2006-07 Schedule & Results M0rgan State “Bears” GAME (0-5, 0-0, MEAC) vs. N11 at East Carolina L, 67-86 Penn State “Nittany Lions” N14 at American L, 84-97 N19 at Virginia L, 66-85 (4-2, 0-0 BIG TEN) N25 SETON HALL L, 63-83 Monday, December 2, 2006 N. 27 UMBC L, 72-86 6 University Park, Pa. Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) D2 at Penn State 4 p.m. D6 COPPIN STATE* 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Travels D18 EAST CAROLINA 7 p.m. Tip-Off Facts D20 at LaSalle 7 p.m. to Tip-Off vs. Penn State D22 at Marquette 7:30 CT The Morgan State men’s basketball team TV: n/a returns to the hardwood on Monday, Webcast: ESPN360 J3 FLORIDA A&M* 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 when they prepare to face BIG 10 Websites: Morgan State J5 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 7:30 p.m. opponent Penn State at Bryce Jordan (MorganStateBears.com) • J8 DELAWARE STATE* 7:30 p.m. J13 at Hampton* 6 p.m. Center in University Park, Pennsylva- Penn State (GoPSUsports.com) J15 at Norfolk State* 8 p.m. nia. Morgan State is coming off its fi fth The Coaches: Morgan State J20 S. CAROLINA STATE* 4 p.m. loss of the season when they fell at home head coach Todd Bozeman J22 N.C. A&T* 7:30 p.m. to the Retrievers of UMBC (86-72) on enters the matchup with a 63-40 J27 UMES* 4 p.m. Monday. Penn State will enter Monday’s overall record and sits at 0-4 as J29 at Howard* 8 p.m. match-up attempting to bounce back MSU’s new head coach. Head F3 at Longwood 3 p.m. from a 77-73 loss to #21 Georgia Tech. Coach Ed DeChellis is in his F5 at Delaware State* 7:30 p.m. Penn State had four possessions in fi fth season at the helm of the F10 HAMPTON* 4 p.m. which it could have taken the lead or Nittany Lions program. He holds F12 NORFOLK STATE* 7:30 p.m. tied the game in the second half, but a 35-59 record at Penn State and F17 at South Carolina St.* 4 p.m. failed to convert on any. Penn State F19 at N. Carolina A&T* 8 p.m. is 140-152 overall. F24 at UMES* 4 p.m. holds a 3-0 series lead against Morgan F26 HOWARD* 7:30 p.m. State. F28 at Bethune-Cookman* 7:30 p.m. MEAC Tournament Morgan State At A Glance March 6-10 MSU Bears Probable Starters* RBC Center - Raleigh, N.C. Name Pos Ht/Wt/Yr. Hometown PPG/RPG 1 Jerrell Green G 5-10/170/Jr. Baltimore, Md. 3.6/2.0 a 34 Jamar Smith G 6-3/190/Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 8.8/2.8 * - denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game 5 Joseph McLean G 6-2/190/Sr. Newark, N.J. 8.6/3.0 a Home Games at Hill Field House listed in 2 Ronald Timus F 6-6/220/Sr. Washington, D.C. 15.4/5.2 BOLD CAPS 4 Boubacar Coly F 6-9/220/Jr. Ziguinchor, Senegal 9.8/6.6 Bear Reserves SPORTS INFORMATION 3 Demetrius Branch G 5-7/145/Sr. Leavenworth, KS 1.0/1.0 a SID Men’s Basketball Contact...Leonard Haynes Phone.......................................(443) 885-3831 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4/180/Fr. Baltimore, Md. 12.8/2.8 [email protected] 12 Josh Bright G 5-10/160/Fr. Salisbury, Md. -- Sports Infomation Fax...............(443) 885-8307 21 Rogers Barnes G 6-2/190/Jr. Columbia, Md. 3.8/2.8 Mailing Address: Hill Field House 23 Karanvir Aujla F 6-5/200/Sr. Montreal, Canada 3.8/2.0 1700 East Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, Md. 21251 32 Chris Warfi eld PG 6-3/190/Jr. Louisville, KY Injured 33 Timothy Berkley C 6-8/220/Sr. Richmond, Va. 4.8/4.0 42 Emmanuel Hightower F 6-0/180/Jr. Fort Washington, Md. -- 44 Gilroy Hemsley F 6-8/220/Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. --/2.0 55 Chris Moore F 6-8/190/Fr. Ellicott City, Md. --/1.0 Storylines in blocks and 2006-07 Stat Comparison • Todd Bozeman will attempt to build a program and 10th in re- lead the Bears to the MEAC Championship -- something bounding. that has not been accomplished since 1976-77 under • Joseph head coach Nathaniel Frazier. Category McLean Overall Record 0-5 4-2 • Bozeman was featured in November on ESPN’s “Outside ranked 7th Conference Record 0-0 0-0 The Lines” and in Sports Illustrated’s NBA Preview inthe MEAC Points 68.0 64.0 Opp. Points 78.0 59.8 edition. in minutes Rebounds 31.4 34.0 played (32.69). Opp. Rebounds 38.4 27.8 • Ron Timus is emerging as one of the Bears most The senior Off. Rebounds 62.0 68.0 Opp. Off. Rebounds 67.0 54.0 consistent players. The 6-foot-6 senior forward is Mor- scored in Field Goal Pct. .681 .399 gan State’s leading scorer and is currently averaging 15.4 double-fi gures Opp. Field Goal Pct. .671 .393 points and 5.2 rebounds. Timus has had two 20-plus 22 times last 3-Point Pct. .366 .336 season. He led Opp. 3-Point Pct. .438 .303 performances in fi ve games. He led the Bears with a Free Thow Pct. .681 .702 career-high 24 points at American (11/14) and scored 22 the Bears in Opp. Free Thow Pct. .671 .660 points against Seton Hall (11/25). The Washington, D.C. scoring in 17 of Personal Fouls 115.0 106.0 29 games. Assists 11.0 15.6 native is a talented player who will be a key component Turnovers 16.6 16.5 to the success of the Bears as they prepare for conference Blocked Shots 3.8 2.0 action. • The Morgan Steals 6.0 5.5 State Bears • Xavier transfer Boubacar Coly has put together fi ve fi nished last in scoring offense (54.8), scoring margin (- solid efforts in his return to the hardwood. The Senegal 19.6), fi eld goal percentage (.375), 3-point fi eld goal pct. native is averaging nearly a double-double (11 pts & 7 defense (.362), steals (5.43), turnover margin (3.83) and rebs) for the Bears. The 6-9 center posted a season-high assist/turnover ratio (0.52). 20 points and 14 boards at East Carolina (11/11) and posted 12 points and 9 boards against American (11/14). • MSU had MEAC team-high of 74 fi eld goal attempts Coly is also leading the Bears in blocked shots...he’s tallied against George Washington (Dec. 10, 2005). six in 5 games. • MSU had 2nd highest block total in the MEAC with A Look Back at the 2005-06 Season: nine blocks at Coppin State (March 3, 2006). • Morgan State ranked last in the MEAC in scoring averaging 54.8 points per game. • The Bears shot 28.3 percent (313-of-504) from three- point range, while holding the opposition to 36.2 percent • Joseph McLean tied MEAC season-high with 15 free (169-of-467). On the year, Joseph McLean had 28 treys, throws made at North Carolina A&T (Jan. 23, 2006). while the Bears defense allowed 169 three-pointers. • Timothy Berkley led the team in blocked shots (26) and rebounding (6.0 rpg), Berkley ranked 6th in MEAC • Morgan State shot 28.3 percent (313-504) from the free throw line while their opponents shot 478-for-736 (64.9 percent) from the stripe. Series Quick Facts... Overall: Penn State leads 3-0 • Morgan State’s 94 points against MD-Eastern Shore Bozeman vs. Penn State: n/a (March 1, 2005) were the most in any game during the DeChellis vs. MSU: n/a 2005-06 season. The last time Morgan State scored at Last Meeting: Penn State won 90-65 (1995) least 90 points was duing the 2003-04 season in a 106- Current Series Streak: PSU - 3 72 win against Florida A&M. Longest MSU win streak: MSU - 3 Most MSU points: 65, 1995 (L, 65-90) • MSU led at halftime just four times during the season... Most PSU points: 101, 1992 (L, 51-101) The Bears held a 39-34 lead at halftime against Towson Fewest MSU points: 51, 1985 (L, 51-78) before the Tigers came back to defeat the Bears 71-66, Fewest PSU points: 78, 1985 (L, 51-78) led 29-27 at intermission before falling to Florida A&M in overtime 87-79 at Hill Field House...led 31-30 at the MSU’s Largest win margin: 50, L, 51-101 (1992) break before pulling out an exciting 81-78 2OT home PSU Largest win margin: n/a victory, and most recently held a 32-29 halftime lead and In overtime: n/a beat Norfolk State 63-59. Morgan State Gamenotes #6 Page 2 On The Sideline: Head Coach Todd Bozeman takes The “Metropolitans” over the Morgan State program in 2006-07 and becomes Todd Bozeman’s 2006-07 roster is comprised mostly of the 15th head coach in the Bears history. As the head coach athletes from the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia of the University of California, Bozeman led the Golden areas. Bears to three NCAA tournament bids in four years, and • Senior Timothy Berkley is from Richmond, Va.