2014-15 Morehead State Men's Basketball Morehead State Combined Team Statistics (As of Dec 29, 2014) All Games
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2014-15 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #16 -- EAGLES (5-10, 0-0) VS. MURRAY STATE RACERS (10-4, 0-0) SATURDAY, JAN. 3 -- 7:30 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. SCHEDULE & RESULTS SEASON NOTES Day Date Opponent Time (ET) ENDING WITH A BIG WIN Morehead State ended non-conference play with a 95-60 win over Central Arkansas on Fri. Nov. 14 at UNLV + L, 60-59 Monday at the Farris Center. The 35-point victory was MSU’s largest against a Division I Mon. Nov. 17 Cincinnati Christian W, 87-79 opponent since a 120-83 drilling of South Dakota at Johnson Arena on Dec. 19, 2013. Wed. Nov. 19 at Cincinnati L, 69-61 Fri. Nov. 21 at Louisiana Tech + L, 73-64 GLAD THAT’S BEHIND US Sat. Nov. 22 vs. Presbyterian + W, 69-49 Morehead State snapped a six-game skid with its 95-60 victory at Central Arkansas on Sun. Nov. 23 vs. American + L, 51-46 Monday. The Eagles had not previously dropped six in a row since the beginning of the Wed. Nov. 26 at Marshall W, 77-68 2008-09 campaign. MSU has not lost seven straight since Jan. 18-Feb. 13, 2007. Sat. Nov. 29 Kentucky Christian W, 121-49 Mon. Dec. 1 East Tennessee State L, 63-59 A REALLY GRUELING SLATE Morehead State traveled 12,355 miles (9,835 via plane and 2,520 via bus) and played in Thurs. Dec. 4 at UAB L, 58-48 eight states during the non-conference portion of its 2014-15 schedule. Eight of MSU’s Sat. Dec. 6 Oakland L, 70-68 (OT) first 15 contests were on the road, while two others were on a neutral floor. Sat. Dec. 13 at No. 12/12 Ohio State L, 87-71 Wed. Dec. 17 at Green Bay L, 66-50 GOING AFTER THE FAVORITE Fri. Dec. 19 Northern Kentucky L, 83-60 Murray State was picked first in the Ohio Valley Conference’s official preseason poll. Mon. Dec. 29 at Central Arkansas W, 95-60 The West Division Racers, won 10 of 14 non-conference tilts, own four victories over Sat. Jan. 3 Murray State # 7:30 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference opponents and two over Conference USA foes this season. Thurs. Jan. 8 at Southeast Missouri # 8:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 at UT Martin # 7:00 p.m. THE ALL-TIME SERIES WITH MURRAY Murray State has won its last four contests against Morehead State and owns a 106-47 Thurs. Jan. 15 SIU Edwardsville # 7:30 p.m. advantage in the all-time series. The Eagles’ last win over the Racers -- a 75-65 decision Sat. Jan. 17 Eastern Illinois # 2:00 p.m. -- came at Johnson Arena on Dec. 4, 2010. The Racers won, 69-58, last year in Murray. Thurs. Jan. 22 at Tennessee Tech # 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 at Jacksonville State # 5:30 p.m. A UNCHARACTERISTIC PERFORMANCE Wed. Jan. 28 at Austin Peay # 8:00 p.m. Morehead State suffered an 83-60 home setback to Atlantic Sun Conference opponent Sat. Jan. 31 Eastern Kentucky # 4:15 p.m. Northern Kentucky on Dec. 19. The Eagles had not lost by 23 points at Johnson Arena Thurs. Feb. 5 Tennessee State # 7:00 p.m. since a 94-58 defeat to Conference USA foe Southern Mississippi on Dec. 28, 2012. Sat. Feb. 7 Belmont # 7:30 p.m. REBOUNDING IS WHAT WE DO Wed. Feb. 11 at Eastern Kentucky # 9:00 p.m. Morehead State has led the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding margin six straight Sat. Feb. 14 at Belmont # 7:00 p.m. seasons (2008-14), paced the league in rebounds five of the last six years and had the Thurs. Feb. 19 at Tennessee State # 8:00 p.m. conference’s top individual four of the past six seasons. MSU is currently second in the Thurs. Feb. 26 Tennessee Tech # 9:00 p.m. OVC in both rebounding margin (+4.3) and boards per game (36.3). Sat. Feb. 28 Jacksonville State # 2:30 p.m. Wed. March 4 OVC First Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. THE DEFENSE HAS IMPROVED Thurs. March 5 OVC Second Round $ 7 or 9 p.m. Through 15 games, Morehead State’s opponents are averaging just 65.7 points on 43.3 Fri. March 6 OVC Semifinals $ 7:30 or 10 p.m. percent from the field. At this point last campaign, MSU’s foes were averaging 73.3 Sat. March 7 OVC Championship $ 7:00 p.m. points on 45.2 percent from the floor. The Eagles also have 13 more blocked shots. PLEASE BRING BACK THE OFFENSE Home games are in bold $ = OVC Tournament game Through 15 contests, Morehead State is averaging just 69.0 points on 42.7 percent from + = Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Municipal Auditorium the floor. At this point last year, MSU was averaging 79.8 points on 44.7 percent from # = Ohio Valley Conference game the field. The Eagles had 83 more free throws and 145 more FT attempts last season. PROBABLE STARTERS (based on last game / subject to change) F #31 Lyonell Gaines 6-6 220 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. IUPUI 22.0 min 6.4 ppg 4.4 rpg .571 FG% .474 FT% C #50 Billy Reader 6-10 250 R-Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore. Col. of Southern Idaho 23.3 min 7.3 ppg 4.7 rpg .421 FG% .625 FT% G #15 Kareem Storey 5-10 185 Sr. Baltimore, Md. Col. of Southern Idaho 29.8 min 6.9 ppg 5.0 apg .291 FG% .862 FT% G #22 Angelo Warner 6-2 195 Sr. Orlando, Fla. Jones HS 28.1 min 13.3 ppg 3.6 rpg .492 FG% .705 FT% G #32 Brent Arrington 6-3 190 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md. Mississippi Valley State 24.7 min 9.7 ppg 2.7 rpg .380 FG% .813 FT% MSUEagles.com 1 Game Notes 2014-15 MOREHEAD STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME #16 -- EAGLES (5-10, 0-0) VS. MURRAY STATE RACERS (10-4, 0-0) SATURDAY, JAN. 3 -- 7:30 P.M. ET -- JOHNSON ARENA -- MOREHEAD, KY. THE ONLY FOURTH-YEAR PLAYER GAMEDAY & CONTACT INFO Senior Angelo Warner, the only fourth-year player at Morehead State, has recorded 1,319 points (11.8 pg) and 3,086 minutes (27.6 pg) in 112 collegiate games. The guard has reached Video: OVC Digital Network / OVCDigitalNetwork.com 10 points 70 times and 20 points on 15 occasions. He needs just 12 more points to move into Radio / Audio: Eagle Sports Network / MSUEagles.com 17th in school history. Radio Affiliates: 96.3 FM, 103.7 FM & 1520 AM Radio Brodcasters: Chuck Mraz & Jason Blanton WHEN I PASS, YOU SHOULD SCORE Mobile: m.Morehead.EZStream.com & Eagle Empire App Senior Kareem Storey is tied for third in the Ohio Valley Conference with 5.0 assists per game Live Statistics: Linked to MSUEagles.com and ranks fourth with 1.8 assists-per-turnover. The guard has reached the five-assist plateau Media Relations Director: Matt Segal in 21 of 44 games at Morehead State. He is averaging 6.9 points this season on 86 percent 606-783-2557 (office) / 317-501-3627 (cell) (25-of-29) from the foul line. [email protected] A FRESHMAN WHO CAN PLAY Twitter: Twitter.com/MSUAthletics Marquel Willis is averaging 6.5 points on 42 percent (25-of-60) from the field and 81 percent Facebook: Facebook.com/MSUEagles (33-of-41) from the free-throw stripe. His scoring average is the best by a Morehead State true freshman since NBA star Kenneth Faried finished with 10.5 per outing in 2007-08. UNIVERSITY INFO Location: Morehead, Ky. PROGRAM NOTES Founded: 1887 OVC AND NCAA HISTORY Enrollment: 10,951 Morehead State owns 13 Ohio Valley Conference championships, including nine regular- Nickname: Eagles season crowns (last in 2003) and four tournament titles (last in 2011). MSU has also made has Colors: Blue and Gold made seven NCAA Tournament appearances (last in 2011). Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Ohio Valley ON TO THE POSTSEASON Facility: Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500) Morehead State has made nine postseason appearances. The Eagles have advanced beyond President: Dr. Wayne D. Andrews the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in four of the past six seasons. MSU participated in Athletic Director: Brian Hutchinson the College Basketball Invitational in 2010 and again in 2014. 20 WINS = ELITE COMPANY TALE OF THE TAPE Morehead State, which finished 20-14 overall in 2013-14, has reached the 20-win plateau four times in the past six seasons. The Eagles had previously secured 20 victories just twice in 79 Team Statistics MOR (5-10) MUR (10-4) campaigns. MSU improved by five wins from 2012-13 to last year. SCORING 1,035 1,098 Points per game 69.0 78.4 MSU’S GOLD MEDAL WINNER Scoring margin +3.3 +10.1 Former Morehead State standout and current Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 369-865 386-780 helped the United States Basketball Team capture a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The U.S.A., which won all nine of its games, has now secured an automatic bid to the 2016 Field goal percentage .427 .495 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Faried, who earned a spot on the FIBA All-Tournament Team, 3-POINT FG-ATTEMPTS 99-280 110-269 averaged 12.4 points and 7.8 rebounds. For more, visit MSUEagles.com.