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2007-08 BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION RELEASE - JAN. 26, 2008 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Game 18 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Schedule Game Quick Facts 7-10; 3-2 MAC (Jan. 23, 2008) Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 • Head Coaches: Date Opponent Time 4 p.m. EST EMU: Charles E. Ramsey, 3rd year; 27- Nov. 9 BROWN L, 55-74 • Millett Hall (9,200) 50; Alma Mater: EMU, ‘92 Nov. 11 RADFORD W, 72-55 • Oxford, Ohio Miami: Charlie Coles; 12th year: 200- Nov. 17 at Oakland L, 71-86 151; 18th year: 292-235; Nov. 21 at Manhattan W, 61-57 Alma Mater: Miami, ‘65 Nov. 24 at St. Bonaventure W, 63-60 Nov. 28 DETROIT L, 68-72 vs. Dec. 1 at Notre Dame L, 65-76 PROBABLE STARTERS (Jan. 26) Dec. 4 ILLINOIS STATE W, 72-63 EASTERN MICHIGAN (7-10; 3-2 MAC) Dec. 22 at Temple L, 55-58 Series Record: Miami leads the series, 42- 19, and the RedHawks have won the last F 21 Wendale Farrow (6-7, 210, Jr.) Dec. 28- at Flint Hills Resources Islander C 25 Justin Dobbins (6-8, 236, So.) 29 Invitational-Corpus Christi, Texas 11 consecutive games. Miami holds a 23-5 28 vs. Rhode Island L, 75-92 advantage in games played in Oxford. The G 3 Carlos Medlock (6-0, 186, Jr.) 29 vs. Texas A&M C.C. (OT) L, 72-75 last EMU win came March 4, 1998 when G 23 Jesse Bunkley (6-5, 208, Sr.) Jan. 2 CHICAGO STATE L, 68-72 the Eagles recorded a 92-77 win in the G 32 Travis Lewis (6-2, 200, Sr.) Jan. 6 at Central Michigan* CL L, 53-62 Mid-American Conference Tournament at Jan. 12 WESTERN MICH.* W, 81-71 the SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. The Jan. 16 at Northern Illinois* W, 65-61 MIAMI (7-10; 1-4 MAC) last EMU victory in Oxford was on Jan. 24, Jan. 19 at Ball State* CL L, 60-64 F 21 Eric Pollitz (6-5, 208, Jr.) 1996, when the Eagles won, 73-60. Jan. 22 TOLEDO* CL W, 68-44 F 50 Tim Pollitz (6-5, 238, Sr. Year Date EMU Result Site Jan. 26 at Miami* 4 p.m. C 2 Tyler Dierkers (6-8, 235, Jr.) Jan. 30 KENT STATE* 7 p.m. 1997-98 108-98 L, 64-72 A Feb. 2 at Akron* 7 p.m. 1-31-98 W, 71-67 H G 3 Kenny Hayes (6-0, 175, Jr.) Feb. 6 OHIO* 7 p.m. 3-4-98 W, 92-77 N^ G 4 Alex Moosman (6-0, 192, So.) Feb. 10 at Buffalo* 4 p.m. 1998-99 1-5-99 L, 49-73 H Feb. 13 BOWLING GREEN* CL 7 p.m. 2-13-99 L, 56-78 A CHECKING THE REDHAWKS: Miami Feb. 16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 2 p.m. Feb. 20 at West. Mich.* ESPNU 9 p.m. 1999-00 1-17-00 L, 64-73 A head coach Charlie Coles is in his 12th Feb. 23 BRACKET BUSTER 4 p.m. 3-1-00 L, 51-64 H^ year and he has a 200-151 record. Now Mar. 1 BALL STATE* (CL) 1 p.m. 2000-01 1-31-01 L, 48-62 H in his 18th season overall as a college 2001-02 1-16-02 L, 56-72 A Mar. 4 at Toledo* CL 7 p.m. head coach, Coles has a 292-235 mark. Mar. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. 2002-03 1-29-03 L, 58-73 H Mar. 12- at Mid-American Conference 2003-04 1-24-04 L, 46-74 A The RedHawks enter the EMU game with 15 Tournament-Quicken Loans Arena- 2004-05 1-19-05 L, 73-83 H a 7-10 overall record and a 1-4 MAC mark Cleveland, Ohio 2005-06 1-7-06 L, 59-64 A (OT) after suffering a 55-52 loss at Bowling *Mid-American Conference game; Green Wednesday (Jan. 23). Tim Pollitz CL-Comcast Local T.V. Game 2006-07 2-7-07 L, 64-74 H ^MAC Tournament game leads the RedHawks at 16.1 ppg. Eastern Michigan University Men’s Numerical Basketball Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-High School (Previous) 2007-08 Highlights 0 Nenad Banjanin* F 6-7 215 Sr.-Sr. Belgrade, Serbia-Lon Morris (TX) J.C. Started at CMU and scored six 2 Solomon Farris G 6-4 200 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Osborn Scored 4 with 1 reb. vs. Rhode Island 3 Carlos Medlock** G 6-0 186 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright 12th in MAC in scoring (13.5) 4 James Matthews*** C 6-8 240 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby (Marquette) Avg. 5.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg in nine games 5 Tyler Jones G 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville Scored 12 vs. TAMUCC 10 Jarred Axon* G 5-11 180 Sr.-Sr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson (Schoolcraft C.C.) Scored career-best 23 at NIU 12 L.J. Frazier G 5-10 160 Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti Redshirting as a true freshman 15 Will Cooper* W 6-6 180 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton (Maine) Acad. Scored 9 with 8 boards vs. Chi. St. 20 Zane Gay** G 6-4 201 Jr.-Jr. Olivet, Mich.-Olivet Led team with 10 points vs. CMU&WMU 21 Wendale Farrow W 6-7 210 Jr.-Jr. Sacramento, Calif.- Has scored 58 points with 55 rebs. Mira Loma (American River (Calif.) J.C.) 22 Merlynd Ameti G 6-0 170 Fr.-Fr. Dearborn, Mich.-Annapolis Made his debut against Toledo 23 Jesse Bunkley* W 6-5 208 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-CMA (Mott C.C.) Tied for 2nd in the MAC in threes (2.5) 25 Justin Dobbins* F 6-8 236 So.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville MAC West Player of Week (Nov. 26) 32 Travis Lewis** G 6-2 200 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix Turned in double-double vs. WMU (15-11) 33 Brandon Bowdry* F 6-6 229 So.-So. St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor, Mich.-Truman Injured and has not played 34 Kyle Dodd** C 6-11 210 Jr.-So. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-John F. Ross Has five blocks; avg. 1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg Collegiate and Vocational Institute *Letters won EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007-08 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 The 2007-08 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Team and Coaching Staff: Front row, l-r: Rich Marion-director of basketball operations, L.J. Frazier, Jarred Axon, Jesse Bunkley, Charles E. Ramsey-head coach, Nenad Banjanin, Carlos Medlock, Zane Gay, Derrick McDowell-assistant head coach. Back row, l-r: Dave Donnelly-assistant coach, Carl Thomas- assistant coach, Travis Lewis, Brandon Bowdry, Wendale Farrow, Justin Dobbins, Kyle Dodd, James Matthews, Will Cooper, Solomon Farris, Craig Levasseur-graduate assistant coach, Masa Takaiwa-basketball athletics trainer. Eastern Michigan University 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Team Numerical Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-High School (Previous) 0 Nenad Banjanin* F 6-7 215 Sr.-Sr. Belgrade, Serbia-Lon Morris (TX) J.C. 2 Solomon Farris G 6-4 200 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Osborn 3 Carlos Medlock** G 6-0 186 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright 4 James Matthews*** C 6-8 240 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby (Marquette) 5 Tyler Jones G 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville 10 Jarred Axon G 5-11 180 Sr.-Sr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson (Schoolcraft C.C.) 12 L.J. Frazier G 5-10 160 Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti 15 William Cooper* W 6-6 180 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton (Maine) Acad. 20 Zane Gay** G 6-4 201 Jr.-Jr. Olivet, Mich.-Olivet 21 Wendale Farrow W 6-7 210 Jr.-Jr. Sacramento, Calif.-Mira Loma (American River (Calif.) J.C.) 22 Merlynd Ameti G 6-0 170 Fr.-Fr. Dearborn, Mich.-Annapolis 23 Jesse Bunkley* W 6-5 208 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-CMA (Mott C.C.) 25 Justin Dobbins* F 6-8 236 So.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville 32 Travis Lewis** G 6-2 200 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix 33 Brandon Bowdry* F 6-6 229 So.-So. St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor, Mich.-Truman 34 Kyle Dodd** C 6-11 210 Jr.-So. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute *Letters won Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey (Eastern Michigan, '92) - Third year (27-50) Assistant Coaches Associate Coach: Derrick McDowell (Stetson, '83) - Third year Assistant Coach: Dave Donnelly (Northern Illinois, ‘97) - First year Assistant Coach: Carl Thomas (Eastern Michigan, '92) - Third year Director of Basketball Operations: Rich Marion (Eastern Michigan, '96) - Third year Pronunciation Guide Nenad Banjanin nay-NOD ben-YON-in Brandon Bowdry BOW (rhymes with Now)-dree Wendale Farrow win-DALE EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007-08 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 3 FOR THE 111th TIME: The 2007-08 sea- LONG-TIME COMING: EMU’s 65-61 win at TWO TWINBILLS: EMU’s Travis Lewis son is the 111th year of men’s intercolle- Northern Illinois (Jan. 16) broke a nine-game (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix) and giate basketball at Eastern Michigan Uni- EMU losing streak in DeKalb. The last time James Matthews (Detroit, Mich., Denby) versity. EMU played its inaugural season EMU had won at NIU was ironically, Jan. both turned in double-double scoring and in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, 17, 1998. rebounding games in an 81-71 win over losing a 2-0 decision before coming back Western Michigan (Jan. 12).