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1 MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL 21 MAC Championships | 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 26 Postseason Berths 647 Mid-American Conference Wins | Graduating Champions Miami RedHawks (4-3, 1-1 MAC) 2020-21 SCHEDULE at Ohio (6-5, 2-3 MAC) Times are listed as Eastern Time and subject to change Game 8: Tuesday, Jan. 12 • 7 p.m. NOVEMBER Convocation Center (13,080) • Athens, Ohio 25 NORTH DAKOTA ...............W, 81-67 Series vs. Ohio/Streak: Miami trails, 133-94/L3 DECEMBER Last Meeting: L, 67-65 (Mar. 6, 2020) 5 at Wright State ........................L, 47-71 TV: CBSSN • Chris Hassell and Mike O’Donnell 9 WESTERN ILLINOIS^ ....... W, 67-57 Radio: Miami Sports Network Affiliates/TuneIn App • Steve Baker and Terry Bridge 11 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH^ .......W, 79-64 15 BUFFALO* ........................L, 62-90 1 9 at Bradley ...............................L, 68-69 PROBABLE STARTERS 21 DEFIANCE ....................... Canceled 23 BELLARMINE ................... Canceled MIAMI POTENTIAL STARTERS (Based on last game) 29 OHIO* ...........................Postponed No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 2 Mekhi Lairy G 5-8 Jr. Evansville, Ind. 7/7 11.4 1.4 2.6 JANUARY 3 Dae Dae Grant G 6-2 So. Lorain, Ohio 7/7 10.1 2.1 2.6 2 at Central Michigan*..........Postponed 1 Josh Brewer F 6-5 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 7/2 2.6 2.0 0.4 5 BOWLING GREEN* .........Postponed 11 James Beck F 6-8 R-Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 7/7 7.0 6.0 0.3 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ......W, 70-58 12 at Ohio* ....................................... 7 p.m. 13 Dalonte Brown F 6-7 Sr. Toledo, Ohio 7/7 10.4 7.0 0.6 16 at Western Michigan* ...................TBA Off the Bench 19 BALL STATE* ........................7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 23 at Eastern Michigan* ................12 p.m. 0 Javin Etzler F 6-8 R-Fr. Convoy, Ohio 6/0 3.3 2.3 0.0 26 TOLEDO* .............................7 p.m. 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands G 6-0 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 7/0 10.4 3.4 2.9 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ......... 2 p.m. 5 Precious Ayah F 6-6 R-Sr. Okpoama, Nigeria 7/5 4.1 2.7 0.1 14 Luka Eller F 6-7 Fr. Mentor, Ohio 2/0 2.0 0.5 0.5 FEBRUARY 15 Milos Jovic G 6-4 R-Sr. Leskovac, Serbia 6/0 0.7 0.5 0.3 2 at Kent State* .................................TBA 20 Benjamin Litteken G 6-1 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 1/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 at Buffalo* ......................................TBA 21 Jackson Ames C 6-11 Fr. Batavia, Ohio 4/0 1.0 0.5 0.0 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* ..............TBA 22 Myja White G 6-1 R-So. Terre Haute, Ind. 6/0 3.8 1.5 0.5 13 AKRON*..................................TBA 24 Michael Ritchie F 6-5 Sr. Mt. Prospect, Ill. 1/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 at Toledo* .......................................TBA 30 Bryson Tatum G 6-4 Fr. Urbana, Ill. 2/0 0.0 0.5 0.0 20 at Northern Illinois* .......................TBA 33 Elijah McNamara F 6-9 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio 7/0 3.7 1.4 0.6 27 KENT STATE* ...........................TBA MARCH STORYLINES 2 at Bowling Green* .........................TBA 1. TUESDAY’S GAME: Miami takes flight for its first Mid-American Conference 5 at Akron* .........................................TBA road game when the RedHawks travel to Ohio for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, All games tentative and subject to change; game Jan. 12. This is the most-played series in Miami men’s basketball history. times listed as Eastern Time Home games in listed in CAPS 2. HOT HANDS: Despite a 20-day layoff between games, Miami’s strong shoot- *Denotes Mid-American Conference Game ing from Dec. 19 continued in its win against Northern Illinois on Jan. 9. In its ^Miami Invitational (Oxford, Ohio) last two games, Miami is shooting 51.5 percent from the floor and 54.8 percent from three-point range. Follow Miami Basketball and Miami Athletics 3. CLOSING IN ON 1,000: Entering the RedHawks’ next game with 988 career points, senior forward Dalonte Brown is just 12 away from becoming 37th @MiamiOH_BBall member of Miami’s 1,000 Point Club. @MiamiRedHawks 4. LAIRY REMAINS PERFECT FROM FREE-THROW LINE: After sinking 10-of- Miami RedHawks 10 free throws in the season opener against North Dakota, junior guard Mekhi Lairy has continued his perfect free-throw shooting through six games (22-of- 22). Nationally, Lairy has the second-most made free throws while posting a 1.000 free-throw percentage and leads the MAC. 2 2020-21 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN’S BASKETBALL MIAMI BY THE NUMBERS GAMEDAY CENTRAL 1394 All-Time Miami wins Miami’s MAC wins Miami vs. Ohio 647 Oxford, Ohio ....................................................................Location .............................................................. Athens, Ohio 492 Number of Miami wins at Millett Hall 19,452 .............................................................................Enrollment ........................................................................34,443 Mid-American ..............................................................Conference ..........................................................Mid-American 116 Seasons of Miami Basketball Millett Hall (6,400) ........................................................... Arena ....................................... Convocation Center (13,080) 27 Number of head coaches for Miami Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois ‘99) ..............................Head Coach ...............................................Jeff Boals (Ohio ‘95) Basketball, including Jack Owens Fourth Season ...........................................................Years at School ..................................................... Second Season 48-57 ........................................................................Record at School ....................................................................23-20 21 Mid-American Conference titles Same ...........................................................................Overall Record ............................................ 78-61 (Fifth Season) 11 Returning letterwinners from 2019-20 13-19 ...........................................................................2019-20 Record .......................................................................17-15 Juniors & Seniors on the Miami roster 5-13 ..................................................................2019-20 Conference Record .............................................................8-10 10 3/2 .......................................................................Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................. 2/3 3 Returning starters from last season 11/2 ................................................................... Lettermen Returning/Lost ................................................................8/5 ALL-TIME MAC ONLY RECORDS TUESDAY’S GAME: Miami takes flight for its first Mid-American Conference road No. Team Record Pct. game when the RedHawks travel to Ohio for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday, Jan. 12. 1. MIAMI 647-445 .592 2. Toledo 582-477 .550 ABOUT OHIO: The Bobcats enter Tuesday’s game with a 6-5 overall record and a 2-3 Mid-American Conference mark. Ohio rattled off a pair of wins to start the new 3. Ohio 606-498 .549 year at Ball State (78-68) and against Northern Illinois (76-73) before dropping a 4. Akron 265-227 .539 95-78 decision at Toledo on Friday. Five Bobcats are averaging double figures in 5. Ball State 407-365 .527 scoring, led by Jason Preston’s 18.9 ppg. Dwight Wilson averages 16.0 ppg and a 6. Bowling Green 537-498 .519 team-leading 8.0 rpg, followed by Ben Vander Plas (12.5 ppg), Ben Roderick (11.6 7. Buffalo 187-197 .487 ppg) and Lunden McDay (10.0 ppg). Ohio leads the MAC in field goal percentage 8. Kent State 505-553 .477 (.483) and assists (17.55). 9. Western Michigan 500-588 .460 10. Eastern Michigan 347-438 .442 THE SERIES WITH THE BOBCATS: Tuesday marks the 208th meeting between 11. Northern Illinois 239-348 .407 Miami and Ohio with the Bobcats holding a 113-94 lead in the most-played series 12. Central Michigan 323-487 .399 in Miami men’s basketball history. When playing in Athens, the Bobcats are 67-27 against the RedHawks. Ohio has won the last three meetings between the teams, Miami Athletic including a 67-65 win on March 6 in Oxford and a 77-46 win in Athens on Feb. 8 Communications & Marketing last season. The Bobcats have won the last nine meetings between the teams in Men’s Basketball Contact .............Angie Redlinger the Convocation Center with the RedHawks’ last win in Athens coming in triple Cell # ...............................................513-330-0810 overtime on Feb. 9, 2011, 92-88. Miami’s last win against Ohio was on Feb. 9, 2019 in E-mail [email protected] Oxford, 79-59. Assistant AD/CACMO ...................... Lindsay Sparks Assistant AD/Communications ........... Dave Meyer UP NEXT: Miami continues its road stretch at Western Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 16. It will be the 133rd meeting between the RedHawks and the Broncos. Unconfirmed Assistant AD/Broadcast .......................Steve Baker tip time is 2 p.m. Assistant Director .............................. Allie Clayboss Address .............................................230 Millett Hall TELEVISION Oxford, OH 40456 Tuesday’s game at Ohio will be carried live on CBS Sports Network. Website ....................... www.MiamiRedHawks.com RADIO In its second year of its partnership with Van Wagner, the Miami Sports Network, MIAMI UNIVERSITY, PLEASE powered by Pepsi, continues its coverage of Miami Basketball with a group of affili- When referring to Miami, please use Miami ates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast