MEAC MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES | WEEK 5 WEEK 5 12/22-29 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE A GOLDEN PAST, A GLORIOUS FUTURE STANDINGS Northern Division Team MEAC Pct. PF PA Total Pct. PF PA HM RD NEU Last 10 Streak Morgan State 0-0 .000 0 0 3-2 .600 74.4 72.0 1-2 2-0 0-0 3-2 Won 1 Norfolk State 0-0 .000 0 0 3-3 .500 66.8 69.0 1-2 1-1 1-0 3-3 Lost 2 Howard 0-0 .000 0 0 1-4 .200 72.6 84.8 1-1 0-0 0-3 1-4 Won 1 Coppin State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-6 .143 62.0 79.7 1-1 0-5 0-0 1-6 Lost 2 *Delaware State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-3 .000 64.3 102.3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-3 Lost 3 * - Ineligible for MEAC Championship & Postseason Southern Division Team MEAC Pct. PF PA Total Pct. PF PA HM RD NEU Last 10 Streak North Carolina A&T State 0-0 .000 0 0 3-8 .273 70.2 78.7 1-2 1-5 1-1 3-7 Lost 1 North Carolina Central 0-0 .000 0 0 1-3 .250 72.5 81.5 0-0 0-3 1-0 1-3 Lost 2 Florida A&M 0-0 .000 0 0 1-5 .167 65.2 77.7 0-0 1-5 0-0 1-5 Lost 1 South Carolina State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-10 .000 55.4 82.4 0-2 0-8 0-0 0-10 Lost 10 * - Bethune-Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore have opted-out of competition for the 2020-21 season GAMES THIS WEEK CONFERENCE NOTES Tuesday, December 22 North Carolina A&T vs. UNCG 7 p.m. MEAC OVERVIEW Wednesday, December 23 • The 2020-21 MEAC Basketball season looks a little different Delaware State at UNC Wilmington 12 p.m. from the past, as the MEAC will play without Bethune-Cookman Coppin State at Iona 1 p.m. and Maryland Eastern Shore, who opted out of the season due SC State at South Carolina 7 p.m. to COVID-19 concerns. That alone will change the dynamic of the season, as there is a possibility for constant changes throughout Saturday, December 26 the year. Coppin State at Towson 2 p.m. Norfolk State at George Mason 4 p.m. WEEK FIVE Tuesday, December 29 • There are seven games on the docket for this week starting Coppin State at Rider 7 p.m. with the Aggies of North Carolina A&T State who will host UNC Greensboro on Tuesday night. • This week will close out non-conference games for most schools continue to get ready for MEAC play on Saturday, January 2. WEEKLY HONORS, PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA • Howard guard Khalil Robinson was named the conference’s Player of the Week following a career night in Howard’s victory over rival Hampton on Friday while flirting with a triple-double, finishing with 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. He was 4-for-7 (57.1%) GAMES LAST WEEK from the floor and 11-for-15 (73.3%) from the free throw line. • Howard’s Sam Green and Morgan State’s Malik Miller were named Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Green produced his first double- Tuesday, Dec. 15 double as a Bison in the win over Hampton, grabbing 10 rebounds SC State 52, Liberty 82 Monday, Dec. 21 Florida A&M 76, Austin Peay 70 SC State 52, Furman 118 and scoring 13 points while blocking three shots. Miller continues to Morgan State 65, Delaware 59 be a standout for Morgan State, racking up 17 rebounds, five steals Thursday, Dec. 17 and two blocks in the Bears’ six-point win over Delaware. Delaware State 73, Coastal Carolina 99 • Howard’s Steve Settle III earned her second Rookie of the Week honors. He recorded his first double-double in the Bison’s victory Friday, Dec. 18 over Hampton, recording 18 points and 12 rebounds. He added two Greensboro 45, North Carolina A&T 91 assists, two blocked shots and one steal in a contest that saw him Hampton 76, Howard 81 shoot 50 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the line. SC State 56, Presbyterian 62 UNC Wilmington 80, Norfolk State 72 Florida A&M 64, Georgia Tech 74 MEAC MEDIA CONTACT Saturday, Dec. 19 West Virginia Tech 73, Morgan State 67 Coppin State 57, Virgina Tech 97 Maurice D. Williams North Carolina A&T 72, Charlotte 76 Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Email: [email protected] Sunday, Dec. 20 Phone: 757-951-2055 1 Delaware State 69, Georgia Tech 97 [ MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | 2020-21 SEASON | MEACSPORTS.COM | @MEACSPORTS ] MEAC MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES | WEEK 5 MEDIA INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEAC CONTACT INFO STAFF MEAC M BASKETBALL 2730 Ellsmere Ave. Commissioner: Dr. Dennis E. Thomas MEDIA CONTACTS Norfolk, Virginia 23513 Senior Associate Commissioner: Sonja O. Stills Main: (757) 951-2055 Assistant Commissioner for Championships: Raynoid Dedeaux Fax: (757) 951-2067 Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Maurice Williams Patricia Easley Director of Corporate Partnerships: BETHUNE-COOKMAN* Deborah R. Davis Business Manager: Dan Ryan Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jeff Cunningham [email protected] Assistant Director of Championships & Compliance: Wyatt Sutton (386) 481-2206 Media Relations/Research Consultant: Lonza Hardy, Jr. Administrative Assistant: Destinee Wright Coordinator of Football Officials: Andre Lowe COPPIN STATE Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials: Larry Rose Steven Kramer Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials: Taiqua Stewart [email protected] (410) 951-3729 DELAWARE STATE Dennis Jones [email protected] MEAC QUICK FACTS (302) 857-6068 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) be- TEAM MEDIA gins its 50th year of intercollegiate competition COPPIN STATE FLORIDA A&M with the 2020-21 academic school year. Located Radio: WNST 1570 Curtis A. Ford in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 out- Video: coppinstatesports.com [email protected] standing historically black institutions across the (850) 599-3736 Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, DELAWARE STATE Coppin State University, Delaware State Univer- Radio: WDSU-TV HOWARD sity, Florida A&M University, Howard University, Video: DSUHornets.com Derek Bryant University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan FLORIDA A&M [email protected] State University, Norfolk State University, North Radio: WHBX-FM 96.1 JAMZ (202) 806-7184 Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Video: Rattlervision MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE* Central University and South Carolina State Uni- HOWARD versity. Ralan Wardlaw Radio: WHUR 96.3 [email protected] Video: WHUR.com The MEAC sponsors 15 Division I (FCS) sports (410) 621-2353 with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA post- MORGAN STATE season competition in baseball, bowling, men’s Radio: WEAA 88.9 FM MORGAN STATE and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s Video: morganstatebears.com Leonard Haynes IV cross country, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s NORFOLK STATE [email protected] and women’s track & field, softball, volleyball and Radio: WGH Star 1310 AM (443) 885-3831 men’s golf. Video: Spartan Showcase NORFOLK STATE NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE Mike Bello SOCIAL MEDIA Radio: WEAL 1510 AM [email protected] Fans and media members are invited to follow the Video: NCATAggies.com (757) 823-2628 latest Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL news through social media. The MEAC Twitter Radio: NCCUEaglePride.com NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE feed may be accessed @MEACSports and the Video: NCCUEaglePride.com Brian Holloway conference’s official Facebook page is available SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [email protected] @MEACSports. The MEAC’s Instagram handle is Radio: ESPN 1230 AM (336) 334-7141 @MEACSports. MEAC PRESS ROW NUMBERS NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL WEEKLY RELEASE & STATISTICS Jonathan Duren Bethune-Cookman (386) 481-2299 Media members may access PDF versions of the [email protected] Coppin State (410) 951-4269 complete weekly release, including conference (919) 530-6017 Delaware State (302) 730-5236 and team-by-team statistics, on www.MEAC- Florida A&M (850) 412-5963 sports.com. Regular updates of the weekly re- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Howard (202) 806-7159 lease will be distributed via e-mail from the con- Kendrick Lewis Maryland Eastern Shore (410) 651-8903 ference office. To be included on the distribution [email protected] Morgan State (443) 885-4018 list, send an e-mail request to Maurice Williams at (803) 536-7060 Norfolk State (757) 823-8195 [email protected]. North Carolina A&T State (336) 334-7405 *Opted-out of the 2020-21 season North Carolina Central (919) 536-7241 ANNUAL AWARDS South Carolina State (803) 536-8653 The MEAC will name first, second and third MEAC MEDIA CONTACT all-conference teams, league player of the year, defensive player, rookie and coach of the year. Maurice D. Williams The awards will be announced in early March, Email: [email protected] 2 prior to the 2021 MEAC Basketball Tournament. Phone: 757-951-2055 [ MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE | 2020-21 SEASON | MEACSPORTS.COM | @MEACSPORTS ] MEAC MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES | WEEK 5 MEAC HONORS MEAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR MEAC COACHES OF THE YEAR MEAC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS Season Name School Season Name School Season Name 2019-20 Jibri Blount NCCU 2019-20 Will Jones NCAT 2019-20 North Carolina Central 2018-19 RJ Cole HOW 2018-19 Robert Jones NSU 2018-19 Norfolk State 2017-18 Brandon Tabb B-CU 2017-18 Jay Joyner NCAT 2017-18 Hampton 2016-17 Patrick Cole NCCU 2016-17 LeVelle Moton NCCU Bethune-Cookman 2015-16 James Daniel III HOW 2015-16 Murray Garvin SCSU Savannah State 2014-15 Kendall Gray DSU 2014-15 Bobby Collins MDES 2016-17 North Carolina Central 2013-14 Jeremy Ingram NCCU 2013-14 LeVelle Moton NCCU 2015-16 Hampton 2012-13 Pendarvis Williams NSU 2012-13 Anthony Evans NSU 2014-15 North Carolina Central 2011-12 Kyle O’Quinn NSU 2011-12 Horace Broadnax SSU 2013-14 North Carolina Central 2010-11 CJ Reed B-CU 2010-11 Clifford Reed B-CU 2012-13 Norfolk State 2009-10 Reggie Holmes MSU 2009-10 Todd Bozeman MSU 2011-12 Savannah State 2008-09 Tywain McKee CSU 2008-09 Todd Bozeman MSU 2010-11 Bethune-Cookman 2007-08 Jamar Smith MSU 2007-08 Todd Bozeman MSU 2009-10 Morgan