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GAME 13 • Eastern Michigan at Kent State • Feb. 20, 2021 1988, 1991, 1996 and 1998 MAC Tournament Champions • 1991 NCAA "Sweet 16" Appearance 1988, 1991, 1996, and 1998 MAC Regular Season Champions • 2012 MAC West Division Champions Game 13 • Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 • 2 p.m. • Kent, Ohio • M.A.C Center (6,327) Eastern Michigan Eagles 4-8 (1-7 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Rob Murphy (Central State, 1996) vs #EMU_MBB Kent State Golden Flashes 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 13-5 (10-4 Mid-American Conference) Head Coach: Rob Senderoff (Albany, 1995) Nov. 25 at No. 13/12 Michigan State L, 67-83 Dec. 4 TOLEDO* L, 74-91 GAME INFORMATION EMU PROBABLE STARTERS AND ROSTER Dec. 9 ADRIAN W, 95-35 Dates: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 Starters (Based on last game) Dec. 16 at Valparaiso Canceled Tipoff: 2 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP/GS PPG RPG APG MIN. Dec. 27 OLIVET W, 94-65 Site: Kent, Ohio 0 Yeikson Montero G 6-5 205 Sr. 12/12 12.8 6.4 1.0 31.1 Dec. 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* L, 60-87 Arena: M.A.C Center (6,327) 1 Ty Groce F 6-8 215 R-Sr. 12/12 14.2 6.3 2.1 30.9 Jan. 9 AKRON* W, 71-59 3 Drew Lowder G 6-0 170 So. 11/8 8.5 1.7 1.7 23.2 Radio: WEMU 89.1 FM Jan. 12 at Toledo* L, 63-96 4 Bryce McBride G 6-0 165 Jr. 12/12 14.0 2.8 3.1 33.0 Tom Helmer (pxp) Jan. 14 CALVIN W, 67-56 5 Noah Morgan G/F 6-5 180 Sr. 8/5 5.8 3.1 0.6 21.8 Television: ESPN3 Jan. 16 at Central Michigan* L, 64-75 Reserves Jan. 21 at Buffalo* L, 77-92 Live Stats: EMUEagles.com/livestats 2 Miles Gibson G/F 6-6 195 R-Jr. 11/3 7.9 5.4 0.4 22.6 Jan. 23 MIAMI* L, 63-85 10 Darion Spottsville G 6-3 195 Sr. 11/0 5.3 1.5 1.4 15.5 Jan. 26 at Akron* L, 65-86 Series: Kent State leads, 43-35 12 Andrew Wells G 6-1 160 Fr. 5/0 0.8 1.0 0.2 6.4 Feb. 2 BOWLING GREEN* PPD Last Meeting: KSU 86, EMU 76 (3-9-2020) 13 Chris James G 6-2 170 So. 9/4 4.9 2.2 0.9 17.2 Feb. 6 at Ohio* PPD 15 Axel Okongo F 7-0 245 Sr. 5/1 0.8 2.2 -- 9.4 Feb. 9 at Miami* PPD COACHING STAFF 21 James Love III F 6-11 225 R-Sr. 4/2 1.5 3.0 0.5 8.8 Feb. 13 BALL STATE* PDD Head Coach Rob Murphy 23 Thomas Binelli F 6-10 235 Sr. -/- -- -- -- -- Feb. 16 BUFFALO* PPD Overall Record 164-151 33 Derek Ballard Jr. F 6-8 225 R-Jr. 10/ 2.2 2.9 0.1 12.3 Record at EMU 164-151 Feb. 20 at Kent State* 2 p.m. MAC Record at EMU 77-89 EASTERN MICHIGAN STORYLINES, STREAKS AND SIDEBARS Feb. 23 BOWLING GREEN* 7 p.m. Associate Head Coach Kevin Mondro KENT, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – After a 25-day layoff, the Eastern Michigan Feb. 25 at Ohio* 1 p.m. Assistant Coach Matt Cline University men's basketball team returns to play and will travel to Kent State Feb. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. University Saturday, Feb. 20. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. inside KSU's Memorial Assistant Coach Tony Harvey Mar. 2 at Ball State* 7 p.m. Athletic and Convocation Center. Director of Operations Andrew Kang EMU (4-8, 1-7 MAC) is on a five-game Mid-American Conference losing Mar. 5 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Asst. Sports Performance Coach Seth Thomsen streak, as the Eagles dropped a league affair at Akron, 86-65, Jan. 26. Kent State Mar. 11 MAC Quarterfinal $ TBA Staff Athletic Trainer Seth Ellanson (13-5, 10-4 MAC) has won three straight games, including a 76-69 victory over Mar. 12 MAC Semifinals $ 7/9:30 p.m. Graduate Assistant Zack VerHulst Western Michigan, Feb. 16. Mar. 13 MAC Championship $ 7:30 p.m. Graduate Manager Evan Greening Fans can catch the action on ESPN3. WEMU (89.1 FM) will also broadcast the game with Tom Helmer on the call. As always, fans can follow along on MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE EMUEagles.com/livestats or on Twitter by following @EMU_MBB. Asst. Director/MBB Contact Mary Gasior Home games in bold (EMU Convocation Center) AMONG THE LEADERS: Eastern Michigan leads the Mid-American Conference * Mid-American Conference game Office Phone 734.487.0317 in two statistical categories: steals per game (9.2), and turnovers forced (16.7), ! MLK Celebration game Cell Phone 231.350.0894 $ MAC Tournament (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse - Cleveland, Ohio) while ranking second with a +3.2 turnover margin, respectively. The Eagles' All times are site times E-mail [email protected] 9.2 swipes per contest ranks eighth in the NCAA. Additionally, EMU's 16.7 Secondary Contact Jessica Crusan TO's forced and +3.2 TO margin are good for 19th and 32nd among Division I Assoc. AD/Media Relations Greg Steiner programs, respectively. Assistant Director Alex Jewell Individually, senior Yeikson Montero leads the MAC and ranks 30th in the Graduate Assistants Alexis Chevalier; John Bilello country in steals per game (2.1). Additionally, redshirt senior Ty Groce ranks PRONUNCIATION GUIDE fifth in the conference with a 54.6 field goal percentage (65-of-119). Video/Creative Assistant Bruce Logan DARION Spottsville dare-ee-ON SOCIAL MEDIA CORNER THE GREAT SCHEDULING PUZZLE: Many teams have shuffled their schedules Ty GROCE GROSS Drew LOWDER LOUDER Twitter @EMU_MBB | #RiseAsOne due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, and Eastern is included. Kevin MONDRO mon-droh @EMUAthletics | #EMUEagles EMU still has six Mid-American Conference games to reschedule. The contests against Kent State (Jan. 2), Western Michigan (Jan. 19), Northern Illinois (Jan. Axel OKONGO oh-kon-go @robmurphyEMU | @MaryGasior 30), Miami (Feb. 9), Ball State (Feb. 13), and Buffalo (Feb. 16) are still to be YEIKSON Montero YAKE-son Instagram @EMUMBB played. @EMUAthletics Facebook /EMUAthletics | /EMUMBB EMUEagles.com • @EMUAthletics 1 @EMU_MBB • #EMUEagles GAME 13 • Eastern Michigan at Kent State • Feb. 20, 2021 for the second-straight season. Raven Lee scored the second-most points in QUICK FACTS a single season by a sophomore when University he totaled 586 points on the season. Not only did Lee garner that honor, but he Location Ypsilanti, Mich. became the 29th EMU student-athlete Founded 1849 to reach the 1,000-point plateau. For his Rob efforts during the 2014-15 season, Lee Enrollment 17,784 was named to the All-MAC Third Team Nickname Eagles Murphy after averaging 16.7 points per game, the most since Brandon Bowdry Colors Green (PMS 349) and White Head Coach ~ 10th Season at EMU Central State, 1996 posted 19.9 points during the 2010-11 Arena (Capacity): Convocation Center (8,745) season. Thus far, Murphy has coached a trio of All-MAC Third Team award winners, in addition to a pair of All-MAC Conference Mid-American The 2020-21 campaign will mark Head Coach Rob Murphy’s 10th Honorable Mention student-athletes. at the helm of the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball program. President Dr. James M. Smith At the conclusion of the 2013-14 season after guiding the Eagles In 10 seasons since departing from Syracuse University, Murphy has to a 22-15 record and the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference VP/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee made great strides at Eastern Michigan. Through his first nine seasons, he Tournament, Murphy was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award. The accumulated 160 wins, ranking second in the Division I era of EMU hoops Eagles’ 22 victories were the most since the 1996-97 season and tied for behind Ben Braun (185 wins). fourth-most in EMU history. Under Murphy, Eastern reached the second Coaching Staff During the 2019-20 campaign, the Green and White recorded a 16- round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), marking the first 16 mark and finished 6-12 in the Mid-American Conference. The Eagles Head Coach Rob Murphy time the Eagles had competed in postseason play since the 1997-98 went undefeated in the Jersey Mike’s Classic taking the Rose Hall Division season. During the historic season, the Eagles led the nation in field Alma Mater Central State, 1996 trophy back to Ypsilanti, winning an in-season tournament for the first goal percentage defense behind the 2-3 zone Murphy implemented time since 2014. The Green and White posted its best 10-game opening Record at EMU 164-151 upon arriving at EMU. In addition to the team success, Murphy shaped to a season in the Murphy-era before dropping a non-conference affair Da’Shonte Riley into Eastern’s first ever MAC Defensive Player of the Year Career Record 164-151 at Michigan State, Dec. 21, and matched the 1996-97 squad who reached during the 2013-14 campaign. Along with Riley’s award, Karrington the MAC championship game, ultimately losing to Miami. Ward was named All-MAC Third Team, while Raven Lee scored the most Associate Head Coach Kevin Mondro Redshirt senior Boubacar Toure finished his EMU career ranking points by an EMU freshman with 380.