Temple (5-6) at Eastern Michigan (2-11) Eagles Host Owls in Final Non-League Game Before Starting MAC Play
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1 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Temple (5-6) at Eastern Michigan (2-11) AME Eagles host Owls in final non-league game before starting MAC play 14G Release date: Jan. 5, 2009 EMU Basketball Schedule/Results 2008-09 EMU ME N ’S BASK E T B ALL ROST er Nov. 14 MARYGROVE W, 119-48 Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Nov. 17-18 – at NIT Tip-Off(West Lafayette, Ind.) 10 Branden Harrison F 6-8 Fr. Houston, Texas 4.2 2.3 0.6 Nov. 17 at 10/11 Purdue (ESPN2–TV) L, 58-87 33 Brandon Bowdry F 6-6 R-So. St. Louis, Mo. 15.8 6.8 1.6 25 Justin Dobbins F 6-8 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio 11.7 4.8 1.1 Nov. 18 vs. Georgia L, 60-61 2 Solomon Farris G 6-4 So. Detroit, Mich. 7.9 4.0 1.9 Nov. 22 at Detroit L, 47-62 5 Tyler Jones G 6-2 Sr. Belleville, Mich. 4.0 2.2 1.5 Nov. 24-25 – at NIT Tip-Off Consolation (Jamaica, N.Y.) Reserves Nov. 24 vs. St. John’s L, 61-73 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Nov. 25 vs. Cornell L, 54-67 4 Daniel Barnes G 6-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 1.2 1.0 0.2 12 L.J. Frazier G 5-10 R-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. 6.8 2.6 3.4 Nov. 29 at Brown L, 51-53 13 Antonio Green G 6-3 Fr. Inkster, Mich. 0.7 0.2 1.0 Dec. 8 WAYNE STATE W, 67-47 15 Will Cooper W 6-6 R-So. Detroit, Mich. 4.2 3.5 1.5 20 Zane Gay G 6-5 Sr. Olivet, Mich. 6.6 4.0 1.0 Dec. 13 at Michigan (Big Ten Network–TV) L, 60-91 21 Wendale Farrow W 6-6 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. 2.3 4.0 0.5 Dec. 20 ST. BONAVENTURE (DH) L, 78-86 22 Merlynd Ameti G 6-0 So. Dearborn, Mich. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Dec. 22 OAKLAND L, 53-66 32 Alex Hamo G 6-2 R-So. Flint, Mich. –– –– –– 34 Kyle Dodd C 6-11 R-Jr. Rockwood, Ontario 1.9 1.2 0.5 Dec. 28 at Illinois L, 53-62 54 Kamil Janton C 6-10 Fr. Tarnow, Poland 1.1 0.6 0.0 Jan. 3 at Chicago State L, 61-79 #3 Carlos Medlock G 6-0 Sr. Detroit, Mich. –– –– –– #Expected to miss the entire season with a broken foot Jan. 7 TEMPLE 7 p.m. Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey (Eastern Michigan, `92) • Fourth season at EMU (36-68) Jan. 10 BALL STATE* (DH) 4 p.m. Associate Head Coach: Derrick McDowell Assistant Coaches: Carl Thomas and Andrew Moore Jan. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Toledo* 7 p.m. EagleNation Storylines Jan. 20 at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. FINAL GAME BEFORE MAC SEASON: The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball Jan. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) 4 p.m. team will play its final non-conference game of the 2008-09 season Wednesday, Jan. 7, when the Temple Owls come to the Convocation Center for a 7 p.m. game. Jan. 27 at Kent State* 7 p.m. Temple is a member of the Mid-American Conference in football, but an Atlantic Jan. 31 MIAMI* 2 p.m. 10 member in all other sports. EMU is scheduled to begin the 2009 Mid-American Feb. 3 AKRON* 7 p.m. Conference schedule at home Saturday, Jan. 10, against Ball State. Feb. 7 at Ohio* 5 p.m. Feb. 12 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. CHRISTMAS VISIT: There will be another Christmas in Ypsilanti Wednesday, Jan. Feb. 15 at Bowling Green* 7 p.m. 7, 2009, when Temple University makes its first trip to play the EMU men in the Convocation Center. The visitors are led by All-American candidate Dionte Christ- Feb. 18 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. mas, a 6-foot-5 senior guard from Philadelphia, Pa., who helped lead the Owls Feb. 21 ESPN BRACKET BUSTER (DH) 4 p.m. to the 2007-08 Atlantic 10 Conference title while earning an NCAA Tournament Feb. 25 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. appearance. Christmas is currently the team’s leading scorer at 20.1 points per Feb. 28 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. game and is also the second-leading rebounder at 6.3. Mar. 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. SECOND AND THIRD DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR BOWDRY: EMU sophomore redshirt Mar. 8 at Ball State* 2 p.m. sophomore Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) turned Mar. 10 at MAC Tournament First Rd. ^ TBA in the second double-double of the season for the Eagles in a 79-61 setback at Mar. 12 at MAC Tournament Quarterfinals ^ TBA Chicago State Saturday, Jan. 3. The 6-foot-6 Bowdry came up with an outstanding Mar. 13 at MAC Tournament Semifinals ^ TBA all-around game against the Cougars, leading all scorers and rebounders with 23 Mar. 14 at MAC Championship ^ TBA points and 10 rebounds. Bowdry connected on 7-of-15 field goals, 1-of-2 triple tries, 8-of-10 free throws and had five offensive and five defensive rebounds. He #Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Round-Games played at Carnessecca Arena in Jamaica, N.Y. also added three steals, one block and one steal. Bowdry also had a double-double * Mid-American Conference match; All times are site times in the season opener against Marygrove, Nov. 14, when he tallied 26 points with ^2009 MAC Tournament (Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, Ohio) For tickets, call 734.487.2282, or visit, EMUEagles.com 14 rebounds. The double-double at Chicago State was the third of Bowdry’s ca- reer. He scored 23 points with 10 rebounds as a freshman, Dec, 9, 2006, at home against Chicago State. Basketball Contact: Jim Streeter, Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations • 734.487.0317 • Fax: 734.485.3840 • Cell: 734.260.1004 • [email protected] 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2 EMU Media Relations The Game Week Schedule A quick look at Eastern Michigan’s media availability on game week. All appointments can be Assoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter made through the sports information office at 734.487.0317. Office Phone 734.487.0318 This Week’s Practice/Game Schedule Home Phone 734.485.3221 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cell Phone 734.260.1004 No Practice Practice Game: Practice Practice Game: E-mail [email protected] practice at in the Temple in the in the Ball State Fax 734.485.3840 scheduled noon Convo at Convo Convo at Assistant SID Greg Steiner EMU EMU 7 p.m. 4 p.m. Office Phone 734.487.0317 Cell Phone 734.845.1132 E-mail [email protected] Graduate Assistants Requesting Credentials Amanda Decker, Sarah VanMetre, Dan Wyar Credentials can be obtained by contacting Jim Streeter in the EMU Sports Information Office. Student Staff They can be requested by calling 734.487.0317 or via e-mail to [email protected]. Requests must be received at least two days prior to the game. Passes that are not mailed will be available Chris Puzzuoli, Amy Ziemak, Patrick Horning at the Will Call window at the Convocation Center. EMU does not issue parking credentials for basketball. Parking is free and on a first-come, first-serve basis. INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Postgame interviews following home contests are conducted in Media Room A on the Con- Practice Procedures course Level of the Convocation Center. Both Most practices are open to the media. However, all media are recommended to make an advance teams interviews will take place in this area call to the EMU Sports Information Office to check on the status of practice for a particular day. with the visiting team going first, followed by head coach Charles E. Ramsey and his players. Interview Policies (Mid-Week) Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey is available to speak to the media via phone Monday-Friday After road games, representatives will be mornings. All arrangements for interviews with Coach Ramsey should be made through brought to a designated area. The locker room Men’s Basketball SID Jim Streeter. is closed at all times. Individual players are available for interviews Monday-Thursday. Please contact the EMU Sports Information Office to set up interviews. One note to the media: Home phone numbers The University for players and coaches WILL NOT be given out by the EMU Sports Information Office. Location Ypsilanti, Michigan Founded 1849 Interview Policies (Postgame) Enrollment 22,638 All post-game interviews will be conducted in Media Room A at the north end of the Convo- President Dr. Susan W. Martin cation Center. Both head coaches will be available to the media after a 10-minute cooling-off period, with the visiting coach and players going first in the media room (unless circumstances Nickname Eagles warrant a change). Individual players may also be available for interviews at the conclusion Colors Green (349) and White of the game. Please see a member of the sports information staff from either EMU or the Conference Mid-American visiting institution about player interviews. EMU Athletics Department Obtaining Media Information Athletics Director Dr. Derrick Gragg Information will be updated regularly at EMU’s official athletics website, EMUEagles.com. For Assoc. AD/Facilities Doug Dowdy media information, go to the men’s basketball web page to find updated PDF files containing, Assoc.