TM 2006-07 BASKETBALL SPORTS I NFORMATION W EEKLY R ELEASE - JAN. 6, 2007 EAGLES HOST CENTRAL MICHIGAN: EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY The Eastern Michigan University men’s Game 14 2006-07 Men’s Basketball Schedule Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 • Date Opponent Result basketball team opens Mid-American Nov. 10 vs. Davidson@ L, 77-81 Conference play against in-state rival at Convocation Center• Nov. 11 vs. Central Conn. St.@ W, 76-69 Central Michigan for the fourth of a five- Ypsilanti, Mich. Nov. 12 vs. Michigan@ L, 51-80 game home stretch here at the Nov. 18 at #16 Marquette L, 62-95 Nov. 29 at Detroit L, 52-72 Convocation Center, Jan. 6. The Eagles Dec. 5 OAKLAND L, 54-66 enter the game with a 5-8 mark after vs. Dec. 8 vs. San Diego$ L, 76-78 notching their fifth win of the season and Dec. 9 vs. Chicago St.$ L, 61-72 third straight in a 74-66 victory over North Quick Facts Dec. 21 NORTHERN COL. W,71-61 Dakota State, Jan. 3. Central Michigan Head Coaches/Series Standing Dec. 23 at Tulsa L, 48-66 enters today’s game with a 5-7 record Dec. 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 63-51 EMU: Charles E. Ramsey, 2nd year; defeating Morehead State, 52-51, Dec. Dec. 31 IPFW W, 62-61 (12-29); Alma Mater: EMU, '92 Jan. 3 NORTH DAKOTA ST. W, 74-66 30. Jan. 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 3 p.m. CMU: Ernie Zeigler First season; (5-7); Jan. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 166th Alma Mater: Cleary College ‘94 Jan. 13 at Ball State* (Comcast) 2 p.m. all-time meeting between the two schools, Jan. 16 TOLEDO* 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at WMU* (Comcast) 2 p.m. with CMU leading the series, 87-78. The Series Rec.: CMU Leads, 87-78 Jan. 24 at Ohio* 7 p.m. Eagles swept the series last season, Jan. 27 BUFFALO* 3 p.m. winning, 81-75, at the Convocation Center EMU-CMU PROBABLES: Jan. 31 AKRON* 7 p.m. Feb. 1, 2006 and 80-69 on the road at EMU (5-8) Feb. 3 at Kent State* 2 p.m. Rose Arena, Mar. 3, 2006. Feb. 7 MIAMI* 7 p.m. F 21 Craig Cashen (6-8, 210, Sr.) Feb. 10 at Bowling Green* 2 p.m. F 32 Travis Lewis (6-2, 197, Jr.) Feb. 13 at Toledo* (Comcast) 7 p.m. SCOUTING THE CHIPPEWAS: CMU is led C 25 Justin Dobbins (6-8, 240, Fr.) Feb. 17 BRACKET BUSTER 4 p.m. by junior guard Giordan Watson who is G 3 Carlos Medlock (6-0, 170, So.) Feb. 22 WESTERN MICH.* 7 p.m. averaging 18.2 points-per-game and is G 23 Jesse Bunkley (6-5, 195, Jr.) Feb. 25 BALL ST.* (Comcast) 2 p.m. shooting 43.9 percent from three-point Mar. 1 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. range connecting on 25-of-57 shots. Mar. 4 at Northern Illinois* 2 p.m. CMU (5-7) Sophomore forward Chris Kellerman is Mar.7-10 at MAC Tournament- Quicken Loans F 21 Chris Kellerman (6-8, 240, So.) Arena-Cleveland, Ohio second on the team averaging 9.8 ppg Home games in BOLD CAPS (Convocation and leads the team in three-point F 1 Sefton Barrett (6-6, 205, Sr.) Center); @ - John Thompson Challenge-Ann percentage hitting 25-of-52 from beyond C 10 Marko Spica (6-9, 225, Fr.) Arbor, Mich.; $ - Golden Bear Classic-Berkeley, the arc (48.1 percent). He is also shooting G 11 Giordan Watson (5-10, 175, Jr.) Calif.; * - Mid-American Conference game G 15 Jordan Bitzer (6-2, 185, Fr.) Comcast Local TV as designated 45 percent from the field, connecting on 39-of-86 shots from the field. 2006-07 Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Class Hometown-High School (Previous) Status 0 Nenad Banjanin F 6-7 215 Jr.-Jr. Belgrade, Serbia-Lon Morris (TX) J.C. Has 21 total rebounds 1 Devon Dumes G 6-2 180 Fr.-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind.-Decatur Central Scored a career-high 16 at Marquette 2 B.J. Ford* G 6-1 170 So.-So. Grand Rapids, Mich.-East Kentwood Played in six games this season 3 Carlos Medlock* G 6-0 170 So.-So. Detroit, Mich.-Murray Wright Ranks third in the MAC with 21 steals 4 James Matthews** C 6-8 240 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby-Marquette Scored career-high 12 pts. vs. IPFW 5 Nick Freer** W 6-6 195 Jr.-Jr. Stevensville, Mich.-Lakeshore Has played in 12 games 10 Jarred Axon G 5-11 180 Jr.-Jr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson-Schoolcraft C.C. Scored carreer-high 15 points vs. EIU 15 William Cooper W 6-6 190 Fr.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton (Maine) Will redshirt this season 21 Craig Cashen*** F 6-8 210 Sr.-Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio-St. Xavier Scored season-high 12 points vs. CCSU 23 Jesse Bunkley W 6-5 195 Jr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-CMA-Mott C.C. Scored career-high 19 points vs. IPFW 25 Justin Dobbins F 6-8 240 Fr.-Fr. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville Scored career-high 12 pts. vs. EIU 31 Zane Gay* G 6-4 195 So.-So. Olivet, Mich.-Olivet Played in six games this season 32 Travis Lewis* G 6-2 197 Sr.-Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Loy Norrix Made first start, scoring 9 pts. vs NDSU 33 Brandon Bowdry F 6-6 215 Fr.-Fr. Taylor, Mich.-Truman Scored career-high 23 points vs. CSU 34 Kyle Dodd* C 6-11 210 So.-Fr. Rockwood, Ontario, Canada-John Ross Leads team with eight blocks Collegiate and Vocational Institute 44 Chris Knaub* C 6-10 225 Sr.-Sr. South Bend, Ind.- Shooting a team-high 65% from the field St. Joseph’s-Jacksonville (Texas) J.C. *Letters won Pronunciation Guide:# 0 NAY-nod, ben-YON-in; #1 DUE-mus; #33 BOW (rhymes with NOW)-dree; #34 NOB; Asst. Coach: WILL-dee Eastern Michigan University 2006-07 Basketball Game Notes 2 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2005-06 Season - GAME 26 Wed., March 1, 2006 • Rose Arena • Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Jan. 6, 2007 • at EMU, 3 p.m. March 1, 2007 • at CMU, TBA VISITORS: EASTERN MICHIGAN (80) Location .........................Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Total 3 Pt. Founded ................................................... 1892 Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Pf Tp A To Blk St Min FREER, Nick f 3-6 1-3 4-4 1-3=4 3 11 2 2 0 1 26 Enrollment .......................................... 27,936 BOWLER, John f 7-11 0-0 7-11 4-10=14 3 21 0 11 1 2 32 Nickname ....................................... Chippewas MATTHEWS, James c 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3=3 1 2 0 0 0 1 18 Colors ................................... Maroon and Gold MEDLOCK, Carlos g 4-6 2-4 7-12 0-0=0 5 17 3 2 0 1 27 Conference ................................ Mid-American GAY, Zane g 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1=1 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 FORD, B.J. 0-1 0-1 4-4 0-2=2 4 4 3 1 0 1 16 President ................................ Dr. Michael Rao McELHINNY, Danny 6-10 6-10 3-4 0-1=1 3 21 1 1 0 1 32 Athletics Director ........................ Dave Heeke CASHEN, Craig 1-4 1-3 1-2 2-3=5 3 4 2 0 0 1 19 LEWIS, Travis 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-1=2 4 0 1 0 0 1 20 Sports Information Dir. ................ Don Helinski Head Coach Men’s Basketball Contact ............ Don Helinski TEAM 3-3=6 Ernie TOTALS 22-45 10-22 26-37 11-27=38 27 80 12 20 1 9 200 MBB Contact Office: ................. 989.774.1763 MBB Contact Office Fax: .......... 989.774.7324 Ziegler MBB Contact Home Phone: ...... 989.779.2115 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-23 39.1 2nd Half: 13-22 59.1 Game: 48.9 DB Rebs MBB Contact Cell Phone: ........ 989.621.2467 3-PT FG% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0 Game: 45.5 5 F.Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5 2nd Half: 19-29 65.5 Game: 70.3 MBB Contact E-Mail:[email protected] Web site .................... www.cmuchippewas.com HOME: CENTRAL MICHIGAN (69) Head Coach ................................. Ernie Ziegler Total 3 Pt. Player Name Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D=Tot Pf Tp A To Blk St Min Alma Mater, Year ........ Cleary College, '84 BARRETT, Sefton f 11-17 2-3 5-9 5-2=7 5 29 0 3 3 2 33 Record at School:............................... (1st) KELLERMAN, Chris f 5-7 3-5 2-3 0-3=3 5 15 2 2 1 1 30 Career Record (Years) ...................... (1st) BLEVINS, Justin c 3-7 0-0 0-0 1-1=2 4 6 1 2 3 1 30 Assistant Coaches . Keith Noftz, Darren Kohne, SPENCER, Eddie g 1-6 0-1 0-1 1-4=5 1 2 2 0 1 3 32 Giordan WATSON, Giordan g 3-9 0-2 7-9 0-2=2 5 13 3 6 0 0 36 .............................................. William Eddie Watson YEAZEL, Jon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2=2 3 0 1 1 0 0 12 Home Court ................................... Rose Arena RICHIE, Aaron 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1=1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 Capacity ................................................. 5,200 WALTERS, Reynold 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0=0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 Press Row Number ..................