2005-06 Morgan State University Basketball Game Notes Morgan State (0-9, 0-0 MEAC) vs. Schedule & Results Seton Hall (6-3, 0-0 Big East) N13 vs.Washington -- L 51-118 December 29, 2005 • 7:30 p.m. N14 vs. UNC-Greensboro -- L 49-62 GAME East Rutherford, NJ • N15 vs. Northern Arizona -- L 51-71 10 Continental Airlines Arena (20,029) N19 at Miami (Fla.) -- L 53-81 N25 at Virginia Tech -- L 49-77 Morgan State Notables... N28 TOWSON -- L 66-71 BEARS READY TO TIP-OFF WITH SETON HALL IN NEW JERSEY D05 at Maine -- L 38-74 The Bears will once again be put to the test when they face Big East opponent Seton Hall. D08 NAVY -- L 47-73 The Pirates hold a 3-0 mark against MSU since 1986. Following MSU’s loss to #19 George D10 GEORGE WASHINGTON -- L 75-102 Washington on Saturday night, the Bears fell to 0-9 for the season. SHU has made the most of this week as they have posted wins against Tulane (83-64) at Continental Airlines Arena. D29 at Seton Hall -- -- 7:30 p.m. Seton Hall was unable to hold off Northwestern in the fi nal seconds as they fell 44-42 on J03 at Florida -- -- 7 p.m. Sunday night at Continental Airlines Arena. J07 at Florida A&M -- -- 4 p.m. J09 *at Bethune-Cookman -- -- 7:30 p.m. • Morgan State enters the season with four capable upperclassmen, an improved bench and a promising freshman class. The Bears enter the 2005-06 season ranked No. 9 in the Mid- J14 *HAMPTON -- -- 4 p.m. Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Poll. J16 *NORFOLK STATE ESPNU -- 6 p.m. J21 *at South Carolina State -- -- 6 p.m. • Coach Alfred “Butch” Beard led his Bears to a 10-1 home record and 9 consecutive wins J23 *at North Carolina A&T -- -- 7:30 p.m. at Hill Field House during the 2004-05 season. J28 *MD-EASTERN SHORE -- -- 4 p.m. • Morgan State will play one of the toughest schedules in the history of the J30 *HOWARD -- -- 7:30 p.m. program. The Bears schedule features games against: Washington, Miami, F04 *FLORIDA A&M -- -- 7:30 p.m. Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Florida, and MSU hosted #19 George Washington at Hill Field F06 *BETHUNE-COOKMAN -- -- 7:30 p.m. House. F11 *at Hampton -- -- 4 p.m. • Head coach Butch Beard is in his 5th season with the Bears and currently has a record of F13 *at Norfolk State -- -- 8 p.m. 35-86. He also has an overall record of 86-155 in his seven years as a collegiate head coach. F18 *SOUTH CAROLINA ST. -- -- 4 p.m. Beard earned MEAC Coach of the Year honors for his teams’ success in 2002-03, and in F20 *NORTH CAROLINA A&T -- -- 7:30 p.m. 1991-92 as head coach of Howard University after guiding the Bison to both the regular season and postseason titles and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. F25 *at Md-Eastern Shore -- -- 4 p.m. F27 *at Howard -- -- 8 p.m. • Coach Beard was a former roommate of Baltimore/Washington Bullet Wes Unseld at the M01 *DELAWARE STATE -- -- 7:30 p.m. University of Louisville. Beard spent 10 seasons in the NBA, averaging 9.3 points per game M03 *at Coppin State -- -- 7:30 p.m. in 605 games with fi ve different teams. He was a fi rst-round selection (10th overall) with the Atlanta Hawks in 1969. M at MEAC Tournament (Raleigh, N.C.) M16-19 NCAA First & Second Rounds M23-26 NCAA Regionals Morgan State At A Glance A1&3 NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) MSU Bears Probable Starters* Home games at Hill Field House listed in CAPS Name Pos. Ht/Wt./Yr. Hometown PPG/RPG *Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game 21 Marcus Gomes G 6-2/185/Fr. Queens, NY 4.3/1.6 12 Andrew Lee F 6-6/190/So. La Plata, MD 8.8/3.9 Sports Information 33 Timothy Berkley C 6-8/220/Jr. Richmond, VA 4.9/4.6 5 Joseph McLean G 6-2/190/Jr. Edgewater Park, NJ 9.2/2.4a SID Men’s Basketball Contact Leonard Haynes IV 1 Timothy Mathis G 5-9/145/So. New Haven, CT 9.9/2.4a Phone (443) 885-3831 Bear Reserves Email [email protected] 2 Fred Lymas G 6-2/170/Fr. Burtonsville, MD 3.6/1.6 Sports Information Fax (443) 885-8307 3 Dedrick Jenkins G 6-7/220/Fr. Suitland, MD 1.7/2.1 Mailing Address Hill Field House 4 James Reed G 6-4/175/Fr. Gas City, IN 3.6/1.0 1700 East Cold Spring Lane 11 Rogers Barnes G 6-2/190/So. Clarksville, MD 1.1/ Baltimore, MD 21251 23 Karanvir Aujla F 6-5/200/Jr. Montreal, Canada 3.3/1.7 32 Chris Warfi eld G 6-3/200/So. Louisville, KY 1.7/1.7 35 Temitope Folayan F 6-5/205/So. Washington, DC 1.0/1.5 42 Tyree Spinner F 6-7/300/Sr. Corton, VA 6.0/1.0 53 Aaron O’Reggio F 6-8/230/So. Bowie, MD n/a/1.6 55 Joseph McIver F 6-5/190/Sr. Forest Hill, MD 2.3/1.0 Bears Finished The Regular Season Ranked 4th Place: The Morgan State Bears fi nished tied for 4th place in the Mid-Eastern Statistical Comparison Athletic Conference following a win against Coppin State. Morgan State vs. SHU... MSU Statistic SHU Road Kill: Dating back to the beginning of the 2003-04 season, 53.0 Scoring Average 63.1 the Bears have struggled to get a win on the road. The Bears 81.2 Scoring Defense 62.5 only three victories away from Hill Field House were against -28.2 Scoring Margin +0.6 Howard (Jan. 10, 2004), Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 17, 2004) and .364 FG % .398 Coppin State (Mar. 5). Morgan State fi nished with a 3-12 over- .486 FG% Defense .385 all road record. So far this season, MSU has gone 0-6 on the .318 3-point FG% .330 road with losses to Washignton, UNC-Greensboro, Northern .360 3-point FG% Defense .311 Arizona, Miami, Virginia Tech and Towson. .571 FT% .694 28.3 Rebound Avg. 40.0 Series vs. Seton Hall: 43.0 Rebounds Against Avg. 32.5 • Morgan State trails Seton Hall in the series (3-0) which dates -14.7 Rebound Margin +7.5 back to 1986. 10.6 Assists/Game 10.1 • Current Seton Hall Coach Louis Orr has a 2-0 record against 19.4 Turnovers/Game 15.8 Coach Butch Beard’s Bears. 19.4 Turnovers Forced/Game 13.1 • Last season, Seton Hall guard Kelly Whitney, scored 19 points, -2.9 Turnover Margin -2.6 including 6-for-12 shooting to lead the Pirates to a 70-57 victory 3.3 Blocked Shots/Game 3.0 in front of 6,483 in attendance at Continental Airlines Arena (Jan. 7.4 Steals/Game 6.9 3, 2005). MSU was led by Aaron Andrews who posted 13 points with six rebounds and four steals. MSU was outrebounded by a *2005-06 stats 43-30 margin. Freshman guard T.J. Mathis dished out four assists and scored nine points against the Pirates. • All-Time Series Record SHU 76, MSU 58 (12/22/86) SHU 89, MSU 62 (11/22/03) SHU 70, MSU 57 (1/3/05) UC-Berkley: This season Morgan State’s starting 6’8” center Timothy Berkley will be a major player in the success of coach Series Quick Facts... Beard’s young squad. Through nine games, Berkley is averaging Overall: SHU leads series, 3-0 4.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg and has shot 18-of-48 (37.5%) from the fi eld. The Beard vs. SHU: 0-2 Richmond, VA native had his best game of the season last when he Karl Orr vs. MSU: 2-0 scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high 7 rebounds against the First Meeting: 2004, SHU 94-70 Miami Hurricanes. Berkley matched his 7-board performance with Last Meeting: SHU, 70-57 (1/3/05) 5 points against Virginia Tech. The Bears will depend on Tim to Current Series Streak: SHU, 3 become a more consistent defender and rebounder, and will look Longest MSU win streak: N/A for him to provide more points in the scoring department. Longest SHU win streak: 3 Most MSU points: 62, 2003 New Cubs In The Den: Morgan State will enter its fi rst contest Most SHU points: 89, 2003 of the season with a host of young new faces. The Bears return Fewest MSU points: 57, 2005 with four experienced players, but have added nine new play- Fewest SHU points: 70, 2005 ers to the roster. With an entire squad made of his own hand- Largest win margin: SHU, 27 pts. picked players, Beard and his staff have worked on developing and In overtime: N/A improving their skills. The Bears will take the fl oor this season expecting to weather the storm of a tough schedule. www.morganstatebears.com 2005-06 Morgan State Basketball Notes • page 2 Home In The Cave - Hill Field House: Morgan State’s home venue, Hill Field House, is one of the best facilities in the conference. BEARS The Bears have posted a 15-4 record in Hill Field House since the ... The Last Time Out 2003-04 season. The Bears fi nished off the 2004-05 regular season #19 GWU 102 with an impressive 10-1 home record.