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GAME 15 • Eastern Michigan at Ohio • Jan. 7, 2020 1988, 1991, 1996 and 1998 MAC Tournament Champions • 1991 NCAA "Sweet 16" Appearance 1988, 1991, 1996, and 1998 MAC Regular Season Champions • 2012 MAC West Division Champions Game 15 • Jan. 7, 2020 • 7 p.m. • Athens, Ohio • Convocation Center (13,080) Eastern Michigan Eagles 10-4 (0-1 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Rob Murphy (Central State, 1996) vs #EMUHoops Ohio Bobcats 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 8-6 (0-1 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Jeff Boals (Ohio 1995) Nov. 8 SIENA HEIGHTS W, 93-51 Nov. 12 GOSHEN W, 101-49 GAME INFORMATION EMU PROBABLE STARTERS AND ROSTER Nov. 14 MICHIGAN-DEARBORN# W, 72-59 Date: Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 Starters (Based on last game) Nov. 16 at North Texas# W, 56-51 Tipoff: 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP/GS PPG RPG APG MIN. Nov. 22 UMBC# W, 62-45 Site: Athens, Ohio 0 Yeikson Montero G 6-5 195 Jr. 14/13 9.3 2.4 1.5 22.1 Nov. 24 North Carolina A&T# W, 58-54 Arena: Convocation Center (13,080) 5 Noah Morgan G 6-5 182 Jr. 14/13 9.9 3.3 2.0 29.9 Nov. 30 at UC Irvine L, 56-77 10 Darion Spottsville G 6-3 195 Jr. 14/14 2.1 2.1 2.1 20.5 Dec. 3 VALPARAISO W, 85-79 21 Boubacar Toure C 7-0 240 R-Sr. 14/14 9.5 8.4 0.5 23.6 Dec. 7 at Detroit Mercy W, 55-51 Radio: 89.1 WEMU 31 Ty Groce F 6-8 212 R-Jr 14/14 12.2 5.4 1.5 29.7 Dec. 17 NORTHEASTERN W, 60-55 Chad Bush (pxp) Dec. 21 at No. 15 Michigan State L, 48-101 Television: ESPN+ Reserves Dec. 28 at UNLV L, 49-64 Marty Bannister (pxp), Jim Scoby (analyst) 1 Chris Barnes G 6-4 205 R-Jr. 14/1 6.5 0.9 1.4 18.0 3 Marcus Gibbs G 6-0 147 Fr. -/- -- -- -- -- Dec. 30 CONCORDIA W, 88-53 Live Stats: EMUEagles.com/livestats 4 Damari Parris G 6-1 165 Sr. -/- -- -- -- -- Jan. 4 AKRON* L, 45-69 12 Shamar Dillard G 6-6 185 Fr. 14/1 4.6 1.7 0.7 13.2 Jan. 7 at Ohio* 7 p.m. Series: Ohio leads, 49-26 13 Chris James G 6-2 170 Fr. 14/0 5.6 2.6 0.6 16.6 Jan. 11 at Northern Illinois* 3:30 p.m. Last Meeting: EMU 66, Ohio 59 (2-12-19) 20 Jorden Peterson G 6-4 175 R-So. -/- -- -- -- -- Jan. 14 BALL STATE* 7 p.m. 22 Luis Pacheco F 6-8 245 Fr. -/- -- -- -- -- Jan 18 OHIO* 2 p.m. COACHING STAFF 23 Thomas Binelli F 6-10 225 Jr. 7/0 7.3 2.0 0.4 16.0 Jan. 21 at Bowling Green* 7 p.m. Head Coach Rob Murphy 32 Miles Gibson G/F 6-6 198 Jr. -/- -- -- -- -- Jan. 25 at Miami* 2 p.m. 33 Derek Ballard Jr. F 6-8 235 R-So. 8/0 1.1 1.3 0.1 5.4 Overall Record 154-131 Feb. 1 TOLEDO* 2 p.m. 45 Jalen King F 6-10 205 Jr. 14/0 2.2 3.4 0.1 15.2 Record at EMU 154-131 Feb. 4 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. MAC Record at EMU 69-70 EASTERN MICHIGAN STORYLINES, STREAKS AND SIDEBARS Feb. 8 at Akron* TBA Associate Head Coach Kevin Mondro ATHENS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's Feb. 11 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. Assistant Coach Matt Cline basketball team begins a two-game road swing starting at Mid-American Feb. 15 at Western Michigan* 12 p.m. Conference foe Ohio University Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Athens, Ohio. Tip is slated for 7 Feb. 18 KENT STATE* 7 p.m. Assistant Coach Jimmy Wooten p.m. at the Convocation Center. Feb. 22 at Ball State* 1 p.m. Director of Operations Andrew Kang EMU (10-4, 0-1 MAC) dropped its league-opener against Akron, 69-45, inside Feb. 25 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. Asst. Sports Performance Coach Seth Thomsen the Convocation Center, Jan. 4. OU hold a 8-6 record (0-1 MAC) and fell on the Feb. 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 12 p.m Assoc. Head Athletic Trainer TBA road to Western Michigan, 77-65, to open conference play, Jan. 4. Mar. 3 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Graduate Assistant Zack VerHulst Fans can watch the action on ESPN+ with Marty Bannister and Jim Scoby or listen to WEMU (89.1) where Chad Bush will have the call. As always, fans can Mar. 6 at Toledo* 7 p.m. follow along on EMUEagles.com or on Twitter by following @EMUHoops. Mar. 9 vs. MAC First Round% TBA MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Mar. 12 MAC Quarterfinals$ TBA AMONG THE LEADING LEADERS: Eastern Michigan leads both the nation and Mar. 13 MAC Semifinals$ TBA Asst. Director/MBB Contact Mary Gasior the Mid-American Conference in steals per game (11.4). EMU also ranks first in Mar. 14 MAC Championship$ TBA Office Phone 734.487.0317 the MAC and third among Division I teams in total steals with 160. The Eagles Cell Phone 231.350.0894 are forcing 19.6 turnovers per game; which leads the league and ranks fifth in * - Mid-American Conference game; # - Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic; E-mail [email protected] the nation. Eastern's scoring defense of 61.3 points per game ranks second in % - MAC Tournament First Round (campus sites); the conference behind Ball State (60.9 ppg), while the Eagles' 335 free-throw $ MAC Tournament (Rocket Morgage Fieldhouse - Cleveland, Ohio) Secondary Contact Jessica Crusan Home games in BOLD CAPS attempts is good for third in the MAC. All times are site times Assoc. AD/Media Relations Greg Steiner Individually, redshirt senior Boubacar Toure leads the Mid-American Assistant Director Alex Jewell Conference with a 66.3 field goal percentage (55-for-83) and ranks second (43rd Graduate Assistant Alexis Chevalier nationally) with 3.3 offensive rebounds pre game. The Dakar, Senegal native is PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Video/Creative Assistant Bruce Logan tied-for-fifth in the league in blocks per game (1.2). Redshirt junior Ty Groce is leading the team with 28 steals, which ranks third in the MAC and 64th in the YEIKSON Montero YAKE-son SOCIAL MEDIA CORNER nation. The Ypsilanti, Mich. native also sit fourth in the league with 2.0 steals per Luis PACHECO PAH-check-O Twitter @EMUHoops contest. BOUBACAR TOURE BOO-buh-car TOR-ay @EMUAthletics | #EMUEagles Ty GROCE GROSS DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE: Despite a 69-45 loss to Akron, Jan. 4, redshirt @robmurphyEMU | @MaryGasior senior Boubacar Toure posted his fourth double-double of the season with 11 Instagram @EMUMBB points and a career-high 17 rebounds. The Dakar, Senegal native has pulled @EMUAthletics down double-figure rebounds in five games this year and has led the Eagles on Facebook /EMUAthletics | /EMUMBB the boards in nine. Toure has tallied 12 double-doubles in his EMU career. EMUEagles.com • @EMUAthletics 1 @EMUHoops • #EMUEagles GAME 15 • Eastern Michigan at Ohio • Jan. 7, 2020 At the conclusion of the 2013-14 QUICK FACTS season after guiding the Eagles to University a 22-15 record and the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Location Ypsilanti, Mich. Tournament, Murphy was named Founded 1849 a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award. The Eagles’ 22 victories were the Enrollment 21,105 most since the 1996-97 season Rob Murphy and tied for fourth-most in EMU Nickname Eagles history. Under Murphy, EMU Colors Green (PMS 349) and White Head Coach - Ninth Season at EMU reached the second round of the Central State, 1996 CollegeInsider.com Tournament Arena (Capacity): Convocation Center (8,754) (CIT), marking the first time the Conference Mid-American Eagles had competed in postseason play since the 1997-98 The 2019-20 campaign will mark Head Coach Rob Murphy’s season. During the historic season, the Eagles led the nation President Dr. James M. Smith ninth season at the helm of the Eastern Michigan University in field goal percentage defense behind the 2-3 zone Murphy men’s basketball program. VP/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee implemented upon arriving at EMU. In addition to the team In nine seasons since arriving from Syracuse University, success, Murphy coached Da’Shonte Riley into becoming Murphy has made great strides at Eastern Michigan. He has Eastern’s first ever MAC Defensive Player of the Year during the accumulated 154 wins, ranking second in the Division I era of Coaching Staff 2013-14 campaign. Along with Riley’s award, Karrington Ward EMU hoops behind Ben Braun (185 wins). was named All-MAC Third Team, while Lee scored the most Head Coach Rob Murphy 2017-18 saw the Eagles reach tremendous heights, points by an EMU freshman with 380. finishing with an overall record of 22-13, an 11-7 mark in Mid- Alma Mater Central State, 1996 In Murphy’s second season at EMU, the Eagles registered American Conference play, a trip to the MAC Tournament a 47-44 victory against Purdue. It was the first time since the Record at EMU 154-131 semi-finals, and an appearance in the CollegeInsider.com 1996-97 season that EMU had beaten a Big Ten opponent. Tournament. The team's success was highlighted on the court During the 2012-13 campaign, the Eagles used their stingy Career Record 154-131 by James Thompson IV, who was named All-MAC First Team, defense to beat Northern Illinois, 42-25.