2009-10 Men’s Basketball 2009-10 BASKETBALL GAMENOTES ● GAME 11 SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 2009-10 Schedule (6-4, 1-0) Matchup: Morgan State vs. Towson Opponent Time Series Record: MSU Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 N13 @Univ. of Albany W, 69-65 leads 12-11 Time: 7 p.m. N15 @UMBC W, 72-57 First Meeting: MSU Site: Hill Field House; Baltimore, Md. N19 E. TENNESSEE STATE W, 72-61 won 99-92, 1967-68 N22 @#22 Louisville L, 81-90 Records: MSU 6-4, Towson 3-5 W, 80-64 N24 @Univ. of Arkansas W, 97-94 Coaches: MSU- Todd Bozeman (73-45 - 4th Last Meeting: N28 @Appalachian State L, 93-92 OT yr; 126-80 overall); TU Pat Kennedy on Feb. 21, 2009 D1 @Loyola L, 66-78 (61-100 - 6th yr; 477-412 overall) Last TU win: 71-66, 2005 D5 @Coppin State* W, 80-67 Television: n/a Fast Fact: Last year against D8 @Univ. of Minnesota L, 64-94 the Tigers, MSU entered the contest holding D12 MANHATTAN W, 83-74 Radio: MSU: WEAA, 88.9 FM; the distinction of being the first Historically D22 TOWSON 7 p.m. WTMD, (89.7 FM) Black College & University (HBCU) to D29-30 Dr. Pepper Classic TBA Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com; participate in the ESPN BracketBusters series. (Tenn-Chattanooga, Long Island, E. Kentucky) www.TowsonTigers.com J4 @Robert Morris 7 p.m. J6 @Baylor 7 p.m. BEARS HOST THE TOWSON TIGERS ON TUESDAY AT J9 @Howard* 8 p.m. HILL FIELD HOUSE J11 @Hampton* 7:30 p.m. ● Morgan State (6-4, 1-0), the 2009 MEAC champion, will play its final game J16 @Winston-Salem State 4 p.m. of 2009 when they host non-conference opponent Towson (3-5). The game will J18 @South Carolina State* 8 p.m. mark the 10th non-conference game of the season for the Bears. Tip-off is sched- J23 DELAWARE STATE* 4 p.m. uled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Hill Field House in Baltimore. The game will mark J25 UMES* 7:30 p.m. the 24th match-up between the teams and will be broadcast locally by WEAA, J30 @Norfolk State* 4 p.m. F1 @North Carolina A&T* 7:30 p.m. 88.9 FM. F6 @Florida A&M* 4 p.m. ● Reggie Holmes scored a game-high 31 points and helped Morgan State open a 10-point lead F8 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* 7:30 p.m. midway through the second half, and the Bears held off a late rally by Manhattan to win 83-74 F13 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 4 p.m. Saturday at Hill Field House. The Bears improved to 6-4 for the season after notching its first win F15 S. CAROLINA ST.* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. against the Jaspers, who beat MSU 61-60 last season on a last second basket in the first meeting F17 @Delaware State* 7 p.m. between the teams. F19 or 20 ESPN BRACKETBUSTER TBA ● Following Towson, Morgan will participate in the Dr. Pepper Classic hosted by the University of F22 @UMES* 7:30 p.m. Tennessee-Chattanooga. The Classic will run from December 29-30th. F27 NORFOLK STATE* 4 p.m. M1 N.C. A&T* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 2009-10 MSU Men’s Basketball Roster M4 COPPIN STATE* 7:30 p.m. NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. PPG RPG HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL M8-13 MEAC Tournament TBD 1 Adam Braswell G 6-1 185 Fr. - - Burlington, N.J./Notre Dame Prep 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 Sr. - - Hagerstown, Md./St. Maria Gorreti HS BOLD – Home Games at Hill Field House 3 Danny Smith G 5-11 190 Jr. 4.3 3.0a Randallstown, Md./NW Nebraska CC/Woodlawn HS * = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Games 4 Anthony Anderson* F 6-10 235 Fr. - - St. Charles, Md./La Plata HS 5 Jarrod Denard G 6-2 185 Fr. - - Philadelphia, Pa./Freire Charter School 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Sr. 25.4 4.2 Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 So. 3.2 3.4a Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park HS Pronunciation Guide 21 Joe Davis G 6-0 180 Jr. 7.2 1.7 Warrensville, OH/Cleveland St/Warrensville Hts HS Name Pronunciation 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Sr. 6.7 3.1 Baltimore, Md./NE J.C. (Colorado)/Douglass HS Braswell BRAZ-well 32 DeWayne Jackson F 6-8 210 Fr. 8.8 4.2 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS Jarrod JAR-red 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 r-So. 13.7 12.2 Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS Foote FOOT 34 Ameer Ali G/F 6-4 230 r-So. 3.6 4.0 Philadelphia, Pa./Progressive HS 42 Rodney Stokes F/C 6-10 225 Jr. 5.3 4.2 Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Sr. 1.0 1.9 Hagerstown, Md./Hagerston C.C./S. Hagerstown HS Media Relations ● Morgan State University ● Baltimore, Md. 21251 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Sr. - - Atlanta, Ga./Pensacola C.C./Stone Mountain HS P: (443) 885-3831 ● F: (443) 885-8307 ● email: [email protected] Probable starters highlighted **Injured and not dressed Head Coach: Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island, 1986), 4th year at MSU Assistant Coach: Kevin McClain (Univ. of Americas, 2003), 4th year at MSU Assistant Coach: Keith Goodie (Morgan State, 2008), 3rd year at MSU Head Manager: Quentin Dulic, 2nd year at MSU Director of Media Relations: Leonard L. Haynes IV (Howard, 1992), 8th year at MSU 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year THE SERIES VS. TIGERS TOWON'S LAST GAME: BEAR NEWS & NOTES ● Tuesday night’s game will be the TOWSON, Md. -- Calvin Lee scored 18 points ● For the second week in a row Morgan State’s 24th meeting between Morgan State and and Troy Franklin finished with 17 to lead Reggie Holmes was named the MEAC Player of Towson in men’s basketball. The Bears own Towson to an 82-74 win over Hampton on Sunday. the Week and Kevin Thompson was named the a 12-11 series advantage against the Tigers. Robert Nwankwo added 11 points and a Defensive Player of the Week, the conference career-high 18 rebounds for the Tigers (3-5), announced December 14th. LAST TIME vs. THE TIGERS while RaShawn Polk chipped in with 12 ● The Bears started the Minnesota game by TOWSON, Md. – Morgan State took a points. missing their first nine shots of the ball game break from Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The game was originally scheduled for ... MSU finished the game by shooting 29.6 (MEAC) play and traveled cross-town to take Saturday, but was postponed due to inclement percent (21-71) from the field and 3-for-20 care of business against Towson in an ESPN weather. from beyond the arc. BracketBusters matchup. Towson used an 11-2 run late in the first half ● Morgan State swept the MEAC Player Reggie Holmes lit the Tigers up for 18 points, to jump out to a 40-28 lead, and the Tigers led of the Week honors for the week ending including six three-pointers to lead Morgan 40-30 at halftime. December 6, 2009. Reggie Holmes was State to an 80-64 win against Towson at the The Pirates (2-9) trailed for much of the named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Towson Center on Saturday afternoon. It was second half but went on a 10-0 run, and a (MEAC) Player of the Week, the conference the Bears’ largest margin of victory against the 3-pointer from Vincent Simpson cut Towson's announced Monday. Dewayne Jackson, also Tigers since 1978 and improved Morgan State’s lead to 68-65 with 3:44 remaining. Another 3 of Morgan State, was named the Rookie of the all-time series record against Towson to 12-11. from Simpson made the score 72-70 with 1:26 Week while teammate Kevin Thompson was Morgan State entered the contest holding the left, but the Tigers made 10 of 10 free throws named the Defensive Player of the Week. distinction of being the first Historically Black down the stretch to secure the win. ● Reggie Holmes recorded the first dunk College & University (HBCU) to participate in Simpson led Hampton with 31 points on 12 of his career when he rose for a two-hand the ESPN BracketBusters series. of 22 shooting. flush against cross-town rival Coppin State on Marquise Kately went 8-for-12 from the floor December 5, 2009. and added 16 points for the Bears, who shot 52.9 BEAR SCHEDULE ● Reggie Holmes hit 15 consecutive free percent (18-34) in the second half and played ● The Bears once again have an ambitious throws, including 12-for-12 against Loyola ... impressive defense as they held the Tigers to non-conference schedule this season. Holmes now holds the consecutive free throw 35.7 percent (25-70) shooting for the game. ● MSU’s non-conference schedule sends mark and the mark for most free throws in a Kevin Thompson, a five-time MEAC Rookie the Bears to Albany, Louisville, Arkansas, game. of the Week, added 12 points and nine rebounds, Minnesota, and Baylor. ● Reggie Holmes has scored 20 or more while Rogers Barnes chipped in 10 points and ● This year’s home-opener at Hill Field points in nine out of 10 games, and has scored seven boards.