2013-14 Men’s Basketball Media Info 2013-14 Morehead State Men’s Basketball Preseason Notes THE RETURNEES: Morehead State returns eight players from the 2012-13 season, including seniors Bakari Turner (8.2 ppg), Chad Posthumus (7.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and Drew Kelly (7.1 ppg). Junior Angelo Warner (10.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.5 apg) is the team’s top returning scorer. WE’RE READY TO GO: Morehead State’s roster also features two players who sat out in 2012-13 due to NCAA Division I transfer rules. Junior Karam Mashour joined the Eagles from UNLV, while sophomore Brent Arrington came to MSU from Mississippi Valley State. THE NEWCOMERS: Morehead State welcomes nine newcomers for the 2013-14 campaign. Six newcomers will be eligible this season. Seven newcomers have previous collegiate experience, and the group has a combined nine years of Division I playing experience. HIGH EXPECTATIONS: Morehead State’s 2013-14 recruiting class has been rated No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Conference by Hoop Scoop Online. The Eagle newcomers were also tabbed in the nation’s top-25 percent, checking in at 75th out of 329 Division I schools. THE MAN IN CHARGE: Sean Woods, who has been associated with six Division I men's basketball programs, is in his second season as the head coach at Morehead State. It is also his sixth season as a Division I head coach and 11th year of coaching at the collegiate level. WHO ELSE IS ON THE STAFF?: Associate Head Coach Dylan Howard, Assistant Coach Brian “B.J.” Ellis and Assistant Coach Beau Braden all return to the coaching staff for 2013-14. The program’s graduate managers are Martiese Morones and Jonathan Mattox. A CHALLENGING SCHEDULE: Morehead State will play 31 regular-season games in 2013-14. The slate features 10 dates against postseason teams from a year ago, including Pac-12 Conference member UCLA (Nov. 22) and Southeastern Conference opponent Tennessee (Dec. 23). SATISFYING THE HOME CROWD: Morehead State will play 14 regular-season home games, including non-conference match-ups against Conference USA opponent Marshall (Nov. 17), Horizon League member Wright State (Dec. 2) and Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green (Dec. 15). NATIONAL EXPOSURE IS BIG: Morehead State will play at least five games on national television in 2013-14 -- two on ESPNU, one on CBS Sports Network, one on Fox Sports 2 and one on the Pac-12 Networks. The final two rounds of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament will also be televised nationally. YOU CAN CALL US PROFESSIONALS: Two members of Morehead State’s 2012-13 roster have signed professional contracts. Devon Atkinson is with the Rendsburg Twisters Basketball Club in Germany, while Jason Holmes is with the ST KILDA Football Club in the Australian Football League. 2013-14 Morehead State Men’s Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Location Time (ET) Telecast / Webcast Sat. Nov. 2 St. Catharine (Ky.) ^ Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. Sat. Nov. 9 Mid-Continent (Ky.) Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Tues. Nov. 12 at East Tennessee State Johnson City, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. ASun.tv Fri. Nov. 15 at Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio 8:00 p.m. Fox Sports 2 Sun. Nov. 17 Marshall Morehead, Ky. 2:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Tues. Nov. 19 at Northern Kentucky Highland Heights, Ky. 7:00 p.m. ASun.tv Fri. Nov. 22 at UCLA & Los Angeles, Calif. 11:00 p.m. Pac-12 Networks Sun. Nov. 24 at Nevada & Reno, Nev. 6:00 p.m. NevadaWolfPack.tv Thurs. Nov. 28 vs. Chattanooga & Las Vegas, Nev. % 5:00 p.m. TBD Fri. Nov. 29 vs. Gardner-Webb or IUPUI & Las Vegas, Nev. % 3:30 or 6 p.m. TBD Mon. Dec. 2 Wright State Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Wed. Dec. 4 at Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Miss. 8:00 p.m. SouthernMiss.com Sun. Dec. 15 Bowling Green Morehead, Ky. 2:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Thurs. Dec. 19 South Dakota Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Mon. Dec. 23 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU / ESPN3.com Mon. Dec. 30 Asbury (Ky.) Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Thurs. Jan. 2 at SIU Edwardsville # Edwardsville, Ill. 8:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. Jan. 4 at Eastern Illinois # Charleston, Ill. 3:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. Jan. 11 Eastern Kentucky # Morehead, Ky. 7:30 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Thurs. Jan. 16 Southeast Missouri # Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. Jan. 18 UT Martin # Morehead, Ky. 2:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Thurs. Jan. 23 at Belmont # Nashville, Tenn. 8:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. Jan. 25 at Tennessee State # Nashville, Tenn. 8:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Wed. Jan. 29 Belmont # Morehead, Ky. 9:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network Sat. Feb. 1 Jacksonville State # Morehead, Ky. 2:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. Feb. 8 at Eastern Kentucky # Richmond, Ky. 11:00 a.m. ESPNU / ESPN3.com Thurs. Feb. 13 at Jacksonville State # Jacksonville, Ala. 8:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. Feb. 15 at Tennessee Tech # Cookeville, Tenn. 8:30 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Wed. Feb. 19 Austin Peay # Morehead, Ky. 7:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. Feb. 22 at Murray State # Murray, Ky. 8:00 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Thurs. Feb. 27 Tennessee State # Morehead, Ky. 7:30 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Sat. March 1 Tennessee Tech # Morehead, Ky. 7:30 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Wed. March 5 OVC First Round $ Nashville, Tenn. 7 or 9 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Thurs. March 6 OVC Second Round $ Nashville, Tenn. 7 or 9 p.m. OVCDigitalNetwork.com Fri. March 7 OVC Semifinals $ Nashville, Tenn. 7:30 or 10 p.m. ESPNU / ESPN3.com Sat. March 8 OVC Championship $ Nashville, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Home games are in bold # = Ohio Valley Conference game ^ = exhibition game $ = OVC Tournament game at Municipal Auditorium & = Las Vegas Invitational % = game to be played at Orleans Arena NOTE: dates and times subject to change last update: Oct. 21, 2013 All regular-season and postseason games will be broadcast on the Eagle Sports Network, which includes WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead (flagship station) and MSUEagles.com. Live audio is also available on most mobile devices via m.Morehead.EZStream.com. 2013-14 Morehead State Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Drew Kelly F 6-6 230 R-Sr. Franklin, Tenn. (Miami University) 1 Luka Pajkovic G 6-3 200 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia (Brevard CC) 2 Jordan Percell F 6-7 220 Jr. Campbellsville, Ky. (Campbellsville HS) 3 Corban Collins # G 6-3 185 R-Fr. High Point, N.C. (LSU) 4 DeAndre Leatherwood C 6-10 185 Jr. Germantown, Md. (Prince George’s CC) 12 Bakari Turner G 6-4 185 Sr. Plano, Texas (Cedar Valley College) 14 Jared Ravenscraft G 6-2 205 R-So. Morehead, Ky. (Kentucky Christian Univ.) 15 Kareem Storey G 5-10 190 Jr. Baltimore, Md. (College of Southern Idaho) 20 Chad Posthumus C 6-11 265 R-Sr. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Howard CC) 21 Jalen Courtney # F 6-7 220 R-Jr. Jackson, Miss. (LSU) 22 Angelo Warner G 6-2 195 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Jones HS) 24 Aary Bibens G 6-4 200 Fr. Bennington, Vt. (Mount Anthony Union HS) 25 Karam Mashour F 6-6 210 R-Jr. Nazareth, Israel (UNLV) 30 Greg Dotson F 6-5 190 Fr. Abington, Pa. (Germantown Academy) 31 Lyonell Gaines # F 6-6 220 R-So. Louisville, Ky. (IUPUI) 32 Brent Arrington G 6-3 180 R-So. Baltimore, Md. (Mississippi Valley State) 50 Billy Reader C 6-10 260 R-Jr. Lake Oswego, Ore. (College of Southern Idaho) Head Coach: Sean Woods (Kentucky, 1992), second season Associate Head Coach: Dylan Howard (UAB, 1992), second season Assistant Coach: Brian “B.J.” Ellis (West Florida, 2005), second season Assistant Coach: Beau Braden (Centre College, 2009), third season Graduate Manager: Martiese Morones (Kentucky, 2012), second season Graduate Manager: Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel College, 2012), first season # = must sit out 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules Pronunciations 1 LOO-KA PAHK-AH-VITCH 24 AIR-EE BIB-INS AHC DIE-LIN Howard 12 BAH-CAR-EE Turner 25 KUR-ROM MAH-SHORE AC BO BRAY-DIN 20 Chad PAWS-TO-MISS 31 LIE-UH-NELL Gaines GM MAR-TEESE MUR-OWN-IS Head Men’s Basketball Coach Sean Woods Sean Woods, who has been associated with six Division I men's basketball programs, is in his second season as the head coach at Morehead State. It is also his sixth season as a Division I head coach and 11th year of coaching at the collegiate level. Woods guided Morehead State to a 15-18 overall record and 8-8 Ohio Valley Conference mark in 2012-13, despite inheriting a program with just four scholarship players. The Eagles also made their eighth straight OVC Tournament appearance in his first campaign. Before taking the reigns at MSU, Woods led Mississippi Valley State to 50 overall wins and 44 Southwestern Athletic Conference victories from 2008-12. The 2011-12 Delta Devils finished 21-13 overall, 17-1 in the SWAC, won the conference tournament and advanced to the school’s fifth-ever NCAA Tournament. MVSU improved by 14 overall wins and 10 conference victories from his first season to his fourth. Woods was recognized as the 2011-12 SWAC Coach of the Year and earned the prestigious Ben Jobe Award, which honors the top minority coach in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball.