2006-07 Schedule & Results East Carolina “Pirates” (4-4, 0-0 Conference USA) vs. N11 at East Carolina L, 67-86 GAME M0rgan State “Bears” N14 at American L, 84-97 (1-6, 1-0, MEAC) N19 at Virginia L, 66-85 Tuesday, December 18, 2006 N25 SETON HALL L, 63-83 N. 27 UMBC L, 72-86 8 Baltimore, Md. Hill Field House (4,250) D2 at Penn State L, 71-80 D6 COPPIN STATE* W, 86-82 Men’s Basketball Face D18 EAST CAROLINA 7 p.m. Tip-Off Facts D20 at LaSalle 7 p.m. East Carolina in Second D22 at Marquette 7:30 CT TV: n/a Matchup Radio: n/a The Morgan State men’s basketball J3 FLORIDA A&M* 7:30 p.m. Websites: Morgan State team returns to the hardwood on Tuesday, J5 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 7:30 p.m. (www.MorganStateBears.com) • Dec. 18 when they prepare to tip-off with J8 DELAWARE STATE* 7:30 p.m. East Carolina J13 at Hampton* 6 p.m. non-conference opponent East Carolina J15 at Norfolk State* 8 p.m. for the second time this season. Morgan (www.ecupirates.cstv.com) J20 S. CAROLINA STATE* 4 p.m. recorded a stunning 86-82 win against The Coaches: Morgan State J22 N.C. A&T* 7:30 p.m. crosstown rival Coppin State at Hill head coach Todd Bozeman J27 UMES* 4 p.m. enters the matchup with a 64-41 J29 at Howard* 8 p.m. Field House. East Carolina will enter Tuesday’s match-up attempting to overall record and sits at 1-6 as F3 at Longwood 3 p.m. bounce back from a 65-52 loss to USF. MSU’s new head coach. Head F5 at Delaware State* 7:30 p.m. Darrell Jenkins led a trio of Pirates in Coach Ricky Stokes is in his F10 HAMPTON* 4 p.m. double fi gures with 16 points, while John 2nd season at the helm of the F12 NORFOLK STATE* 7:30 p.m. F17 at South Carolina St.* 4 p.m. Fields tied his career-high with 13 points. East Carolina Pirates program. F19 at N. Carolina A&T* 8 p.m. Courtney Captain netted 12 points in the He holds a 50-73 record at East F24 at UMES* 4 p.m. loss. Carolina and is 315-239 overall. F26 HOWARD* 7:30 p.m. 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. 3.6/4.3 a 34 Jamar Smith G 6-3/190/Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 10.3/3.9 * - denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game 5 Joseph McLean G 6-2/190/Sr. Newark, N.J. 10.1/2.6 a Home Games at Hill Field House listed in 2 Ronald Timus F 6-6/220/Sr. Washington, D.C. 14.9/5.4 BOLD CAPS 4 Boubacar Coly F 6-9/220/Jr. Ziguinchor, Senegal 10.3/7.3 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. 14.0/2.9 [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. 4.2/1.0 Mailing Address: Hill Field House 23 Karanvir Aujla F 6-5/200/Sr. Montreal, Canada 3.2/1.8 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. 3.5/3.7 42 Emmanuel Hightower F 6-0/180/Jr. Fort Washington, Md. -- 44 Gilroy Hemsley F 6-8/220/Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. --/1.3 55 Chris Moore F 6-8/190/Fr. Ellicott City, Md. --/1.0 Storylines 2006-07 Stat Comparison • Morgan State is on track to score well above their • Todd Boze- average from last year. The Bears ranked last in the man will at- MEAC in scoring averaging 54.8 points per game, but tempt to build a program and with Todd Bozeman at the helm Morgan State is averag- Category ing 72.7 points per game...a +17.9 point increase. The lead the Bears Overall Record 1-6 4-4 Bears currently rank 3rd in the MEAC in scoring offense. to the MEAC Conference Record 1-0 0-0 Championship Points 72.7 65.6 Opp. Points 85.6 61.4 • Ron Timus is emerging as one of the Bears most -- something Rebounds 33.3 39.6 consistent players on the squad and in the conference. that has not Opp. Rebounds 37.1 39.0 The 6-foot-6 senior forward is Morgan State’s leading been accom- Off. Rebounds 12.0 12.7 Opp. Off. Rebounds 13.4 12.5 scorer and ranks 6th in the MEAC averaging 14.9 points plished since Field Goal Pct. .445 .410 per game. Timus has had two 20-plus performances in 1976-77 under Opp. Field Goal Pct. .499 .373 seven games. He led the Bears with a career-high 24 head coach 3-Point Pct. .382 .286 Nathaniel Opp. 3-Point Pct. .400 .291 points at American (11/14) and scored 22 points against Free Thow Pct. .689 .556 Seton Hall (11/25). The Washington, D.C. native is a tal- Frazier. Opp. Free Thow Pct. .678 .671 ented player who will be a key component to the success Personal Fouls 23.6 18.0 • Bozeman was Assists 12.9 13.5 of the Bears as they attempt to win their second game of Turnovers 17.0 12.4 the season when they play East Carolina. featured in Blocked Shots 4.4 5.0 November on Steals 5.7 7.1 • Xavier transfer Boubacar Coly has put together solid ESPN’s “Out- efforts in his return to the hardwood. The Senegal native side The Lines” and in Sports Illustrated’s NBA Preview is averaging nearly a double-double (10.3 pts & 7.3 rebs) edition. for the Bears. The 6-9 center posted a season-high 20 points and 14 boards at East Carolina (11/11), posted A Look Back at the 2005-06 Season: 12 points and 9 boards against American (11/14), and is coming off a 10 point, 11 rebound and fi ve block perfor- • Joseph McLean tied MEAC season-high with 15 free manace against Coppin State. Coly is currently ranked throws made at North Carolina A&T (Jan. 23, 2006). among the MEAC leaders in a number of statistacal • Timothy Berkley led the team in blocked shots (26) and categories: Ranks 1st in rebounding; 2nd in blocks (1.86); rebounding (6.0 rpg), Berkley ranked 6th in MEAC in and 4th in free throws (.839). blocks and 10th in rebounding. • Point guard Jerrell Green had a fantastic night against • Joseph McLean ranked 7th inthe MEAC in minutes Coppin State as he broke a school record by dishing out 14 played (32.69). The senior scored in double-fi gures 22 assists. The previous record was 13 assists by Billy Newton times last season. He led the Bears in scoring in 17 of 29 against Coppin in 1976. The Baltimore native currently games. leads the MEAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.88) and 2nd in assists (4.29 avg). • The Morgan State Bears fi nished last in scoring of- fense (54.8), scoring margin (-19.6), fi eld goal percent- age (.375), 3-point fi eld goal pct. defense (.362), steals Series Quick Facts... (5.43), turnover margin (3.83) and assist/turnover ratio Overall: East Carolina leads 1-0 (0.52). Bozeman vs. East Carolina: 0-1 Stokes vs. MSU: 1-0 • MSU had MEAC team-high of 74 fi eld goal attempts Last Meeting: East Carolina won 86-67 (2006) against George Washington (Dec. 10, 2005). Current Series Streak: ECU - 1, (2006) Longest MSU win streak: n/a • The Bears shot 28.3 percent (313-of-504) from three- Most MSU points: n/a point range, while holding the opposition to 36.2 percent Most ECU points: n/a (169-of-467). On the year, Joseph McLean had 28 treys, Fewest MSU points: n/a while the Bears defense allowed 169 three-pointers. Fewest CSU points: n/a MSU’s Largest win margin: n/a • Morgan State’s 94 points against MD-Eastern Shore ECU Largest win margin: 19, L, 67-86 (March 1, 2005) were the most in any game during the Win in overtime: n/a 2005-06 season. The last time Morgan State scored at least 90 points was duing the 2003-04 season in a 106- 72 win against Florida A&M. Morgan State Gamenotes #8 Page 2 On The Sideline: Head Coach Todd Bozeman takes their travels. The Bears recorded its fi rst road win of the over the Morgan State program in 2006-07 and becomes season when they stunned Norfolk State 63-59 (2/13/06). the 15th head coach in the Bears history. As the head coach of the University of California, Bozeman led the Golden The “Metropolitans” Bears to three NCAA tournament bids in four years, and Todd Bozeman’s 2006-07 roster is comprised mostly of was the youngest coach to ever reach the NCAA “Sweet athletes from the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia Sixteen”.