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The 1990-91 EMU Men’s Squad: The first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament “Sweet 16” participant. Front row (L-R); Kahlil Felder, Joe Frasor, Von Nickleberry, Carl Thomas, Head Coach , Charles Thomas, Lorenzo Neely, Lawrence Hill, Roger Lewis. Back row (L-R); Graduate Assistant Coach Craig Rasmuson, Assistant Coach Brian Miller, , Pete Pangas, Mike Boykin, Kory Hallas, Tony King, Fenorris Pearson, Jeff Wendt, George Dyke, Chris Pipkin, Assistant Coach Gary Waters.

March 15, 1991 - Carrier Dome, Syracuse, VISITORS: No. 12 Seed • Eastern University On to the “Sweet 16” No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN How sweet it was! 32 Kory Hallas F 4-6 0-0 1-1 1-5 6 4 9 3 5 0 2 32 A veteran group of players proved that chemistry is indeed 31 Carl Thomas F 5-9 4-7 2-3 0-3 3 1 16 2 3 0 0 35 54 Marcus Kennedy C 9-13 0-0 4-6 4-12 16 2 22 1 4 0 3 35 important on a basketball team as the 1990-91 squad put 23 Charles Thomas G 2-6 2-5 3-4 1-3 4 0 9 6 0 0 1 33 EMU on the national basketball map with an extended run at 15 Lorenzo Neely G 6-16 0-0 5-8 1-6 7 0 17 5 3 0 0 37 51 Mike Boykin 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 the NCAA Championship. 41 Roger Lewis 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 16 Playing with four seniors in the starting lineup, the 1990-91 10 Kahlil Felder 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 35 Joe Frasor 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 team advanced all the way to the “Sweet 16” in the NCAA 52 Pete Pangas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 tournament before falling to national power North Carolina. Team 2-2 4 EMU TOTALS 27-54 6-12 16-25 11-32 43 10 76 21 16 0 7 200 During that wondrous run into the third round of the DB 4 NCAA tournament, the Green and White used a combination TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 14-29 .482 2nd Half: 13-25 .520 Game: .500 of power basketball (Marcus Kennedy), high-flying acrobat- 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 4-9 .444 2nd Half: 2-3 .667 Game: .500 F-Throw %: 1st Half: 3-5 .600 2nd Half: 13-20 .650 Game: .640 ics (the Thomas twins, Carl and Charles), end-to-end action HOME: No. 5 Seed • Mississippi State (Lorenzo Neely and Kory Hallas) and a bench that was small No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN 23 Greg Carter F 6-19 1-5 0-0 3-3 6 3 13 3 2 0 2 40 in numbers but big on heart (Joe Frasor and Roger Lewis) 21 Cameron Burns F 8-18 0-1 6-8 3-4 7 1 22 2 3 2 0 34 to capture the nation’s imagination as a true “Cinderella” 33 Carl Nichols C 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 3 4 1 1 1 3 22 20 Doug Hartsfield G 2-8 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 3 5 4 2 0 1 34 team. 10 Brad Smith G 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 15 Eastern was able to make it to the NCAA tournament after 22 Tony Watts 3-7 2-3 2-2 2-1 3 3 10 2 2 0 3 28 25 Nate Morris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 winning its second Mid-American Conference regular-season 12 Orien Watson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 and post-season titles. 24 Keith Hooper 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 13 As MAC tournament champion, Eastern was automatically 32 Ira Peterson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 Team 1-1 2 in the NCAA field of 64 and was sent to the Carrier Dome in MSU TOTALS 22-62 4-13 8-10 13-18 31 21 56 16 12 4 10 200 Syracuse, N.Y., for the first round., seeded No. 12. Head coach DB 0 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 13-31 .419 2nd Half: 9-31 .290 Game: .354 Ben Braun’s crew came up with two big wins in Syracuse. In 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 1-3 .333 2nd Half: 3-10 .300 Game: .307 the first game, Eastern knocked off No. 5 seed Mississippi F-Throw %: 1st Half: 1-2 .500 2nd Half: 7-8 .875 Game: .800 State, 76-56, and followed that up with a 71-68 overtime win Score By Periods over No. 13 seed Penn State. Those victories propelled EMU Team 1st 2nd Final Eastern Michigan 35 41 76 into the “Sweet 16” where the No. 1 seeded Tarheels of North Mississippi State 28 28 56 Carolina, turned back a charged-up EMU team, 93-67. Carl Thomas was magnificent against North Carolina, EMU in the NCAA Tournament 1987-88 March 18, 1988 # 2 108, # 15 Eastern Michigan 90 scoring 27 points in 33 minutes to earn a spot on the All- 1990-91 March 15, 1991 # 12 Eastern Michigan 76, # 5 Mississippi State 56 Regional team. March 17, 1991 # 12 Eastern Michigan 71, # 13 Penn State 68 (OT) On the year, Kennedy was named MAC Player of Sweet 16 March 22, 1991 # 1 North Carolina 93, # 12 Eastern Michigan 67 1995-96 March 14, 1996 # 9 Eastern Michigan 75, # 8 Duke 60 the Year and joining him on the All-MAC first team was Lorenzo March 15, 1996 # 1 Connecticut 95, # 9 Eastern Michigan 81 Neely while Carl Thomas was a second-team All-MAC pick. 1997-98 March 12, 1998 # 4 Michigan State 83, # 13 Eastern Michigan 71

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 145 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 ncaa 1990-91: “Sweet 16” VISITORS: No. 13 Seed • Penn State Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN NCAA Tournament Bests 42 James Barnes F 3-6 0-0 6-7 3-5 8 3 12 2 2 0 1 38 24 Deron Hayes F 6-13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 12 3 0 0 0 43 23 Dave Degitz C 3-9 0-0 2-5 3-3 6 2 8 0 1 0 1 36 Category Single-Game Bests 21 Freddie Barnes G 3-11 3-8 3-4 1-5 6 1 12 4 2 0 0 42 Points 36 - Brian Tolbert (UCONN,3-16-96) 15 Monroe Brown G 5-6 2-2 0-1 1-1 2 4 12 4 1 1 2 37 Rebounds 16 - Marcus Kennedy (Miss.St., 3-15-91) 45 C.J. Johnson 2-4 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 2 6 0 0 0 1 15 33 Jon Dietz 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Assists 9 - Lorenzo Neely (Pitt, 3-18-88) 4 Elton Carter 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 Blocks 5 - Theron Wilson (Duke, 3-14-96) 00 Michael Jennings 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 9 Steals 4 - (Duke, 3-14-96) Team 1-5 6 PENN ST. TOTALS 24-56 6-12 14-21 10-22 32 18 68 13 6 1 6 225 4 - Brian Tolbert (UCONN, 3-16-96) DB 1 FG Made 14 - Brian Tolbert (UCONN,3-16-96) TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 12-28 .429 2nd Half: 10-21 .476 OT: 2-7 .286 Game: .429 FG Att. 24 - Brian Tolbert (UCONN,3-16-96) 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 5-6 .833 2nd Half: 1-3 .333 OT: 0-3 .000 Game: .500 3-Pt. Made 8 - Brad Soucie (Pitt, 3-18-88) F-Throw %: 1st Half: 4-6 .667 2nd Half: 4-8 .500 OT: 6-7 .857 Game: .667 HOME: No. 12 Seed • Eastern Michigan University 3-Pt. Att. 14 - Brad Soucie (Pitt, 3-18-88) No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN FT Made 8 - Theron Wilson (UCONN, 3-16-96) 32 Kory Hallas F 4-10 0-0 4-4 4-4 8 5 12 3 1 1 1 35 FT Att. 9 - Earl Boykins (Duke, 3-14-96) 31 Carl Thomas F 2-8 1-6 2-4 0-7 7 3 7 4 3 0 0 42 54 Marcus Kennedy C 8-13 0-0 5-7 2-3 5 5 21 0 1 0 0 30 23 Charles Thomas G 3-7 2-6 3-3 1-5 6 2 11 3 2 0 2 43 Category Tournament Bests 15 Lorenzo Neely G 5-10 1-1 7-8 0-3 3 3 18 4 1 1 2 42 Points 62 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 51 Mike Boykin 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 Rebounds 27 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 41 Roger Lewis 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 9 10 Kahlil Felder 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Assists 14 - Lorenzo Neely, 1991 45 Fenorris Pearson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Blocks 9 - Theron Wilson, 1996 Team 1-2 3 Steals 7 - Brian Tolbert, 1996 EMU TOTALS 27-54 6-12 16-25 11-32 43 10 76 21 16 0 7 200 DB 4 FG Made 25 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 10-26 .385 2nd Half: 9-18 .500 OT: 4-6 .667 Game: .460 FG Att 42 - Brian Tolbert, 1996 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 2-8 .250 2nd Half: 2-5 .400 OT: 0-0 .000 Game: .308 3-Pt Made 10 - Carl Thomas, 1991 F-Throw %: 1st Half: 7-7 1.000 2nd Half: 9-11 .818 OT: 5-8 .625 Game: .80.8 3-Pt Att. 23 - Carl Thomas, 1991 FT Made 12 - Lorenzo Neely, 1991 12 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 FT Att. 19 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 VISITORS: No. 12 Seed • Eastern Michigan University No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN Category Career Bests 32 Kory Hallas F 4-9 0-0 1-2 1-1 2 3 9 2 2 0 1 31 31 Carl Thomas F 10-16 5-10 2-2 1-4 5 3 27 2 3 2 1 33 Points 62 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 54 Marcus Kennedy C 8-14 3-6 4-2 6 4 19 1 2 3 1 37 62 - Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991 23 Charles Thomas G 3-11 2-9 0-0 2-3 5 2 8 6 2 1 3 37 Rebounds 27 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 15 Lorenzo Neely G 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-4 4 0 0 5 4 0 1 33 Assists 23 - Lorenzo Neely, 1988 & 1991 51 Mike Boykin 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 41 Roger Lewis 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 Blocks 9 - Theron Wilson, 1996 10 Kahlil Felder 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 Steals 7 - Brian Tolbert, 1996 35 Joe Frasor 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 - Earl Boykins, 1996 &1998 52 Pete Pangas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 Von Nickleberry 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 FG Made 25 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 45 Fernorris Pearson 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FG Att 51 - Earl Boykins, 1996 & 1998 Team 2-2 4 3-Pt Made 13 - Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991 EMU TOTALS (DB 2) 27-61 7-20 6-10 12-18 30 16 67 18 16 6 7 200 3-Pt Att. 28 - Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 17-29 .586 2nd Half: 10-32 .313 Game: .443 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 5-9 .556 2nd Half: 2-11 .182 Game: .350 FT Made 16 - Lorenzo Neely, 1988 & 1991 F-Throw %: 1st Half: 3-4 .750 2nd Half: 3-6 .500 Game: .600 FT Att. 21 - Lorenzo Neely, 1988 & 1991 HOME: No. 1 Seed • North Carolina No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN 34 George Lynch F 5-11 0-0 0-1 1-6 7 3 10 0 2 1 0 30 44 F 3-10 0-2 0-0 2-4 6 4 6 0 2 2 3 24 32 Pete Chilcutt C 8-9 0-0 2-2 4-1 5 0 18 2 1 0 2 24 21 King Rice G 4-6 1-2 3-3 0-3 3 2 12 6 0 0 1 25 40 Hubert Davis G 5-6 5-5 3-3 0-4 4 1 18 1 3 0 1 29 00 5-7 0-0 7-8 2-4 6 3 17 0 1 3 0 18 3 Pat Sullivan 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 Kenny Harris 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Henrik Rodl 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 9 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 13 31 1-4 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12 33 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 45 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 55 Matt Wenstrom 0-2 0-0 1-2 3-0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Team 1-1 2 UNC TOTALS 35-66 6-9 17-23 16-24 40 14 93 16 12 8 9 200 DB 0 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 18-35 .514 2nd Half: 17-31 .548 Game: .530 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 4-6 .667 2nd Half: 2-3 .667 Game: .667 F-Throw %: 1st Half: 7-8 .875 2nd Half: 10-15 .667 Game: .739

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 146 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NIT 1994-95: dOUBLE ot tHIRLLER

The 1994-95 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: The first-ever NIT Tournament qualifier. Front row (L-R) Derrick Dial, Timi Berkovitch, Naje McCune, Head Coach Ben Braun, Brian Tolbert, Jake Olsen, and Earl Boykins. Back row (L-R) Associate Head Coach Gary Waters, Fred Reynolds, Tony King, Nkechi Ezugwu, Theron Wilson, Mick Pennisi, James Head, Kareem Carpenter, Tad Smith, As- sistant Coach Brian Miller, and Assistant Coach Kevin Heck.

VISITORS: Eastern Michigan University Hitting the Road for the NIT No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN 12 Derrick Dial F 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 23 It just doesn’t get any more exciting than 34 Kareem Carpenter F 6-10 0-0 7-8 1-13 14 4 19 1 4 1 0 48 the Eagles’ first-ever appearance in the National 32 Theron Wilson C 6-10 0-0 8-9 6-10 16 4 20 1 3 3 0 43 10 Brian Tolbert G 8-20 5-11 2-2 0-3 3 4 23 3 5 0 1 45 Invitation Tournament (NIT) March 16, 1995. 11 Earl Boykins G 5-14 2-6 1-2 0-2 2 1 13 2 3 0 1 48 A young Eastern squad finished third in 55 Tony King 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 7 the Mid-American Conference regular season 4 Naje McCune 2-5 1-3 1-4 0-2 2 1 6 1 1 0 0 29 54 Mick Pennisi 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 but came on strong in the league’s postseason 5 James Head 0-0 0-0 4-4 0-0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 tournament before bowing to Ball State in the Team 3-3 6 championship game. EMU TOTALS 27-64 8-23 23-31 10-34 44 18 85 9 19 4 3 250 With Ball State and Ohio receiving NCAA TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 8-29 .276 2nd Half: 19-35 .543 Game: .422 bids, the Green and White anxiously awaited a 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 2-11 .182 2nd Half: 6-12 .500 Game: .348 call from the NIT. F-Throw %: 1st Half: 12-15 .800 2nd Half: 11-16 .688 Game: .742 Eastern got the nod from the NIT and was HOME: Bradley sent to Peoria, Illinois, to face off against the No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN Bradley Braves. 42 Deon Jackson F 10-17 0-0 7-7 2-3 5 4 27 2 1 0 2 34 55 Adebayo Akinkunle F 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 10 The Eagles made their first-ever NIT a 4 David Winslow C 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-5 6 5 4 1 1 0 0 24 memorable one with a heartbreaking 86-85 12 Billy Wright G 4-9 1-1 2-2 0-6 6 1 11 7 0 0 2 41 double-overtime loss to Bradley. 24 G 5-18 1-6 5-7 3-7 10 1 16 7 0 1 3 43 5 Aaron Zobrist 4-9 1-5 0-0 1-2 3 1 9 1 3 1 3 30 With 0:34 left in regulation and trailing by 34 Dwayne Funches 0-3 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 15 three, EMU guard Brian Tolbert connected on a 00 Ben Coupet 1-4 0-0 2-2 1-4 5 1 4 0 1 1 0 14 three- to tie it and force the first 30 Chad Kleine 4-10 1-7 0-0 0-4 4 3 7 1 1 0 0 34 25 Kenny Burwell 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 overtime. Team 4-0 4 Eastern raced out to a 76-72 lead in the early BRADLEY TOTALS 32-78 4-19 18-20 14-33 47 22 86 20 8 6 10 250 stages of the first OT before Bradley rallied to TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 18-37 .486 2nd Half: 14-41 .341 Game: .410 tie at with 0:05 left, making a second overtime 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 1-7 .143 2nd Half: 3-12 .250 Game: .211 a necessity. F-Throw %: 1st Half: 3-3 1.000 2nd Half: 15-17 .882 Game: .900 The Eagles held an 85-84 lead after Theron Wilson made two free throws but Bradley won the game with 0:07 left on two free throws. Eastern had four players in double figures, led by Brian Tolbert with 23, Theron Wilson adding 20, Kareem Carpenter, 19 and Earl Boykins, 13.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 147 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA 1995-96: dOME dANCE

The 1995-96 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: Front row (L-R) Derrick Dial, Todd Beeton, Earl Boykins, Head Coach Ben Braun, Brian Tolbert, Timi Berkovitch, and Tad Smith. Back Row (L-R) Assistant Coach Kevin Heck, Assistant Coach Brian Miller, Fred Reynolds, Jon Zajac, James Head, Theron Wilson, Mick Pennisi, Nkechi Ezugwu, Torrey Mills, Charlie Eibeler and Associate Head Coach Gary Waters. VISITORS: No. 9 Seed • Eastern Michigan University No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN Dome Dance 3 Derrick Dial F 6-11 0-2 0-1 4-2 6 1 12 2 3 0 0 27 The third trip to the NCAA Tournament was 4 Jon Zajac F 3-6 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 3 6 2 2 1 0 21 32 Theron Wilson C 2-5 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 4 4 0 2 5 0 18 a charm for the Eastern Michigan University 10 Brian Tolbert G 8-18 2-8 2-2 1-6 7 1 20 1 4 0 3 37 men’s basketball team. 11 Earl Boykins G 8-15 0-2 7-9 0-3 3 0 23 5 2 0 4 37 5 James Head 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 The 1995-96 Eagles turned in one of the 13 Todd Beeten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 most memorable seasons in school history, 15 Timi Berkovitch 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33 Torrey Mills 4-6 0-0 0-0 3-0 3 2 8 1 1 0 1 16 notching their third regular-season and post- 35 Mick Pennisi 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 18 season MAC titles and qualifying for a third 41 Charlie Eibeler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 Fred Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 appearance in the NCAA tournament. 45 Nkechi Ezugwu 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Bowen Field House was charged with Team 2-5 7 electricity Sunday, March 12, 1996, when the EMU TOTALS 32-67 2-13 9-12 16-22 38 16 75 11 16 7 8 200 DB 5 EMU squad, along with a huge group of fans and supporters, was on hand for the nationally TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 12-38 .316 2nd Half: 20-29 .690 Game: .478 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 1-7 .143 2nd Half: 1-6 .167 Game: .154 televised NCAA Pairings Show. F-Throw %: 1st Half: 1-1 1.000 2nd Half: 8-11 .727 Game: .750 The packed house of fans roared with HOME: No. 8 Seed • Duke University excitement and anticipation when it was an- No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN nounced that Eastern Michigan and Duke 3 Ricky Price F 6-16 0-4 2-2 2-1 3 2 14 1 0 2 0 37 13 Taymon Domzalski F 1-6 0-0 1-2 2-0 2 5 3 0 2 0 1 17 would be opponents in the Southeast Regional 55 Greg Newton C 6-9 0-0 3-4 3-7 10 1 15 2 3 2 0 37 to be played at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, 5 Jeff Capel G 6-15 2-7 1-2 2-2 4 0 15 3 2 2 3 38 20 Chris Collins G 4-10 2-3 1-2 1-3 4 2 11 3 7 0 0 39 Ind. 12 S. Wojciechowski G 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 The Duke Blue Devils entered the game 14 Jeremy Hall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 seeded No. 8 while the underdog Eagles of 15 Todd Singleton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 Jay Heaps 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 Eastern Michigan were seeded No. 9. 31 Stan Brunson 1-3 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 22 Playing before a raucous crowd of 31,373 41 Matt Christensen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 52 Baker Perry 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 in the RCA Dome, along with a national televi- Team 2-0 2 sion audience, the Eastern backcourt tandem DUKE TOTALS 24-60 4-14 8-12 14-18 32 17 60 10 17 6 4 200 DB 3 of Earl Boykins (23 points) and Brian Tolbert (20) dominated, while Derrick Dial added 12 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 10-27 .370 2nd Half: 14-33 .424 Game: .400 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 3-8 .375 2nd Half: 1-6 .167 Game: .286 up front to lead the Eagles to a 75-60 decision F-Throw %: 1st Half: 3-4 .750 2nd Half: 5-8 .625 Game: .667 in the first round.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 148 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA 1995-96: dOME dANCE Dome Dance: sECOND rOUND VISITORS: No. 9 Seed • Eastern Michigan University No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN The second-round matchup had Eastern 3 Derrick Dial F 4-8 2-5 0-0 1-1 2 4 10 3 1 0 0 31 squaring off against No. 1-seeded Connecti- 4 Jon Zajac F 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 16 32 Theron Wilson C 5-10 0-0 8-8 5-2 7 3 18 0 1 4 0 35 cut. 10 Brian Tolbert G 14-24 7-13 1-5 2-1 3 3 36 5 3 0 4 38 The Eagles came out with a vengeance 11 Earl Boykins G 5-15 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 10 2 2 0 2 34 against the heavily favored Huskies, racing 5 James Head G 1-3 0-1 0-0 3-3 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 20 13 Todd Beeten 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 to a 13-point lead, 32-19, with 12:09 left in 15 Timi Berkovitch 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 the first half. Eastern held a 48-47 halftime 33 Torrey Mills 1-1 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 14 35 Mick Pennisi 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 lead. 41 Charlie Eibeler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 The second half belonged to UConn, 45 Nkechi Ezugwu 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Team 2-1 3 however, as the Huskies out scored EMU EMU TOTALS 31-66 9-23 10-15 15-12 27 26 81 11 10 4 8 200 by a 48-33 margin for the 95-81 win. DB 1 Seniors Tolbert and Theron Wilson TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 19-34 .559 2nd Half: 12-32 .375 Game: .470 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 5-11 .455 2nd Half: 4-12 .333 Game: .391 closed out their magnificent careers in style, F-Throw %: 1st Half: 5-7 .714 2nd Half: 5-8 .625 Game: .667 with Tolbert scoring 36, including seven HOME: No. 1 Seed • University of Connecticut triples, and Wilson adding 18. No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN 13 Kirk King F 5-7 0-0 3-3 2-3 5 2 13 1 2 3 0 33 23 Rudy Johnson F 6-9 0-0 1-1 2-4 6 2 13 2 0 0 0 27 40 Travis Knight C 2-4 0-0 3-4 5-2 7 4 7 3 0 0 1 29 11 Doron Sheffer G 10-14 2-4 5-7 2-5 7 1 27 5 3 1 1 36 34 G 8-20 5-9 4-7 5-5 10 0 25 7 6 1 0 38 3 Rashamel Jones 1-5 0-1 2-2 2-4 6 1 4 1 2 0 0 17 10 Ruslan Inyatkin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 Kyle Chapman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 Antric Klaiber 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 Dion Carson 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 45 Eric Hayward 2-4 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 18 52 Pete Kane 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 2-0 2 UCONN TOTALS 34-63 7-14 20-28 22-23 45 11 95 19 14 6 3 200 DB 4

TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 19-33 .576 2nd Half: 15-30 .500 Game: .540 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 4-6 .667 2nd Half: 3-8 .375 Game: .500 F-Throw %: 1st Half: 5-7 .714 2nd Half: 15-21 .714 Game: .714

James Head (5) drives to the hoop against Duke Derrick Dial (3) lays it up in the NCAA tourna- during the 1995-96 NCAA tournament. EMU upset ment win over Duke. the Blue Devils, 75-60.

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The 1997-98 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: Front row (L-R) Manager Chad Double, Manager Nate Purcell, Assistant Coach Mike Shedd, Asssistant Coach Lorenzo Neely, Head Coach Milton Barnes, Assistant Coach Tony Harvey, Assistant Coach Todd Lickliter, Manager Lonnie Griffin, and Manager Ben Bosserd. Back row (L-R) Jon Zajac, James Head, Derrick Dial, Jamaal Jenks, Avin How- ard, Earl Boykins, Sharif Fordham, Charlie Eibeler, Corey Tarrant, Nkechi Ezugwu, and Ajani Williams. A Team of Destiny Heads to Connecticut If there was ever a team of destiny, it was the 1997-98 VISITORS: No. 13 Seed • Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball squad. No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN 4 Jon Zajac F 5-8 0-0 0-0 3-1 4 4 10 1 1 1 0 33 Those 1997-98 Eagles seemed to have it all. Eastern 22 Avin Howard F 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 possessed one of the most dynamic backcourts in the country 45 Nkechi Ezugwu C 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 20 in Earl Boykins and Derrick Dial. Add to that a veteran front 3 Derrick Dial G 11-22 1-6 6-7 5-3 8 4 29 1 3 0 2 40 11 Earl Boykins G 6-21 1-9 5-5 0-4 4 0 18 1 2 0 1 40 line of Jon Zajac, James Head and Nkechi Ezugwu, and the 5 James Head 4-9 0-3 0-0 3-2 5 3 8 2 0 1 1 33 Eagles were ready for postseason action. 12 Sharif Fordham 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 23 Corey Tarrant 1-3 0-1 0-0 2-0 2 4 2 3 0 1 0 11 That group of four seniors, Boykins, Dial, Head and 33 Ajani Williams 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 Ezugwu, had gone through the NIT wars as freshmen, and Team 3-3 6 1 EMU TOTALS 29-70 2-19 11-12 18-16 34 23 71 10 8 4 5 200 were joined by transfer Zajac in time for the NCAA Big Dance TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 14-28 .500 2nd Half: 15-42 .357 Game: .414 in 1995-96, where the Eagles gained a national reputation with 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 1-6 .167 2nd Half: 1-13 .077 Game: .105 an upset win over Duke before falling to No. 1 seed UConn. F-Throw %: 1st Half: 6-6 1.000 2nd Half: 5-6 .833 Game: .917 Yet, despite a brilliant 22-10 record in 1996-97, the Eagles HOME: No. 4 Seed • Michigan State University sat home at tournament time. No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN 13 Antonio Smith F 1-5 0-0 4-6 3-6 9 1 6 3 2 1 0 33 That postseason snub worked on the competitive egos of 44 Jason Klein F 2-8 2-5 1-2 0-0 0 2 7 1 1 0 0 31 the Eagles and they responded with three great outings and 34 C 3-7 0-0 7-8 5-5 10 1 13 0 1 1 1 30 12 G 7-14 2-7 4-4 1-1 2 3 20 3 1 0 1 35 won the Mid-American Conference post-season tournament 14 Charlie Bell G 7-12 1-1 7-8 5-4 9 2 22 0 1 0 0 29 title and the crown of MAC Champions. 5 Lorenzo Guess 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 As the MAC representative to the NCAA Tournament, 11 David Thomas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 Doug Davis 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 5 Eastern had hopes of making some noise at the dance, and 42 4-6 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 2 9 0 1 0 1 17 when it was announced that EMU would meet Michigan State 43 A.J. Granger 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 55 DuJuan Wiley 1-5 0-0 0-2 1-2 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 12 in the first-round game in Hartford, Conn., the players were Team 2-2 4 excited to get a shot at the Big Ten Co-Champion Spartans. MSU TOTALS 27-59 6-15 23-30 19-24 43 12 83 10 10 2 3 200

With a national television crowd watching, and a sellout TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 16-29 .552 2nd Half: 11-30 .367 Game: .458 crowd of 16,105 on hand in the Hartford Civic Center, the No. 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 5-8 .625 2nd Half: 1-7 .143 Game: .400 13- seeded Eagles displayed the poise that they had exhibited F-Throw %: 1st Half: 6-10 .600 2nd Half: 17-20 .850 Game: .767 over the past four years, racing to an early, 16-9 lead. No. 4 seeded Michigan State then went to its huge size advantage and shut down the Eagles and record an 83-71 win. Dial closed out his brilliant career with a game-high 29 points to go along with eight boards while his backcourt mate, Boykins, was held to 18 points in his final game for the Eagles. Zajac added 10 points for the Eagles.

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First season in Elton J. Rynearson, Sr. led the then-Hu- Bowen Field House Second most wins in EMU history rons to four consecutive NAIA Championships 1897-98 Men’s basketball is introduced at Michigan State Normal School. The team is 1-1 in games against 1966-67 Eastern Michigan leaves the President’s Athletic the University of . Conference and becomes an independent.

1901-02 Michigan State Normal leaves the MIAA. 1967-68 Head Coach Jim Dutcher leads EMU to the first of four consecutive NAIA National Championships 1916-17 Captain Ernest Rynearson leads the team to a and EMU makes the quarterfinals in that tourna- 15-1 record with the only loss a 37-23 decision to ment. Eastern’s Earle Higgins hits a buzzer-beater the Grand Rapids YMCA. to knock off No. 1 seed Stephen F. Austin in the first round. 1920-21 The school’s athletic teams decide to rejoin the MIAA. 1968-69 Eastern Michigan wins its second straight NAIA District Championship and advances to the NAIA 1945-46 Elton J. Rynearson, Sr. gives up the basketball National Tournament in Kansas City, where the coaching job after serving for 18 years and leaves Hurons make it to the second round. as the winningest head coach in school history with a 160-129 win-loss record. 1969-70 Once again, the Green and White advance to Kansas City for the NAIA Nationals. After winning 1955-56 Eastern Michigan begins play in Bowen Field their first game, the Hurons get knocked out in House. The 79,529-square foot structure is built the second round by Guilford. Earle Higgins gets at a cost of $1.25 million. drafted in both the NBA and fledgling ABA, by San

Earle Higgins Harvey Marlatt Kennedy McIntosh

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George Gervin (24) Ben Braun Earl Boykins helps the is named MAC Eagles beat Duke Player of the Year in 1988 Francisco and Indiana, respectively, while Harvey MAC post-season crown and earns its first NCAA- Marlatt is the No. 16 pick of the . Division I National Championship berth. Sent to 1970-71 Led by Kennedy McIntosh, the Hurons advance all Lincoln, Neb., for the first round, Eastern runs the way to the finals in the NAIA National Champi- into a highly-rated University of Pittsburgh squad onships before losing to Kentucky State, 102-82. and drops a 108-90 decision. Center Grant Long McIntosh becomes the No. 1 round draft choice of is drafted in the second round of the NBA draft the in the National Basketball Asso- by the after earning Mid-American ciation (NBA). On July 15, 1971, Eastern Michigan Conference Player of the Year honors. University proudly becomes a new member of the Mid-American Conference. 1990-91 How sweet it was. EMU not only won its second MAC regular-season and tournament champion- 1971-72 Eastern Michigan records an outstanding 24-7 ships but also qualified once again for the NCAA record for the season. The Hurons win the National Tournament. Led by a talented group of NCAA-College Division Regional Championship four seniors, the Green and White knock off Mis- and advance to the Final Four in Evansville, Ind. sissippi State and Penn State in the East Regional EMU sophomore leads the team in Syracuse to advance to the “Sweet 16.” Eastern in scoring and rebounding and earns All-America runs into national power North Carolina, who ends honors. the Cinderella story in the Meadowlands, 93-67. Marcus Kennedy earns Player of the Year honors 1977-78 Former EMU great George Gervin is named the in the Mid-American Conference. NBA’s Player of the Year. 1994-95 • A young Eastern Michigan squad finishes third 1987-88 Head Coach Ben Braun leads the Hurons to their in the regular MAC season and makes it to the first-ever Mid-American Conference men’s bas- finals of the postseason league tournament be- ketball championship. Eastern also captures the fore bowing out to Ball State. The Eagles accept

George Gervin (left) accepts the Derrick Dial vs. Duke Milton Barnes Marcus Kennedy (54) becomes the NBA Player of the Year Award. second EMU player to earn MAC Player of the Year honors after being selected for the 1990-91 season.

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EMU fans cheer on the Eagles at the NCAA Tournament

a bid to the school’s first-ever National Invitation 5, 1996. Assistant Coach Tournament (NIT) and come up with an outstand- Milton Barnes is named the new EMU head coach, ing effort before losing an 86-85 double-overtime Sept. 23, 1996. EMU celebrates its 100th year decision at Bradley. of men’s basketball. Along the way, Eastern wins two in-season tournaments, capturing both the 1995-96 • The third time is a charm.The Eagles notch MAC Syracuse Classic and the Hawaii-Hilo Classic.The regular-season and postseason championships fourth-seeded Eagles upset MAC co-champion for the third time and qualify for their third NCAA Bowling Green in the first round of the league’s National Championship appearance. Traveling to postseason tournament before bowing out to Miami the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Ind., the Eagles in the championship game. come up with a great effort in the first round to send national power Duke packing before bowing 1997-98 • The senior-laden Eagles take a No. 4 seed into the out to the No. 1 seed University of Connecticut in MAC Tournament and capture the title and league the second round. Along the way, EMU earned its championship for the fourth time in 11 years. Earl first national ranking. The Eagles were ranked in Boykins is named the MVP of the tournament the Top 25 in the nation for three weeks during the while teammate Derrick Dial joins him on the All- season and finished the year with a 25-6 record, Tournament team. As the MAC representative to the second best in school history. the NCAA Tournament, the Eagles are seeded No. 13 and are sent to the East Regional in Hartford, 1996-97 •Veteran head coach Ben Braun resigns to take over Conn., to square off against the No. 4-seeded head coaching duties at the University of California- . Eastern jumps out to a Berkeley. Braun leaves EMU as the winningest 16-9 lead but the Big Ten Champions fight back coach in school history with a 185-132 mark in to record an 83-71 win. Derrick Dial pours in 29 11 seasons. Former EMU hoop legend George points with Earl Boykins adding 18. The five se- Gervin is named to the NBA’s Hall of Fame Feb. niors, Boykins, Dial, James Head, Nkechi Ezugwu

A crowd of 7,647 was on hand for the Convocation Center dedication game against the , Dec. 9, 1999.

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Earl Boykins was given the Frances X. The EMU players celebrate a win Charles E. Ramsey Naismith Award presented to the nation’s top during the “Sweet 16” run. player under six feet tall. and Jon Zajac, close out their careers with an In those years as a head coach, Boone is one outstanding four-year mark of 87-36, including two of the winningest coaches in the country with an NCAA appearances and one NIT tourney. Boykins overall record of 273-137. He was the head coach closes out his career as the second-leading scorer at California University of Pennsylvania for 10 sea- in school history with 2,211. EMU’s “Farewell to sons and the head coach at Robert Morris College Bowen” basketball tour officially ends a 43-year for four years prior to taking over the EMU duties. run in the “Old Barn.” Boykins is recipient of the He led California University of Pennsylvania to five Frances X. Naismith Award as the nation’s most NCAA Division II tournament appearances. outstanding player under six feet tall. Boykins is also featured prominently in ’s 2005-06 Former EMU assistant coach, and EMU graduate Pre-Season edition. Charles E. Ramsey, returns home as the head coach of the Eagles. Ramsey was named EMU’s 1998-99 The Eagles dedicate the $29.6-million Convocation 28th men’s head basketball coach before a jam- Center Dec. 9, when the University of Michigan packed press conference, March 30, 2005, in Media visits. The visitors spoil the night, however, taking Room A of the Convocation Center. Ramsey was an 86-63 win before a crowd of 7,647. a member of the EMU men’s basketball staff from 1990-93. He graduated from EMU in 1992. 1999-00 The Eagles finish the season with a 15-13 re- cord. Head Coach Milton Barnes’ contract is not 2007-08 EMU’s 8-8 Mid-American Conference record renewed. this season is the best for the Eagles since the 1999-2000 team finished 9-9. This year’s 8-8 record 2000-01 Eastern Michigan Athletics Director Dave Diles also tied the Eagles for second in the MAC West announces the hiring March 28 of Jim Boone as Division with Central Michigan, the best finish for head coach. Boone joins EMU after 14 very suc- the Green and White since divisional play began cessful seasons as an intercollegiate head coach. in 1997-98.

Head basketball coach Charles E. Ramsey poses with redshirt freshman L.J. Frazier (12) of the basketball squad and Marvon Sanders (27) of the football squad. The three were featured in an article by the Ypsilanti Courier. All are graduates of Ypsilanti High School and are playing/coaching at EMU.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 154 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Convocation center men’s basketball attendance records 1998-99 Season Date Opponent Att Score Nov. 25 Boise State 1,649 L, 53-54 Dec. 5 Bowling Green* 1,771 L, 66-68 Dec. 9 Michigan! 7,647 L, 63-86 Jan. 5 Miami* 1,466 L, 49-73 Jan. 9 Ball State* 1,869 L, 42-59 Jan. 20 Central Mich.*(OT) 1,643 W, 56-53 Jan. 30 Toledo* 2,569 L, 55-63 Feb. 6 Marshall*(MAC TV) 1,951 L, 70-79 Feb. 10 Akron* 1,340 L, 45-74 Feb. 17 Ohio* 1,501 L, 57-67 Feb. 20 Western Mich.* 1,471 W, 70-60 ! Dedication Game

1999-2000 Season Date Opponent Att Score Nov. 20 Northwood 1,501 W, 82-60 A crowd of 7,647 was on hand for the Convocation Center dedication game Nov. 29 Hillsdale 1,458 W, 91-65 Dec. 8 Ohio* 1,450 W, 65-55 against the University of Michigan, Dec. 9, 1999. Dec. 30 Detroit (OT) 4,017 W, 82-80 2002-03 Season 2005-06 Season Jan. 5 Buffalo* 1,953 W, 73-53 Date Opponent Att Score Date Opponent Att Score Jan. 12 Kent* 2,730 L, 67-80 Nov. 26 Robert Morris 1,275 W, 99-85 Nov. 18 CALIFORNIA 3,165 W, 67-65 Jan. 19 Akron* (OT) 1,775 L, 81-89 Dec. 2 Concordia (Mich.) 876 W,115-80 Nov. 29 DETROIT 1,663 L, 60-64 Jan. 26 Central Mich.* 2,365 W, 68-57 Dec. 10 Rochester 1,360 W, 97-48 Dec. 7 YOUNGSTOWN ST. 1,300 W, 77-71 Feb. 5 Ball St.* (MAC TV) 1,930 L, 58-78 Dec. 21 Gardner-Webb 1,871 W, 78-63 Dec. 22 TULSA 1,383 W, 67-62 Feb. 12 Toledo* 2,628 L, 59-67 Jan. 7 Wisconsin-G.B. 2,153 W, 94-87 Jan. 11 OHIO* 1,330 L, 63-75 Feb. 21 W. Mich.*(MAC TV)2,217 W, 93-71 Jan. 14 Bowling Green* 2,616 W, 73-67 Jan. 14 KENT STATE* 1,627 L, 64-74 Feb. 26 Northern Illinois* 1,870 W, 79-69 Jan. 21 Ball State* 2,318 L, 90-91 Jan. 18 BOWLING GR.* 1,275 L, 72-79 Mar. 1 Miami*^ 1,246 L, 51-64 Jan. 25 Central Michigan* 4,346 W, 84-68 Jan. 24 WESTERN MICH.* 1,169 L, 62-68 Jan. 29 Miami* 2,002 L, 58-73 Jan. 29 NORTHERN ILL.* 1,219 L, 55-67 2000-01 Season Feb. 3 Marshall*(MAC TV) 2,375 W, 90-81 Feb. 1 CENTRAL MICH.* 1,253 W, 81-75 Date Opponent Att Score Feb. 8 Toledo* 4,055 W, 76-72 Feb. 11 AKRON* 1,805 L, 72-77 Nov. 20 Hampton 1,520 L, 71-73 Feb. 15 Northern Ill.* (OT) 3,263 L, 68-70 Feb. 22 TOLEDO* 1,358 L, 59-70 Nov. 29 UWGB 1,169 L, 48-49 Feb. 26 Western Mich.* 4,115 W, 80-72 Mar. 4 BALL ST.* (OT) 1,367 L, 77-89 Dec. 6 IUPUI 1,019 W, 67-63 Mar. 3 Buffalo* 2,015 W, 88-78 Dec. 20 Chicago State 1,014 L, 60-71 2006-07 Season Dec. 23 Grambling 1,225 W, 94-77 2003-04 Season Date Opponent Att Score Jan. 6 Ball State* 1,622 L, 66-69 Date Opponent Att Score Dec. 5 OAKLAND 609 L, 54-66 Jan. 10 Toledo* 2,504 L, 55-74 Nov. 25 Concordia (Mich.) 1,717 W, 86-45 Dec. 21 NORTHERN COLO. 348 W, 71-61 Jan. 13 Marshall* 1,093 L, 46-72 Dec. 2 Kent State* 4,123 L, 74-83 Dec. 28 EASTERN ILL. 569 W, 63-51 Jan. 20 Central Michigan* 3,615 L, 51-60 Dec. 9 Albion 2,847 W, 81-60 Dec. 31 IPFW 458 W, 62-61 Jan. 24 Kent State* 1,124 L, 51-79 Dec. 23 Northern Colorado 1,679 W, 82-55 Jan. 3 N. DAKOTA STATE 407 W, 74-66 Jan. 31 Miami* 1,167 L, 48-62 Jan. 7 Navy 1,892 W, 99-52 Jan. 6 CENTRAL MICH.* 949 L, 68-74 Feb. 7 Western Mich.* 1,875 W, 84-73 Jan. 17 Western Mich.* 2,942 L, 63-72 Jan. 9 NORTHERN ILL.* 959 W, 63-62 Feb. 17 Bowling Green* 2,706 L, 45-71 Jan. 19 Toledo* 2,322 L, 69-85 Jan. 16 TOLEDO* 1,267 L, 56-66 Feb. 24 Northern Illinois* 1,566 L, 58-62 Jan. 28 Central Michigan* 2,429 W, 80-63 Jan. 28 BUFFALO* 1,556 W, 89-76 Feb. 7 Akron* (MAC TV) 3,547 W, 77-54 Jan. 31 AKRON* 697 L, 60-70 2001-02 Season Feb. 18 Buffalo* 2,101 L, 64-83 Feb. 7 MIAMI* 790 L, 64-74 Date Opponent Att Score Feb. 25 Ohio* 2,023 W, 75-64 Feb. 17 MANHATTAN# 1,481 W, 65-51 Nov. 26 Md.-Eastern Shore 1,753 L, 61-65 Feb. 28 Northern Illinois* 3,119 L, 61-67 Feb. 22 WESTERN MICH.* 969 L, 61-80 Dec. 1 Tennessee Tech 1,875 L, 79-86 Mar. 6 Bowling Gr.* (OT) 3,114 W, 78-75 Feb. 25 BALL STATE* 638 W, 61-51 Dec. 3 Detroit 3,532 L, 69-95 Dec. 8 Delaware State 1,683 W, 75-62 2004-05 Season Dec. 19 Concordia 856 W, 85-54 Date Opponent Att Score 2007-08 Season Dec. 29 Western Carolina 877 W, 72-59 Nov. 30 Marshall* 3,162 W, 90-88 Date Opponent Att Score Jan. 2 Buffalo* 1,250 L, 51-70 Dec. 7 Rochester College 3,014 W, 89-29 Oct. 31 NORTHWOOD - W, 76-56 Jan. 5 Ball State* (DH) 2,354 L, 45-63 Dec. 11 Canisius 3,391 W, 86-72 Nov. 9 BROWN 2,136 L, 55-74 Jan. 9 Toledo* 1,959 L, 60-85 Dec. 23 State 1,836 W, 89-76 Nov. 11 RADFORD 489 W, 72-55 Jan. 19 Central Michigan* 3,850 L, 73-86 Jan. 2 Toledo* 2,782 W, 75-70 Nov. 28 DETROIT 1099 L, 68-72 Jan. 22 Ohio* 1,012 L, 66-80 Jan. 12 Bowling Green* 2,478 L, 63-79 Dec. 4 ILLINOIS STATE 385 W, 72-63 Jan. 29 Kent State* 1,581 L, 62-82 Jan. 19 Miami* 1,936 L, 73-83 Jan. 2 CHICAGO STATE 507 W, 68-72 Feb. 9 Northern Ill.* (OT) 1,979 L, 85-90 Jan. 29 Buffalo* 2,893 L, 68-80 Jan. 12 WESTERN MICH.* 1397 W, 81-71 Feb. 16 Akron* (DH) 2,590 W, 83-76 Feb. 6 IPFW 1,511 W, 74-54 Jan. 22 TOLEDO* 879 W, 68-44 Feb. 27 Western Michigan* 1,056 L, 52-71 Feb. 12 Central Michigan* 5,423 W, 79-72 Jan. 30 KENT STATE* 559 L, 67-77 Feb. 16 Northern Illinois* 1,042 W, 79-63 Feb. 6 OHIO* 344 W, 63-56 Feb. 26 Western Mich.* 3,029 L, 63-73 Feb. 13 BOWLING GREEN* 479 W, 78-68 Top Five Crowds Mar. 2 Ball State* 1,589 L, 56-71 Feb. 16 CENTRAL MICH.* 1797 W, 67-64 Feb. 23 S.E. MISSOURI# 1139 W, 86-82 1. Michigan (12-9-98) 7,647 Mar. 1 BALL STATE* 768 W, 75-64 2. Central Michigan (2-12-05) 5,423 Mar. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 827 W, 82-63 3. Central Michigan (1-5-03) 4,346 4. Western Michigan (2-26-03) 4,115 * Mid-American Conference game 5. Toledo (2-8-03) 4,055 ^ Mid-American Conference Tournament game # Bracket Buster Game

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 155 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Convocation Center records-individual game records Points Field Goals Made , Central Michigan, 1-19-02 42 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 16 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Craig Cashen vs. Western Michigan, 1-24-06 41 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 13 Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02 Chris Hayes, Detroit, 11-28-07 40 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 Najul Ervin, Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 36 Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 11 Kyrem Massey, Kent, 1-24-01 35 Martin Samarco, Bowling Green, 1-18-06 Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02 Three-pointers made 34 , Michigan, 12-9-98 Aaron Jessup, Wisconsin-G.B., 1-7-03 8 Ricky Cottrill vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 Ryan Prillman vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 3-3-03 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 10 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Akron, 2-7-04 7 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 33 Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 6 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 Markus Austin vs. Miami, 1-19-05 Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 31 John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 Ricky Cottrill vs. Ball State, 1-6-01 30 Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00 Danny McElhinny vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02 Tony Jones, Chicago State, 12-20-00 Doug Penno, Miami, 1-19-05 30 Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 1-6-07 Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-6-01 Carlos Medlock vs. Akron, 2-11-06 29 P.J. Smith, Northern Illinois, 2-28-04 Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 Damon Huffman, Brown, 11-9-07 John Bowler vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 Ryan Prillman vs. Detroit, 12-3-01 Jarred Axon vs. Ohio, 2-6-08 29 John Bowler vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Kenard Moore, Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 Jarred Axon vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 5 P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 28 Ricky Cottrill vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03 Dru Joyce, Akron, 2-7-04 Ryan Prillman vs. Ball State, 1-21-03 Keston Roberts, Youngstown State, 12-7-05 Tamar Slay, Marshall, 2-6-99 27 , Miami, 1-5-99 Martin Samarco, Bowling Green, 1-18-06 Tony Barksdale, Western Michigan, 2-20-99 Ryan Prillman vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 1-6-07 Jeremy Hamlet, Northwood, 11-20-99 Chris Williams, Ball State, 1-21-03 Tim Pollitz, Miami, 2-7-07 Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99 Darryl Garrett vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Nick Moore, Toledo, 1-10-01 26 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 Field Goals Attempted Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-19-01 26 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Markus Austin vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 Brandon Hansen, Wisc.-G.B., 1-7-03 Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03 24 Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02 Darryl Garrett vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Carlos Medlock vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 22 , Detroit, 12-30-99 John Reimold, Bowling Green, 1-12-05 David Holston, Chicago State, 1-2-08 Paul Haynes, Grambling, 12-23-00 Martin Samarco, Bowling Green, 1-18-06 Carlos Medlock vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 21 Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99 Jarred Axon vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-28-06 25 Markus Austin vs. Bowling Green, 3-6-04 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 Jesse Bunkley vs. IPFW, 12-31-06 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Akron, 2-7-04 20 Michael Thomas, Albion, 12-9-03 Keonta Howell, Toledo, 1-16-07 Tarvis Williams, Hampton, 11-20-00 Tamar Slay, Marshall, 1-13-01 Jarred Axon vs. Northwood, 10-37-07 Ricky Cottrill vs. Ohio, 1-22-02 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Ball State, 1-5-02 Mike McKee, Kent State, 1-30-08 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Akron, 2-16-02 Jason Bird, Buffalo, 3-3-03 Carlos Medlock vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 Markus Austin vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 Jarred Axon vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 Keston Roberts, Youngstown State, 12-7-05 Free Throws Made 18 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04 Three-pointers attempted Rebounds 17 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 15 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 19 Tyson Radney vs. Wisconsin-G.B., 11-29-00 16 Carlos Medlock vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 14 Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02 Tyson Radney vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 15 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 Jarred Axon vs. Ohio, 2-6-08 Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-5-02 John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06 12 Jeremy Hamlet, Northwood, 11-20-99 17 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Toledo, 1-2-05 13 Markus Austin vs. Clev. State, 12-23-04 Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 16 Calvin Warner vs. Western Mich., 2-20-99 12 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Western Car., 12-29-01 Ricky Cottrill vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 15 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Buffalo, 2-18-04 Markus Austin vs. Miami, 1-19-05 Danny McElhinny vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 2-17-99 John Bowler vs. Central Michigan, 2-1-06 Carlos Medlock vs. Kent State, 1-30-08 Darryl Garrett vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04 Kenard Moore, Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 Terrance Chapman, Ball State, 3-2-05 Free Throws Attempted 11 Danny McElhinny vs. Navy, 1-7-04 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 24 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 Larry Fisher vs. Ball State, 1-9-99 John Bowler vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 20 Markus Austin vs. Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03 Tony Barksdale, Western Michigan, 2-20-99 John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06 18 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04 Sanjay Adell, Ohio, 12-8-99 14 Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 12-8-99 Carlos Medlock vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99 Tyson Radney vs. Hampton, 11-20-00 17 Rashon Brown, Akron, 2-16-02 Mike Brown, Northern Illinois, 2-26-00 Ryan Prillman vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06 Ricky Cottrill vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 John Bowler vs. Kent State, 1-14-06 16 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 13 John Bowler vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 Justin Dobbins vs. Chicago State, 1-2-08 Carlos Medlock vs. Detroit, 11-28-07 Louis Campbell, Buffalo, 1-5-00 15 Greg Stempin, Toledo, 1-30-99 Jarred Axon, vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 Tyson Radney vs. Marshall, 1-13-01 John Bowler vs. Central Michigan, 2-1-06 Tyson Radney vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00 14 John Bowler vs. NIU, 2-28-04 BOLD indicates an EMU player Darcel Williams, Buffalo, 1-2-02 Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 , Ohio, 1-22-02 Ryan Prillman vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Gard. W.,12-21-02 John Bowler vs. Akron, 2-11-06 Mark Patton, Marshall, 11-30-04 Carlos Medlock vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Can., 12-11-04 13 DeSean Hadley vs. Bowling Green, 12-9-98 Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State, 12-4-07 Michael Ross vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 12 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Conc., 11-25-03 Vova Severovas, Oakland, 12-5-06 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Albion, 12-9-03 Joe Reitz, Western Michigan, 1-12-08 John Bowler vs. N. Colorado, 12-23-03 John Bowler vs. WMU, 1-17-04 Blocks Calvin Warner vs. Michigan, 12-9-98 6 LaVar Carter, Marshall, 11-30-04 Corey Tarrant vs. Ohio, 12-8-99 Davis Simon, IPFW, 2-6-05 Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-6-01 James Hughes, Northern Illinois, 1-9-07 J.R. VanHoose, Marshall, 1-13-01 5 Tarvis Williams, Hampton, 11-20-00 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 Damien Kinloch, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 Aaron Jessup, Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03 Chris Kaman, Central Michigan, 1-25-03 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 Ethan Shaw, Detroit, 11-25-06 John Bowler vs. IPFW, 2-6-05 James Hughes, Northern Illinois, 1-29-06 John Bowler vs. Nor. Ill., 2-16-05 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 John Bowler vs. California, 11-18-05 4 Tyson Radney vs. Boise State, 11-25-98 John Bowler vs. Western Michigan, 1-24-06 T.J. Lux, Northern Illinois, 2-26-00 James Hughes, Northern Illinois, 1-9-07 Tyson Radney vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 Joe Reitz, Western Michigan, 1-12-08 Ryan Prillman vs. Miami, 1-31-01 Lonnie Jones, Ball State, 1-5-02

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 156 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Convocation Center records-individual game records Assists Rebounds 3-pointers attempted 13 Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 2-1-06 13 Calvin Warner vs. West. Mich., 2-20-99 (1st Half) 10 Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 (1st half) 12 John Floyd, Bowling Green, 1-12-05 12 John Bowler vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (2nd half) 9 Jeremy Hamlet, Northwood, 11-20-99 (2nd half) 11 C.J. Grantham vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 11 James “Boo” Jackson vs. G.-Webb, 12-21-02 (2nd half) Jarred Axon vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 (1st half) 9 Brandon Pardon, Bowling Green, 2-17-01 11 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Buffalo (1st half) 8 Danny McElhinny vs.Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half) Michael Ross vs. Wisc.-G.B., 1-7-03 10 Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 2-17-99 (1st Half) Kenard Moore, Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 (2nd half) Chet Mason, Miami, 1-19-05 Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 12-8-99 (2nd Half) 7 Robbie Reid, Michigan, 12-9-98 (1st Half) 8 James Douglas vs. Navy, 1-17-04 Josh Murray, Ball State, 1-6-01 (1st Half) Tony Barksdale, Western Michigan, 2-20-99 (2nd half) Avin Howard vs. Ball State, 1-9-99 J.R. VanHoose, Marshall, 1-13-01 (2nd half) Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st half) C.J. Grantham vs. Hampton, 11-20-00 Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-5-01 (2nd half) Mike Brown, Northern Illinois, 2-26-00 (2nd half) C.J. Grantham vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00 Terrance Chapman, Ball State, 3-2-05 (2nd half) Paul Haynes, Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half) Julius Hall, Grambling, 12-23-00 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Toledo, 1-2-05 (1st half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Tenn. Tech, 12-1-01 (1st half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Akron, 2-16-02 9 Calvin Warner vs. Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 (2nd half) Terry Reynolds, Toledo, 1-9-02 Tyson Radney vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (1st Half) Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-03 (2nd half) C.J. Grantham vs. Northern Illinois, 2-24-01 Tyson Radney vs. West. Mich., 2-7-01 (2nd half) Jesse Bunkley vs. Western Mich., 2-22-07 (1st half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 James Jackson vs. UWGB, 1-7-03 (1st half) Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State, 12-4-07 (2nd half) Michael Ross vs. IPFW, 2-6-05 8 Calvin Warner vs. Boise State, 11-25-98 (2nd half) Carlos Medlock vs. Kent State, 1-30-08 (2nd half) Rickey Willis, Western Mich., 2-26-05 Tyson Radney vs. Hampton, 11-20-00 (1st Half) Jarred Axon vs. Ohio, 2-6-08 (1st and 2nd half) Chris Skrelja, Brown, 11-9-07 Tyson Radney vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half) , Kent State, 1-30-08 Tyson Radney vs. Ball State, 1-6-01 (1st Half) Free Throws Made Ryan Prillman vs. West. Car., 12-29-01 (2nd half) 14 Carlos Medlock vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 (2nd half) Steals Marcus Smallwood, Northern Ill., 2-9-02 (1st half) 12 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04 (2nd half) 9 Michael Ross vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 11 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 (2nd half) Jimmal Ball, Akron, 1-19-00 Field Goals Made 10 Perry Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 (2nd half) 7 Michael Ross vs. IPFW, 2-6-05 9 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-02 (2nd half) Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half) 6 Eugene Bates, Northern Illinois, 1-26-02 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half) Markus Austin vs. Robt. Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half) Richard Midgely, California, 11-18-05 8 Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00 (1st Half) Carlos Medlock vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (2nd half) Carlos Medlock vs. Tulsa, 12-22-06 Calvin Warner vs. Miami, 3-1-00 (2nd half) 9 Greg Stempin, Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half) 5 Thomas Staples, Ohio, 2-25-04 Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02 (1st half) Justin Hall, Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half) DeAndre Haynes, Kent State, 12-2-03 Matt McCollum, Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half) Jimmal Ball, Akron, 2-10-99 Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half) Free Throws Attempted Tyson Radney vs. Ohio, 12-8-99 7 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (2nd half) 15 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 (2nd half) Howell Williams, Grambling, 12-23-00 Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st Half) 13 Greg Stempin, Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half) Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 (2nd Half) Rashon Brown, Akron, 2-16-02 (2nd half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 Ryan Prillman vs. Detroit, 12-3-01 (1st half) 12 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04 Chet Mason, Miami, 1-29-03 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-02 (1st half) P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 Roderick Middleton, Buffalo, 3-3-03 Damon Huffman, Brown, 11-9-07 (1st half) Markus Austin vs. Robt. Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half) Darryl Garrett vs. Buffalo, 1-29-05 11 Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half) Michael Ross vs. Central Mich., 2-12-05 Field Goals Attempted Justin Hall, Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half) Carlos Medlock vs. Youngstown St., 12-7-05 16 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-02 (2nd half) Ryan Prillman vs. Gard.-Webb, 12-21-02 (2nd half) Travis Lewis vs. Toledo, 1-22-08 15 Calvin Warner vs. Miami, 3-1-00 (2nd half) 10 Justin Hall, Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half) Paul Haynes, Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Nor. Ill., 2-9-02 (2nd half) Individual One-Half Only Records Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half) 9 Ken Richardson vs. BGSU, 12-5-98 (2nd half) 13 Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st Half) LeSean Howard, Hampton, 11-20-00 (2nd half) Points Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 1-6-07 (2nd half) Markus Austin vs. Northern Ill., 2-9-02 (2nd half) 24 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half) 12 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (2nd half) Carlos Medlock vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 (2nd half) 23 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Cent. Mich., 1-19-02 (1st half) 22 , Northern Illinois, 2-18-04 (2nd half) Jason Bird, Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half) Markus Austin vs. Robt. Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half) 11 LaDrell Whitehead, Ohio, 2-17-99 (1st half) BOLD indicates an EMU player Matt McCollum, Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half) Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99 (2nd half) 21 Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half) Calvin Warner vs. Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st half) 20 Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00 (1st half) 11 Ricky Cottrill vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 (2nd half) Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 (2nd half) Steve Pettyjohn vs. Ball State, 1-5-02 (2nd half) 20 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Akron, 2-16-02 (2nd half) Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 (1st half) 19 Markus Austin vs. Bowling Green, 3-6-04 Matt McCollum, Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half) Markus Austin vs. Northern Ill., 2-9-02 (2nd half) Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (2nd half) Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half) Carlos Medlock vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 (1st half) Jesse Bunkley vs. Northern Col., 12-21-06 (2nd half) Carlos Medlock vs. Kent State, 1-30-08 (2nd half) Markus Austin vs. Miami, 1-19-05 (2nd half) 18 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (2nd half) 3-pointers made Corey Tarrant vs. West. Mich., 2-20-99 (2nd half) 6 Danny McElhinny vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half) Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st half) 5 P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (1st half) Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half) Danny McElhinny vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half) Damon Huffman, Brown, 11-9-07 (1st half) 17 Calvin Warner vs. Miami, 3-1-00 (2nd half) P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 (1st half) Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02 (lst half) Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-19-01 (1st half) Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (2nd half) Mike Williams, West. Mich., 2-26-03 (2nd half) Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois, 2-16-05 (2nd half)

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 157 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Convocation Center records-Team game records Points by Team Three Pointers Made by Team 115 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 14 Eastern Michigan vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 99 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 12 Marshall, 2-6-99 99 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 97 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 Concordia, 12-2-02 95 Detroit, 12-3-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 11-28-07 94 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 11 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. UWGB, 1-7-03 Toledo, 1-10-01 93 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 11-28-07 92 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 1-6-07 91 Ball State, 1-21-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Colorado, 12-21-06 90 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 IPFW, 12-31-06 Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1-21-03 Eastern Michigan vs. IPFW, 12-31-06 Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 2-3-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 11-30-04 10 Kent State, 12-2-03 89 Akron, 1-19-00 Northwood, 11-20-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04 Akron, 1-19-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-26-00 88 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 Marshall, 11-30-04 Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01 Western Michigan, 2-26-05 Rebounds by Team Eastern Michigan vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-28-06 54 Buffalo, 3-3-03 Western Michigan, 2-22-07 52 Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Northwood, 10-31-07 49 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 Brown, 11-9-07 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Chicago State, 1-2-08 48 Chicago State, 12-20-00 Kent State, 1-30-08 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-6-08 Buffalo, 2-18-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 47 Eastern Michigan vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00 Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 Eastern Michigan vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 Three Pointers Attempted by Team Field Goals Made by Team 33 Grambling, 12-23-00 41 Detroit, 12-3-01 32 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 39 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 Western Michigan, 2-26-04 38 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-26-00 31 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-22-07 37 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 30 Northwood, 11-20-99 Ball State, 1-21-03 Concordia, 12-2-02 34 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 29 Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 Kent State, 1-29-02 27 Buffalo, 1-5-00 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01 Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Ball State, 1-5-01 33 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-26-03 26 Detroit, 12-30-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Buffalo, 3-3-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-28-06 Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-6-08 Field Goals Attempted by Team Ohio, 2-6-08 82 Grambling, 12-23-00 25 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 Buffalo, 3-3-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 11-28-07 73 Eastern Michigan vs. Akron, 1-19-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 1-30-08 Ball State, 1-21-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 70 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 24 Marshall, 2-6-99 69 Detroit, 12-3-01 Ohio, 2-17-99 Cleveland State, 12-23-04 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 68 Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01 Marshall, 2-3-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Concordia, 12-19-01 Marshall, 11-30-04 Steals by Team Eastern Michigan vs. Chicago State, 1-2-08 22 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Colorado, 12-21-06 17 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 15 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 Ball State, 3-12-08 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 Eastern Michigan vs. IPFW, 2-6-05 14 Western Michigan, 2-20-99 BOLD indicates EMU 13 Toledo, 1-30-99 Kent State, 1-12-00 Toledo, 1-2-05 Eastern Michigan, 11-11-07 Kent State, 1-30-08

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 158 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Convocation Center records-TEAM game records Free Throws Made by Team Highest Field Goal Percentage 34 Michigan, 2-21-00 .619 (39 of 63) Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 .611 (21 of 61) Eastern Michigan vs. Central Mich., 2-16-08 33 Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04 .609 (28 of 46) Eastern Michigan vs. Akron, 2-16-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 .595 (25 of 42) Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-7-01 32 Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 .594 (40 of 69) Detroit, 12-3-01 31 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Carolina, 12-29-01 .585 (38 of 65) Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-10-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 1-11-03 .582 (32 of 55) Toledo, 1-9-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 1-12-08 .580 (29 of 50) Eastern Michigan vs. N. Colorado, 12-23-03 28 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 .578 (26 of 45) Miami, 2-7-07 Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1-21-03 .576 (34 of 59) Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 27 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 .574 (31 of 54) Ball State, 2-5-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 .571 (28 of 49) Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 1-22-08 26 Eastern Michigan vs. Illinois State, 12-4-07 .571 (24 of 42) Brown, 11-9-07 25 Bowling Green, 3-6-04 .567 (38 of 67) Eastern Michigan vs. West. Mich., 2-21-00 Toledo, 1-30-99 .561 (32 of 57) Kent State, 1-24-01 Western Michigan, 2-21-00 .556 (20 of 36) Navy, 1-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-7-01 .556 (20 of 36) Central Michigan, 1-20-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 1-19-02 .556 (30 of 54) Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 12-3-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 .556 (25 of 45) Detroit, 11-28-07 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 2-12-05 .553 (26 of 47) Western Michigan, 2-22-07 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 .552 (32 of 58) Ohio, 1-22-02 24 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-8-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 2-8-03 Highest Percentage Central Michigan, 1-28-04 1.000 (25 of 25) Bowling Green, 3-6-04 Free Throws Attempted by Team .917 (11 of 12) Miami, 1-31-01 56 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 .913 (21 of 23) Akron, 1-19-00 43 Michigan, 12-9-98 .875 (14 of 16) Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-10-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 (14 of 16) Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 2-12-00 42 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 1-12-08 .870 (20 of 23) Eastern Michigan vs. Northwood, 11-20-99 41 Toledo, 1-30-99 .868 (33 of 38) Eastern Michigan vs. Cleve. St., 12-23-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-26-03 .865 (32 of 37) Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 .864 (19 of 22) Eastern Michigan vs. Miami, 1-31-01 40 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 .857 (12 of 14) Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-17-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 .852 (23 of 27) Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo (1-29-05) 39 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Carolina, 12-29-01 38 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 Highest Victory Margin Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 EMU: 60 (89-29) vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1-21-03 49 (97-48) vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04 OPP: 29 (45-74) Akron, 2-10-99

Blocks by Team Halftime Only Team Records 11 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 1-20-99 Points 9 Marshall, 11-30-04 65 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 (2nd half) 8 Eastern Michigan vs. Miami, 1-31-01 57 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03 (2nd half) IPFW, 2-6-05 55 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half) IPFW, 12-31-06 54 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 (1st half) 7 Eastern Michigan vs. Boise State, 11-25-98 Western Michigan, 2-22-07 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-20-99 52 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Northwood, 11-20-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-5-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half) Central Michigan, 1-25-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Clev. St., 12-23-04 (2nd half)

Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 2-12-05 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (2nd half) Assists by Team 51 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (1st half)

25 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 11-30-04 (1st half) 24 Eastern Michigan vs. Akron, 2-7-04 50 Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 23 Kent State, 1-24-01 Rebounds 22 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 32 Central Michigan, 2-12-04 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 28 Eastern Michigan vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 27 Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 3-6-04 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Ohio, 2-17-99 (1st half) Cleveland State, 12-23-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Chicago State, 12-20-00 21 Miami, 1-19-05 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 20 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Colorado, 12-23-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 12-2-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half) Detroit, 12-3-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-02 (1st half) 26 Buffalo, 2-18-04 (2nd half) Bold indicates EMU

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 159 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Convocation Center records-TEAM game records Ohio, 12-8-99 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 12-30-99 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Cent. Mich., 1-26-00 (2nd half) Free Throws Made 25 Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 1-19-04 (1st half) 29 Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (2nd Northwood, 11-20-99 half) Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-5-00 (2nd Half) 26 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 23 Eastern Michigan vs. Clev. St., 12-23-04 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half) 22 Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-19-01 Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half) 21 Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 1-9-02 (2nd half) Field Goals Made Eastern Michigan vs. Central Mich., 2-12-04 (2nd half) 22 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (2nd half) 20 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 1-12-08 (2nd half) 20 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (2nd half) Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half) 19 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-7-01 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 2-3-03 (lst half) 18 Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half) 19 Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 12-2-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half) Buffalo, 2-18-04 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-26-03 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Nor. Ill., 2-26-00 (2nd half) Free Throws Attempted Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half) 40 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half) Toledo, 1-9-02 35 Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (2nd Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 (2nd half) half) Eastern Michigan vs. Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03 (2nd half) 30 Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half) Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half) 29 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Mich., 2-12-05 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester (12-7-04) (2nd half) 28 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Clev. St., 2-23-05 (2nd half) Halftime Only Records 27 Eastern Michigan vs. Cent. Mich., 1-26-00 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 1-12-08 (2nd half) Field Goals Attempted Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (2nd half) 49 Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half) 26 Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half) 44 Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half) 26 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-02 (2nd half) 42 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 (2nd half) 25 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-26-03 (2nd half) 40 Ball State, 1-21-03 (1st half) 24 Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-03 (2nd half) 38 Grambling, 12-23-00 (1st Half) Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 (1st half) 23 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half) Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-03 (1st half) Central Michigan, 1-20-01 37 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00 Largest point differential in a half Cleveland State, 12-23-04 (2nd half) EMU: 33 (54-21) vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 (1st half) 36 Eastern Michigan vs. Nor. Ill., 2-26-00 (2nd half) OPP: 28 (45-17) Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half) Buffalo, 2-18-04 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (1st half) Manhattan, 2-17-07 (2nd half)

Three-Pointers Made 9 Eastern Michigan vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 Eastern Michigan vs. CMU, 12-11-04 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 11-28-07 (1st half) 8 Brown, 11-9-08 (1st half) 7 Marshall, 2-6-99 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (1st half) Buffalo, 1-5-00 (1st half) Delaware State, 12-8-01 (2nd half) Concordia, 12-2-02 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 3-1-08 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Chicago State, 1-2-08 (1st half)

Three-Pointers Attempted 19 Northern Illinois, 2-28-04 (2nd half) Akron, 1-19-00 19 Western Michigan, 2-26-05 (1st half) 18 Marshall, 2-6-99 James “Boo” Jackson connects on a drive to Concordia, 12-2-02 (1st half) the hoop. Jackson hauled in 11 rebounds in Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 (2nd half) the second half against Gardner-Webb, Dec. 17 Detroit, 12-30-99 (2nd half) 21, 2002, the second-best halftime mark in Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half) Convocation Center history. Eastern Michigan vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half)

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 160 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 All-MAC Honors MAC Players of the Year MAC First-Team 1991 Marcus Kennedy 2005-06 John Bowler 1988 Grant Long 1997-98 Earl Boykins 1996-97 Earl Boykins MAC Freshman of the Year 1995-96 Brian Tolbert 1988 Lorenzo Neely 1993-94 Kareem Carpenter 1991-92 Kory Hallas MAC All-Freshman Team 1990-91 Marcus Kennedy 2007 Brandon Bowdry Lorenzo Neely 2006 Carlos Medlock 1987-88 Grant Long 1988 Lorenzo Neely 1986-87 Grant Long 1984-85 Fred Cofield MAC Tournament- MVP 1980-81 Jeff Zatkoff 1998 Earl Boykins 1974-75 Bob Riddle 1996 Briant Tolbert 1991 Marcus Kennedy 1988 Grant Long

All-Tournament Team 1998 Earl Boykins (MVP) Derrick Dial 1997 Derrick Dial 1996 Brian Tolbert (MVP) Earl Boykins 1995 Brian Tolbert 1991 Marcus Kennedy (MVP) 1988 Lorenzo Neely

Grant Long (43) was chosen as the Earl Boykins (11) was named the Most Marcus Kennedy (54) was the Mid- Mid-American Conference Player of Valuable Player in the 1996 Mid-Ameri- American Conference Player of the Year the Year in 1988 and was the league’s can Conference Tournament. in 1991 and helped lead EMU to the Tournament MVP that season. NCAA Sweet 16. He was also singled out as the Most Valuable Player in the 1991 MAC Tournament.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 161 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 All-MAC Honors MAC Second-Team Academic All-MAC First-Team 2002-03 Ryan Prillman 2002-03 Steve Pettyjohn Mike Manciel 1997-98 Nkechi Ezugwu 1997-98 Derrick Dial 1980-81 Pat Miller 1996-97 Derrick Dial 1975-76 Dan Hoff 1995-96 Earl Boykins Walt Jones 1994-95 Kareem Carpenter 1974-75 Dan Hoff Brian Tolbert Walt Jones 1992-93 Ellery Morgan 1990-91 Carl Thomas NCAA Academic Honors 1989-90 Lorenzo Neely 2002-03 Steve Pettyjohn 1987-88 Howard Chambers NCAA District IV 1986-87 Mike McCaskill Academic All-America 1985-86 Percy Cooper 1975-76 Dan Hoff 1983-84 Fred Cofield NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar Vince Giles 1981-82 Jeff Zatkoff CoSida Academic All-American 1980-81 Jeff Zatkoff 1976 Dan Hoff Second Team 1979-80 Kelvin Blakely 1978-89 Gary Green 1974-75 Bob Riddle

MAC Honorable Mention 2007-08 Carlos Medlock 2004-05 John Bowler 1999-2000 Calvin Warner 1997-98 James Head 1995-96 Theron Wilson 1992-93 Bryant Kennedy Theron Wilson 1989-90 Kory Hallas 1988-89 Howard Chambers Lorenzo Neely 1987-88 Lorenzo Neely 1984-85 Vince Giles 1983-84 Fred Cofield Vince Giles 1982-83 Marlow McClain 1981-82 Jack Brusewitz 1980-81 Tim Bracey 1979-80 Jeff Zatkoff 1977-78 Ken Harmon Gary Green 1976-77 Bill Weaver 1975-76 Bob Riddle 1975-76 Dan Hoff

John Bowler (42) earned first-team All-MAC Lorenzo Neely (15) was named MAC Freshman honors during the 2005-06 season and 2004-05 of the Year in 1988 and was part of two NCAA honorable mention honors. tournament teams.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 162 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Retired jerseys The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball programs has had some outstanding players in its 111 years of com- petition and three of those players­­—George Gervin, Grant Long and Kennedy McIntosh—have had their jerseys retired after great collegiate and NBA careers.

GEORGE GERVIN Retired: Jan. 22, 1986 #24

24 George Gervin - Eastern Michigan University Career Statistics Gp Fg-Att Pct Ft-Att Pct Pts. Avg. Reb Avg. Ast. Blk. 39 404-694 .582 236-304 3776 1,044 21.8 562 14.4 132 -

GRANT LONG Retired: Dec. 2, 2003 #43 43 Grant Long - Eastern Michigan University Career Statistics Gp Fg-Att Pct Ft-Att Pct Pts. Avg. Reb Avg. Ast. Blk. 114 542-988 .549 385-531 .725 1,469 12.9 863 7.5 211 65

KENNEDY McINTOSH Retired: Jan. 14, 2006 #54 54 Kennedy McIntosh - Eastern Michigan University Career Statistics Gp Fg-Att Pct Ft-Att Pct Pts. Avg. Reb Avg. Ast. Blk. 118 914-1860 .491 914-1860 .559 2,219 18.8 1,426 12.0 136 -

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 163 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 all-Americans

Eastern Michigan University Basketball

All-America Selections

1969-70 EARLE HIGGINS • Basketball News Small College 2nd Team HARVEY MARLATT George Gervin • NAIA 2nd Team Earle Higgins

1970-71 KENNEDY McINTOSH • NAIA 1st Team • Associated Press 2nd Team • UPI 2nd Team • NABC 1st Team

LINDELL REASON • NAIA 3rd Team Kennedy McIntosh Harvey Marlatt 1971-72 GEORGE GERVIN • UPI-College Division 1st Team • NABC-College Division 1st Team • Universal Sports 1st Team • Basketball Weekly All-Sophomore

1997-98 EARL BOYKINS • Associated Press Honorable Mention

Lindell Reason Earl Boykins

Earl Boykins (11) was an NCAA- George Gervin (24) puts up a finger Kennedy McIntosh (54) goes high to Division I All-America honorable roll in Bowen Field House. Gervin was a shot in Bowen Field House. McIntosh mention selection in 1997-98. named to three All-America teams in was named to several All-America teams 1971-72. after the 1970-71 season.

Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 164 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98 165 MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998

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