2007-08 BASKETBALL SPORTS INFORMATION RELEASE - JAN. 7, 2008 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Schedule Game 14 Game Quick Facts 4-9; 0-1 MAC (Jan. 7, 2008) Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 • 4 p.m. Head Coaches: Date Opponent Time • Convocation Center (8,824) - EMU: Charles E. Ramsey, 3rd year; 24- Nov. 9 BROWN L, 55-74 • Ypsilanti, Michigan 49; Alma Mater: EMU, ‘92 Nov. 11 RADFORD W,72-55 Western Michigan: Nov. 17 at Oakland L, 71-86 Steve Hawkins 5th year: 83-58; 14th Nov. 21 at Manhattan W, 61-57 Nov. 24 at St. Bonaventure W, 63-60 vs. year overall: 220-169 Nov. 28 DETROIT L, 68-72 Alma Mater: South Alabama, ‘87 Dec. 1 at Notre Dame L, 65-76 Dec. 4 ILLINOIS STATE W, 72-63 Series Record: Western Michigan leads the PROBABLE STARTERS (Jan. 12, 2008) Dec. 22 at Temple L, 55-58 series with Eastern Michigan, 47-43. The EASTERN MICHIGAN (4-9; 0-1 MAC) Dec. 28- at Flint Hills Resources Islander Broncos have won the last nine games in a 29 Invitational-Corpus Christi, Texas F 21 Wendale Farrow (6-7, 210, Jr.) 28 vs. Rhode Island L, 75-92 row with the last Eagles’ win an 80-72 de- C 25 Justin Dobbins (6-8, 236, So.) 29 vs. Texas A&M C.C. (OT) L, 72-75 cision, Feb. 26, 2003. The last 19 games G 3 Carlos Medlock (6-0, 186, Jr.) Jan. 2 CHICAGO STATE L, 68-72 in the series are listed below. G 23 Jesse Bunkley (6-5, 208, Sr.) Jan. 6 at Central Michigan* CL L, 53-62 Year Date EMU Result Site G 32 Travis Lewis (6-2, 200, Sr.) Jan. 12 WESTERN MICH.* 4 p.m. 1998-99 1-27-99 L, 64-75 A Jan. 16 at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. 2-20-99 W, 70-60 H Jan. 19 at Ball State* CL 2 p.m. 1999-00 2-2-00 W, 68-43 A WESTERN MICHIGAN (7-7; 1-0 MAC) Jan. 22 TOLEDO* CL 7 p.m. 2-21-00 W, 93-71 H F 4 Derek Drews (6-5, 224, Jr.) Jan. 26 at Miami* 4 p.m. Jan. 30 KENT STATE* 7 p.m. 2000-01 2-7-01 W, 84-73 H C 42 Joe Reitz (6-7, 256, Sr.) Feb. 2 at Akron* 7 p.m. 3-3-01 L, 49-60 A G 22 Michael Redell (6-1, 183, Jr.) Feb. 6 OHIO* 7 p.m. 2001-02 2-6-02 L, 94-102 A G 23 David Kool (6-3, 200, So.) Feb. 10 at Buffalo* 4 p.m. 2-27-02 L, 52-71 H G 34 Shawntes Gary (6-2, 207, Jr.) Feb. 13 BOWLING GREEN* CL 7 p.m. 2002-03 1-11-03 L, 54-87 A Feb. 16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 2 p.m. 2-26-03 W, 80-72 H CHECKING THE BRONCOS: Western Feb. 20 at West. Mich.* ESPNU 9 p.m. 2003-04 1-17-04 L, 63-72 H Feb. 23 BRACKET BUSTER 4 p.m. 1-31-04 L, 55-75 A Michigan is currently 7-7 overall and 1-0 Mar. 1 BALL STATE* (CL) 1 p.m. in Mid-American Conference play. The Mar. 4 at Toledo* CL 7 p.m. 2004-05 2-3-05 L, 71-82 A Mar. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. 2-26-05 L, 63-73 H Broncos opened the league season Sat- Mar. 12- at Mid-American Conference 2005-06 1-24-06 L, 62-68 H urday (Jan. 5) with an 86-69 home win over 15 Tournament-Quicken Loans Arena- 2-15-06 L, 64-67 A Northern Illinois. There are no MAC games Cleveland, Ohio 3-6-06 L, 55-60 A scheduled this week until Saturday and *Mid-American Conference game; 2006-07 1-20-07 L, 80-84 A CL-Comcast Local T.V. Game Sunday (Jan. 12-13). Kent State hosts 2-22-07 L, 61-80 H Texas A&M Corpus Christi (Jan. 9). Eastern Michigan University Men’s Numerical Basketball Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-High School (Previous) 2007-08 Highlights 0 Nenad Banjanin* F 6-7 215 Sr.-Sr. Belgrade, Serbia-Lon Morris (TX) J.C. Started at CMU and scored six 2 Solomon Farris G 6-4 200 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Osborn Scored 4 with 1 reb. vs. Rhode Island 3 Carlos Medlock** G 6-0 186 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright Leads in scoring (12.5) and asst. (4.7) 4 James Matthews*** C 6-8 240 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby (Marquette) Has played five games; 3.0 ppg 5 Tyler Jones G 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville Scored 12 vs. TAMUCC 10 Jarred Axon* G 5-11 180 Sr.-Sr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson (Schoolcraft C.C.) Second on team with 24 triples 12 L.J. Frazier G 5-10 160 Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti Redshirting as a true freshman 15 Will Cooper* W 6-6 180 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton (Maine) Acad. Scored 9 with 8 boards vs. Chi. St. 20 Zane Gay** G 6-4 201 Jr.-Jr. Olivet, Mich.-Olivet Led team with 10 points at CMU 21 Wendale Farrow W 6-7 210 Jr.-Jr. Sacramento, Calif.- Has scored 55 points with 55 rebs. Mira Loma (American River (Calif.) J.C.) 22 Merlynd Ameti G 6-0 170 Fr.-Fr. Dearborn, Mich.-Annapolis Has not played 23 Jesse Bunkley* W 6-5 208 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-CMA (Mott C.C.) Second in the MAC in threes (2.9) 25 Justin Dobbins* F 6-8 236 So.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville MAC West Player of Week (Nov. 26) 32 Travis Lewis** G 6-2 200 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix Grabbed season-high 11 reb. vs. Chi.St 33 Brandon Bowdry* F 6-6 229 So.-So. St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor, Mich.-Truman Injured and has not played 34 Kyle Dodd** C 6-11 210 Jr.-So. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-John F. Ross Has five blocks; avg. 1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg Collegiate and Vocational Institute *Letters won EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007-08 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 The 2007-08 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Team and Coaching Staff: Front row, l-r: Rich Marion-director of basketball operations, L.J. Frazier, Jarred Axon, Jesse Bunkley, Charles E. Ramsey-head coach, Nenad Banjanin, Carlos Medlock, Zane Gay, Derrick McDowell-assistant head coach. Back row, l-r: Dave Donnelly-assistant coach, Carl Thomas- assistant coach, Travis Lewis, Brandon Bowdry, Wendale Farrow, Justin Dobbins, Kyle Dodd, James Matthews, Will Cooper, Solomon Farris, Craig Levasseur-graduate assistant coach, Masa Takaiwa-basketball athletics trainer. Eastern Michigan University 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Team Numerical Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-High School (Previous) 0 Nenad Banjanin* F 6-7 215 Sr.-Sr. Belgrade, Serbia-Lon Morris (TX) J.C. 2 Solomon Farris G 6-4 200 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Osborn 3 Carlos Medlock** G 6-0 186 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright 4 James Matthews*** C 6-8 240 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby (Marquette) 5 Tyler Jones G 6-2 210 Sr.-Jr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville 10 Jarred Axon G 5-11 180 Sr.-Sr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson (Schoolcraft C.C.) 12 L.J. Frazier G 5-10 160 Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti 15 William Cooper* W 6-6 180 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton (Maine) Acad. 20 Zane Gay** G 6-4 201 Jr.-Jr. Olivet, Mich.-Olivet 21 Wendale Farrow W 6-7 210 Jr.-Jr. Sacramento, Calif.-Mira Loma (American River (Calif.) J.C.) 22 Merlynd Ameti G 6-0 170 Fr.-Fr. Dearborn, Mich.-Annapolis 23 Jesse Bunkley* W 6-5 208 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-CMA (Mott C.C.) 25 Justin Dobbins* F 6-8 236 So.-So. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville 32 Travis Lewis** G 6-2 200 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix 33 Brandon Bowdry* F 6-6 229 So.-So. St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor, Mich.-Truman 34 Kyle Dodd** C 6-11 210 Jr.-So. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute *Letters won Head Coach Charles E. Ramsey (Eastern Michigan, '92) - Third year (24-49) Assistant Coaches Associate Coach: Derrick McDowell (Stetson, '83) - Third year Assistant Coach: Dave Donnelly (Northern Illinois, ‘97) - First year Assistant Coach: Carl Thomas (Eastern Michigan, '92) - Third year Director of Basketball Operations: Rich Marion (Eastern Michigan, '96) - Third year Pronunciation Guide Nenad Banjanin nay-NOD ben-YON-in Brandon Bowdry BOW (rhymes with Now)-dree Wendale Farrow win-DALE EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2007-08 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 3 FOR THE 111th TIME: The 2007-08 sea- ALL-TOURNAMENT SQUAD: For his ef- WORKING THE LEAGUES: EMU has son is the 111th year of men’s intercolle- forts in the two-game Flint Hills Resources played teams from nine different leagues giate basketball at Eastern Michigan Uni- Islander Classic (Dec. 28-29), EMU junior in its first 11 games of the year. The Eagles versity. EMU played its inaugural season point guard Carlos Medlock (Detroit, have played teams from the Ivy League in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright) was selected to the (Brown), the Horizon League (Detroit losing a 2-0 decision before coming back All-Tournament Team. He scored 26 points Mercy), the Missouri Valley (Illinois State), for a 4-0 victory. This year will also be the with 10 assists, seven rebounds and three the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (Man- 33rd for the Eagles as a member of the steals in the two games.