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2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 31: MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE vs COPPIN STATE THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 | WILLIAM P. HYTCHE CENTER | PRINCESS ANNE, MD. | 7:30 PM GAME DAY INFORMATION BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: Fox Sports 960 AM WTGM Live Audio: www.EasternShoreHawks.com Voice of the Hawks: Will DeBoer Eastern Shore (5-25, 4-11 MEAC) Coppin State (10-20, 6-9 MEAC) HAWKS SCHEDULE 5-25 (4-11, MEAC) Tue. Nov. 5 Penn State L 84-46 HAWKS FACTS EAGLES FACTS Sun. Nov. 10 Liberty L 66-55 2018-19: 7-25 (5-11, MEAC) 2018-19: 8-25 (7-9, MEAC) Tue. Nov. 12 Longwood L 85-55 Head Coach: Jason Crafton Head Coach: Juan Dixon Sat. Nov. 16 Morehead State L 76-53 Alma Mater: Nyack College, ‘03 Alma Mater: Maryland, '02 Tue. Nov. 19 Stanford L 76-55 At The Shore: 5-25 (1st Season) At CSU: 0-0 (3rd Season) Thu.. Nov. 21 Oklahoma L 91-64 Career: 52-133 (7th Season) Career: 0-0 (3rd Season) Tue. Nov. 26 Wofford L 67-42 Fri. Nov. 29 Delaware L 75-56 Sun. Dec. 1 Fordham L 66-45 2019-2020 Quick Shots... Tue. Dec. 3 Baylor L 78-46 • The Hawks conclude their regular season slate of games with their second matchup Sun. Dec. 8 Clarks Summit W 85-39 Tue. Dec. 17 East Carolina L 71-57 against Coppin State this season. The Eagles won the first game 68-67 on Feb. 10. Thu. Dec. 19 Charlotte L 66-44 • Maryland Eastern Shore will recognize their five senior players on Thursday as they Sun. Dec. 22 Old Dominion L 76-52 Sun. Dec. 29 Virginia Tech L 92-37 play their 10th home game of the season. Sat Jan. 4 Howard* W 78-66 • Head coach Jason Crafton is in his first season as head coach of Eastern Shore Sat. Jan. 11 N.C. A&T State* L 91-53 after spending last season with the Delaware Blue Coats, the G-League affiliate of Mon. Jan. 13 N.C. Central* L 69-64 OT Sat. Jan. 18 Norfolk State* L 62-52 the Philadelphia 76ers. He previously guided his alma mater, Nyack College, for six Mon. Jan. 20 S.C. State* L 68-53 seasons from 2012-18. Mon. Jan. 27 Morgan State* L 56-50 Mon. Feb. 3 Delaware State* W 68-66 Notable Numbers... Sat. Feb. 8 Morgan State* L 61-53 Mon. Feb. 10 Coppin State* L 68-67 OT Sat. Feb. 15 Bethune-Cookman*W 66-58 Mon. Feb. 17 Florida A&M* W 81-71 Sat. Feb. 22 N.C. Central* L 74-55 5 69.3 9 Mon. Feb. 24 N.C. A&T State* L 83-62 The MEAC Tournament Eastern Shore allows 69.3 AJ Cheeseman has scored Sat. Feb. 29 Delaware State* L 84-63 Mon. Mar. 2 Howard L 62-60 begins in five days at points per game in MEAC in double figures in each Scope Arena in Norfolk games of the last eight games Thu. Mar. 5 Coppin State* 7:30 PM Mon. Mar. 9 MEAC Tournament^ TBA EASTERN SHORE PROBABLE STARTERS * = MEAC Conference Game ^=Neutral Site Game All times are Eastern and subject to change All home games in BOLD EASTERN SHORE MEDIA RELATIONS MBB Contact: Ralan Wardlaw | (410) 651-2353 W.P. Hytche Athletic Center, 1 Backbone Road Princess Anne, MD 21853 #5 Da'Shawn Phillip #10 Glen Anderson #11 Ahmad Frost #22 Gabriel Gyamfi #0 A.J. Cheeseman Fr. Guard, 6-5/172 Fr. Guard, 5-7/166 R-Sr. Guard, 6-0/185 Sr. Forward, 6-6/185 Sr. Forward, 6-7/215 Baltimore, Md. Harlem, New York Cincinnati, Ohio Brampton, Ont. Snellville, Ga. Pts: 7.4 Pts: 3.9 Pts: 6.2 Pts: 3.3 Pts: 10.3 Reb: 3.2 Reb: 2.9 Reb: 2.5 Reb: 4.5 Reb: 5.2 Ast: 1.0 Ast: 2.2 Ast: 1.5 Ast: 0.8 Ast: 0.6 @ESHawksHoops ESHawks eshawks Min: 22.4 Min: 27.1 Min: 21.5 Min: 22.4 Min: 22.2 Game 31 | March 5, 2020 vs Coppin State @ESHawksHoops | #OurShoreOurTeam 2019-20 UNIV. OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 QUICK FACTS NEW FACE ON THE SHORE: Jason Crafton was named head coach on April 30, 2019, Location ........................ Princess Anne, Md. the 21th head coach in Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball history. He spent last Founded .............................................. 1886 season with the Delaware Blue Coats, a G-League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers. Enrollment .......................................... 4,000 He was the head coach at his alma mater, Nyack College, for six seasons from 2012-18 Nicknames ......................Hawks, The Shore compiling a 47-108 record. Crafton has also served as an assistant at Navy under Billy Colors ...................Maroon (7421c)/Gray (8) Official Mascot .................... Harry the Hawk Lange (2005-10) and Villanova under Jay Wright (2003-05). Affiliation .............................NCAA Division I Conference .................. Mid-Eastern Athletic SEEING IT THROUGH: Redshirt senior Ahmad Frost is in his fifth year with the Hawks Facility ......... Hytche Athletic Center (5,500) program. He is playing under his third head coach at Eastern Shore. Frost suffered an President .................. Dr. Heidi M. Anderson injury early in his career that cost him a season and a half from Jan. 2016-March 2017. Director of Athletics..............Keith Davidson He entered the 2019-20 season with 83 games played and could reach the top five in school history in games played by the end of the season. COACHING STAFF Head Coach...........................Jason Crafton STRETCH RUN: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament begins in 5 days at st Record at The Shore .............. 5-25/1 yr. Scope Arena in Norfolk. Eastern Shore is currently the eighth seed for the tournament Alma Mater ................. Nyack College ‘03 as they enter their final regular season game. Asssistant Coach ....................Larry Stewart Alma Mater ....................Coppin State ‘91 REFOCUS: Assistant Coach...................Dominic Parker After impressive wins over Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M, Maryland Alma Mater ...................Virginia State ‘12 Eastern Shore has dropped four games in a row. The Hawks look to get back on the Assistant Coach.......................Calvin Baker winning track as they play Coppin State looking for some payback from the game last Alma Mater ............................ Virginia ‘10 month that the Eagles won on a buzzer beater. Basketball Office Phone ......(410) 651-6541 GET YOUR ROLL ON: AJ Cheeseman is averaging 13.3 points per game in conference Basketball Office Fax ...........(410) 651-7600 play. He has scored in double figures in 13 of the team's 15 MEAC contests, includ- ing the last nine in a row. The Snellville, Georgia native is the only Hawks averaging in TEAM INFORMATION double figures this season. 2018-19 Record .................................... 7-25 MEAC Record/Finish ................... 5-11/T-9th Letterwinners Returning/Lost...................7/6 Starters Returning/Lost............................3/2 Newcomers.................................................8 EASTERN SHORE MEDIA RELATIONS SID/MBB Contact ................ Ralan Wardlaw Office Phone ........................(410) 651-2353 Email [email protected] Website ................ easternshorehawks.com UNIV. OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE NUMERICAL ROSTER #3 CANAAN Bartley ......................................CAY-nun No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School #4 KEVON VOYLES..................KEY-Vaughn VOY-ills #5 DA’SHAWN Phillip ............................... Day-Shawn 0 A.J. Cheeseman F Sr. 6-7 215 Snellville, Ga. / Gordon State #11 AHMAD Frost .......................................... uh-MOD 1 Marlon Adams F R-Jr. 6-6 220 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Gulf Coast S.C. (Fla.) #13 Bryan URRUTIA ..........................urr-ROO-tee-uh 2 Ty Gibson G Jr. 6-4 196 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Gulf Coast S.C. (Fla.) #22 Gabriel GYAMFI .....................................GYM-fee 3 Canaan Bartley G Jr. 6-1 175 Miami, Fla. / St. Petersburg College By Class 4 Kevon Voyles G Fr. 6-3 181 Berlin, Md. / TLAP Sports Academy Freshman ..................................................................4 5 Da’Shawn Phillip G Fr. 6-5 172 Baltimore, Md. / Mt. Zion Prep Sophomore ................................................................1 Junior .........................................................................4 10 Glen Anderson G Fr. 5-7 166 Harlem, N.Y. / Brooklyn Collegiate Senior ........................................................................5 11 Ahmad Frost G R-Sr. 6-0 190 Cincinnati, Ohio / Fishburne Military Graduate....................................................................0 12 Jahmal Wright G/F Jr. 6-6 183 Toronto, Ont. / Miami Dade College By Position Guards .......................................................................9 13 Bryan Urrutia G Sr. 6-1 206 Chihuahua, Mexico / Cochise College (Ariz.) Forwards....................................................................5 14 Bruce Guy F Fr. 6-6 210 Cordova, Tenn. / Cordova HS By State/Country 21 Jacob McIntosh F Sr. 6-8 212 Finksburg, Md. / Frederick C.C. (Md.) Florida........................................................................1 Georgia ......................................................................1 22 Gabriel Gyamfi G Sr. 6-6 185 Brampton, Ont. / Colby C.C. (Kan.) Maryland ....................................................................3 24 Walter Prevost F/C R-So. 6-8 235 Houston, Texas / Angelina College New York ...................................................................3 Ohio ...........................................................................1 Tennessee .................................................................1 Texas .........................................................................1 Head Coach: Jason Crafton (Nyack College ‘03) Canada ......................................................................2 Assistant Coaches: Larry Stewart, Dominic Parker, Calvin Baker Mexico .......................................................................1