GAME 14 Morgan State Bears (5-8, 1-0 MEAC) at Terrapins (11-2, 0-0 ACC) Jan. 7, 2008, 8:00 p.m. Comcast Center -- College Park, Md. SPORTS INFORMATION 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE BALTIMORE, MD OFFICE (443) 885-3831 FAX (443) 885-8307 MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 2008-09 Schedule Opponent Time N15 La Salle L, 61-64 N17 UMBC W, 67-60 N19 Manhattan L, 60-61 N21-23 1-Glenn Wilkes Classic vs. Marshall W, 72-67 vs. Utah L, 37-66 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 54-71 N29 Ole Miss L, 70-78 D1 St. Francis (Pa.) L, 61-65 D6 W, 62-48 D10 DePaul W, 79-75 D27 vs. William Jessup W, 70-68 D28 vs. Saint Mary s L, 60-76 D30 Univ. of Washington L, 67-81 J7 8:00 p.m. J10 4:00 p.m. J12 8:00 p.m. J17 4:00 p.m. J19 7:30 p.m. J24 4:00 p.m. J26 7:30 p.m. J31 F2 7:30 p.m. F7 4:00 p.m. F9 7:30 p.m. F14 4:00 p.m. F16 7:30 p.m. F18 7:30 p.m. F20 F21 F23 7:30 p.m. F28 4:00 p.m. M5 4:00 p.m. M9 On the Air TELEVISION * Comcast SportsNet The game will be regionally televised by Comcast SportsNet. The broadcast team for the games is Chick H RADIO * MSU Sports Radio Network Play-by-Play: Lamont Germany Analyst: Austin Ward Available on WEAA Radio - 88.9 FM Projected MSU Starters and Notes G 3 Jermaine Itchy Bolden (5-9, 175, Sr., Baltimore) 8.3 ppg,.739 FT, 4.6 apg, 2.1 spg Last season saw action in 30 games and started in two...averaged 5.4 ppg...2.7 apg...2.0 rpg...transferred to MSU from South Plains Community College (Texas)...Selected to the Shamrock Classic All-Tourney Team G F F G 21 Rogers Barnes (6-1, 185, Sr., Columbia) 8.4 ppg,.380 FG, 2.0 apg, 1.1 spg Saw action in 22 games last season...averaged 3.9 ppg...shot 39% (30-77) from the field...has started in 6-of-7 games this season...averaging 8.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg and is shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc... Averaging 28 minutes per game...posted career-high 17 points at Ole Miss 32 Marquise Kately (6-5, 220, Sr., San Francisco, Calif.) 9.8 ppg,.411 FG, 5.6 rpg, 1.2 spg Was selected to the 2008-09 All-MEAC First-Team..returns as the Bears leading scorer and rebounder... Started in 32-of-33 games...13.1 ppg...5.9 rpg...1.7 apg...shot 49.5% (187-378) from the field...41.7% (10-24 3FG) from 3-point territory...collected 6 boards and 16 points vs. DePaul (12/10) 33 Kevin Thompson (6-8, 240, R-Fr., Baltimore) 8.8 ppg,.374 FG, 6.9 rpg, 1.2 bpg Redshirted as a freshman in 2007...Standout at Walbrook H.S. (Baltimore, Md.) and one of the premier post players in the state of. MidAtlanticHoops.com listed him ranked 53rd of the Top 75 seniors from the Class of 2007...averaged 17.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game...was selected MEAC Rookie of the Week (12/28/08) 11 Reggie Holmes (6-4, 185, Jr., Baltimore, Md.) 14.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.2 spg Was selected to the 2008-09 Preseason All-MEAC second team...ranked among the MEAC s leading scorers... Helped lead squad to 2007-08 MEAC Regular Championship...MEAC Player of the Week (12/15/08)... Attended Saint Frances High School The Bears will tip-off against the Terps on Wednesday The Matchup Morgan State will travel to College Park to face the Terrapins on Wednesday, January 7th at Comcast Arena. The Bears will enter the contest attempting to get back in the win column following a loss at PAC-10 opponent Washington. Reggie Holmes led the Bears with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Kevin Thompson posted a gamehigh 12 rebounds. The Terrapins (11-2) are coming off their seventh straight win as a result of a 85-75 victory at home against Charlotte on Saturday night. Junior point guard Greivis Vasquez had 27 points and Landon Milbourne scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half to help improve to 9-0 at Comcast Center. The Terps hold a commanding 5-0 record against Morgan State since the 1988-89 season. MSU Record 5-8 (1-0 MEAC) 2007-08 Record 22-11 (14-2 MEAC) Last Game Dec. 30 in College Park, Md. loss at Washington, 81-67 Coach Todd Bozeman (3rd yr) Record 103-72/7th year MSU Record 40-37/3rd year Bozeman vs. UM 0-2 will mark the last non-conference game before the Bears begin conference play against visiting North Carolina A&T on Jan. 10 at Hill Field House. The Departed The Bears had three key departures from last season s squad, and every one of them played a key role to the team s success over the last two years. Guard Jamar Smith was selected as the 2008 MEAC Player of the Year and center Boubacar Coly earned the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honor, while point guard Jerrell Green led the squad in assists (3.6 apg) and quarterbacked the team. Those three guys contributed significantly to the foundation of our program, noted Todd Bozeman. Hopefully, we ll be able to look back and know they were the most important building blocks we had. MARYLAND Record 11-2 ( 0-0 ACC) 2007-08 Record 19-15 (8-8 ACC) Last Game Jan. 3 in College Park, Md. vs. Charlotte (W, 85-75) Coach Gary Williams (31st yr) Record 615-343/31st year UM Record 408-217 (20th year)
MSU s Last Game -- MSU 67, Washington 81 (12/30/08-Seattle, Wash.) SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) - Freshman guard Isaiah Thomas scored a career-high 27 points and Jon Brockman grabbed the 1,000th rebound of his career Tuesday night as Washington extended its winning streak to seven, beating Morgan State 81-67. Senior center Brockman, who sat out nearly 11 minutes of the second half after picking up his fourth foul with 16:55 left in the game, added 18 points for the Huskies (9-3). He finished the night with five rebounds, giving him 1,004. He is within 47 rebounds of the all-time Washington career record of 1,051 set by Doug Smart from 1957-59. Reggie Holmes led Morgan State (5-8) with 16 points. Jermaine Bolden had 15 points, and Marquise Kately chipped in 14. FLASHBACK - MSU at (Dec. 27, 2007) COLLEGE PARK, Md. Eric Hayes led five Terps in double-figure scoring as pulled away in the second half against Morgan State, 89-65, at the Comcast Center before 17,950 fans. The loss dropped the Bears record to 4-4 (1-0 MEAC) while improved to 6-3. Morgan State entered the contest shorthanded in the backcourt as a result of injuries, as starting point guard Jerrell Green (ankle sprain) and Jermaine Bolden (shoulder) watched the game from the Bears bench. As a result, junior forward Marquise Kately took over the point guard position. Kately played the entire game and finished with just three turnovers, however his offensive production struggled as he completed the game shooting 2-for-15 from the field and scored a season-low with five points. Sophomore guard Reggie Holmes led the Bears with a game-high 20 points with six rebounds and three steals, while Jamar Smith added 16 points including seven boards and four assists. Boubacar Coly finished just shy of a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds. employed tough full court pressure and got baskets by James Gist to help the Terps jump out to an early 8-0 lead. Gist finished the game with 18 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. The Bears seemed to gain confidence as the game continued and rallied. Smith scored the Bears first basket to help spark a 13-5 run over the next six minutes as the Bears took advantage of careless Terps turnovers and poor shooting. An Adrian Bowie turnover led to a powerful dunk by Smith over Greivis Vasquez to knot the ballgame at 13 with 10:11 remaining in the half. Morgan State would go on to take a 27-25 lead at the 3:39 mark after an alley-oop dunk by Smith to Kately, followed by a layup by Gene Johnson as Terps fans grew restless. fired back with an 11-4 run. In the final seconds of the half Vasquez drove the lane and had his shot blocked twice. head coach Gary Williams felt Vasquez was fouled on the play and threw his jacket to center court before storming off the court in disgust. The Terps bench was assessed a technical foul as they went into the locker room with a 36-29 halftime lead. The second half was dominated by the Terps who continued to put pressure on Morgan State s tiring squad. Who to Contact MSU Sports Information Office (443) 885-3831 Sports Info. Director (Men s Basketball) Leonard L. Haynes IV leonard.haynes@morgan.edu Asst. SID (Women s Basketball Contact) Kevin Paige ravenspr26@aol.com Statistician Myron Vanterpool Sports Info. Student Assistants Rachel Orr, Kiara Conaway and Rhett Banks MSU Sports Radio Network (443) 885-3564 Fax: (410) 319-3798 Director of Radio Lafontaine Oliver - loliver@morgan.edu www.weaa.org MSU Athletics Online www.morganstatebears.com The Official Website of MSU Athletics is home to all the basketball information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found. The GAMEDAY section, updat- ed daily, has all relevant info for the upcoming game. Two three-pointers by Hayes pushed the score to 44-33, and Vasquez nailed another three-pointer e-pointer to increase the lead to 47-35 as the Terps never looked back. Holmes Selected MEAC Player of the Week (Dec. 14, 2008) Junior guard Reggie Holmes of Morgan State University was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Week, for the week ending December 14, 2008. Holmes (G, 6-4, 185, Jr., Baltimore, Md.) recorded 29 points and six rebounds in the Bears win over DePaul. He connected on 9-of-21 baskets including 5-for-9 from behind the 3-point arc in MSU s first victory over a member of the Big East. He also added two steals and one blocked shot in the victory. MONDAY 5 TUESDAY 6 WEDNESDAY 7 THURSDAY 8 FRIDAY 9 SATURDAY 10 SUNDAY Practice Noon Practice Noon Weekly Schedule e (Subject to change) Game 14 -- MSU vs., in College Park, Md. Practice TBD Practice TBD Game 15 -- MSU vs. North Carolina A&T, Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. Practice TBD 11 MONDAY 12 TUESDAY 13 WEDNESDAY 14 THURSDAY 15 FRIDAY 16 SATURDAY 17 SUNDAY Practice 3:30 p.m. Game 16 -- MSU vs. Norfolk State, Hill Field House in Baltimore, Md. Practice TBD Practice 3:30 p.m. Travel to Tallahassee. Fla. for Florida A&M game Game 17 -- MSU vs. Florida A&M, Gaither Gym in Tallahassee, Fla. Practice TBD 18
CAREER SPECIALTY NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Reggie Holmes 38 Marquise Kately 30 Jermaine Bolden 9 Rogers Barnes 6 Kevin Thompson 6 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE Marquise Kately 5 Kevin Thompson 4 Rico Myles, Reggie Holmes, Rogers Barnes 1 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Marquise Kately 4 Kevin Thompson 2 Rogers Barnes 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Reggie Holmes 145 Jermaine Bolden 26 Marquise Kately 13 CAREER Jermaine Bolden 150 Rogers Barnes 118 Marquise Kately 77 Reggie Holmes 28 CAREER Marquise Kately 19 Kevin Thompson 15 Reggie Holmes 10 Rogers Barnes 11 Rodney Stokes12 By Class Seniors (3) Rogers Barnes Jermaine Bolden Marquise Kately Juniors (7) Buford Foote Reggie Holmes Gene Johnson John Long Joseph Morgan Rico Myles Troy Smith Sophomore (1) Rodney Stokes Redshirt Freshman (2) Ameer Ali Desmond Thomas Freshman (1) Sean Thomas By State (9) Rogers Barnes (Columbia) Jermaine Bolden (Baltimore) Reggie Holmes (Baltimore) Gene Johnson (Hagerstown) John Long (Hagerstown) Troy Smith (Baltimore) Rodney Stokes (Glen Burnie) Desmond Thomas (Baltimore) Sean Thomas (Clinton) California (3) Marquise Kately (San Francisco) Joseph Morgan (Watts) Rico Myles (Los Angeles) Georgia (1) Buford Foote (Atlanta) Pennsylvania (1) Ameer Ali (Philadelphia) 2008-09 MSU Men s Basketball Roster NUMERICAL NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 1 Desmond Thomas G 5-9 185 Rf. -- Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 Jr. 1 Hagerstown, MD/Saint Maria Gorreti HS 3 Jermaine Bolden G 5-9 175 Sr. 3 Baltimore, MD/South Plains C.C./Douglass 4 Rico Myles F 6-8 225 Jr. 2 Los Angeles, CA/LA Trade Tech/Crenshaw HS 5 Joseph Morgan G 6-6 195 Jr. 2 Watts, CA/Los Angeles Trade Tech 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 Fr. -- Clinton, MD/Gwynn Park HS 21 Rogers Barnes G 6-2 190 Sr. 3 Columbia, MD/River Hill HS 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/Tr-NE J.C. (CO)/Douglass HS 32 Marquise Kately F 6-5 220 Sr. 3 San Francisco, CA/Archbishop Riordan/Cal 33 Kevin Thompson F 6-8 240 Rf. -- Baltimore, MD/Walbrook HS 34 Ameer Ali F 6-4 230 Rf. -- Philadelphia, PA/Progressive/Simon Grantz HS 42 Rodney Stokes F 6-10 225 So. 1 Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill HS 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Jr. 2 Hagerstown, MD/Tr-Hagerston CC/S. Hagerstown HS 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Jr. 2 Atlanta, GA/Tr-Pensacola CC/Stone Mountain HS ALPHABETICAL 34 Ameer Ali F 6-4 230 Rf. -- Philadelphia, PA/Progressive/Simon Grantz HS 21 Rogers Barnes G 6-2 190 Sr. 3 Columbia, MD/River Hill HS 3 Jermaine Bolden G 5-9 175 Sr. 3 Baltimore, MD/South Plains C.C./Douglass 53 Buford Foote C 6-9 215 Jr. 2 Atlanta, GA/Tr-Pensacola CC/Stone Mountain HS 11 Reggie Holmes G 6-4 180 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS 2 Gene Johnson F 6-7 220 Jr. 1 Hagerstown, MD/Saint Maria Gorreti HS 32 Marquise Kately F 6-5 220 Sr. 3 San Francisco, CA/Archbishop Riordan/Cal 44 John Long F 6-5 210 Jr. 2 Hagerstown, MD/Tr-Hagerston CC/S. Hagerstown HS 5 Joseph Morgan G 6-6 195 Jr. 2 Watts, CA/Los Angeles Trade Tech 4 Rico Myles F 6-8 225 Jr. 2 Los Angeles, CA/LA Trade Tech/Crenshaw HS 23 Troy Smith G 6-4 195 Jr. 2 Baltimore, MD/Tr-NE J.C. (CO)/Douglass HS 42 Rodney Stokes F 6-10 225 So. 1 Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill HS 1 Desmond Thomas G 5-9 185 Rf. -- Baltimore, MD/St. Frances HS 13 Sean Thomas G 6-1 185 Fr. -- Clinton, MD/Gwynn Park HS **Injured and not dressed Head Coach: Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island, 1986), 3rd year at MSU Assistant Coach: Kevin McClain (Univ. of Americas, 2003), 3rd year at MSU Assistant Coach: Sam Brand (Morgan State, 2006), 3rd year at MSU Assistant Coach: Darryl Prue (West Virginia, 1990), 2nd year at MSU Director of Basketball Operations: Sam Kayode (Morgan State, 2008), 4th year at MSU Director of Player Personnel/Manager: Keith Goodie (Morgan State, 2008), 2nd year at MSU Director of Sports Information: Leonard L. Haynes IV (Howard, 1992) Morgan State Selected MEAC Men s Basketball Preseason Favorite Bears picked to finish first for first time ever. Marquise Kately returns to lead Morgan State in 2008-09. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Morgan State, the recipient of 15 of the 21 first-place votes, was selected as the top preseason pick for the 2008-09 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men s Basketball season, as determined by votes of the league s head coaches and sports information directors at the MEAC Men s Basketball Press Luncheon held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Winston-Salem, N.C. Led by the league s Coach of the Year Todd Bozeman, Morgan State returns two starters and seven letterwinners from last year s 22-11 squad that won the MEAC regular season title and reached the NIT Tournament for the first time in school history. All-conference forward Marquise Kately and returning All-MEAC selection Reggie Holmes give the Bears a great deal of experience and talent coming into the season. Kately, who averaged 13.1 points per game and placed in the MEAC s top 10 in both rebounding (5.9) average and field goal (.495) percentage, was named to the 2008-09 Preseason All-MEAC First Team. Joining the 6-5 senior on the preseason squad is teammate Reggie Holmes, who was selected to the All-MEAC Second Team. The Hampton Pirates, who received two first-place votes, followed the Bears in the balloting, while Delaware State is third. Norfolk State, who received a first-place vote, enters the preseason ranked fourth, followed by South Carolina State at fifth. The MEAC Tournament Champs of Coppin State enter the preseason as the sixth-ranked team followed by Florida A&M, North Carolina A&T, Howard, Bethune-Cookman an d Eastern Shore. Senior All-MEAC guard and 2008 Tournament MVP Tywain McKee was selected as the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year.
2008-09 MEAC Men s Basketball Preseason Prediction as voted on by the league s head coaches and sports information directors (First Place Votes in parenthesis) 1. Morgan State (15) 2. Hampton (2) 3. Delaware State 4. Norfolk State (1) 5. South Carolina State (2) 6. Coppin State (1) 7. Florida A&M 8. North Carolina A&T (1) 9. Howard 10. Bethune-Cookman 11. E. Shore Hill Field House - New Floor For 2008-09 This is the 34th season of play in Hill Field House. The Bears will open the 2008-09 season on a brand new wood floor that was installed earlier in this fall. The floor was designed by the MSU Athletics Department and made by Dura-Glo Flooring based out of Westbury, New York. Bear Schedule Morgan State s non-conference schedule for the 2008-09 season will once again be very challenging. The schedule will include match-ups against LaSalle, Ole Miss, DePaul, Utah, Manhattan,, St. Mary s. The Bears took on UMBC in their home-opener at Hill Field House. Non-Conference Schedule Morgan State will play on the road for all but one of their non conference games. The 2008-09 season will start in Philadelphia with LaSalle (11/15) followed by a trip to Riverdale, NY to face Manhattan (11/19). The Glenn Wilkes Classic will be held in Daytona Beach, FL (11/21-23) and the Bears will play Marshall, Utah and Wisconsin-Green Bay. MSU will finish up the seven-game stretch of away games when they head down south to play Ole Miss (11/29). The Bears will return home to Baltimore for a game against the Red Flash of St. Francis (12/1), and trek to the windy city of Chicago for a match up against DePaul (12/10). MSU will travel to the west coast to compete in the St. Mary s Tournament in Moraga, CA (12/26-28), before making one last stop at the Univ. of Washington (12/30) before returning home to face (1/7) at College Park. On February 7th MSU will have their last non-conference game of the season when they head to the Tar Heel state to face Winston-Salem State. Home Sweet Home Bozeman finished the season with a career record of 98-64 in five seasons as a collegiate head coach. He is 38-35 in his third season as the Bears head coach, including a sensational 23-5 mark in home games. In fact for the first time in school history the Bears finished the last season unbeaten at home as they posted an impressive 12-0 mark at Hill Field House, and recently had their 15-straight home winning streak snapped by St. Francis-Pa. in a 65-61 loss on Dec. 1, 2008. Prior to the loss the Bears had not been defeated at home since a two-point loss to Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. Trying To Get Another Winning MSU will attempt to do something it has not accomplished in over thirty years; they will try to record their first back-to-back winning season. The last time Morgan State finished with consecutive winning seasons was when they posted a 18-12 record in 1977-78, followed by a 15-12 record in 1978-79. If they are able to accomplish consecutive wins it will mark the first time in their Division I history. MSU s longest consecutive winning streak in school history is 9 seasons, dating from 1968-69 to 1978-79. Transfers Morgan State s 2008-09 roster is the definition of diversity, with all the transfers from JUCO programs. Coach Bozeman has searched out the talents of five transfers to add to the Bears roster. With two successful rebuilding seasons under his belt Coach Bozeman looks to these young men with great expectations. Buford Foote ( C/6-9/215) - Transfer from Pensacola CC who hails from Atlanta, GA... He joins the Bears as a junior John Long (F/6-5/210) - Comes to the Bears locally from Hagerstown CC... He joins the Bears as a junior Troy Smith (G/6-4/195) - Transferred from Northeast J.C. (Colorado)... He is also a junior. Joseph Morgan (G/6-6/195) - Transfer from L.A. Trade Tech... Morgan hails from Watts, CA... Joins to Morgan as a junior. Rico Myles (F/6-5/228) - Also a transfer from L.A. Trade Tech... Myles hails from Los Angeles, CA... Was a teammate of Joseph Morgan... Joins Morgan as a junior. Assists-To-Baskets Scored; Assists-To-Turnovers Assist-to-Turnover ratio has been a common term in basketball for years, but one of the tenants Coach Bozeman has stressed is the Assist-to-Baskets Made principle. Last season, MSU had 355 assists and 804 made basketballs, a breakdown of 44.1 percent of made baskets having an assist to set them up In addition, MSU had 428 turnovers and ranked No. 2 in the MEAC in assist/turnover ratio (.83). The Bears currently rank 4th in the MEAC in assist/turnover ratio (0.8). O Canada The MSU season got off to an early start thanks to a two-game exhibition at the fourth annual NCAA/OUA Tip-Off Classic hosted by the University of Windsor in Canada over the Labor Day weekend The Bears played two games. The Bears fell to Western Ontario (85-78) and won against host school Windsor (70-59) MSU s decision to wait until the Labor Day Weekend to go on a trip outside the United States allowed the newcomers to join the veterans on the trip and allowed for a week of practice prior to leaving for Canada. Morgan State Reaches First NIT Tournament EVER Morgan State made its first appearance e in the NIT Tournament in school history. The Bears entered the contest without t injured standout Jamar Smith, the MEAC Player of the Year, and ended up losing to Virginia Tech in the First Round by a score of 94-62 in Blacksburg, Virginia on March 19, 2008. Morgan State shot 43 percent from the field, while the Hokies shot a blistering 65 percent and hit 8-of-14 (57%) 3-pointers. Marquise Kately led the Bears with 11 first half points and finished with a team-high 21 points.
Holmes & Kately Shouldering the Load Senior forward Marquise Kately and junior guard Reggie Holmes are scoring most of the points for the Bears through 13 games. Kately is averaging 30.8 minutes, 9.8 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game. Holmes leads the Bears in scoring (14.3 ppg) and is averaging 4.5 rebounds and 30.8 minutes per game. Marquise Kately scored in double-figures in 24-of-33 Morgan State games last year and ranked 13th in the MEAC in scoring a 12.5 ppg. He netted a career-high 22 against UMBC, 21 against Saint Francis and Virginia Tech. So far this season, Marquise posted 10 points and seven rebounds in the season-opener at Lasalle (11/15), a season-high 16 pts and with 6 rebounds in a win at Depaul (12/10) and 14 points (6-12 FG) at Washington (12/30). Overtime Morgan State played in four games that went into overtime during the 2006-07 season, only winning two of the contests...they defeated South Carolina State 66-64 in the 2008 MEAC Quarterfinals (3/8) and won at Hampton 75-70 (1/13)...The Bears fell to Delaware State 56-53 in the MEAC Semi-Finals (3/9) and were defeated at N.C. A&T 91-79 (2/19). In 2007-08 the Bears went 1-1 in OT. Morgan was defeated in overtime 90-89 at Florida A&M (2/16), snapping the Bears 8-game winning streak, and dropped Hampton by a score of 66-62 in overtime at Hill Field House (2/25). The Metropolitans Todd Bozeman s 2008-09 roster is comprised mostly of athletes from the Washington, DC, and Virginia areas. Senior point guard Jermaine Itchy Bolden, junior Reggie Holmes, and redshirt freshmen Kevin Thompson and Desmond Thomas are all from Baltimore, Md. Returning guard Rogers Barnes grew up in Columbia (Md.) Freshman Sean Thomas, is a Clinton, Md product, who was an All-MET guard at Gwynn Park High School Postseason Conversations While the MEAC is usually relegated to play-in purgatory (four of the last five years), the Morgan State Bears could reverse the 16-seed blues this season. In several mid-major polls last season, the Bears were ranked in the Top 25 as a result of strong showings against the Big East (4-pt loss at UConn) and ACC (4-pt loss at Miami). Todd Bozeman is the reigning MEAC Coach of the Year, and returns two key starters in All-MEAC forward Marquise Kately and sharpshooting guard Reggie Holmes. Road Warriors vs. Road Kill Morgan State is looking to improve its road fortunes under 3rd year head coach Todd Bozeman. The Bears finished the 2007-08 season with a 7-8 overall road record, and went 1-6 against non-conference opponents. The Bears dropped their first three road contests, losing at LaSalle (64-61), Manhattan (61-60) and Ole Miss (78-70), and posted their first road win of the season with a big victory at DePaul (79-75). The Bears are currently 1-5 on the road. 3 Minute Warning Morgan State finished the 2007-08 season with a 21-2 record when leading with 3 minutes left, and following their season-finale loss at Virginia Tech in the NIT (3/19) the Bears were 0-9 when trailing with 3 minutes remaining. The Bears have started the 2008-09 season 3-0 when leading with 3 minutes left and 1-5 when trailing. MEAC STANDINGS (as of Jan. 5, 2008) Men s Basketball MEAC Pct Overall Pct. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1.000 6-7.462 Hampton 1-0 1.000 6-7.462 North Carolina A&T 1-0 1.000 5-7.417 Morgan State 1-0 1.000 4-8.333 Delaware State 1-0 1.000 2-13.133 South Carolina State 0-0.000 5-6.455 Florida A&M 0-1.000 2-9.182 Coppin State 0-1.000 2-12.143 E. Shore 0-1.000 1-8.111 Howard 0-1.000 1-9.100 Norfolk State 0-1.000 1-10.091 MORGAN STATE QUICK FACTS Location Baltimore, Md. 21251 Enrollment 7,500 Founded 1867 Nickname Bears School Colors Orange & Blue (PMS-1655/288) Arena Hill Field House Capacity 4,250 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) President Dr. Earl S. Richardson Alma Mater/Yr. State, 65 Director of Athletics Floyd Kerr Alma Mater/Yr. Colorado State, 69 Athletics Dept. Phone (443) 885-3050 Ticket Office Number (443) 885-3830 MEDIA RELATIONS Basketball Contact Leonard L. Haynes IV Office (443) 885-3831 E-Mail leonard.haynes@morgan.edu Assistant SID Kevin Paige Office (443) 885-3009 E-Mail Ravenspr26@aol.com Press Row Phone (443) 885-4018 SID Mailing Address Hill Field House Baltimore, Md. 21251 Web Site: www.morganstatebears.com TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island 86) Record at MSU 46-30 (3rd year) Record 99-64 Three NCAA Tournament bids in 3½ years at Cal (1993-96); NIT appearance at MSU (2008) Assistant Coaches Kevin McClain (University of America, 03) Darryl Prue (West Virginia, 90) Sam Brand (Morgan State, 06) Keith Goodie (Morgan State, 08) 2007-08 overall record 22-11 2007-08 conference record/finish 14-2 - 1st Place, MEAC Regular Champs Last postseason appearance Virginia Tech (First Round of NIT) - 2008 Last postseason result L, 94-62 (First Round of NIT) 2008 Lettermen returning/lost 7/4 Starters returning (3) Reggie Holmes (G/12.9 ppg/38.2 3FG pct.), Gene Johnson (F/1.4 rpg), Marquise Kately (F/13.1 ppg/5.9 rpg) Starters lost (3) Boubacar Coly (F/9.6 ppg/10.7 rpg); Jamar Smith (G/16.6 ppg/5.4 rpg), Jerrell Green (PG/5.4 ppg/3.6 apg) Other returners (3) Rogers Barnes (G/3.9 ppg); Jermaine Itchy Bolden (G/5.4 ppg/2.7 apg); Rodney Stokes (F/1.0 ppg/8 blocks) Newcomers (9) Ameer Ali (F); Desmond Thomas (G); Kevin Thompson (F); Troy Smith (G); Buford Foote (C); John Long (F); Sean Thomas (G); Rico Myles (F); Joseph Morgan (G) BEAR CLAWS The Bears have been held to shooting under 40 percent in seven of its last nine games, including the last three contests. Last year against, Marquise Kately played 40 minutes as the Bears point guard and finished with 5 points (2-15 FG), three assists and three turnovers. MSU s starting point guard Jerrell Green and backup PG Jermaine Itchy Bolden were did not play due to injury. The Bears victory over DePaul Dec. 10 was their first against a BIG EAST school in history, 79-75 in Rosemont, Illinois Dec. 10, 2008.
West Coast Connection Three Morgan State Bears have something else in common besides basketball, the state of California. Returning senior Marquise Kately is a California native. Raised in San Francisco, Kately graduated from Archbishop Riordan. Joseph Morgan and Rico Myles are two new transfers from Los Angeles Trade Tech where they helped lead their team to back-to-back championships. The duo grew up in the Los Angeles area. Morgan from Watts, and Myles a product of Crenshaw. This season the Bears will return to their home state of California when Morgan State participates in the St. Mary s Tournament in Moraga, California (12-26/28). Bears Sharing the Pill Morgan State finished the 2007-08 season with 355 assists thru 33 games, with 355 15-plus assists four times, Ohio Valley (15), Winston- Salem State (15), South Carolina State (16) and Hampton (15)... Jerrell Green dished out a seasonhigh 9 assists against Delaware State (2/4)... Jermaine Itchy Bolden added a career-high 8 assists against Ohio Valley (11/8/2007)... The Bears finished the season ranked 7th in the MEAC by averaging 10.8 assists per contest. The Bears are currently ranked 4th in the MEAC averaging 10.3 assists thru their first 13 contests... Jermaine Itchy Bolden is leading the way averaging a MEAC-best 4.7 assists per game. Point Production The Bears finished the 2007-08 regular season ranked 4th in the MEAC in scoring offense (67.5 ppg) and had their best offensive output of the season when they hung 93-points in a win against -Eastern Shore. So far this season their highest output was a 79-point performance in a win at DePaul. Holmes-Work Junior Reggie Holmes, one of the top sixth men in the MEAC, had 19 double-figure scoring games off the bench last season. Picking up where he left off at the end of last season, Holmes has had a hot shooting touch in the Bears first 11 games, averaging a team-high 14.2 points, good for 5th in the MEAC. The 2008-09 Preseason All-MEAC 2nd Team selection has scored in double-figures in all but two game so far this season, including a season-high 29 in a win against DePaul (12/10). Holmes also collected his first career doubledouble when he posted 11 points and a careerhigh 10 rebounds against Wisconsin-Green Bay (11/23). Holmes was instrumental in last season s run to the NIT last season, averaging 12.9 points, 3.3 rebs and shot 36.7 percent from three point territory. Missing In Action Morgan State guards alone missed a combined total 22 games last season due to injuries: 11 by Rogers Barnes; 3 Jermaine Itchy Bolden; 3 by Jamar Smith; and 2 by Jerrell Green. Bears Volunteered For Thanksgiving Morgan State Head Coach Todd Bozeman and his players volunteered as food servers on Thanksgiving Day at Patterson Park Recreation Center in Baltimore during an annual event honoring the memory of Bea Gaddy. Bea Gaddy is locally revered for her work in providing the homeless with a meal on Thanksgiving. Since her passing in 2001 due to breast cancer, numerous people have come together to maintain her legacy of giving. MSU S NCAA History Morgan State has played in the NCAA Tournament before, however it was the NCAA Division II Tournament... The Bears defeated Southwest Missouri State 67-52 to capture the Division II National Championship Title... The Bears finished the 1973-74 season with a 28-5 record under head coach Nathaniel Frazier. Winning The Turnover Battle Key In each of the Bears three wins, they have tied or had less turnovers than their opponents, while in they have posted more turnovers four of their five losses. In fact, Morgan State has forced an average of 15 or more turnovers in each game thus far, including a season-high 19 in the season-opener against LaSalle (11/15). Morgan State enters the Washington contest ranked 2nd in the MEAC with a +2.2 turnover margin. New Addition Kevin Thompson has been a key contibutor in the paint this season for the Bears. The redshirt freshman is averaging 8.8 ppg and is the team s second leading rebounder averaging 6.5 boards per game. The Baltimore product has recorded six double-figure games and has posted two double-doubles (points & rebounds) on the season. He will enter the Washington contest fresh off of a career-high 18 point performance against Saint Mary s Sunday night. Three-Point Notes After 22 years with the three-point line at 19 feet, 9 inches, the NCAA Rules Committee has shifted the arc back a foot to 20 feet, 9 inches for men s college basketball this year (the women s line is still 19-9). In their first game playing with the new line, Morgan State and LaSalle (11/15) combined to hit 12-of-31 tries from that distance. In 13 regularseason games, MSU and its opponents have combined to make 32.5 percent of their threepoint tries (Bears 31.9 pct., opponents 33.2). MSU has made an average of 5.2 opponents 4.8. Thompson Selected MEAC Rookie of the Week Redshirt freshman Kevin Thompson was selected as the MEAC Rookie of the Week, for the week ending December 28, 2008. Thompson, a 6-8 forward from Walbrook HS, recorded 25 points in two non-conference games. He grabbed six rebounds and blocked five shots in a 70-68 win over William Jessup. He followed that performance with a season-high 18 points and six rebounds against St. Mary s (CA) in the Championship of the Office Solutions Shamrock Classic. Bear Tracks Scoring First 2-2 Leading at the half 3-2 Trailing at the half 1-4 Tied at the half 0-0 Leading w/3:00 left 3-0 Trailing w/3:00 left 1-6 Tied w/3:00 left 0-0 In overtime 0-0 Winning the tip-off 1-1 Losing the tip-off 3-5 Shooting 50%+ 0-0 Shooting less than 50+ 4-6 Outrebounding opponent 4-0 Opponent outrebounds 0-4 Equal number of rebounds 1-1 Posting more turnovers 1-1 Posting less turnovers 2-4 Equal number of turnovers 1-1 Scoring 70+ points 2-0 Scoring 60+ points 2-6 Scoring 50-60 points 0-0 Scoring less than 50 points 0-0 Final margin of 1-4 points 2-3 Final margin 5-9 points 1-1 Final margin of 10+ points 1-2 4+ Bears in double figures 1-2 3 Bears in double figures 1-2 2 Bears in double figures 2-2 1 Bear in double figures 0-0 None in double figures 0-0 Longest game win streak Longest game losing streak Current streak W3 L4 L2 MSU vs.: ACC 0-0 Atlantic 10 0-1 America East 1-0 BIG EAST 1-0 CAL-PAC 1-0 Metro Atlantic 0-1 Mid-American 0-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic 1-0 Northeast 0-1 PAC-10 0-1 Patriot League 0-0 Southeastern 0-1 Sun Belt 0-0 West Coast Conference 0-1 MSU ON: Sundays 0-1 Monday 1-1 Tuesday 0-1 Wednesday 1-1 Thursday 0-0 Fridays 0-0 Saturdays 2-2
TODD BOZEMAN Head Coach 3rd Year 40-37 at MSU 103-72 Overall Record In just two seasons at the helm, Todd Bozeman has posted one of the most dramatic turnarounds in NCAA history by turning perennial doormat Morgan State into a Mid-major power. The Bears reached the No. 17 position in the College Insider Mid-major polls and was ranked as high as No. 7 in the Washington Post Atlantic 11 poll. After a 7-8 start, the Bears reeled off an incredible eight straight victories, equaling its longest winning streak since 1975, and closed out the regular season by winning 13 of their last 14 regular season games. The team also proved it could compete against some of the nation s best teams, as it suffered four-point losses at UConn and Miami, and were outlasted by Seton Hall by 8-points earlier during the season. Morgan State men s basketball coach Todd Bozeman was selected the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. This is the first time since joining the MEAC that Bozeman has been named Coach of the Year by the league s coaches and sports information directors. The last Morgan State coach to win the award was head coach Nathaniel Frazier in 1977. The Bears finished with a 22-11 regular season record, posting the most Division I victories in school history and the best overall record in over 30 years. The team, a preseason pick to finish 4th in the league, won its first-ever MEAC regular season title and advanced to the league tournament championship for the first time since 1977. Morgan State had never won a regular season title at any level, and its only previous MEAC crown came in 1977 when it won the conference tournament en route to the Division II Final Four. Bozeman concluded the year by taking the Bears to their first Division I postseason appearance in history when they earned a postseason tournament appearance in the NIT. Bozeman finished the season with a career record of 98-64 in five seasons as a collegiate head coach. He is 35-29 in his two seasons as the Bears head coach, including a sensational 21-4 mark in home games. In fact for the first time in school history the Bears finished the season unbeaten at home as they posted an impressive 12-0 mark at Hill Field House. Morgan State featured one of the most dynamic rosters in the league. The Bears had the MEAC s top ranked point guard Jerrell Green in addition to one of the top 3-point sharp-shooters in the league with sophomore Reggie Holmes. The Bears did not have a single player selected to the Preseason All-MEAC team, but finished the season with the 2008 MEAC Player of the Year Jamar Smith, MEAC Defensive Player of the Year Boubacar Coly, and All-MEAC second team selection Marquise Kately. During the 2006-07 season Morgan State was predicted to finish 10th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), however, Bozeman guided the Bears to a 13-18 overall record and finished tied for 3rd place in the conference in his first season at the helm. Bozeman led the Bears to the 2007 MEAC Semi-Finals and was one game away from the Championship. Bozeman, widely regarded as one of the bright young minds in basketball, began his coaching duties April 27, 2006 and became the 15th head coach in Morgan State history. Prior to joining the Morgan State Bears, Bozeman spent two seasons as a college basketball analyst and conducted camps and clinics in South America and Africa. Bozeman also spent three seasons in the NBA as the advance scout for the Toronto Raptors where he not only scouted upcoming opponents but also coordinated and oversaw the Summer Player development program. Prior to the Raptors, Bozeman spent a season scouting for the Vancouver Grizzlies, who are now the Memphis Grizzlies. Bozeman also spent time strengthening his ties with college coaches and familiarized himself with the top youth players as a coach at the AAU level. Bozeman took the college basketball world by storm after taking over the Cal program in mid-season 1993; he led the Golden Bears to an 11-2 finish and a surprise berth in the NCAA Tournament; including an upset of defending national champion Duke and a Sweet 16 berth to cap Cal s best NCAA Tournament run since 1960. As the head coach of the University of California-Berkeley, Bozeman led the Golden Bears to three NCAA Tournament bids in four years, and was the youngest coach to ever reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Within the Pac-10, Bozeman s Bears became the first school in conference history to win three straight games over UCLA in Pauley Pavilion, and was the first school to take back-to-back games over Arizona in McKale Center in more than a decade. In four seasons as a head coach, he led Cal to a 63-35 record (64.3 pct.) and guided the Golden Bears to three top 4 finishes in the Pac-10. Bozeman was instrumental in building Cal into one of the elite programs in NCAA basketball and nurtured the development of future NBA stars Jason Kidd, Lamond, Murray, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Sean Marks, Ed Gray, Tremaine Fowlkes, Michael Stewart and the college basketball career of the NFL s Tony Gonzales. Bozeman arrived at Cal in 1990 after spending two seasons as an assistant to Perry Clark at Tulane (1988-90). While a member of the Tulane staff, Bozeman played a major role in the rebuilding of the Green Wave basketball program. He also served as an assistant to Ernie Nestor at George Mason before taking the assistant job at Tulane. Bozeman began his coaching career upon graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. A strong recruiter, Bozeman s connections should continue to help bring better talent to Morgan State, which hasn t won a MEAC championship in 30 years. 1 MEAC Regular Championship (2008) 2 MEAC Championship Appearances (2007 & 2008) 3 Three NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 NBA Selections (Shaheer Abdur -Rahim, Jason Kidd, Sean Marks, Lamond Murray, Michael Stewart, Tremaine Fowlkes, Ed Gray) 12 Led MSU to 12-0 home record during the 2007-08 season...first undefeated home record in its Division I history 22 Number of wins recorded with the Bears during the 2007-08 season, most wins since the 1975-76 season Name: Todd Bozeman Born: December 5, 1963 in Washington, DC Wife: Telethea Son: Blake Daughter: Brianna Nephew: Okoye Education: B.A. in Communications, University of Rhode Island, 1986 Bozeman s Coaching 2006-Present College Head Basketball Coach Morgan State University 2001 NBDL Assistant Basketball Coach NBDL South American Team (NBA) 1998-2001 NBA Advance Scout Toronto Raptors 1997-98 NBA College Scout Vancouver Grizzlies 1992-96 College Head Basketball Coach University of California 1990-92 College Assistant Basketball Coach University of California 1988-90 College Assistant Basketball Coach Tulane University 1988 College Assistant Basketball Coach George Mason University 1986-87 H.S. Assistant Basketball Coach Potomac High School Bozeman s Head Coaching Highlights Led Bears to first MEAC regular season title, was selected MEAC Coach of the Year, and advanced to the 2008 MEAC Tournament championship game Led Morgan State to its first-ever NIT Appearance in 2008 Led Morgan State to 3rd place regular season finish and advanced to the 2007 MEAC Tournament Semi-Finals Notched three Top 4 finishers in the Pac-10, twice finishing 2nd Held a winning record against 9-of-10 Pac-10 schools Recorded three NCAA Tournament bids in four years Was the youngest Head Coach ever in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen (29) Team ranked in Top 20 for four years Averaged 18 wins per season Held an 8-0 record at home for the 1995-96 season 1994 team finishes with school s highest final ranking in 34 years
DESMOND THOMAS#1 R-Freshman Guard 5-9 225 Baltimore, Md. St. Frances H.S. 2008-09 Update: Saw limited action against UMBC (11/17)...Hit 2-of-2 free throws in 4 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Played 6 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21/08)... Logged 7 minutes vs. Utah (11/22)... Scored a three-pointer vs. Saint Francis-Pa. (12/1)... Played 4 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/6)...Played 6 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/27)... Notables: Was redshirted as a freshman during the 2007-08 season...was a standout at St. Frances High School... born in Baltimore, Md. La Salle UMBC 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Manhattan 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Marshall 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Utah 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss St. Francis (Pa.) 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 1 6 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 DePaul vs. William Jessup 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 vs. Saint Mary s 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Univ. of Washington 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 6, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 2, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 3-PT 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 2, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) FREE THROWS MADE 2, at Manhattan 11/19/08) 1, vs. Utah (11/22/08) 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08)
GENE JOHNSON #2 Senior Forward 6-7 220 Hagerstown, Md. Saint Maria Gorreti H.S. 2008-09 Update: Played his first game of the season vs. William Jessup (12/27) where he posted 8 points and 4 rebounds in 8 minutes...played 10 minutes at Saint Mary s (12.28)...Scored 4 points in 11 minutes at Washington (12/30)... 2007-08: Started in 14-of-24 games...1.4 rpg...shot 37.5% (6-16) from the field...75% (3-4 FT) from the stripe...averaged 7.3 minutes per game... Notables: Played three seasons of basketball at St. Maria Goeretti High School...Played center/forward as he helped lead his team to a 40-24 record and two MAIT Championships in two seasons under coach Cokey Robinson...First Team All-County...First Team All- Area...First Team All MVAL...First Team All-Antetiem...Third Team All-BCL...Selected 2005-06 MAIT MVP and finished with most rebounds in the MAIT...Athletic goals at MSU are to get stronger and impove his skills...enjoys drawing, reading and writing...lists his family as the biggest influence on his life because of their encouragement...born in Queens, New York...Business management major. La Salle UMBC Manhattan vs. Marshall vs. Utah vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay Ole Miss St. Francis (Pa.) DePaul vs. William Jessup 8 4-6 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 1 0 0 0 0 8 vs. Saint Mary s 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 1 0 0 1 0 2 Univ. of Washington 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 0 4 8, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 8, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 10, vs. St. Mary s (12/28/08) 25, vs. Hampton (2/25/08) 4, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 4, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 6, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 6, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 3-PT 3-PT FREE THROWS MADE 2, vs. UMES (2/2/08) 4, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 6, vs. Hampton (2/25/08) 1, at (12/6/07) 1, at (12/6/07)
JERMAINE BOLDEN Senior Guard 5-9 225 Baltimore, Md. Douglass H.S. South Plains (Texas) C.C. #3 2008-09 Update: Started at LaSalle (11/15) and posted 14 points (5-12 FG) with five assists in 36 minutes...recorded 8 points (3-6 FG), 5 assists and two steals in 31 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Posted 8 assists with 4 turnovers in 31 minutes at Manhattan (11/17)...Had career-high 3 blocks vs. Marshall (11/21)... Scored 6 points (3-6 FG) with a carrer-high four blocks vs. Utah (11/22)...Posted 4 points and 4 boards vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Scored 10 points and had 4 assists at Ole Miss (11/29)...Had 8 points and 4 assists in 32 minutes (12/1)...Posted game-high 6 assists with five rebounds vs. Coppin State (12/6)...Dished out 5 assists with five boards and 12 points at DePaul (12/10)...Scored 10 points and had five assists including the gamewinning shot vs. William Jessup (12/27),,,Scored 14 points and had 4 boards and 3 assists at Saint Mary s (12/28)...Scored 15 points with 4 assists in 36 minutes at Washington (12/30)...Averaging 8.3 ppg, 4.6 apg... 2007-08: Led the Bears with 5 assists and 3 steals in 32 minutes vs. UConn (11/7)... Finished two assists shy of a double-double (10 pts/8 asts) with 4 steals in 33 minutes vs. Ohio Valley (11/8)... Had 4 points and 3 steals in 26 minutes vs. St. Francis (11/14)... Played 12 minutes and scored 4 points vs. Miami (11/24)... Led team with 5 assists and had 9 pts vs. UMBC (11/29)... scored season-high 15 pts, with 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in 37 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/1)...posted season-high seven assists with eight points in 30 minutes vs. Niagara (12/28)...logged 32 minutes vs. Denver (12/29)...Started against Seton Hall and scored 8 points with 4 boards and 3 steals (1/5)...Saw action in 30 games...5.4 ppg...2.7 apg...2.0 rpg...shot 33.5 percent (55-164) from the field...73.5 percent (36-49 FT) fromthe stripe... Notables: Transferred to Morgan State from South Plains Community College (Texas) where he averaged 9.1 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game...he helped lead South Plains to a conference championship with a 24-6 (13-3) finish and earned All-WJCAC honorable mention...standout prep athlete at Douglas HS in Balitmore, Md...Led team to 80-11 record in three years at Douglas...Team earned League Championship in 2000 and had a 28-3 record under coach Bowden...Won State Championship and finished 29-4 under Rodney Coffield in 2004. La Salle 36 5-12 2-3 2-4 0-2-2 3 5 2 0 0 14 UMBC 31 3-6 0-1 2-2 1-2-3 2 5 2 0 2 31 Manhattan 31 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 8 4 0 2 2 vs. Marshall 26 1-5 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 3 0 6 3 0 0 vs. Utah 28 3-6 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 4 0 6 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 27 2-9 0-1 0-0 1-3-4 3 0 4 3 0 0 Ole Miss 31 4-10 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 4 4 4 0 2 10 St. Francis (Pa.) 32 3-10 2-3 0-0 1-1-2 3 4 3 0 0 8 21 0-4 0-2 2-3 0-5-5 4 6 3 0 0 2 DePaul 37 3-8 1-2 5-6 1-4-5 2 5 2 0 2 12 vs. William Jessup 36 4-14 1-3 1-2 0-3-3 0 5 3 0 3 10 vs. Saint Mary s 35 6-16 2-4 0-0 2-2-4 2 3 3 0 1 14 Univ. of Washington 36 5-18 1-2 4-4 2-1-3 4 4 1 0 1 15 15, at Washington (12/30/08) 15, at Coppin State (12/1/07) 36, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 22, at UMBC (11/29/07) 5, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 5, at Coppin State (12/1/07) 18, at Washington (12/30/08) 12, at Seton Hall (1/5/08) 3-PT 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 2, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07) 3-PT 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 6, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07) FREE THROWS MADE 4, at Washington (12/30/08) 5, vs. Coppin State (3/6/08) 5, vs. Coppin State (12/6/08) 7, at Coppin State (12/1/07) 8, at Manhattan (11/17/08) 8, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07) 4, vs. Utah (11/22/08) 2, at Manhattan (11/17/08) 4, at Ohio Valley (11/8/07)
RICO MYLES #4 Junior Forward 6-8 225 Los Angeles, Calif. Crenshaw H.S. Los Angeles Trade Tech 2008-09 Update: Started at LaSalle where he posted seven boards and three points in 22 minutes...posted six rebounds and five points vs. UMBC (11/17)...Chipped in 4 points with three rebounds in 15 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Had 12 boards and 6 points in 25 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Collected five board and two blocks vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Pulled down 6 rebounds in 17 minutes vs. Ole Miss (11/29)...Posted 9 boards and 4 points in 16 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/6)...Had three boards at DePaul in 13 minutes (12/10)...Had 2 points and three rebounds with a block vs. William Jessup (12/27)...Chipped in 4 points and 4 boards at Saint Mary s (12/28)...Averaging 2.8 ppg and 5.0 rpg... Notables: Transferred from Los Angeles Trade Tech where he was a teammate of Joseph Morgan...Was listed as one of the top junior college players in California (2006-08)...Led the Beavers to back-to-back SCC North Championships under Coach Richard Wells... Two-time All-Conference performer...attended Crenshaw High School...Dennis Rodman was his favorite NBA player...started playing basketball when he was 16 years old...born November 5, 1987. La Salle 22 1-3 0-0 1-1 6-1-7 3 1 1 0 1 3 UMBC 23 2-2 0-0 1-1 3-3-6 4 0 1 0 1 23 Manhattan 15 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 2 1 1 0 0 4 vs. Marshall 25 2-5. 0-0 2-2 7-5-12 2 0 2 1 0 6 vs. Utah 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 15 2-3 0-0 1-2 3-2-5 2 0 1 2 2 5 Ole Miss 17 1-3 0-0 0-2 3-3-6 2 1 0 0 0 17 St. Francis (Pa.) 11 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 11 16 2-3 0-0 0-3 4-5-9 0 0 0 0 0 4 DePaul 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 vs. 2-St. William Mary s Jessup Tournament 12 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-1-3 2 0 0 1 0 2 vs. Univ. Saint of Washington Mary s 17 1-2 0-0 2-2 2-2-4 2 0 0 1 0 4 Univ. of Washington 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 3 0 1 0 1 11 N.C. Norfolk A&T* State* Norfolk State* Florida A&M* Md-Eastern Shore* Delaware * State Winston-Salem South Florida Carolina A&M* State* Florida A&M* 3-Bracket Buster (ESPN) Delaware Coppin 4-MEAC State* Tournament 4-MEAC * - Denotes Tournament MEAC Games. * 1- - Glen Denotes Wilkes MEAC Classic; Games. 2-St. Mary s Tournament; 1-3-Bracket Glen Wilkes Busters; Classic; 4-Winston-Salem, 2-St. Mary s Tournament; NC 5, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 25, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 3-PT 3-PT FREE THROWS MADE 2, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 12, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 2, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) 2, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08)
JOSEPH MORGAN #5 Junior Guard 6-6 195 Watts, Calif. Los Angeles Trade Tech 2008-09 Update: Scored 4 points in 10 minutes at LaSalle (11/15)...Connected on 3-of-3 shots from the field for 6 points in 8 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Had 3 points in 9 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Posted 6 points and two boards in 15 minutes vs. Utah (11/22)...Posted his first double-figure score with 10 points in 15 minutes vs. Saint Francis- Pa. (12/1)...Scored 7 points with three boards in 10 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/6)... Scored 4 points in 11 minutes at DePaul (12/10)...Averaging 4.6 ppg and.447 FG... Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Los Angeles Trade Tech where he helped lead the team to back-to-back conference titles...earned SCC North Division Player of the Year honors...finished the season averaging 15.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.2 spg and 1.1bpg...he played alongside teammate Rico Myles...Nicknamed Jo Jo...Favorite NBA Player is Michael Jordan...Favorite basketball movie is White Men Can t Jump. La Salle 10 1-2 0-1 2-2 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 1 4 UMBC 8 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 0 6 Manhattan 9 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 vs. Marshall 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 vs. Utah 15 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 6 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 11 1-4 0-2 2-2 1-2-3 3 0 0 0 0 4 Ole Miss 5 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 St. Francis (Pa.) 15 4-10 1-5 1-1 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 10 10 3-6 1-3 0-0 3-0-3 2 0 0 0 0 7 DePaul 11 1-4 1-4 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 vs. William Jessup vs. Saint Mary s Univ. of Washington 10, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 15, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 4, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 10, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 3-PT 1, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 3-PT 5, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) FREE THROWS MADE 2, at Lasalle (11/15/08) 3, vs. Coppin State (12/6/08) 1, vs. Utah 911/22/08)
REGGIE HOLMES Junior Guard 6-4 180 Baltimore, Md. St. Francis H.S. #11 2008-09 Update: 2008 Preseason All-MEAC Second-Team selection...scored 10 points in 24 minutes at LaSalle (11/15)...Scored 13 points with 5 boards and a block in 36 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)... Had 12 points (4-7 3FG) in 14 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Scored 14 points with 4 rebounds in 20 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Chipped in 11 points and 10 boards in 21 minutes vs. Green Bay (11/23)... Scored 17 points off the bench against Ole Miss (11/29)...Posted season-high 19 points in 28 minutes vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1)...Scored game-high 19 points (6-16 FG) with 6 rebounds vs. Coppin State (12/6)...Led Bears with career-high 29 points (5-9 3FG) with 6 boards in 35 minutes vs. DePaul (12/10)...Led Bears with 21 points and 5 rebounds in 34 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/27)...Averaging 14.3 ppg and 4.5 rpg....344 3FG pct. 2007-08: Scored career-high 26 points (14-16 FT) and had career-best nine rebounds vs. La Salle (12/8)... Shot 7-for-9 from 3-point territory and finished with a game-high 25 points and 5 steals in 28 minutes vs. SCSU (2/11)...Posted 14 points (5-16 FG) with five rebounds in 26 minutes vs. #7 Coppin State in the MEAC Finals (3/15)...Scored 8 points with two rebounds in 33 minutes vs. Virginia Tech in First Round action of the NIT (3/19)...Started in 7-of-30 games played...12.9 ppg...3.3 rpg...shot 38.2% (112-293) from the field...shot 36.7% (62-169 3FG) from 3-point territory...78.1% (100-128 FT) from the stripe...averaged 26.1 minutes per game... 2006-07: Selected to the MEAC All-Rookie Team...finished the regular season ranked 15th in the MEAC in 3-point field goals made (45)...averaged 9.1 ppg and 2.4 rpg...started three times and saw action in 31 games... led team with 33 steals... Notables: Hometown ball-player who played his prep career at St. Frances HS led the Panthers to a 20-15 record and finished the season as the 2005-06 Catholic League Champions under coach William Wells... earned Tournament MVP honord honor role student...personal: Born in Baltimore,...majoring in business... enjoys playing video games and playing cards...athletic goal at Morgan State is to win championships... nickname Reg. La Salle 24 3-15 2-9 2-2 1-0-1 2 0 0 0 3 10 UMBC 36 5-13 3-10 0-0 0-5-5 3 0 1 1 0 13 Manhattan 14 4-10 4-7 0-1 0-1-1 3 0 0 1 1 12 vs. Marshall 20 4-11 3-6 3-3 1-3-4 5 1 4 0 2 14 vs. Utah 17 0-5 0-4 1-2 0-2-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 21 3-11 0-4 5-9 5-4-10 2 0 1 0 0 0 Ole Miss 29 6-18 4-11 1-3 2-0-2 1 0 0 1 1 17 St. Francis (Pa.) 28 7-17 2-9 3-5 4-1-5 4 2 1 1 3 19 27 6-16 4-11 3-5 2-4-6 2 0 3 0 0 21 DePaul 35 9-21 5-9 6-7 3-3-6 2 0 1 1 2 29 vs. William Jessup 34 5-14 4-9 7-9 1-4-5 2 0 2 0 2 21 vs. Saint Mary s 23 2-5 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 1 4 Univ. of Washington 30 6-12 1-4 3-4 5-4-9 3 0 2 0 1 15 29, at DePaul (12/10/08) 29, at DePaul (12/10/08) 36, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 40, at (12/6/07) 9, at DePaul (12/10/08) 9, at DePaul (12/10/08) 21, at DePaul (12/10/08) 21, at DePaul (12/10/08) 3-PT 5, at DePaul (12/10/08) 7, vs. S.C. State (2/11/08) 3-PT 11, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 11, at UMBC (11/29/07) FREE THROWS MADE 5, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) 14. vs. LaSalle (12/8/07) 10, vs. Green Bay (11/22/08) 10, vs. Green Bay (11/22/08) 2, vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1/08) 2, at Saint Francis (11/14/07) 1, at Manhattan (11/19/08) 1, vs. American (11/17/07) 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 5, vs. S.C. State (2/11/08)
SEAN THOMAS Freshman Guard 6-1 225 Clinton, Md. Gwynn Park H.S. #13 2008-09 Update: Saw his first collegiate action at LaSalle...Played 12 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Played 5 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Played 14 minutes and chipped in 8 points vs. Marshall (11/21)...Logged 7 minutes at Ole Miss (11/29)...Played 6 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/6)...Played 3 minutes at DePaul (12/10)...Played 5 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/27)... Notables: Was an All-MET guard at Gwynn Park High School...Hard-nosed player who comes from a good basketball program...averaged 19 ppg and10 rpg as the Yellow Jackets (25-2) went undefeated during the regular season and advanced to the 2A semifinals...raised in Clinton, and born October 27, 1990. La Salle 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 3 UMBC 12 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manhattan 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Marshall 14 2-3 1-1 3-5 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 8 vs. Utah 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 11 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ole Miss 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 DePaul 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 vs. William Jessup 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 3 0 0 5 vs. Saint Mary s 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Univ. of Washington 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 11 8, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 12, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 2, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 3, vs Marshall (11/21/08) 3-PT 2, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 3-PT 2, vs UMBC (11/17/08) FREE THROWS MADE 2, vs, Green Bay (11/23/08) 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08)
ROGERS BARNES Senior Guard 6-2 190 Columbia, Md. River Hill H.S. #21 2008-09 Update: Suffered a fractured foot suffered during the preseason...started at LaSalle and scored 13 points with 3 steals in 34 minutes...scored 8 points with two assists in 19 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Scored 8 points and 3 assists in 34 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Had 9 points n 21 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Scored a career-high 17 points on 6-for-14 shooting in 35 minutes at Ole Miss (11/29)...Posted 8 points with 4 assists in 32 minutes vs. St. Francis-Pa. (12/1)... Scored 12 points with two assists in 32 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/6)...Posted 13 points (4-8 FG) with 5 rebounds in 34 minutes at DePaul (12/10)...Had 9 points and 7 rebounds with two steals in 36 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/17)...Played 39 minutes at Saint Mary s (12/28)...Averaging 8.6 ppg and 2.9 rpg...1.9 apg 2007-08: Saw action in 22 games...3.9 ppg...1.0 aps...shot 39 percent (30-77) from the field... 2006-07: Started in 15-of-31 games and averaged 2.9 ppg and 1.6 rpg...shot 37.5 percent from the field and connected on 13-of-37 3-pointers (.351)... 2005-06: Walked-on as a sophomore...saw action in 12 games and started four times...shot 40.6 percent from the field and 44.4 percent from three-point territory...averaged 3.5 ppg and 1.3 rpg... averaged 11.3 minutes per contest...led Bears with 16 points, 6 boards and 4 assists against Seton Hall (12/29/05). Notables: Two-sport athlete for the River Hill Hawks where he played basketball and football... All-County...was nominated for Player of the Year in basketball and football during his senior year... averaged 16 ppg, 5 rpg, 3apg as a senior...personal: Born in Lancaster, PA...business administration La Salle 34 5-8 3-3 0-0 2-0-2 4 1 1 0 3 13 UMBC 19 3-7 0-2 2-4 0-0-0 3 2 2 1 1 19 Manhattan 34 4-9 0-2 0-1 1-1-2 3 3 1 0 2 8 vs. Marshall 21 2-2 1-1 4-9 0-2-2 3 1 3 0 3 9 vs. Utah 26 0-5 0-2 2-2 0-0-0 1 1 1 0 1 2 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 29 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 Ole Miss 35 6-14 2-5 3-3 1-9-10 2 4 0 0 3 17 St. Francis (Pa.) 27 3-8 0-3 2-4 1-1-2 4 2 1 0 3 8 32 5-13 0-3 2-4 0-2-2 3 2 3 0 1 12 DePaul 34 4-8 3-6 2-2 1-4-5 3 2 1 0 1 13 vs. William Jessup 36 4-14 1-5 0-0 3-4-7 3 2 1 0 2 9 vs. Saint Mary s 39 2-9 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 1 0 4 4 Univ. of Washington 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 1 0 2 0 2 17, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 13, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 39, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 39, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 6, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 5, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 14, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 8, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 3-PT 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 3, vs. Coppin State (3/6/08) 3-PT 5, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 6, vs. Coppin State (3/6/08) FREE THROWS MADE 4, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 3, vs. UMES (2/2/08) 10, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 3, vs. Niagara (12/28/07) 3, at Manhattan (11/19/08) 4, vs. Denver (12/29/07) 1, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 1, vs. Coppin State (3/15/08) 3, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 2, vs. Florida A&M (1/19/07)
TROY SMITH Junior Guard 6-4 195 Baltimore, Md. Douglass H.S. Northeast (Colorado) J.C. #23 2008-09 Update: Saw his first bit of action at LaSalle...Played 5 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Had 6 points (2-3 3FG) in 15 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Notcheds 9 points and five boards in 18 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Had 9 points in 9 minutes vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Had five rebounds and 3 poitns in 13 minutes...played 6 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/6)... Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Northeast (Colorado) Junior College... Was a standout at Douglass High School where he became an All-State selection...born December 8, 1986 in and raised in Baltimore, Md...Sociology major...favorite NBA player is Ray Allen. La Salle 7 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 1 3 UMBC 5 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Manhattan 15 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 6 vs. Marshall 18 3-4 1-1 2-2 1-4-5 0 0 1 1 1 9 vs. Utah 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 9 2-5 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ole Miss 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 7 St. Francis (Pa.) 13 1-3 0-1 1-3 3-2-5 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DePaul vs. William Jessup vs. Saint Mary s Univ. of Washington 9, at Marshall (11/19/08) 18, at Marshall (11/21/08) 3, at Marshall (11/21/08) 5, at Marshall (11/21/08) 3-PT 2, at Manhattan (11/19/08) 3-PT 3, at Manhattan (11/18/08) FREE THROWS MADE 2, at Marshall (11/21/08) 5, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 1, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 1, vs, Marshall (11/21/08) 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08)
MARQUISE KATELY #34 Senior Forward 6-5 225 San Francisco, Calif. Riordan H.S. Univ. California 2008-09 Update: 2008 Preseason All-MEAC First-Team selection...scored 10 points (4-11 FG) and added 7 boards and 3 steals at LaSalle (11/15)...Chipped in 9 points with game-high 8 boards in 27 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17)...Hit 9 points with 7 boards and a blocked shot at Manhattan (11/19)...Posted 15 points in 29 minutes vs. Marshall (11/21)...Had 14 points and 8 rebounds vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Had 8 points, 4 boards and three assists at Ole Miss (11/29)...Posted 8 points and 6 boards with 3 assists in 38 minutes vs. St. Francis-Pa....Scored 8 points and posted game-high 11 rebounds vs. Coppin State (12/6)... Scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half at DePaul and hauled down 6 rebounds in 35 minutes (12/10)... Posted 13 points and 7 boards in 26 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/27)...Had 14 points in 23 minutes at Washington (12/30)... Averaging 9.8 ppg and 5.6 rpg... 2007-08: Started in 32-of-33 games played... Made his Morgan State debut at UCONN where he score d 5 points and pulled down 3 rebounds in 21 minutes... Averaged 13.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg and shot 49.5 percent from the field... Was selected to the 2008 MEAC All-Tournament Team... Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from the U-C Berkley... An explosive wing who brings consistent effort and tough defense to the position... averaged nearly 10 ppg for his career... a very athletic player with the ability to play above the rim... best offensive assets are his skill at both driving to the bucket and pulling up for a mid-range jumper... a former state Player of the Year who also was a two-time Northern California Player of the Year... Led Riordan HS to a state title as a senior in 2002 when he averaged 22 ppg, 7 rpg and 2 apg... named the Cal-Hi Sports state Player of the Year for Division III as a senior... also selected the NorCal Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle... rated the nation s No. 31 recruit by Rivals.com, No. 42 by CBS Sportsline and No. 48 by ESPN.com... as a junior, helped Riordan to a runner-up finish in the state tournament, scoring 39 points in the NorCal champion-ship game... attended Maine Central Academy in Pittsfield, Maine, in 2002-03 and earned first team all-league honors... Personal: Born in San Francisco, Calif.... has three siblings. La Salle 34 4-11 1-1 1-2 3-4-7 2 1 2 0 3 10 UMBC 27 3-8 0-1 3-3 4-4-8 3 0 3 0 1 9 Manhattan 32 3-9 0-1 3-3 1-6-7 3 1 4 1 1 9 vs. Marshall 29 6-14 1-2 2-3 1-2-3 4 0 3 0 0 15 vs. Utah 31 2-9 0-1 0-2 0-2-2 2 0 3 0 3 4 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 33 6-15 1-2 1-1 4-4-8 1 0 1 0 1 14 Ole Miss 34 4-8 0-0 0-1 3-1-4 3 3 5 0 0 8 St. Francis (Pa.) 38 2-3 0-1 4-7 1-5-6 1 3 2 0 2 8 37 4-7 0-1 0-1 4-7-11 2 2 2 1 1 8 DePaul 35 8-14 0-1 0-2 1-5-6 2 2 3 0 0 16 vs. William Jessup 26 5-11 0-0 3-3 4-3-7 1 3 4 0 2 13 vs. Saint Mary s 21 0-8 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 3 1 0 0 1 0 Univ. of Washington 23 6-12 0-1 2-2 1-1-2 5 1 1 0 1 23 16, at DePaul (12/10/08) 22, at UMBC (11/29/07) 35, at DePaul (12/10/08) 40, at (12/6/07) 8, at DePaul (12/10/08) 10, at Saint Francis (11/14/07) 14, vs. Marshall (11/21/08) 19, at saint Francis (11/14/07) 3-PT 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 2, vs. Niagara (12/28/07) FREE THROWS MADE 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 8, vs. South Carolina St. (3/12/08 FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 2, at LaSalle (11/15/08) 10, vs. South Carolina St. (3/12/08) 11, vs. Coppin State (12/6/08) 12, at Miami [Fla.] (11/24/07) 3, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 4, vs. American (11/17/07) 1, at Manhattan (11/19/08) 3, at UMBC (11/29/08) 3, vs. LaSalle (11/15/08) 3, vs. Ohio Valley (11/8/07)
KEVIN THOMPSON R-Freshman Forward 6-8 240 Baltimore, Md. Walbrook H.S. #33 2008-09 Update: Started at LaSalle and scored 4 points with 7 rebounds and a block in 21 minutes...started vs. UMBC and scored 12 points (5-11 FG) in 27 minutes...scored game-high 12 points (4-10 FG) with 4 boards in 22 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Posted 14 points and 8 rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Utah (11/22)...Had 6 points and five boards vs. Green Bay (11/23)...Had 14 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes at Ole Miss (11/29)...Had five boards against St. Francis- Pa (12/1)...Notched his second double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Coppin State (12/6)...Posted game and career-high 12 rebounds with 5 points at DePaul (12/10)...Scored 7 points with 6 rebounds and 5 blocks in 17 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/27)...Scored career-high 18 points with 6 boards at Saint Mary s (12/28)...Pulled down 12 boards and scored 9 points vs. Washington (12/30)...Averaging 8.8 ppg and 6.9 rpg... 2007-08: Redshirted as a freshman... Notables: Standout at Walbrook H.S. (Baltimore, Md.) and one of the premier post players in the state of. MidAtlanticHoops.com listed him ranked 53rd of the Top 75 seniors from the Class of 2007...averaged 17.6 points per game, 11.2 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game. He recorded a double-double (points & rebounds) in every high school game he started...he was selected to the Harrisburg Christmas All-Tournament Team and earned Most Valuable Player honors at The Junction Mixer...In 2006 he helped lead his team to the Baltimore City Championship title and in 2005 his squad finished as the State Champs, 4A Regional Champs and Baltimore City Champs under coach Kelvin Bridgers... Personal: Born May 6, 1989...son of Lisa and Kevin Thompson Sr...nicknamed Big Baby...worked during a summer at Footlocker...enjoys baseball and football...his favorite NBA team is the Miami Heat. La Salle 21 1-6 0-0 2-4 3-4-7 4 0 2 1 1 4 UMBC 27 5-11 0-0 2-7 0-2-2 3 2 1 0 0 12 Manhattan 22 4-10 0-0 4-8 1-3-4 5 1 3 0 1 12 vs. Marshall 21 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 4 0 1 1 1 4 vs. Utah 31 6-17 0-0 2-3 3-5-8 1 0 3 2 0 14 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 25 3-9 0-0 0-0 4-1-5 2 0 2 0 0 6 Ole Miss 35 5-13 0-0 4-6 8-3-11 1 1 4 0 1 14 St. Francis (Pa.) 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 19 35 3-6 0-0 4-6 6-4-10 3 0 2 2 0 10 DePaul 20 2-7 0-0 1-2 4-8-12 3 2 1 0 0 5 vs. William Jessup 17 3-6 0-0 1-3 4-2-6 3 1 1 5 0 7 vs. Saint Mary s 31 8-17 0-0 2-4 5-1-6 1 0 4 1 0 18 Univ. of Washington 33 4-12 0-0 1-4 3-9-12 3 0 6 1 2 9 18, vs. St. Mary s (12/28/08) 35, at Ole Miss (11/29/08) 8, vs. St. Mary s (12/28/08) 17, vs. Utah (11/22/08) 3-PT 3-PT FREE THROWS MADE 4, at Manhattan (11/19/08) 12, at DePaul (12/10/08) 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 5, vs. William Jessup (12/27/08) 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08)
AMEER ALI #34 R-Freshman Forward 6-4 230 Philadelphia, Pa. Simon Grantz H.S. Progressive Christian Academy 2008-09 Update: Played 7 minutes at LaSalle (11/15)...Played 10 minutes vs. UMBC (11/17) and scored 6 points with 6 boards and a blocked shot...post a basket in 11 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...Logged 13 minutes vs. Green Bay and posted four rebounds... 2007-08: Redshirted as a freshman... Notables: Played his prep career at Simon Grantz High School under Coach Leonard Poole...Second-Team All-State and First-Team All-City...Was an All-American for Christian Prep Schools at Progressive Christian Academy... Averaged 15 points per game and 13 rebounds in high school...posted 18 points per game and 10 rebounds in prep school...... Personal: Marketing major...enjoys listening to music and playing X-Box 360. La Salle 7 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 UMBC 10 2-2 0-0 2-4 1-5-6 1 0 2 1 1 6 Manhattan 11 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-0-2 2 0 1 0 0 11 vs. Marshall vs. Utah 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss St. Francis (Pa.) DePaul vs. William Jessup vs. Saint Mary s Univ. of Washington 6, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 13, vs, Green Bay (11/23/08) 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 4, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) 3-PT 3-PT FREE THROWS MADE 2, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 6, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 1, vs. UMBC (11/17/08) 1, at LaSalle (11/15/08)
RODNEY STOKES Sophomore Forward 6-8 225 Glen Burnie, Md. Old Mill H.S. #42 2008-09 Update: Sidelined during preseason due to injury...played his first game of the season vs. William Jessup and fouled out in 4 minutes of action...went 4-for-6 from the field for 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds with two blocks at Saint Mary s (12/28)... 2007-08: Started in 4-of-24 games played...1.0 rpg...shot 42.1% (8-19) from the field... Collected 8 blocked shots...averaged 6.2 minutes per game... Notables: Rodney Stokes was born in Washington D.C He attended Old Mill Senior High School, in Millersville, Md Was a 2nd year starter and captain of the Patriots basketball team Holds all-time school record for rebounds and blocks Named All-County 1st team and to the All Star team for two consecutive years Helped lead the Patriots to two County Championships and two Regional Championships Also helped lead the team to two state semi-final championships Averaged 8 points and 10 rebounds during his junior year Averaged 10 ppg, 10 rpg and 5 blocks his senior year Helped feed the homeless on Thanksgiving Majoring in sociology His career ambitions are to be a professional basketball player and work in real estate Writes songs in spare time. La Salle UMBC Manhattan vs. Marshall vs. Utah vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay Ole Miss St. Francis (Pa.) DePaul vs. William Jessup 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Saint Mary s 15 4-6 0-0 2-4 3-3-6 3 0 0 2 1 10 Univ. of Washington 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 1 0 2 0 2 10, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 10, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 15, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 20, at Miami [Fla.], (11/24/07) 4, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 4, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 6, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 6, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 3-PT FREE THROWS MADE 2, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 6, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 6, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 1, vs. American (11/17/07) 2, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 2, vs. American (11/17/07) 1, at St. Mary s (12/28/08) 2, at UCONN (11/7/07)
JOHN LONG #44 Junior Forward 6-5 210 Hagerstown, Md. Hagerstown H.S. Hagerstown C.C. 2008-09 Update: Saw 2 minutes of action and grabbed two boards at Manhattan (11/19)...Logged 13 minutes and had four boards with 2 points vs. Green Bay (11/23)... Played 8 minutes at DePaul (12/10)...Had three boards in 10 minutes vs. William Jessup (12/27)... Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Hagerstown Community College where he ranked 4th in the nation during his freshman and and sophomore years...standout at Hagerstown High School...Product of Hagerstown, Md...Enjoys lifting weights and playing XBOX 360..Favorite food is Chicken Alfredo with broccoli and garlic bread on the side...compares his playing style to Shawn Marion...Started playing basketball when he was 17 years old. La Salle UMBC Manhattan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 0 2 vs. Marshall vs. Utah vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 13 1-3 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 Ole Miss St. Francis (Pa.) 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DePaul 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 vs. William Jessup 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Saint Mary s Univ. of Washington 2, vs Green Bay (11/23/08) 13, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) 1, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) 3, vs. Green Bay (11/23/08) 3-PT FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 4, vs. Wisconsin-GB (11/23/08)
BUFORD FOOTE #53 Junior Center 6-9 215 Atlanta, Ga. Stone Mountain H.S. Pensacola C.C. 2008-09 Update: Saw limited minutes at Lasalle (11/15) and UMBC (11/17)... Played 6 minutes at Manhattan (11/19)...scored first career basket vs. Marshall (11/19)... Started vs. Coppin State (12/6) and played 6 minutes...started at DePaul (12/10) and played 4 minutes...started against William Jessup (12/27) and had a rebound in 6 minutes...went 2-for-2 from the field for 4 points at St. Mary s (12/28)... Notables: Joined the team as a transfer from Pensacola Community College where he earned Most Improved Award (2007-08)...Born in Jamaica Queens, New York...Had a solid prep career at Stone Mountain High School...Raised in Atlanta, Ga...Enjoys playing chess and working on his car...his favorite basketball movie is Glory Road. La Salle 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UMBC 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manhattan 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Marshall 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Utah 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss St. Francis (Pa.) 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DePaul 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 William Jessup 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saint Mary s 2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Univ. of Washington 1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4, vs. St. Mary s (12/28/08) 6, at Manhattan (11/19/08) 2, vs. St. Mary s (12/28/08) 2, vs. St. Mary s (12/28/08) 3-PT 3-PT FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 2, vs. Utah (11/22/08)
GAME #1 11/15/2008 TEAM 1 2 T 25 39 64 24 37 61 GAME #2 11/17/2008 TEAM 1 2 T 31 29 60 34 33 67 GAME #3 11/19/2008 TEAM 1 2 T 26 35 61 30 30 60 PHILADELPHIA, PA - The La Salle University Explorers held on for a 64-61 victory over Morgan State on Saturday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena. La Salle s Rodney Green and Kimmani Barrett each scored 15 points to lead all scorers but it was sophomore Jerrell Williams who came up with a pair of offensive rebounds and follow-up buckets to help secure the win. La Salle led by as many as six points in the first half, but Morgan State took control of the boards and chipped the lead down to 25-24 at the half following a jumper by newcomer Troy Smith. Marquise Kately hit one-of-two free throws to help the Bears tie the score for the ninth time with four minutes and 23 seconds to play. Two Williams free throws on the following possession gave his team a 58-56 lead. Williams would then crash the boards for an offensive rebound and put-back off a missed three-pointer and follow a miss by Green at the 2:34 mark to build a 62-58 lead. He would then hit one of two free throws with 16 seconds to play to build a 63-58 advantage. He finished five for seven from the line. The Explorers went just one for four from the line in the final ten seconds to allow the Bears to remain in the game but Paul Johnson came up with a critical steal on the inbounds with 2.7 seconds left and a 63-61 lead. Barrett made one of two free throws to make the score 64-61 and Jermaine Bolden s last-second three point missed at the buzzer. Bolden led the Bears with 14 points and five assists, followed by Rogers Barnes with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting. #Reggie Holmes# and Marquise Kately chipped in 10 points each. Morgan State shot 32.8 percent from the field and knocked down 11-of-18 three pointers (42.1%). The Explorers finished 21-of-44 from the field (47.7%) and shot 33.3 percent (4-12) from beyond the arc. BALTIMORE, Md. -- Reggie Holmes scored 13 points and Kevin Thompson added 12 points as the Morgan State Bears defeated the UMBC Retrievers 67-60 Monday night at Hill Field House. MSU has won 15 straight home-games as the Bears avenged a loss to UMBC last November at the RAC Arena. This was the Bears first home game following a road loss to LaSalle. The Bears went 12-0 last year at home, en route to their first MEAC regular season and have not been defeated at home since a twopoint loss to Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. The Bears controlled the pace throughout most of the night and never trailed. UMBC s standout point guard Jay Greene finished with 11 points and eight rebounds and seven assists, but the Retrievers never got going offensively as a result of constant defensive pressure by the Bears. The Bears held UMBC to 37 percent (20-54 FG) shooting from the field and held a 42-35 advantage on the boards. Bolden did a solid job of managing the Bears offensive possessions, played tough defense and led the Bears with five assists to go along with eight points and two steals. Thompson, a 6-foot-8 redshirt freshman, scored 10 of his 12 points in the second and was a presence around the basket. Morgan State scored 40 of their points in the paint, compared to 20 by the Retrievers. The Bears also scored 17 points on second chance baskets and outscored UMBC s bench by a 20-11 margin. Morgan State (1-1) led 34-31 at the break and limited the Retrievers to just three field goals over a 10 minute span in the second half. Thompson hit a jumper to help give the Bears a 53-41 advantage with 7:53 remaining, and the Bears lead ballooned to as many as 16 points. The Retrievers (1-1) never came closer than seven for the rest of the game. RIVERDALE, N.Y. Antoine Pearson hit an offbalanced layup while falling down in the lane with 9.1 seconds to help Manhattan escape with a 61-60 victory against Morgan State on Wednesday night in the Jaspers home-opener and the first meeting between the two teams. Morgan State went ahead 60-58 in a back-andforth second half when Kevin Thompson scored with 49 seconds remaining. Andrew Gabriel hit a free throw with 21 seconds left to pull Manhattan within one before Pearson s decisive shot. Reggie Holmes 3-point attempt at the buzzer for Morgan State was blocked by Darryl Crawford. Holmes and Thompson scored 12 points each for Morgan State (1-2), which was outrebounded by the Jaspers 30-23 en route to their second loss of the season. The Bears held a 30-26 advantage at the intermission, but Manhattan began to slowly trim into the lead and with 4:37 left in the game Crawford nailed a 3-pointer to give the Jaspers a 54-51 edge. It marked the Jasper s first lead since the 15:58 mark of the first half. Marquise Kately led the Bears on the glass with 7 rebounds, including 9 points and a blocked shot. Jermaine Itchy Bolden finished with a game-high eight assists, but struggled by shooting just 1-for-6 from the floor for two points. Chris Smith scored 14 points, Crawford had 12 and Devon Austin 11 for the Jaspers (2-0). Manhattan shot 41.7 percent (20-48) from the field and was a dismal 2-for-13 (15.4%) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, the Bears shot 41.2 percent (7-17) from three-point territory and went 22-for-56 from the field. Morgan State (0-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 1 0 1 7 3 3 1 1 0 1 22 Kately f 4 1 1 7 2 10 1 2 0 3 34 Thompson f 1 0 2 7 4 4 0 2 1 1 21 Bolden g 5 2 2 2 3 14 5 2 0 0 36 Barnes g 5 3 0 2 4 13 1 1 0 3 34 Morgan 1 0 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 10 Holmes 3 2 2 1 2 10 0 0 0 3 24 Thomas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Smith 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 7 Ali 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 3 Totals 21 8 11 34 22 61 8 11 1 14 200 La Salle (1-0) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Goodridge f 2 0 2 4 4 6 0 1 3 0 19 Mekongo f 3 1 2 8 2 9 1 3 1 0 34 Williams f 3 1 5 11 3 12 2 1 1 0 27 Barrett g 5 0 5 4 2 15 4 5 1 1 34 Green g 6 1 2 3 2 15 2 5 0 4 33 Partin 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 10 Johnson 1 0 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 1 16 Guillandeaux 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 27 Team 1 Totals 21 4 18 37 14 64 11 19 7 7 200 Officials: Bob Donato, Paul Faia, Matt Lee Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. La Salle-None. Attendance: 2211 Morgan State (1-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 2 0 1 6 4 5 0 1 0 1 23 Kately f 3 0 3 8 3 9 0 3 0 1 27 Thompson f 5 0 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 27 Bolden g 3 0 2 3 2 8 5 2 0 2 31 Barnes g 3 0 2 0 3 8 2 2 1 1 19 Holmes 5 3 0 5 4 13 0 1 1 0 36 Morgan 3 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 8 Thomas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Smith 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 Ali 2 0 2 6 1 6 0 2 1 1 10 Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 9 Totals 26 3 12 42 24 67 9 13 3 7 200 UMBC (1-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Frye f 2 0 0 5 3 4 0 3 0 0 35 Proctor f 5 1 8 8 5 19 2 2 1 2 40 Greene g 3 3 2 8 3 11 7 4 0 3 40 Spadafora g 4 2 1 2 3 11 1 2 0 0 31 Gilliam g 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 23 Flemming 4 0 3 4 3 11 1 2 0 1 31 McKnight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Wasco 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 7 Totals 20 6 14 35 30 60 11 13 1 6 200 Officials: Covington, Smith, Musuna Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. MD-Baltimore County-None. Attendance: 1467 Morgan State (1-2) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 2 0 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 15 Kately f 3 0 3 7 3 9 1 4 1 1 32 Thompson f 4 0 4 4 5 12 1 3 0 1 22 Bolden g 1 0 0 2 2 2 8 4 0 2 31 Barnes g 4 0 0 2 3 8 3 1 0 2 34 Thomas 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 Morgan 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 9 Holmes 4 4 0 1 3 12 0 0 1 1 14 Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Smith 2 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 15 Ali 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 11 Long 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Team 11 Totals 22 7 9 34 22 60 15 16 2 7 200 Manhattan (2-0) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Gabariel f 4 0 1 3 3 9 2 2 0 0 24 Austin f 3 1 4 6 1 11 0 2 2 1 28 Banogle c 2 0 1 4 4 5 1 1 1 2 22 Smith g 3 0 8 5 0 14 0 3 0 4 32 Bouli g 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 26 Pearson 1 0 2 2 2 4 2 5 1 1 16 Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Crawford 4 1 3 4 2 12 1 3 0 1 27 Adams 1 0 0 4 5 2 1 2 2 2 25 Team 4 Totals 20 2 19 34 18 61 9 18 7 12 200 Officials: R. Perone, D. Aprahamian, T. Edwards Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. MD-Baltimore County-None.
GAME #4 11/21/2008 TEAM 1 2 T 30 37 67 37 35 72 GAME #5 11/17/2008 TEAM 1 2 T 31 29 60 34 33 67 GAME #6 11/19/2008 TEAM 1 2 T 26 35 61 30 30 60 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Marquise Kately scored 15 points and Reggie Holmes added 14 as Morgan State defeated Marshall 72-67 in the opening round of the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday. Marshall (1-1) trailed by five points with 39 seconds left, but missed three free throws in the final minute. Kately scored 13 of his points in the first half to propel Morgan State (2-2) to a 37-30 halftime lead. Holmes took over in the second half, scoring 11 points. Rico Myles claimed a game-high 12 rebounds for the Bears. Markel Humphrey led the Thundering Herd with 17 points and nine rebounds. Teammate Shaquille Johnson added 13 points. Morgan State took the lead for good at 16-14 with 8:36 left in the first half. The Bears increased the margin to 17 points at 49-32 with 15:32 remaining and held on despite the Marshall rally. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Luke Nevill scored 16 points and blocked three shots to lead Utah to a 66-37 rout over Morgan State on Saturday in the Glenn Wilkes Classic. The 7-foot-2 center Nevill, who also grabbed six rebounds, played only 21 minutes for the Utes (3-1). Kim Tillie added 10 points for Utah, which has now won three in a row since a season-opening loss to Southwest Baptist. Kevin Thompson scored 14 points and eight rebounds for the Bears. Joseph Morgan and Jermaine Bolden chipped in 6 points each. Morgan State (2-3) shot 28.3 percent from the floor, including 0-of-10 from 3-point range. The Utes also held a 36-26 advantage on the boards. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Morgan State (2-5) completed play in the 2008 Glenn Wilkes Classic with a 71-57 loss against 2008 Wisconsin Green-Bay (2-2) at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday afternoon. The Phoenix forced the Bears into just 17 percent shooting in the second half and 30 percent for the game. It was a low scoring contest throughout the early going, as the teams were tied at 12 eight minutes into the contest. The Phoenix then extended the defensive pressure and built a 26-16 lead over the next four minutes. Terry Evans hammered home a two-handed slam and Bryquis Perine had a layup off back-to-back steals to cap the flurry. Morgan State made a charge in the latter stages of the first half and jumped on top for the first time in more than 10 minutes, with 48 seconds left prior to intermission. The Phoenix regained the lead heading into the locker room, however, as Chop Tang buried his second 3-pointer of the half from the right baseline with :26 remaining. Tang had 12 first-half points, while his counterpart in the interior, Randy Berry, totaled nine. In the second half, Morgan State missed 18 of its first 19 shots and Green Bay held the Bears scoreless for nearly seven minutes. That enabled the Phoenix to run off 13 straight points and expand its lead to 52-39. Morgan State shot just 6-of-35 in the second half and made 20-of 66-tries in the contest. Green Bay again was outstanding from the line, converting 28-of 30-opportunities. Marquise Kately led the Bears with 14 points and eight rebounds. Reggie Holmes added 11 points and Kevin Thompson and Troy Smith had six points each. Tang finished with a game-high 16 points and nine rebounds, while Berry and Mike Schachtner finished with 15 apiece for the Phoenix. Morgan State (0-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 2 0 2 12 2 6 2 1 0 0 25 Kately f 6 1 2 3 4 15 0 3 0 0 29 Thompson f 2 0 0 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 21 Bolden g 1 0 1 0 3 3 6 3 0 0 26 Barnes g 2 1 4 2 3 9 1 3 0 3 21 Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 Holmes 4 3 3 4 5 14 0 4 0 2 20 Thomas, S 2 1 3 1 1 8 3 1 0 0 14 Smith 3 1 2 5 0 9 0 1 1 1 18 Ali 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 Foote 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 Team 5 Totals 24 4 18 37 14 72 15 18 2 7 200 Marshall (1-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Humphrey f 6 0 5 9 3 17 2 4 0 1 36 Wilkerson f 1 0 2 5 3 4 0 1 0 0 13 Pitts g 2 0 0 1 4 4 2 3 0 0 23 Lutz g 1 1 3 5 3 6 7 1 0 6 27 Johnson g 5 2 1 4 3 13 0 3 1 1 22 Merthie 1 1 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 21 Powell 2 2 2 4 5 8 0 3 0 0 18 Pena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spann 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 14 Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Baines 3 0 2 4 3 8 2 2 1 0 25 Team 4 Totals 22 6 17 40 27 67 14 18 2 8 200 Morgan State (2-3) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 Kately f 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 3 0 2 31 Thompson f 6 0 2 8 1 14 0 3 2 0 31 Bolden g 3 0 0 1 0 6 1 4 0 1 28 Barnes g 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 26 Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Morgan 2 0 2 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 15 Holmes 2 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 17 Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 Smith 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 9 Ali 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8 Long 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Foote 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 Team 26 Totals 15 0 7 26 16 37 3 17 2 7 200 UTAH (3-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Tillie f 4 0 2 1 2 10 0 2 0 0 20 Brown f 2 0 1 5 3 5 6 1 0 0 26 Nevill c 8 0 0 6 4 16 1 1 3 1 21 Drca g 3 1 2 2 2 9 2 3 1 3 21 Borha g 4 1 0 4 0 9 1 2 0 1 28 Cyphers 2 1 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 10 Tavita 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 Green 2 1 0 6 3 5 1 1 2 1 31 Downie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kepkay 1 1 2 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 31 Grim 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 Team 4 Totals 15 0 7 26 16 37 3 17 2 7 200 Morgan State (2-4) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 2 0 1 5 2 5 1 2 2 0 15 Kately f 6 1 1 8 1 14 0 1 0 1 33 Thompson f 3 0 0 5 2 6 1 2 0 0 25 Bolden g 2 0 0 4 3 4 4 3 0 0 27 Barnes g 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 27 Thomas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Morgan 1 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 11 Holmes 3 0 5 10 2 11 0 1 0 0 21 Thomas 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 11 Smith 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 9 Ali 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Long 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 Foote 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 2 Totals 20 3 11 44 21 54 7 12 2 2 200 Green Bay (2-2) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Tang f 4 2 6 9 3 16 2 1 0 0 28 Evans f 1 0 4 3 1 6 3 4 2 4 30 Berry c 5 0 5 7 2 15 2 1 2 0 28 Cotton g 2 0 2 4 3 6 1 0 0 0 31 Fletcher g 2 0 2 3 0 6 1 0 0 1 30 Perine 1 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 13 Eaton 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 14 Walls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Schachtner 4 0 7 5 2 15 0 1 2 0 18 Nelson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 Team 2 Totals 20 3 28 37 15 71 10 8 6 7 200 Officials: M. Ellard, B. Dunlap, D. Smith
GAME #7 11/29/2008 GAME #8 12/1/2008 GAME #9 12/6/2008 TEAM 1 2 T 32 46 78 TEAM 1 2 T 30 35 65 TEAM 1 2 T 19 29 48 34 36 70 23 38 61 28 34 62 OXFORD, Miss. -- Chris Warren scored 25 points and David Huertas added 22 points in Mississippi s 78-70 victory over Morgan State on Saturday. The Rebels (5-1), who trailed by seven points early in the second half, used second-half surges of 15-0 and 14-0 to put away the Bears (2-5). Huertas and Warren scored seven of the final nine baskets. The tandem also had nine assists and eight rebounds. The Rebels dominated the final 8:38 defensively, limiting Morgan State to three baskets. Ole Miss shot 49.1 percent (28 of 57) from the field while limiting the Bears to 38.6 percent (27 of 70). The Rebels also hit 15 of 16 from the free-throw line. Reggie Holmes and Rogers Barnes scored 17 points apiece for Morgan State. Kevin Thompson added 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. The Bears took a 43-35 rebounding edge, including 21 offensive boards. Morgan State (2-5) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 17 Kately f 4 0 0 4 3 8 3 5 0 0 34 Thompson f 5 0 4 11 1 14 1 4 0 1 35 Bolden g 4 2 0 1 4 10 4 4 0 2 31 Barnes g 6 2 3 10 2 17 4 0 0 3 35 Morgan 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 Holmes 6 4 1 2 1 17 0 0 1 1 29 Thomas, S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Team 8 Totals 27 8 8 43 13 70 13 14 1 7 200 Mississippi (5-1) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min White f 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 17 Cranston f 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 20 Warren g 8 4 5 2 0 25 5 4 0 5 39 White g 3 2 4 6 1 7 2 1 0 0 31 Huertas g 8 2 4 6 1 22 4 2 0 0 37 Henry 3 0 3 1 2 9 0 0 1 0 17 Bogan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Holloway 3 0 1 6 0 7 3 0 2 1 19 Graham 1 0 2 2 3 4 0 3 0 1 16 Cantinol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Team 7 Totals 28 7 15 35 15 78 15 14 5 8 200 Officials: John Hampton, JB Caldwell, Chuck Jones Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. Ole Miss-None. Attendance: 5824 BALTIMORE, Md. -- Reggie Holmes scored 19 points and Joseph Morgan chipped in 10 points as the Morgan State Bears were upended by the Red Flash of Saint Francis-Pa. 65-61 Monday night at Hill Field House. The Red Flash (2-4) handed Morgan State its fourth consecutive loss and also ended the Bears 15-game home winning streak. The Bears went (2-6) 12-0 last year at home, en route to their first MEAC regular season and have not been defeated at home since atwo-point loss to Hampton on Feb. 20, 2007. Morgan State looked disinterested and flat and the Red Flash capitalized by jumping out to an early lead. Devin Sweetney s layup gave the Red Flash an 12-2 advantage at the 15:46 mark of the first half. St. Francis ended up controlled the pace throughout most of the night and never trailed in the contest. Sweetney finished with a double-double by posting 19 points (7-13 FG) and a game-high 12 rebounds, while Marquis Ford added 16 points (6-8 FG) and Mislav Jukic had 11 points. The Bears trailed 30-23 at the intermission. The Bears shot 35 percent from the field and went 6-for-24 (.250) from beyond the arc, while the Red Flash shot a blistering 60.5 percent from the floor (23-38 FG) and held a 34-31 advantage on the glass. Kevin Thompson who entered the ball game as the Bears third leading scorer (9.4 ppg), was held scoreless and finished with five rebounds. St. Francis held their largest lead at 39-27 when Ford knocked down a jumper with 14:57 left in the game. Morgan State responded with a 14-4 run ignited primarily from the energetic play of the Bears bench. Marquise Kately fed Joseph Morgan an alley-oop dunk and Rogers Barnes hit the front end of a 1-and-1 to trim St. Francis lead to 43-39 with 10:08 remaining. Morgan State continued to stay close down the stretch and a 3-pointer by Holmes cut the lead to 61-59 with 29.9 seconds left. St. Francis then made 3-of-4 free throws in the final 20 seconds to seal the win. Morgan State (2-6) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Myles f 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 Kately f 2 0 4 6 1 8 3 2 0 2 38 Thompson f 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 Bolden g 3 2 0 2 3 8 4 3 0 0 32 Barnes g 3 0 2 2 2 8 2 1 0 3 27 Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 6 Morgan 4 1 1 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 15 Holmes 7 2 3 5 4 19 2 1 1 3 28 Thomas, S 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 Smith 1 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 4 Totals 21 6 13 31 14 61 11 9 3 9 200 St. Francis-Pa (2-4) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Sweetney f 7 0 5 12 3 19 0 5 1 1 34 Jukic f 2 0 7 7 4 11 0 3 0 0 34 Hoffman f 4 0 0 3 3 8 0 2 1 0 29 Ford g 6 2 2 4 2 16 2 5 0 2 30 Nelson g 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 3 0 0 40 Spaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Surprenant 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 12 Jackson 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 7 Profeta 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 Team 6 Totals 23 4 15 34 19 65 10 20 2 4 200 Officials: Mike Darenzo, Alvin Cox, Ken Clarke Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. SFU-None. Attendance: 2579 BALTIMORE -- Reggie Holmes scored 19 points and Morgan State snapped a four-game losing streak in a 62-48 victory over Coppin State in the conference opener for both teams on Saturday at Hill Field House. Holmes shot 6-for-16 from the field, knocked down 4-of-11 3-pointers and pulled down six rebounds to help the Bears defeat the Eagles for the third time in the last four meetings. Rogers Barnes had 12 points and Kevin Thompson collected his second double-double of the season by collecting 10 points and 10 rebounds for Morgan State (3-6, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which trailed only twice in the game. Junior guard Joseph Morgan electrified the crowd with a dunk midway through the first half that helped ignite an 8-0 run. Morgan State led 28-19 at halftime. The Bears shot 41.1 percent from the field (23 of 56) and made 5 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. Coppin State had a dreadful night and made just 17- of-57 shots (29.8 percent) and only 3-of-17 on 3-point attempts. Jordan Lee scored 13 points for the Eagles (1-5, 0-1), who have lost four straight games. Tywain McKee, who entered the game averaging 18.5 points per game, was held to 10 points (4-16 FG) and finished with four turnovers. Morgan State held a commanding 50-33 advantage on the boards and scored 20 points off of second chance opportunities. A 3-pointer by Holmes gave Morgan State its largest lead, 36-23, with 14:22 left in the game. Coppin State did not come within nine the rest of the way. The 48 points scored by the Eagles marked their second-lowest point total ever scored against Morgan State behind only the 44 they scored during the 1979-80 season. Marquise Katley recorded 11 boards and eight points, while Jermaine Bolden added a game-high six assists. I m just glad we got a win, Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman. We ve only won three ballgames [and lost six times], so it s a start. Morgan State (3-6) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Kately f 4 0 0 11 2 8 2 2 1 1 37 Foote f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Holmes g 6 4 3 6 2 19 0 3 0 0 27 Bolden g 0 0 2 5 4 2 6 3 0 0 21 Barnes g 5 0 2 2 3 12 2 3 0 1 32 Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 Myles 2 0 0 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 16 Morgan 3 1 0 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 10 Thomas, S 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Thompson 3 0 4 10 3 10 0 2 2 0 35 Team 3 Totals 23 5 11 50 16 62 11 15 3 2 200 Coppin State (1-4) FG 3FG FT R F TP A TO B S Min Chesnut f 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 25 Sargeant f 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 17 Young g 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 16 Iloegbu g 2 0 2 7 3 6 0 1 0 1 27 McKee g 4 0 2 4 3 10 1 4 0 2 32 Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Goldsberry 4 1 0 2 2 9 0 3 0 2 20 Lee 3 2 5 2 2 13 0 0 0 0 28 Hayden 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 15 Kucinskas 1 0 0 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 14 Team 7 Totals 17 3 11 33 19 48 3 13 0 8 200 Officials: Kyle Neve, Quez Crawford, Matt Myers Technical fouls: MSU-Buford Foote. CSU-Chuka Iloegbu.