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1 MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL 21 MAC Championships | 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 26 Postseason Berths 652 Mid-American Conference Wins | Graduating Champions Miami RedHawks (9-9, 6-7 MAC) 2020-21 SCHEDULE at Central Michigan (6-12, 2-9 MAC) Times are listed as Eastern Time and subject to change Game 19: Saturday, Feb. 23 • 5 p.m. NOVEMBER McGuirk Arena (5,300) • Mount Pleasant, Mich. 25 NORTH DAKOTA ...............W, 81-67 Series vs. Central Michigan/Streak: Miami leads, 54-22/W, 1 DECEMBER Last Meeting: W, 76-57 (Feb. 27, 2020) 5 at Wright State ........................L, 47-71 TV: ESPN3/+ 9 WESTERN ILLINOIS^ ....... W, 67-57 Radio: Miami Sports Network Affiliates/TuneIn App • Steve Baker & Terry Bridge 11 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH^ .......W, 79-64 15 BUFFALO* ........................L, 62-90 1 9 at Bradley ...............................L, 68-69 PROBABLE STARTERS 21 DEFIANCE ....................... Canceled 23 BELLARMINE ................... Canceled MIAMI POTENTIAL STARTERS (Based on last game) 29 OHIO* ...........................Postponed No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 2 Mekhi Lairy G 5-8 Jr. Evansville, Ind. 18/18 12.9 2.4 3.4 JANUARY 3 Dae Dae Grant G 6-2 So. Lorain, Ohio 18/18 14.3 2.9 2.6 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ......W, 70-58 22 Myja White G 6-1 R-So. Terre Haute, Ind. 17/10 4.9 1.9 0.6 12 at Ohio* .....................................L, 61-78 5 Precious Ayah F 6-6 R-Sr. Okpoama, Nigeria 18/6 3.3 2.2 0.2 19 BALL STATE* .................... W, 81-71 13 Dalonte Brown F 6-7 Sr. Toledo, Ohio 18/18 12.5 7.4 1.0 21 BOWLING GREEN* ........... W, 96-77 23 at Eastern Michigan* ............W, 85-63 Off the Bench 26 TOLEDO* ..........................L, 81-90 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN* .....W, 65-56 0 Javin Etzler F 6-8 R-Fr. Convoy, Ohio 13/0 3.1 2.8 0.0 1 Josh Brewer F 6-5 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 15/3 1.6 1.5 0.2 FEBRUARY 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands G 6-0 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 17/0 8.4 2.8 3.1 2 at Kent State* ..........................L, 68-77 11 James Beck F 6-8 R-Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 18/8 7.4 5.3 0.3 6 at Buffalo* ..............................L, 64-88 14 Luka Eller F 6-7 Fr. Mentor, Ohio 4/0 1.0 0.3 0.3 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* ....Postponed 15 Milos Jovic G 6-4 R-Sr. Leskovac, Serbia 16/0 1.1 0.8 0.4 12 AKRON*........................... L, 76-83 20 Benjamin Litteken G 6-1 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 2/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 at Toledo* ................................L, 75-87 21 Jackson Ames C 6-11 Fr. Batavia, Ohio 5/0 0.8 0.6 0.0 20 at Northern Illinois* ............. W, 69-64 24 Michael Ritchie F 6-5 Sr. Mt. Prospect, Ill. 2/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23 at Central Michigan*..................5 p.m. 30 Bryson Tatum G 6-4 Fr. Urbana, Ill. 4/0 1.0 0.5 0.0 25 at Western Michigan* ..............12 p.m. 33 Elijah McNamara F 6-9 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio 18/9 3.8 1.8 0.6 27 KENT STATE* .................. 4:30 p.m. MARCH 2 at Bowling Green* ..................... 7 p.m. STORYLINES 5 at Akron* .........................................TBA 1. TUESDAY’S GAME: The RedHawks embark on a three-game stretch over five days when the RedHawks travel to Central Michigan for a 5 p.m. game on All games tentative and subject to change; game times listed as Eastern Time Tuesday, Feb. 23. This game was rescheduled from a previously postponed Home games in listed in CAPS game in January. This is the lone game between Miami and Central Michigan *Denotes Mid-American Conference Game during the regular season. ^Miami Invitational (Oxford, Ohio) 2. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CHARITY: Miami continues to get stronger at the free-throw line, ranking third in the MAC and 24th nationally in free-throw Follow Miami Basketball percentage (.774) and is first in MAC-only games (.788). In its last four games, and Miami Athletics Miami has shot 80 percent or better from the free-throw line in each contest. @MiamiOH_BBall 3. FREE-THROW LEADERS: Three RedHawks rank among the top 15 in the @MiamiRedHawks conference in free-throw shooting on the season with sophomore guard Dae Miami RedHawks Dae Grant ranking third (.881), senior forward Dalonte Brown ranking sixth (.854) and junior guard Mekhi Lairy ranking 14th (.789). Grant leads the MAC in conference-only games in free-throw percentage (.917), while Brown ties for third (.892). 2 2020-21 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN’S BASKETBALL MIAMI BY THE NUMBERS GAMEDAY CENTRAL 1393 All-Time Miami wins Miami’s MAC wins Miami vs. Central Michigan 652 Oxford, Ohio ....................................................................Location .............................................. Mount Pleasant, Mich. 496 Number of Miami wins at Millett Hall 19,452 .............................................................................Enrollment ..........................................................................19,431 Mid-American ..............................................................Conference ..........................................................Mid-American 116 Seasons of Miami Basketball Millett Hall (6,400) ........................................................... Arena ................................................. McGuirk Arena (5,300) 27 Number of head coaches for Miami Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois ‘99) ..............................Head Coach ............................................Keno Davis (Iowa ‘95) Basketball, including Jack Owens Fourth Season ...........................................................Years at School .........................................................Ninth Season 54-62 ........................................................................Record at School ..................................................................141-139 21 Mid-American Conference titles Same ...........................................................................Overall Record ..........................................13th Season (215-194) 11 Returning letterwinners from 2019-20 13-19 ...........................................................................2019-20 Record .......................................................................14-18 Juniors & Seniors on the Miami roster 5-13 ..................................................................2019-20 Conference Record .............................................................. 7-11 10 3/2 .......................................................................Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................... 1/4 3 Returning starters from last season 11/2 ................................................................... Lettermen Returning/Lost ................................................................5/8 ALL-TIME MAC ONLY RECORDS TUESDAY’S GAME: The RedHawks embark on a three-game stretch over five days No. Team Record Pct. when the RedHawks travel to Central Michigan for a 5 p.m. game on Tuesday, Feb. 1. MIAMI 652-451 .591 23. This game was rescheduled from a previously postponed game in January. This 2. Toledo 590-480 .551 is the lone game between Miami and Central Michigan during the regular season. 3. Ohio 611-499 .550 ABOUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN: The Chippewas enter Tuesday’s game with a 6-12 4. Akron 275-229 .546 overall record and a 2-9 Mid-American Conference mark. Tuesday’s game marks 5. Ball State 410-371 .525 CMU’s first since Feb. 6 having their last four games postponed. Travon Broadway, 6. Bowling Green 540-505 .517 Jr. leads the team with 17.9 ppg and added 5.4 rpg. Meikkel Murray follows at 14.2 7. Buffalo 192-201 .489 ppg and 6.0 rpg. Caleb Huffman is the other Chippewa averaging double figures 8. Kent State 515-554 .482 in scoring at 11.6 ppg. As a team, CMU ranks second in the MAC in steals, averaging 9. Western Michigan 502-594 .458 8.67 per game on the season. Devontae Lane ranks second in the MAC, averaging 10. Eastern Michigan 347-444 .439 2.06 steals per game, while Malik Muhammad ranks third among MAC leaders in 11. Northern Illinois 240-351 .406 blocked shots per game (1.29). 12. Central Michigan 324-493 .397 THE SERIES WITH THE CHIPPEWAS: Tuesday marks the 77th meeting between Miami Athletic Miami and Central Michigan with the RedHawks owning a 54-22 lead in the all-time Communications & Marketing series. When playing in Mount Pleasant, Miami is 25-13. The RedHawks won the last Men’s Basketball Contact .............Angie Redlinger meeting between the teams, a 76-57 win in Oxford on Feb. 27, 2020. CMU took the last meeting between the teams in McGuirk Arena on Jan. 4, 2020, 93-71. Miami’s Cell # ...............................................513-330-0810 last win in Mount Pleasant was on Jan. 23, 2018, 70-61. E-mail [email protected] Assistant AD/CACMO ...................... Lindsay Sparks UP NEXT: Miami rounds out a grueling four-game road stint and continues a three- Assistant AD/Communications ........... Dave Meyer game, five-day stretch when the RedHawks travel to Western Michigan for a noon Assistant AD/Broadcast .......................Steve Baker game on Thursday, Feb. 25. Miami returns home for its final game of the season in Assistant Director .............................. Allie Clayboss Millett Hall when the RedHawks host Kent State at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27. Address .............................................230 Millett Hall Oxford, OH 40456 TELEVISION Website ....................... www.MiamiRedHawks.com Tuesday’s game will be televised on ESPN3 or ESPN+. 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