Table of Contents 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year 2009-10 MORGAN STATE SCHEDULE MEDIA INFORMATION 2 Date Opponent Location Time Roster and Quick Facts 2 November Media Guidelines 3 13 Univ. of Albany Albany, NY 7 p.m. Media Outlets 4 15 UMBC Baltimore, MD 3:30 p.m. Hill Field House 6 19 East Tennessee State Hill Field House 7 p.m. 22 Louisville Louisville, KY 1 p.m. 24 Univ. of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 8 p.m. 28 Appalachian State Boone, NC 3 p.m. December 9 TEAM INFORMATION 1 Loyola College Baltimore, MD 7:30 p.m. 2009-10 Season Preview 10 5 * Coppin State Baltimore, MD 4 p.m. 8 Univ. of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 7 p.m. 12 Manhattan College Hill Field House 4 p.m. 22 Towson Hill Field House 7 p.m. COACHES & PLAYER PROFILES 29-30 Dr. Pepper Classic Chattanooga, TN TBA 15 January Head Coach Todd Bozeman 16 4 Robert Morris Pittsburgh, PA 7 p.m. Coaching Staff Profiles 22 6 Baylor Waco, TX 7 p.m. 2009-10 Player Profiles 25 9 * Howard Washington, DC 8 p.m. 11 *Hampton Hampton, VA 7:30 p.m. 16 Winston-Salem State Winston-Salem, NC 4 p.m. 18 * South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC 8 p.m. 45 OPPONENTS 23 * Delaware State Hill Field House 4 p.m. 25 * UMES Hill Field House 7:30 p.m. 2009-10 Opponents 46 30 * Norfolk State Norfolk, VA 4 p.m.

February 65 SEASON IN REVIEW 1 * North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC 7:30 p.m. 2008-09 Statistics 66 6 * Florida A&M Hill Field House 4 p.m. 8 * Bethune-Cookman Hill Field House 7:30 p.m. 2008-09 Final Results 67 13 Winston-Salem State Hill Field House 4 p.m. 2008-09 Miscellaneous Statistics 68 15 * South Carolina State Hill Field House 7:30 p.m. Game-By-Game Statistics 69 17 * Delaware State Dover, DE 7 p.m. 2008-09 Season Superlatives 70 19 or 20 ESPN BRACKETBUSTER TBA TBA 2008-09 MEAC Review 71 22 * UMES Princess Anne, MD 7:30 p.m. 27 * Norfolk State Hill Field House 4 p.m. March 1 * North Carolina A&T Hill Field House 7:30 p.m. 73 HISTORY 4 * Coppin State Hill Field House 7:30 p.m. MSU Record vs. Opponents 74 8-13 MEAC Tournament Winston-Salem, NC MSU Coaches Records 84 BOLD – Home Games at Hill Field House MSU All-Time Roster 85 * = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Games MSU Year-By-Year Results 87 www.MorganStateBears.com

99 RECORDS PHOTO CREDITS MSU All-Time Records 100 Lawrence Johnson, Carroll Smith and Bobby Parker, John Moore They Wore These Numbers 104 (Brown Media Inc.) and the MSU Offi ce of Public Relations.

The 2008-09 Morgan State University Men’s Basketball Media 107 THE UNIVERSITY & STAFF Guide was prepared by the Department of Sports Information. Morgan State University 108 Editor/Layout by Leonard L. Haynes IV with assistance by President 110 Kevin Paige. Cover design by Leonard L. Haynes IV. Printed by Director of Athletics 112 Cheerleaders & Band 113 the Morgan State University Print Shop. Sports Medicine 114 Strength & Conditioning 116 The Morgan State University Athletic Department is committed City of Baltimore 117 to the principle and practice of gender equity. This commitment Department of Athletics 118 shall refl ect in every aspect of departmental operations.

2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • 1 2009-10 Bears Roster 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 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 3 Danny Smith G 5-11 190 Jr. Randallstown, Md./NW Nebraska CC/Woodlawn HS 4 Anthony Anderson F 6-10 235 Fr. 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. Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 So. Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park HS 21 Joe Davis G 6-0 180 Jr. Warrensville, OH/Cleveland State/Warrensville Heights HS 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Sr. Baltimore, Md./NE J.C. (Colorado)/Douglass HS 32 DeWayne Jackson F 6-8 210 Fr. Bowie, Md./Bowie HS 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 R-So. Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS 34 Ameer Ali G/F 6-4 230 R-So. Philadelphia, Pa./Progressive HS 42 Rodney Stokes F/C 6-10 225 Jr. Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Sr. Hagerstown, Md./Hagerston C.C./S. Hagerstown HS 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Pensacola C.C./Stone Mountain HS

Head Coach: Todd Bozeman Assistant Coaches: Kevin McClain and Keith Goodie Head Manager: Quinton Dulic

Basketball Office:...... (443) 885-4806 Location: Baltimore, MD 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251....Fax: (443) 885-8307 Founded: 1867 Head Coach...... Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island ‘86) Enrollment: 7,500 Record at MSU...... 68-41 (4th year/.623 pct.) Nickname: Bears Career Record...... 121-76 (61.4 pct.) Three NCAA Tournament Colors: Blue & Orange (PMS 1655 / 288) bids in 3½ years at Cal (1993-96); One bid at MSU Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Assistant Coach...... Kevin McClain (University of America, ‘03) President: Dr. Earl S. Richardson Assistant Coach...... Keith Goodie (Morgan State, ‘08) Athletic Director: Floyd Kerr Managers: Quinton Dulic, Anthony Jordan, Latisha Pastares, Chelsea Alford Media Relations Office...... (443) 885-3831 Arena (Capacity): Hill Field House (4,250) 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251.....Fax: (443) 885-8307 Press Row Phone: 443-885-4018 Media Relations Director...... Leonard L. Haynes IV. 2008-09 Overall Record: 23-12 Email...... [email protected] 2008-09 MEAC Record/Finish: 13-3/1st Assistant Media Relations Director...... Kevin Paige 2009 Postseason: L, Oklahoma 82-54 Email...... [email protected] (1st Rd. NCAA) Direct...... (443) 885-3009 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 11/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Newcomers: 5 Roster Breakdown (Sr/Jr/So/Fr): 6/3/4/3

2 • “We Grind” • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • Media Guidelines 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year This publication featuring the 2009-10 open to the media. Please contact Photographers: Photographers Morgan State University men’s the Sports Information Department and television camera personnel basketball team has been prepared for player interviews at least one day are asked to work the endlines and to aid you in covering the Bears this in advance. Coach Bozeman and stay clear of the team benches and season. Additional information is MSU players will be available for official scoring areas. available through Leonard Haynes, post-game interviews approximately MSU’s primary men’s basketball 10 minutes after each contest in the Telephones: A limited number of contact. Press Room. Requests should be telephones for post-media use are directed to Leonard Haynes prior to provided in the Sports Information Services: The Morgan State Sports the conclusion of each game. Office. Information staff will provide programs, pregame notes and Ticket Information: All ticket Fax Services: Fax machine service statistics, halftime and final box orders should be directed to the will be available in the media work scores and game play-by-play to all Morgan State University Ticket room. If you need a final box media. Statistics will be distributed Office by phone at (443) 885-4018. score faxed, please supply the at halftime and following the appropriate phone number to a Sports conclusion of the game. Credentials: Media credentials for Information staff member. men and women’s basketball games Media Accommodations: The should be requested from the Sports Internet Services: Morgan State is media will be seated at tables Information Office. Requests should partnered with Internet Consulting located on the floor level of Hill be made in writing and on company Services (ICS) to host its official Field House during the game. letterhead. Credentials are limited athletic website. Located at www. Radio broadcasts will be assigned to members of the working media MorganStateBears.com, the seats at the scorer’s table or on press who are assigned to cover Morgan site contains updated cumulative row. The Press Room is located in State basketball. If time permits statistics, box scores from previous Hill Field House. It will be open credentials will be mailed, if not games and game summaries. The prior to the game, at halftime and they may be picked up at the ‘Will Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference after the game. Admission by media Call’ booth. Every effort will be website is located at www.meacsports.com. credentials only, please. made to fill all requests. Credentials are for adult use only and are not Sports Information Office Location: Coach and Player Interviews: transferable. MSU Sports Information Office is Coach Bozeman can be reached located in Hill Field House in Rm. 123. directly for interviews on weekday mornings. All Bear practices are NCAA Guidelines and the Media Media members should be aware of several NCAA rules that apply to student-athletes. If there is ever a question of media-related activity or event including a Morgan State studen- athlete could be a possible NCAA violation, contact sports information director Leonard Haynes for an interpretation. Areas of concern include:

• Coaches and University offi cials cannont make comments on prosepective student- athletes until they sign a national letter of intent. A coach cannot comment of prospective student-athlete who verbally commits to an institution. • Coaches and athletic staff are not permitted to write guest columns for publications. • Do not ask student-athletes to list or endorse products • Student-athletes may not be used in advertisements or endorsement of products, including media-related publications. • Student-athletes are not permitted to conduct interviews for 1-900 services

2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • 3 Media Outlets 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year

Afro-American Newspaper Asst. Managing Editor/Sports: NEWSPAPERS Contact: Tiffany Ginyard Matt Vita N. Charles Street College Editor: The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, MD 21218 Matt Rennie (202) 334-7285 Newspaper Phone: (410) 554-8200 [email protected] 501 N. Calvert Blvd. Fax: (410) 554-8150 Columnists: Thomas Boswell, Baltimore, MD 21278 www.afro.com Michael Wilbon, Sally Jenkins Phone: (410) 332-6200 Writers: Dan Steinberg (202) 253-6494 Fax: (410) 783-2518 The Evening Capital [email protected], Desk e-mail: [email protected] 2000 Capital Drive www.baltsun.com Annapolis, MD 21401 Len Shapiro, Kathy Orton Asst. Managing Editor: Fax: (301) 280-5953 Prif Alatzas (410) 332-6154 E-mail: [email protected] Washington Times Asst. Editors: www.capitalonline.com 3600 New York Avenue, NE Ron Fritz (410) 332-6421, Washington, DC 20002 Pete Sweigard: (410) 332-6733 Phone: (202) 636-3237 Columnist: Peter Schmuck Washington Post (AM) 1150 15th Street, NW Fax: (202) 529-7869 (410) 332-6136 www.washingtontimes.com Colleges: Kevin Eck (410) 332-6472 Washington, DC 20071 Phone: (202) 334-7350 Sports Editor: Mark Hartsell Fax: (202) 334-7685 [email protected] Writers: Barker Davis, www.washingtonpost.com Patrick Stevens. Mike Fratto

USA TODAY (AM) 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, VA (22108-0255 Phone: (703) 854-7629 Fax”: (703) 854-2073 www.usatoday.com College Sports Editor: Tom O’Toole (703) 854-7629 College Editors: Craig Bennett Scoreboard Editor: Matt Young ext. 3721 Columnist: Jon Saraceno ext. 3700 Writers: Jack Carey ext. 3687, Dick Patrick ext. 6518, Andy Gardiner ext. 8013 Steve Weinberg (816) 296-3765

Head Coach Todd bozeman addresses the media at the 2009 NCAA Regional Tournament Press Conference in Kansas City, Missouri.

4 • “We Grind” • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • Media Outlets 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year

[email protected] Leonard L. Haynes IV WIRE SERVICES PR: Mark Lapidus (301) 718-3285 Director of Media Relations Associated Press Talent: Chick Hernandez, Russ Leonard L. Haynes IV is in his 8th year directing the media relations Contact: Dave Ginsburg Phaler, Carol Maloney, office for the Morgan State Athletics Scott Hansen Department. He joined the Athletics 222 St. Paul Place staff in March of 2002. Baltimore, MD 21202 Haynes and his staff coordinate all RADIO BROADCASTERS of the media relations for the Bears’ Phone: (410) 837-8315 athletic program. His office writes and edits all athletic Fax: 837-4291 publications, including game programs and media guides, and coordinates all press conference and interviews with Desk E-mail: [email protected] WEAA-88.9 FM Radio Morgan State student-athletes, coaches and staff. Morgan State University Haynes currently serves as the primary contact for football and men’s basketball. In addition, he serves as the game day TELEVISION BROADCASTERS 1700 East Cold Spring Lane program editor for both football and men’s basketball, handles Baltimore, MD 21251 all credential requests for the Morgan State football and both basketball teams, and oversees MSU’s athletics website. WBAL-TV Channel 11 - NBC Phone: (443) 885-3564 For the past seven years, Haynes has gained valuable Fax: (410) 319-3798 experience as the director for Morgan State. Recently Contact: Gerry Sandusky he served as the Media Coordinator for the 2009 Men’s 3800 Hooper Avenue www.weaa.org Basketball 1st Round appearance in the NCAA Tournament Contact: Ali Danois site in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition he was the primary Baltimore, MD 21211 media contacts for the 2002 MEAC Volleyball Tournament, Phone: (410) 338-6512 the 2007 MEAC Track & Field Championships, the Annual MSU Legacy Track Meet, and the 2007 MEAC Softball Fax: 338-6526 WBAL-1090 AM Radio Tournament, all events hosted by Morgan State. 3800 Hooper Avenue Haynes came to Morgan State from Johnson C. Smith University, where he served as Sports Information Director WJZ-TV, Channel 13 - CBS Baltimore, MD 21211 from 2000-2002. At JCSU, he was responsible for overseeing Phone: (410) 467-3000 the media relations activities for the 13-sport program. Contact: Mark Viviano Haynes also served as the 2001 Tournament Manager for 3725 Malden Avenue Fax: (410) 338-6675 the NCAA Div. II South Atlantic Regional Men’s Basketball www.wbal.com Championship and created and designed the Golden Bulls Baltimore, MD 21211 Sports News website (GBSN). Phone: (410) 578-7522 Contact: Kieth Mills Prior to his service at Johnson C. Smith, Haynes began his Sports Information career at Livingstone College in 1998 Fax: 578-0642 as the Director where he was responsible for coordinating WNST-1570 AM Radio all local, state, and national media coverage for eight varsity 1550 Hart Road sports. He also served as editor for the Blue Bears’ media WMAR-TV, Channel 2 - ABC guides and game programs, including two feature stories, Contact: Scott Garceau Baltimore, MD 21286 which were named first place in a story competition by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s (CIAA). 6400 York Road Phone: (410) 821-9678 Haynes also gained valuable work experience as a news Fax: (410) 828-4698 assistant for The Voice of America and as an intern at Baltimore, MD 21212 Fleishman-Hillard Inc., one of the leading public relations Phone: (410) 377-2222 www.wnst.net firms in the nation. Contact: Ray Bachman He has published on matters relating to college athletics Fax 372-5321 and his opinions have appeared in the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Examiner, Baltimore Afro, Salisbury Post, and Charlotte Post. He CONFERENCE OFFICE has also written material for the Morgan Magazine and the WBFF-TV, Channel 45 - FOX MSU’s Promethean Yearbook. Contact: Bruce Cunningham A native of Baton Rouge, La., Haynes earned a B.A. in communications from Howard University in 1992. While 2000 41st Street Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference at Howard, Haynes interned at Howard’s student television (MEAC) station (WHUT-TV), WRC-Channel 4, and PBS-Baton Baltimore, MD 21278 Rouge (La.). Phone: (410) 467-4545 222 Central Park Avenue He also attended Iowa State University where he worked Suite 1150 as a graduate assistant coach for the Cyclones’ Women’s Fax: (410) 467-5093 Basketball Program under Head Coach Bill Fennelly from Virginia Beach, VA 23462 1994-95. Haynes graduated with a Master’s degree in Public P.O. Box 62547 Relations from Iowa State in 1995. Comcast SportsNet Haynes is a member of the College Sports Information 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Virginia Beach, VA 23466-2547 Directors of America and the Black College Sports Information Directors Association. He also served as a Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: (757) 416-7100 member of the MEAC Basketball Tournament committee Phone: (301) 718-3200 Fax: (757) 416-7103 (2006-07). Born July 17, 1970, Haynes and his wife, Monica, reside Fax: (301) 718-3300 Director of Media Relations: in Anne Arundel County, Md. and are the proud parents of VP Programming: Lisa Pendleton Patricia Porter a daughter, Hayden (1). Producer: Joe Yasharoff [email protected]

2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • 5 Talmadge Hill Field House 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year

Morgan State finished the 2007-08 season with an impressive 12-0 home record at Hill Field House. ATTENDANCE FIGURES

Top Ten Hill Field House Crowds Without a doubt, Morgan State Since its completion in 1999, boasts one of the finest college Hill Field House has been the site 5,525 vs. North Carolina A&T (1979) 5,311 vs. Howard University (1983) basketball arenas in the nation. of many MEAC championship 5,152 vs. Coppin State (1990) Talmadge Hill Field House holds events including the MEAC 5,075 vs. Alcorn A&M (1974) 4,250 fans for basketball, and no volleyball championships and 5,066 vs. Coppin State (1999) matter the location, the theater the 2000-01 All-Star Basketball seats offer a great view of the game. Top Five Away game. Morgan State’s first game in 18,219 vs. Louisville (1998) Hill Field House is also the home Hill Field House was against 17,950 vs. Maryland (2007) of Lady Bear volleyball, conventions Alcorn A&M on December 1974, 17,017 vs. Brigham Young (1995) tournaments, and have held a game the Bears won 84-76. 15,138 vs. Maryalnd (2009) performances by artists such as 14,679 vs. Arizona (1997) Earth, Wind & Fire , Bill Cosby and Eve. Hill Field House includes men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms, two weight rooms and a state-of-the-art training room. The facility also includes a dance studio, racquetball courts, multi- purpose room and is the location of the MSU athletics department. The basketball media facilities are located courtside in addition t o camera and radio capabilities. 6 • “We Grind” • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • Talmadge Hill Field House 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year

This is the 35th season of play in Talmadge Hill Field House.

2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • 7 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year

8 • “We Grind” • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball •