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1 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Marygrove (0-1) at Eastern Michigan (0-0, 0-0 MAC) AME Eastern hosts “Education Day” contest to open the 2008-09 campaign G 1 Release date: Nov. 11, 2008 EMU Basketball Schedule/Results 2008-09 EMU ME N ’S BASK E T B ALL ROST er Nov. 14 MARYGROVE Noon Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Nov. 17-18 – at Preseason NIT (West Lafayette, Ind.) 15 Will Cooper W 6-6 R-So. Detroit, Mich. –– –– –– Nov. 17 at Purdue (ESPN2–TV) 7 p.m. 21 Wendale Farrow W 6-6 Sr. Sacramento, Calif. –– –– –– 34 Kyle Dodd C 6-11 R-Jr. Rockwood, Ontario –– –– –– Nov. 18 vs. Georgia or Loyola Chicago 4/7 p.m. 2 Solomon Farris G 6-4 So. Detroit, Mich. –– –– –– Nov. 22 at Detroit 7 p.m. 12 L.J. Frazier G 5-10 R-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich. –– –– –– Nov. 24-25 – at Preseason NIT (Location - TBA) Reserves Nov. 24 vs. TBA TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Nov. 25 vs. TBA TBA 4 Daniel Barnes G 6-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. –– –– –– 5 Tyler Jones G 6-2 Sr. Belleville, Mich. –– –– –– Nov. 26-28 – at Preseason NIT (New York, N.Y.) 10 Branden Harrison F 6-8 Fr. Houston, Texas –– –– –– Nov. 26 vs. TBA TBA 13 Antonio Green G 6-3 Fr. Inkster, Mich. –– –– –– 20 Zane Gay G 6-5 Sr. Olivet, Mich. –– –– –– Nov. 28 vs. TBA TBA 22 Merlynd Ameti G 6-0 So. Dearborn, Mich. –– –– –– Nov. 29 at Brown 1 p.m. 25 Justin Dobbins F 6-8 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio –– –– –– Dec. 8 WAYNE STATE 7 p.m. 32 Alex Hamo G 6-2 R-So. Flint, Mich. –– –– –– 33 Brandon Bowdry F 6-6 R-So. St. Louis, Mo. –– –– –– Dec. 13 at Michigan (Big Ten Network–TV) 4 p.m. 54 Kamil Janton C 6-10 Fr. Tarnow, Poland –– –– –– Dec. 20 ST. BONAVENTURE (DH) 4 p.m. #3 Carlos Medlock G 6-0 Sr. Detroit, Mich. –– –– –– #Expected to miss the entire season with a broken foot Dec. 22 OAKLAND 7 p.m. Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey (Eastern Michigan, `92) • Fourth season at EMU (34-57) Dec. 28 at Illinois 1 p.m. Associate Head Coach: Derrick McDowell Assistant Coaches: Carl Thomas and Andrew Moore Jan. 3 at Chicago State 2 p.m. Jan. 7 TEMPLE 7 p.m. EagleNation Storylines Jan. 10 BALL STATE* (DH) 4 p.m. EAGLES START WITH EXHIBITION WIN: The Eastern Michigan University men’s Jan. 13 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. basketball team captured a 79-43 win over a visiting Alma College squad Sunday, Nov. 9, in the lone exhibition game of the 2008-09 season. Jan. 17 at Toledo* 7 p.m. The Eagles jumped out to a 38-17 halftime lead and added a 41-point second- Jan. 20 at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. half effort. EMU had four players in double figure scoring, led by junior center Jan. 24 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) 4 p.m. Justin Dobbins (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) with 14 points while Kyle Dodd Jan. 27 at Kent State* 7 p.m. (Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-Ross Collegiate) and sophomore guard Solomon Jan. 31 MIAMI* 2 p.m. Farris (Detroit, Mich.-Osborn) added 12 each and sophomore forward Brandon Feb. 3 AKRON* 7 p.m. Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor Truman (Mich.)) scored 10. Feb. 7 at Ohio* 5 p.m. OPENER IS “EDUCATION DAY”: The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball Feb. 12 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. team will open its 112th season Friday, Nov. 14, when the Eagles host Marygrove Feb. 15 at Bowling Green* 7 p.m. College in a noon game in the Convocation Center. The game has been desig- Feb. 18 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. nated “Education Day” where more than 1,500 area elementary and middle school Feb. 21 ESPN BRACKET BUSTER (DH) 4 p.m. students will gather in the EMU Convocation Center to attend the game. Feb. 25 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. The pre-game speaker lineup will be highlighted by Cheryl Ford and Plenette Pierson, members of the WNBA Champion Detroit Shock, which won its 2008 title Feb. 28 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. in EMU’s Convocation Center. Ford and Pierson will stress the values of staying in Mar. 4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. school, safety and community awareness. Mar. 8 at Ball State* 2 p.m. Hooper, the mascot of the Detroit Pistons, will also be in attendance, mingling Mar. 10 at MAC Tournament First Rd. ^ TBA with students and rallying the Eagles against Marygrove. Mar. 12 at MAC Tournament Quarterfinals ^ TBA Students will also have time to meet the EMU basketball team and cheer them Mar. 13 at MAC Tournament Semifinals ^ TBA on during the game that afternoon. Mar. 14 at MAC Championship ^ TBA * Mid-American Conference match; All times are site times ^2009 MAC Tournament (Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, Ohio) For tickets, call 734.487.2282, or visit, EMUEagles.com 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 9 10 11 13 13 14 15 Cell Phone 734.260.1004 Exhibition Practice Practice Practice Practice GameDay TBA E-mail [email protected] Game vs. Fax 734.485.3840 at 4p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Marygrove Assistant SID Greg Steiner vs. to to to to Noon Alma 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Office Phone 734.487.0317 Interviews Cell Phone 734.845.1132 After Game 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. AD/SWA Stephannnie Harvey-Vandenberg notes, statistics, rosters and schedules. To be added to the basketball e-mail distribution list, Assoc. AD/Administration Mike Malach contact Jim Streeter. Assoc. AD/Development Craig Fink Assoc. AD/Compliance Dr. Melody Reifel Werner Phone/Internet Access in the Convocation Center If media are in need of a phone line for the game or season, please inform Greg Steiner at time Assoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter of credential request of those needs. For those with laptop computers that can automatically Head Athletic Trainer Steve Nordwall select an IP address, there is a wireless Internet connection available in the Convocation Strength and Conditioning Mike Szerszen Center. See a Sports Information representative for the login password. Acting Equipment Manager Jay Sofen Ticket Manager Ron Reid Ticket Office Phone 734.487.2282 Mid-American Conference Regular Season Championships: 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 3 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Game Notes The 2008-09 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Team and Coaching Staff: Front row, l-r: Antonio Greene, L.J.