2009-10 Men’s Basketball 2009-10 BASKETBALL GAMENOTES ● GAME 22 SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 2009-10 Schedule & Results Matchup: #23 Morgan State at Norfolk State Series Record: NSU 14-7, 6-0 in MEAC Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010 leads 26-9 (5-0 home, 8-6 away, 1-1 neutral) Time: 6:00 p.m. Last Meeting: MSU Opponent Time Site: Echols Hall, Norfolk, Va. won 83-69 on March 4, N13 @Univ. of Albany W, 69-65 Records: MSU 14-7 (6-0), NSU 3-15 (2-4) 2009 at LJVM Center N15 @UMBC W, 72-57 Coaches: MSU - Todd Bozeman (82-48 - 4th yr; Last NSU win: N19 E. TENNESSEE STATE W, 72-61 64-57, Feb. 7, 2009 134-83 overall) N22 @#22 Louisville L, 81-90 Fast Fact: The Bears N24 @Univ. of Arkansas W, 97-94 Norfolk State - Anthony Evans (32-48 3rd yr) have won three of N28 @Appalachian State L, 93-92 OT Television: n/a the last four contests D1 @Loyola L, 66-78 Rank: Mid-Major Top 25 ranked No. 23 including an 83-69 win D5 @Coppin State* W, 80-67 Radio: MSU - n/a in the 2009 MEAC D8 @Univ. of Minnesota L, 64-94 Tournament Championship . D12 MANHATTAN W, 83-74 Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com; D22 TOWSON W, 87-80 www.nsuspartans.com D29 vs. Eastern Kentucky L, 62-76 BEARS PUT 6-GAME WINNING STREAK ON THE 30 vs Long Island W, 87-70 LINE WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO NORFOLK STATE J4 @Robert Morris L, 75-78 ● #23 Morgan State, the 2009 MEAC champion, will attempt to extend its 6-game win- J6 @Baylor L, 63-79 ning streak when they travel to face conference opponent Norfolk State (5-13, 3-2 MEAC). J9 @Howard* W, 90-58 Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Echols Hall. The game will mark the 26th meeting between J11 @Hampton* (ESPNU) W, 73-63 the teams. J16 @S. Carolina St.* (ESPN2) W, 72-67 ● Reggie Holmes scored 25 points to help the first-place ranked Bears rout Maryland-Eastern Shore 91-54 on J18 @Winston-Salem State W, 84-65 Monday night, a victory that extended the Bears winning streak to six straight. Troy Smith scored 15 first half J23 DELAWARE STATE* W, 72-62 points for Morgan State, which dominated from the opening tip and led 45-22 at halftime. J25 UMES* W, 91-54 ● MSU senior guard Reggie Holmes will enter Saturday's contest averaging 22.9 points per game, including J30 @Norfolk State* 4 p.m. four 30 point outings thru 21 games. He currently leads the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in scoring and F1 @North Carolina A&T* 7:30 p.m. ranks in the NCAA Top 10 (ranked No. 5). F6 @Florida A&M* 4 p.m. ● The Bears are 5-0 thus far at home; Todd Bozeman has led the Bears to a 29-5 (.853) current home record F8 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* 7:30 p.m. inside the confines of Hill Field House. F13 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 4 p.m. ● After Saturday's game, the Bears will play two of their next three contests on the road. MSU will face F15 S. CAROLINA ST.* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. North Carolina A&T on Monday, Feb. 1st in Greensboro, followed by Florida A&M in Tallahassee (Feb. 6) F17 @Delaware State* 7 p.m. before returning to host Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 8). F19 or 20 ESPN BRACKETBUSTER TBA ● Morgan State has won 11 straight conference games since last season. F22 @UMES* 7:30 p.m. F27 NORFOLK STATE* 4 p.m. 2009-10 MSU Men’s Basketball Roster M1 N.C. A&T* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. PPG RPG HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL M4 COPPIN STATE* 7:30 p.m. 1 Adam Braswell G 6-1 185 Fr. - - Willingboro, N.J./Burlington Township M8-13 MEAC Tournament TBD 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 Sr. 1.0 1.0 Hagerstown, Md./St. Maria Gorreti HS 3 Danny Smith G 5-11 190 Jr. 3.8 4.1a Randallstown, Md./NW Nebraska CC/Woodlawn HS BOLD – Home Games at Hill Field House 4 Anthony Anderson* F 6-10 235 Fr. - - St. Charles, Md./La Plata HS * = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Games 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Sr. 22.9 4.0 Baltimore, Md./St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 So. 4.3 2.8a Clinton, Md./Gwynn Park HS Pronunciation Guide 21 Joe Davis G 6-0 180 Jr. 7.1 1.3 Warrensville, OH/Cleveland St/Warrensville Hts HS 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Sr. 8.0 3.7 Baltimore, Md./NE J.C. (Colorado)/Douglass HS Name Pronunciation 32 DeWayne Jackson F 6-8 210 Fr. 10.0 4.1 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS Jarrod JAR-red 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-9 240 r-So. 12.8 12.0 Baltimore, Md./Walbrook HS Foote FOOT 34 Ameer Ali G/F 6-4 230 r-So. 4.1 4.4 Philadelphia, Pa./Progressive HS 42 Rodney Stokes F/C 6-10 225 Jr. 4.1 2.9 Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Sr. 1.2 1.7 Hagerstown, Md./Hagerston C.C./S. Hagerstown HS Media Relations ● Morgan State University ● Baltimore, Md. 21251 P: (443) 885-3831 ● F: (443) 885-8307 ● email: [email protected] 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Sr. - - Atlanta, Ga./Pensacola C.C./Stone Mountain HS Probable starters highlighted - **Injured and not dressed Head Coach: Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island, 1986), 4th year at MSU Assistant Coach: Kevin McClain (Univ. of Americas, 2003), 4th year at MSU Assistant Coach: Keith Goodie (Morgan State, 2008), 3rd year at MSU Head Manager: Quentin Dulic, 2nd year at MSU Director of Media Relations: Leonard L. Haynes IV (Howard, 1992), 8th year at MSU 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year LAST SEASON’S MEETING VS. THE BEAR NEWS & NOTES THE SERIES VS. THE SPARTANS SPARTANS ● Morgan State has won its last six games, including nine of its last 12 games. ● Saturday’s game will be the 36th meeting ● Jermaine Bolden has come up with a few ● Freshman DeWayne Jackson had 19 points between Morgan State and Norfolk State in big shots this season. He scored the Bears’ game- winning shot against William-Jessup, he hit a clutch with five rebounds and two blocked shots against men’s basketball. Norfolk State holds a 26-9 three-pointer down the stretch against Maryland, S.C. State in an ESPN2 nationally televised contest. all-time record against Morgan State since and tonight he once again delivered when it mattered ● Reggie Holmes has scored 480 points for the the series began during the 1959-60 season. most. season ...providing just about 30 percent of the Morgan State has won three of the last four ● The senior guard hit a three-pointer with 40 Bears' scoring. contests against the Spartans. The last time seconds to go to help the Bears hold off Norfolk ● Delaware State held its own on the boards (11- the Spartans defeated Morgan State was State 74-70. 10) in the first half at Hill Field House, but the Bears dominated the boards, 18-to-8 in the second half and during the 2007-08 season when they dropped ● "Itchy" posted a game-high seven assists to go finished by outrebounding the Hornets by a 29-18 the Bears 71-69. along with eight points and two steals. ● After a put-back by NSU’s Brandon Monroe margin. cut the Bears’ lead to 72-70 with nine seconds left, ● Freshman DeWayne Jackson is MSU's 3rd NORFOLK STATE'S LAST GAME: Rogers Barnes sank two free throws with 6.4 seconds leading scorer by averaging 10 ppg thru 20 games... ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Khalif Toombs left to improve the Bears’ record to 3-0 in the Mid- he's been selected twice as the MEAC Rookie of the Week. scored 21 points and Darnell Porter 19, and Eastern Athletic Conference and 8-8 overall. ● The Bears shot a season-high 54.5% (30-55 FG) from the field and outscored Winston-Salem State in host South Carolina State sprinted out to ● Michael Deloach, the MEAC’s leading scorer the paint 42-to-32. a big first-half lead and cruised to a 97-82 (20.4 ppg), scored the Spartans’ first 14 points, as NSU took an early 14-7 lead with 13:23 remaining ● Sophomore forward Kevin Thompson is ranked win over Norfolk State on Monday night at in the first half. MSU went on a 10-0 run, including among the nation's leading rebounders ... He currently the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial four points from Barnes, to take back the lead, and ranks No. 3 by averaging 12 boards per contest. Center. The loss spoiled a career night the Bears led 35-30 at the half. ● Sophomore Ameer Ali was inserted into the from NSU sophomore Kyle O’Quinn, who ● Reggie Holmes, who did not score a single starting lineup for the first time this season when recorded his fourth double-double of the field goal in the first half, scored the game’s next the Bears played at Baylor ... Ali posted 10 rebounds season with a career-high 32 points and 11 eight points in a 14-4 run that gave the Bears a 59-50 and five points in 20 minutes.