1 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NOVEMBER Sun, 6 Cincinnati Christian (Ex.) W, 106-63 Fri, 11 Kentucky Christian W, 106-41 Sun, 13 Lipscomb W, 89-75 Wed, 16 at Marshall 7:00 pm Sat, 19 at Evansville 1:00 pm Fri, 25 at Pittsburgh 7:00 pm Wed, 30 Northern Kentucky 7:00 pm DECEMBER Sat, 3 at Purdue 2:00 pm Sat, 10 at Lipscomb 5:00 pm Tue, 13 at Eastern Washington 9:05 pm Sat, 17 East Tennessee State 2:00 pm Mon, 19 Central Arkansas 7:30 pm Thur, 22 at Mississippi State 7:00 pm Wed, 28 Asbury 7:00 pm Sat, 31 at UT Martin 7:00 pm JANUARY Thur, 5 Eastern Illinois 7:45 pm Sat, 7 SIU Edwardsville 4:15 pm Thur, 12 Belmont 7:00 pm Sat, 14 Tennessee State 7:45 pm Thur, 19 at Austin Peay 8:00 pm Sat, 21 Eastern Kentucky 7:45 pm Thur, 26 at Tennessee Tech 7:00 pm Sat, 28 at Jacksonville State 12:00 pm FEBRUARY Sat, 4 at Southeast Missouri 5:15 pm Wed, 8 Murray State 7:00 pm Sat, 11 at Eastern Kentucky 7:00 pm Thur, 16 at Tennessee State 9:00 pm Sat, 18 at Belmont 5:00 pm Thur, 23 Tennessee Tech 9:00 pm Sat, 25 Jacksonville State 4:15 pm MARCH 1-4 OVC TOURNAMENT MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES Record: 2-0 Road Record: 0-0 Last Game: W, 89-75 (v. Lipscomb) Current Streak: W2 Scoring Margin: +39.5 Head Coach: Sean Woods Woods Record at MSU: 77-63 (5th year) Woods Career Record: 127-143 (9th year) Leading Scorer: Maitland (12.5) Leading Rebounder: Marrero (9.5) Assists Leader: Maitland (5.0) Blocks Leader: Bitting (1.5) Steals Leader: Maitland (4.0) Next Game: Sat, Nov. 19, at Evansville THE OPENING TIP... MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD Record: 1-0 Home Record: 1-0 Last Game: W, 81-69 (v. NC Central) Current Streak: W1 Scoring Margin: +12 Head Coach: Dan D Antoni, D Antoni s Record at MU: 29-35 (3rd year) D Antoni s Career Record: Same Leading Scorer: Thompson (20.0) Leading Rebounder: Thompson (10.0) Assists Leader: Taylor (5.0) Blocks Leader: Taylor (3.0) Steals Leader: Elmore (3.0) Next Game: Sat, Nov. 19 vs. Western Carolina LOOKING TO GO 3-0 FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1993-94 Morehead State is 2-0 for the first time since 2013-14. That season they beat Mid-Continent and ETSU to open the year. With a win today, they will move to 3-0 for the first time since 1993-94 when they beat NKU, Loyola-Chicago, and Thomas More. That season, they finished 14-14. THE INTERSTATE 64 BATTLE Tonight s contest will be the 98th meeting between Marshall and Morehead State. Marshall owns a 50-47 advantage in the series, but the Eagles have won the last three. Last season, the Eagles utilized a balanced attack to down Marshall, 85-61. The Eagles outrebounded the Herd, 45-27, and held a 50-20 advantage in points in the paint. The MSU bench outscored Marshall, 44-20. MSU shot 53 percent to MU s 36 percent. Head coach Sean Woods holds a 3-1 record against the Herd at MSU. QUICK STARTS The Eagles got off to a 21-0 start against KCU and a 12-0 start against Lipscomb. RICO IS A DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE Senior DeJuan Marrero scored 17 points and recorded 16 rebounds for his seventh career double-double against Lipscomb on Sunday. THE NEW FLOOR GENERAL Sophomore guard Malik Maitland set career highs with 20 points and six steals in the Eagles opener vs. KCU. He had three three-pointers and 12 points before the first media timeout and helped MSU jump out to a 21-0 lead. He shot 7-9 from the floor and 5-6 from three-point range. He had five points and eight assists in the win over Lipscomb. DOING THE DIRTY WORK Morehead State s rebounding margin is +20.5 through two games after outrebounding KCU, 43-25, in their opener and then outrebounding Lipscomb, 46-23. They have 35 offensive rebounds in their first two games. The Eagles are outscoring opponents in the paint, 98-30, through two games after outscoring KCU in the paint, 56-14, and then outscoring Lipscomb, 42-16, down low. PROBABLE STARTERS 11 22 5 15 1 Malik MAITLAND Xavier MOON Miguel DICENT DeJuan MARRERO Treshaad WILLIAMS 12.5 1.0 5.0 20.5 10.5 3.0 1.5 20.5 5.5 2.0 4.5 21.5 9.5 9.5 2.0 23.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 9.5
2 GAMEDAY & CONTACT INFO Television / Video: Herdzone.com Radio / Audio: Eagle Sports Network / Radio Affiliates: 96.3 FM, 103.7 FM & 1520 AM Radio Brodcaster: Chuck Mraz, Jason Blanton Mobile: m.morehead.ezstream.com & Eagle Empire App Live Statistics: Linked to Media Relations Director: Nick Evans 502-807-9345 (cell) n.evans@moreheadstate.edu Twitter: @MSUEagles, @MSUEaglesMBB Facebook: Facebook.com/MSUEagles UNIVERSITY INFO Location: Morehead, Ky. Founded: 1887 Enrollment: 10,951 Nickname: Eagles Colors: Blue and Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Ohio Valley Facility: Ellis T. Johnson Arena (6,500) President: Dr. Wayne D. Andrews Athletic Director: Brian Hutchinson TALE OF THE TAPE Team Statistics MSU (2-0) MU (1-0) Points per game 97.5 81.0 Scoring margin +39.5 +12.0 Field goal percentage.537.475 3-Point FG-Attempts 15-37 8-26 3-point FG percentage.405.308 3-pt FG made per game 7.5 8.0 Free Throws-Attempts 34-51 17-25 Free throw percentage.667.680 FTs made per game 17.0 17.0 Rebounds per game 44.5 41.0 Rebounding margin +20.5 +1.0 Assists per game 24.5 13.0 Turnovers per game 15.5 13.0 Turnover margin +11.0 +0.0 Assist/turnover ratio 1.6 1.0 Steals per game 16.5 6.0 Blocks per game 4.0 5.0 STEAL KINGS Through two games, the Eagles have 33 steals after recording 22 against KCU and 11 against LIpcomb. They had 44 points off turnovers in the win over KCU. RETURNING STARTERS Morehead State returns two starters from last year s team, including senior Xavier Moon, a preseason All-OVC selection, who averaged 10.2 points and ranked seventh in the OVC with a 41 percent shooting percentage from three-point line. The other returning starter is senior DeJuan Marrero. Junior Miguel Dicent and sophomore Malik Maitland also return after making a combined 20 starts. MOON NAMED PRESEASON ALL-OVC Senior Xavier Moon played in 37 games last year, with 21 starts. He tied for second on the team with 10.2 points per game, while averaging 2.6 rebounds. He drilled 48 percent from the field and 77 percent from the free-throw line. He had a career-high 25 points at JSU on 2/27, while shooting 7-10 from floor, 3-4 from three, 8-8 from FT line and pulled down career-high seven rebounds. He ranked seventh in the OVC in three-point field goal percentage (41). MARRERO RECOGNIZED BY INDY STAR Senior DeJuan Marrero was named to the Indy Star s All-Indiana Third Team, which is awarded to players from the state of Indiana. He played in 37 games last year, with 25 starts. The native of Gary, Ind. averaged 8.2 points and 7.2 rebounds, while shooting 47 percent from the field. He had six double-doubles. He ranked fifth in the OVC in rebounding (7.2 average / 266 total). 20-WIN SEASON Morehead State recorded its seventh 20-win season in program history in 2015-16. Five of those 20-win campaigns have come in the previous eight years and head coach Sean Woods has led MSU to 20-plus wins twice in four years. With 23 wins on the year, the Eagles recorded the most victories since they finished the 2010-11 season at 25-10. 11-5 IN THE OVC Last season, the Eagles recorded 11 wins in OVC play for the first time since they won 13 in 2010-11. That season they played 18 OVC games and finished 13-5. WE WENT TO THE SHIP With their trip to the CBI Championship last season, Morehead State participated in its first ever national postseason championship game. When the Eagles played Game 3 of the CBI Finals on April 1, it marked just the second ever game played in April by an OVC team. Murray State also played in April in 2014. FOUR POSTSEASON WINS Last season, for the first time in program history, the Eagles won four postseason games in one season. MSU previously won two postseason games in 1956 and 1961. In both seasons, they won an NCAA Regional quarterfinal game and then a Regional third place game. ON TO THE POSTSEASON Morehead State has made ten postseason appearances. The Eagles have advanced beyond the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in five of the past eight seasons. MSU participated in the College Basketball Invitational in 2010, 2014 and 2016. THE MAN IN CHARGE Sean Woods, who has been associated with six Division I men s basketball programs, is in his fifth season as the head coach at Morehead State. It is also his ninth season as a Division I head coach and 14th year of coaching at the collegiate level. Woods guided Morehead State to a 23-14 record and a trip to the CBI Finals in 2015-16. He is 75-63 in his first four seasons and his 75 wins in his first four years is the most for any coach in program history during that span. PLAYING ON TV Morehead State will play on television at least four times in 2015-16. In conference play, Morehead State will play two games on ESPNU, one on CBS Sports Network and one on American Sports Network. Morehead State s ESPNU broadcasts will take place when they host Belmont on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. ET and when then travel to Tennessee State on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 9 p.m. ET. MSU s home game against Tennessee Tech on Thursday, Feb. 23 has been selected by the CBS Sports Network and their road contest at Jacksonville State on Saturday, Jan. 28 has been selected by the American Sports Network. The Eagles will have two more ESPN telecasts if they advance to the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. FIND MSU EAGLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER: @MSUEagles, @MSUEaglesMBB INSTAGRAM: @MSUEagles FACEBOOK: facebook.com/msueagles YOUTUBE: youtube.com/msueagles SNAPCHAT: MSU_Eagles
3 OVC STANDINGS Conference Overall East Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Tennessee State 0 0.000 3 0 1.000 Morehead State 0 0.000 2 0 1.000 Eastern Kentucky 0 0.000 1 1.500 Jacksonville State 0 0.000 1 1.500 Belmont 0 0.000 0 0.000 Tennessee Tech 0 0.000 0 2.000 West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Murray State 0 0.000 1 0 1.000 SIU Edwardsville 0 0.000 2 1.666 Eastern Illinois 0 0.000 1 1.500 Southeast Missouri 0 0.000 1 1.500 UT Martin 0 0.000 1 1.500 Austin Peay 0 0.000 1 1.500 Morehead State at Marshall, 7:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri at Western Illinois, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky, 9:00 p.m. (FOX College Sports) ROSTER / COACHING STAFF / PRONUNCIATIONS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Ty Quan Bitting F/C 6-9 220 Sr. Winston-Salem, NC (Angelina College) 1 Treshaad Williams F 6-5 235 Sr. Nashville, Ga. (NW Florida State) 2 Jordan Walker G 6-1 177 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 3 Keion Alexander F/C 6-9 210 R-Jr. Brooklyn, NY (Southwest Tennessee CC) 5 Miguel Dicent G 6-3 155 Jr. Santo Domingo, D.R. (Canarias Basketball Acad.) 10 Alonzo Chatman F 6-7 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) 11 Malik Maitland G 5-11 170 So. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Father Lopez Catholic) 13 Lamontray Harris F 6-7 210 So. Louisville, KY (Pleasure Ridge Park HS) 15 DeJuan Marrero F 6-6 230 R-Sr. Gary, IN (Chipola College [FL]) 21 Wes Noble F 6-5 190 R-So. Jackson, KY (Breathitt County HS) 22 Xavier Moon G 6-2 190 Sr. Goodwater, AL (NW Florida State) 23 Malik Winston G 6-4 194 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Dundalk) 25 Ronnye Beamon F 6-5 195 Sr. Calumet City, IL (Kaskaskia College) 32 Djimon Henson G 6-3 189 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) 35 Soufiyane Diakite F 6-6 192 Jr. Bronx, NY (Cowley CC) Head Coach: Sean Woods (Kentucky, 1992), fifth season Associate Head Coach: Dylan Howard (UAB, 1992), fifth season Assistant Coach: Preston Spradlin (Alice Lloyd [Ky.], 2009), third season Assistant Coach: Derrick Tilmon (Southern Illinois, 2000), second season Director of Operations: Jonathan Mattox (Emmanuel [Ga.], 2011), fourth season Pronunciations 0 Ty Quan BIT-ting 1 TRIH-shawd Williams 3 KEY-on Alexander 5 ME-GEHL DIH-CENT 11 mah-leek MATE-lind 15 DeJuan mur-rare-oh 32 JI-mon Henson 35 SOO-fee-an DEE-ah-kee-TEE AHC DIE-lin Howard SEAN WOODS -- MOREHEAD STATE HEAD COACH 77-63,.550 at MSU (fifth season) / 127-143,.470 as HC (ninth season) Sean Woods, who has been associated with six Division I men s basketball programs, is in his fifth season as the head coach at Morehead State. It is also his ninth season as a Division I head coach and 14th year of coaching at the collegiate level. Prior to the 2016-17 season, Woods signed a contract extension with Morehead State through 2019-20. (L-R): Spradlin, Tilmon, Woods, Howard, Mattox, Percell Woods compiled a 75-63 record in his first four seasons at Morehead State. He has more wins in his first four seasons than any coach in program history. He has mentored 11 professional athletes in four seasons at Morehead State. 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. Prior to accepting the head position in Itta Bena, Miss., Woods spent time on the coaching staffs at TCU (2006-08), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2005-06) and High Point (2003-05). All five of those teams recorded at least 13 wins. His squad at TAMUCC posted a 20-8 overall record. (NOTE: Visit for additional information on Sean Wood)
4 0 -- Ty Quan Bitting Forward/Center 6-9 220 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Angelina College (TX) 1 -- Treshaad Williams Forward 6-5 235 Senior Nashville, GA NW Florida State College ** Helped Roadrunners to 21-10 record, which was their best in nine seasons ** Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference accolades ** Averaged 11.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14-15 at Angelina PTS 9, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 12, vs. SCC (2/16/16) REBS 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3, two times ASTS 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) STLS 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 3, vs. SCC (2/16/16) BKS 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) FGM 4, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 5, vs. SCC (2/16/16) FTM 1, two times 2, vs. SCC (2/16/16) ** Career-high 15 points, while shooting, 9-of-9 from the free throw line at JSU on 2/27. ** Averaged 8.7 points and 7.6 rebounds and helped lead NW Florida State College to a National Junior College Championship in 14-15 ** The Raiders finished 33-2 overall and 23-0 in non-conference action PTS -------- 15, at Jax State (2/27/16) REBS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 7, at EIU (1/16/16) ASTS -------- 2, vs. SCC (2/16/16) STLS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 2, three times BKS -------- 1, at TSU (2/6/16) FGM -------- 5, two times FTM -------- 9, at Jax State (2/27/16) 2 -- Jordan Walker Guard 6-1 177 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Cathedral HS ** Scored in double figures in both games. Had 14 points on 6-7 shooting, 2-3 from three, in his debut vs. KCU and followed that with 10 points against Lipscomb. 3 -- Keion Alexander Forward/Center 6-10 210 R-Junior Brooklyn, NY Southwest Tennessee CC ** Averaged 14.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists as a junior in 2014-15 ** Ranked as the ninth best player in the state by IndyStar and the third best point guard ** Named Second Team All-City and to the All-City Tournament Team as a junior. ** Redshirted in 2015-16 ** Averaged 3.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots as sophomore at SW Tennessee CC ** Helped STCC to a No. 11 National Junior College Athletic Association ranking PTS 14, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 14, vs. KCU (11/11/16) REBS 3, two times 3, two times ASTS 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) STLS 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) BKS -------- -------- FGM 6, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 6, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3FGM 2, two times 2, two times FTM -------- -------- PTS 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) REBS 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) ASTS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) STLS 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) BKS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) FGM 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) FTM 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) Visit /MBB for full bios, individual game-by-game statistics and complete box scores
5 -- Miguel Dicent Guard 6-3 155 Junior Santo Domingo, D.R. Canarias Academy 10 -- Alonzo Chatman Forward 6-7 200 Freshman Chicago, IL Morgan Park HS ** Marked career high with 20 points on 8-12 shooting vs. Green Bay on 12/28/15. ** Played for the Dominican Republic National Team at the 2015 Pan American Games ** Hit the game-winning runner against Belmont on 2/7/15 ** Finished his prep career at the Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain ** Played for the Dominican National Team in a 2011 Tournament PTS 7, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 20, vs. Green Bay (12/28/15) REBS 3, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 7, vs. MU (11/21/15) ASTS 6, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 7, vs. MU (11/21/15) STLS 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 3, four times BKS -------- 1, six times FGM 2, two times 8, vs. Green Bay (12/28/15) 3FGM 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 4, at Davidson (12/23/15) FTM 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 6, vs. TSU (2/18), vs. Nev (3/28) ** Helped Morgan Park win back-to-back 3A State Championships during his freshman and sophomore seasons. ** As a senior, led the Mustangs to a top three ranking in the state and to a state semifinal appearance. PTS 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) REBS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) ASTS -------- -------- STLS -------- -------- BKS -------- -------- FGM 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) FTM 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 11 -- Malik Maitland Guard 5-11 170 Sophomore Daytona Beach, FL Father Lopez Catholic HS ** Career high 20 points and six steals vs. KCU on 11/11/16. Shot 7-9 from floor, 5-6 from three. 13 -- Lamontray Harris Forward 6-7 210 Sophomore Louisville, KY Pleasure Ridge Park HS (KY) ** Had a team-high 9 assists and 8 points in his collegiate debut vs. Cincinnati Christian on 11/13 **Had 11 points and made 6-of-7 from FT line including two late to build deciding three-point margin on 1/14 at SIUE. ** Averaged an area-best 23.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior in 2014-15 ** Started playing on Father Lopez s varsity team in seventh grade PTS 20, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 20, vs. KCU (11/11/16) REBS 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 6, at Belmont (2/4/16) ASTS 8, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 9, vs. CCU (11/13/15) STLS 6, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 6, vs. KCU (11/11/16) BKS -------- 2, vs. CCU (11/13/15) FGM 7, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 7, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3FGM 5, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 5, vs. KCU (11/11/16) FTM 1, two times 7, vs. EKU (2/11/16) ** As freshman, set career-highs in points in three straight games, scoring eight vs. SEMO, 11 vs. UTM, and 12 at SIUE. ** Averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds for Robinson Prep in 14-15 ** Averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds as a senior in 2013-14 at PRP, helped the Panthers to a 95-32 overall record (.748) ** PRP won Sixth Region championships and advanced to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association s Sweet Sixteen his final two campaigns PTS 9, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 12, at SIUE (1/14/16) REBS 10, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 10, vs. KCU (11/11/16) ASTS 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) STLS 1 vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, five times BKS 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 2, vs. APSU (1/27/16) FGM 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 5, at SIUE (1/14/16) 3FGM 1 vs. KCU (11/11/16) 2, vs. APSU (1/27/16) FTM -------- 5, vs. UTM (1/9/16) Visit /MBB for full bios, individual game-by-game statistics and complete box scores 5
15 -- DeJuan Marrero Forward 6-6 230 R-Senior Gary, IN Chipola College (FL) ** Posted 17 points and career high 16 rebounds for seventh double-double vs. Lipscomb on 11/13 ** Named OVC Newcomer of the Week twice ** Career-high 21 points, 11 rebounds in the 78-77 win vs. Belmont on 2/13. ** Seven career double-doubles ** Paced Chipola College with 14.4 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per contest ** Averaged 1.2 points and 2.2 rebounds for the Blue Demons as a redshirt freshman after missing his freshman year with right knee injury ** Played for Puerto Rico s U18 national team at the 2010 FIBA Americas Tournament. PTS 17, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 21, vs. Belmont (2/13/16) REBS 16, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 16, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) ASTS 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 5, vs. SEMO (1/7/15) STLS 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 4, two times BKS 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 3, at ETSU (12/30/15) FGM 6, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 7, three times FTM 5, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 7, two times 21 -- Wes Noble Forward 6-5 190 R-Sophomore Jackson, KY Breathitt County HS ** Had a career-high 10 points and shot 5-6 from the free throw line vs. SSC on 2/16/16 ** Served as a student manager and practice player in 14-15 ** Helped Breathitt County HS to a 24-9 overall record and 6-0 mark in district play as a senior in 2013-14 PTS 9, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 10, vs. SCC (2/16/16) REBS 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 3, vs. SCC (2/16/16) ASTS -------- 3, vs. SEMO (1/7) STLS 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) BKS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) FGM 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3FGM 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, two times FTM 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 5, vs. SCC (2/16/16) 22 -- Xavier Moon Guard 6-2 165 Senior Goodwater, AL NW Florida State College 25 -- Ronnye Beamon Forward 6-5 195 Junior Calumet City, IL Kaskaskia College (IL) ** Career-high 25 points at JSU on 2/27/16. Shot 7-10 from floor, 3-4 from three, 8-8 from FT line. Also, pulled down career-high seven rebounds. ** Named OVC Newcomer of Week after scoring 24 vs. TTU and 22 vs. JSU. ** Averaged 7.7 points and 2.7 rebounds and helped lead NW Florida State College to a National Junior College Championship in 14-15 ** The Raiders finished 33-2 overall and 23-0 in non-conference action PTS 12, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 25, at Jax State (2/27/16) REBS 3, two times 7, at Jax State (2/27/16) ASTS 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 5, vs. SCC (2/16/16) STLS 1, two times 3, three times BKS -------- 1, four times FGM 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 8, three times 3FGM 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 4, at Illinois State (11/16/15) FTM 6, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 8, three time **Played career-high minutes in back-to-back games with 21 vs. UTM on 1/9 and 24 at SIUE on 1/14. Had nine points and six rebounds in win over UTM, six points and five rebounds, 4-5 at line at SIUE. ** Averaged 10.5 points and 3.3 rebounds and helped lead Kaskaskia College to a 23-9 overall record and 11-5 mark in Great Rivers Athletic Conference play in 14-15 ** Played in 13 contests as a redshirt freshman at Youngstown State in 13-14 PTS 10, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 12, vs. CCU (11/13/15) REBS 2, two times 6, vs. UTM (1/9/16) ASTS -------- 2, two times STLS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 5, at Ohio (3/23/16) BKS -------- 2, vs. Belmont (2/13/16) FGM 4, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 4, three times 3FGM -------- 2, vs. CCU (11/13/15) FTM 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 5, at EIU (1/16/16) Visit /MBB for full bios, individual game-by-game statistics and complete box scores 6
32 -- Djimon Henson Guard 6-3 189 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North HS Last Game Recap -- Nov. 13 Morehead State 89, Lipscomb 75 MOREHEAD, Ky. Morehead State men s basketball picked up its second consecutive victory Sunday evening, defeating Lipscomb 89-75 at Johnson Arena. I m proud of our guys, said head coach Sean Woods. We did what we needed to do against a complex team. ** Averaged 18.5 points and 6.0 rebounds as a junior in 2014-15 ** Was named a Indiana Junior All-Star and ranked eighth in Indiana s Class of 2016 ** Was named one of the top candidates for 2016 IndyStar Mr. Basketball. The Eagles were led by a balanced scoring attack that saw five players reach double-digit outputs. Senior DeJuan Marrero headed the charge with a monstrous 17-point, 16-rebound double-double. The Gary, Ind. native s 16 boards bettered his previous career high of 13 and it marked his seventh career double-double. PTS 9, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 9, vs. KCU (11/11/16) REBS 1, two times 1, two times ASTS 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 4, vs. KCU (11/11/16) STLS 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) BKS 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) FGM 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3FGM 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 1, vs. KCU (11/11/16) FTM 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 2, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 35 -- Soufiyane Diakite Forward 6-6 192 Junior Bronx, NY Cowley CC (Marrero) is our guy, Woods said. He has to continue to own the backboards like that. Morehead State dominated several statistical categories, including team rebounds (46-23), bench points (48-25), and points in the paint (42-16). The Eagles never trailed on the scoreboard. Senior guard Xavier Moon notched 12 points, while Soufiyane Diakite, Jordan Walker, and Ronnye Beamon combined for 32 points off the bench. The Eagles will spend their next three games on the road, starting with a trip to Huntington, W. Va. on Nov. 16. Morehead State is set to tip off with Marshall next Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. ** Scored in double figures in first two games with 10 points against KCU and 12 against Lipscomb. ** Averaged 13.0 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds last season at Cowley ** Named All-Jayhawk Conference Second Team. PTS 12, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 12, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) REBS 6, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 6, vs. KCU (11/11/16) ASTS 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 2, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) STLS 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) 3, vs. KCU (11/11/16) BKS -------- -------- FGM 4, two times 4, two times 3FGM 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 1, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) FTM 3, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) 3, vs. Lipscomb (11/13/16) Visit /MBB for full bios, individual game-by-game statistics and complete box scores 7