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1 MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL 21 MAC Championships | 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 26 Postseason Berths 634 Mid-American Conference Wins | Graduating Champions Miami RedHawks (6-4, 0-0 MAC) at 2018-19 SCHEDULE Northern Kentucky Norse (8-3, 0-0 Horizon) Times are listed as Eastern Time and subject to change Game 11: Sunday, Dec. 16 • 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 5 TAYLOR (exh.) ............................. W, 84-53 BB&T Arena (9,400) • Highland Heights, Ky. 10 at Butler ....................................................L, 68-90 Series vs. NKU/Streak: NKU leads 1-0/NKU-1 12 MIDWAY ...................................... W, 91-42 Last Meeting: NKU 79 Miami 70, Nov. 20, 2016 16 vs. North Dakota State@ ................... W, 89-78 17 vs. Montana@ ................................................L, 71-73 TV: Fox Sports Ohio • Brady Laber (Play by Play) Brad Redford (Color Analyst) 18 Pepperdine@ ..........................................L, 80-86 Radio: Miami IMG Sports Network Affiliates/Miami College Sports Live (MiamiRedHawks.com) 24 ARMY WEST POINT .................... W, 85-55 • Steve Baker (Play by Play) Terry Bridge (Color Analyst) 28 at Xavier ....................................................L, 55-82 DECEMBER s 1 WILBERFORCE ............................ W, 88-57 5 at Wright State...................................... W, 65-62 PROBABLE STARTERS 8 PURDUE FORT WAYNE ............... W, 85-79 16 at Northern Kentucky ............................. 7 p.m. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ...............7 p.m. MIAMI POTENTIAL STARTERS 30 EVANSVILLE ....................................1 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 14 Bam Bowman F 6-8 Jr. Bowling Green, Ky. 9/9 10.0 3.4 0.7 JANUARY 20 Dalonte Brown F 6-7 So. Toledo, Ohio 10/10 15.6 6.4 0.6 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* .....................2 p.m. 1 Nike Sibande G 6-4 So. Indianapolis, Ind. 10/9 16.7 4.8 2.0 8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* .....................7 p.m. 3 Jalen Adaway G 6-5 So. Logansport, Ind. 10/10 7.2 3.9 0.9 12 at Buffalo* .................................................... Noon 12 Darrian Ringo G 6-2 Sr. Brownsburg, Ind. 10/10 6.5 2.8 5.6 15 at Toledo* .................................................... 7 p.m. 19 AKRON* (DH)............................. 3:30 p.m. Off the Bench 22 at Ball State* ............................................... 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 26 BOWLING GREEN* (DH) ............ 3:30 p.m. 2 Mekhi Lairy G 5-8 Fr. Evansville, Ind. 10/0 6.7 2.0 1.6 29 TOLEDO* .........................................7 p.m. 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands G 6-0 So. Indianpolis, Ind. 3/0 6.7 0.7 1.0 5 Precious Ayah F 6-6 R-So. Okpoama, Nigeria 7/0 1.7 2.4 0.0 FEBRUARY 11 Myja White# G 6-1 Fr. Terre Haute, Ind. 0/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 at Eastern Michigan* ................................ Noon 15 Milos Jovic G 6-4 R-So. Leskovac, Serbia 9/0 2.3 1.1 0.6 5 at Kent State* ............................................. 7 p.m. 20 Benjamin Litteken G 6-0 So. St. Louis, Mo. 3/0 0.7 0.0 0.3 9 OHIO* ..............................................2 p.m. 21 Aleks Abrams F 6-8 R-Sr. Thousand Oaks, Calif. 10/1 2.3 5.3 0.4 16 at Western Michigan* ............................. 2 p.m. 19 BALL STATE* ....................................7 p.m. 22 Elijah McNamara F 6-9 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio 10/0 2.5 1.4 0.3 23 at Akron* ..................................................... 2 p.m. 24 Michael Ritchie F/G 6-5 So. Mt. Prospect, Ill. 3/0 3.3 0.3 0.0 26 at Bowling Green* .................................... 7 p.m. 30 Abdoulaye Harouna G 6-5 R-Sr. Niamey, Niger 10/1 4.7 2.1 0.5 #Redshirting 2018-19 Season MARCH 2 BUFFALO* ........................................2 p.m. 5 KENT STATE* ...................................7 p.m. STORYLINES 8 at Ohio* ........................................................ 7 p.m. 1. NEW RIVALRY WITH NORTHERN KENTUCKY: With finals in the rear view MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT mirror, the Miami University men’s basketball team looks to establish a new rivalry 11 First Round (at Campus Sites) ...................TBA Sunday as it travels to Northern Kentucky. Tip time is 7 p.m. and it will air live on (Quicken Loans Arena—Cleveland, Ohio) Fox Sports Ohio. It will also be available on ESPN3, but will be blacked out in the 14 Quarterfinals ...................................................TBA Fox Sports Ohio viewing area. An audio broadcast will be available on the Red- 15 Semifinals .........................................................TBA 16 Championship ................................................TBA Hawk IMG Sports Network Tunein App. 2. BROWN’S BIG IMPROVEMENT: Sophomore Dalonte Brown had a strong @Denotes Islands of Bahamas Showcase (Nassau, Bahamas) rookie campaign, averaging 8.0 points and 5.4 rebounds last season, while earn- *Denotes Mid-American Conference Game ing a spot on the Mid-American Conference All-Freshmen Team. After an offsea- (DH) Denotes doubleheader with Miami wom- son of hard-work, he has shown one of the biggest statistical improvements on en’s basketball team the RedHawks. As a sophomore Brown is averaging 15.6 points and a team-lead- All game times listed as Eastern Time ing 6.4 rebounds per game. He has scored in double figures in eight out of 10 and subject to change games this season, including a career-high 25 in the win over North Dakota State Follow Miami Basketball on Nov. 16. Brown scored 21 points in Miami’s last contest, a victory over Purdue and Miami Athletics Fort Wayne. @MiamiOH_BBall 3. THREE GAME WINNING STREAK: The RedHawks have won their past three @MiamiRedHawks games to improve their record to 6-4. During that win streak Miami is shooting the ball extremely well, hitting 48.6 percent of all its shots. That includes going Miami RedHawks 36-for-84 (42.9 percent) from behind the arc, an average of 12 three-point makes per game. 2 2018-19 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN’S BASKETBALL UP AHEAD: Miami has one final game before its holiday break as it welcomes GAMEDAY CENTRAL South Carolina State to Millett Hall on Miami vs. Northern Kentucky Thursday, Dec. 20. Tip time is 7 p.m. and it Oxford, Ohio ....................................................................Location .............................................Highland Heights, Ky. will air live on ESPN+. An audio broadcast 19,452 ............................................................................. Enrollment ......................................................................... 14,600 Mid-American (East) ..................................................Conference .......................................................Horizon League will be available on the RedHawk IMG Millett Hall (6,400) ............................................................Arena .......................................................BB&T Arena (9,400) Sports Network Tunein App. Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois ‘99) ............................Head Coach ...............................John Brannen (Marshall ‘97) Second Season ........................................................Years at School ......................................................Fourth Season 22-22 ......................................................................... Record at School ..................................................................... 63-45 MIAMI COLLEGE SPORTS LIVE FROM Same .............................................................................Overall Record ....64-46 (1-1 as interim coach at Alabama) IMG COLLEGE: In its 12th year of its 16-18 .......................................................................... 2017-18 Record ...................................................................... 22-10 8-10 (3rd, East) ............................................2017-18 Conference Record ..................................................15-3 (1st) partnership with IMG College, the Miami CBI First Round ...................................................2017-18 Postseason .............................................. NIT First Round College Sports Live from IMG College 4/1 .......................................................................Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................... 2/3 8/4 .................................................................... Lettermen Returning/Lost ................................................................ 7/7 continues its coverage of Miami men’s basketball with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and SUNDAY’S GAME: With finals in the rear view mirror, the Miami University men’s Southeast Indiana. For all home games basketball team returns to action on Sunday as it travels to Northern Kentucky. Tip and a select few road games, Terry time is 7 p.m. and it will air live on Fox Sports Ohio. It will also be available on ESPN3, Bridge will deliver the play-by-play while but will be blacked out in the Fox Sports Ohio viewing area. An audio broadcast will former RedHawk men’s basketball player be available on the RedHawk IMG Sports Network Tunein App. John McKenna provides the analysis. For most road games, “The Voice of the Red- ABOUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY: Coming off a regular season Horizon League Cham- Hawks” Steve Baker will deliver the play- pionship last year, the Norse have gone 8-3 to begin the 2018-19 season. They have by-play coverage, while Bridge will pro- lost their past two games however, including a 76-74 defeat at Eastern Kentucky in vide color commentary. Tune in to one of their last action on Dec. 8. NKU is a perfect 6-0 at BB&T Arena this season.