Sc o r i n g Ga m e s Player Career 2008-09 Merlynd Ameti -- -- Daniel Barnes -- -- Brandon Bowdry 19 7 Will Cooper -- -- Justin Dobbins 28 6 Kyle Dodd 1 -- Solomon Farris 4 4 Wendale Farrow 2 -- L.J. Frazier 4 4 Zane Gay 9 1 Antonio Green -- -- Alex Hamo - - Branden Harrison 2 2 Kamil Janton - - Tyler Jones 3 -- Carlos Medlock 58 -- St a r t i n g Combinations Staters Record Cooper, Bowdry, Dobbins, Farris, Frazier 1-4 Harrison, Bowdry, Dobbins, Farris, Frazier 0-2 Harrison, Bowdry, Dodd, Farris, Frazier 1-1

Basketball Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 8 Eastern Michigan’s Record When ... The EMU Record Book Overall MAC Single-Game Points Scored When the Eagles lead at halftime...... 2-2...... 0-0 1. Gary Tyson (March 2, 1974) 47 When the Eagles trail at halftime...... 0-5...... 0-0 2. Webster Kirksey (Dec. 20, 1952) 46 When the Eagles are tied at halftime...... 0-0...... 0-0 t3. Derrick Dial (Jan. 5, 1998) 45 Leading with 5 minutes left in the game...... 2-2...... 0-0 t3. Earl Boykins (Feb. 21, 1998) 45 Trailing with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-5...... 0-0 t4. George Gervin (Dec. 8, 1971) 44 Tied with 5 minutes left in the game...... 0-0...... 0-0 t4. George Gervin (Dec. 28, 1971) 44

Scoring 70 points or more...... 1-0...... 0-0 Single-Game Field Goals Made Scoring less than 70 points...... 1-7...... 0-0 1. Webster Kirksey (Dec. 20, 1952) 22 Holding opponents to less than 70 points...... 2-4...... 0-0 t2. George Gervin (Dec. 8, 1971) 21 Opponents scoring 70 points or more...... 0-3...... 0-0 t2. Gary Tyson (March 2, 1974) 21 4. Accomplished five times 17 When the Eagles shoot 45%+ from the field...... 2-1...... 0-0 When the Eagles shoot below 45% from the field...... 0-6...... 0-0 Single-Game Free Throws Made 1. Andy Shepard (Jan. 6, 1955) 18 When the opponents shoot 45%+ from the field...... 1-2...... 0-0 When the opponents shoot below 45% from the field...... 1-5...... 0-0 2. George Gervin (Jan. 7, 1972) 17 3. John Bowler (Feb. 22, 2006) 17 Having better field goal percentage than opponents...... 2-2...... 0-0 4. Accomplished four times 16 Having worse field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-5...... 0-0 Having the same field goal percentage than opponents...... 0-0...... 0-0 Single-Game Three-Pointers Made 1. Derrick Dial (Jan. 5, 1998) 9 When the Eagles shoot 70%+ from the free throw line...... 0-4...... 0-0 t2. Brad Soucie (March 18, 1988) 8 When the Eagles shoot below 70% from the free throw line..... 2-3...... 0-0 t2 Ellery Morgan (March 6, 1993) 8 Shooting more free throws...... 2-5...... 0-0 t2. Ricky Cottrill (Dec. 1, 2001) 8 Shooting fewer free throws...... 0-1...... 0-0 t5. Accomplished three times 7 Shooting same number of free throws...... 0-1...... 0-0 Single-Game Rebounds When the Eagles outrebound the opponent...... 2-4...... 0-0 1. Kareem Carpenter (Feb. 8, 1995) 27 When the Eagles are outrebounded...... 0-3...... 0-0 Same number of rebounds...... 0-0...... 0-0 t2. Steve Ditchkoff (Dec. 17, 1965) 26 t2. Kareen Carpenter (Jan. 14, 1995) 26 When the Eagles commit less than 15 turnovers...... 2-2...... 0-0 t4. Kennedy McIntosh (Feb. 12, 1969) 25 When the Eagles commit 15 or more turnovers...... 0-5...... 0-0 t4. George Gervin (Jan. 22, 1972) 25 When the Eagles force 15 or more turnovers...... 0-3...... 0-0 When the Eagles force less than 15 turnovers...... 2-4...... 0-0 Single-Game Assists 1. Harvey Marlatt (March 4, 1970) 18 Double-Doubles (Pts/Rebs): EMU 1, Opponents 0 Double-Doubles (Pts/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 2. Earl Boykins (Feb. 28, 1998) 15 Triple-Doubles (Pts/Rebs/Asts): EMU 0, Opponents 0 3. Percy Cooper (March 1, 1986) 14 t4. Percy Cooper (Jan. 22, 1986) 13 20-plus Point Games: EMU 3, Opponents 1 t4. Earl Boykins (Dec. 20, 1994) 13 30-plus Point Games: EMU 0, Opponents 0 Single-Game Blocked Shots EMU Players as Leading Scorer (Record): 2-2 1. Theron Wilson (Jan. 3, 1996) 8 2. Accomplished three times 7 EMU Players as Leading Rebounder (Record): 1-4 Most EMU Wins in a Season 1. 1990-91 26 2. 1995-96 25 3. 1971-72 24

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 9 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes The Last Time... 2008-09 Eastern Michigan ... the Eagles scored 90 points ... the Eagles played a double-overtime game Men’s Basketball Nov. 30, 2004- vs. Marshall (W, 90-88) March 5, 2005 - at Toledo (L, 70-78, 2OT) Honors/Awards/Predictions

... the Eagles scored 100 points ... the Eagles won 20 games in a season Preseason Prediction - Blue Ribbon Magazine Nov. 14, 2008 - vs. Marygrove (W, 119-48) 1997-98 - 20 wins 10 losses MAC West Division 1. Eastern Michigan ... an EMU opponent scored 100 points ... the Eagles had a five-game winning streak 2. Western Michigan March 1, 2003 - at Central Michigan (L, 89-106) 5 games, Colgate (11-23-2002) to 3. Central Michigan Gardner-Webb (12-21- 02) 4. Ball State ... both teams scored 100 points 5. Toledo Dec. 21, 1999 - at TCU (L, 101-107 2OT) ... the Eagles had an eight-game Convo winning 6. Northern Illinois streak ... the Eagles won a game by 20 points or more 8 games, Ohio (2-6-2008) to Wayne State (12-08-2008) All-West-Players Dec. 8, 2008 - vs. Wayne State (12-8-08) Carlos Medlock ... the Eagles had a 10-game losing streak ... the Eagles won a game by 30 points or more 10 games, N. Colorado (12-30-05) to NIU (1-29-06) RANKING IN THE MAC: Below is a list of the 2008-09 Nov. 14, 2008-vs. Marygrove (W, 119-48: 71 pts.) MAC rankings of the squad, through Nov. 16, 2008. ... the Eagles went to a postseason tournament ... the Eagles lost a game by more than 20 points 1998 NCAA Tournament MAC EMU Team Rankings Rank Avg. Dec. 13, 2008 - at Michigan (L, 60-01; 31 points) lost in the First Round, 71-83 vs. Michigan State (3-12-98) Scoring Offense N/A -- Scoring Defense N/A -- ... an Eagle player scored 30 points in a game ... the Eagles played in the MAC Championship Scoring Margin N/A -- John Bowler, 31, vs. Northern Illinois, March 4, 2006 game Field Goal Percentage N/A -- March 4, 1998 vs. Miami (W, 92-77) Field Goal Percentage Defense N/A -- Free Throw Percentage N/A -- ... an Eagle player scored 40 points in a game 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage N/A -- Earl Boykins, 45, vs. Western Mich., Feb. 21, 1998 ... the Eagles played in the NIT or the NCAA Tournaments 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense N/A -- 1998 NCAA Tournament 3-Point Field Goals Made N/A -- ... an Eagle player had 10 assists in a game lost in the First Round, 71-83 vs. Michigan State (3-12-98) Rebounding Offense N/A -- Earl Boykins, 15, vs. Toledo, Feb. 28, 1998 Rebounding Defense N/A -- ... the Eagles had a player voted First-Team All-MAC Rebounding Margin N/A -- ... an Eagle player had 15 or more rebounds in a game 2005-06, John Bowler Blocked Shots N/A -- Brandon Bowdry, 15, vs. Ball State (N), March 7, 2007 Assists N/A -- ... the Eagles had a player voted Second-Team All-MAC Steals N/A -- Turnover Margin N/A -- ... an Eagle player had five or more blocks in a game 2002-03, Ryan Prillman and Michael Ross Assist/Turnover Ratio N/A -- Kyle Dodd, 6, at Marquette, Nov. 18, 2006 Offensive Rebounds N/A -- ... the Eagles had a player voted Honorable Menton All-MAC Defensive Rebounds N/A -- ... an Eagle player had five or more steals in a game 2007-08, Carlos Medlock Travis Lewis, 6, at Toledo, March 4, 2008 Individual MAC Rankings (EMU only) ... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Freshman of the ... an Eagle player had five three-pointers in a game Year Jarred Axon, 7, at Northern Illinois, Jan. 16, 2008 1997-98, Lorenzo Neely MAC PRESEASON POLL: All 12 schools and members of the MAC News Media Association got together Oct. 30, 2008, in Cleveland, Ohio to preview the 2008-09 ... the Eagles played an overtime game ... the Eagles had a player voted to the MAC All-Freshman team men’s basketball race. The predictions are listed below, Dec. 29, 2007 - at TAMU-CC (L, 72-75) 2006-07, Brandon Bowdry with first-place votes in parenthesis.

... the Eagles had a player voted MAC Sixth Man of the Year East Division Never 1. Kent State 124 2. Miami 109 3. Bowling Green 70 JONES RETURNS TO HARDCOURT: EMU senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, 4. Akron 67 Mich.-Belleville) turned in the best season of his four-year football career with 75 recep- 5. Ohio 66 tions for 760 yards and six touchdowns in 2008. His 23 catches against Central Michigan 6. Buffalo 35 (Nov. 28) in the season finale win for the Eagles tied the NCAA FBS record for single-game West Division receptions. Once the football season was completed, Jones quickly made the transition to 1. Western Michigan 122 the hoops squad and played in EMU’s 67-47 win over Wayne State, Dec. 8. He also joined 2. Eastern Michigan 105 the basketball team at the end of the 2007 season and played in 26 games, averaging 4.2 3. Central Michigan 79 4. Toledo 71 points and 1.9 rebounds. 5. Ball State 55 6. Northern Illinois 39 COACHING CONNECTIONS: EMU head coach Charles E. Ramsey is one of seven head coaches with Eastern Michigan University ties currently coaching in the NCAA Division I Tournament Winner Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2) Eastern ranks. Ramsey, a 1992 EMU graduate and former EMU assistant, joins fellow EMU graduate Michigan (2) Stan Heath (South Florida), along with former EMU coaches Ben Braun (Rice), Keith Dambrot (Akron), Gary Waters (Cleveland State), Todd Lickliter (Iowa) and Tony Harvey (Texas Southern) as head coaches. Heath played for Eastern from 1985-87. Braun is EMU’s winningest head coach after coaching from 1986-1996. Dambrot was a member of Braun’s staff from 1986-89 and Waters was a Braun assistant from 1989-95. Lickliter spent two years as an EMU assistant coach, from 1997-99, and Harvey was an EMU assistant coach from 1996-99.

Basketball Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 10 MAC STANDINGS • 2007-08 Final Standings/All-League Teams WEST DIVISION Team W L Pct. Hm Rd Stk HStk W L Pct. Hm Rd Neu Stk HStk LWStk L10 Western Michigan 12 4 .750 8-0 4-4 W1 W8 20 12 .625 11-1 7-9 2-2 L1 W10 W5 7-3 Eastern Michigan 8 8 .500 7-1 1-7 W1 W5 14 17 .452 10-4 3-11 1-2 L1 W6 W2 6-4 Central Michigan 8 8 .500 6-2 2-6 L1 L1 14 17 .452 8-3 5-12 1-2 L1 L1 W4 4-6 Toledo 7 8 .467 6-1 1-7 W2 W1 11 19 .367 9-3 1-15 1-1 L1 W1 W3 4-6 Ball State 5 11 .312 4-4 1-7 L1 W2 6 24 .200 5-10 1-13 0-1 L2 W2 W2 3-7 Northern Illinois 3 12 .200 2-6 1-6 L4 L4 6 22 .214 5-7 1-12 0-3 L5 L5 W2 1-9

EAST DIVISION Team W L Pct. Hm. Rd. Stk. HStk W L Pct. Hm. Rd. Neu. Stk. HStk LWStk L10 Kent State 13 3 .812 8-0 5-3 W2 W8 28 6 .824 16-0 8-5 4-1 W5 W16 W7 9-1 Akron 11 5 .688 6-2 5-3 L1 L1 23 10 .697 13-3 6-5 4-2 L1 L1 W5 6-4 Ohio 9 7 .562 7-1 2-6 W1 W1 19 12 .613 12-1 5-9 2-2 L1 W1 W5 4-6 Miami 9 7 .562 6-3 3-4 W1 W2 17 15 .531 9-3 4-10 4-2 L1 W2 W5 5-5 Bowling Green 7 9 .438 6-2 1-7 L2 W1 13 17 .433 8-5 4-10 1-2 L3 W1 W3 3-7 Buffalo 3 13 .188 2-6 1-7 L1 W1 10 20 .333 7-6 1-12 2-2 L2 W2 W3 4-6

All-MAC First Team Honorable Mention Al Fisher, Kent State Carlos Medlock, Eastern Michigan Tim Pollitz, Miami Nick Dials, Akron Leon Williams, Ohio Anthony Newell, Ball State Joe Reitz, Western Michigan Peyton Stovall, Ball State David Kool, Western Michigan Nate Miller, Bowling Green Andy Robinson, Buffalo All-MAC Second Team Chris Singletary, Kent State Jeremiah Wood, Akron Kenny Hayes, Miami Giordan Watson, Central Michigan Jerome Tillman, Ohio Haminn Quaintance, Kent State Tyrone Kent, Toledo Mike Scott, Kent State Michael Bramos, Miami All-Freshman Team Steve McNees, Akron Melvin Goins, Ball State Joe Jakubowski, Bowling Green Jeremy Allen, Central Michigan Darion Anderson, Northern Illinois

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Wendale Farrow Zane Gay 6-7 • 210 • Sr.-Sr. 6-5 • 201 • Sr.-Fr. Wing Guard

Sacramento, Calif.- Olivet, Mich.- Mira Loma H.S. Olivet H.S. #21 #20

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 15, vs. BROWN (11-09-07) Points 16, at Western Michigan (1-20-07) Field Goals 4, vs. RADFORD (11-11-07), at Michigan (12-13-08) Field Goals 6, at Western Michigan (1-20-07) 3-Point FG’s 1, three times, most recent, at Toledo (3-04-08) 3-Point FG’s 3, three times, most recent vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Free Throws 9, vs. BROWN (11-09-07) Free Throws 5, vs. ILLINOIS STATE (12-4-07) Rebounds 12, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Rebounds 8, vs. Cornell (11-25-08) Assists 2, three times, most recent, at Temple (12-22-07) Assists 4, at Northern Illinois (1-16-08) Steals 2, at Temple (12-22-07) Steals 2, four times, most recent vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Blocks 2, at Oakland (11-17-07) Blocks 3, vs. TOLEDO (2-22-05), at Brown (11-29-08) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 8, at Michigan (12-13-08) Points 13, vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Field Goals 4, at Michigan (12-13-08) Field Goals 5, vs. Georgia (11-18-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s 3, vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Free Throws 3, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Free Throws 2, at Purdue (11-17-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) Rebounds 12, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Rebounds 8, vs. Cornell (11-25-08) Assists 2, vs. Georgia (11-18-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) Assists 3, vs. Cornell (11-25-08) Steals 1, at St. John’s (11-24-08), at Brown (11-29-08) Steals 2, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at Detroit (11-22-08) Blocks 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Blocks 1, vs. Georgia (11-18-08), at Detroit (11-22-08)

Tyler Jones Carlos Medlock 6-2 • 210 • Sr.-Sr. 6-0 • 186 • Sr.-Sr. Guard Guard

Belleville, Mich.- Detroit, Mich.- Belleville H.S. Murray Wright H.S. #5 #3

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 17, at Akron (2-2-08) Points 26, twice, most recent vs. BGSU (2-13-08) Field Goals 4, at Akron (2-2-08) Field Goals 8, three times, most recent vs. TOLEDO (1-22-08) 3-Point FG’s 4, at Akron (2-2-08) 3-Point FG’s 6, twice, most recent at WMU (2-15-06) Free Throws 5, twice, most recent vs. CENTRAL MICH. (2-16-08) Free Throws 16, vs. SEMO (2-23-08) Rebounds 5, vs. OHIO (2-6-0-8) Rebounds 8, twice, most recent at Buffalo (2-10-08) Assists 4, at Central Mich. (1-6-08) Assists 9, at Manhattan (11-21-07) Steals 1, eight times, most recent vs. NORTHERN ILL. (3-9-08) Steals 8, vs. Davidson (11-10-06) Blocks none Blocks 2, at North Dakota State (11-26-05) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 2, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08), at Michigan (12-13-08) Points N/A Field Goals 1, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Field Goals N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws N/A Free Throws N/A Rebounds 2, at Michigan (12-13-08) Rebounds N/A Assists 2, at Michigan (12-13-08 Assists N/A Steals 1, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Steals N/A Blocks N/A Blocks N/A Basketball Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 12

Justin Dobbins Kyle Dodd 6-8 • 240 • Jr.-Jr. 6-11 • 210 • Sr.-Jr. Forward Center

Cleveland, Ohio- Rockwood, Ontario- Glenville H.S. Ross Collegiate #25 #34

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 26, at Notre Dame (12-1-07) Points 10, at Michigan (11-12-06) Field Goals 12, at Notre Dame (12-1-07) Field Goals 4, at Michigan (11-12-06) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 8, at Manhattan (11-21-07) Free Throws 2, four times, most recent vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Rebounds 14, at Manhattan (11-21-07) Rebounds 6, at Michigan (11-12-06) Assists 3, at St. Bonaventure (11-24-07) Assists 2, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Steals 3, at Tulsa (12-23-06), at St. John’s (11-24-08) Steals 1, four times, most recent at Brown (11-29-08) Blocks 3, two times most recent vs. Chi. St. (1-2-08) Blocks 6, at Marquette (11-18-06) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 16, at Purdue (11-17-08) Points 8, vs. Cornell (11-25-08) Field Goals 8, vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Field Goals 4, vs. Cornell (11-25-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 6, vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Free Throws 2, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at Purdue (11-17-08) Rebounds 8, at Michigan (12-13-08) Rebounds 4, at Brown (11-29-08) Assists 3, at Purdue (11-17-08) Assists 2, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Steals 3, at St. John’s (11-24-08) Steals 1, at Brown (11-29-08) Blocks 2, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Blocks 1, five times, most recent at Michigan (12-13-08)

Merlynd Ameti Brandon Bowdry 6-0 • 170 • So.-So 6-6 • 229 • Jr.-So. Guard Forward St. Louis, Mo.- Dearborn, Mich.- Taylor (Mich.) Annapolis H.S. Truman H.S. #22 #33

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 1, vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (3-9-08) Points 26, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals N/A Field Goals 11, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s 2, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Free Throws 1, vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (3-9-08) Free Throws 6, twice most recent at Bowling Green (2-10-07) Rebounds N/A Rebounds 15, vs. Ball State (3-7-07) Assists N/A Assists 3, twice most recent vs. WMU (2-22-07) Steals N/A) Steals 3, at BGSU (2-10-07) Blocks N/A Blocks 2, vs. AKRON (1-31-07) Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points N/A Points 26, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals N/A Field Goals 11, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s 2, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Free Throws N/A Free Throws 4, three times, most recent at Michigan (12-13-08) Rebounds N/A Rebounds 14, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists N/A Assists 2, four times most recent vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Steals N/A Steals 1, four times, most recent at Michigan (12-13-08) Blocks N/A Blocks 1, twice, at Brown (11-29-08), vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 13 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

Will Cooper Solomon Farris 6-6 • 180 Jr.-So. 6-4 • 200 So.-So. Wing Guard

Detroit, Mich.- Detroit, Mich.- Pershing H.S, Osborn H.S. #15 #2

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 9, vs. CHICAGO STATE (1-2-08) Points 15, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Field Goals 3, three times, most recent at Michigan (12-13-08) Field Goals 5, three times this year, most recent, vs. WAYNE ST. (12-8-08) 3-Point FG’s 1, four times, most recent vs. BALL ST. (3-1-08) 3-Point FG’s 3, at Brown (11-29-08), vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Free Throws 4, vs. CHICAGO STATE (1-2-08) Free Throws 3, at Oakland (11-17-07) Rebounds 8, vs. CHICAGO STATE (1-2-08) Rebounds 10, at Purdue (11-17-08) Assists 5, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 2, three times this year, most recent vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Steals 3, vs. RADFORD (11-11-07) Steals 3, at Brown (11-29-08) Blocks 3, at Detroit (11-22-08) Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 6, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Points 15, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Field Goals 3, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at Michigan (12-13-08) Field Goals 5, three times this year, most recent, vs. WAYNE ST. (12-8-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A 3-Point FG’s 3, at Brown (11-29-08), vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Free Throws N/A Free Throws 3, at Oakland (11-17-07) Rebounds 6, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Rebounds 10, at Purdue (11-17-08) Assists 5, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 2, three times this year, most recent vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08)) Steals 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Steals 3, at Brown (11-29-08) Blocks 3, at Detroit (11-22-08) Blocks N/A

L.J. Frazier Alex Hamo 5-10 • 160 • So.-So. 6-2 • 185 • Jr.-So. Guard Guard

Ypsilanti, Mich.- Flint, Mich.- Ypsilanti H.S. Southwestern Acad. #12 #32

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 14, at Detroit (11-22-08) Points N/A Field Goals 4, at Detroit (11-22-08) Field Goals N/A 3-Point FG’s 3, vs. Cornell (11-25-08), at Brown (11-29-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 5, at St. John’s (11-24-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 4, vs. Georgia (11-18-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) Rebounds N/A Assists 9, vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Assists N/A Steals 3, at Brown (11-29-08) Steals N/A Blocks N/A Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 14, at Detroit (11-22-08) Points N/A Field Goals 4, at Detroit (11-22-08) Field Goals N/A 3-Point FG’s 3, vs. Cornell (11-25-08), at Brown (11-29-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 5, at St. John’s (11-24-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 4, vs. Georgia (11-18-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) Rebounds N/A Assists 9, vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Assists N/A Steals 3, at Brown (11-29-08) Steals N/A Blocks N/A Blocks N/A Basketball Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 14

Antonio Green Daniel Barnes 6-3 • 192 • Fr.-Fr. 6-2 • 175 • Guard Guard Guard

Inkster, Mich.- Chicago, Ill.- Ribichaud H.S. Oak Park H.S. #13 #4

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 3, at Purdue (11-17-08) Points 6, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals 1, at Purdue (11-17-08), vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Field Goals 3, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s 1, at Purdue (11-17-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 2, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at Purdue (11-17-08) Rebounds 5, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 7, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Steals 1, at Brown (11-29-08) Steals 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Blocks N/A Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 3, at Purdue (11-17-08) Points 6, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals 1, at Purdue (11-17-08), vs. Georgia (11-18-08) Field Goals 3, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s 1, at Purdue (11-17-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 2, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at Purdue (11-17-08) Rebounds 5, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 7, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Steals 1, at Brown (11-29-08) Steals 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Blocks N/A Blocks N/A

Branden Harrison Kamil Janton 6-8 • 175 • Fr.-Fr. 6-10 • 230 • Fr.-Fr. Forward Center

Houston, Texas- Tarnow, Poland- Milby H.S. Bartlett (Ill.) H.S. #10 #54

Career Game Highs Career Game Highs Points 21, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Points 8, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals 10, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals 4, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 3, at St. John’s (11-24-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 7, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Rebounds 3, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 2, vs. Cornell (11-25-08) Assists N/A Steals 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) Steals N/A Blocks 4, at St. John’s (11-24-08) Blocks N/A Season Game Highs Season Game Highs Points 21, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Points 8, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals 10, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Field Goals 4, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) 3-Point FG’s 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) 3-Point FG’s N/A Free Throws 3, at St. John’s (11-24-08) Free Throws N/A Rebounds 7, vs. WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) Rebounds 3, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08) Assists 2, vs. Cornell (11-25-08) Assists N/A Steals 1, vs. MARYGROVE (11-14-08), at St. John’s (11-24-08) Steals N/A Blocks 4, at St. John’s (11-24-08) Blocks N/A Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 15 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2008-09 EMU MEN’S BASKETBALL STATISTICS (as of Dec. 14, 2008)

2008-09 EMU Men's Basketball Eastern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 13, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-7 2-0 0-5 0-2 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-7 2-0 0-5 0-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 33 BOWDRY, Brandon 9-9 252 28.0 55-110 . 5 0 0 3-15 . 2 0 0 18-32 . 5 6 3 24 39 63 7.0 24 0 13 40 2 5 131 14.6 25 DOBBINS, Justin 9-7 231 25.7 42-76 . 5 5 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 20-33 . 6 0 6 19 22 41 4.6 19 1 11 22 6 5 104 11.6 12 FRAZIER, L.J. 9-9 284 31.6 21-62 . 3 3 9 16-35 . 4 5 7 16-18 . 8 8 9 2 27 29 3.2 22 1 34 23 0 8 74 8.2 02 FARRIS, Solomon 9-9 200 22.2 27-73 . 3 7 0 13-31 . 4 1 9 7-11 . 6 3 6 11 32 43 4.8 8 0 10 20 0 11 74 8.2 20 GAY, Zane 9-0 192 21.3 21-50 . 4 2 0 10-26 . 3 8 5 6-9 . 6 6 7 11 28 39 4.3 17 0 9 7 7 8 58 6.4 10 HARRISON, Branden 9-4 137 15.2 21-44 . 4 7 7 3-13 . 2 3 1 5-10 . 5 0 0 6 15 21 2.3 12 0 7 7 10 2 50 5.6 34 DODD, Kyle 9-2 98 10.9 9-20 . 4 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-9 . 5 5 6 4 9 13 1.4 5 0 4 5 6 1 23 2.6 21 FARROW, Wendale 9-0 121 13.4 8-20 . 4 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 13 25 38 4.2 10 0 5 4 2 3 22 2.4 54 JANTON, Kamil 4-0 20 5.0 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.0 05 JONES, Tyler 2-0 26 13.0 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.5 1 0 3 1 0 1 4 2.0 15 COOPER, Will 9-5 161 17.9 8-22 . 3 6 4 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 7 21 28 3.1 11 0 13 14 7 3 16 1.8 04 BARNES, Daniel 4-0 18 4.5 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 4 5 1.3 2 0 1 1 0 2 6 1.5 13 GREEN, Antonio 8-0 58 7.3 2-16 . 1 2 5 1-10 . 1 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.3 5 0 9 9 0 1 7 0.9 22 AMETI, Merlynd 1-0 2 2.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 8 17 25 2 Total...... 9 1800 223-513 . 4 3 5 46-138 . 3 3 3 85-137 . 6 2 0 108 246 354 39.3 140 2 119 155 40 50 577 64.1 Opponents...... 9 1800 219-544 . 4 0 3 60-176 . 3 4 1 91-134 . 6 7 9 100 211 311 34.6 141 4 122 114 28 60 589 65.4

TEAM STATISTICS EMU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 577 589 11-14-08 MARYGROVE W 119-48 2156 Points per game 64.1 65.4 ! 11-17-08 at No. 11/10 Purdue L 58-87 13356 Scoring margin -1.3 - ! 11-18-08 vs Georgia L 60-61 13343 11-22-08 at Detroit L 47-62 2638 FIELD GOALS-ATT 223-513 219-544 @ 11-24-08 at St. John's L 61-73 893 Field goal pct . 4 3 5 . 4 0 3 @ 11-25-08 vs Cornell L 54-67 959 3 POINT FG-ATT 46-138 60-176 11-29-08 at Brown L 51-53 633 3-point FG pct . 3 3 3 . 3 4 1 12-08-08 WAYNE STATE W 67-47 590 3-pt FG made per game 5.1 6.7 12-13-08 at Michigan L 60-91 9768 FREE THROWS-ATT 85-137 91-134 12-20-08 ST. BONAVENTURE 4:15 p.m. 12-22-08 OAKLAND 7 p.m. Free throw pct . 6 2 0 . 6 7 9 12-28-08 at Illinois 1 p.m. F-Throws made per game 9.4 10.1 01-03-09 at Chicago State 2 p.m. REBOUNDS 354 311 01-07-09 TEMPLE 7 p.m. Rebounds per game 39.3 34.6 Rebounding margin +4.8 - * = Mid-American Conference game ASSISTS 119 122 ! = NIT Season Tip-Off (West Lafayette, Ind.) @ = NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Round (Jamaica, N.Y.) Assists per game 13.2 13.6 @ = 2009 FirstEnergy MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) TURNOVERS 155 114 Turnovers per game 17.2 12.7 Turnover margin -4.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.1 STEALS 50 60 Steals per game 5.6 6.7 BLOCKS 40 28 Blocks per game 4.4 3.1 ATTENDANCE 2746 41590 Home games-Avg/Game 2-1373 5-5458 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-7151

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Eastern Michigan 277 300 577 Opponents 282 307 589

Basketball Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 16 EMU GAME-BY-GAME (2-7) Date Opponent Result Halftime Att High Scorer High Rebounder Nov. 14 MARYGROVE W, 119-48 W, 50-21 2,156 Bowdry 26 Bowdry 14 Nov. 17 at 10/11 Purdue (NIT Tip-Off) L, 58-87 L, 22-42 13,356 Dobbins 16 Farris 10 Nov. 18 vs. Georgia (NIT Tip-Off) L, 60-61 L, 30-32 13,343 Dobbins 22 Bowdry 8 Nov. 22 at Detroit L, 47-62 W, 21-18 2,638 Frazier 14 Bowdry, Farris 8 Nov. 24 at St. John’s (NIT Tip-Off) L, 61-73 L, 25-37 893 Bowdry, Dobbins 13 Gay 6 Nov. 25 vs. Cornell (NIT Tip-Off) L, 54-67 L, 26-36 959 Bowdry, Frazier 11 Gay 8 Nov. 29 at Brown L, 51-53 W, 28-26 633 Farris 13 Bowdry 5 Dec. 8 WAYNE STATE W, 67-47 W, 39-31 590 Bowdry 19 Bowdry, Harrison 7 Dec. 13 at Michigan (Big Ten Network) L, 60-91 L, 34-44 9,768 Bowdry 16 Dobbins 8 Dec. 20 ST. BONAVENTURE (DH) 4 p.m. Dec. 22 OAKLAND 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at Illinois 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Chicago State 2 p.m. Jan. 7 TEMPLE 7 p.m. Jan. 10 BALL STATE* (DH) 4 p.m. Jan. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Toledo* 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. Jan. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) 4 p.m. Jan. 27 at Kent State* 7 p.m. Jan. 31 MIAMI* 2 p.m. Feb. 3 AKRON* 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Ohio* 5 p.m. Feb. 12 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at Bowling Green* 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Feb. 21 BRACKET BUSTER (DH) 4 p.m. Feb. 25 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. March 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. March 8 at Ball State* 2 p.m. March 10 at Mid-American Conference Tourn.^ 1st rd. TBA March 12 at Mid-American Conference Tourn.^ Quartfinal# TBA March 13 at Mid-American Conference Tourn.^ Semi# TBA March 14 at Mid-American Conference Tourn.^ Final#TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS (Convocation Center) #Must qualify *Mid-American Conference game; ^ at Quicken Loans Arena - Cleveland, Ohio; All times are site times; (as of Dec. 9, 2008)

2008-09 GAME-BY-GAME /POINTS-REBOUNDS

Opponent Ameti Barnes Bowd. Coop Dobbins Dodd Farris Farrow Frazier Gay Green Hamo Harr. Janton Jones Medlock MARYGROVE (11-14) DNP 6-5 26-14 6-6 11-7 4-3 14-7 7-12 5-3 9-6 2-1 DNP 21-5 8-3 DNP DNP at Purdue (11-17) DNP 0-0 15-6 2-3 16-5 2-3 6-10 0-4 8-3 2-1 3-1 DNP 4-3 DNP DNP DNP vs. Georgia O(11-18) DNP DNP 14-8 0-3 22-7 0-1 3-1 0-4 6-4 13-6 2-0 DNP 0-0 0-0 DNP DNP at Detroit (11-22-08) DNP DNP 8-8 0-2 6-3 4-0 13-8 0-2 14-2 2-1 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP DNP DNP at St. John’s (11-24-08) DNP 0-0 13-4 0-0 13-4 0-1 3-2 2-3 11-4 7-4 0-0 DNP 12-1 DNP DNP DNP vs. Cornell (11-25-08) DNP DNP 11-4 0-1 2-3 8-3 3-4 4-4 11-3 9-8 0-0 DNP 6-2 DNP DNP DNP at Brown (11-29-08) DNP DNP 9-5 0-2 8-4 2-4 13-3 1-2 11-2 7-4 0-0 DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP WAYNE STATE (12-8-08) 0-0 DNP 19-7 2-6 13-0 2-0 15-4 0-1 8-4 1-5 0-0 DNP 5-7 0-0 2-1 DNP at Michigan (12-13-08) DNP DNP 16-7 6-5 13-8 1-1 4-4 8-6 0-4 8-2 DNP DNP 2-2 0-1 2-2 DNP

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 17 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

Exhibition • Nov. 9, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Exhibition • Nov. 9, 2008 • Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Mich. Alma 43 Marygrove 48 Eastern Michigan 79 Eastern Michigan 119 VISITORS: ALMA (43) VISITORS: MARYGROVE (48) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min DeHANN, Ryan f 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 5 2 0 1 0 1 14 ROBERTS, Nick f 0-7 0-3 0-0 1-2=3 5 0 1 1 0 0 10 MACHUTA, Sam f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 McKINNEY, Justin f 2-7 0-4 2-2 1-6=7 4 6 2 2 1 3 24 PORTER, Julius g 3-11 2-4 0-0 1-3=4 1 8 1 4 0 0 25 MURDOCH, Frank c 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 3 2 0 0 0 0 15 GINTHER, Kevin g 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 3 0 1 2 0 0 11 WILLIAMS, Walt g 4-10 1-05 0-2 2-1=3 1 9 0 0 0 0 16 REDDITT, Jordan g 4-14 1-3 0-0 0-1=1 0 9 1 2 0 1 17 KELLAR, Darius g 2-6 0-0 3-6 3-1=4 1 7 2 1 0 2 18 BROWN, Terry 1-8 1-1 1-2 1-1=2 0 4 1 1 0 0 20 JONES, Robert 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 0 2 0 1 0 0 19 BINKLEY, Brandon 1-2 0-0 2-3 0-2=2 2 4 2 4 0 2 18 LOMAX, James 2-6 1-1 2-4 0-0=0 0 7 0 1 0 0 7 NICKERSON, Caleb 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3=4 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 JOHNSON, Andre 0-5 0-4 0-0 0-1=1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 SCHNEIDER, Cory 2-5 0-1 0-0 2-3=5 0 4 3 2 1 3 23 BRISSETT, Mark 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 HANCOCK, Alex 1-7 1-5 3-3 0-1=1 1 6 0 2 0 0 14 BRYANT, Davon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 ERICKSON, Tommy 0-5 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 HOPKINS, Marcus 1-11 0-0 1-4 1-3=4 2 3 0 3 0 0 19 BUCKNER, Bryan 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0=0 3 5 0 0 0 0 11 JOHNSON, Eric 1-10 0-0 2-2 0-1=1 3 4 0 2 0 0 22 THALER, Isaac 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-0=2 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 GREASON, Alan 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 1 6 0 0 0 0 8 TEAM 1-3=4 JACKSON, Michael 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-4=5 2 2 0 2 0 0 8 TOTALS 15-61 6-17 7-10 9-20=29 19 43 9 21 2 7 200 TEAM 4-2=6 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-30 23.3 2nd Half: 8-31 25.8 Game: 15-61 24.6 DB Rebs TOTALS 18-80 2-19 10-20 15-22=37 26 48 7 13 1 5 200 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4 Game: 6-17 35.3 1 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-39 20.5 2nd Half: 10-41 24.4 Game: 18-80 22.5 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0 Game: 7-10 70.0 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0 Game: 2-19 10.5 7 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN () F.Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0 Game: 10-20 50.0 Total 3 Pt. HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (119) Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Total 3 Pt. COOPER, Will f 2-4 0-0 1-2 4-2=6 0 5 3 2 0 1 19 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min FARROW, Wendale f 2-4 0-0 0-0 3-4=7 2 4 1 1 0 0 16 COOPER, Will f 3-9 0-1 0-0 1-5=6 2 6 5 1 2 1 18 DODD, Kyle c 5-8 0-0 2-2 3-4=7 1 12 1 1 4 0 18 BOWDRY, Brandon f 11-16 0-2 4-7 7-7=14 0 26 0 3 0 0 20 FARRIS, Solomon g 4-9 0-3 4-5 4-1=5 1 12 2 4 0 3 18 DOBBINS, Justin c 4-7 0-0 3-4 3-4=7 2 11 1 1 1 0 15 FRAZIER, L.J. g 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-5=5 0 3 4 0 0 1 21 FARRIS, Solomon g 5-10 2-4 2-3 2-5=7 1 14 2 2 0 2 19 BARNES, Daniel 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 2 2 2 2 0 2 9 FRAZIER, L.J. g 1-4 1-2 2-3 1-2=3 1 5 3 0 0 1 21 HARRISON, Branden 2-6 0-1 0-1 0-7=7 2 4 3 3 1 0 18 BARNES, Daniel 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-4=5 2 6 1 0 0 1 9 GREEN, Antonio 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-2=2 0 5 1 1 0 0 17 HARRISON, Branden 10-14 1-2 0-3 1-4=5 3 21 0 1 1 1 22 GAY, Zane 2-3 0-1 0-0 1-3=4 0 4 2 0 0 0 16 GREEN, Antonio 0-5 0-4 2-2 0-1=1 3 2 7 3 0 0 19 AMETI, Merlynd 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 GAY, Zane 3-7 2-3 1-2 2-4=6 2 9 2 0 0 2 12 DOBBINS, Justin 6-9 0-0 2-2 1-2=3 1 14 0 1 5 0 14 FARROW, Wendale 2-3 0-0 3-5 2-10=12 1 7 1 1 1 0 20 BOWDRY, Brandon 4-10 1-2 1-2 3-6=9 3 10 3 3 1 1 24 DODD, Kyle 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-2=3 0 4 1 1 1 0 14 JANTON, Kamil 2-3 0-0 0-2 0-1=1 1 4 0 2 2 1 8 JANTON, Kamil 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-2=3 1 8 0 0 0 0 11 TEAM 1-2=3 TEAM 2-2=4 TOTALS 33-70 3-16 10-16 20-39=59 14 79 22 20 13 9 200 TOTALS 47-86 6-18 19-31 24-52=76 18 119 23 14 6 8 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-36 41.7 2nd Half: 18-34 52.9 Game: 33-70 47.1 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-33 48.5 2nd Half: 31-53 58.5 Game: 47-86 54.7 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2 2nd Half: 1-7 14.3 Game: 3-16 18.8 3 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4 Game: 6-18 33.3 3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4 Game: 10-16 62.5 F.Throw % 1st Half: 16-21 76.2 2nd Half: 3-10 30.0 Game: 19-31 61.3 Officials: JD Collins, Jerry Sauder, Bo Borowski Tech. Fouls: None Officials: Terry Wymer, Bret Wegenke, Todd VonSossan Tech. Fouls: None Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Alma 17 26 43 Marygrove 21 27 48 Eastern Michigan 38 41 79 Eastern Michigan 50 69 119 EAGLES OPEN WITH EXHIBITION WIN OVER ALMA EAGLES OPEN SEASON WITH WIN OVER MARYGROVE Four players in double figures for EMU Eagles set record with 71-point margin of victory

YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team came up YPSILANTI, Mich. — A high-energy “Education Day” crowd provided plenty of vocal sup- with a fast-paced offense , added a strong rebounding effort and played some stingy port for the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team as the Eagles rolled to a defense on the way to a 79-43 win over a visiting Alma College team here Sunday, Nov. 119-48 non-conference win over Marygrove College here Friday afternoon, Nov. 14, in 9, afternoon in an exhibition game played in the Convocation Center. the Convocation Center. The game was the 2008-09 season opener for EMU and leaves The Eagles scored 38 points in the first half and 41 in the second half and out-rebounded Marygrove with an 0-2 record. The victory margin of 71 broke the EMU record of 59 set Alma, 59-29, to cruise to the 36-point victory. Jan. 17, 1968 against Western Ontario. Head coach Charles E. Ramsey’s Eagles had four players in double figures led by junior A group of approximately 1,500 area elementary and middle school students were on center Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) with 14 points while Kyle Dodd hand to scream and cheer the Eagles on to victory and their presence helped the EMU (Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-Ross Collegiate) and sophomore guard Solomon Farris offense roll up a 50-21 halftime lead on the way to the 71-point victory. The 119 points (Detroit, Mich.-Osborn) added 12 each and sophomore forward Brandon Bowdry (St. was the first 100-point effort for the Eagles since a 115-80 win over Concordia, Dec. 2, Louis, Mo.-Taylor Truman (Mich.)) scored 10. 2002. The Eagles shot 47.1 percent (33-of-70) from the field and limited the visitors to just Head coach Charles E. Ramsey’s Eagles had 12 players crack the scoring column with 24.6 percent (15-of-61). EMU sophomore forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) with After a slow start, Alma scored the first points at the 18:18 mark on a jumper by sopho- a career-best 26 points to go along with 14 rebounds. Freshman forward Branden Har- more guard Jordan Reddit. Eastern then scored the next six straight points on a jumper rison (Houston, Texas-Milby) added 21 points while sophomore guard Solomon Farris by Dodd, a follow-up tip off a missed shot byWendale Farrow (Sacramento, Calif.-Mira (Detroit, Mich.-Osborn) chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds and junior center Loma-Indian River C.C.) and two foul shots by Dodd. Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) scored 11 points with seven rebounds. Alma came back with a quick flurry of its own over the next four minutes and cut EMU’s The Eagles shot 55.3 percent from the field (47-of-85) while holding Marygrove to just lead to 11-9, on a three-point field goal and a two pointer by Reddit. Eastern bounced 22.8 percent (18-of-79). Eastern also posted a 73-37 advantage in rebounding. back by out-scoring the Scots, 11-2 over the next five minutes to take a convincing 22-11 Marygrove was led by Walt Williams with nine points while Darius Kellar and James lead at the 5:32 mark. Lomax added seven each. The Eagles would continue their offensive onslaught, rolling to a 27-11 advantage with Marygrove jumped out to a quick 7-3 lead in the game’s first three minutes with all 4:21 left on the clock, but the Scots would mount a quick comeback at that point, cutting seven coming off the hot hand of junior guard Walt Williams. the EMU lead to 12, 29-17 with 1:57 left. The Eagles came up with a flurry of their own after that slow beginning, however, Eastern would close out the half with nine unanswered points to head into the locker running off 10 unanswered points to take a 12-7 lead at the 15:51 mark and the Eagles room with a 38-17 lead. never looked back, building up a 50-21 halftime advantage. Bowdry led all scorers with 16 first-half points while Farris and Dobbins added nine each. The Eagles will head to West Lafayette, Ind. Monday-Tuesday (Nov. 17-18) to play in the first round of Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off. Eastern is slated to meet Purdue Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. in Mackey Arena.

Game 2• Nov. 17, 2008 • Mackey Arena • W. Lafayette, Ind. Game 3• Nov. 18, 2008 • Mackey Arena • W. Lafayette, Ind. Eastern Michigan 58 Eastern Michigan 60 Purdue 87 Georgia 61 VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (58) VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (60) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min COOPER, Will f 1-4 0-0 0-2 1-2=3 2 2 1 1 0 0 23 COOPER, Will f 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3=3 1 0 1 5 1 1 32 BOWDRY, Brandon f 7-13 0-2 1-3 3-3=6 4 15 2 4 0 0 26 BOWDRY, Brandon f 6-10 0-1 2-6 3-5=8 3 14 1 7 0 1 24 DOBBINS, Justin c 7-14 0-0 2-4 3-2=5 1 16 3 1 1 0 31 DOBBINS, Justin c 8-12 0-0 6-7 3-4=7 3 22 0 2 0 1 34 FARRIS, Solomon g 3-9 0-2 0-1 4-6=10 0 6 1 7 0 0 25 FARRIS, Solomon g 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1=1 1 3 1 2 0 1 16 FRAZIER, L.J. g 3-7 2-4 0-0 0-3=3 3 8 3 6 0 0 34 FRAZIER, L.J. g 1-4 1-4 3-4 0-4=4 5 6 9 3 0 0 32 HARRISON, Branden 1-5 0-3 2-3 3-0=3 1 4 1 0 1 0 17 HARRISON, Branden 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 DODD, Kyle 0-1 0-0 2-4 0-0=0 1 2 1 0 0 0 9 GREEN, Antonio 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 2 2 2 0 0 0 8 GAY, Zane 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-1=1 1 2 0 2 0 0 11 GAY, Zane 5-12 3-8 0-0 2-4=6 3 13 0 4 1 1 30 FARROW, Wendale 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-3=4 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 FARROW, Wendale 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-4=4 1 0 2 2 1 0 15 GREEN, Antonio 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1=1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 DODD, Kyle 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 BARNES, Daniel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 JANTON, Kamil 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1-2=3 TEAM 0-4=4 TOTALS 23-59 3-14 9-19 16-23=39 14 58 12 22 2 0 200 TOTALS 22-45 5-16 11-17 8-30=38 20 60 17 27 3 5 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5 2nd Half: 12-28 42.9 Game: 23-59 39.0 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-21 57.1 2nd Half: 10-24 41.7 Game: 22-45 48.9 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 0-7 00.0 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9 Game: 3-14 21.4 4 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0 2nd Half: 1-8 12.5 Game: 5-15 31.3 6 F.Throw % 1st Half: 0-4 00.0 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0 Game: 9-19 47.4 F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0 2nd Half: 9-15 60.0 Game: 11-17 64.7 HOME: PURDUE (87) HOME: GEORGIA (61) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min HUMMEL, Robbie f 6-9 3-5 3-3 1-2=3 2 18 4 1 1 1 20 WOODBURY, Terrance f 4-10 1-5 2-2 1-1=2 5 11 0 4 0 0 36 JOHNSON, JaJuan c 4-6 0-0 3-4 1-3=4 0 11 1 0 1 1 20 PRICE, Jeremy f 4-11 0-0 1-1 4-2=6 3 9 3 3 0 1 26 KRAMER, Chris g 4-6 1-1 1-1 0-3=3 2 10 1 1 1 4 28 JACKSON, Albert c 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 GRANT, Keaton g 2-9 1-5 0-0 0-1=1 3 5 2 1 0 0 26 SWANSEY, Zac g 3-5 1-1 0-1 0-3=3 0 7 3 1 0 0 20 MOORE, E’Twaun g 5-11 1-2 6-6 2-3=5 4 17 4 2 1 1 21 BUTLER, Corey g 4-7 4-5 0-0 1-3=4 2 12 1 0 0 1 27 JACKSON, Lewis 3-5 0-1 0-0 0-3=3 2 6 6 1 0 3 25 WARE, Dustin 4-8 3-5 0-1 0-2=2 2 11 3 2 0 1 29 GREEN, Marcus 2-6 0-2 2-2 0-6=6 4 6 0 2 0 0 14 BARNES, Chris 1-5 0-0 3-5 2-0=2 0 5 0 1 1 1 16 CALASAN, Nemanja 4-6 1-2 0-1 3-3=6 4 9 0 1 0 1 20 McPHEE, Ricky 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 1 0 2 0 0 1 11 SMITH, Ryne 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2=2 0 3 1 0 0 0 16 LESLIE, Travis 3-14 0-1 0-2 5-2=7 1 6 0 3 1 2 24 WOHLFORD, Mark 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 ZLOVARIC, Drazen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 REID, Chris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM 1-1=2 TEAM 1-1=2 TOTALS 23-64 9-18 6-12 14-16=30 16 61 12 16 2 7 200 TOTALS 32-66 8-23 15-17 10-28=38 21 87 19 10 4 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-28 39.3 2nd Half: 12-36 33.3 Game: 23-64 35.9 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-37 43.2 2nd Half: 16-29 55.5 Game: 32-66 48.5 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 4-6 66.7 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7 Game: 9-18 50.0 2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3 2nd Half: 5-12 41.7 Game: 8-23 34.8 1 F.Throw % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0 2nd Half: 0-2 00.0 Game: 6-12 50.0 F.Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5 2nd Half: 8-9 88.9 Game: 15-17 88.2 Officials: Bo Boroski, Paul Jannsen, Lamond Simpson Tech. Fouls: None Officials: Mike Roberts, Chris Beaver, James Breeding Tech. Fouls: Georgia bench Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Eastern Michigan 22 36 58 Eastern Michigan 30 30 60 Purdue 42 45 87 Georgia 32 29 61 EMU DROPS NIT OPENER AT PURDUE EAGLES FALL IN HEARTBREAKER TO GEORGIA Dobbins and Bowdry in double figures for the Eagles Dobbins leads the way with a game-high 22 points

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Eastern Michigan University Eagles men’s basketball WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team dropped an 87-58 loss to No. 11/10 nationally ranked Purdue University Boilermak- team came up one point short against defending Southeastern Conference ers Monday night, Nov. 17, here at Mackey Arena in the first round of the NIT Season Tip- Off. With the loss, the Eagles drop to 1-1 on the season and move onto the consolation champion the University of Georgia, 61-60, here Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 18, game Tuesday, Nov. 18. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. versus the University of Georgia, who lost in Mackey Arena in the consolation game of the North Regional of the Dick’s to Loyola (Chicago), 74-53, in Monday night's second contest. Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off. Junior forward Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) was one of two EMU The Eagles built an 11-point lead, 53-42, with 8:56 left in the game, but a re- players to reach double figures against Purdue, leading the Green and White with 16 lentless Georgia offense would whittle away at the scoreboard, taking a 56-55 points. Redshirt sophomore forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) advantage of its own with 3:56 remaining in the game. Sophomore forward Truman) chipped in 15 points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Solomon Farris (De- Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) would score with troit, Mich-Osborn) grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds. For the game, Eastern Michigan shot 23-of-59 form the field, making just 3-of-14 1:13 remaining to give the Eagles a slim one-point margin, 59-58. three pointers and 9-of-19 free throws. Purdue shot 32-of-66, 8-of-23 three-point field Trailing by one point, 61-60, junior Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio- goals and hit 88.2 percent (15-of-17) from the charity line. Glenville) would grab a rebound off a missed free throw with 5.2 seconds left The Boilermakers had four players in double-figures, with Robbie Hummel leading and pass the ball off to freshman Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn the way with 18 points. E'Twaun Moore chipped in 17 points and a game-high six as- Heights Robichaud), who was unable to get off a shot before time expired. sists. Dobbins recorded his fifth straight double-figure game, leading all EMU The Eagles opened the game on an 8-0 run, as Bowdry put the first two points onto scorers with 22 points. Bowdry put up 14 points while grabbing eight re- the board for the Green and White at the 19:24 mark. Back-to-back buckets by Dobbins and a jumper by Farris gave the Eagles the eight-point edge, but the Boilermakers would bounds, and Zane Gay (Olivet, Mich.-Olivet) added 13 and six, respectively. not stay silent long as Purdue's JaJuan Johnson found the bucket. Redshirt freshman L.J. Frazier (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) dished out a Purdue would continue to carry its momentum, stringing together an 11-point game-high nine assists, while putting up six points and four rebounds. stretch, to take the lead, 16-10, before a jumper by Farris and a dunk by Dobbins cut For the Bulldogs, Corey Butler led three UG players in double-figures, scor- Purdue's lead to just two points, 16-14. ing 12. Terrence Woodbury and Dustin Ware added 11 apiece. The Boilermakers continued to make a run at the basket, going on another run, this The Eagles out-shot the Dogs, going 48.9 percent (22-of-45) from the field time for 10 points, putting the Eagles' deficit at 10. Purdue would head into the locker and 64.7 (11-of-17) from the charity stripe, compared to 35.9 percent (23-of- room at half time with a 20-point lead, 42-22. Dobbins would lead all Eagle scorers with 10 points going into the half. 64) and 50 percent (6-of-12), respectively. Both teams went point-for-point to begin the second half, but the Boilermakers were For the second night in a row the Eagles would jump out to an early lead, too much for the Eagles, as Purdue closed out to take the 87-58 win. rolling to an 8-0 start Monday, Nov. 17, against Purdue and an 8-2 advantage against the Bulldogs.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 19 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

Game 4• Nov. 22, 2008 • Calihan Hall • Detroit, Mich. Game 5• Nov. 24, 2008 • Carnesecca Arena • Jamaica, N.Y. Eastern Michigan 47 Eastern Michigan 61 Detroit 62 St. John’s 73

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (47) VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (61) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min COOPER, Will f 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 0 0 1 3 3 0 19 COOPER, Will f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 BOWDRY, Brandon f 2-8 0-0 4-4 3-5=8 4 8 0 5 0 1 34 DOBBINS, Justin f 6-8 0-0 1-4 1-3=4 3 13 2 1 0 3 29 DOBBINS, Justin c 2-5 0-0 2-2 2-1=3 2 6 1 3 0 0 28 BOWDRY, Brandon f 6-13 0-1 1-3 2-2=4 3 13 2 3 0 0 35 FARRIS, Solomon g 5-16 2-5 1-3 1-7=8 2 13 2 7 0 2 35 FARRIS, Solomon g 1-7 1-4 0-0 0-2=2 1 3 1 0 0 1 20 FRAZIER, L.J. g 4-6 2-3 4-4 0-2=2 1 14 2 5 0 0 35 FRAZIER, L.J g 2-13 2-6 5-5 0-4=4 3 11 0 2 0 2 30 HARRISON, Branden 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 BARNES, Daniel 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 GREEN, Antonio 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 HARRISON, Branden 4-7 1-3 3-4 1-0=1 0 12 1 0 4 1 29 GAY, Zane 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1=1 1 2 0 0 1 2 19 GREEN, Antonio 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 FARROW, Wendale 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 GAY, Zane 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-4=6 4 7 0 0 0 1 25 DODD, Kyle 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 4 0 2 0 0 10 FARROW, Wendale 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-1=3 1 2 2 0 0 1 9 TEAM 1-0=1 DODD, Kyle 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 TOTALS 16-45 4-10 11-13 8-19=27 13 47 6 26 4 5 200 TEAM 1-2=3 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-19 31.6 2nd Half: 10-26 38.5 Game: 16-45 35.6 DB Rebs TOTALS 22-58 5-18 12-19 9-19=28 17 61 8 9 6 9 200 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 0-1 00.0 2nd Half: 4-9 44.4 Game: 4-10 40.0 1 TOTAL FG%1st Half: 9-25 36.0 2nd Half: 13-33 39.4 Game: 37.9 DB Rebs F.Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0 2nd Half: 2-3 66.7 Game: 11-13 84.6 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-4 25.0 2nd Half: 4-14 28.6 Game: 27.8 1 HOME: DETROIT (62) F Throw % 1st Half: 6-13 46.2 2nd Half: 6-6 100 Game: 63.2 Total 3 Pt. HOME: ST. JOHN’S (73) Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Total 3 Pt. KEELING, Xavier f 5-8 0-0 2-2 1-2=3 3 12 0 4 0 2 22 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min KENNEDY, Thomas f 6-10 0-3 0-0 2-3=5 0 12 2 3 0 1 29 EVANS, Sean f 3-9 0-0 0-0 4-3=7 1 6 1 0 0 0 27 BENNETT, Jason c 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 2 2 0 2 2 0 10 BURRELL, Justin f 6-8 1-1 1-2 1-5=6 2 14 0 1 3 1 23 FOSTER, Donavan g 2-5 2-4 0-0 0-1=1 4 6 1 1 0 2 27 KENNEDY, D.J g 4-10 1-2 7-8 1-5=6 1 16 2 2 1 1 26 PAYNE, Woody g 2-5 0-2 0-0 1-4=5 2 4 3 2 2 1 31 BOOTHE, Malik g 5-11 1-4 0-0 3-2=5 1 11 6 4 1 1 33 JOKIC, Nemanja 2-7 2-4 2-2 3-0=3 1 8 1 3 0 0 25 HORNE, Paris g 4-10 1-3 1-2 0-4=4 2 10 2 0 0 0 32 HAYES, Chris 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-2=2 2 0 3 2 0 2 14 ROBERTS, Quincy 3-4 0-1 0-0 1-6=7 1 6 0 2 0 1 20 STEPHENS, Eulis 4-8 3-6 2-2 1-4=5 2 13 2 3 0 2 27 JASIULIONIS, Tomas 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 HARRINGTON, Michael 1-3 0-0 3-4 0-3=3 3 5 1 2 0 1 15 EDMONDSON, TyShwan 1-5 0-2 0-1 1-1=2 3 2 1 2 0 0 11 TEAM 2-0=2 COKER, Dele 1-2 0-0 3-4 2-1=3 3 5 0 1 2 1 11 TOTALS 23-51 7-19 9-12 10-20=30 19 62 13 22 4 11 200 THOMAS, Rob 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-1=2 1 3 0 1 0 0 13 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-23 30.4 2nd Half: 16-28 57.1 Game: 23-51 45.1 DB Rebs TEAM 2-5=7 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0 Game: 7-19 36.8 4 TOTALS 28-62 4-13 13-19 17-33=50 16 73 12 13 7 5 200 F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0 2nd Half: 6-6 100.0 Game: 9-12 75.0 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-33 42.4 2nd Half: 14-29 48.3 Game: 45.2 DB Rebs 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0 Game: 30.8 4 Officials: Steve Skiles, Brad Gatson, Kyle Ingram Tech. Fouls: EMU bench F Throw% 1st Half: 6-9 66.7 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0 Game: 68.4 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Officials: Jim Haney, Tim Comer, Gene Steratore Tech. Fouls: None Eastern Michigan 21 26 47 Att: 2,638 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Detroit 18 44 62 Eastern Michigan 25 36 61 Att: 893 EAGLES DROP NON-LEAGUE DECISION AT DETROIT St. John’s 37 36 73 Poor second half dooms EMU in 62-47 setback MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS AT ST. JOHN’S DETROIT, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team dropped a Four Eagles reach double-figures against the Red Storm 62-47 non-conference decision to the University of Detroit Mercy here Saturday evening, Nov. 22, in non-conference action at historic Calihan Hall. In a game that was plagued JAMAICA, N.Y. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team dropped a 73- with a combined 48 turnovers, the Titans used a 30-15 run to open the second half and 61 loss to the Red Storm from St. John’s University, Monday, Nov. 24, here at Carnesecca effectively put the game out of reach. Arena in the team’s third game of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off tourna- Eastern Michigan drops to 1-3 on the young season, while Detroit picks up its first win ment. The Eagles drop to 1-4 with the loss, while the Red Storm improves to 4-1 with the of the year to improve to 1-2. victory. A pair of Eagles reached double figures led byL.J. Frazier (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) Despite matching St. John’s basket for basket in the second half, the Eagles couldn’t with a career-high 14 points. Solomon Farris (Detroit, Mich.-Osborn) poured in 13 to go find an answer for the Red Storm on the glass, as St. John’s out-rebounded EMU, 50-28. along with a personal-best eight rebounds. Three Titans reached double figures in points A two point advantage seconds into the game would be EMU’s only lead of the game, led by Eulis Stephens with 13 points in addition to Xavier Keeling and Thomas Kennedy as the team quickly found themselves down 10 with 14:04 remaining and by as many as who each had 12 points. 17 points in the first frame. But the Eagles managed to weather the Red Storm going into EMU managed just 36.6 percent (16-of-45) from the floor compared to 45.1 percent intermission, cutting St. John’s lead to 37-25 at the half. Junior forward Justin Dobbins (23-of-51) for UDM. In the second half the Titans managed blistering 57.1 percent (16-of- (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) recorded nine points and three boards in the first 20 min- 28) clip from the floor and a 50.0 percent (6-of-12) ratio from behind the arc. utes, and finished the contest with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting and three steals. Out of the gate the Titans raced out to an early 6-0 edge, but a Frazier layup and a pair The Red Storm came out firing to start the second half, taking a 20 point advantage of Justin Dobbins’ (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) free throws with 14:39 showing in the with 12:29 remaining, as back-to-back jumpers by Quincy Roberts gave St. John’s its larg- first period. Two more free throws by Frazier andBrandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor est lead of the game. The Eagles limited the deficit to 12 points with under a minute to (Mich.) Truman) gave Eastern the 8-6 edge, as the UDM offense went silent for nearly six play, but were unable to mount a comeback, as the Red Storm’s inside play proved to be minutes before Keeling rolled one in to end the skid and tie it back up with 10:14 to go. the deciding factor. The methodical style of play continued for both sides, as the two rivals tried to estab- Sophomore forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) played lish the game’s tempo with EMU holding a slim 10-8 edge with 8:30 remaining. a team-high 35 minutes and recorded 13 points on 6-of-13 shooting, while freshman for- After exchanging scores, the Eagles were able to take their largest lead of the contest ward Branden Harrison (Houston, Texas-Milby) pitched in 12 points off the bench on at five, 18-13, with 3:21 left when Bowdry banked in a pair off free throws. However, just 4-of-7 shooting from the field. as quickly the lead disappeared as Detroit would go on a 5-4 run to close the half down As a team, the Eagles shot 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the free throw line and 37.9 just three at 21-18. percent from the field (22-of-58), while the Red Storm shot 68.4 percent (13-of-19) from Following the break the momentum was swinging back in favor of the Titans, as De- the charity stripe and 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the field. troit was able to go back on top 27-26 via a Donavan Foster three-pointer with 16:11 to The Eagles will wrap up the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off tomorrow eve- go. The sides would exchange possessions as turnovers continued to mount. ning when they take on the Big Red from Cornell University at 5:45 p.m. at St. John’s Car- Later in the half things continued to fall in favor of the home team, as a Keeling ex- nesecca Arena. The Eagles hold a 2-1 all-time mark against the Big Red, but the two teams panded the lead to as many as 17 points, 55-38, with 5:11 left. EMU would get no closer have not met since Dec. 2, 1978 when Cornell claimed a 90-81 overtime win in Ypsilanti. than 12 points the rest of the way, as the Titans cruised to the 62-47 decision. The Eagles to return to action in the consolation round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-off, Nov. 25-25, at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y. EMU will face St. John’s University Monday evening at 8 p.m. followed by a Tuesday afternoon tilt with Cornell University at 5:45 p.m. Both games will once again be broadcast exclusively on EMUEa- gles.com as a part of the EagleNation Radio Network. Log-on to http://www.emueagles. com/stream.asx to listen to all the action.

Game 6 • Nov. 25, 2008 • Carnesecca Arena • Jamaica, N.Y. Game 7 • Nov. 29, 2008 • Pizzitola Sports Center • Providence, R.I. Eastern Michigan 54 Eastern Michigan 51 Cornell 67 Brown 53

VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (54) VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (51) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min DOBBINS, Justin f 0-3 0-0 2-4 0-3=3 2 2 0 3 0 0 14 HARRISON, Branden f 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1=1 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 BOWDRY, Brandon f 5-7 1-1 0-0 2-2=4 4 11 2 4 0 0 25 BOWDRY, Brandon f 4-9 0-1 1-1 0-5=5 2 9 3 6 1 1 32 FARRIS, Solomon g 1-3 1-1 0-0 3-1=4 0 3 0 1 0 0 15 DODD, Kyle c 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-1=4 1 2 0 0 1 1 13 HARRISON, Branden g 3-7 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 0 6 2 2 2 0 25 FARRIS, Solomon g 5-12 3-7 0-0 1-2=3 1 13 0 0 0 3 22 FRAZIER, L.J. g 4-10 3-5 0-0 1-2=3 2 11 3 3 0 0 36 FRAZIER, L.J. g 4-9 3-4 0-0 0-2=2 2 11 6 1 0 3 37 GREEN, Antonio 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 GREEN, Antonio 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 COOPER, Will 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 1 0 2 0 0 1 12 COOPER, Will 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 GAY, Zane 4-9 1-4 0-0 3-5=8 1 9 3 0 0 1 28 GAY, Zane 3-7 1-2 0-0 0-4=4 3 7 2 0 3 1 30 FARROW, Wendale 1-3 0-0 2-2 2-2=4 1 4 0 0 0 0 15 FARROW, Wendale 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-1=2 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 DODD, Kyle 4-8 0-0 0-1 0-3=3 1 8 0 0 1 0 26 DOBBINS, Justin 4-7 0-0 0-2 3-1=4 5 8 2 3 1 0 22 TEAM 2-1=3 TEAM 1-1=2 Totals 22-51 6-12 4-7 13-22=35 12 54 12 15 3 2 200 Totals 21-54 7-18 2-5 8-20=28 18 51 14 13 6 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-23 47.8 2nd Half:11-28 39.3 Game: 43.1 DB Rebs TOTAL FG 1st Half: 11-23 47.8 2nd Half: 11-28 39.3 Game: 43.1 DB Rebs 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0 Game: 50.0 1 3-Pt. FG 1st Half: 3-7 42.9 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0 Game: 50.0 1 1 F Throw% 1st Half: 3-4 75.0 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3 Game: 57.1 F Throw 1st Half: 3-4 75.0 2nd Half: 1-3 33.3 Game: 57.1 HOME: CORNELL (67) HOME: BROWN (53) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Wittman, Ryan f 8-20 1-9 2-2 0-1=1 2 19 3 1 0 0 38 Friske, Scott f 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2=4 5 0 1 2 0 0 12 Tyler, Alex f 5-9 0-0 0-0 1-4=5 0 10 1 0 2 2 25 Skrelja, Chris f 3-6 0-0 3-3 1-8=9 2 9 2 5 0 0 36 Foote, Jeff c 7-8 0-0 1-2 3-3=6 4 15 3 0 2 1 34 Mullery, Matt c 2-4 0-0 5-6 3-10=13 2 9 2 3 2 1 38 Wroblewski, Chris g 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-3=3 0 5 2 1 0 1 36 Williams, Adrian g 0-8 0-6 4-4 0-3=3 1 4 4 4 0 1 31 Reeves, Geoff g 6-11 3-6 0-0 1-2=3 2 15 6 1 0 1 37 Sullivan, Peter g 5-10 2-6 8-12 1-1=2 1 20 0 0 0 0 40 Battle, Jason 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Taylor, Chris 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 Wire, Adam 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1=2 1 1 1 0 0 2 7 Gruber, Steve 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Kreefer, Brian 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-2=3 1 2 0 1 1 1 20 Kelly, Morgan 3-6 2-5 0-0 1-0=1 0 8 0 1 0 0 12 TEAM 0-2=2 Leffelman, Garrett 1-3 1-2 0-0 1-1=2 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 Totals 29-56 5-19 4-6 7-18=25 10 67 16 4 5 8 200 Harris, Jean-Herbert 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kaluz, Stefan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTAL FG%1st Half: 13-28 46.4 2nd Half: 16-28 57.1 Game: 51.8 DB Rebs TEAM 2-2=4 1 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2 Game: 26.3 0 Totals 14-40 5-19 20-25 9-27=36 12 53 9 18 2 2 200 F Throw% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0 2nd Half: 2-2 100 Game: 66.7 TOTAL FG 1st Half: 6-18 33.3 2nd Half: 8-22 36.4 Game: 35.0 DB Rebs Officials: Gary Prager, Wally Rutecki, Lamar Simpson Tech. Fouls: None 3-Pt. FG 1st Half: 3-8 37.5 2nd Half: 2-11 18.2 Game: 26.3 1 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot F Throw 1st Half: 11-12 91.7 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2 Game: 80.0 Eastern Michigan 28 26 54 Att: TBA Officials: Mike Alvaro, Jeff Bryant, Mark Shea Tech. Fouls: None Cornell 31 36 67 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot EMU FALLS, 67-54, TO CORNELL Eastern Michigan 28 23 51 Att: 633 Brown 26 27 53 The Eagles will play at Brown Saturday, Nov. 29, at 1 p.m. Men’s Basketball Drops a 53-51 Heartbreaker at Brown JAMAICA, N.Y. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team dropped its Brown posts a 7-2 run in the closing moments to claim the victory final game of the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off tournament, as the Big Red PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team dropped a from Cornell University handed the Eagles a 67-54 loss Tuesday, Nov. 25, here at Carnesec- heartbreaker this afternoon, Saturday, Nov. 29 in Providence, R.I., as the Bears from Brown ca Arena on the campus of St. John’s University. University handed the Eagles a 53-51 loss at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The loss drops EMU to 1-5 this season, while Cornell improves to 4-2 with the win. The loss drops the Eagles to 1-6 this season, while Brown improves to 3-3 with the Redshirt freshman point guard L.J. Frazier (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) and redshirt win. sophomore forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) each fin- With the score tied at 51-all with 2:12 remaining the game, Brown’s Peter Sullivan ished with a team-high 11 points, while senior guard Zane Gay (Olivet, Mich.-Olivet) would hit a 15-foot jumper to give his team a two point lead. After forcing the Bears to and junior center Kyle Dodd (Roockwood, Ont.-John F. Ross) pitched in nine and eight turn the ball over on a shot clock violation, the Eagles got the ball back with seven sec- off the bench, respectively. onds left, but could not get a shot off in time as the clock expired. There were 16 total The EMU offense came out firing in the first frame, as back-to-back jumpers in the post lead-changes in the game, and the teams were tied six times in the contest. from Dodd gave EMU an 18-10 advantage with 10:49 remaining in the first half. But the With the Eagles down one with 13:47 remaining in the first frame, senior guard Zane Bears would eventually put the breaks on the Eagle offense, as a 13-5 run made it a 23- Gay (Olivet, Mich.-Olivet) gave EMU a one point advantage on a fast-break layup after all game with 5:53 remaining in the first half. Cornell would take a 31-28 lead going into redshirt freshman guard L.J. Frazier (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) ripped Brown’s Chris intermission, as Geoff Reeves led all scorers with eight points in the first 20 minutes. Skrelja. Frazier would knock down a three-pointer less than a minute later to extend EMU’s Cornell’s potent defense held the EMU offense in check in the second half, and the lead to 15-11. Sophomore guard Solomon Farris (Detroit, Mich.-Osborn) would con- inside play of Jeff Foote gave the Big Red an 11 point advantage with 11:59 remaining in nect from long-distance again with 8:50 remaining to force a Brown timeout and give the game. The Eagles would limit the deficit to nine points down the stretch, but couldn’t the Eagles a nine point advantage. Farris finished with a team-high 13 points on 5-of-12 manage to find a rhythm on offense in the second half, as the team shot just 39.3 percent shooting, including three baskets from long-distance. in the final 20 minutes. The Bears got some momentum going late in the half as Morgan Kelly drilled a pair The Eagles committed 15 turnovers in the loss, while the Big Red turned the ball over of three’s with under a minute remaining to give the Bears their first lead since the 13 just four times in the game. Cornell’s Ryan Wittman led all scorers with 19 points. minute mark, but a Gay three-pointer as time expired gave EMU a 28-26 advantage going The Eagles will be in action again on Saturday, Nov. 29 when they head to Providence, into intermission. Frazier and Brown’s Peter Sullivan led all scorers with eight points at the R.I. to take on the Bears from Brown University at 1 p.m. The Bears played spoiler last half. season for EMU’s home opener, as they escaped Ypsilanti with a 74-55 win, Nov. 9, 2007. EMU forced 10 Brown turnovers in the first half on seven steals, but the Bears main- tained a 17-14 advantage on the boards. The two teams traded shot-for-shot in the second half, and with 7:40 remaining in the game, Farris drilled his third three-point bomb of the game to give EMU a 45-44 lead and force a Brown timeout. The Eagles would extend their lead to three after Gay blocked Brown’s Adrian Williams as the shot clock expired and took it coast-to-coast for the layup, giving EMU a 49-46 lead. The Eagles dominated the Bears in the paint, out scoring Brown 26-14, but rebounds late in the game proved to be the deciding factor, as the Bears preserved their advantage on the boards by out-rebounding the Eagles, 36-28. Sullivan led all scorers with 20 points on 5-of-10 shooting from field and 8-of-12 shooting from the charity stripe. The Eagles will be back in action again Monday, Dec. 8, when they host the Warriors from Wayne State University at the Convocation Center at 7 p.m. The two teams have not met since Nov. 23, 1991, when EMU cruised to a 105-63 victory in the season opener in Ypsilanti.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 21 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes

Game 8 •Dec. 8, 2008 • Convocation Center •Ypsilanti, Mich. Game 9 • Dec. 13, 2008 • Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, Mich. Wayne State 47 Eastern Michigan 60 Eastern Michigan 67 Michigan 91

VISITORS: WAYNE STATE (47) VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (60) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min STALLINGS, Reggie f 3-9 2-6 1-2 1-6=7 2 9 2 3 0 1 35 HARRISON, Branden f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 4 2 0 1 1 0 7 SAMPLE, Justin f 3-8 0-0 3-5 3-3=6 4 9 0 1 1 0 21 BOWDRY, Brandon f 6-17 0-2 4-4 1-6=7 2 16 1 5 0 1 28 LAWAL, Shane c 2-9 0-0 1-2 1-2=3 5 5 2 2 0 1 26 DOBBINS, Justin c 6-12 0-0 1-2 4-4=8 0 13 0 5 1 0 30 WRIGHT, Bryan g 6-17 2-6 0-0 1-3=4 0 14 0 0 0 1 37 FARRIS, Solomon g 1-6 0-2 2-2 0-4=4 1 4 1 0 0 0 23 EDWARDS, Larry g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 FRAZIER, L.J. g 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-4=4 3 0 1 2 0 0 29 BRUNDIDGE, Dale 0-4 0-0 2-2 1-2=3 2 2 3 3 1 1 24 JONES, Tyler 1-5 0-2 0-0 1-1=2 0 2 2 0 0 0 18 ROWSE, Ricky 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 COOPER, Will 3-4 0-0 0-0 4-1=5 1 6 2 2 0 0 21 WALLER, Nick 2-5 0-0 1-1 2-1=3 0 5 0 0 0 0 16 GAY, Zane 3-5 2-4 0-0 1-1=2 1 8 2 0 0 0 22 KOPICKI, Jay 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 FARROW, Wendale 4-4 0-0 0-0 3-3=6 0 8 0 1 0 0 12 EDWARDS, Bryan 0-3 0-0 1-2 1-1=2 0 1 1 2 0 1 20 DODD, Kyle 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-1=1 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 TEAM 2-5=7 JANTON, Kamil 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 TOTALS 17-58 4-13 9-14 13-24=37 13 47 10 13 2 5 200 TEAM 0-2=2 TOTALS 25-62 2-11 8-10 14-30=44 13 60 9 17 3 1 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-30 40.0 2nd Half: 5-28 17.9 Game: 17-58 29.3 DB Rebs TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8 2nd Half: 12-33 36.4 Game: 25-62 40.3 DB Rebs 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 3-8 37.5 2nd Half: 1-5 20.0 Game: 4-13 30.8 2 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3 2nd Half: 0-5 00.0 Game: 2-11 18.2 2 F.Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5 Game: 9-14 64.3 F.Throw % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0 2nd Half: 2-2 100.0 Game: 8-10 80.0 HOME: EASTERN MICHIGAN (67) HOME: MICHIGAN (91) Total 3 Pt. Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min HARRISON, Branden f 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-6=7 2 5 1 1 1 0 17 SHEPHERD, Jevohn f 6-9 1-3 0-0 1-2=3 1 13 2 0 0 0 30 BOWDRY, Brandon f 8-17 2-5 1-4 3-4=7 2 19 2 3 1 1 28 SIMS, DeShawn f 7-17 1-5 3-6 2-3=5 1 18 1 0 0 2 31 DODD, Kyle c 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 1 2 2 1 1 0 8 DOUGLASS, Stu g 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0=0 0 3 3 2 0 0 16 FARRIS, Solomon g 5-7 3-4 2-2 0-4=4 1 15 2 1 0 2 25 HARRIS, Manny g 8-16 4-7 2-3 1-6=7 2 22 5 1 0 2 23 FRAZIER, L.J. g 2-6 2-6 2-2 0-4=4 2 8 7 1 0 2 30 MERRITT, David g 3-6 2-3 0-0 0-4=4 1 8 3 0 0 1 21 BARNES, Daniel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 NOVAK, Zack 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2=2 1 0 2 0 0 1 21 JONES, Tyler 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1=1 1 2 1 1 0 1 8 LEE, C.J. 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-2=2 1 6 3 0 0 0 12 GREEN, Antonio 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 WRIGHT, Anthony 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 2 1 1 0 0 8 COOPER, Will 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-5=6 1 2 1 0 0 0 16 PULS, Eric 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 GAY, Zane 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-4=5 1 1 0 1 2 0 15 GIBSON, Zack 2-4 1-3 0-0 1-2=3 1 5 1 1 1 0 12 FARROW, Wendale 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0=1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 GRADY, Kelvin 4-5 3-4 0-0 0-1=1 0 11 3 0 0 0 23 AMETI, Merlynd 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0=0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 0-1=1 DOBBINS, Justin 5-8 0-0 3-4 0-0=0 1 13 2 3 2 1 28 TOTALS 35-67 16-33 5-9 5-23=28 8 91 24 5 1 6 200 JANTON, Kamil 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1-3=4 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-32 53.1 2nd Half: 18-35 51.4 Game: 35-67 52.2 DB Rebs TOTALS 25-53 8-21 9-16 8-31=39 15 67 18 12 7 9 200 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 8-17 47.1 2nd Half: 8-16 50.0 Game: 16-33 48.5 1 F.Throw % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0 2nd Half: 3-4 75.0 Game: 5-9 55.6 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-24 62.5 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5 Game: 25-53 47.2 DB Rebs Officials: Ted Hillary, Terry Wymer, Dan Dorian Tech. Fouls: None 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 6-11 54.5 2nd Half: 2-10 20.0 Game: 8-21 38.1 3 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot F.Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0 Game: 9-16 56.3 Eastern Michigan 34 26 60 Att: 9,768 Officials: Steve Griffith, Bill Covington, Dan Dorian Tech. Fouls: None Michigan 44 47 91 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Tot Wayne State 31 16 47 Att: 590 EMU FALLS AT MICHIGAN Eastern Michigan 39 28 67 Strong start not enough for Eagles in loss EAGLES GET BACK ON WINNING TRACK ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team came out Strong second-half defense leads to 67-47 win over Wayne State with a hot start, but in the end it was Michigan’s hot shooting that doomed the Eagles in a 91-60 non-conference loss here Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13, in Crisler Arena. Eastern opened up a a seven-point in the first half before the Wolverines used stellar YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team ended a six- outside shooting to take a 10-point lead, 44-34, at the half. game losing streak, rolling to a 67-47 non-conference victory over a visiting Wayne State Michigan, now 7-2 on the year, would go on to finish the game with a school-record University team here Monday night, Dec. 8, in the Convocation Center. 16 three pointers made on 33 attempts. Eastern would dominate the boards, however, The victory puts EMU at 2-6 this season, while WSU drops to 3-3 with the loss. holding a huge 44-28 advantage. The Eagles played without head coach Charles E. Ramsey, who was suspended from EMU, now 2-7 on the year, was led by redshirt sophomore Brandon Bowdry (St. the game due to an incident that occurred after the team’s Nov. 22 game at the University Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) with 16 points and seven rebounds while teammate of Detroit Mercy. Associate head coach Derrick McDowell handled the head coaching Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) added 13 points and a game-best eight re- duties in Ramsey’s absence. bounds. Redshirt sophomore forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Tru- After a quiet first half with just a single field goal, Michigan’s Harris came alive for 20 man) Bowdry finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting and seven boards, points in the second 20 minutes of action to finish with 22. DeShawn Sims and Jevohn while Farris and Dobbins added 15 and 13 points, respectively. Shepherd followed with 18 points and 13 points, respectively. Bowdry got the Eagles off to a hot start, as he scored eight of EMU’s first 12 points of Eastern shot 40.3 percent (25-of-62) for the contest while Michigan boasted a 52.2 the contest en route to a 12-5 advantage. Freshman forward Branden Harrison (Hous- percentage (35-of-67), including the school-record 16 three-point field goals. EMU also ton, Texas-Milby) would extend EMU’s lead to 13 as his three-pointer with 8:48 remain- turned the ball over 17 times, compared to just five for U-M ing in the first half gave the Eagles a 27-14 advantage. Eastern jumped out to an early 6-0 edge, however, Michigan promptly answered with The Warriors battled back in the final minutes of the first half to cut EMU’s lead to one, a 7-0 run of its own to take the lead with 15:41 showing on the clock. but the Eagles’ hot shooting allowed the team to preserve a 39-31 lead at intermission. The Wolverines, who were playing without head coach John Beilein due to an illness, The Eagles shot 62.5 percent from the field on 15-of-24 shooting in the first 20 minutes – struggled to find their offensive stroke early on in the contest. It didn’t help either when their best first half output this season, while the Warriors shot 40 percent (12-of-30) from sophomore guard Manny Harris picked up his second foul on a charging violation at the the field. 11:49 mark with EMU still clinging to a 15-11 lead. Sharp-shooting by Gay and inside ac- Sophomore guard Solomon Farris (Detroit, Mich.-Osborn) and junior forward Justin tion by Bowdry upped the margin to seven, 26-19, the Eagles’ largest lead of the half Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) each tallied a team-high 11 points for the Eagles in The momentum would quickly evaporate though, as Michigan would control the fi- the first 20 minutes, while Wayne State’s Bryan Wright led all scorers with 14 points at the nal 7:48 of the stanza, going on a 25-8 run. Consecutive treys by U-M pulled it back to a half. single-possession, 26-25, with 6:09 to play in the first half. Bowdry again answered the bell The Eagles would continue their hot shooting to start the second half, as back-to-back for the Eagles with a put-back and Will Cooper (Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton (Maine) three-point bombs from redshirt freshman guard L.J. Frazier (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilan- Academy) added a runner in the lane to keep EMU in front 30-27. ti) and layup by Bowdry gave EMU a 15-point advantage with 16:28 remaining, forcing a But moments later a three-pointer by C.J. Lee knotted the score at 30, and a pair of free Warrior timeout. throw tosses from DeShawn Sims with 3:07 gave Michigan its first lead. U-M continued to The Eagles would keep WSU at arm’s length for the remainder of the contest, as a Bow- light up the nets from long-range as the Wolverines connected on eight three-pointers, dry free throw with 2:31 remaining capped a 14-0 run for the Eagles and gave the team as the Wolverines took a 44-34 advantage into the lockerroom at the half. a 28-point lead. The team’s stingy defense held WSU scoreless for more than half of the The second half belonged entirely to the Wolverines, who out-scored EMU 47-26 in second frame, as EMU held the Warriors to just 17.9 percent (5-of-28) shooting in the the frame. second half.

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