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2009-10 Men’s Basketball 2009-10 BASKETBALL GAMENOTES ● GAME 9 SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 2009-10 Schedule (5-3, 1-0) Matchup: Morgan State vs. Minnesota Opponent Time Series Record: First Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 N13 @Univ. of Albany W, 69-65 First Meeting: Dec. 8, 2009 Time: 7 p.m. N15 @UMBC W, 72-57 Last Meeting: n/a Site: Williams Arena; Minneapolis, Minn. N19 E. TENNESSEE STATE W, 72-61 Last MSU win: n/a N22 @#22 Louisville L, 81-90 Records: MSU 5-3, Minnesota 5-3 n/a N24 @Univ. of Arkansas W, 97-94 Coaches: MSU- Todd Bozeman Last UM win: N28 @Appalachian State L, 93-92 OT (72-44 - 4th yr; 125-79 overall); Fast Fact: Former Morgan D1 @Loyola L, 66-78 UM Tubby Smith (45-28 - 3rd yr; 434-173, 19th year) State football star, Visanthe D5 @Coppin State* W, 80-67 Shiancoe plays tight end D8 @Univ. of Minnesota 7 p.m. Television: ESPNU (Clay Matvick & D12 MANHATTAN 4 p.m. Dickey Simpkins) for the Minnesota Vikings and currently D22 TOWSON 7 p.m. Radio: MSU: n/a; Gopher Radio Network leads his squad in touchdown receptions. D29-30 Dr. Pepper Classic TBA Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com; Shiancoe will be a strong candidate for (Tenn-Chattanooga, Long Island, E. Kentucky) Pro Bowl consideration this season. J4 @Robert Morris 7 p.m. www.gophersports.com J6 @Baylor 7 p.m. BEARS SET TO FACE THE GOLDEN GOPHERS ON J9 @Howard* 8 p.m. TUESDAY NIGHT IN AN ESPNU TELEVISED GAME J11 @Hampton* 7:30 p.m. ● Morgan State, the 2009 MEAC champion, will play its six straight road J16 @Winston-Salem State 4 p.m. game when they face non-conference opponent Minnesota. Tip-off is scheduled J18 @South Carolina State* 8 p.m. for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The game will mark the J23 DELAWARE STATE* 4 p.m. first match-up between the teams and will be televised by ESPNU. J25 UMES* 7:30 p.m. ● Reggie Holmes poured in 16 of his game-high 24 points during a second J30 @Norfolk State* 4 p.m. F1 @North Carolina A&T* 7:30 p.m. half surge to help Morgan State drop cross-town rival Coppin State 80-67 and snapped a two-game F6 @Florida A&M* 4 p.m. losing skid. Kevin Thompson collected his sixth double-double of the season with 15 points and 14 F8 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* 7:30 p.m. rebounds. F13 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 4 p.m. ● Following Minnesota, Morgan will play at home when they host the Manhattan Jaspers on F15 S. CAROLINA ST.* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. December 12th, followed by the Towson Tigers on December 23rd at Hill Field House. F17 @Delaware State* 7 p.m. ● Morgan State senior guard Reggie Holmes will enter this week's contest averaging 24.6 points per F19 or 20 ESPN BRACKETBUSTER TBA game, including three 30 point outings thru eight games. He currently leads the Mid-Eastern Athletic F22 @UMES* 7:30 p.m. Conference in scoring and ranks in the NCAA Top 10 (ranked No. 4 thru Dec. 30). 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. 4.0 3.3a 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. 24.6 4.1 Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 So. 3.5 3.4a Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park HS Pronunciation Guide 21 Joe Davis G 6-0 180 Jr. 7.4 1.8 Warrensville, OH/Cleveland St/Warrensville Hts HS Name Pronunciation 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Sr. 5.7 3.4 Baltimore, Md./NE J.C. (Colorado)/Douglass HS Braswell BRAZ-well 32 DeWayne Jackson F 6-8 210 Fr. 10.1 4.6 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS Jarrod JAR-red 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 r-So. 13.4 11.4 Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS Foote FOOT 34 Ameer Ali G/F 6-4 230 r-So. 4.3 4.3 Philadelphia, Pa./Progressive HS 42 Rodney Stokes F/C 6-10 225 Jr. 6.4 4.4 Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Sr. 1.1 2.1 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. MINNESOTA HOME SWEET HOME 4-for-8 from beyond the arc at #22 Louisville. ● Tuesday night’s game will be the ● Todd Bozeman has coached the Bears to ● Morgan State's win against Albany this first meeting between Morgan State and a terrific home record in his three seasons as season was the Bears first season-opener win Minnesota in men’s basketball. MSU head coach. since dropping Lincoln (91-50) in 1988. ● On March 23, 2007 Tubby Smith was ● Bozeman has led the Bears to a 25-5 ● Prior to Morgan State’s 82-54 loss to announced as the 16th head basketball home record inside the confines of Hill Field Oklahoma in MSU’s first appearance in the coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers House, including the Bears 72-61 win over NCAA Tournament last season, the Bears had won six consecutive games and 13 of its last 15. Men’s Basketball program. During the ETSU on Thursday night. ● Morgan State’s 2009-10 team returns 2008-09 season, the Gophers were defeated ● The average margin of loss at home in the following from last season’s 2009 MEAC in the opening round of the tournament the past three seasons is 10.6 pts, including a 83-63 loss vs. Seton Hall on Nov. 26, 2006 at championship squad: but an overall record of 22-11 meant that ● 41.4 percent of its scoring (led by Reggie Hill Field House. Smith had led the University of Minnesota Holmes’ 16.8 points per game) basketball team to consecutive 20-win ● 38.5 percent of its rebounding (led by seasons for the first time in school history. TRANSFERS Kevin Thompson’s 7.1 boards per game and Also, it was just the ninth time in school ● Last season, the Bears welcomed four Holmes’ (5.5) history that the program reached the 20-win JUCO transfers, all juniors, to the team. This ● Morgan State finished the 2009-10 season plateau. Smith's current Minnesota record season Coach Bozeman has gone back out ranked as high as No. 23 in the Mid-Major Top sits at 45-28 while his career record moves and recruited two new transfers to join the 25 Poll and ranked No. 6 in the Washington to 434-173. 2009-10 roster. Post Atlantic 11 Poll poll, and No. 1 in the ● Danny Smith (G/5-11/190) - Transfer Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College Poll. MINNESOTA'S LAST GAME: from Western Nebraska JC ... He is a native of Baltimore, Md. ... Averaged 13 ppg, 5 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Minnesota had LOSSES AND RETURNS apg, and 4 rpg at Western Nebraska … Joins no trouble snapping its three-game skid this ● The Bears lost three of its five starters the team as a junior afternoon, running past Brown University from the 2008-09 season. Jermaine “Itchy” ● Joe Davis (G/6-0/180) - Transfer from for an impressive 91-55 win at Williams Bolden, Rogers Barnes, and Marquise Kately Cleveland State ... Product of Warrensville, Arena. completed their eligibility. Ohio ... Has D1 experience ... Averaged ● The Bears lost their second leading scorer The Golden Gophers (5-3), who fell out double-digit points off the bench for Vikings… of the Top 25 following their recent skid, and second leading rebounder in Kately, as Also joins the team as a junior. played more like the team that was ranked as well as their third leading scorer and leading high as 16th earlier this season. Minnesota assist man in Bolden. took charge from the start and overwhelmed BEAR NEWS & NOTES ● The two returning starters are 2009 ● Reggie Holmes recorded the first dunk the visiting Bears (4-6) of the Ivy League by MEAC tournament MVP and 2008-09 of his career when he rose for a two-hand running to a 47-10 lead with 3:21 left before flush against cross-town rival Coppin State on the half.