FBCB: Morgan State

[Munsonian]

Well, I finally got ahold of FBCB just today, and I'm launching a dynasty with the Morgan State Bears. Should be an interesting learning experience, but I'm not expecting too much success.

The program seems to be in a horrible state, which immediately makes me regret my choice to randomly select a team. The numbers:


Team Prestige: 4 :redface:
Training Facilities Rating: 2 (11th in conference) :(
Expectations: Avoid last place in conference


Some basics: I don't want this dynasty to get distracted by little things, so I turned academic suspensions way down and also minimized injuries. Hopefully, this will allow the dynasty to move fairly quickly.

This will definitely be a project. Roster breakdown and staff hiring coming shortly.

[Munsonian]

Obviously, we need to fill all three positions--recruiting coordinator, lead scout, and coaching assistant. Sadly, we don't have much of a budget for assistants, and I need to save as much as I can for recruiting. I'll opt for the best available on the lowest salary level.

All ratings are out of 20.

Recruiting coordinator: David Kwan (35-y-o, rating of 8 in recruiting, $30,000/year)
Lead scout: Henry Raphael (37-y-o, rating of 8 in scouting, $30,000/year)
Coaching assistant: Wallace Keever (44-y-o, 9 off./7 def., $30,000/year)

Not a disaster.

I schedule the pre-season tourneys, and we're on to the scheduling phase.

[Munsonian]

The roster this year looks pretty awful, so we'll have a tough time dealing with anybody. I see which computer teams offer me games, and I'm forced to take a lot of road matchups. Some of them are winnable, however, so I feel decent about our prospects.


Morgan State 2003 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/03 at Fairfield (0-0)
11/20/03 Loyola-Maryland (0-0)
11/25/03 at Fordham (0-0)
11/27/03 at Gardner Webb (0-0)
12/03/03 at Niagara (0-0)
12/06/03 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
12/08/03 Howard (0-0)
12/13/03 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/15/03 at Hartford (0-0)
12/18/03 at Colgate (0-0)
12/20/03 at Eastern Michigan (0-0)
12/22/03 at Mount St. Mary's (0-0)
12/27/03 Campbell (0-0)
12/29/03 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/03/04 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/05/04 South Carolina State (0-0)
01/10/04 Hampton (0-0)
01/12/04 at Coppin State (0-0)
01/19/04 at South Carolina State (0-0)
01/24/04 at Delaware State (0-0)
01/26/04 Florida A&M (0-0)
01/31/04 at Florida A&M (0-0)
02/02/04 at Hampton (0-0)
02/09/04 at Howard (0-0)
02/16/04 Delaware State (0-0)
02/21/04 Coppin State (0-0)
02/28/04 at Norfolk State (0-0)
03/06/04 North Carolina A&T (0-0)

[Munsonian]

Well, here we go: the 2003 Morgan State Fighting Bears.


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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23 Frank Giordano C Sr 6'11" 262 Baltimore, MD
21 Rudolf Trump C Jr 6'10" 236 Forestville, MD
41 Shelton Blanchard C Fr 6' 8" 207 Owings, MD
42 John Beal PF Jr 6' 7" 215 Silver Spring, MD
53 Jim Ebersole PF Jr 6' 8" 257 Poolesville, MD
50 Joseph Woodward PF Jr 6' 7" 239 Cambridge, MD
35 Gerry Goldfarb SF Sr 6' 6" 233 Saint Albans, WV
3 Burton Hughes SF So 6' 5" 207 Smithers, Canada
2 Millard Edmonds SF So 6' 8" 254 Accident, MD
14 Charles Marshall SG Sr 6' 5" 210 Columbia, MD
45 Jeremiah Negron SG So 6' 6" 186 Lakehurst, NJ
33 Sylvain Vanreust SG So 6' 4" 206 Montauban, France
30 Larry Bottoms PG Sr 6' 1" 193 Oakland, MD
55 Troy Fuller PG Fr 6' 0" 176 Sykesville, MD
32 Hinrich Wehner PG Fr 5'11" 200 Kassel, Germany

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Rudolf Trump C 6'10" 236 8 2 0 9 6 4 9 16 9 13
Shelton Blanchard C 6' 8" 207 8 2 0 2 6 5 6 15 6 8
Frank Giordano C 6'11" 262 8 3 2 8 6 7 4 13 6 14
John Beal PF 6' 7" 215 8 3 0 5 6 13 9 16 9 10
Charles Marshall SG 6' 5" 210 7 9 3 8 4 6 14 9 14 13
Jim Ebersole PF 6' 8" 257 7 4 7 5 6 10 8 15 7 17
Troy Fuller PG 6' 0" 176 7 10 2 9 8 6 19 8 10 3
Larry Bottoms PG 6' 1" 193 6 10 6 9 11 2 19 8 15 9
Sylvain Vanreust SG 6' 4" 206 6 3 10 3 3 4 18 11 12 11
Hinrich Wehner PG 5'11" 200 6 12 4 10 6 6 20 10 10 2
Gerry Goldfarb SF 6' 6" 233 6 10 3 6 2 10 11 12 9 15
Burton Hughes SF 6' 5" 207 5 5 6 9 2 7 10 12 17 5
Jeremiah Negron SG 6' 6" 186 5 5 7 7 6 9 17 9 19 12
Millard Edmonds SF 6' 8" 254 4 4 2 6 7 5 12 12 16 5
Joseph Woodward PF 6' 7" 239 3 7 4 4 5 3 9 14 12 11

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Rudolf Trump C 6'10" 236 6 5 4 3 7 16 9 16 9 13
Shelton Blanchard C 6' 8" 207 9 7 4 7 5 14 6 15 6 8
Frank Giordano C 6'11" 262 7 4 4 8 7 19 4 13 6 14
John Beal PF 6' 7" 215 10 8 3 5 5 19 9 16 9 10
Charles Marshall SG 6' 5" 210 3 3 5 6 3 16 14 9 14 13
Jim Ebersole PF 6' 8" 257 12 6 10 3 5 20 8 15 7 17
Troy Fuller PG 6' 0" 176 6 3 7 4 4 19 19 8 10 3
Larry Bottoms PG 6' 1" 193 8 12 7 3 6 20 19 8 15 9
Sylvain Vanreust SG 6' 4" 206 4 5 3 3 5 11 18 11 12 11
Hinrich Wehner PG 5'11" 200 6 4 4 9 3 2 20 10 10 2
Gerry Goldfarb SF 6' 6" 233 3 3 5 13 3 7 11 12 9 15
Burton Hughes SF 6' 5" 207 4 5 3 4 12 20 10 12 17 5
Jeremiah Negron SG 6' 6" 186 6 6 5 5 4 4 17 9 19 12
Millard Edmonds SF 6' 8" 254 7 5 5 4 3 5 12 12 16 5
Joseph Woodward PF 6' 7" 239 8 2 8 5 5 6 9 14 12 11

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Rudolf Trump C D F D F C D D D D D D F
Shelton Blanchard C C F D F F C D D B C D D
Frank Giordano C D F D F D D D D D D D C
John Beal PF C F D F D D B D C C F D
Charles Marshall SG C C B F C F D F F F D D
Jim Ebersole PF D D D C D D C D B D C F
Troy Fuller PG C B C F D C D D D F C D
Larry Bottoms PG C C C D F C F D C C D F
Sylvain Vanreust SG D F C B F F D D D D F F
Hinrich Wehner PG D B C D C C D D D D D C
Gerry Goldfarb SF D C D F D F C F F F D B
Burton Hughes SF D D C D B F C B F D F D
Jeremiah Negron SG D D D D C C C D D C D D
Millard Edmonds SF D D C F D C D F C D D D
Joseph Woodward PF F C D F D D F D C F C D

Centers

A terrible position for us; I may start a power forward out of position for some of the games. We need Blanchard to develop his inside game for the next few years, but at the moment it doesn't look like we'll be able to generate any offense down low (or rebound, for that matter). A good recruit would go a long way here.

Power Forwards

Slightly better, but still in need of some major work. Beal can rebound, especially on the offensive end, so we'll work him in somehow. Having three juniors will create depth nightmares in two years, so a recruit wouldn't be a bad idea. This isn't looking as bad as the centers.

Small Forwards

These people are just absolutely awful at the sport of basketball. Hughes can sort of halfway rebound, but once again it's pretty hopeless as far as offensive production goes.

Shooting Guards

Marshall looks decent, and the other two can shoot well (comparatively, at least). Should be a decent spot for us.

Point Guards

More options, and none of them good.

I'll have to get to know this roster once we get into the games--it'll be a tough year, no doubt.

[Munsonian]

We'll have to scratch and claw for any decent recruit this year, but hopefully we can put together a reasonably good class. Other than power forwards, it looks like we can fill just about any positions we'd like; we lose three scholarship seniors and one walk-on. I'll probably look for at least one big guy who can rebound down low, and a good ballhandler at the point. Past that, I'll just look for the best player available.

We have a paltry $7,000 per month with which to recruit; that means we'll have to keep our search very local and very concentrated. A few 2* guys have a "very high" interest, and I even see some 3* guys with "high". That's more encouraging than I anticipated.

I search for our class, and the only trend worth noting is that there is a terrible absence of big men. The only one I find with good numbers is only 1* and is very expensive. I feel like we can land most of the 2* players pretty safely, and we'll see what type of reaction we get from the 3* players.



Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Zachariah Carter PG 6' 3" 189 *** High North Carolina
Jason Derose PG 6' 1" 172 *** High Pennsylvania
Thomas Brown SF 6' 5" 236 ** Very High Maryland
Chas Lee SF 6' 7" 212 ** High Maryland
Desmond Hernandez SF 6' 5" 220 ** High Pennsylvania
Micheal Tucker SG 6' 3" 188 ** High Florida
James Callen SG 6' 3" 179 ** High New York
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 ** Very High Delaware
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 152 ** High Pennsylvania
Matthew Davis PG 6' 1" 175 ** Very High Maryland
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 213 * High New Mexico

[Munsonian]

The interest levels after the first month:


Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Thomas Brown SF 6' 5" 236 ** Very High Maryland
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 213 * Very High New Mexico
Jason Derose PG 6' 1" 172 *** High Pennsylvania
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 152 ** High Pennsylvania
Chas Lee SF 6' 7" 212 ** High Maryland
Zachariah Carter PG 6' 3" 189 *** Average North Carolina
Matthew Davis PG 6' 1" 175 ** Average Maryland
Desmond Hernandez SF 6' 5" 220 ** Average Pennsylvania
Micheal Tucker SG 6' 3" 188 ** Average Florida
James Callen SG 6' 3" 179 ** Average New York
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 ** Average Delaware


Rigdon looks like our big man for this year. He's going to be a monster on the boards and already has some inside scoring ability, although his defense needs some work. I offer him a scholarship with the hopes of landing him early; he is a very expensive recruit at the moment. He lists us as his top school, though.

I also take agressive action with SF Lee and PG Newman; our list is really dwindling, so we need to spark interest quickly.

I'm still optimistic at this point; maybe we'll get an early commitment out of one of these guys.

[Munsonian]

Mixed reaction from our recruits this month. SF Lee loses interest, but PG Newman vaults us to the top of his list. We maintain #1 on PF Rigdon's list, but no commitments yet. Now we're left to try to find a third recruit late in the game.


Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 152 ** Very High Pennsylvania
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 213 * Very High New Mexico
Zachariah Carter PG 6' 3" 189 *** Average North Carolina
Jason Derose PG 6' 1" 172 *** Average Pennsylvania
Thomas Brown SF 6' 5" 236 ** Average Maryland
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 ** Average Delaware
Chas Lee SF 6' 7" 212 ** Low Maryland
Jerald White SG 6' 3" 172 *** Very Low Virginia
Matthew Davis PG 6' 1" 175 ** Very Low Maryland
Desmond Hernandez SF 6' 5" 220 ** Very Low Pennsylvania
Micheal Tucker SG 6' 3" 188 ** Very Low Florida
James Callen SG 6' 3" 179 ** Very Low New York


Nothing terribly exciting to report.

[Munsonian]

Well, good news--I think we've got our three recruits lined up. A 2* shooting guard now has us at the top of his list despite minimal recruiting. I take a look and see that he could be a force from outside; I make our offer and hope for the best.



Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 152 ** Very High Pennsylvania
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 ** Very High Delaware
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 213 * Very High New Mexico
Zachariah Carter PG 6' 3" 189 *** Average North Carolina
Jason Derose PG 6' 1" 172 *** Average Pennsylvania
Jerald White SG 6' 3" 172 *** Average Virginia
Thomas Brown SF 6' 5" 236 ** Average Maryland
Matthew Davis PG 6' 1" 175 ** Very Low Maryland
Chas Lee SF 6' 7" 212 ** None Maryland
Desmond Hernandez SF 6' 5" 220 ** Very Low Pennsylvania
Micheal Tucker SG 6' 3" 188 ** Very Low Florida
James Callen SG 6' 3" 179 ** Very Low New York


I'm hoping to nail these three guys down very soon.

[Munsonian]

We land all three recruits :) . Not the greatest class, but still an improvement over what we have; I feel good about this as we averted what could have become a total disaster.

November brings training camp; our team looks absolutely awful. I choose to work up an exclusively man-to-man defensive scheme and virtually no three-point shots.

Here's a look at our recruiting class:


Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 7 5 11 5 5 7 12 10 13 5
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 213 10 6 0 9 5 8 7 12 12 11
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 152 6 9 14 10 3 3 20 6 14 15

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 8 4 8 8 0 19 12 10 13 5
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 213 5 10 5 2 8 10 7 12 12 11
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 152 5 9 6 6 6 7 20 6 14 15

Name Pos Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Clifton Rideout SG B C D B C D C F C D B C
Neal Rigdon PF C C C F C D B A D C D D
Martin Newman PG D C B B C C F C F C D C


We'll have to see how well these guys develop. Newman may be converted to shooting guard due to good shooting ability and complete lack of ball-handling skills.

[Munsonian]

We start out the season with a respectable 1-3 record; more encouragingly, we played a tough Fordham team down to the wire on their home court.


Morgan State 2003 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/03 at Fairfield (2-0) L 66-55 0-1
11/20/03 Loyola-Maryland (2-1) W 76-62 1-1
11/25/03 at Fordham (2-0) L 59-56 1-2
11/27/03 at Gardner Webb (1-3) L 65-45 1-3


Our German point guard, Hinrich Wehner, is leading the team with a modest 11.0 ppg. Burton Hughes plays well in very limited action. Nobody has made more than two three-pointers, and our team leader in rebounds averages a whopping 6.3. Despite the awful statistics, I'd say we're playing reasonably well.

The national Top 25:


Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kansas (70) 4-0 1798 2
2. Syracuse (2) 3-0 1730 1
3. Arizona 4-0 1645 4
4. Florida 3-0 1595 7
5. Michigan State 6-1 1459 8
6. Cincinnati 5-0 1404 6
7. Duke 3-0 1383 9
8. Indiana 3-1 1345 5
9. Iowa State 4-0 1193 14
10. Oklahoma 3-1 1165 3
11. Texas 5-2 1075 15
12. Ohio State 4-0 890 11
13. Illinois 2-1 845 18
14. Temple 3-0 808 21
15. Purdue 3-0 779 22
16. UCLA 4-2 769 12
17. Oregon 4-0 714 17
18. Connecticut 4-1 509 NR
19. Stanford 2-2 506 20
20. Oklahoma State 4-1 485 13
21. Southern California 4-1 372 19
22. Tulsa 4-0 241 NR
23. Mississippi State 2-2 138 NR
24. Brigham Young 2-1 122 NR
25. Xavier 2-0 113 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Utah State 4-2 107
New Mexico 2-0 88
Auburn 3-0 60
California 2-1 30
North Carolina State 2-0 13
George Mason 1-0 11
St. John's 3-1 3
Georgia 2-1 2
Kentucky 0-1 2
Virginia 3-2 1


We'll see what the next month brings.

[Munsonian]

We slump to a god-awful 3-11 record. Yikes. Still, there are some more encouraging signs. We're an impressive 2-2 in-conference, and we could have had two more wins were it not for a pair of buzzer-beaters. Hinrich Wehner is now 0-for-14 from downtown this year. Nice job, Hinrich.


Morgan State 2003 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/03 at Fairfield (8-2) L 66-55 0-1
11/20/03 Loyola-Maryland (6-6) W 76-62 1-1
11/25/03 at Fordham (8-1) L 59-56 1-2
11/27/03 at Gardner Webb (2-11) L 65-45 1-3
12/03/03 at Niagara (7-4) L 75-41 1-4
12/06/03 at North Carolina A&T (5-7) L 84-65 1-5 (0-1)
12/08/03 Howard (2-11) W 67-62 2-5 (1-1)
12/13/03 at Bethune-Cookman (5-7) W 81-71 3-5 (2-1)
12/15/03 at Hartford (4-7) L 68-63 3-6
12/18/03 at Colgate (6-5) L 61-60 3-7
12/20/03 at Eastern Michigan (7-6) L 74-54 3-8
12/22/03 at Mount St. Mary's (5-7) L 58-57 3-9
12/27/03 Campbell (7-4) L 77-59 3-10
12/29/03 Bethune-Cookman (5-7) L 69-55 3-11 (2-2)

2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Maryland-East Shore 4 0 1.000 8 3 .727
Hampton 3 1 .750 5 6 .455
Coppin State 3 1 .750 6 7 .462
Bethune-Cookman 3 2 .600 5 7 .417
North Carolina A&T 3 2 .600 5 7 .417
South Carolina State 1 1 .500 3 7 .300
Morgan State 2 2 .500 3 11 .214
Florida A&M 1 2 .333 6 6 .500
Norfolk State 1 3 .250 2 10 .167
Howard 1 4 .200 2 11 .154
Delaware State 0 4 .000 1 11 .083

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kansas (69) 12-1 1797 1
2. Syracuse (3) 12-1 1731 2
3. Michigan State 10-1 1638 3
4. Oklahoma 11-2 1602 4
5. Duke 12-1 1505 5
6. Florida 12-2 1380 7
7. Texas 12-2 1359 6
8. Purdue 7-1 1330 8
9. Oklahoma State 12-2 1204 10
10. Cincinnati 12-3 1187 11
11. St. John's 12-1 988 17
12. Arizona 9-4 975 15
13. Iowa State 10-2 975 9
14. Indiana 8-4 769 19
15. Oregon 10-2 761 NR
16. Ohio State 10-2 734 14
17. Stanford 7-4 718 20
18. North Carolina State 10-1 501 13
19. Illinois 8-4 474 24
20. Mississippi State 10-3 441 16
21. Southern California 9-3 287 22
22. Fordham 8-1 243 NR
23. Maryland 8-5 241 18
24. Kent State 9-2 167 NR
25. Virginia 8-4 110 23

Others Receiving Votes:
UCLA 6-5 95
Alabama 9-4 89
Kentucky 5-4 30
Southern Methodist 6-1 29
Xavier 9-2 17
Brigham Young 7-5 11
UNC Wilmington 8-2 11
Mississippi 8-3 1


In the big picture, we're clearly accomplishing our goal of avoiding last place in the conference. I ask our AD to improve our training facilities, as our budget is clearly overflowing with funds.

[Munsonian]

The big news is that our request to improve the training facilities was miraculously approved. Our team responds to the school's commitment by playing with a fire and passion never before seen by Morgan State fans. Despite the fact that they lost all eight games, we were within nine points against Florida A&M. Needless to say, I'm pretty excited about the improvement this team is making.


Morgan State 2003 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/03 at Fairfield (13-4) L 66-55 0-1
11/20/03 Loyola-Maryland (8-12) W 76-62 1-1
11/25/03 at Fordham (13-5) L 59-56 1-2
11/27/03 at Gardner Webb (4-18) L 65-45 1-3
12/03/03 at Niagara (11-9) L 75-41 1-4
12/06/03 at North Carolina A&T (8-13) L 84-65 1-5 (0-1)
12/08/03 Howard (4-18) W 67-62 2-5 (1-1)
12/13/03 at Bethune-Cookman (10-10) W 81-71 3-5 (2-1)
12/15/03 at Hartford (8-10) L 68-63 3-6
12/18/03 at Colgate (10-10) L 61-60 3-7
12/20/03 at Eastern Michigan (10-11) L 74-54 3-8
12/22/03 at Mount St. Mary's (7-13) L 58-57 3-9
12/27/03 Campbell (10-9) L 77-59 3-10
12/29/03 Bethune-Cookman (10-10) L 69-55 3-11 (2-2)
01/03/04 Maryland-East Shore (13-7) L 87-61 3-12 (2-3)
01/05/04 South Carolina State (11-9) L 81-44 3-13 (2-4)
01/10/04 Hampton (10-9) L 66-55 3-14 (2-5)
01/12/04 at Coppin State (10-11) L 78-58 3-15 (2-6)
01/19/04 at South Carolina State (11-9) L 82-50 3-16 (2-7)
01/24/04 at Delaware State (3-18) L 60-49 3-17 (2-8)
01/26/04 Florida A&M (11-10) L 71-62 3-18 (2-9)
01/31/04 at Florida A&M (11-10) L 75-55 3-19 (2-10)

2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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South Carolina State 9 1 .900 11 9 .550
Hampton 8 1 .889 10 9 .526
Maryland-East Shore 8 2 .800 13 7 .650
Bethune-Cookman 8 5 .615 10 10 .500
Coppin State 7 5 .583 10 11 .476
Florida A&M 6 5 .545 11 10 .524
North Carolina A&T 6 6 .500 8 13 .381
Norfolk State 3 8 .273 4 15 .211
Howard 3 9 .250 4 18 .182
Delaware State 2 10 .167 3 18 .143
Morgan State 2 10 .167 3 19 .136

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kansas (42) 18-3 1770 2
2. Michigan State (30) 19-1 1758 1
3. Syracuse 19-2 1632 5
4. Cincinnati 20-3 1579 4
5. Florida 17-3 1536 7
6. Oklahoma 17-3 1445 3
7. Arizona 16-6 1357 10
8. Indiana 14-7 1266 6
9. Iowa State 18-2 1210 9
10. Ohio State 18-2 1206 12
11. Texas 16-5 1020 13
12. Illinois 14-7 959 18
13. St. John's 19-3 894 8
14. Oklahoma State 16-5 885 15
15. Southern California 16-6 631 21
16. Kentucky 11-6 619 NR
17. Duke 14-7 580 14
18. Virginia 14-6 483 NR
19. Connecticut 15-6 478 NR
20. California 14-8 462 20
21. Dayton 17-4 461 19
22. Stanford 14-7 444 22
23. UCLA 13-8 270 16
24. Alabama 14-5 171 NR
25. North Carolina State 16-4 154 25

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's 18-3 45
Maryland 13-8 41
Tennessee 13-6 24
Oregon 18-4 12
Wake Forest 13-9 5
Purdue 14-3 3


We're failing our team goal for the season. However, we have a crucial matchup with Delaware State that could save us from last place. Cross your fingers, people.

[Munsonian]

We end the season with a bang, and manage to successfully avoid placing last in the conference. We push our win total to an incredible six and beat Delaware State by an entire two games. Well done, boys.


Morgan State 2003 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/03 at Fairfield (18-11) L 66-55 0-1
11/20/03 Loyola-Maryland (10-21) W 76-62 1-1
11/25/03 at Fordham (20-8) L 59-56 1-2
11/27/03 at Gardner Webb (8-20) L 65-45 1-3
12/03/03 at Niagara (15-16) L 75-41 1-4
12/06/03 at North Carolina A&T (10-18) L 84-65 1-5 (0-1)
12/08/03 Howard (7-21) W 67-62 2-5 (1-1)
12/13/03 at Bethune-Cookman (13-15) W 81-71 3-5 (2-1)
12/15/03 at Hartford (12-17) L 68-63 3-6
12/18/03 at Colgate (14-15) L 61-60 3-7
12/20/03 at Eastern Michigan (11-17) L 74-54 3-8
12/22/03 at Mount St. Mary's (9-19) L 58-57 3-9
12/27/03 Campbell (15-14) L 77-59 3-10
12/29/03 Bethune-Cookman (13-15) L 69-55 3-11 (2-2)
01/03/04 Maryland-East Shore (17-11) L 87-61 3-12 (2-3)
01/05/04 South Carolina State (14-14) L 81-44 3-13 (2-4)
01/10/04 Hampton (18-10) L 66-55 3-14 (2-5)
01/12/04 at Coppin State (15-13) L 78-58 3-15 (2-6)
01/19/04 at South Carolina State (14-14) L 82-50 3-16 (2-7)
01/24/04 at Delaware State (4-24) L 60-49 3-17 (2-8)
01/26/04 Florida A&M (14-14) L 71-62 3-18 (2-9)
01/31/04 at Florida A&M (14-14) L 75-55 3-19 (2-10)
02/02/04 at Hampton (18-10) L 82-61 3-20 (2-11)
02/09/04 at Howard (7-21) W 60-55 4-20 (3-11)
02/16/04 Delaware State (4-24) W 59-47 5-20 (4-11)
02/21/04 Coppin State (15-13) L 87-51 5-21 (4-12)
02/28/04 at Norfolk State (8-20) L 73-43 5-22 (4-13)
03/06/04 North Carolina A&T (10-18) W 70-60 6-22 (5-13)

2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Hampton 16 2 .889 18 10 .643
Maryland-East Shore 12 6 .667 17 11 .607
South Carolina State 12 6 .667 14 14 .500
Coppin State 11 7 .611 15 13 .536
Bethune-Cookman 11 7 .611 13 15 .464
Florida A&M 9 9 .500 14 14 .500
North Carolina A&T 7 11 .389 10 18 .357
Norfolk State 7 11 .389 8 20 .286
Howard 6 12 .333 7 21 .250
Morgan State 5 13 .278 6 22 .214
Delaware State 3 15 .167 4 24 .143

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Michigan State (70) 28-1 1798 1
2. Oklahoma (2) 27-4 1730 2
3. Syracuse 28-2 1600 3
4. Cincinnati 28-3 1593 4
5. Kansas 25-5 1559 5
6. Indiana 22-8 1416 7
7. Arizona 24-7 1334 8
8. Connecticut 22-8 1289 9
9. Florida 23-6 1231 6
10. Illinois 22-7 1204 11
11. Oklahoma State 25-6 1053 15
12. Stanford 21-9 990 13
13. Virginia 22-6 951 12
14. Iowa State 23-6 826 10
15. St. John's 27-6 784 16
16. Texas 23-7 734 14
17. Utah 23-7 697 17
18. Southern California 24-7 582 21
19. Oregon 25-7 467 19
20. Kentucky 18-9 356 24
21. Alabama 21-8 303 NR
22. Dayton 24-5 299 NR
23. Ohio State 20-9 229 NR
24. Duke 20-10 187 18
25. Tennessee 20-10 84 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Gonzaga 23-8 65
UCLA 18-12 22
Princeton 23-4 14
Maryland 19-11 1
Saint Joseph's 25-5 1
Xavier 23-7 1


Conference tournament up next--can this unlikely gang of hooligans pull off the magical upsets all the way to a national title?

[Munsonian]

We get bounced, 62-49, by North Carolina A&T, but there's no shame in that. Maryland-East Shore upsets Hampton to vault themselves into the NCAA tournament.

Kentucky, Florida, Arizona, and Kansas make up the Final Four. Kentucky pummels Arizona 82-68 for the national title. Morgan State vows revenge.

[Munsonian]

It was a season of triumph, it was a season of tragedy. We won, we lost (a lot), we rose together, we fell together. Sure, 6-23 is a great record, but I'll try to be modest; we didn't accomplish our goal of winning a national title. Maybe next year.


Morgan State 2003 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/03 at Fairfield (18-11) L 66-55 0-1
11/20/03 Loyola-Maryland (10-21) W 76-62 1-1
11/25/03 at Fordham (23-10) L 59-56 1-2
11/27/03 at Gardner Webb (8-20) L 65-45 1-3
12/03/03 at Niagara (15-16) L 75-41 1-4
12/06/03 at North Carolina A&T (11-19) L 84-65 1-5 (0-1)
12/08/03 Howard (7-22) W 67-62 2-5 (1-1)
12/13/03 at Bethune-Cookman (13-16) W 81-71 3-5 (2-1)
12/15/03 at Hartford (12-18) L 68-63 3-6
12/18/03 at Colgate (15-16) L 61-60 3-7
12/20/03 at Eastern Michigan (11-18) L 74-54 3-8
12/22/03 at Mount St. Mary's (9-19) L 58-57 3-9
12/27/03 Campbell (15-14) L 77-59 3-10
12/29/03 Bethune-Cookman (13-16) L 69-55 3-11 (2-2)
01/03/04 Maryland-East Shore (20-12) L 87-61 3-12 (2-3)
01/05/04 South Carolina State (15-15) L 81-44 3-13 (2-4)
01/10/04 Hampton (20-11) L 66-55 3-14 (2-5)
01/12/04 at Coppin State (16-14) L 78-58 3-15 (2-6)
01/19/04 at South Carolina State (15-15) L 82-50 3-16 (2-7)
01/24/04 at Delaware State (4-25) L 60-49 3-17 (2-8)
01/26/04 Florida A&M (15-15) L 71-62 3-18 (2-9)
01/31/04 at Florida A&M (15-15) L 75-55 3-19 (2-10)
02/02/04 at Hampton (20-11) L 82-61 3-20 (2-11)
02/09/04 at Howard (7-22) W 60-55 4-20 (3-11)
02/16/04 Delaware State (4-25) W 59-47 5-20 (4-11)
02/21/04 Coppin State (16-14) L 87-51 5-21 (4-12)
02/28/04 at Norfolk State (9-21) L 73-43 5-22 (4-13)
03/06/04 North Carolina A&T (11-19) W 70-60 6-22 (5-13)
03/08/04 vs. North Carolina A&T (11-19) L 62-49 6-23

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Hinrich Wehner PG 29 29 27.1 10.3 1.3 3.2 1.5 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.1
Charles Marshall SG 29 29 25.6 9.9 1.0 2.9 1.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 1.6
Larry Bottoms PG 18 18 27.9 9.3 0.5 3.1 3.4 1.0 0.0 3.4 2.2
Jim Ebersole PF 29 29 27.7 6.7 1.4 5.4 0.8 1.0 0.1 2.5 2.7
Troy Fuller PG 29 11 18.5 6.4 0.6 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.1 2.3 1.5
John Beal PF 27 27 27.0 5.2 2.0 6.3 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.7 2.4
Shelton Blanchard C 29 2 14.3 3.2 0.7 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.5
Jeremiah Negron SG 29 0 10.3 2.4 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.2
Sylvain Vanreust SG 29 0 7.1 1.8 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.8
Rudolf Trump C 29 0 8.7 1.8 0.4 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.2
Burton Hughes SF 29 0 6.5 1.7 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.4
Millard Edmonds SF 29 0 8.0 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.8
Frank Giordano C 29 0 4.5 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Joseph Woodward PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gerry Goldfarb SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 152 ** Committed Pennsylvania
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 ** Committed Delaware
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 213 * Committed New Mexico

Morgan State 2003 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 4 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 6-23 Record Vs 51-100: 0-1
Conference Record: 5-13 Record Vs 101-200: 0-5
Home Record: 4-7 Record Vs 200+: 6-17
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 320

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 57.3 National Rank: 285 Conference Rank: 10
Points Allowed: 69.6 National Rank: 262 Conference Rank: 11
Rebounds: 31.5 National Rank: 281 Conference Rank: 10
Assists: 12.2 National Rank: 234 Conference Rank: 8
Steals: 5.7 National Rank: 286 Conference Rank: 10
Blocks: 0.9 National Rank: 316 Conference Rank: 11
Turnovers: 16.8 National Rank: 120 Conference Rank: 8
Fouls: 17.6 National Rank: 51 Conference Rank: 1
FG%: .429 National Rank: 158 Conference Rank: 4
FT%: .591 National Rank: 326 Conference Rank: 11
3P%: .201 National Rank: 327 Conference Rank: 11

2003 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Boston University 20-11 (13-3)
Atlantic 10 Dayton 27-5 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 23-8 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 22-9 (15-3)
Big 12 Oklahoma 31-4 (14-2)
Big East Syracuse 31-2 (15-1)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 21-10 (11-3)
Big South Winthrop 25-6 (15-1)
Big Ten Michigan State 31-2 (16-0)
Big West Utah State 25-10 (16-2)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 26-5 (17-1)
Conference USA Cincinnati 29-4 (16-0)
Horizon League Detroit 26-5 (14-2)
Ivy League Princeton 24-4 (14-0)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona 21-9 (15-3)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 20-11 (12-2)
Mid-American Conference Kent State 25-6 (16-2)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hampton 20-11 (16-2)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 22-9 (15-3)
Mountain West Conference Utah 26-7 (11-3)
Northeast Conference Central Connecticut 17-13 (15-5)
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois 15-14 (13-3)
Pacific-10 Arizona 26-8 (15-3)
Patriot League Navy 26-5 (12-2)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 20-10 (12-4)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 25-7 (13-3)
Southland Conference McNeese State 20-10 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 26-5 (17-1)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 25-6 (12-3)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 25-8 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Hawaii 23-10 (13-5)

2003 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Maine 17-14 (11-5)
Atlantic 10 Dayton 27-5 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina 20-13 (10-6)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 22-9 (15-3)
Big 12 Oklahoma 31-4 (14-2)
Big East Syracuse 31-2 (15-1)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 21-10 (11-3)
Big South Winthrop 25-6 (15-1)
Big Ten Indiana 26-8 (13-3)
Big West Utah State 25-10 (16-2)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 20-13 (14-4)
Conference USA Southern Mississippi 21-10 (11-5)
Horizon League Detroit 26-5 (14-2)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 19-12 (10-8)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 23-8 (12-2)
Mid-American Conference Ohio 24-7 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Maryland-East Shore 20-11 (12-6)
Missouri Valley Conference Indiana State 20-11 (12-6)
Mountain West Conference Utah 26-7 (11-3)
Northeast Conference Robert Morris 18-13 (11-9)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech 24-7 (12-4)
Pacific-10 Southern California 27-7 (14-4)
Patriot League Navy 26-5 (12-2)
Southeastern Conference Tennessee 24-10 (11-5)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 25-7 (13-3)
Southland Conference Sam Houston 20-11 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 26-5 (17-1)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 25-6 (12-3)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 25-8 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Hawaii 23-10 (13-5)

2003 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Dino Pete Arizona
Freshman of the Year: SF Percy Moynihan Tennessee
Coach of the Year: John Truelove Michigan State

All-League First Team:
C: Gregg Gallagher UNLV
PF: Frank Sand Virginia
SF: Brian Towne Creighton
SG: Denis Perrault Syracuse
PG: Dino Pete Arizona

All-League Second Team:
C: Scott Park Kansas
PF: Richard Hunt Michigan State
SF: James Johnson Virginia
SG: Wendell Herald Southern California
PG: Weston Davis Purdue

All-League Third Team:
C: Arthur Priest Villanova
PF: Ivan Skaggs Texas
SF: Samual Simmons Utah
SG: James Horton Indiana
PG: Harold Rowe St. John's

All-Freshman Team:
C: John Blake Southern Methodist
PF: Elias Chun Xavier
SF: Percy Moynihan Tennessee
SG: Michael Lopez Arizona
PG: Adalberto Ventura Gonzaga


2003 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG German Lerch Bethune-Cookman
Freshman of the Year: SF Bob Howard Bethune-Cookman
Coach of the Year: Jessie Russell Maryland-East Shore

All-League First Team:
C: Thomas Scott South Carolina State
PF: Henry Thorton Maryland-East Shore
SF: Wally Wertz Hampton
SG: Baldur Pölzperger Hampton
PG: German Lerch Bethune-Cookman

All-League Second Team:
C: Richard Mabry Coppin State
PF: Raul Provencher Florida A&M
SF: Matthew Laplante Maryland-East Shore
SG: Markus Cathcart Maryland-East Shore
PG: Toby Monaghan Florida A&M

All-Freshman Team:
C: Terrence Young South Carolina State
PF:
SF: Bob Howard Bethune-Cookman
SG: David Mullins Florida A&M
PG: Hinrich Wehner Morgan State

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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Trophy case is empty.


Since we don't really know the graduating seniors very well, I won't bother to recap their careers.

[Munsonian]

Recruiting Class Rankings

We land a respectable #208 class in the nation, good for third in the conference. This is certainly a good sign; two teams failed to land even one recruit.


2003 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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174. North Carolina A&T C Gary Carbaugh **
205. South Carolina State C Chadwick Ridley **
208. Morgan State PG Martin Newman **
229. Norfolk State SF Andrew Stephens **
232. Maryland-East Shore PG Randell Grimes **
233. Coppin State C Jerrold Yen **
250. Howard SG Hilton Rogers *
257. Florida A&M PF Jeff Gullett *
269. Delaware State C Erwin Doctor *
295. Bethune-Cookman
303. Hampton


Illinois lands the #1 class, followed by Stanford, Iowa, Miami, and Oregon.

Coach Hiring

I'm not expecting to get any offers after last year's record. I don't.

Assistant Hiring

Wallace Keever leaves to take a job at Miami-Ohio. Henry Raphael also leaves for Murray State. I bring in two young guys with the same ratings as the people who left.

[Munsonian]

Scheduling

I fill out our non-conference schedule. It should have more winnable games than last year; hopefully, we can improve on our disgraceful performance from last year's early goings.


Morgan State 2004 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/04 at St. Peter's (0-0)
11/20/04 at UC Riverside (0-0)
11/25/04 at IUPUI (0-0)
11/29/04 at Coppin State (0-0)
12/04/04 South Carolina State (0-0)
12/06/04 Florida A&M (0-0)
12/11/04 at Delaware State (0-0)
12/16/04 at Duquesne (0-0)
12/19/04 Morris Brown (0-0)
12/22/04 at Jackson State (0-0)
12/24/04 Savannah State (0-0)
12/27/04 Cal State Fullerton (0-0)
01/01/05 at Florida A&M (0-0)
01/03/05 Delaware State (0-0)
01/05/05 Mount St. Mary's (0-0)
01/15/05 at Hampton (0-0)
01/17/05 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/22/05 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/24/05 Coppin State (0-0)
01/29/05 at Howard (0-0)
01/31/05 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
02/05/05 Norfolk State (0-0)
02/07/05 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/12/05 Hampton (0-0)
02/14/05 Howard (0-0)
02/19/05 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/26/05 at South Carolina State (0-0)
02/28/05 at Campbell (0-0)

Program Indicators

Our prestige drops to 3. Our training facilities improve to a rating of 3, good for seventh in the conference. Our goal once again is to avoid last place in the conference; the board is currently "delighted" with my performance. Our budget is virtually identical to last year's.

[Munsonian]

We have four scholarships to fill this year, which will put a huge strain on our budget. We lose three power forwards and one center, so it's relatively obvious where our emphasis will be. I'll probably go after one small forward as well, since after next year we'll have none of them left.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 245 *** High Maryland
Jeremy McGinnis C 6' 8" 241 *** High North Carolina
Robert Muir PF 6' 8" 265 ** High Pennsylvania
Andrew Reynolds PF 6' 7" 250 ** Very High Maryland
Thomas Kavanagh PF 6' 7" 246 ** High Pennsylvania
Abel Bramble SF 6' 8" 230 ** High Illinois
Nathan Harkness C 6'10" 235 * High Maryland
Norbert Smith C 6'11" 236 * High Pennsylvania
Harold Stambaugh C 6' 9" 213 * High Maryland
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 247 * High New York
George Yancy SF 6' 5" 237 * High Pennsylvania
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 224 * High Arkansas

[Munsonian]

We get great feedback from both 3* centers. I sure wouldn't mind landing both of them. C Mandel looks like a monster (for us, at least), with double digit ratings already in inside scoring, offensive rebounding, and defensive rebounding. C McGinnis is short, but is absolutely a shut-down guy defensively. Unless our scouting is way off, these guys could both be impact players very soon (perhaps with McGinnis moving to PF).


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 245 *** Very High Maryland
Jeremy McGinnis C 6' 8" 241 *** Very High North Carolina
Andrew Reynolds PF 6' 7" 250 ** Very High Maryland
Nathan Harkness C 6'10" 235 * Very High Maryland
Norbert Smith C 6'11" 236 * Very High Pennsylvania
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 247 * Very High New York
George Yancy SF 6' 5" 237 * Very High Pennsylvania
Harold Stambaugh C 6' 9" 213 * Very High Maryland
Abel Bramble SF 6' 8" 230 ** High Illinois
Antonia Baldridge PF 6' 7" 231 *** Average Maryland
Robert Muir PF 6' 8" 265 ** Average Pennsylvania
Thomas Kavanagh PF 6' 7" 246 ** Average Pennsylvania
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 224 * Average Arkansas

[Munsonian]

Bad news here--C McGinnis drops us way down on his list. However, it appears that we still have a shot at C Mandel and SF Bramble, and I'll find some one-star players to fill in past that. Our budget is just killing us right now.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 245 *** Very High Maryland
Abel Bramble SF 6' 8" 230 ** Very High Illinois
Nathan Harkness C 6'10" 235 * Very High Maryland
Norbert Smith C 6'11" 236 * Very High Pennsylvania
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 247 * Very High New York
George Yancy SF 6' 5" 237 * Very High Pennsylvania
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 224 * Very High Arkansas
Harold Stambaugh C 6' 9" 213 * Very High Maryland
Jeremy McGinnis C 6' 8" 241 *** Average North Carolina
Andrew Reynolds PF 6' 7" 250 ** Average Maryland
Antonia Baldridge PF 6' 7" 231 *** Very Low Maryland
Robert Muir PF 6' 8" 265 ** Very Low Pennsylvania
Thomas Kavanagh PF 6' 7" 246 ** Very Low Pennsylvania

I want to nail down Mandel as soon as possible.

[Munsonian]

Ugh--more bad news. SF Bramble loses interest, and competition is lining up for C Mandel. I make one last charge at our two centers and give up on Bramble; he wasn't that great anyway.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 245 *** Very High Maryland
Nathan Harkness C 6'10" 235 * Very High Maryland
Norbert Smith C 6'11" 236 * Very High Pennsylvania
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 247 * Very High New York
George Yancy SF 6' 5" 237 * Very High Pennsylvania
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 224 * Very High Arkansas
Harold Stambaugh C 6' 9" 213 * Very High Maryland
Jeremy McGinnis C 6' 8" 241 *** Average North Carolina
Andrew Reynolds PF 6' 7" 250 ** Average Maryland
Abel Bramble SF 6' 8" 230 ** Average Illinois
Antonia Baldridge PF 6' 7" 231 *** Very Low Maryland
Robert Muir PF 6' 8" 265 ** Very Low Pennsylvania
Thomas Kavanagh PF 6' 7" 246 ** Very Low Pennsylvania

[Munsonian]

We land Mandel :D . Certainly a major win in our recruiting process. We lose a power forward, but we're still a dark horse for SF Bramble and C McGinnis. Landing either of those two would make recruiting even more of a success.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 245 *** Committed Maryland
Nathan Harkness C 6'10" 235 * Very High Maryland
Norbert Smith C 6'11" 236 * Very High Pennsylvania
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 247 * Very High New York
George Yancy SF 6' 5" 237 * Very High Pennsylvania
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 224 * Very High Arkansas
Harold Stambaugh C 6' 9" 213 * Very High Maryland
Jeremy McGinnis C 6' 8" 241 *** Average North Carolina
Abel Bramble SF 6' 8" 230 ** Average Illinois


Training Camps

I set up a man-to-man defensive scheme, with only a slight usage of the three-pointer. We're looking a little bit better than last year, but it's hard to tell if we can be competitive yet.

[Munsonian]

Player ratings


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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21 Rudolf Trump C Sr 6'10" 249 Forestville, MD
41 Shelton Blanchard C So 6' 8" 212 Owings, MD
12 Eric Derosier C Fr 7' 0" 237 Asotin, WA
42 John Beal PF Sr 6' 7" 220 Silver Spring, MD
53 Jim Ebersole PF Sr 6' 8" 259 Poolesville, MD
50 Joseph Woodward PF Sr 6' 7" 240 Cambridge, MD
15 Neal Rigdon PF Fr 6'11" 225 Portales, NM
3 Burton Hughes SF Jr 6' 5" 208 Smithers, Canada
2 Millard Edmonds SF Jr 6' 8" 256 Accident, MD
45 Jeremiah Negron SG Jr 6' 6" 197 Lakehurst, NJ
33 Sylvain Vanreust SG Jr 6' 4" 206 Montauban, France
40 Clifton Rideout SG Fr 6' 4" 187 Wilmington, DE
55 Troy Fuller PG So 6' 1" 181 Sykesville, MD
32 Hinrich Wehner PG So 5'11" 201 Kassel, Germany
20 Martin Newman PG Fr 5' 9" 158 Red Lion, PA

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Rudolf Trump C 6'10" 249 9 3 0 10 7 4 9 17 9 16
Shelton Blanchard C 6' 8" 212 9 2 0 2 6 6 7 16 6 12
Eric Derosier C 7' 0" 237 3 7 0 8 7 4 4 16 8 13
John Beal PF 6' 7" 220 9 3 0 6 6 17 9 17 10 13
Jim Ebersole PF 6' 8" 259 8 5 8 5 6 12 8 16 7 20
Joseph Woodward PF 6' 7" 240 3 8 5 4 5 3 9 15 12 15
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 225 8 6 0 6 6 8 9 12 10 13
Burton Hughes SF 6' 5" 208 6 5 7 11 2 8 10 13 17 11
Millard Edmonds SF 6' 8" 256 5 4 3 6 8 5 13 14 17 9
Jeremiah Negron SG 6' 6" 197 6 5 7 8 7 11 18 10 20 16
Sylvain Vanreust SG 6' 4" 206 7 3 11 4 3 4 18 12 12 14
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 9 8 12 8 6 8 16 11 15 8
Troy Fuller PG 6' 1" 181 7 12 3 9 9 6 20 9 10 10
Hinrich Wehner PG 5'11" 201 6 15 5 11 7 6 20 10 10 9
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 158 8 10 12 11 5 3 20 6 14 17

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Rudolf Trump C 6'10" 249 6 6 4 3 8 19 9 17 9 16
Shelton Blanchard C 6' 8" 212 12 7 5 8 6 17 7 16 6 12
Eric Derosier C 7' 0" 237 10 5 8 7 3 11 4 16 8 13
John Beal PF 6' 7" 220 12 8 3 5 6 20 9 17 10 13
Jim Ebersole PF 6' 8" 259 14 6 11 3 5 20 8 16 7 20
Joseph Woodward PF 6' 7" 240 9 2 9 6 6 8 9 15 12 15
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 225 5 10 4 2 12 12 9 12 10 13
Burton Hughes SF 6' 5" 208 4 6 4 5 13 20 10 13 17 11
Millard Edmonds SF 6' 8" 256 7 6 5 5 3 7 13 14 17 9
Jeremiah Negron SG 6' 6" 197 6 7 6 6 5 6 18 10 20 16
Sylvain Vanreust SG 6' 4" 206 5 6 3 3 6 14 18 12 12 14
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 187 9 6 5 7 2 18 16 11 15 8
Troy Fuller PG 6' 1" 181 6 3 8 5 4 20 20 9 10 10
Hinrich Wehner PG 5'11" 201 6 5 5 10 3 6 20 10 10 9
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 158 6 8 4 6 7 9 20 6 14 17

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Rudolf Trump C D F D F C D D D D D D F
Shelton Blanchard C C F D F F C D D B C D D
Eric Derosier C F C D F C C D F C D C C
John Beal PF C F D F D D B D C C F D
Jim Ebersole PF D D D C D D C D B D C F
Joseph Woodward PF F C D F D D F D C F C D
Neal Rigdon PF C C C F C D C A D C D F
Burton Hughes SF D D C D B F C B F D F D
Millard Edmonds SF D D C F D C D F C D D D
Jeremiah Negron SG D D D D C C C D D C D D
Sylvain Vanreust SG D F C B F F D D D D F F
Clifton Rideout SG B C D B C D C F C D D C
Troy Fuller PG C B C F D C D D D F C D
Hinrich Wehner PG D B C D C C D D D D D C
Martin Newman PG C C B C C D F C D C D C

Centers

Terrible position for us, just like last year. Blanchard is the best defender and will probably be the sixth man, as I plan to bump one of the power forwards up to start at center. We've already got our man for the next few years, so things will look up soon enough, hopefully.

Power Forwards

Ebersole and Beal will both crack the starting lineup, and Rigdon is showing some promising signs as well. Woodward is basically a wasted scholarship. I still wouldn't expect any offensive production from this spot for a few years.

Small Forwards

We're very thin here, and it doesn't help that they both suck. SG Rideout is big enough to start here, so we'll give him a try. We're really going to be hurting after next year at this spot.

Shooting Guards

Vanreust and Rideout are two of our better shooters, so I'll have to be sure to get them both some nice playing time. Rideout, if he blooms well enough, could become a force from outside.

Point Guards

Our best position. Wehner and Newman will both start; I love Newman's three-point ability, and Wehner is very good from inside the arc. Wehner is the slightly better passer and will play point, while Newman will be shifted to shooting guard to fill in for Rideout.

[Munsonian]

Hot dog! We are off to a blazing 3-1 start (all on the road), with the lone setback being a heartbreaker in the fourth game of the season. Even the loss at Coppin State indicated that we should be able to achieve our goal of not finishing last in the conference. Martin Newman is absolutely on fire, averaging almost 20 points per game!


Morgan State 2004 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/04 at St. Peter's (0-5) W 73-68 1-0
11/20/04 at UC Riverside (1-1) W 63-53 2-0
11/25/04 at IUPUI (1-3) W 64-53 3-0
11/29/04 at Coppin State (3-2) L 67-64 3-1 (0-1)

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Hampton 1 0 1.000 4 1 .800
Maryland-East Shore 1 0 1.000 3 1 .750
Coppin State 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600
Howard 1 0 1.000 2 3 .400
South Carolina State 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
Florida A&M 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
North Carolina A&T 0 0 .000 0 2 .000
Morgan State 0 1 .000 3 1 .750
Bethune-Cookman 0 1 .000 2 2 .500
Delaware State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
Norfolk State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Michigan State (60) 4-0 1788 1
2. Kentucky (12) 6-0 1740 3
3. Syracuse 5-0 1647 6
4. Indiana 4-0 1534 7
5. UCLA 4-0 1512 4
6. Kansas 2-0 1479 5
7. Oregon 4-0 1360 9
8. Stanford 3-2 1270 15
9. Illinois 4-1 1227 8
10. Duke 3-1 1169 10
11. Cincinnati 3-1 1060 12
12. Arizona 3-1 930 17
13. California 2-0 866 19
14. Connecticut 3-1 811 NR
15. Florida 2-2 739 2
16. Miami 2-0 697 16
17. Mississippi State 4-0 639 18
18. Oklahoma State 3-1 636 11
19. Oklahoma 3-1 477 13
20. Virginia 4-2 362 14
21. Temple 3-1 356 23
22. Auburn 4-0 228 NR
23. Mississippi 3-1 169 NR
24. Utah 5-0 149 NR
25. Utah State 2-2 119 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Butler 1-1 94
Pittsburgh 1-0 93
Wake Forest 5-1 84
Arkansas 3-1 61
Ohio State 4-1 54
Maryland 2-1 25
Pepperdine 5-0 13
Vanderbilt 3-0 10
Iowa 2-1 2



Although it's too early to make any real judgements, we're off to a great start in our second season, for sure.

[Munsonian]

Recruiting

We take a few shots this month on recruiting. We lose C McGinnis and SF Bramble, while signing PF Tony Bryan, who is great on the boards but pretty poor everywhere else. I'll look for a couple more 1* players to round out this recruiting class.

Games

Well, it's another winning month, but we're struggling in-conference. Still, I like a lot of the signs I'm seeing right now. Hopefully, we can start to pick up some quality wins.


Morgan State 2004 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/04 at St. Peter's (1-11) W 73-68 1-0
11/20/04 at UC Riverside (2-7) W 63-53 2-0
11/25/04 at IUPUI (4-7) W 64-53 3-0
11/29/04 at Coppin State (4-7) L 67-64 3-1 (0-1)
12/04/04 South Carolina State (6-7) L 61-44 3-2 (0-2)
12/06/04 Florida A&M (3-9) L 75-54 3-3 (0-3)
12/11/04 at Delaware State (2-11) W 70-66 4-3 (1-3)
12/16/04 at Duquesne (2-7) W 62-54 5-3
12/19/04 Morris Brown (2-12) W 52-50 6-3
12/22/04 at Jackson State (2-9) W 71-45 7-3
12/24/04 Savannah State (6-9) W 76-56 8-3
12/27/04 Cal State Fullerton (2-9) L 67-62 8-4

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Michigan State (59) 11-3 1779 2
2. Syracuse (11) 11-1 1735 4
3. Oregon (2) 10-2 1665 6
4. UCLA 11-1 1573 3
5. Kentucky 13-3 1454 5
6. Illinois 10-3 1400 8
7. Oklahoma 10-1 1398 9
8. Cincinnati 10-2 1306 12
9. Auburn 9-0 1146 13
10. Arizona 9-3 1143 7
11. Florida 10-4 1139 15
12. Kansas 8-2 1001 1
13. Mississippi State 8-1 896 18
14. Oklahoma State 9-3 885 21
15. Connecticut 12-3 784 24
16. Miami 8-2 677 10
17. Temple 9-3 578 16
18. Pittsburgh 8-1 512 NR
19. Utah State 9-3 445 NR
20. Virginia 9-3 379 11
21. Southern Mississippi 11-1 325 NR
22. Duke 7-4 299 20
23. Pepperdine 10-2 206 25
24. Missouri 8-2 139 NR
25. Stanford 6-6 114 19

Others Receiving Votes:
Colorado 8-1 106
Maryland 8-5 102
Notre Dame 11-3 97
Southern California 9-3 45
Xavier 10-3 23
Indiana 7-5 16
Marshall 9-1 11
New Mexico 10-4 11
West Virginia 10-2 6
North Carolina 9-3 5

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 4 0 1.000 6 7 .462
Hampton 3 0 1.000 9 3 .750
Maryland-East Shore 4 1 .800 9 3 .750
South Carolina State 3 1 .750 6 7 .462
Coppin State 2 2 .500 4 7 .364
Florida A&M 2 2 .500 3 9 .250
Morgan State 1 3 .250 8 4 .667
North Carolina A&T 1 3 .250 3 7 .300
Norfolk State 1 3 .250 4 9 .308
Bethune-Cookman 1 4 .200 5 6 .455
Delaware State 1 4 .200 2 11 .154



January is a big month for this team; we need to start winning big games.

[Munsonian]

Recruiting

We land two scrubs to round out our class. Nothing special.

Games

We have a pretty rough month. However, it appears that we have a nice cushion on Delaware State to avoid being last place in the conference. We keep losing close games, which is very annoying; however, with a good February, we can still feel like contenders in the upcoming conference tournament.


Morgan State 2004 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/04 at St. Peter's (3-20) W 73-68 1-0
11/20/04 at UC Riverside (4-14) W 63-53 2-0
11/25/04 at IUPUI (7-13) W 64-53 3-0
11/29/04 at Coppin State (10-10) L 67-64 3-1 (0-1)
12/04/04 South Carolina State (9-11) L 61-44 3-2 (0-2)
12/06/04 Florida A&M (8-13) L 75-54 3-3 (0-3)
12/11/04 at Delaware State (2-21) W 70-66 4-3 (1-3)
12/16/04 at Duquesne (3-15) W 62-54 5-3
12/19/04 Morris Brown (5-16) W 52-50 6-3
12/22/04 at Jackson State (4-16) W 71-45 7-3
12/24/04 Savannah State (7-16) W 76-56 8-3
12/27/04 Cal State Fullerton (4-14) L 67-62 8-4
01/01/05 at Florida A&M (8-13) L 74-71 8-5 (1-4)
01/03/05 Delaware State (2-21) W 59-57 9-5 (2-4)
01/05/05 Mount St. Mary's (9-9) L 73-62 9-6
01/15/05 at Hampton (16-5) L 70-54 9-7 (2-5)
01/17/05 Bethune-Cookman (9-10) W 62-52 10-7 (3-5)
01/22/05 Maryland-East Shore (15-5) L 59-58 10-8 (3-6)
01/24/05 Coppin State (10-10) L 90-73 10-9 (3-7)
01/29/05 at Howard (10-13) L 84-60 10-10 (3-8)
01/31/05 at Maryland-East Shore (15-5) L 77-75 10-11 (3-9)

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Hampton 10 2 .833 16 5 .762
Maryland-East Shore 9 2 .818 15 5 .750
Coppin State 7 4 .636 10 10 .500
Howard 8 5 .615 10 13 .435
Florida A&M 7 5 .583 8 13 .381
South Carolina State 6 5 .545 9 11 .450
North Carolina A&T 5 6 .455 9 11 .450
Norfolk State 4 6 .400 8 12 .400
Bethune-Cookman 4 7 .364 9 10 .474
Morgan State 3 9 .250 10 11 .476
Delaware State 1 13 .071 2 21 .087

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Michigan State (71) 20-4 1799 2
2. Kansas 15-3 1679 5
3. Florida 18-5 1657 3
4. Oklahoma (1) 18-1 1605 4
5. Cincinnati 18-2 1504 7
6. Arizona 17-4 1424 1
7. Connecticut 19-3 1374 8
8. Kentucky 17-5 1285 9
9. Illinois 17-4 1279 10
10. Stanford 13-7 1132 12
11. Syracuse 18-3 1086 6
12. Indiana 13-7 955 14
13. Oklahoma State 15-6 918 16
14. Southern California 16-5 839 17
15. UCLA 16-5 788 11
16. Temple 17-5 780 20
17. Virginia 15-6 696 13
18. Oregon 14-7 544 22
19. Mississippi State 13-4 448 23
20. Duke 12-7 416 18
21. Fresno State 15-5 411 21
22. Auburn 15-2 317 NR
23. Notre Dame 18-4 117 25
24. Utah State 16-4 108 NR
25. North Carolina 14-6 90 19

Others Receiving Votes:
Boston College 13-7 74
Maryland 13-9 58
North Carolina State 15-3 16
Xavier 18-5 1


Newman is leading the team at 16.7 ppg

[Munsonian]

We finish out the regular season with a few scattered wins; all in all, since we accomplished our goal we've got to feel pretty good about the season. Even more encouraging than the few wins was the fact that we're starting to hang with some of the teams in the middle of our conference.


Morgan State 2004 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/04 at St. Peter's (5-25) W 73-68 1-0
11/20/04 at UC Riverside (6-20) W 63-53 2-0
11/25/04 at IUPUI (8-20) W 64-53 3-0
11/29/04 at Coppin State (12-15) L 67-64 3-1 (0-1)
12/04/04 South Carolina State (13-14) L 61-44 3-2 (0-2)
12/06/04 Florida A&M (11-16) L 75-54 3-3 (0-3)
12/11/04 at Delaware State (3-25) W 70-66 4-3 (1-3)
12/16/04 at Duquesne (6-20) W 62-54 5-3
12/19/04 Morris Brown (8-20) W 52-50 6-3
12/22/04 at Jackson State (7-21) W 71-45 7-3
12/24/04 Savannah State (10-19) W 76-56 8-3
12/27/04 Cal State Fullerton (5-21) L 67-62 8-4
01/01/05 at Florida A&M (11-16) L 74-71 8-5 (1-4)
01/03/05 Delaware State (3-25) W 59-57 9-5 (2-4)
01/05/05 Mount St. Mary's (12-15) L 73-62 9-6
01/15/05 at Hampton (22-6) L 70-54 9-7 (2-5)
01/17/05 Bethune-Cookman (13-14) W 62-52 10-7 (3-5)
01/22/05 Maryland-East Shore (20-7) L 59-58 10-8 (3-6)
01/24/05 Coppin State (12-15) L 90-73 10-9 (3-7)
01/29/05 at Howard (11-17) L 84-60 10-10 (3-8)
01/31/05 at Maryland-East Shore (20-7) L 77-75 10-11 (3-9)
02/05/05 Norfolk State (11-16) W 85-65 11-11 (4-9)
02/07/05 at North Carolina A&T (12-16) L 60-45 11-12 (4-10)
02/12/05 Hampton (22-6) L 64-43 11-13 (4-11)
02/14/05 Howard (11-17) W 74-71 12-13 (5-11)
02/19/05 at Bethune-Cookman (13-14) L 81-53 12-14 (5-12)
02/26/05 at South Carolina State (13-14) L 73-57 12-15 (5-13)
02/28/05 at Campbell (13-15) W 59-52 13-15

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Hampton 15 3 .833 22 6 .786
Maryland-East Shore 13 4 .765 20 7 .741
South Carolina State 10 7 .588 13 14 .481
Florida A&M 10 8 .556 11 16 .407
Coppin State 9 8 .529 12 15 .444
Howard 9 9 .500 11 17 .393
Bethune-Cookman 8 9 .471 13 14 .481
North Carolina A&T 8 9 .471 12 16 .429
Norfolk State 7 10 .412 11 16 .407
Morgan State 5 13 .278 13 15 .464
Delaware State 2 16 .111 3 25 .107

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Michigan State (72) 27-4 1800 1
2. Kansas 24-3 1728 2
3. Cincinnati 26-3 1656 5
4. Syracuse 25-4 1576 6
5. Florida 23-7 1447 7
6. Oklahoma 23-5 1425 10
7. Kentucky 24-6 1413 3
8. Connecticut 25-4 1287 12
9. Arizona 22-6 1272 8
10. UCLA 23-6 1144 15
11. Stanford 20-8 1066 4
12. Oregon 20-8 1018 13
13. Indiana 19-10 888 19
14. Utah State 24-4 789 16
15. Illinois 22-7 788 11
16. Oklahoma State 21-8 703 18
17. Duke 20-8 701 9
18. Xavier 25-6 479 21
19. Virginia 21-9 477 20
20. Southern California 22-7 461 14
21. Temple 22-9 445 17
22. Boston College 20-9 404 22
23. Pepperdine 23-5 204 NR
24. North Carolina 17-10 121 NR
25. Creighton 21-7 38 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame 21-7 27
Fresno State 21-8 17
Maryland 17-12 15
Southern Mississippi 23-5 8
Mississippi State 17-8 3


We draw Howard in the conference tournament; it's probably a 10-15% chance that we can pull the upset.

[Munsonian]

Howard demolishes us, 82-55, to end our second season. Frustrating, but realistically, we couldn't have gotten any farther, so it's no biggie. Maryland-East Shore repeats as tournament champions; #1 seed Hampton is upset in the semi-finals by Coppin State.

Final Four: Fresno State, Kansas, Florida, Connecticut
Championship: Kansas 83, Connecticut 66

[Munsonian]

Well, we made strides this year; although our in-conference record was the same as last year's, we improved greatly out-of-conference and nearly had a .500 record. We're clearly getting closer to moving up in the conference; next year could be a good year for us. We landed one good-looking recruit, so maybe he'll help us move up the ladder.


Morgan State 2004 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/04 at St. Peter's (5-26) W 73-68 1-0
11/20/04 at UC Riverside (6-22) W 63-53 2-0
11/25/04 at IUPUI (8-21) W 64-53 3-0
11/29/04 at Coppin State (15-16) L 67-64 3-1 (0-1)
12/04/04 South Carolina State (14-16) L 61-44 3-2 (0-2)
12/06/04 Florida A&M (12-17) L 75-54 3-3 (0-3)
12/11/04 at Delaware State (4-26) W 70-66 4-3 (1-3)
12/16/04 at Duquesne (7-22) W 62-54 5-3
12/19/04 Morris Brown (8-20) W 52-50 6-3
12/22/04 at Jackson State (8-22) W 71-45 7-3
12/24/04 Savannah State (10-19) W 76-56 8-3
12/27/04 Cal State Fullerton (5-23) L 67-62 8-4
01/01/05 at Florida A&M (12-17) L 74-71 8-5 (1-4)
01/03/05 Delaware State (4-26) W 59-57 9-5 (2-4)
01/05/05 Mount St. Mary's (12-16) L 73-62 9-6
01/15/05 at Hampton (24-8) L 70-54 9-7 (2-5)
01/17/05 Bethune-Cookman (14-15) W 62-52 10-7 (3-5)
01/22/05 Maryland-East Shore (24-8) L 59-58 10-8 (3-6)
01/24/05 Coppin State (15-16) L 90-73 10-9 (3-7)
01/29/05 at Howard (12-18) L 84-60 10-10 (3-8)
01/31/05 at Maryland-East Shore (24-8) L 77-75 10-11 (3-9)
02/05/05 Norfolk State (11-18) W 85-65 11-11 (4-9)
02/07/05 at North Carolina A&T (13-18) L 60-45 11-12 (4-10)
02/12/05 Hampton (24-8) L 64-43 11-13 (4-11)
02/14/05 Howard (12-18) W 74-71 12-13 (5-11)
02/19/05 at Bethune-Cookman (14-15) L 81-53 12-14 (5-12)
02/26/05 at South Carolina State (14-16) L 73-57 12-15 (5-13)
02/28/05 at Campbell (13-16) W 59-52 13-15
03/07/05 vs. Howard (12-18) L 82-55 13-16

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Martin Newman PG 29 29 28.4 16.0 0.6 3.1 2.5 0.8 0.0 3.2 2.9
Hinrich Wehner PG 29 29 25.9 8.5 1.0 2.8 1.2 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.6
Clifton Rideout SG 29 29 26.0 8.2 1.1 2.4 1.5 0.9 0.2 2.3 1.8
John Beal PF 29 29 28.3 6.5 2.3 7.3 1.1 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.6
Troy Fuller PG 29 0 18.1 6.4 0.3 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.3
Jim Ebersole PF 29 29 28.4 5.6 2.3 6.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 2.1 2.7
Jeremiah Negron SG 29 0 17.5 4.6 1.2 2.9 1.3 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.8
Shelton Blanchard C 29 0 20.0 4.0 0.9 4.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 1.9 2.1
Sylvain Vanreust SG 25 0 5.8 1.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.5
Burton Hughes SF 2 0 3.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Neal Rigdon PF 28 0 5.0 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8
Rudolf Trump C 2 0 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Joseph Woodward PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Millard Edmonds SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eric Derosier C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Offered Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 245 *** Committed Maryland
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 8" 222 * Committed Illinois
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 247 * Committed New York
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 224 * Committed Arkansas

Morgan State 2004 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 3 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 13-16 Record Vs 51-100: 0-4
Conference Record: 5-13 Record Vs 101-200: 0-2
Home Record: 6-7 Record Vs 200+: 13-10
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 286

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 62.1 National Rank: 229 Conference Rank: 9
Points Allowed: 65.5 National Rank: 132 Conference Rank: 4
Rebounds: 33.5 National Rank: 213 Conference Rank: 7
Assists: 11.8 National Rank: 261 Conference Rank: 9
Steals: 5.9 National Rank: 292 Conference Rank: 10
Blocks: 1.2 National Rank: 307 Conference Rank: 11
Turnovers: 16.2 National Rank: 70 Conference Rank: 5
Fouls: 19.1 National Rank: 190 Conference Rank: 7
FG%: .418 National Rank: 239 Conference Rank: 7
FT%: .622 National Rank: 299 Conference Rank: 11
3P%: .301 National Rank: 242 Conference Rank: 6

2004 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Boston University 18-11 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 29-6 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke 22-10 (12-4)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 24-8 (16-2)
Big 12 Kansas 27-4 (15-1)
Big East Connecticut 30-4 (15-1)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 24-7 (12-2)
Big South Radford 21-9 (15-1)
Big Ten Michigan State 33-4 (15-1)
Big West Utah State 26-5 (17-1)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 23-8 (15-3)
Conference USA Cincinnati 30-3 (15-1)
Horizon League Butler 20-11 (12-4)
Ivy League Princeton 22-6 (13-1)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 24-6 (16-2)
Mid-Continent Conference Oakland 21-10 (12-2)
Mid-American Conference Ball State 23-10 (14-4)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hampton 23-7 (15-3)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 24-7 (17-1)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 26-7 (12-2)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-NY 24-6 (19-1)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech 26-7 (13-3)
Pacific-10 Arizona 27-6 (15-3)
Patriot League Navy 22-8 (11-3)
Southeastern Conference Florida 26-9 (12-4)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 21-9 (13-3)
Southland Conference Sam Houston 22-8 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 26-5 (17-1)
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky 24-7 (11-3)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 26-5 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 25-8 (17-1)

2004 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 20-11 (11-5)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 29-6 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Maryland 22-13 (10-6)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 20-11 (11-7)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 25-9 (11-5)
Big East Connecticut 30-4 (15-1)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 24-7 (12-2)
Big South Winthrop 20-12 (13-3)
Big Ten Michigan State 33-4 (15-1)
Big West UC Irvine 16-15 (10-8)
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 22-9 (12-6)
Conference USA Cincinnati 30-3 (15-1)
Horizon League Butler 20-11 (12-4)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider 18-13 (11-7)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 17-14 (10-4)
Mid-American Conference Miami-Ohio 25-6 (14-4)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Maryland-East Shore 24-7 (14-4)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 24-7 (17-1)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 26-7 (12-2)
Northeast Conference Monmouth 18-13 (12-8)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech 26-7 (13-3)
Pacific-10 Arizona 27-6 (15-3)
Patriot League Bucknell 14-17 (8-6)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 27-8 (11-5)
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro 19-12 (11-5)
Southland Conference Sam Houston 22-8 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 19-12 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky 24-7 (11-3)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 26-5 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 25-8 (17-1)

2004 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Jeff Alverez Missouri
Freshman of the Year: PG David Rinehart Saint Louis
Coach of the Year: Joseph Solomon Xavier

All-League First Team:
C: John Cecil Notre Dame
PF: Frank Sand Virginia
SF: Benjamin Lomeli Miami
SG: Charles Woodhouse Xavier
PG: Jeff Alverez Missouri

All-League Second Team:
C: Ivan Vanek George Mason
PF: Steven Crouch Syracuse
SF: Chadwick Parker Indiana
SG: Micheal Kraemer Michigan State
PG: John Hoffer Connecticut

All-League Third Team:
C: Tommie Nickerson Michigan State
PF: Elias Bennet Kansas
SF: Curt Schramm Southern Mississippi
SG: Garth Dugas Kansas
PG: Robert Grantham Auburn

All-Freshman Team:
C: Ted Benning DePaul
PF: Jewel Langevin Central Connecticut
SF: Chris Machado New Mexico
SG: Cortez Blair Creighton
PG: David Rinehart Saint Louis

2004 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SG Baldur Pölzperger Hampton
Freshman of the Year: PG Randell Grimes Maryland-East Shore
Coach of the Year: Jessie Russell Maryland-East Shore

All-League First Team:
C: Scott Cartwright Hampton
PF: Henry Thorton Maryland-East Shore
SF: Matthew Laplante Maryland-East Shore
SG: Baldur Pölzperger Hampton
PG: Clifton Davis Hampton

All-League Second Team:
C: Charles McAlister Bethune-Cookman
PF: Timothy Amaral Howard
SF: Quintin Cottrell Bethune-Cookman
SG: Markus Cathcart Maryland-East Shore
PG: Long Begay Coppin State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Gary Carbaugh North Carolina A&T
PF: Chris Carson Norfolk State
SF: Andrew Stephens Norfolk State
SG: Hilton Rogers Howard
PG: Randell Grimes Maryland-East Shore

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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Trophy case is empty.

[Munsonian]

Recruiting Rankings

Another nice showing. #142 overall, good for third in the conference. Florida A&M lands a monster class, but other than that we're at or above where everyone else is. Delaware State wins the rankings war by virtue of having about 17 freshmen.


2004 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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118. Delaware State SF Andrew Robert ***
134. Florida A&M SG Matthew Hale ***
142. Morgan State C Charles Mandel ***
155. Howard SG Wayne Householder **
203. North Carolina A&T SF Steven Warren **
207. Coppin State PF Andrew Reynolds **
236. South Carolina State PG Romeo Chism **
239. Maryland-East Shore C Rudy Coan **
305. Norfolk State SG Bruce Ellis *
308. Bethune-Cookman
313. Hampton


Top 5: Kentucky, Kansas, Tennessee, Stanford, Arizona

Coach Hiring

Still no offers.

Assistant Hiring

No movement here either.

[Munsonian]

Scheduling

Our schedule looks a lot like it did last year. Hopefully we can win games in-and-out of conference this time around.


Morgan State 2005 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/05 at Birmingham Southern (0-0)
11/21/05 at Liberty (0-0)
11/25/05 at Denver (0-0)
11/28/05 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/02/05 at Grambling (0-0)
12/06/05 IPFW (0-0)
12/10/05 at Coppin State (0-0)
12/14/05 at William & Mary (0-0)
12/18/05 UC Riverside (0-0)
12/21/05 Loyola-Maryland (0-0)
12/24/05 at Cal State Fullerton (0-0)
12/26/05 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/31/05 at Norfolk State (0-0)
01/04/06 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (0-0)
01/07/06 at Delaware State (0-0)
01/09/06 Howard (0-0)
01/14/06 Hampton (0-0)
01/16/06 at Florida A&M (0-0)
01/21/06 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
01/23/06 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
01/28/06 at Hampton (0-0)
02/06/06 Coppin State (0-0)
02/13/06 at Howard (0-0)
02/18/06 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
02/20/06 Delaware State (0-0)
02/25/06 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
02/27/06 Florida A&M (0-0)
03/04/06 South Carolina State (0-0)


Program Indicators

Team prestige is still at three. Budget and team goals are still where they were last season.

[Munsonian]

Three scholarships to fill this year. All of the players we lose are at SG and SF, but I'll go for the best players wherever I can find them. I was more ambitious in the early rounds of recruiting, so we'll see how that approach works out.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 230 *** Very High Delaware
Andres Stone PF 6' 9" 249 *** High Maryland
Jarod Vice PG 6' 0" 176 ** High Maryland
William Smith SG 6' 4" 180 ** High Pennsylvania
Tony Graham SF 6' 5" 196 *** Average Pennsylvania
Erick Smith C 6' 8" 269 *** Average Maryland
Scott Blake SG 6' 3" 177 *** Average District of Colombia
Zachariah Martin SF 6' 5" 229 *** Average New Jersey
Kevin Maynard PG 6' 0" 183 *** Average New Jersey
Silas Devoe SG 6' 1" 179 ** Average Maryland
Robert Urban SF 6' 8" 244 ** Average Pennsylvania
Frances Bitner SG 6' 3" 184 ** Average New York


Richardson looks like a perfect fit, but you never know how these guys will turn out.

[Munsonian]

We get pretty good feedback from a lot of the recruits. SF Richardson, PF Stone, and SG Devoe look like good possibilities for us. If we can land 2 or 3 of them, we'll be in great shape. Still a long way to go, however.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 230 *** Very High Delaware
Andres Stone PF 6' 9" 249 *** Very High Maryland
Maynard Hernandez SG 6' 5" 199 ** Very High Kentucky
Silas Devoe SG 6' 1" 179 ** Very High Maryland
Erick Smith C 6' 8" 269 *** High Maryland
Scott Blake SG 6' 3" 177 *** High District of Colombia
Jarod Vice PG 6' 0" 176 ** High Maryland
Robert Urban SF 6' 8" 244 ** High Pennsylvania
Frances Bitner SG 6' 3" 184 ** High New York
Tony Graham SF 6' 5" 196 *** Average Pennsylvania
Zachariah Martin SF 6' 5" 229 *** Average New Jersey
Kevin Maynard PG 6' 0" 183 *** Average New Jersey
William Smith SG 6' 4" 180 ** Average Pennsylvania


I make moves on some of our targets, and ask the AD for a larger budget; I really can't get much done with things as they are.

[Munsonian]

Our request is approved, and now I have about $2000 more per week to work with. Three 3* prospects have us as their #1 school, but C Smith hasn't qualified yet. I contact a 1* player with big numbers as a backup plan.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 230 *** Very High Delaware
Andres Stone PF 6' 9" 249 *** Very High Maryland
Erick Smith C 6' 8" 269 *** Very High Maryland
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 204 * Very High New York
Tony Graham SF 6' 5" 196 *** Average Pennsylvania
Scott Blake SG 6' 3" 177 *** Average District of Colombia
Zachariah Martin SF 6' 5" 229 *** Average New Jersey
William Smith SG 6' 4" 180 ** Average Pennsylvania
Silas Devoe SG 6' 1" 179 ** Average Maryland
Robert Urban SF 6' 8" 244 ** Average Pennsylvania
Kevin Maynard PG 6' 0" 183 *** Very Low New Jersey
Maynard Hernandez SG 6' 5" 199 ** Very Low Kentucky
Jarod Vice PG 6' 0" 176 ** Very Low Maryland
Frances Bitner SG 6' 3" 184 ** Very Low New York


I need a commitment soon so that I can pursue some guys in case on of our targets doesn't come.

[Munsonian]

Nothing new. We're getting competition on several of our targets, so I turn up the heat to try to land them.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 230 *** Very High Delaware
Andres Stone PF 6' 9" 249 *** Very High Maryland
Erick Smith C 6' 8" 269 *** Very High Maryland
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 204 * Very High New York
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 231 * Very High Maryland
Tony Graham SF 6' 5" 196 *** High Pennsylvania
Scott Blake SG 6' 3" 177 *** Average District of Colombia
Zachariah Martin SF 6' 5" 229 *** Average New Jersey
Kevin Maynard PG 6' 0" 183 *** Average New Jersey
William Smith SG 6' 4" 180 ** Average Pennsylvania
Robert Urban SF 6' 8" 244 ** Average Pennsylvania
Maynard Hernandez SG 6' 5" 199 ** Very Low Kentucky
Jarod Vice PG 6' 0" 176 ** Very Low Maryland
Silas Devoe SG 6' 1" 179 ** None Maryland
Frances Bitner SG 6' 3" 184 ** Very Low New York

[Munsonian]

No commitments, so we'll head into the season still looking for answers. Training camps are same as usual.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 230 *** Very High Delaware
Andres Stone PF 6' 9" 249 *** Very High Maryland
Tony Graham SF 6' 5" 196 *** Very High Pennsylvania
Erick Smith C 6' 8" 269 *** Very High Maryland
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 204 * Very High New York
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 231 * High Maryland
Scott Blake SG 6' 3" 177 *** Average District of Colombia
Zachariah Martin SF 6' 5" 229 *** Average New Jersey
Kevin Maynard PG 6' 0" 183 *** Average New Jersey
Jarod Vice PG 6' 0" 176 ** Average Maryland
William Smith SG 6' 4" 180 ** Average Pennsylvania
Robert Urban SF 6' 8" 244 ** None Pennsylvania
Maynard Hernandez SG 6' 5" 199 ** Very Low Kentucky
Silas Devoe SG 6' 1" 179 ** Very Low Maryland
Frances Bitner SG 6' 3" 184 ** None New York

Offers are in to SF Richardson, PF Stone, and SF Graham.

I run training camp. Roster preview coming shortly.

[Munsonian]

Player Ratings and Potentials


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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41 Shelton Blanchard C Jr 6' 9" 221 Owings, MD
12 Eric Derosier C So 7' 0" 245 Asotin, WA
5 Charles Mandel C Fr 6'11" 261 Laurel, MD
15 Neal Rigdon PF So 6'11" 226 Portales, NM
24 Luis Michaelson PF Fr 6' 8" 223 Fairbury, IL
10 Tony Bryan PF Fr 6' 8" 250 Naples, NY
3 Burton Hughes SF Sr 6' 5" 208 Smithers, Canada
2 Millard Edmonds SF Sr 6' 8" 257 Accident, MD
34 Robin Kellam SF Fr 6' 8" 225 Hampton, AR
45 Jeremiah Negron SG Sr 6' 6" 203 Lakehurst, NJ
33 Sylvain Vanreust SG Sr 6' 4" 206 Montauban, France
40 Clifton Rideout SG So 6' 4" 189 Wilmington, DE
55 Troy Fuller PG Jr 6' 1" 191 Sykesville, MD
32 Hinrich Wehner PG Jr 5'11" 202 Kassel, Germany
20 Martin Newman PG So 5' 9" 160 Red Lion, PA

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Shelton Blanchard C 6' 9" 221 10 2 0 2 7 7 7 17 6 14
Eric Derosier C 7' 0" 245 3 7 0 9 7 5 4 16 8 14
Charles Mandel C 6'11" 261 16 5 4 2 7 7 4 14 10 12
Neal Rigdon PF 6'11" 226 9 6 0 7 6 9 9 12 10 15
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 8" 223 10 5 7 4 3 14 6 15 12 14
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 250 10 5 0 2 3 6 15 15 10 5
Burton Hughes SF 6' 5" 208 6 5 7 11 2 8 10 14 18 13
Millard Edmonds SF 6' 8" 257 5 4 3 7 8 5 13 15 17 11
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 225 6 15 12 6 5 4 11 14 10 5
Jeremiah Negron SG 6' 6" 203 6 6 8 8 7 11 18 10 20 18
Sylvain Vanreust SG 6' 4" 206 7 3 12 4 3 5 18 12 13 15
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 189 10 9 13 9 7 9 16 11 15 11
Troy Fuller PG 6' 1" 191 8 14 3 9 10 6 20 10 11 13
Hinrich Wehner PG 5'11" 202 7 16 5 11 8 6 20 10 10 12
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 160 9 10 12 12 6 3 20 6 14 18

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Shelton Blanchard C C F D F F C D D B C D D
Eric Derosier C F C D F C C D F C D C C
Charles Mandel C A D F D F D C A C F D C
Neal Rigdon PF C C C F C D C A D C D F
Luis Michaelson PF B D D C D F B C F F D B
Tony Bryan PF C D C F F D C B C C D F
Burton Hughes SF D D C D B F C B F D F D
Millard Edmonds SF D D C F D C D F C D D D
Robin Kellam SF D A C C C D F F D C F C
Jeremiah Negron SG D D D D C C C D D C D D
Sylvain Vanreust SG D F C B F F D D D D F F
Clifton Rideout SG B C D B C D C F C D D C
Troy Fuller PG C B C F D C D D D F C D
Hinrich Wehner PG D B C D C C D D D D D C
Martin Newman PG C C B C C D F C D C D C


Center

This is Mandel's team. He's the one player that really makes us look like a team that can compete in this conference. I'll be interested to see his numbers once we get into conference play; there are a lot of shut-down defenders for some of the teams we play. This is probably his team for four years.

Power Forwards

Not a great position for us, but it has potential. I'll see how the two freshmen do in early games, but we may start C Blanchard over these clowns.

Small Forwards

Robin Kellam will be another freshman starter for us. He's got a great jumper, so maybe that'll make our offense something to be afraid of. His defense is questionable, but he'll get the nod for the year (without much competition).

Shooting Guards

Rideout is our best shooter at this position, so we'll look to him for some production. This is going to be a mess next year, as there weren't really any good recruits who were interested.

Point Guards

Newman is the obvious starter, and Wehner will also get a lot of playing time. Newman made a huge splash as a starter, but his potential seems to be just about dried out. Still, he'll be a main contributor for us.

Our roster is much better than last year's, so we should be able to get at least our usual 5 conference wins, maybe more. Stay tuned.

[Munsonian]

We start out the year 2-2 (0-1). Newman gets injured after a 2-0 start, and our team suffers. Not as much production as I had wanted thus far.


Morgan State 2005 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/05 at Birmingham Southern (0-3) W 69-52 1-0
11/21/05 at Liberty (0-6) W 73-62 2-0
11/25/05 at Denver (1-4) L 59-56 2-1
11/28/05 at Bethune-Cookman (2-3) L 65-48 2-2 (0-1)

2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Hampton 1 0 1.000 4 2 .667
Norfolk State 1 0 1.000 2 2 .500
Bethune-Cookman 1 0 1.000 2 3 .400
North Carolina A&T 1 0 1.000 1 4 .200
Maryland-East Shore 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Howard 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
South Carolina State 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
Florida A&M 0 1 .000 3 1 .750
Morgan State 0 1 .000 2 2 .500
Delaware State 0 1 .000 1 3 .250
Coppin State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (40) 4-0 1750 1
2. Kansas (27) 4-0 1724 3
3. Florida (5) 3-0 1698 2
4. Kentucky 4-1 1535 12
5. Michigan State 4-0 1465 7
6. Illinois 3-1 1435 5
7. Oregon 5-0 1396 8
8. Oklahoma State 4-0 1354 6
9. Temple 3-1 1126 15
10. Iowa State 4-0 1053 17
11. Stanford 3-2 1003 19
12. Indiana 6-1 949 11
13. Fresno State 6-0 877 NR
14. Tennessee 5-0 781 NR
15. California 3-0 735 16
16. UCLA 3-1 729 4
17. Syracuse 4-1 699 10
18. Maryland 2-1 539 21
19. Ohio State 5-0 491 22
20. Villanova 5-0 369 23
21. Iowa 3-3 347 NR
22. Tulsa 4-0 289 24
23. Texas 2-2 286 25
24. Hawaii 1-1 169 NR
25. Mississippi 4-1 160 14

Others Receiving Votes:
Cincinnati 1-3 134
Gonzaga 2-2 103
Purdue 5-0 96
Massachusetts 2-0 58
Butler 2-1 17
New Mexico 5-0 17
Duke 2-3 7
Penn State 4-0 4
Baylor 3-0 2
North Carolina 3-0 2
Vanderbilt 4-1 1


We'll look to get back on the right track next month.

[Munsonian]

We lose two of our targets :mad: . This puts our recruiting season in quite a bind. Hopefully we can still land Richardson, but now I'm scrambling to find the best 1* replacements. Ouch. Our recruiting class will absolutely blow if Richardson doesn't come.

We have a pretty good month on the court, improving to (8-5, 2-2). Newman and Mandel are finally starting to pick it up.


Morgan State 2005 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/05 at Birmingham Southern (0-11) W 69-52 1-0
11/21/05 at Liberty (0-14) W 73-62 2-0
11/25/05 at Denver (2-9) L 59-56 2-1
11/28/05 at Bethune-Cookman (6-7) L 65-48 2-2 (0-1)
12/02/05 at Grambling (3-8) W 70-40 3-2
12/06/05 IPFW (2-14) W 59-51 4-2
12/10/05 at Coppin State (3-11) W 72-54 5-2 (1-1)
12/14/05 at William & Mary (4-7) W 71-55 6-2
12/18/05 UC Riverside (4-8) L 86-78 6-3
12/21/05 Loyola-Maryland (2-10) W 71-62 7-3
12/24/05 at Cal State Fullerton (6-4) L 70-67 7-4
12/26/05 Bethune-Cookman (6-7) L 77-60 7-5 (1-2)
12/31/05 at Norfolk State (4-9) W 67-51 8-5 (2-2)

2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Hampton 4 1 .800 8 6 .571
Maryland-East Shore 3 1 .750 9 2 .818
South Carolina State 3 1 .750 4 6 .400
North Carolina A&T 4 2 .667 6 7 .462
Howard 2 1 .667 4 8 .333
Bethune-Cookman 3 2 .600 6 7 .462
Morgan State 2 2 .500 8 5 .615
Norfolk State 3 3 .500 4 9 .308
Florida A&M 1 4 .200 5 8 .385
Coppin State 1 4 .200 3 11 .214
Delaware State 0 5 .000 1 12 .077

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kansas (60) 13-0 1788 1
2. Stanford (12) 12-3 1740 2
3. Oklahoma State 11-1 1570 8
4. Kentucky 12-3 1565 7
5. Arizona 13-2 1505 4
6. Florida 11-2 1449 5
7. Iowa State 13-1 1415 10
8. UCLA 9-3 1289 14
9. Illinois 12-3 1239 3
10. Temple 9-2 1178 13
11. Indiana 12-3 1082 19
12. Syracuse 11-3 958 18
13. Louisiana State 9-1 864 24
14. Minnesota 9-1 773 NR
15. Cincinnati 9-5 753 15
16. St. John's 9-2 627 NR
17. Ohio State 11-2 565 20
18. Michigan State 9-4 489 NR
19. Oregon 11-4 465 11
20. Oklahoma 9-4 463 NR
21. Boston College 11-2 441 NR
22. Utah State 8-3 342 NR
23. Connecticut 8-4 239 NR
24. Fresno State 10-3 225 6
25. Tulsa 10-1 122 12

Others Receiving Votes:
Miami 8-3 116
Texas 9-4 76
Marshall 11-1 40
Iowa 8-4 12
Villanova 11-2 7
Missouri 9-3 3

[Munsonian]

We land our three recruits. SF Richardson ends up coming, as well as two one-star scrubs (one SG who looks average at best and one center with some offensive talent). Not a disaster; it looks a lot like last year's class.

We have another productive month on the floor. We win two nail-biters over Hampton (a one-time power in this conference) and end up at (12-9, 5-6). We've got a nicely balanced offense, with four players at about the same scoring level. Mandel is inching towards averaging a double-double, but a slow start may have doomed him.


Morgan State 2005 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/05 at Birmingham Southern (2-18) W 69-52 1-0
11/21/05 at Liberty (3-20) W 73-62 2-0
11/25/05 at Denver (5-16) L 59-56 2-1
11/28/05 at Bethune-Cookman (9-12) L 65-48 2-2 (0-1)
12/02/05 at Grambling (6-13) W 70-40 3-2
12/06/05 IPFW (5-17) W 59-51 4-2
12/10/05 at Coppin State (6-16) W 72-54 5-2 (1-1)
12/14/05 at William & Mary (6-12) W 71-55 6-2
12/18/05 UC Riverside (4-16) L 86-78 6-3
12/21/05 Loyola-Maryland (3-18) W 71-62 7-3
12/24/05 at Cal State Fullerton (8-10) L 70-67 7-4
12/26/05 Bethune-Cookman (9-12) L 77-60 7-5 (1-2)
12/31/05 at Norfolk State (9-12) W 67-51 8-5 (2-2)
01/04/06 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6-14) W 88-86 9-5
01/07/06 at Delaware State (3-18) W 77-69 10-5 (3-2)
01/09/06 Howard (8-12) L 78-61 10-6 (3-3)
01/14/06 Hampton (11-11) W 73-70 11-6 (4-3)
01/16/06 at Florida A&M (9-12) L 72-61 11-7 (4-4)
01/21/06 North Carolina A&T (12-9) L 57-56 11-8 (4-5)
01/23/06 at North Carolina A&T (12-9) L 72-60 11-9 (4-6)
01/28/06 at Hampton (11-11) W 72-70 12-9 (5-6)

2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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North Carolina A&T 9 3 .750 12 9 .571
Maryland-East Shore 8 3 .727 14 6 .700
South Carolina State 6 3 .667 10 9 .526
Howard 6 4 .600 8 12 .400
Hampton 7 5 .583 11 11 .500
Norfolk State 7 5 .583 9 12 .429
Bethune-Cookman 6 6 .500 9 12 .429
Morgan State 5 6 .455 12 9 .571
Florida A&M 5 8 .385 9 12 .429
Coppin State 3 9 .250 6 16 .273
Delaware State 1 11 .083 3 18 .143

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kentucky (50) 20-3 1778 2
2. Kansas (22) 19-1 1750 1
3. Temple 18-2 1644 4
4. Stanford 19-4 1574 3
5. Arizona 17-4 1475 6
6. Iowa State 19-1 1465 5
7. Florida 17-5 1382 11
8. Cincinnati 16-5 1269 8
9. Oklahoma State 18-2 1254 12
10. Illinois 19-4 1168 13
11. Syracuse 17-5 1033 9
12. UCLA 16-4 994 15
13. Indiana 18-5 901 10
14. Maryland 13-6 898 18
15. Utah State 16-3 770 17
16. Iowa 14-6 674 21
17. Oklahoma 13-6 616 20
18. Oregon 17-6 614 7
19. Tulsa 17-2 581 23
20. Gonzaga 14-6 360 14
21. Boston College 15-4 279 16
22. Virginia 12-7 277 NR
23. Michigan State 15-7 269 19
24. Minnesota 15-4 178 NR
25. Connecticut 14-7 124 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Ohio State 16-5 37
Duke 13-8 26
Fresno State 15-5 7
St. John's 14-6 2
Texas 13-8 1

[Munsonian]

Our season finishes up at .500, with a winnable conference tournament game up ahead. Not bad, not great. Certainly a stepping stone for future success.


Morgan State 2005 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/05 at Birmingham Southern (3-26) W 69-52 1-0
11/21/05 at Liberty (3-28) W 73-62 2-0
11/25/05 at Denver (5-24) L 59-56 2-1
11/28/05 at Bethune-Cookman (13-15) L 65-48 2-2 (0-1)
12/02/05 at Grambling (10-18) W 70-40 3-2
12/06/05 IPFW (6-22) W 59-51 4-2
12/10/05 at Coppin State (11-17) W 72-54 5-2 (1-1)
12/14/05 at William & Mary (8-21) W 71-55 6-2
12/18/05 UC Riverside (7-23) L 86-78 6-3
12/21/05 Loyola-Maryland (4-26) W 71-62 7-3
12/24/05 at Cal State Fullerton (10-18) L 70-67 7-4
12/26/05 Bethune-Cookman (13-15) L 77-60 7-5 (1-2)
12/31/05 at Norfolk State (12-16) W 67-51 8-5 (2-2)
01/04/06 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-21) W 88-86 9-5
01/07/06 at Delaware State (5-23) W 77-69 10-5 (3-2)
01/09/06 Howard (15-14) L 78-61 10-6 (3-3)
01/14/06 Hampton (13-16) W 73-70 11-6 (4-3)
01/16/06 at Florida A&M (12-16) L 72-61 11-7 (4-4)
01/21/06 North Carolina A&T (17-12) L 57-56 11-8 (4-5)
01/23/06 at North Carolina A&T (17-12) L 72-60 11-9 (4-6)
01/28/06 at Hampton (13-16) W 72-70 12-9 (5-6)
02/06/06 Coppin State (11-17) L 87-76 12-10 (5-7)
02/13/06 at Howard (15-14) L 74-71 12-11 (5-8)
02/18/06 at Maryland-East Shore (19-9) L 87-69 12-12 (5-9)
02/20/06 Delaware State (5-23) W 68-67 13-12 (6-9)
02/25/06 Maryland-East Shore (19-9) W 90-60 14-12 (7-9)
02/27/06 Florida A&M (12-16) L 63-55 14-13 (7-10)
03/04/06 South Carolina State (14-14) L 69-52 14-14 (7-11)

2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 13 5 .722 15 14 .517
Maryland-East Shore 12 6 .667 19 9 .679
North Carolina A&T 12 6 .667 17 12 .586
South Carolina State 10 8 .556 14 14 .500
Bethune-Cookman 9 9 .500 13 15 .464
Hampton 9 9 .500 13 16 .448
Norfolk State 9 9 .500 12 16 .429
Coppin State 8 10 .444 11 17 .393
Morgan State 7 11 .389 14 14 .500
Florida A&M 7 11 .389 12 16 .429
Delaware State 3 15 .167 5 23 .179

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kansas (72) 27-2 1800 1
2. Kentucky 26-5 1725 2
3. Stanford 26-6 1658 7
4. Arizona 26-5 1579 6
5. Florida 24-6 1513 9
6. Cincinnati 25-5 1442 8
7. Temple 25-4 1324 3
8. Iowa State 27-3 1320 12
9. Oklahoma State 26-4 1235 4
10. Michigan State 23-9 1159 13
11. Iowa 22-8 993 20
12. Utah State 24-4 905 14
13. Fresno State 25-6 877 19
14. Boston College 23-7 839 23
15. UCLA 24-6 807 5
16. Maryland 20-8 780 11
17. Indiana 22-9 751 18
18. Tulsa 27-3 602 21
19. Illinois 24-8 526 10
20. Syracuse 20-10 394 17
21. Oregon 22-9 320 22
22. Mississippi 21-8 282 NR
23. Oklahoma 20-9 237 16
24. Duke 20-11 144 NR
25. Ohio State 22-9 74 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame 23-7 46
Texas 21-10 42
Georgia 19-8 18
Gonzaga 23-8 8


On to the conference tournament, where we have our first legitimate chance at winning a game.

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

We open up against Coppin State, on the lower end of an 8-9 matchup. We split the seasons series with them, so we feel pretty good heading in.

The game is very tense and awkward. We shoot the ball much better than they do, but they absolutely dominate us on the boards. We lead 35-31 at halftime, and end up the victor by a 63-61 margin. A great win for us; this is our crowning achievement of the dynasty so far. Mandel has a double-double (12/11), and Kellam and Rideout sneak into double figures as well. We have to overcome 27 points by their point guard. Next up is the #1 seed, Howard.

Howard has a history of sucking in the conference tournament after great regular seasons. We come out firing on all cylinders; we're shooting the ball well and also rebounding well. Mandel is having a great game, and the first half seems to have us being unstoppable on the offensive end. We take a 48-35 lead into halftime, and stroll to a 72-61 victory. Mandel fouls out with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

In the semi-finals, we're up against South Carolina State. They have a very balanced, deep attack, and we're outclassed 74-64. This puts an end to our surprising run; however, I'm still very pleased with our progress as a program.

Maryland East-Shore once again goes on to represent the MEAC in the NCAA tournament.

NCAA Tournament

Final Four: Connecticut, Stanford, Arizona, Syracuse
Championship: Arizona 74, Connecticut 52

[Munsonian]

Our third season featured our first winning record, our first conference tournament victories, and another 3* recruit on the way. I'm hoping to start contending in the conference within a few years.


Morgan State 2005 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/05 at Birmingham Southern (3-26) W 69-52 1-0
11/21/05 at Liberty (3-28) W 73-62 2-0
11/25/05 at Denver (5-24) L 59-56 2-1
11/28/05 at Bethune-Cookman (13-16) L 65-48 2-2 (0-1)
12/02/05 at Grambling (10-19) W 70-40 3-2
12/06/05 IPFW (6-22) W 59-51 4-2
12/10/05 at Coppin State (11-18) W 72-54 5-2 (1-1)
12/14/05 at William & Mary (8-21) W 71-55 6-2
12/18/05 UC Riverside (7-23) L 86-78 6-3
12/21/05 Loyola-Maryland (4-26) W 71-62 7-3
12/24/05 at Cal State Fullerton (10-18) L 70-67 7-4
12/26/05 Bethune-Cookman (13-16) L 77-60 7-5 (1-2)
12/31/05 at Norfolk State (13-17) W 67-51 8-5 (2-2)
01/04/06 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-21) W 88-86 9-5
01/07/06 at Delaware State (5-24) W 77-69 10-5 (3-2)
01/09/06 Howard (15-15) L 78-61 10-6 (3-3)
01/14/06 Hampton (15-17) W 73-70 11-6 (4-3)
01/16/06 at Florida A&M (12-17) L 72-61 11-7 (4-4)
01/21/06 North Carolina A&T (17-13) L 57-56 11-8 (4-5)
01/23/06 at North Carolina A&T (17-13) L 72-60 11-9 (4-6)
01/28/06 at Hampton (15-17) W 72-70 12-9 (5-6)
02/06/06 Coppin State (11-18) L 87-76 12-10 (5-7)
02/13/06 at Howard (15-15) L 74-71 12-11 (5-8)
02/18/06 at Maryland-East Shore (22-10) L 87-69 12-12 (5-9)
02/20/06 Delaware State (5-24) W 68-67 13-12 (6-9)
02/25/06 Maryland-East Shore (22-10) W 90-60 14-12 (7-9)
02/27/06 Florida A&M (12-17) L 63-55 14-13 (7-10)
03/04/06 South Carolina State (16-15) L 69-52 14-14 (7-11)
03/06/06 vs. Coppin State (11-18) W 63-61 15-14
03/08/06 vs. Howard (15-15) W 72-61 16-14
03/10/06 vs. South Carolina State (16-15) L 74-64 16-15

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Martin Newman PG 31 31 27.2 13.3 0.5 2.2 3.1 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.3
Charles Mandel C 31 31 27.1 9.2 1.3 8.3 1.3 0.5 0.6 2.6 3.3
Clifton Rideout SG 31 31 26.3 8.5 1.1 2.4 1.2 1.1 0.0 1.4 1.6
Robin Kellam SF 31 31 23.2 8.4 0.7 2.9 1.5 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.3
Hinrich Wehner PG 31 0 16.5 6.0 0.5 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.5
Jeremiah Negron SG 31 0 16.0 5.2 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.0
Tony Bryan PF 31 0 17.6 4.6 0.8 5.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.5 2.2
Troy Fuller PG 31 0 10.5 4.3 0.3 0.8 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.0
Shelton Blanchard C 31 31 25.1 4.2 1.0 4.6 1.2 0.5 0.1 1.7 2.5
Neal Rigdon PF 31 0 10.7 3.5 0.9 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.2
Burton Hughes SF 3 0 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Luis Michaelson PF 6 0 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5
Sylvain Vanreust SG 3 0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Millard Edmonds SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eric Derosier C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 230 *** Committed Delaware
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 231 * Committed Maryland
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 204 * Committed New York

Morgan State 2005 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 3 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 16-15 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 7-11 Record Vs 101-200: 4-7
Home Record: 6-7 Record Vs 200+: 12-8
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 277

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 67.4 National Rank: 159 Conference Rank: 3
Points Allowed: 66.5 National Rank: 140 Conference Rank: 3
Rebounds: 34.4 National Rank: 193 Conference Rank: 6
Assists: 12.5 National Rank: 226 Conference Rank: 9
Steals: 6.0 National Rank: 287 Conference Rank: 8
Blocks: 1.4 National Rank: 284 Conference Rank: 8
Turnovers: 14.8 National Rank: 22 Conference Rank: 2
Fouls: 20.0 National Rank: 266 Conference Rank: 9
FG%: .432 National Rank: 166 Conference Rank: 7
FT%: .628 National Rank: 275 Conference Rank: 10
3P%: .349 National Rank: 107 Conference Rank: 4

2005 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 20-11 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Temple 27-5 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference Maryland 23-9 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Jacksonville 19-10 (13-5)
Big 12 Iowa State 29-4 (14-2)
Big East Boston College 26-7 (12-4)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 20-10 (10-4)
Big South Radford 22-9 (15-1)
Big Ten Iowa 23-9 (13-3)
Big West Utah State 27-4 (17-1)
Colonial Athletic Association Delaware 17-13 (13-5)
Conference USA Cincinnati 28-5 (16-0)
Horizon League Detroit 27-7 (15-1)
Ivy League Princeton 25-3 (14-0)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 26-7 (16-2)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 21-10 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Marshall 28-3 (16-2)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard 15-15 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Southwest Missouri State 21-9 (14-4)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 25-8 (12-2)
Northeast Conference Central Connecticut 23-8 (18-2)
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois 19-13 (13-3)
Pacific-10 Arizona 28-6 (15-3)
Patriot League Lafayette 22-9 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 29-6 (14-2)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 21-10 (12-4)
Southland Conference Texas-San Antonio 21-9 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 25-6 (17-1)
Sun Belt Conference UL-Lafayette 17-12 (12-3)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 25-8 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 28-4 (16-2)

2005 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 20-11 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 23-8 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 22-11 (12-4)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 17-16 (12-6)
Big 12 Texas 25-10 (10-6)
Big East Boston College 26-7 (12-4)
Big Sky Weber State 19-12 (9-5)
Big South Radford 22-9 (15-1)
Big Ten Indiana 26-9 (10-6)
Big West Utah State 27-4 (17-1)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 19-14 (10-8)
Conference USA Cincinnati 28-5 (16-0)
Horizon League Detroit 27-7 (15-1)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 26-7 (16-2)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 21-10 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Marshall 28-3 (16-2)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Maryland-East Shore 22-9 (12-6)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 19-14 (12-6)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 25-8 (12-2)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-PA 17-15 (10-10)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee-Martin 18-13 (10-6)
Pacific-10 Stanford 29-6 (14-4)
Patriot League Lafayette 22-9 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Mississippi 25-8 (12-4)
Southern Conference Chattanooga 20-11 (9-7)
Southland Conference Sam Houston 20-10 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 25-6 (17-1)
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky 23-8 (10-4)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 25-8 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 28-6 (15-3)

2005 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SG Garth Dugas Kansas
Freshman of the Year: SG Andrew Fregoso Austin Peay
Coach of the Year: Hugh Lee Iowa State

All-League First Team:
C: Mark Meeks Boston College
PF: Jules Gilchrist Indiana
SF: Nicolas Graham Kansas
SG: Garth Dugas Kansas
PG: Stanley Cloyd Iowa State

All-League Second Team:
C: Andrew Kimmel Georgia
PF: Randall Dumas South Carolina
SF: Terry Hayes Oklahoma State
SG: Warren McNary Kentucky
PG: David Schulz Tulsa

All-League Third Team:
C: Chris Workman Connecticut
PF: Evan Holmes New Mexico
SF: Thomas Stevenson Pittsburgh
SG: Ken Snelling Michigan State
PG: Victor Fontanez Kentucky

All-Freshman Team:
C: Vitali Titov UL-Lafayette
PF: David Renteria Virginia
SF: Steven Simonton Wisconsin
SG: Andrew Fregoso Austin Peay
PG: Mark Nunez Ball State

2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Long Begay Coppin State
Freshman of the Year: SG Wayne Householder Howard
Coach of the Year: Noel Whitlow North Carolina A&T

All-League First Team:
C: Scott Cartwright Hampton
PF: Timothy Amaral Howard
SF: Matthew Laplante Maryland-East Shore
SG: Markus Cathcart Maryland-East Shore
PG: Long Begay Coppin State

All-League Second Team:
C: James Abbate Florida A&M
PF: Andrew Ramsey Bethune-Cookman
SF: Charles Parker North Carolina A&T
SG: David Mullins Florida A&M
PG: Bob Marrero Bethune-Cookman

All-Freshman Team:
C: Charles Mandel Morgan State
PF: Tony Bryan Morgan State
SF: Andrew Robert Delaware State
SG: Wayne Householder Howard
PG: Brian McDonald North Carolina A&T

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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Trophy case is empty.

[Munsonian]

Recruiting Class Rankings

Our class is ranked #132 in the nation, but that's good for best in the MEAC. That's certainly good news; we had the only three-star recruit in the entire conference.

Top 5: Florida, USC, Kentucky, North Carolina, Wake Forest


2005 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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132. Morgan State SF Kevin Richardson ***
145. Coppin State PG Daniel Pope **
171. Delaware State PG Jackie Mitchel **
191. South Carolina State PF Alphonso Cosby **
196. Hampton PG Omer Pelham **
219. North Carolina A&T C Kevin Tuggle **
227. Florida A&M C Eric Harney **
242. Bethune-Cookman PF Israel Stier *
274. Howard PF Scottie Jernigan *
277. Maryland-East Shore SF Darrel Apodaca *
297. Norfolk State PG Michale Treece *

Coach Hiring

Still no offers :( .

Assistant Hiring

No movement here either.

[Munsonian]

Scheduling

We have a lot of carry-overs from last year on our schedule, and I fill out the rest with some more challenging teams, although nothing out of reach.


Morgan State 2006 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
11/16/06 Appalachian State (0-0)
11/19/06 Army (0-0)
11/22/06 Belmont (0-0)
11/25/06 at Arkansas-Little Rock (0-0)
11/27/06 at Coppin State (0-0)
12/02/06 Delaware State (0-0)
12/04/06 at Delaware State (0-0)
12/09/06 Howard (0-0)
12/25/06 Coppin State (0-0)
12/29/06 Birmingham Southern (0-0)
01/01/07 at Florida A&M (0-0)
01/06/07 at Hampton (0-0)
01/13/07 Hampton (0-0)
01/15/07 at Howard (0-0)
01/20/07 South Carolina State (0-0)
01/22/07 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/24/07 at Loyola-Maryland (0-0)
01/29/07 at Norfolk State (0-0)
02/03/07 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/05/07 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
02/09/07 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (0-0)
02/12/07 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/14/07 Liberty (0-0)
02/19/07 Florida A&M (0-0)
02/24/07 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/27/07 at IPFW (0-0)
03/03/07 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)

Program Indicators

Our team prestige dips to 2 :mad: . However, our training facilities jump to 5, good for third in the conference. Our goal is once again to avoid last place in the conference. Incredibly, our budget shrinks once again, leaving me with less than $7,000 per week to recruit. Yikes.

[Munsonian]

It's not looking like much of a crop for us this year. We have three scholarships available, and absolutely must get at least one player at each guard position. There's a 3* PF with high interest, so I go after him. I keep the search extremely condensed to our immediate vicinity; I don't have enough money to try to find diamonds in the rough anywhere else.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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David Abbey PF 6'10" 258 * Very High Maryland
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 174 * Very High Virginia
Robert Salazar PF 6' 9" 241 *** High District of Colombia
Harold Brown PG 5'11" 152 ** High Virginia
Chris Carson PF 6' 9" 216 ** High Maryland
Stephen Munger PF 6' 8" 212 ** High Virginia
Maxwell Fernando PG 5'10" 174 ** High Maryland
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 183 * High Indiana
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 169 * High District of Colombia
Lloyd Lomeli SG 6' 4" 184 * High Maryland
Arnold Harner C 6' 9" 232 * High New Jersey
Carlo Robertson PF 6' 7" 247 * High Virginia
Edgar Bell SF 6' 8" 244 * High Pennsylvania

I'm looking for a ballhandler at point; for all Newman does, he can't run the offense very well.

[Munsonian]

Overall, I'm very pleased with the reaction we're getting from most of these guys. Salazar shows a lot of interest, and we have some interesting options for point guards. Fernando is the most highly rated, but Nguyen and Sprouse have better ball-handling attributes. SG Godbey is a winner; he has an 18 rating in three-point shooting already, so that's hard to pass up for a program like ours.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Robert Salazar PF 6' 9" 241 *** Very High District of Colombia
Maxwell Fernando PG 5'10" 174 ** Very High Maryland
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 183 * Very High Indiana
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 169 * Very High District of Colombia
David Abbey PF 6'10" 258 * Very High Maryland
Arnold Harner C 6' 9" 232 * Very High New Jersey
Carlo Robertson PF 6' 7" 247 * Very High Virginia
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 174 * Very High Virginia
Edgar Bell SF 6' 8" 244 * Very High Pennsylvania
Chris Carson PF 6' 9" 216 ** High Maryland
Lloyd Lomeli SG 6' 4" 184 * High Maryland
Harold Brown PG 5'11" 152 ** Average Virginia
Stephen Munger PF 6' 8" 212 ** Average Virginia


Our request for a higher budget was denied.

[Munsonian]

Ugh. Salazar loses most interest, and it looks like a lot of 1* players for us this year. I hold out hope for the power forward, though, as he still lists us as #4 on his top 5. Sprouse and Godbey appear to be good possibilities for us.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 183 * Very High Indiana
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 169 * Very High District of Colombia
Lloyd Lomeli SG 6' 4" 184 * Very High Maryland
David Abbey PF 6'10" 258 * Very High Maryland
Arnold Harner C 6' 9" 232 * Very High New Jersey
Carlo Robertson PF 6' 7" 247 * Very High Virginia
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 174 * Very High Virginia
Edgar Bell SF 6' 8" 244 * Very High Pennsylvania
Robert Salazar PF 6' 9" 241 *** Average District of Colombia
David Cobb SG 6' 2" 172 *** Average Maryland
Maxwell Fernando PG 5'10" 174 ** Average Maryland
Charles Jasper PF 6'10" 211 *** Very Low Maryland
Harold Brown PG 5'11" 152 ** Very Low Virginia
Chris Carson PF 6' 9" 216 ** Very Low Maryland
Stephen Munger PF 6' 8" 212 ** Very Low Virginia

[Munsonian]

Still no word from any of our offers. We're up to #3 on Salazar's list, and I make another push to go for the upset signing. This will probably our lowest-rated class yet, but I feel decent about some of the ratings these guys bring in.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 183 * Very High Indiana
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 169 * Very High District of Colombia
Lloyd Lomeli SG 6' 4" 184 * Very High Maryland
David Abbey PF 6'10" 258 * Very High Maryland
Arnold Harner C 6' 9" 232 * Very High New Jersey
Carlo Robertson PF 6' 7" 247 * Very High Virginia
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 174 * Very High Virginia
Edgar Bell SF 6' 8" 244 * Very High Pennsylvania
Robert Salazar PF 6' 9" 241 *** Average District of Colombia
David Cobb SG 6' 2" 172 *** Average Maryland
Maxwell Fernando PG 5'10" 174 ** Average Maryland
Charles Jasper PF 6'10" 211 *** Very Low Maryland
Harold Brown PG 5'11" 152 ** Very Low Virginia
Chris Carson PF 6' 9" 216 ** Very Low Maryland
Stephen Munger PF 6' 8" 212 ** Very Low Virginia

[Munsonian]

Sprouse and Godbey commit, but Salazar heads for Mt. St. Mary's. :(
I get back into talks with Nguyen; we could use another body at point guard next season.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 183 * Very High Indiana
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 169 * Committed District of Colombia
Lloyd Lomeli SG 6' 4" 184 * Very High Maryland
David Abbey PF 6'10" 258 * Very High Maryland
Arnold Harner C 6' 9" 232 * Very High New Jersey
Carlo Robertson PF 6' 7" 247 * Very High Virginia
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 174 * Committed Virginia
Edgar Bell SF 6' 8" 244 * Very High Pennsylvania
Bradley Douglas PG 6' 0" 178 * Very High Illinois
Maxwell Fernando PG 5'10" 174 ** Average Maryland
Robert Salazar PF 6' 9" 241 *** None District of Colombia
David Cobb SG 6' 2" 172 *** Very Low Maryland
Charles Jasper PF 6'10" 211 *** None Maryland
Harold Brown PG 5'11" 152 ** None Virginia
Chris Carson PF 6' 9" 216 ** None Maryland
Stephen Munger PF 6' 8" 212 ** Very Low Virginia

[Munsonian]

Ratings, Potentials, etc.


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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41 Shelton Blanchard C Sr 6'10" 228 Owings, MD
12 Eric Derosier C Jr 7' 0" 246 Asotin, WA
5 Charles Mandel C So 6'11" 267 Laurel, MD
13 Jonathan Dominquez C Fr 6'11" 232 Middletown, MD
15 Neal Rigdon PF Jr 7' 0" 236 Portales, NM
24 Luis Michaelson PF So 6' 8" 224 Fairbury, IL
10 Tony Bryan PF So 6' 8" 251 Naples, NY
34 Robin Kellam SF So 6' 8" 228 Hampton, AR
30 Kevin Richardson SF Fr 6' 5" 231 Wilmington, DE
43 Tony Price SF Fr 6' 8" 215 Blossburg, PA
40 Clifton Rideout SG Jr 6' 4" 190 Wilmington, DE
25 William Bramblett SG Fr 6' 4" 208 Deposit, NY
55 Troy Fuller PG Sr 6' 1" 192 Sykesville, MD
32 Hinrich Wehner PG Sr 6' 0" 203 Kassel, Germany
20 Martin Newman PG Jr 5' 9" 161 Red Lion, PA

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Shelton Blanchard C 6'10" 228 11 2 0 3 7 7 7 18 6 16
Eric Derosier C 7' 0" 246 3 7 0 9 7 5 4 17 8 15
Charles Mandel C 6'11" 267 18 5 4 3 7 8 5 14 10 14
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 232 15 12 0 6 3 3 4 17 8 8
Neal Rigdon PF 7' 0" 236 10 6 0 7 6 10 9 12 10 17
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 8" 224 11 6 7 4 3 15 6 15 12 15
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 251 11 5 0 2 4 6 15 16 11 7
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 228 6 16 12 6 5 4 11 15 11 8
Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 231 7 8 12 5 6 6 12 15 9 5
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 215 5 2 7 10 7 3 12 11 13 13
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 190 11 9 14 9 7 9 16 12 15 14
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 208 5 12 11 3 7 4 14 9 20 18
Troy Fuller PG 6' 1" 192 8 15 3 9 10 6 20 10 11 16
Hinrich Wehner PG 6' 0" 203 7 18 5 11 9 6 20 11 11 15
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 161 9 11 13 12 6 3 20 6 14 20

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Shelton Blanchard C 6'10" 228 14 8 5 8 7 20 7 18 6 16
Eric Derosier C 7' 0" 246 11 5 8 8 3 14 4 17 8 15
Charles Mandel C 6'11" 267 11 3 7 10 15 8 5 14 10 14
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 232 7 7 8 7 5 13 4 17 8 8
Neal Rigdon PF 7' 0" 236 6 11 4 3 15 16 9 12 10 17
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 8" 224 3 4 4 12 8 20 6 15 12 15
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 251 8 6 4 3 14 14 15 16 11 7
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 228 4 11 3 9 3 7 11 15 11 8
Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 231 5 6 11 15 10 20 12 15 9 5
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 215 4 10 7 11 13 3 12 11 13 13
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 190 10 7 6 7 2 20 16 12 15 14
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 208 4 7 6 2 4 9 14 9 20 18
Troy Fuller PG 6' 1" 192 7 4 10 5 5 20 20 10 11 16
Hinrich Wehner PG 6' 0" 203 6 6 6 11 3 10 20 11 11 15
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 161 7 9 5 7 7 13 20 6 14 20

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Shelton Blanchard C C F D F F C D D B C D D
Eric Derosier C F C D F C C D F C D C C
Charles Mandel C A D F D F D C A C F D C
Jonathan Dominquez C B B D F D F F D D C C D
Neal Rigdon PF C C C F C D C A D C D F
Luis Michaelson PF B D D C D F B C F F D B
Tony Bryan PF C D C F F D C B C C D F
Robin Kellam SF D A C C C D F F D C F C
Kevin Richardson SF C C D B D D D B D C B A
Tony Price SF D F D C B C F B D B C B
Clifton Rideout SG B C D B C D C F C D D C
William Bramblett SG D B C C F C F D D D C F
Troy Fuller PG C B C F D C D D D F C D
Hinrich Wehner PG D B C D C C D D D D D C
Martin Newman PG C C B C C D F C D C D C



Centers

Mandel and Blanchard will both start. Mandel is really developing nicely, and will be an inside force for the next three years. I'm also encouraged by Dominquez's inside scoring ability. We're in good shape at this position, for sure.

Power Forwards

Bryan has developed into a good role player, but nobody here is ready to crack the starting lineup. Rigdon never really did what we wanted him to do, and Michaelson looks like a project.

Small Forwards

Robert Kellam easily holds off his freshman challenger for the starting spot. Kellam had some huge games last year; hopefully, he can be a good player for us again.

Shooting Guards

Rideout will have to shoulder an incredible amount of playing time this year. Wehner has the better jumper, but Rideout will start. Bramblett also is a project, unfortunately.

Point Guards

Newman starts for the third straight year, and Wehner once again serves as a capable backup.

It's hard to say how our team will do this year.

[Munsonian]

We are off to a blazing 5-1 (1-0) start, with the only loss coming after a Robert Kellam injury. Newman and Mandel are leading the offense very effectively. Great start.


Morgan State 2006 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-3) W 89-74 1-0
11/16/06 Appalachian State (0-3) W 89-65 2-0
11/19/06 Army (3-2) W 67-54 3-0
11/22/06 Belmont (1-3) W 69-67 4-0
11/25/06 at Arkansas-Little Rock (3-2) L 68-60 4-1
11/27/06 at Coppin State (3-2) W 71-69 5-1 (1-0)

[Munsonian]

Nguyen comes aboard to round out our recruiting class.

We have a light month, but we manage to improve to (8-3, 3-2) behind a very strong, balanced offense. I feel really good about how this season is progressing.


2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Coppin State 4 1 .800 7 6 .538
Delaware State 4 1 .800 7 6 .538
North Carolina A&T 3 1 .750 8 5 .615
South Carolina State 4 2 .667 6 8 .429
Howard 2 1 .667 5 8 .385
Morgan State 3 2 .600 8 3 .727
Bethune-Cookman 3 3 .500 7 6 .538
Norfolk State 2 3 .400 4 10 .286
Hampton 1 4 .200 3 10 .231
Maryland-East Shore 0 3 .000 2 10 .167
Florida A&M 0 5 .000 3 12 .200

Morgan State 2006 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-8) W 89-74 1-0
11/16/06 Appalachian State (5-5) W 89-65 2-0
11/19/06 Army (5-8) W 67-54 3-0
11/22/06 Belmont (3-9) W 69-67 4-0
11/25/06 at Arkansas-Little Rock (5-7) L 68-60 4-1
11/27/06 at Coppin State (7-6) W 71-69 5-1 (1-0)
12/02/06 Delaware State (7-6) W 76-63 6-1 (2-0)
12/04/06 at Delaware State (7-6) L 74-53 6-2 (2-1)
12/09/06 Howard (5-8) W 70-67 7-2 (3-1)
12/25/06 Coppin State (7-6) L 78-70 7-3 (3-2)
12/29/06 Birmingham Southern (0-12) W 71-47 8-3

[Munsonian]

Robert Kellam and Tony Bryan both go out with injuries; Kellam is back right at the end of the month, but Bryan will be out for a while. We show more signs of improvement, and end up at a nice (12-7, 6-6) mark. Mandel is inching towards averaging a double-double, and Newman is having another strong year.


Morgan State 2006 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-14) W 89-74 1-0
11/16/06 Appalachian State (10-9) W 89-65 2-0
11/19/06 Army (6-12) W 67-54 3-0
11/22/06 Belmont (5-14) W 69-67 4-0
11/25/06 at Arkansas-Little Rock (9-10) L 68-60 4-1
11/27/06 at Coppin State (10-12) W 71-69 5-1 (1-0)
12/02/06 Delaware State (10-12) W 76-63 6-1 (2-0)
12/04/06 at Delaware State (10-12) L 74-53 6-2 (2-1)
12/09/06 Howard (8-13) W 70-67 7-2 (3-1)
12/25/06 Coppin State (10-12) L 78-70 7-3 (3-2)
12/29/06 Birmingham Southern (3-18) W 71-47 8-3
01/01/07 at Florida A&M (6-17) W 72-64 9-3 (4-2)
01/06/07 at Hampton (9-13) L 61-58 9-4 (4-3)
01/13/07 Hampton (9-13) L 66-65 9-5 (4-4)
01/15/07 at Howard (8-13) L 83-60 9-6 (4-5)
01/20/07 South Carolina State (8-13) W 63-62 10-6 (5-5)
01/22/07 at Maryland-East Shore (9-11) L 84-75 10-7 (5-6)
01/24/07 at Loyola-Maryland (6-12) W 65-58 11-7
01/29/07 at Norfolk State (7-13) W 76-70 12-7 (6-6)

2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Maryland-East Shore 7 3 .700 9 11 .450
North Carolina A&T 8 4 .667 13 8 .619
Coppin State 7 6 .538 10 12 .455
Morgan State 6 6 .500 12 7 .632
Bethune-Cookman 6 6 .500 10 10 .500
Delaware State 6 6 .500 10 12 .455
South Carolina State 6 6 .500 8 13 .381
Norfolk State 5 5 .500 7 13 .350
Hampton 6 7 .462 9 13 .409
Howard 5 6 .455 8 13 .381
Florida A&M 3 10 .231 6 17 .261

[Munsonian]

Our team bursts on to the scene in February, actually ascending into a tie for first place in the conference. We end up with an astonishing (20-8, 12-6) record and earn the top seed in the conference tournament. Our offense is clicking on all cylinders; we lead the conference in points, rebouns, assists, and field goal percentage.


2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 12 6 .667 20 8 .714
Maryland-East Shore 12 6 .667 14 14 .500
Hampton 11 7 .611 15 14 .517
North Carolina A&T 10 8 .556 15 13 .536
South Carolina State 10 8 .556 13 15 .464
Coppin State 10 8 .556 13 15 .464
Howard 8 10 .444 11 17 .393
Norfolk State 8 10 .444 10 18 .357
Bethune-Cookman 6 12 .333 11 17 .393
Delaware State 6 12 .333 11 18 .379
Florida A&M 6 12 .333 9 20 .310

Morgan State 2006 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9-19) W 89-74 1-0
11/16/06 Appalachian State (10-19) W 89-65 2-0
11/19/06 Army (12-17) W 67-54 3-0
11/22/06 Belmont (14-17) W 69-67 4-0
11/25/06 at Arkansas-Little Rock (14-15) L 68-60 4-1
11/27/06 at Coppin State (13-15) W 71-69 5-1 (1-0)
12/02/06 Delaware State (11-18) W 76-63 6-1 (2-0)
12/04/06 at Delaware State (11-18) L 74-53 6-2 (2-1)
12/09/06 Howard (11-17) W 70-67 7-2 (3-1)
12/25/06 Coppin State (13-15) L 78-70 7-3 (3-2)
12/29/06 Birmingham Southern (8-21) W 71-47 8-3
01/01/07 at Florida A&M (9-20) W 72-64 9-3 (4-2)
01/06/07 at Hampton (15-14) L 61-58 9-4 (4-3)
01/13/07 Hampton (15-14) L 66-65 9-5 (4-4)
01/15/07 at Howard (11-17) L 83-60 9-6 (4-5)
01/20/07 South Carolina State (13-15) W 63-62 10-6 (5-5)
01/22/07 at Maryland-East Shore (14-14) L 84-75 10-7 (5-6)
01/24/07 at Loyola-Maryland (7-23) W 65-58 11-7
01/29/07 at Norfolk State (10-18) W 76-70 12-7 (6-6)
02/03/07 at North Carolina A&T (15-13) W 77-71 13-7 (7-6)
02/05/07 Maryland-East Shore (14-14) W 64-61 14-7 (8-6)
02/09/07 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9-19) L 80-66 14-8
02/12/07 North Carolina A&T (15-13) W 73-66 15-8 (9-6)
02/14/07 Liberty (9-22) W 87-66 16-8
02/19/07 Florida A&M (9-20) W 79-73 17-8 (10-6)
02/24/07 Bethune-Cookman (11-17) W 84-83 18-8 (11-6)
02/27/07 at IPFW (6-22) W 89-81 19-8
03/03/07 at Bethune-Cookman (11-17) W 89-65 20-8 (12-6)


We face the winner of Norfolk State and Bethune Cookman in the quarterfinals of our conference tournament.

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

We're up against Norfolk State to start out the tournament. We're ahead for most of the first half, but they close the gap near the end, and we lead just 29-27 at the break. Mandel has a monster first half, but Newman has been held scoreless. We have an explosion right after halftime and open up an eight-point lead. They close to within three, but a run with just under ten minutes left puts the game out of reach. Newman somehow ends up with 19 points as we win 80-60.

For the second straight year, we're into the semi-finals. The top for seeds remain, so we square off with a tough North Carolina A&T team. They lead for the entire first half; we aren't playing very well and trail 34-30. We pull even early in the second half, and the game becomes frantic in the last ten minutes. It's deadlocked until the last five, when Martin Newman catches fire. We pull out a tough 68-64, and we're one game away from playing in the NCAA tournament!

Our opponent is Hampton. We lost two games by a total of four points to them in the regular season, so we know that we can play with them. We jump out to an early lead, and our defense suffocates them for the early portion of the first half. Our offense is balanced; Mandel has a strong half with 7 points and 5 rebounds. We have a comfortable 40-27 lead at the break. After a few minutes of little scoring, Hampton makes their expected charge near the middle of the second half. With about five minutes left, they storm in front to a 56-55 lead. They open up a six-point lead, but we chip it down. With 1:30 left, two Newman free throws but us up 68-67. A Hampton turnover gives us the ball with 1:27, but we turn it right back over. The steal leads to a Hampton dunk :mad: . 68-69. With a minute left, Kellam drains a jumper! 70-69. Hampton gets the ball for another shot. Their player dribbles around for about 20 seconds and gets off a 3....no good! With three seconds left, Newman is fouled and drains two free throws. 72-69. Hampton can't even get off a shot, and it's on to the NCAA tournament for the Morgan State Bears!

[Munsonian]

First Round: Morgan State (23-8) vs. #5 Virginia (29-5)

We're selected as the #15 seed in the East region, and we're set to take on a quite formidable foe. Virginia is without its best rebounder, but it has several great scoring options that make an upset almost an impossibility.

Surprisingly, we open up a quick lead behind some great shooting, and we lead halfway through the opening period. However, they soon become too hot to handle, and we're forced into a whopping 15 first-half turnovers. We trail 50-37 at the break. They pour it on in the second half, and we fall, 92-59.

Virginia wins one more game before being bounced by Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen.

Final Four: Michigan State, Kentucky, Stanford, Oklahoma
Championship: Stanford 77, Michigan State 61

[Munsonian]

This was the breakout year for this program. A 20-win season, an NCAA birth, and player and coach of the year honors in our conference. Although we had a weak recruiting class, the future finally looks bright for this once down-trodden program. Continuing this winning will be very difficult next year, as our conference seems to be improving in talent level.


Morgan State 2006 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/14/06 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9-20) W 89-74 1-0
11/16/06 Appalachian State (10-19) W 89-65 2-0
11/19/06 Army (12-17) W 67-54 3-0
11/22/06 Belmont (15-18) W 69-67 4-0
11/25/06 at Arkansas-Little Rock (14-15) L 68-60 4-1
11/27/06 at Coppin State (14-16) W 71-69 5-1 (1-0)
12/02/06 Delaware State (11-19) W 76-63 6-1 (2-0)
12/04/06 at Delaware State (11-19) L 74-53 6-2 (2-1)
12/09/06 Howard (12-18) W 70-67 7-2 (3-1)
12/25/06 Coppin State (14-16) L 78-70 7-3 (3-2)
12/29/06 Birmingham Southern (8-21) W 71-47 8-3
01/01/07 at Florida A&M (9-21) W 72-64 9-3 (4-2)
01/06/07 at Hampton (17-15) L 61-58 9-4 (4-3)
01/13/07 Hampton (17-15) L 66-65 9-5 (4-4)
01/15/07 at Howard (12-18) L 83-60 9-6 (4-5)
01/20/07 South Carolina State (13-16) W 63-62 10-6 (5-5)
01/22/07 at Maryland-East Shore (15-15) L 84-75 10-7 (5-6)
01/24/07 at Loyola-Maryland (7-23) W 65-58 11-7
01/29/07 at Norfolk State (11-19) W 76-70 12-7 (6-6)
02/03/07 at North Carolina A&T (16-14) W 77-71 13-7 (7-6)
02/05/07 Maryland-East Shore (15-15) W 64-61 14-7 (8-6)
02/09/07 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9-19) L 80-66 14-8
02/12/07 North Carolina A&T (16-14) W 73-66 15-8 (9-6)
02/14/07 Liberty (9-22) W 87-66 16-8
02/19/07 Florida A&M (9-21) W 79-73 17-8 (10-6)
02/24/07 Bethune-Cookman (11-18) W 84-83 18-8 (11-6)
02/27/07 at IPFW (6-22) W 89-81 19-8
03/03/07 at Bethune-Cookman (11-18) W 89-65 20-8 (12-6)
03/07/07 vs. Norfolk State (11-19) W 80-60 21-8
03/09/07 vs. North Carolina A&T (16-14) W 68-64 22-8
03/10/07 vs. Hampton (17-15) W 72-69 23-8
03/15/07 vs. Virginia (31-6) L 92-59 23-9

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Martin Newman PG 32 32 25.9 15.7 0.4 2.0 3.4 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.3
Charles Mandel C 32 32 26.8 11.2 1.0 8.2 1.5 0.9 0.4 2.9 3.1
Robin Kellam SF 29 29 23.0 9.4 0.9 2.9 1.7 0.4 0.3 1.8 2.8
Clifton Rideout SG 32 32 23.6 7.8 1.5 2.7 1.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8
Hinrich Wehner PG 32 0 18.8 6.3 1.1 2.7 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.2
Shelton Blanchard C 32 32 27.3 5.2 1.4 5.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0
Jonathan Dominquez C 32 0 14.1 5.1 0.5 2.8 0.7 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.9
Troy Fuller PG 32 0 12.8 4.9 0.5 1.6 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.3
Kevin Richardson SF 32 3 17.8 4.1 0.7 4.1 1.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6
Tony Bryan PF 23 0 15.4 3.3 0.7 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.7
Luis Michaelson PF 11 0 3.7 1.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3
Neal Rigdon PF 6 0 3.3 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2
Tony Price SF 1 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Eric Derosier C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
William Bramblett SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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David Godbey SG 6' 1" 174 * Committed Virginia
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 169 * Committed District of Colombia
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 183 * Committed Indiana

Morgan State 2006 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 2 Record Vs 1-50: 0-1
Season Record: 23-9 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 12-6 Record Vs 101-200: 1-3
Home Record: 13-2 Record Vs 200+: 22-5
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 143

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 72.1 National Rank: 83 Conference Rank: 1
Points Allowed: 68.9 National Rank: 189 Conference Rank: 10
Rebounds: 35.8 National Rank: 142 Conference Rank: 3
Assists: 14.1 National Rank: 146 Conference Rank: 1
Steals: 6.8 National Rank: 227 Conference Rank: 9
Blocks: 1.9 National Rank: 243 Conference Rank: 6
Turnovers: 16.8 National Rank: 101 Conference Rank: 4
Fouls: 21.0 National Rank: 303 Conference Rank: 10
FG%: .458 National Rank: 26 Conference Rank: 1
FT%: .637 National Rank: 274 Conference Rank: 9
3P%: .333 National Rank: 172 Conference Rank: 3

2006 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 20-11 (10-6)
Atlantic 10 Dayton 20-13 (12-4)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 29-5 (15-1)
Atlantic Sun Jacksonville 21-8 (15-3)
Big 12 Kansas 29-4 (16-0)
Big East Syracuse 29-4 (15-1)
Big Sky Montana State 23-7 (11-3)
Big South Radford 18-13 (12-4)
Big Ten Michigan State 28-5 (14-2)
Big West Utah State 26-6 (16-2)
Colonial Athletic Association Delaware 20-11 (13-5)
Conference USA Cincinnati 28-6 (15-1)
Horizon League Detroit 24-8 (15-1)
Ivy League Princeton 19-11 (11-3)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 24-7 (14-4)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 17-12 (12-2)
Mid-American Conference Kent State 23-10 (13-5)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 23-8 (12-6)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 20-10 (14-4)
Mountain West Conference Utah 29-5 (13-1)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-NY 24-7 (17-3)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee-Martin 21-9 (14-2)
Pacific-10 Arizona 26-5 (16-2)
Patriot League Bucknell 17-12 (11-3)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 28-6 (13-3)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 20-13 (11-5)
Southland Conference McNeese State 23-7 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 22-8 (16-2)
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky 25-5 (13-1)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 26-8 (14-0)
Western Athletic Conference Louisiana Tech 24-9 (15-3)

2006 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 20-11 (10-6)
Atlantic 10 Temple 24-9 (11-5)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 29-5 (15-1)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 14-17 (9-9)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 27-8 (12-4)
Big East Miami 25-10 (12-4)
Big Sky Eastern Washington 20-11 (8-6)
Big South Radford 18-13 (12-4)
Big Ten Michigan State 28-5 (14-2)
Big West Utah State 26-6 (16-2)
Colonial Athletic Association Delaware 20-11 (13-5)
Conference USA Cincinnati 28-6 (15-1)
Horizon League Butler 24-7 (14-2)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider 23-8 (12-6)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 19-12 (10-4)
Mid-American Conference Miami-Ohio 21-12 (11-7)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 23-8 (12-6)
Missouri Valley Conference Indiana State 18-13 (10-8)
Mountain West Conference Utah 29-5 (13-1)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-NY 24-7 (17-3)
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois 15-16 (9-7)
Pacific-10 Stanford 30-3 (15-3)
Patriot League Holy Cross 19-12 (7-7)
Southeastern Conference Auburn 26-5 (13-3)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 20-13 (11-5)
Southland Conference McNeese State 23-7 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Mississippi Valley State 21-10 (11-7)
Sun Belt Conference New Orleans 12-20 (5-10)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 26-8 (14-0)
Western Athletic Conference Louisiana Tech 24-9 (15-3)

2006 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SG David Yen Cincinnati
Freshman of the Year: SG Thomas Smiley Kent State
Coach of the Year: Henry Lund Auburn

All-League First Team:
C: Harris Hitchcock Louisiana Tech
PF: Evan Holmes New Mexico
SF: Christopher Diaz Stanford
SG: David Yen Cincinnati
PG: Darin Green Miami

All-League Second Team:
C: Carl Shaw St. John's
PF: James Grasso Southern Mississippi
SF: Steven Jasso Iowa
SG: Joe Mena Auburn
PG: Brian Albanese New Mexico

All-League Third Team:
C: Glen Spurlock Oklahoma
PF: Billie Floyd Arizona
SF: Brian Kirkendall Brigham Young
SG: Harold Ford Stanford
PG: Jamey Beckner Cincinnati

All-Freshman Team:
C: Gilles Plateau Virginia
PF: Denis Cargill Marshall
SF: Darrel Apodaca Maryland-East Shore
SG: Thomas Smiley Kent State
PG: Alonso Buchanan Pennsylvania

2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Martin Newman Morgan State
Freshman of the Year: SF Darrel Apodaca Maryland-East Shore
Coach of the Year: Brian Hathaway Morgan State

All-League First Team:
C: Charles Mandel Morgan State
PF: Andrew Haire Bethune-Cookman
SF: Bob Howard Bethune-Cookman
SG: David Mullins Florida A&M
PG: Martin Newman Morgan State

All-League Second Team:
C: Gary Carbaugh North Carolina A&T
PF: Chris Carson Norfolk State
SF: Darrel Apodaca Maryland-East Shore
SG: Caleb Shill Maryland-East Shore
PG: Randell Grimes Maryland-East Shore

All-Freshman Team:
C: Jonathan Dominquez Morgan State
PF: John Kirkendall Maryland-East Shore
SF: Darrel Apodaca Maryland-East Shore
SG: Thomas Scott Coppin State
PG: Daniel Pope Coppin State

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 24
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 7
Career Record: 58 - 63

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)

Recruiting Class Rankings

As expected, our performance takes a dip. We get the #262 ranking, which is sixth in the conference (four teams failed to land a single recruit). While certainly not our best class, I believe that it's slightly underrated; some of these guys could be good role players down the road.


2006 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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107. Coppin State SF Claude Shull ***
194. North Carolina A&T SG Everette Falls **
211. Norfolk State C Monte Guerra **
242. Florida A&M PG Carl Lieb *
261. South Carolina State C Waldo Burris *
262. Morgan State PG Brad Nguyen *
265. Delaware State C Dusty Reed *
295. Bethune-Cookman
303. Hampton
304. Howard
311. Maryland-East Shore

Coach Movement

Still no offers.

Assistant Movement

Two of our assistants leave, but it's no big loss. We have a lot of trouble filling the spots, but eventually we plug in a couple of average people.

[Munsonian]

Scheduling

Same as just about every year. We'll be pushed in a lot of these games, but almost every one is by all means winnable.


Morgan State 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/19/07 at Arkansas-Little Rock (0-0)
11/21/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
11/23/07 Albany (0-0)
11/25/07 at Army (0-0)
11/27/07 at Appalachian State (0-0)
11/29/07 at Alabama A&M (0-0)
12/01/07 at Binghamton (0-0)
12/03/07 at Howard (0-0)
12/05/07 Denver (0-0)
12/08/07 Norfolk State (0-0)
12/10/07 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
12/15/07 Howard (0-0)
12/17/07 at Lehigh (0-0)
12/23/07 at Birmingham Southern (0-0)
12/31/07 Coppin State (0-0)
01/05/08 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/12/08 at Norfolk State (0-0)
01/26/08 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/28/08 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/09/08 Hampton (0-0)
02/11/08 at Coppin State (0-0)
02/16/08 at South Carolina State (0-0)
02/18/08 at Delaware State (0-0)
02/23/08 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/25/08 Delaware State (0-0)
03/01/08 at Florida A&M (0-0)
03/03/08 Florida A&M (0-0)
03/08/08 at Hampton (0-0)


Program Indicators

Despite a god-awful budget, our prestige shoots up to 13. Our new team goal is to finish over .500 in-conference, which could be pretty challenging in an always-tight conference. Our facilities have a rating of 5, good for fourth in the conference.

Recruiting Needs

PG, SG, PF, C

[Munsonian]

We have a better-looking crop than last year, but no superstars. There are a lot of 2* guys who have high interest, as well as some 1* guys with solid high school numbers that I'll have to take a look at. This is the first year in a while where there's no single guy that will make or break this recruiting class.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Daniel Stephens C 6' 8" 214 ** Very High Delaware
Brian Goins SG 6' 4" 192 * Very High District of Colombia
Ben Williams C 6' 9" 211 * Very High Maryland
Ferdinand Gullett C 6' 9" 228 * Very High South Carolina
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 243 * Very High South Carolina
Russ Milam PF 6' 7" 241 ** High Virginia
Gerald Arellano C 6' 9" 231 ** High North Carolina
Colin Raymer C 6' 8" 235 ** High Illinois
Ethan Fowler SF 6' 6" 222 ** High Pennsylvania
Kerry Whitman PF 6' 7" 240 ** High South Carolina
Eric Gunn SF 6' 5" 212 ** High Maryland
Jason Murphy SG 6' 4" 189 ** High New York
Clarence Moore SG 6' 3" 171 * High Delaware
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 195 * High Illinois
Damion Walker PF 6' 7" 237 * High New York
David Holt C 6' 9" 212 * High Maryland
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 151 * High District of Colombia

[Munsonian]

Not many of our targets have high ratings. At all. I look for more role players; it's not every year that a Newman or Mandel will come along. C Arellano is very raw, but has some promising potentials in key areas.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Gerald Arellano C 6' 9" 231 ** Very High North Carolina
Colin Raymer C 6' 8" 235 ** Very High Illinois
Brian Goins SG 6' 4" 192 * Very High District of Colombia
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 195 * Very High Illinois
Ben Williams C 6' 9" 211 * Very High Maryland
Ferdinand Gullett C 6' 9" 228 * Very High South Carolina
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 243 * Very High South Carolina
David Holt C 6' 9" 212 * Very High Maryland
Ethan Fowler SF 6' 6" 222 ** High Pennsylvania
Damion Walker PF 6' 7" 237 * High New York
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 151 * High District of Colombia
Daniel Stephens C 6' 8" 214 ** Average Delaware
Russ Milam PF 6' 7" 241 ** Average Virginia
Kerry Whitman PF 6' 7" 240 ** Average South Carolina
Eric Gunn SF 6' 5" 212 ** Average Maryland
Jason Murphy SG 6' 4" 189 ** Average New York
Clarence Moore SG 6' 3" 171 * Average Delaware

[Munsonian]

Wow, our recruiting has really fallen off a cliff since the days of expecting 3* players to come our way. It looks like another all-1* class, unless one of my foreign projects picks up interest.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Brian Goins SG 6' 4" 192 * Very High District of Colombia
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 195 * Very High Illinois
Ben Williams C 6' 9" 211 * Very High Maryland
Ferdinand Gullett C 6' 9" 228 * Very High South Carolina
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 243 * Very High South Carolina
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 151 * Very High District of Colombia
P.Decourchelle C 6' 9" 232 ** High France
Daniel Stephens C 6' 8" 214 ** Average Delaware
Eric Gunn SF 6' 5" 212 ** Average Maryland
Damion Walker PF 6' 7" 237 * Average New York
David Holt C 6' 9" 212 * Average Maryland
Ivo Brandl SG 6' 6" 187 *** Low Germany
Gerald Arellano C 6' 9" 231 ** Low North Carolina
Russ Milam PF 6' 7" 241 ** Very Low Virginia
Colin Raymer C 6' 8" 235 ** Very Low Illinois
Ethan Fowler SF 6' 6" 222 ** Very Low Pennsylvania
Kerry Whitman PF 6' 7" 240 ** Very Low South Carolina
Jason Murphy SG 6' 4" 189 ** Very Low New York
Clarence Moore SG 6' 3" 171 * Very Low Delaware

[Munsonian]

More trouble, and no commitments yet. I put in offers to PG Villegas, who looks like a decent player, and SG Ward, who has a great jumper but not much else. The third player is somewhat elusive at this point.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Daniel Stephens C 6' 8" 214 ** Very High Delaware
P.Decourchelle C 6' 9" 232 ** Very High France
Brian Goins SG 6' 4" 192 * Very High District of Colombia
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 195 * Very High Illinois
Ben Williams C 6' 9" 211 * Very High Maryland
Ferdinand Gullett C 6' 9" 228 * Very High South Carolina
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 243 * Very High South Carolina
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 151 * High District of Colombia
Nathan Webber C 6' 8" 231 ** Average Australia
Isidoro Vidal C 6' 8" 248 ** Average Spain
Damion Walker PF 6' 7" 237 * Average New York
David Holt C 6' 9" 212 * Average Maryland

[Munsonian]

SG Ward signs with us. C Sandusky and PG Villegas are our other two offers now.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Nathan Webber C 6' 8" 231 ** Very High Australia
Brian Goins SG 6' 4" 192 * Very High District of Colombia
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 195 * Committed Illinois
Ben Williams C 6' 9" 211 * Very High Maryland
Ferdinand Gullett C 6' 9" 228 * Very High South Carolina
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 243 * Very High South Carolina
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 151 * Very High District of Colombia
P.Decourchelle C 6' 9" 232 ** High France
Daniel Stephens C 6' 8" 214 ** Average Delaware
Isidoro Vidal C 6' 8" 248 ** Average Spain
Damion Walker PF 6' 7" 237 * Average New York
David Holt C 6' 9" 212 * Average Maryland

I run training camps.

[Munsonian]

Ratings and Potentials


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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12 Eric Derosier C Sr 7' 0" 248 Asotin, WA
5 Charles Mandel C Jr 6'11" 269 Laurel, MD
13 Jonathan Dominquez C So 6'11" 237 Middletown, MD
15 Neal Rigdon PF Sr 7' 0" 236 Portales, NM
24 Luis Michaelson PF Jr 6' 9" 224 Fairbury, IL
10 Tony Bryan PF Jr 6' 8" 253 Naples, NY
34 Robin Kellam SF Jr 6' 8" 232 Hampton, AR
30 Kevin Richardson SF So 6' 5" 231 Wilmington, DE
43 Tony Price SF So 6' 8" 217 Blossburg, PA
40 Clifton Rideout SG Sr 6' 4" 192 Wilmington, DE
25 William Bramblett SG So 6' 4" 215 Deposit, NY
22 David Godbey SG Fr 6' 1" 176 Dinwiddie, VA
20 Martin Newman PG Sr 5' 9" 162 Red Lion, PA
32 Brad Nguyen PG Fr 6' 0" 191 Dugger, IN
14 Daniel Sprouse PG Fr 5'10" 174 Washington, DC

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Eric Derosier C 7' 0" 248 4 8 0 9 7 5 4 18 8 16
Charles Mandel C 6'11" 269 19 6 4 3 7 9 5 14 10 17
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 237 17 13 0 6 3 3 4 17 9 10
Neal Rigdon PF 7' 0" 236 11 7 0 7 6 11 9 13 11 18
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 9" 224 13 6 8 5 3 17 6 16 12 16
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 253 12 5 0 2 4 7 15 17 11 9
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 232 7 17 13 6 5 4 12 16 11 10
Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 231 7 9 14 5 7 6 13 16 10 8
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 217 6 2 8 11 7 3 13 12 13 15
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 192 12 9 14 10 8 10 16 12 15 16
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 215 6 13 12 3 8 4 14 9 20 20
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 176 6 7 17 5 7 3 16 10 20 15
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 162 9 12 13 12 7 3 20 7 15 20
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 191 5 5 12 10 15 7 16 8 17 6
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 174 3 12 9 11 10 2 18 6 11 13

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Eric Derosier C 7' 0" 248 12 5 9 8 3 15 4 18 8 16
Charles Mandel C 6'11" 269 12 3 7 11 17 10 5 14 10 17
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 237 8 7 8 8 6 14 4 17 9 10
Neal Rigdon PF 7' 0" 236 6 11 4 3 17 18 9 13 11 18
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 9" 224 3 4 4 14 9 20 6 16 12 16
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 253 9 6 4 3 15 16 15 17 11 9
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 232 4 12 4 9 4 9 12 16 11 10
Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 231 5 6 13 16 11 20 13 16 10 8
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 217 4 11 7 12 13 5 13 12 13 15
Clifton Rideout SG 6' 4" 192 10 7 6 7 2 20 16 12 15 16
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 215 4 7 6 2 4 10 14 9 20 20
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 176 5 7 3 3 5 4 16 10 20 15
Martin Newman PG 5' 9" 162 7 10 5 7 7 15 20 7 15 20
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 191 8 8 10 7 3 15 16 8 17 6
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 174 3 5 7 5 2 16 18 6 11 13

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Eric Derosier C F C D F C C D F C D C C
Charles Mandel C A D F D F D C A C F D C
Jonathan Dominquez C B B D F D F F D D C C D
Neal Rigdon PF C C C F C D C A D C D F
Luis Michaelson PF B D D C D F B C F F D B
Tony Bryan PF C D C F F D C B C C D F
Robin Kellam SF D A C C C D F F D C F C
Kevin Richardson SF C C D B D D D B D C B A
Tony Price SF D F D C B C F B D B C B
Clifton Rideout SG B C D B C D C F C D D C
William Bramblett SG D B C C F C F D D D C F
David Godbey SG D C B B D C F D D C F F
Martin Newman PG C C B C C D F C D C D C
Brad Nguyen PG D D D B F A C F C C C C
Daniel Sprouse PG F B A C C C F F F D C D


Centers

Mandel is probably the best offensive center in the conference. Dominquez's inside game is really coming along, and he'll serve as a very capable backup this year. Recruit Sandusky looks like a very good defensive player, but is without much offensive firepower. Still, we're in great shape for two to three more years.

Power Forwards

Bryan is my starter right now, but Rigdon might finally get his chance if things don't go well early on. Sooner or later, I'd like to get a really good recruit here; this position has been lagging behind the others so far in this dynasty.

Small Forwards

Kellam gets the start and could average double-digits this year. Richardson needs to start stepping it up; he has some promising ratings, but it hasn't materialized into anything yet. Price looks like something of a dud.

Shooting Guards

Rideout will start once again for us this year, but next year it will be an interesting spot. I want Rideout to start picking up his production.

Point Guards

Newman's ratings are right where they were his freshman year, but he'll still be one of our best players. Another huge year would go along way towards defending our conference title.

I think our roster is looking good enough to finish in the top half of the conference this year. Hopefully, we can make a push at another tournament bid. The keys will be having a third scoring option between Mandel and Newman, and whether or not we can play defense.

[Munsonian]

Newman goes down with an injury, which costs us one loss. We maintain a 4-2 record, and our offensive numbers are looking fairly promising. I'm itching to get into conference play.


Morgan State 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/19/07 at Arkansas-Little Rock (1-3) W 73-62 1-0
11/21/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-0) L 65-56 1-1
11/23/07 Albany (2-1) L 95-83 1-2
11/25/07 at Army (1-1) W 85-71 2-2
11/27/07 at Appalachian State (2-1) W 66-46 3-2
11/29/07 at Alabama A&M (1-2) W 72-49 4-2

2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 0 0 .000 4 2 .667
Norfolk State 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Howard 0 0 .000 3 2 .600
North Carolina A&T 0 0 .000 2 3 .400
Maryland-East Shore 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
South Carolina State 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
Coppin State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000
Hampton 0 0 .000 0 3 .000
Delaware State 0 0 .000 0 3 .000
Bethune-Cookman 0 0 .000 0 4 .000
Florida A&M 0 0 .000 0 4 .000

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Stanford (72) 3-0 1800 1
2. Indiana 5-1 1728 3
3. Kentucky 4-0 1641 2
4. Kansas 3-0 1596 4
5. Arkansas 2-0 1456 12
6. Illinois 3-1 1387 10
7. Notre Dame 4-1 1315 6
8. Boston College 3-1 1187 16
9. Virginia 3-0 1145 15
10. Missouri 2-0 1036 NR
11. Wake Forest 2-1 1004 5
12. Villanova 3-0 860 NR
13. Miami 4-1 850 20
14. Michigan State 3-1 835 7
15. Oklahoma State 5-0 818 22
16. Wisconsin 2-0 797 NR
17. UCLA 3-1 624 19
18. Syracuse 3-1 582 8
19. Oregon 2-1 517 13
20. Pittsburgh 2-0 450 NR
21. Alabama 3-0 291 NR
22. Florida State 2-0 268 NR
23. Louisville 3-0 208 NR
24. Cincinnati 3-2 191 21
25. Georgia 3-0 165 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Creighton 2-1 146
Florida 4-0 124
Massachusetts 3-0 103
St. Bonaventure 4-0 64
Texas 3-1 64
Utah 2-1 50
Oklahoma 4-0 39
Colorado 1-0 20
Wyoming 5-0 18
Iowa State 2-1 12
UNLV 4-2 8
Nebraska 1-1 1

[Munsonian]

December is a disaster. We lose Bryan and Kellam to injuries, and drop to (8-7, 1-4). Things are falling apart, but near the end of the month we get our players back from injury. We've got to start picking it up; I don't know how much patience the board will have if I miss my goal.


Morgan State 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/19/07 at Arkansas-Little Rock (2-9) W 73-62 1-0
11/21/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-7) L 65-56 1-1
11/23/07 Albany (2-7) L 95-83 1-2
11/25/07 at Army (3-6) W 85-71 2-2
11/27/07 at Appalachian State (7-3) W 66-46 3-2
11/29/07 at Alabama A&M (2-9) W 72-49 4-2
12/01/07 at Binghamton (4-5) W 61-52 5-2
12/03/07 at Howard (5-7) L 77-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/05/07 Denver (4-6) W 67-64 6-3
12/08/07 Norfolk State (6-6) L 68-51 6-4 (0-2)
12/10/07 at Maryland-East Shore (3-7) L 73-69 6-5 (0-3)
12/15/07 Howard (5-7) W 66-52 7-5 (1-3)
12/17/07 at Lehigh (5-6) L 70-67 7-6
12/23/07 at Birmingham Southern (1-9) W 70-65 8-6
12/31/07 Coppin State (2-9) L 70-60 8-7 (1-4)

2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Norfolk State 3 0 1.000 6 6 .500
North Carolina A&T 3 1 .750 6 6 .500
Hampton 3 1 .750 3 8 .273
Maryland-East Shore 2 1 .667 3 7 .300
Howard 2 2 .500 5 7 .417
South Carolina State 2 2 .500 4 8 .333
Bethune-Cookman 2 2 .500 3 10 .231
Florida A&M 1 2 .333 4 7 .364
Coppin State 1 2 .333 2 9 .182
Morgan State 1 4 .200 8 7 .533
Delaware State 0 3 .000 2 10 .167

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Stanford (72) 11-0 1800 1
2. Indiana 14-1 1728 3
3. Kentucky 11-1 1622 2
4. Pittsburgh 10-0 1603 4
5. Utah 11-1 1500 6
6. Miami 11-1 1406 9
7. Oklahoma 11-1 1254 19
8. St. Bonaventure 12-0 1236 15
9. Kansas 10-3 1225 8
10. Wake Forest 8-2 1140 7
11. Michigan State 9-2 1091 20
12. Arkansas 8-1 1076 18
13. Boston College 9-2 858 23
14. Syracuse 10-3 823 13
15. Georgetown 7-1 769 22
16. Villanova 11-1 735 NR
17. Wyoming 11-1 650 24
18. Virginia 8-2 516 5
19. Notre Dame 9-3 427 10
20. Texas 10-2 404 12
21. Georgia 9-1 401 14
22. UNLV 11-3 260 NR
23. Tennessee 9-2 191 NR
24. Duke 8-4 189 NR
25. Wisconsin 8-1 157 16

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgia Tech 10-1 146
Illinois 6-4 103
St. John's 10-3 37
Oklahoma State 10-4 27
Hawaii 9-2 14
Penn State 7-1 12

[Munsonian]

We right the ship in January. Despite only playing a few games, we improve to (12-7, 5-4), and are on track to meet our goal. We also land two 1* recruits to round out our class.


Morgan State 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/19/07 at Arkansas-Little Rock (6-12) W 73-62 1-0
11/21/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-12) L 65-56 1-1
11/23/07 Albany (6-11) L 95-83 1-2
11/25/07 at Army (6-12) W 85-71 2-2
11/27/07 at Appalachian State (10-9) W 66-46 3-2
11/29/07 at Alabama A&M (6-11) W 72-49 4-2
12/01/07 at Binghamton (6-12) W 61-52 5-2
12/03/07 at Howard (8-12) L 77-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/05/07 Denver (6-11) W 67-64 6-3
12/08/07 Norfolk State (10-9) L 68-51 6-4 (0-2)
12/10/07 at Maryland-East Shore (7-12) L 73-69 6-5 (0-3)
12/15/07 Howard (8-12) W 66-52 7-5 (1-3)
12/17/07 at Lehigh (10-8) L 70-67 7-6
12/23/07 at Birmingham Southern (5-14) W 70-65 8-6
12/31/07 Coppin State (7-12) L 70-60 8-7 (1-4)
01/05/08 Maryland-East Shore (7-12) W 80-63 9-7 (2-4)
01/12/08 at Norfolk State (10-9) W 67-63 10-7 (3-4)
01/26/08 Bethune-Cookman (7-13) W 83-82 11-7 (4-4)
01/28/08 at Bethune-Cookman (7-13) W 77-63 12-7 (5-4)

2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Norfolk State 7 3 .700 10 9 .526
South Carolina State 6 4 .600 9 10 .474
Morgan State 5 4 .556 12 7 .632
North Carolina A&T 5 4 .556 8 11 .421
Maryland-East Shore 5 5 .500 7 12 .368
Coppin State 5 5 .500 7 12 .368
Delaware State 5 5 .500 7 13 .350
Bethune-Cookman 5 5 .500 7 13 .350
Howard 5 6 .455 8 12 .400
Hampton 3 6 .333 3 14 .176
Florida A&M 3 7 .300 6 12 .333

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Stanford (72) 18-0 1800 1
2. Syracuse 17-3 1706 3
3. Indiana 21-2 1674 2
4. Virginia 15-3 1482 4
5. Wyoming 19-1 1474 8
6. Michigan State 15-3 1434 10
7. Kansas 13-5 1373 6
8. Kentucky 17-3 1358 5
9. Illinois 13-6 1169 13
10. Boston College 16-4 1150 7
11. Hawaii 16-2 1107 12
12. Utah 17-3 1089 19
13. Oklahoma 15-4 924 9
14. Texas 15-4 845 15
15. Notre Dame 15-6 810 16
16. Oklahoma State 15-5 741 11
17. Cincinnati 13-6 540 23
18. Miami 15-4 534 20
19. Connecticut 12-8 464 24
20. Villanova 15-4 428 18
21. Arizona 12-7 353 21
22. Wake Forest 13-5 278 22
23. Auburn 11-6 258 NR
24. Arkansas 14-3 193 17
25. St. Bonaventure 15-3 118 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Princeton 13-3 46
Georgia Tech 15-5 30
Duke 10-9 20
Tulsa 13-3 2

[Munsonian]

Well, we continue to surge up, but a couple of close losses doom any chance we have at challenging Norfolk State for the regular season title. We finish up (18-10, 11-7), and I feel like we're a dangerous team in the upcoming conference tournament.


Morgan State 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/19/07 at Arkansas-Little Rock (9-20) W 73-62 1-0
11/21/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-17) L 65-56 1-1
11/23/07 Albany (10-19) L 95-83 1-2
11/25/07 at Army (7-22) W 85-71 2-2
11/27/07 at Appalachian State (14-15) W 66-46 3-2
11/29/07 at Alabama A&M (9-19) W 72-49 4-2
12/01/07 at Binghamton (7-21) W 61-52 5-2
12/03/07 at Howard (11-17) L 77-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/05/07 Denver (8-21) W 67-64 6-3
12/08/07 Norfolk State (18-11) L 68-51 6-4 (0-2)
12/10/07 at Maryland-East Shore (12-16) L 73-69 6-5 (0-3)
12/15/07 Howard (11-17) W 66-52 7-5 (1-3)
12/17/07 at Lehigh (16-14) L 70-67 7-6
12/23/07 at Birmingham Southern (9-20) W 70-65 8-6
12/31/07 Coppin State (12-16) L 70-60 8-7 (1-4)
01/05/08 Maryland-East Shore (12-16) W 80-63 9-7 (2-4)
01/12/08 at Norfolk State (18-11) W 67-63 10-7 (3-4)
01/26/08 Bethune-Cookman (9-19) W 83-82 11-7 (4-4)
01/28/08 at Bethune-Cookman (9-19) W 77-63 12-7 (5-4)
02/09/08 Hampton (4-24) W 80-63 13-7 (6-4)
02/11/08 at Coppin State (12-16) W 75-67 14-7 (7-4)
02/16/08 at South Carolina State (15-13) L 80-78 14-8 (7-5)
02/18/08 at Delaware State (11-17) L 71-66 14-9 (7-6)
02/23/08 North Carolina A&T (16-13) W 72-69 15-9 (8-6)
02/25/08 Delaware State (11-17) W 68-41 16-9 (9-6)
03/01/08 at Florida A&M (11-17) W 73-51 17-9 (10-6)
03/03/08 Florida A&M (11-17) L 67-66 17-10 (10-7)
03/08/08 at Hampton (4-24) W 68-48 18-10 (11-7)

2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Norfolk State 13 5 .722 18 11 .621
North Carolina A&T 12 6 .667 16 13 .552
Morgan State 11 7 .611 18 10 .643
South Carolina State 11 7 .611 15 13 .536
Maryland-East Shore 10 8 .556 12 16 .429
Coppin State 9 9 .500 12 16 .429
Delaware State 9 9 .500 11 17 .393
Howard 7 11 .389 11 17 .393
Bethune-Cookman 7 11 .389 9 19 .321
Florida A&M 6 12 .333 11 17 .393
Hampton 4 14 .222 4 24 .143

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Syracuse (72) 29-3 1800 1
2. Indiana 28-3 1724 2
3. Stanford 29-1 1621 3
4. Kentucky 27-4 1580 4
5. Virginia 24-5 1520 5
6. Utah 26-4 1460 6
7. Connecticut 23-8 1382 7
8. Oklahoma 26-5 1268 8
9. Michigan State 23-5 1236 10
10. Boston College 24-6 1168 11
11. Illinois 20-9 1081 12
12. Kansas 21-8 996 9
13. Hawaii 26-4 777 20
14. Cincinnati 21-9 768 16
15. Wyoming 24-7 715 14
16. Notre Dame 21-11 628 15
17. Xavier 21-9 624 18
18. Arkansas 20-7 618 19
19. Wake Forest 20-8 564 23
20. Oklahoma State 23-8 522 13
21. Texas 20-9 345 NR
22. Southern California 21-9 317 NR
23. St. Bonaventure 23-5 304 21
24. Dayton 22-8 151 24
25. Duke 17-12 142 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
St. John's 20-10 83
Pepperdine 21-10 3
Arizona 17-12 1
Miami 19-11 1
UNLV 21-9 1

[Munsonian]

Quarterfinals: (3) Morgan State (18-10, 11-7) vs. (6) Coppin State (13-16, 9-9)

Coppin State sneaks out to an early lead, and we chip away at it for the early stages of the first half. With five minutes left, we edge in front; then, we go on a mini-run that gives us our 33-24 lead at halftime. We're dominating on the boards, 31-16. Both teams are in the low-30% range in field goal percentage. The first ten minutes of the second half are even, with our lead staying at about ten. With six minutes left, Newman leads a run that puts the game out of reach. A 91-67 victory launches us into the semi-finals for a third straight year. Rideout has 17, and Mandel has a double double in the victory.

Semi-finals: (2) North Carolina A&T (17-13, 12-6) vs. (3) Morgan State (19-10, 11-7)

North Carolina A&T overwhelms us in the first half, and jumps out to a ten point lead. However, Bryan is having an excellent game and leads a charge that brings their lead down to a workable 36-32 margin at the break. Out of the locker room, we start playing slightly better and pull even. We have the edge in momentum, and use it to gain a fragile lead. With four minutes left, it's 72-69. They grab the momentum right back, and we're down 78-74 with two minutes left. Mandel drains a jumper. 76-78. They answer. 76-80. With a minute left, Mandel clangs a jumper, and they appear to be set. We miss two golden opportunities for three-pointers, and they run out the clock for a 83-79 victory.

[Munsonian]

North Carolina A&T represents our conference in the tournament.

Final Four: Stanford, Connecticut, Hawaii, Syracuse
Championship: Syracuse 81, Connecticut 69

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

PG Martin Newman; Red Lion, PA: two-time Conference Player of the Year, all-time team leader in points and assists, two-time all-MEAC first team; 15.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.0 apg

SG Clifton Rideout; Wilmington, DE: 2007 second-team all-MEAC, all-time team leader in steals; 9.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.3 apg

PF Neal Rigdon; Portales, NM: 2.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.4 apg

C Eric Derosier, Asotin, WA: never played in a single game

Comments: this group will ultimately be remembered for the memorable tournament run last year; Newman leaves a legacy that may not be equaled for some time (or at least by any of our recruits the last two years), and Rideout showed excellent improvement this year. Rigdon will be remembered as the star that never was; despite good and improving ratings, he just couldn't beat out the other guys at his position.

Season Review

Ah, the season that could have been. Were it not for injuries and close losses, this team easily could have eclipsed the success of last year. Still, almost 20 wins and a semi-final birth are nothing to shrug off. I fear that the team may have missed its "window" for reaching the NCAA tournament with the departure of these seniors, particularly Newman. This season leaves more questions than answers, but one thing is for sure: this team is now squarely on the shoulders of Charles Mandel.


Morgan State 2007 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/19/07 at Arkansas-Little Rock (9-20) W 73-62 1-0
11/21/07 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-18) L 65-56 1-1
11/23/07 Albany (10-19) L 95-83 1-2
11/25/07 at Army (7-22) W 85-71 2-2
11/27/07 at Appalachian State (14-15) W 66-46 3-2
11/29/07 at Alabama A&M (9-20) W 72-49 4-2
12/01/07 at Binghamton (7-21) W 61-52 5-2
12/03/07 at Howard (11-18) L 77-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/05/07 Denver (8-21) W 67-64 6-3
12/08/07 Norfolk State (18-12) L 68-51 6-4 (0-2)
12/10/07 at Maryland-East Shore (13-17) L 73-69 6-5 (0-3)
12/15/07 Howard (11-18) W 66-52 7-5 (1-3)
12/17/07 at Lehigh (16-15) L 70-67 7-6
12/23/07 at Birmingham Southern (9-20) W 70-65 8-6
12/31/07 Coppin State (13-17) L 70-60 8-7 (1-4)
01/05/08 Maryland-East Shore (13-17) W 80-63 9-7 (2-4)
01/12/08 at Norfolk State (18-12) W 67-63 10-7 (3-4)
01/26/08 Bethune-Cookman (12-20) W 83-82 11-7 (4-4)
01/28/08 at Bethune-Cookman (12-20) W 77-63 12-7 (5-4)
02/09/08 Hampton (4-25) W 80-63 13-7 (6-4)
02/11/08 at Coppin State (13-17) W 75-67 14-7 (7-4)
02/16/08 at South Carolina State (15-14) L 80-78 14-8 (7-5)
02/18/08 at Delaware State (11-18) L 71-66 14-9 (7-6)
02/23/08 North Carolina A&T (19-14) W 72-69 15-9 (8-6)
02/25/08 Delaware State (11-18) W 68-41 16-9 (9-6)
03/01/08 at Florida A&M (12-18) W 73-51 17-9 (10-6)
03/03/08 Florida A&M (12-18) L 67-66 17-10 (10-7)
03/08/08 at Hampton (4-25) W 68-48 18-10 (11-7)
03/12/08 vs. Coppin State (13-17) W 91-67 19-10
03/14/08 vs. North Carolina A&T (19-14) L 83-79 19-11

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Martin Newman PG 29 29 31.8 16.1 0.7 3.2 4.0 1.2 0.0 3.1 2.6
Clifton Rideout SG 30 30 29.6 12.3 1.4 2.8 1.5 1.2 0.0 1.0 2.3
Charles Mandel C 30 30 28.6 9.3 1.8 10.3 1.8 0.8 0.7 3.0 3.2
Robin Kellam SF 30 30 24.8 8.8 0.9 2.7 1.7 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.4
Tony Bryan PF 28 28 25.3 7.1 1.5 6.3 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.9 3.0
Kevin Richardson SF 30 0 15.1 5.0 0.7 2.9 0.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.3
Jonathan Dominquez C 30 0 12.4 4.7 0.4 2.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.7
Luis Michaelson PF 30 2 8.8 2.0 0.7 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.1
Neal Rigdon PF 30 0 6.9 1.9 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.9
Daniel Sprouse PG 22 1 5.9 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5
William Bramblett SG 30 0 6.6 1.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.4
Brad Nguyen PG 30 0 5.2 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.5
David Godbey SG 30 0 4.2 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.6
Eric Derosier C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tony Price SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 243 * Committed South Carolina
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 195 * Committed Illinois
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 151 * Committed District of Colombia

Morgan State 2007 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 13 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 19-11 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 11-7 Record Vs 101-200: 0-1
Home Record: 7-5 Record Vs 200+: 19-10
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 224

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 71.3 National Rank: 108 Conference Rank: 2
Points Allowed: 65.2 National Rank: 64 Conference Rank: 3
Rebounds: 36.5 National Rank: 121 Conference Rank: 1
Assists: 14.0 National Rank: 179 Conference Rank: 3
Steals: 8.6 National Rank: 73 Conference Rank: 2
Blocks: 2.4 National Rank: 209 Conference Rank: 5
Turnovers: 16.9 National Rank: 110 Conference Rank: 4
Fouls: 20.3 National Rank: 256 Conference Rank: 6
FG%: .440 National Rank: 120 Conference Rank: 1
FT%: .636 National Rank: 262 Conference Rank: 9
3P%: .368 National Rank: 63 Conference Rank: 2

2007 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 26-6 (14-2)
Atlantic 10 Dayton 22-9 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 28-5 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 22-9 (15-3)
Big 12 Oklahoma 26-6 (14-2)
Big East Syracuse 32-3 (16-0)
Big Sky Weber State 17-13 (10-4)
Big South Radford 23-8 (12-4)
Big Ten Indiana 32-3 (14-2)
Big West Utah State 21-13 (14-4)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 21-12 (13-5)
Conference USA Cincinnati 24-9 (13-3)
Horizon League Cleveland State 18-13 (11-5)
Ivy League Princeton 21-7 (11-3)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 22-11 (15-3)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 20-11 (9-5)
Mid-American Conference Miami-Ohio 23-8 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Norfolk State 18-12 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 21-12 (14-4)
Mountain West Conference Utah 29-4 (11-3)
Northeast Conference Wagner 23-8 (16-4)
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State 25-6 (14-2)
Pacific-10 Stanford 32-1 (17-1)
Patriot League Colgate 21-10 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 29-5 (14-2)
Southern Conference Chattanooga 24-7 (15-1)
Southland Conference Sam Houston 21-9 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 18-13 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky 21-10 (11-3)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 21-10 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Hawaii 27-5 (16-2)

2007 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Hartford 21-10 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 St. Bonaventure 26-5 (11-5)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 28-5 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 22-9 (15-3)
Big 12 Kansas 25-8 (12-4)
Big East Syracuse 32-3 (16-0)
Big Sky Portland State 18-13 (7-7)
Big South Radford 23-8 (12-4)
Big Ten Indiana 32-3 (14-2)
Big West Long Beach State 19-12 (12-6)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 21-12 (13-5)
Conference USA Cincinnati 24-9 (13-3)
Horizon League Cleveland State 18-13 (11-5)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 22-11 (15-3)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 20-11 (9-5)
Mid-American Conference Kent State 22-9 (14-4)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T 19-13 (12-6)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 21-12 (14-4)
Mountain West Conference Utah 29-4 (11-3)
Northeast Conference Wagner 23-8 (16-4)
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State 25-6 (14-2)
Pacific-10 Stanford 32-1 (17-1)
Patriot League American 16-15 (9-5)
Southeastern Conference Arkansas 24-7 (11-5)
Southern Conference Chattanooga 24-7 (15-1)
Southland Conference Sam Houston 21-9 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 22-9 (13-5)
Sun Belt Conference Western Kentucky 21-10 (11-3)
West Coast Conference Santa Clara 18-15 (8-6)
Western Athletic Conference Louisiana Tech 21-10 (14-4)

2007 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SG Harold Ford Stanford
Freshman of the Year: PG Trinidad Wight Georgia Tech
Coach of the Year: Scotty Anderson Wyoming

All-League First Team:
C: Henry Fernandez Indiana
PF: Daniel Tait Oklahoma
SF: Donn Greer Michigan State
SG: Harold Ford Stanford
PG: Chester Vogel Indiana

All-League Second Team:
C: Arthur Montalvo Hawaii
PF: James Grasso Southern Mississippi
SF: Joshua Huggins Stanford
SG: Harlan Hernandez Arkansas
PG: Fred Wall Notre Dame

All-League Third Team:
C: Andrew Speer Arkansas
PF: Gary Elliott Radford
SF: Frank Kaczmarek Duke
SG: Chad Mitchell Kansas
PG: Jonathan List Michigan State

All-Freshman Team:
C: James Jefferies Ball State
PF: Carl McCarthy Indiana
SF: Claude Shull Coppin State
SG: Terrence Castano St. Bonaventure
PG: Trinidad Wight Georgia Tech

2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Martin Newman Morgan State
Freshman of the Year: SF Claude Shull Coppin State
Coach of the Year: John Varney Norfolk State

All-League First Team:
C: Kevin Tuggle North Carolina A&T
PF: Chris Carson Norfolk State
SF: Claude Shull Coppin State
SG: Wayne Householder Howard
PG: Martin Newman Morgan State

All-League Second Team:
C: Gary Carbaugh North Carolina A&T
PF: Andrew Haire Bethune-Cookman
SF: Andrew Robert Delaware State
SG: Clifton Rideout Morgan State
PG: Randell Grimes Maryland-East Shore

All-Freshman Team:
C: Monte Guerra Norfolk State
PF: Israel Stier Bethune-Cookman
SF: Claude Shull Coppin State
SG: Everette Falls North Carolina A&T
PG: Claude Finn Bethune-Cookman

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 25
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 7
Career Record: 77 - 74

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

Another poor showing; #255 in the nation, sixth in our conference.

Top 5: Kentucky, Kansas, Syracuse, Connecticut, Illinois


2007 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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79. Hampton SG Brett Ibanez ***
135. Florida A&M PG Marvin Becerra ***
189. Bethune-Cookman C David Albaugh **
226. Maryland-East Shore C Jasper Chou **
243. North Carolina A&T SG Antonia McGinty **
255. Morgan State SG Leo Ward *
256. Coppin State SF Jonah Smith *
261. Howard PF Christian Session *
295. South Carolina State C James Jenkins *
312. Delaware State
321. Norfolk State

Coach Movement

No offers.

Assistant Movement

No movement here, either.

[Munsonian]

Scheduling

Same as usual; I want to start winning most of our non-conference games again. We've been struggling lately.


Morgan State 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/08 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
11/18/08 at Quinnipiac (0-0)
11/20/08 at Southeastern Louisiana (0-0)
11/22/08 at Texas Southern (0-0)
11/24/08 at Evansville (0-0)
11/26/08 Morris Brown (0-0)
11/28/08 IPFW (0-0)
12/01/08 Delaware State (0-0)
12/08/08 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/13/08 at Coppin State (0-0)
12/24/08 Birmingham Southern (0-0)
12/29/08 Norfolk State (0-0)
01/03/09 at Delaware State (0-0)
01/05/09 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/10/09 Howard (0-0)
01/12/09 at Florida A&M (0-0)
01/17/09 at South Carolina State (0-0)
01/24/09 at Hampton (0-0)
02/02/09 at Howard (0-0)
02/07/09 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/09/09 Army (0-0)
02/14/09 at Norfolk State (0-0)
02/16/09 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/21/09 Florida A&M (0-0)
02/23/09 Coppin State (0-0)
02/28/09 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
03/02/09 Hampton (0-0)
03/04/09 Arkansas-Little Rock (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige is now at 16. The AD tells me that he's going to upgrade the facilities on his own, which is good news. The budget rose substantially last year, although I still don't have much breathing room. Our team goal is also starting to get more difficult, but so far we've been up to the task.

[Munsonian]

This year has the potential to bring in a great crop, but we'll face stiff competition. We'll need at least two power forwards, and most of our top prospects are indeed power forwards. We could also use a center and a small forward, and there are several promising prospects there.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Thomas Vitale PF 6' 6" 204 *** Very High District of Colombia
Garry Hughes PF 6' 9" 210 ** Very High Maryland
John Erwin PF 6' 8" 203 ** Very High Virginia
James Lack SG 6' 2" 172 * Very High District of Colombia
Chris Griffin SF 6' 7" 246 * Very High Maryland
Charles Alvarado C 6'10" 221 * Very High Maryland
Alvin Maier SF 6' 6" 220 * Very High District of Colombia
Nathanial Devine C 6'10" 224 *** High Maryland
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 230 ** High Pennsylvania
Lynn Rucker PF 6' 7" 217 ** High Maryland
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 201 * High Ohio
Tony Fuller C 6'11" 292 * High District of Colombia
Barney Fahey PF 6' 9" 248 * High Pennsylvania
Dirk Fabrizio PF 6' 9" 217 * High New Jersey
Isiah Adair C 6'11" 237 * High District of Colombia
Colton Johnsen PF 6' 7" 213 * High New York
Normand Bloomfield PG 6' 2" 177 * High District of Colombia


PF Vitale and C Devine are obviously the two major targets.

[Munsonian]

PF Vitale retains interest, and it looks like we've got a good shot at landing him. I go after SF Brown aggressively; although we're competing against a lot of good schools, I feel like we've got a chance. PF Fernandez has great shooting attributes but can't defend or rebound; however, our budget is being stretched with four scholarships to fill, so I can't get overly picky.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Thomas Vitale PF 6' 6" 204 *** Very High District of Colombia
Garry Hughes PF 6' 9" 210 ** Very High Maryland
John Erwin PF 6' 8" 203 ** Very High Virginia
Jan Kunkel C 6'10" 221 * Very High Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 201 * Very High Ohio
Tony Fuller C 6'11" 292 * Very High District of Colombia
James Lack SG 6' 2" 172 * Very High District of Colombia
Barney Fahey PF 6' 9" 248 * Very High Pennsylvania
Dirk Fabrizio PF 6' 9" 217 * Very High New Jersey
Chris Griffin SF 6' 7" 246 * Very High Maryland
Charles Alvarado C 6'10" 221 * Very High Maryland
Alvin Maier SF 6' 6" 220 * Very High District of Colombia
Isiah Adair C 6'11" 237 * Very High District of Colombia
Colton Johnsen PF 6' 7" 213 * Very High New York
Normand Bloomfield PG 6' 2" 177 * Very High District of Colombia
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 230 ** High Pennsylvania
Reid Bolling C 6' 9" 212 * High New Jersey
Nathanial Devine C 6'10" 224 *** Average Maryland
David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 178 *** Average Maryland
Lynn Rucker PF 6' 7" 217 ** Average Maryland

[Munsonian]

Ugh, Vitale loses most interest. However, he still lists us as his #2 school, so I try to win him back from George Mason. SF Brown still has strong interest in us; we absolutely must sign him. PG Lundberg is a longshot for us, but he seems to show some interest. It's tough to say whether or not we'll sign any of these guys.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 230 ** Very High Pennsylvania
Reid Bolling C 6' 9" 212 * Very High New Jersey
Jan Kunkel C 6'10" 221 * Very High Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 201 * Very High Ohio
Tony Fuller C 6'11" 292 * Very High District of Colombia
James Lack SG 6' 2" 172 * Very High District of Colombia
Barney Fahey PF 6' 9" 248 * Very High Pennsylvania
Dirk Fabrizio PF 6' 9" 217 * Very High New Jersey
Charles Alvarado C 6'10" 221 * Very High Maryland
Alvin Maier SF 6' 6" 220 * Very High District of Colombia
Isiah Adair C 6'11" 237 * Very High District of Colombia
Colton Johnsen PF 6' 7" 213 * Very High New York
Normand Bloomfield PG 6' 2" 177 * Very High District of Colombia
David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 178 *** High Maryland
Thomas Vitale PF 6' 6" 204 *** Average District of Colombia

[Munsonian]

The big news is that PG Lundberg puts us at the top of his list. That would be a huge win if he keeps his interest. We're still #2 on Vitale's list, and we maintain our lead on Morris Brown for SF Brown. I'm hoping to get a commitment or two next month; who knows what could happen after that.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 178 *** Very High Maryland
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 230 ** Very High Pennsylvania
Reid Bolling C 6' 9" 212 * Very High New Jersey
Jan Kunkel C 6'10" 221 * Very High Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 201 * Very High Ohio
Tony Fuller C 6'11" 292 * Very High District of Colombia
James Lack SG 6' 2" 172 * Very High District of Colombia
Barney Fahey PF 6' 9" 248 * Very High Pennsylvania
Dirk Fabrizio PF 6' 9" 217 * Very High New Jersey
Charles Alvarado C 6'10" 221 * Very High Maryland
Alvin Maier SF 6' 6" 220 * Very High District of Colombia
Isiah Adair C 6'11" 237 * Very High District of Colombia
Colton Johnsen PF 6' 7" 213 * Very High New York
Normand Bloomfield PG 6' 2" 177 * Very High District of Colombia
Thomas Vitale PF 6' 6" 204 *** Average District of Colombia

[Munsonian]

Well, we land three of our four targets on the recruiting trail, and PF Vitale still hasn't decided; however, we drop to #3 on his list. I contact a lot of 3* players who don't have offers yet with the hopes of stealing one of them should Vitale bolt for another squad.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 178 *** Committed Maryland
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 230 ** Committed Pennsylvania
Reid Bolling C 6' 9" 212 * Very High New Jersey
Jan Kunkel C 6'10" 221 * Very High Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 201 * Committed Ohio
Tony Fuller C 6'11" 292 * Very High District of Colombia
James Lack SG 6' 2" 172 * Very High District of Colombia
Barney Fahey PF 6' 9" 248 * Very High Pennsylvania
Dirk Fabrizio PF 6' 9" 217 * Very High New Jersey
Alvin Maier SF 6' 6" 220 * Very High District of Colombia
Isiah Adair C 6'11" 237 * Very High District of Colombia
Colton Johnsen PF 6' 7" 213 * Very High New York
Normand Bloomfield PG 6' 2" 177 * Very High District of Colombia
Shannon Lamoureux PF 6' 9" 257 *** Average District of Colombia
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 217 *** Average Canada
Jason Nelson SF 6' 6" 239 *** Average Virginia
Jose Jimenez C 6'10" 214 *** Average Illinois
Thomas Vitale PF 6' 6" 204 *** Average District of Colombia
Keneth Carrell C 6' 8" 248 *** Average Virginia
Elijah Nguyen SF 6' 8" 211 *** Average Illinois


I run training camps.

[Munsonian]

Ratings, etc.


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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5 Charles Mandel C Sr 6'11" 269 Laurel, MD
13 Jonathan Dominquez C Jr 6'11" 240 Middletown, MD
53 Randy Sandusky C Fr 6' 9" 244 Abbeville, SC
24 Luis Michaelson PF Sr 6' 9" 227 Fairbury, IL
10 Tony Bryan PF Sr 6' 8" 253 Naples, NY
33 Régis Deguermaupret PF Fr 6'10" 205 Grenoble, France
34 Robin Kellam SF Sr 6' 8" 234 Hampton, AR
30 Kevin Richardson SF Jr 6' 5" 232 Wilmington, DE
43 Tony Price SF Jr 6' 8" 218 Blossburg, PA
25 William Bramblett SG Jr 6' 4" 217 Deposit, NY
22 David Godbey SG So 6' 1" 178 Dinwiddie, VA
12 Leo Ward SG Fr 6' 5" 203 Lanark, IL
32 Brad Nguyen PG So 6' 0" 191 Dugger, IN
14 Daniel Sprouse PG So 5'10" 178 Washington, DC
2 Chris Villegas PG Fr 5'10" 155 Washington, DC

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 269 19 6 5 3 7 10 5 14 10 19
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 240 17 14 0 6 3 3 4 17 9 12
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 244 8 5 11 5 8 8 5 14 6 5
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 9" 227 14 6 8 5 3 17 6 16 12 17
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 253 12 5 0 2 4 7 15 19 11 11
Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 205 6 5 0 5 6 6 10 13 9 5
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 234 7 17 13 7 6 4 12 17 11 12
Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 232 8 9 15 6 7 6 13 17 10 11
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 218 6 3 8 12 8 4 13 12 13 17
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 217 6 14 12 3 8 4 14 10 20 20
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 178 7 8 17 5 7 4 16 10 20 17
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 203 5 18 10 4 6 3 15 9 17 8
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 191 5 6 14 10 15 7 16 8 17 8
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 178 3 13 9 12 11 2 18 6 11 16
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 155 4 8 12 11 7 8 19 6 10 18

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Charles Mandel C 6'11" 269 12 3 8 11 19 10 5 14 10 19
Jonathan Dominquez C 6'11" 240 8 7 8 8 6 16 4 17 9 12
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 244 9 7 11 6 14 16 5 14 6 5
Luis Michaelson PF 6' 9" 227 3 4 4 15 10 20 6 16 12 17
Tony Bryan PF 6' 8" 253 10 6 4 3 16 18 15 19 11 11
Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 205 11 5 2 8 7 9 10 13 9 5
Robin Kellam SF 6' 8" 234 4 13 4 10 4 9 12 17 11 12
Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 232 6 7 14 17 12 20 13 17 10 11
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 218 5 12 7 13 14 6 13 12 13 17
William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 217 4 8 7 2 5 12 14 10 20 20
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 178 5 8 3 3 6 5 16 10 20 17
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 203 5 4 12 9 2 11 15 9 17 8
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 191 8 8 11 7 3 16 16 8 17 8
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 178 3 6 8 5 2 17 18 6 11 16
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 155 4 8 4 3 5 16 19 6 10 18

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Charles Mandel C A D F D F D C A C F D C
Jonathan Dominquez C B B D F D F F D D C C D
Randy Sandusky C C D D C D C C A C C B D
Luis Michaelson PF B D D C D F B C F F D B
Tony Bryan PF C D C F F D C B C C D F
Régis Deguermaupret PF D F D F D C D C C D F C
Robin Kellam SF D A C C C D F F D C F C
Kevin Richardson SF C C D B D D D B D C B A
Tony Price SF D F D C B C F B D B C B
William Bramblett SG D B C C F C F D D D C F
David Godbey SG D C B B D C F D D C F F
Leo Ward SG D A B C D D F F D D B C
Brad Nguyen PG D D D B F A C F C C C C
Daniel Sprouse PG F B A C C C F F F D C D
Chris Villegas PG D C C B C C C D D C D F


Centers

Mandel could be the league's player of the year if he brings his production up. Without Newman, our offense will revolve around him a lot more. Dominquez has a great inside game, so it'll be interesting to see how he'll respond next year without Mandel. Freshman Sandusky has some promising attributes, but I'd like to avoid having him start until he's at least a junior or senior.

Power Forwards

Bryan responded to starting last year by putting up some pretty decent numbers, so I'll give him the start again this year. It's hard to say whether this is a strength or weakness; next year, though, all we'll have left is the French walk-on (who is absolutely awful).

Small Forwards

Kellam's production dropped off last year, but I'll give him the start again over disappointing Richardson and Price. We have a 2* recruit coming here, which should help down the line some.

Shooting Guards

It'll be odd seeing someone other than Rideout at this position. All three bring different things to the table; sophomore Godbey will start due to his long-range ability. The other two have some excellent ratings, though, so keep an eye on this position next year.

Point Guards

Sprouse will be haunted by his two missed three-pointers in last year's conference tournament, but he'll get the start again this year (narrowly). Villegas looks decent, and Nguyen looks like he could challenge Sprouse next year if he becomes more well-rounded.

I'm curious to see how we'll do this year; my guess would be right at the middle of the conference. We've been hurt by poor recruiting classes the past two years, so that could catch up to us despite the senior leadership in the frontcourt.

[Munsonian]

We're off to a strong start this year, (5-2, 0-0). Sprouse is doing a fine job of avoiding turnovers at the point, and our offense is once again balanced, this time with Mandel leading the way.


Morgan State 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/08 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-2) W 66-47 1-0
11/18/08 at Quinnipiac (0-1) W 69-51 2-0
11/20/08 at Southeastern Louisiana (2-1) L 69-58 2-1
11/22/08 at Texas Southern (0-4) W 63-62 3-1
11/24/08 at Evansville (0-4) W 79-72 4-1
11/26/08 Morris Brown (2-3) W 95-39 5-1
11/28/08 IPFW (2-2) L 71-65 5-2

[Munsonian]

Vitale goes to George Mason :( . However, we have a decent shot at a 3* center who has great inside scoring ability already.

Just like last year, we have an awful December. We drop to (6-6, 1-3), and things are looking down for us. I don't know what happens to our team in December, but hopefully we can make another little run like we have the past two years.


Morgan State 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/08 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-8) W 66-47 1-0
11/18/08 at Quinnipiac (3-4) W 69-51 2-0
11/20/08 at Southeastern Louisiana (3-8) L 69-58 2-1
11/22/08 at Texas Southern (1-11) W 63-62 3-1
11/24/08 at Evansville (0-11) W 79-72 4-1
11/26/08 Morris Brown (4-9) W 95-39 5-1
11/28/08 IPFW (4-10) L 71-65 5-2
12/01/08 Delaware State (6-5) L 73-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/08/08 at Bethune-Cookman (5-7) L 78-69 5-4 (0-2)
12/13/08 at Coppin State (9-5) L 77-62 5-5 (0-3)
12/24/08 Birmingham Southern (4-6) L 68-67 5-6
12/29/08 Norfolk State (5-5) W 62-52 6-6 (1-3)

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Delaware State 3 0 1.000 6 5 .545
Howard 3 0 1.000 6 7 .462
Coppin State 4 1 .800 9 5 .643
Florida A&M 2 1 .667 6 4 .600
South Carolina State 2 1 .667 5 6 .455
Bethune-Cookman 2 2 .500 5 7 .417
Hampton 1 2 .333 6 6 .500
Morgan State 1 3 .250 6 6 .500
North Carolina A&T 1 3 .250 3 10 .231
Norfolk State 1 4 .200 5 5 .500
Maryland-East Shore 0 3 .000 2 9 .182

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Wake Forest (65) 10-1 1791 3
2. Oklahoma State (2) 10-1 1700 4
3. California (5) 9-0 1628 6
4. Arizona 8-2 1575 7
5. Iowa State 11-1 1499 1
6. Miami 9-1 1487 9
7. Ohio State 11-1 1338 14
8. Stanford 8-2 1260 2
9. Virginia 9-1 1193 11
10. Southern California 10-2 1105 5
11. Kentucky 11-3 1085 8
12. Syracuse 10-3 964 18
13. Duke 8-3 859 22
14. North Carolina State 10-0 825 20
15. Pittsburgh 8-1 665 NR
16. Saint Joseph's 8-2 650 NR
17. Illinois 9-3 641 13
18. South Carolina 10-0 614 23
19. Notre Dame 7-2 608 NR
20. Tennessee 11-1 564 12
21. Mississippi 7-1 352 NR
22. Cincinnati 9-4 297 25
23. Michigan State 11-3 153 21
24. Louisville 10-2 125 16
25. Fresno State 8-3 119 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Arkansas 9-4 70
Marquette 9-1 69
Connecticut 6-3 40
Tulsa 8-2 38
Charlotte 10-3 29
St. Bonaventure 9-2 22
Boston College 8-3 11
Georgia 9-2 10
UCLA 8-4 6
North Carolina 7-4 5
Indiana 8-5 3

[Munsonian]

We lose the 3* center to New Mexico. Now, I'm scrambling and just trying to fill positions. I put in a hail Mary offer to a 3* small forward from Canada.

We have even more problems on the court in January. After a few more losses, I switch up some of our strategies. We end up (9-9, 4-6), and things are looking bleak for our team goal this year. The AD still seems pleased with me, though.


Morgan State 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/08 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-14) W 66-47 1-0
11/18/08 at Quinnipiac (7-9) W 69-51 2-0
11/20/08 at Southeastern Louisiana (5-14) L 69-58 2-1
11/22/08 at Texas Southern (6-14) W 63-62 3-1
11/24/08 at Evansville (1-19) W 79-72 4-1
11/26/08 Morris Brown (7-14) W 95-39 5-1
11/28/08 IPFW (6-17) L 71-65 5-2
12/01/08 Delaware State (9-10) L 73-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/08/08 at Bethune-Cookman (9-11) L 78-69 5-4 (0-2)
12/13/08 at Coppin State (13-9) L 77-62 5-5 (0-3)
12/24/08 Birmingham Southern (7-13) L 68-67 5-6
12/29/08 Norfolk State (7-12) W 62-52 6-6 (1-3)
01/03/09 at Delaware State (9-10) W 66-65 7-6 (2-3)
01/05/09 Bethune-Cookman (9-11) L 71-64 7-7 (2-4)
01/10/09 Howard (11-9) L 62-54 7-8 (2-5)
01/12/09 at Florida A&M (9-9) W 77-72 8-8 (3-5)
01/17/09 at South Carolina State (12-7) L 70-58 8-9 (3-6)
01/24/09 at Hampton (7-14) W 76-73 9-9 (4-6)

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 7 1 .875 11 9 .550
South Carolina State 9 2 .818 12 7 .632
Coppin State 8 5 .615 13 9 .591
Delaware State 6 4 .600 9 10 .474
Bethune-Cookman 6 5 .545 9 11 .450
North Carolina A&T 6 5 .545 8 12 .400
Florida A&M 4 6 .400 9 9 .500
Morgan State 4 6 .400 9 9 .500
Norfolk State 3 8 .273 7 12 .368
Maryland-East Shore 2 7 .222 4 15 .211
Hampton 2 8 .200 7 14 .333

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oklahoma State (70) 18-2 1798 1
2. Southern California (1) 19-3 1702 4
3. Illinois (1) 17-3 1684 5
4. Stanford 16-4 1549 3
5. Syracuse 19-3 1536 8
6. Indiana 16-6 1426 9
7. Cincinnati 17-5 1393 2
8. Ohio State 18-2 1235 11
9. Arizona 13-6 1210 18
10. Iowa State 17-3 1183 6
11. Kentucky 18-4 1117 15
12. Wake Forest 15-4 1010 7
13. Virginia 16-3 888 20
14. Duke 14-6 824 10
15. Fresno State 15-6 768 12
16. UCLA 17-5 712 19
17. Saint Joseph's 16-4 667 17
18. Miami 15-4 611 16
19. North Carolina 12-9 492 14
20. Michigan State 17-5 456 13
21. Pittsburgh 14-2 371 NR
22. UNLV 14-6 327 NR
23. Utah 14-7 178 NR
24. Auburn 14-6 115 NR
25. Texas 14-6 71 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Memphis 14-6 40
New Mexico 14-5 28
Tennessee 15-4 6
Florida State 13-6 3

[Munsonian]

Even though we can't win on the court, we pick up a huge 3* recruit, SF Lothaire Frisque of Canada. He's a well-rounded player that could start in the near future, although he doesn't have too many monster ratings.

The conference woes continue through the end of the regular season, and we finish up a dismal (13-15, 8-10). We have a long, long road to the NCAA tournament this year.


Morgan State 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/08 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9-19) W 66-47 1-0
11/18/08 at Quinnipiac (10-18) W 69-51 2-0
11/20/08 at Southeastern Louisiana (8-21) L 69-58 2-1
11/22/08 at Texas Southern (10-20) W 63-62 3-1
11/24/08 at Evansville (2-27) W 79-72 4-1
11/26/08 Morris Brown (10-18) W 95-39 5-1
11/28/08 IPFW (9-20) L 71-65 5-2
12/01/08 Delaware State (14-14) L 73-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/08/08 at Bethune-Cookman (10-18) L 78-69 5-4 (0-2)
12/13/08 at Coppin State (16-13) L 77-62 5-5 (0-3)
12/24/08 Birmingham Southern (10-19) L 68-67 5-6
12/29/08 Norfolk State (12-16) W 62-52 6-6 (1-3)
01/03/09 at Delaware State (14-14) W 66-65 7-6 (2-3)
01/05/09 Bethune-Cookman (10-18) L 71-64 7-7 (2-4)
01/10/09 Howard (17-13) L 62-54 7-8 (2-5)
01/12/09 at Florida A&M (14-14) W 77-72 8-8 (3-5)
01/17/09 at South Carolina State (16-12) L 70-58 8-9 (3-6)
01/24/09 at Hampton (10-19) W 76-73 9-9 (4-6)
02/02/09 at Howard (17-13) L 81-50 9-10 (4-7)
02/07/09 North Carolina A&T (14-14) W 81-70 10-10 (5-7)
02/09/09 Army (15-14) L 72-61 10-11
02/14/09 at Norfolk State (12-16) L 74-67 10-12 (5-8)
02/16/09 at North Carolina A&T (14-14) L 73-71 10-13 (5-9)
02/21/09 Florida A&M (14-14) L 90-81 10-14 (5-10)
02/23/09 Coppin State (16-13) W 77-71 11-14 (6-10)
02/28/09 Maryland-East Shore (9-19) W 75-49 12-14 (7-10)
03/02/09 Hampton (10-19) W 79-75 13-14 (8-10)
03/04/09 Arkansas-Little Rock (15-14) L 62-60 13-15

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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South Carolina State 13 5 .722 16 12 .571
Howard 13 5 .722 17 13 .567
North Carolina A&T 11 7 .611 14 14 .500
Delaware State 11 7 .611 14 14 .500
Coppin State 10 8 .556 16 13 .552
Florida A&M 8 10 .444 14 14 .500
Morgan State 8 10 .444 13 15 .464
Bethune-Cookman 7 11 .389 10 18 .357
Maryland-East Shore 7 11 .389 9 19 .321
Norfolk State 6 12 .333 12 16 .429
Hampton 5 13 .278 10 19 .345

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Stanford (72) 25-5 1800 1
2. Ohio State 27-3 1698 2
3. Virginia 26-3 1681 3
4. Cincinnati 24-6 1589 4
5. Syracuse 27-4 1512 5
6. Indiana 24-7 1439 8
7. Fresno State 23-7 1354 11
8. Southern California 25-5 1283 12
9. Duke 22-7 1188 13
10. Illinois 24-7 1143 6
11. Tulsa 25-6 1023 17
12. Oklahoma State 26-5 997 7
13. Iowa State 25-5 934 14
14. Kentucky 26-6 900 10
15. Miami 24-6 787 20
16. UNLV 23-7 755 21
17. Michigan State 23-8 675 15
18. Arizona 19-9 625 9
19. North Carolina 18-13 503 18
20. Arkansas 21-9 427 22
21. Dayton 20-9 232 NR
22. UCLA 21-10 188 NR
23. Louisville 21-9 171 25
24. Memphis 22-8 150 NR
25. Mississippi 20-8 139 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Notre Dame 20-10 118
Florida 16-14 55
Saint Joseph's 23-7 18
California 19-9 8
Auburn 18-11 5
Bowling Green 23-5 3


We have a winnable game in the first round of the conference tournament, against 10 seed Norfolk State.

[Munsonian]

First Round: (7) Morgan State (13-15, 8-10) vs. (10) Norfolk State (12-16, 6-12)

Well, this is wonderful--they storm out to an early lead while we sit around picking our noses. They're shooting 52% and lead 44-39 at halftime. This is awful. We score 26 points in the second half and lose 72-65 to an absolutely terrible basketball team.

Howard beats Coppin State to reach the NCAA tournament.

Final Four: Stanford, Michigan State, Southern California, St. Joseph's
Championship: Stanford 73, St. Joseph's 51

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

C Charles Mandel; Laurel, MD: 2005 Freshman all-MEAC; two-time first team all-MEAC; 10.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg

PF Tony Bryan; Naples, NY: 2005 Freshman all-MEAC; 5.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg

SF Robin Kellam; Hampton, AR: 8.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg

A solid class, but ultimately they just couldn't shoulder the load on their own this year. A key part of the tournament team last year, and they will be sorely missed in the front court for several years. Mandel had star ratings but just above average numbers.

2008-09 Season


Morgan State 2008 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/08 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9-20) W 66-47 1-0
11/18/08 at Quinnipiac (10-18) W 69-51 2-0
11/20/08 at Southeastern Louisiana (8-21) L 69-58 2-1
11/22/08 at Texas Southern (10-21) W 63-62 3-1
11/24/08 at Evansville (2-27) W 79-72 4-1
11/26/08 Morris Brown (10-18) W 95-39 5-1
11/28/08 IPFW (9-20) L 71-65 5-2
12/01/08 Delaware State (14-15) L 73-70 5-3 (0-1)
12/08/08 at Bethune-Cookman (10-19) L 78-69 5-4 (0-2)
12/13/08 at Coppin State (18-14) L 77-62 5-5 (0-3)
12/24/08 Birmingham Southern (10-19) L 68-67 5-6
12/29/08 Norfolk State (13-17) W 62-52 6-6 (1-3)
01/03/09 at Delaware State (14-15) W 66-65 7-6 (2-3)
01/05/09 Bethune-Cookman (10-19) L 71-64 7-7 (2-4)
01/10/09 Howard (20-14) L 62-54 7-8 (2-5)
01/12/09 at Florida A&M (14-15) W 77-72 8-8 (3-5)
01/17/09 at South Carolina State (17-13) L 70-58 8-9 (3-6)
01/24/09 at Hampton (12-20) W 76-73 9-9 (4-6)
02/02/09 at Howard (20-14) L 81-50 9-10 (4-7)
02/07/09 North Carolina A&T (14-15) W 81-70 10-10 (5-7)
02/09/09 Army (15-15) L 72-61 10-11
02/14/09 at Norfolk State (13-17) L 74-67 10-12 (5-8)
02/16/09 at North Carolina A&T (14-15) L 73-71 10-13 (5-9)
02/21/09 Florida A&M (14-15) L 90-81 10-14 (5-10)
02/23/09 Coppin State (18-14) W 77-71 11-14 (6-10)
02/28/09 Maryland-East Shore (10-20) W 75-49 12-14 (7-10)
03/02/09 Hampton (12-20) W 79-75 13-14 (8-10)
03/04/09 Arkansas-Little Rock (15-14) L 62-60 13-15
03/09/09 vs. Norfolk State (13-17) L 72-65 13-16

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Charles Mandel C 29 29 26.7 13.5 1.2 9.3 1.6 0.9 0.7 3.3 3.2
Tony Bryan PF 29 29 26.8 7.8 1.3 7.1 1.4 0.5 0.1 2.7 2.7
Robin Kellam SF 29 29 23.5 9.1 0.8 2.7 1.7 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.8
David Godbey SG 29 29 23.2 7.8 0.3 2.2 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.7 2.4
Daniel Sprouse PG 29 29 26.9 6.7 0.4 1.2 3.7 1.2 0.1 2.3 2.3
Luis Michaelson PF 29 0 16.6 5.4 1.7 4.8 0.7 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.0
Jonathan Dominquez C 29 0 9.8 4.8 0.4 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.1
Kevin Richardson SF 29 0 16.4 5.4 0.6 2.6 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.4 1.0
Brad Nguyen PG 29 0 5.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.8
Chris Villegas PG 29 0 7.5 2.0 0.2 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.7
Leo Ward SG 29 0 7.6 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.7
William Bramblett SG 29 0 9.0 2.4 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8
Tony Price SF 2 0 2.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Randy Sandusky C 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Régis Deguermaupret PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 217 *** Committed Canada
David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 178 *** Committed Maryland
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 230 ** Committed Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 201 * Committed Ohio

2008 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Hartford 20-11 (11-5)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 24-8 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke 23-8 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 19-12 (13-5)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 27-7 (13-3)
Big East Syracuse 29-5 (15-1)
Big Sky Portland State 16-14 (10-4)
Big South Winthrop 23-8 (15-1)
Big Ten Ohio State 31-3 (14-2)
Big West Utah State 23-7 (16-2)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 20-13 (14-4)
Conference USA Cincinnati 27-6 (14-2)
Horizon League Butler 25-8 (12-4)
Ivy League Princeton 22-6 (13-1)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 23-10 (17-1)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 18-12 (12-2)
Mid-American Conference Marshall 21-8 (16-2)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State 17-13 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley 23-8 (14-4)
Mountain West Conference UNLV 25-8 (12-2)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-PA 20-10 (15-5)
Ohio Valley Conference Austin Peay 19-11 (11-5)
Pacific-10 Stanford 28-5 (16-2)
Patriot League Lafayette 19-12 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 30-6 (13-3)
Southern Conference Chattanooga 19-11 (14-2)
Southland Conference Louisiana-Monroe 20-10 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 21-10 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 20-10 (14-1)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 19-12 (10-4)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 28-6 (15-3)

2008 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Hartford 20-11 (11-5)
Atlantic 10 Dayton 23-9 (12-4)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 29-4 (13-3)
Atlantic Sun Georgia State 19-12 (13-5)
Big 12 Missouri 20-11 (9-7)
Big East Miami 27-6 (12-4)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 17-14 (8-6)
Big South Winthrop 23-8 (15-1)
Big Ten Ohio State 31-3 (14-2)
Big West Pacific 19-12 (12-6)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 25-7 (13-5)
Conference USA Cincinnati 27-6 (14-2)
Horizon League Butler 25-8 (12-4)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 23-8 (11-7)
Mid-Continent Conference UMKC 16-15 (6-8)
Mid-American Conference Kent State 22-10 (10-8)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard 20-13 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley 23-8 (14-4)
Mountain West Conference Utah 23-10 (9-5)
Northeast Conference Central Connecticut 16-15 (12-8)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech 17-14 (8-8)
Pacific-10 Stanford 28-5 (16-2)
Patriot League Lafayette 19-12 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 30-6 (13-3)
Southern Conference Davidson 16-15 (9-7)
Southland Conference Northwestern State 22-8 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 21-10 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference Arkansas State 22-9 (8-6)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 16-19 (8-6)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 28-6 (15-3)

2008 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: C Arthur Montalvo Hawaii
Freshman of the Year: C Miles Stokes Utah
Coach of the Year: Bobbie Jones Air Force

All-League First Team:
C: Arthur Montalvo Hawaii
PF: Angel Best Arkansas
SF: Frank Kaczmarek Duke
SG: Andrew Fregoso Austin Peay
PG: Dennis Huang Indiana

All-League Second Team:
C: Gilles Plateau Virginia
PF: Raymond Cormier Stanford
SF: Carl Weatherly Indiana
SG: Andre Matthews Kentucky
PG: Tony Fikes Saint Joseph's

All-League Third Team:
C: Elias Rosa Kentucky
PF: Chance Devaughn DePaul
SF: Darryl Silvas Memphis
SG: Royce Beckner Tulane
PG: Larry Ammerman Stanford

All-Freshman Team:
C: Miles Stokes Utah
PF: Stephan Lindner Massachusetts
SF: Jamal Mattox New Orleans
SG: Clayton Lange Marshall
PG: David Arvizu Wright State

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Daniel Pope Coppin State
Freshman of the Year: C Waldo Burris South Carolina State
Coach of the Year: Tony Vetter Howard

All-League First Team:
C: Charles Mandel Morgan State
PF: Alphonso Cosby South Carolina State
SF: Claude Shull Coppin State
SG: Wayne Householder Howard
PG: Daniel Pope Coppin State

All-League Second Team:
C: Alonzo Butler Coppin State
PF: Thomas Marrs Delaware State
SF: Steven Warren North Carolina A&T
SG: Matthew Hale Florida A&M
PG: Brian McDonald North Carolina A&T

All-Freshman Team:
C: Waldo Burris South Carolina State
PF: Dirk Lightfoot Norfolk State
SF: Benjamin Price Norfolk State
SG: Brett Ibanez Hampton
PG: William Baker Maryland-East Shore

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 26
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 7
Career Record: 90 - 90

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

Our best-rated class yet. #98 in the nation, tops in the conference.


2008 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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98. Morgan State PG David Lundberg ***
171. Howard PF Garry Hughes **
208. Maryland-East Shore C Brett Whitted **
210. Norfolk State SF Daron Brown **
248. Florida A&M SG Chris Herzog **
249. North Carolina A&T PG Brent Llewellyn *
250. Bethune-Cookman C Al Canter *
252. South Carolina State PG Bill Collins *
276. Delaware State SF Mark Hannigan *
309. Coppin State
311. Hampton


Top 5: Arizona, Kentucky, Illinois, Virginia, Pepperdine

Coach Movement

No offers.

Assistant Movement

No movement.

[Munsonian]

Scheduling


Morgan State 2009 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at Liberty (0-0)
11/17/09 at Grambling (0-0)
11/19/09 Southern (0-0)
11/21/09 at Mount St. Mary's (0-0)
11/23/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
11/25/09 at UC Riverside (0-0)
11/27/09 Chicago State (0-0)
11/30/09 at Florida A&M (0-0)
12/02/09 at Evansville (0-0)
12/04/09 at Saint Mary's (0-0)
12/07/09 at Hampton (0-0)
12/12/09 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
12/20/09 Northeastern (0-0)
12/28/09 at Howard (0-0)
01/02/10 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/04/10 Coppin State (0-0)
01/09/10 Delaware State (0-0)
01/11/10 at Norfolk State (0-0)
01/23/10 South Carolina State (0-0)
01/25/10 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/01/10 at South Carolina State (0-0)
02/06/10 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/08/10 Howard (0-0)
02/13/10 Florida A&M (0-0)
02/15/10 at Coppin State (0-0)
02/20/10 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/27/10 at Delaware State (0-0)
03/06/10 Hampton (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige takes a small hit, to 15 from 16. Our training facilities are up to sixth, which is third in the conference. Our budget continues to grow nicely, a fact that helped us land that great recruiting class last year. Same goal as last year.

Recruiting Needs

C, SG, PF, SF

[Munsonian]

I'm going to condense all of this into one post, since there are generally no commitments before November.

July

I take an ambitious look at a lot of 3* and 2* players. I've generally had good luck with foreign kids in the past, so we'll see how some of these contacts work out. Our budget actually got a little bit smaller from last year, which is highly unfortunate. I ask the AD to bump it up to aid recruiting.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Henry Harwood SG 6' 3" 181 *** Very High Virginia
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 172 *** High Maryland
Chris Coakley C 6' 8" 220 ** High Maryland
Clement Eggert SG 6' 2" 171 ** High Maryland
Tom Norton SG 6' 2" 171 ** High Maryland
Raymond Winfrey SF 6' 5" 236 ** High New Jersey
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 207 * High District of Colombia
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 190 *** Average Spain
Gordon Redman SG 6' 4" 198 *** Average Australia
Aaron Lotz C 6'10" 224 *** Average Delaware
Felix Prevost C 6'10" 260 ** Average Pennsylvania
David Bigler C 7' 0" 212 ** Average North Carolina
Orval Herald PF 6'10" 216 * Average New York


August

Some pretty good signs in spots, but nothing overwhelming. I've learned to generally disregard what my scouting report says, as almost every year I think I've found a secret treasure, only to have him totally tank thanks to awful scouting ability. C Coakley and SG Harwood are given offers as I mull who to go after with our third available scholarship.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Henry Harwood SG 6' 3" 181 *** Very High Virginia
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 172 *** High Maryland
Chris Coakley C 6' 8" 220 ** High Maryland
Clement Eggert SG 6' 2" 171 ** High Maryland
Tom Norton SG 6' 2" 171 ** High Maryland
Raymond Winfrey SF 6' 5" 236 ** High New Jersey
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 207 * High District of Colombia
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 190 *** Average Spain
Gordon Redman SG 6' 4" 198 *** Average Australia
Aaron Lotz C 6'10" 224 *** Average Delaware
Felix Prevost C 6'10" 260 ** Average Pennsylvania
David Bigler C 7' 0" 212 ** Average North Carolina
Orval Herald PF 6'10" 216 * Average New York


September

Well, this is a circus. Guys are alternating between interest and non-interest, and I'm left very confused. SG Leon (of Spain) lists us #1, so I go after him. PF Nestor has some promising ratings, so I go after him. I get scouting reports on a bunch of big men, as we need bodies at the center position.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 190 *** Very High Spain
Gordon Redman SG 6' 4" 198 *** Very High Australia
Tom Norton SG 6' 2" 171 ** Very High Maryland
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 207 * Very High District of Colombia
Orval Herald PF 6'10" 216 * Very High New York
Anton Conway C 6' 8" 243 * Very High District of Colombia
Zackary Camper C 6'11" 217 * Very High Maryland
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 172 *** High Maryland
Shane Welsh C 6' 8" 235 * High New Jersey
Willie Holcomb C 6' 8" 234 * High Pennsylvania
Denver Fields C 6' 9" 250 * High Delaware
Evan Sandusky C 6' 9" 264 * High Maryland
Henry Harwood SG 6' 3" 181 *** Average Virginia
Chris Coakley C 6' 8" 220 ** Average Maryland
Clement Eggert SG 6' 2" 171 ** Average Maryland
Felix Prevost C 6'10" 260 ** Average Pennsylvania


October

As much as I hate to put even more guards on the team, I just can't turn down 3* talent at this point. It looks like we've got a shot at two 3* players this year, so I put in offers to both of them. We're going to be terribly undermanned in the frontcourt next year, but in a couple years it will all even out.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 172 *** Very High Maryland
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 190 *** Very High Spain
Gordon Redman SG 6' 4" 198 *** Very High Australia
Tom Norton SG 6' 2" 171 ** Very High Maryland
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 207 * Very High District of Colombia
Orval Herald PF 6'10" 216 * Very High New York
Anton Conway C 6' 8" 243 * Very High District of Colombia
Zackary Camper C 6'11" 217 * Very High Maryland
Willie Holcomb C 6' 8" 234 * Very High Pennsylvania
Denver Fields C 6' 9" 250 * Very High Delaware
Evan Sandusky C 6' 9" 264 * High Maryland
Clement Eggert SG 6' 2" 171 ** Average Maryland
Shane Welsh C 6' 8" 235 * Average New Jersey
Henry Harwood SG 6' 3" 181 *** None Virginia
Aaron Lotz C 6'10" 224 *** Very Low Delaware
Chris Coakley C 6' 8" 220 ** None Maryland
Raymond Winfrey SF 6' 5" 236 ** Very Low New Jersey
Felix Prevost C 6'10" 260 ** Very Low Pennsylvania
David Bigler C 7' 0" 212 ** Very Low North Carolina
Lino Rodriguez SG 6' 4" 183 ** Very Low Kentucky


November

We land our three targets. Two 3* guards and a 1* power forward.


Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 190 *** Committed Spain
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 172 *** Committed Maryland
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 207 * Committed District of Colombia

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO
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Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 207 14.7 5.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 190 13.6 5.1 3.1 3.1 0.1 3.1
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 172 12.6 2.5 4.4 0.5 0.1 2.8

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ovl Reg Pos R.Pos AA AS MBB
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Devon Nestor PF 803 152 139 28 No Yes No
Cristobal Leon SG 286 18 63 5 No No No
John Eldridge PG 298 52 72 11 No Yes No

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Devon Nestor PF B F C C B B C F C B C B
Cristobal Leon SG D C B B D C D C F B C F
John Eldridge PG C A C B C C D F A D F F


I run training camps, and we're ready to try and rebound from last year.

[Munsonian]

Centers


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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13 Jonathan Dominquez C Sr 7' 0" 247 Middletown, MD
53 Randy Sandusky C So 6' 9" 247 Abbeville, SC

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Jonathan Dominquez C 7' 0" 247 18 14 0 6 3 3 5 18 9 14
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 247 8 5 11 5 8 9 6 15 6 7

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Jonathan Dominquez C 7' 0" 247 9 7 8 8 7 17 5 18 9 14
Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 247 10 8 12 6 15 17 6 15 6 7

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Jonathan Dominquez C B B D F D F F D D C C D
Randy Sandusky C C D D C D C C A C C B D

Both will start. Dominquez needs to be in double figures, and Sandusky should approach 10 rpg. Dominquez has come off the bench for three years; finally, he has his chance to prove that he can be a strong contributor.

Power Forwards


33 Régis Deguermaupret PF So 6'10" 209 Grenoble, France
34 Jeffrey Fernandez PF Fr 6' 9" 202 Greenville, OH

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 209 6 5 0 6 6 6 10 14 10 6
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 202 14 12 2 9 3 5 7 13 9 4

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 209 12 5 2 8 8 11 10 14 10 6
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6' 9" 202 4 6 5 3 9 13 7 13 9 4

Régis Deguermaupret PF D F D F D C D C C D F C
Jeffrey Fernandez PF A B C F C F D C F C D F

Fernandez is the only one who will get any playing time. He should eventually be a solid contributor, but it's too early for him to be expected to do anything of real value.

Small Forwards


30 Kevin Richardson SF Sr 6' 5" 232 Wilmington, DE
43 Tony Price SF Sr 6' 8" 220 Blossburg, PA
1 Lothaire Frisque SF Fr 6' 7" 220 Wasagaming, Canada
35 Joseph Brown SF Fr 6' 8" 235 Tyrone, PA

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 232 9 10 16 6 7 7 13 17 10 14
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 220 6 3 8 13 8 4 13 13 13 19
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 220 10 7 8 6 2 10 13 12 11 10
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 235 9 7 9 10 11 6 10 14 10 10


Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Kevin Richardson SF 6' 5" 232 6 7 14 18 13 20 13 17 10 14
Tony Price SF 6' 8" 220 5 13 8 14 15 8 13 13 13 19
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 220 8 6 14 7 4 11 13 12 11 10
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 235 3 11 4 5 6 12 10 14 10 10

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Kevin Richardson SF C C D B D D D B D C B A
Tony Price SF D F D C B C F B D B C B
Lothaire Frisque SF C C D C C F C D C D B C
Joseph Brown SF C C C C B C C C F B D D


I redshirt Brown. Richardson will get the chance to prove himself this year; he has not done anything of note for being such a highly regarded recruit. The freshmen look like they could blossom into pretty solid players for us.

Shooting Guards


25 William Bramblett SG Sr 6' 4" 218 Deposit, NY
22 David Godbey SG Jr 6' 1" 178 Dinwiddie, VA
12 Leo Ward SG So 6' 5" 205 Lanark, IL

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 218 6 14 13 3 8 4 14 10 20 20
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 178 7 8 17 6 8 4 16 11 20 19
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 205 5 19 10 4 6 3 15 10 17 12

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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William Bramblett SG 6' 4" 218 4 8 7 2 5 14 14 10 20 20
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 178 5 8 3 4 6 6 16 11 20 19
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 205 6 4 14 9 2 12 15 10 17 12


Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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William Bramblett SG D B C C F C F D D D C F
David Godbey SG D C B B D C F D D C F F
Leo Ward SG D A B C D D F F D D B C

The David Godbey experiment is possibly what killed last year's season, so I decide to give Leo Ward a chance. Ward has one of the best jumpers in the conference. I'm excited to see what next year's recruit will look like.

Point Guards


32 Brad Nguyen PG Jr 6' 0" 192 Dugger, IN
14 Daniel Sprouse PG Jr 5'10" 179 Washington, DC
2 Chris Villegas PG So 5'10" 156 Washington, DC
0 David Lundberg PG Fr 6' 0" 180 Glenelg, MD


Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 192 6 6 15 10 16 7 16 9 17 10
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 179 3 14 9 13 11 2 19 7 11 19
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 156 4 9 13 11 8 8 19 7 10 20
David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 180 5 10 10 11 11 2 18 6 11 15

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 192 9 8 11 7 3 18 16 9 17 10
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 179 3 6 9 5 2 19 19 7 11 19
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 156 4 9 4 3 5 18 19 7 10 20
David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 180 5 10 6 3 5 8 18 6 11 15

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Brad Nguyen PG D D D B F A C F C C C C
Daniel Sprouse PG F B A C C C F F F D C D
Chris Villegas PG D C C B C C C D D C D F
David Lundberg PG D C A C B B F D D C D D

I reluctantly give Sprouse another shot at leading this team. Lundberg is redshirted. Nguyen will back up, and Villegas will also see limited playing time. Man, I miss Newman already :( .

Last year was very frustrating, and this year looks again like it could be hit-or-miss. We'll need for role players to step up and make significant contributions, but I feel like we can still contend.

[Munsonian]

We're off to a bad start, starting out 0-3 and finishing (3-5, 1-0). The production has been solid, but we can't stop anybody on defense to save our lives. I'm considering making lineup adjustments, but we'll give it more time.


Morgan State 2009 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at Liberty (1-2) L 81-75 0-1
11/17/09 at Grambling (1-2) L 73-61 0-2
11/19/09 Southern (2-0) L 81-64 0-3
11/21/09 at Mount St. Mary's (0-1) W 83-65 1-3
11/23/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-0) L 63-57 1-4
11/25/09 at UC Riverside (1-3) W 87-53 2-4
11/27/09 Chicago State (3-2) L 70-56 2-5
11/30/09 at Florida A&M (2-2) W 60-58 3-5 (1-0)

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Norfolk State 1 0 1.000 5 1 .833
Maryland-East Shore 1 0 1.000 4 1 .800
Delaware State 1 0 1.000 2 3 .400
Morgan State 1 0 1.000 3 5 .375
North Carolina A&T 1 0 1.000 2 5 .286
Coppin State 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000
Bethune-Cookman 0 1 .000 2 2 .500
Florida A&M 0 1 .000 2 2 .500
Hampton 0 1 .000 2 3 .400
Howard 0 1 .000 2 3 .400
South Carolina State 0 1 .000 1 3 .250

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oregon (64) 5-0 1792 3
2. Kentucky (6) 4-0 1695 5
3. Arizona (2) 4-1 1621 1
4. Louisville 3-0 1601 25
5. Oklahoma State 5-1 1373 18
6. Notre Dame 4-0 1306 NR
7. Memphis 3-0 1183 19
8. Missouri 3-0 1151 7
9. Tennessee 5-0 1099 22
10. Cincinnati 2-1 1071 NR
11. Louisiana State 3-0 990 NR
12. North Carolina 4-2 956 20
13. Providence 2-0 846 NR
14. Arizona State 3-1 784 9
15. Maryland 3-1 773 NR
16. North Carolina State 4-0 575 13
17. Florida 2-2 540 NR
18. Connecticut 4-2 476 4
19. San Diego State 3-1 421 17
20. California 3-1 419 NR
21. South Florida 3-0 409 NR
22. Kent State 5-0 392 NR
23. Pittsburgh 2-0 330 24
24. Temple 3-1 316 12
25. Washington State 2-0 290 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Illinois 4-1 183
Pepperdine 4-0 136
Albany 1-0 111
Marist 5-0 108
Iowa State 4-1 107
Stanford 3-2 92
Butler 2-0 71
Marshall 5-0 55
Miami 3-3 40
Seton Hall 4-0 25
DePaul 3-0 23
Duke 2-3 13
Utah 3-1 13
Purdue 4-0 11
Virginia 3-1 3

[Munsonian]

We continue to suck at first, but I bench SG Ward and we start winning more. We finish the month at (6-8, 3-1) with some very close wins. The defense has gotten better, but now the offense is anemic. Good production from SF Richardson.


Morgan State 2009 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at Liberty (1-8) L 81-75 0-1
11/17/09 at Grambling (4-5) L 73-61 0-2
11/19/09 Southern (4-6) L 81-64 0-3
11/21/09 at Mount St. Mary's (3-7) W 83-65 1-3
11/23/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (6-4) L 63-57 1-4
11/25/09 at UC Riverside (2-12) W 87-53 2-4
11/27/09 Chicago State (3-8) L 70-56 2-5
11/30/09 at Florida A&M (5-7) W 60-58 3-5 (1-0)
12/02/09 at Evansville (5-5) L 59-49 3-6
12/04/09 at Saint Mary's (4-7) L 82-56 3-7
12/07/09 at Hampton (7-5) W 68-67 4-7 (2-0)
12/12/09 Maryland-East Shore (6-7) W 66-58 5-7 (3-0)
12/20/09 Northeastern (3-7) W 62-61 6-7
12/28/09 at Howard (6-5) L 74-70 6-8 (3-1)

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Coppin State 3 1 .750 9 4 .692
Morgan State 3 1 .750 6 8 .429
Delaware State 3 2 .600 7 6 .538
North Carolina A&T 3 2 .600 4 9 .308
Norfolk State 2 2 .500 8 6 .571
Howard 2 2 .500 6 5 .545
Maryland-East Shore 2 2 .500 6 7 .462
Bethune-Cookman 2 2 .500 5 6 .455
Hampton 1 2 .333 7 5 .583
Florida A&M 1 4 .200 5 7 .417
South Carolina State 0 2 .000 5 6 .455

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Cincinnati (69) 11-1 1797 1
2. Tennessee (3) 14-0 1662 2
3. Missouri 8-1 1620 6
4. Pittsburgh 10-0 1617 3
5. Arizona 9-2 1552 8
6. Providence 7-1 1450 12
7. Ohio State 11-2 1347 14
8. Notre Dame 10-1 1296 13
9. Vanderbilt 8-1 1159 15
10. California 9-2 1119 16
11. Arkansas 8-1 1027 17
12. Creighton 9-1 973 21
13. Illinois 10-2 876 18
14. Oregon 10-3 857 5
15. Oklahoma 7-2 704 NR
16. Memphis 9-1 668 4
17. Temple 9-2 560 7
18. Kentucky 8-4 526 NR
19. Florida 7-3 495 22
20. Kent State 12-1 415 10
21. Iowa State 10-2 379 9
22. South Florida 8-1 353 NR
23. Syracuse 9-4 307 24
24. Southern California 9-3 215 NR
25. DePaul 10-1 113 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Bowling Green 11-2 95
Wake Forest 9-2 87
Stanford 7-4 42
Oklahoma State 7-4 24
Virginia 8-2 22
Virginia Tech 8-2 20
Louisville 9-3 11
Connecticut 9-5 9
Utah 8-3 3

[Munsonian]

We have a .500 January, ending up at (9-11, 6-4). I'd really like to finish the season above .500, but it's going to be a formidable task. We're playing above my honest expectations, but we need to make a push towards the top of the conference.


Morgan State 2009 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at Liberty (3-16) L 81-75 0-1
11/17/09 at Grambling (5-12) L 73-61 0-2
11/19/09 Southern (9-9) L 81-64 0-3
11/21/09 at Mount St. Mary's (6-14) W 83-65 1-3
11/23/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9-9) L 63-57 1-4
11/25/09 at UC Riverside (5-17) W 87-53 2-4
11/27/09 Chicago State (6-14) L 70-56 2-5
11/30/09 at Florida A&M (7-12) W 60-58 3-5 (1-0)
12/02/09 at Evansville (7-13) L 59-49 3-6
12/04/09 at Saint Mary's (6-14) L 82-56 3-7
12/07/09 at Hampton (11-8) W 68-67 4-7 (2-0)
12/12/09 Maryland-East Shore (8-12) W 66-58 5-7 (3-0)
12/20/09 Northeastern (5-15) W 62-61 6-7
12/28/09 at Howard (12-7) L 74-70 6-8 (3-1)
01/02/10 at Maryland-East Shore (8-12) W 76-37 7-8 (4-1)
01/04/10 Coppin State (13-6) L 82-71 7-9 (4-2)
01/09/10 Delaware State (11-9) W 75-47 8-9 (5-2)
01/11/10 at Norfolk State (10-11) L 65-62 8-10 (5-3)
01/23/10 South Carolina State (7-12) W 85-76 9-10 (6-3)
01/25/10 North Carolina A&T (8-12) L 83-71 9-11 (6-4)

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 8 3 .727 12 7 .632
Coppin State 7 3 .700 13 6 .684
North Carolina A&T 7 4 .636 8 12 .400
Bethune-Cookman 6 4 .600 9 11 .450
Morgan State 6 4 .600 9 11 .450
Delaware State 6 5 .545 11 9 .550
Hampton 5 5 .500 11 8 .579
Maryland-East Shore 4 6 .400 8 12 .400
Norfolk State 4 7 .364 10 11 .476
Florida A&M 3 9 .250 7 12 .368
South Carolina State 2 8 .200 7 12 .368

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Cincinnati (72) 18-2 1800 1
2. Arizona 15-5 1720 5
3. Notre Dame 17-2 1587 7
4. Florida 14-4 1586 17
5. Stanford 16-5 1574 8
6. Syracuse 14-5 1431 12
7. Minnesota 15-5 1336 15
8. Oklahoma State 15-4 1240 10
9. Tennessee 18-3 1171 6
10. Ohio State 16-5 1140 9
11. Kentucky 15-6 1134 22
12. Virginia 15-3 1026 3
13. Utah 16-4 938 18
14. Illinois 16-5 862 2
15. Connecticut 15-6 797 4
16. Oklahoma 13-4 704 20
17. Louisville 17-4 599 16
18. Temple 16-5 549 NR
19. UCLA 15-5 531 21
20. Saint Joseph's 16-4 447 19
21. Iowa State 16-4 314 NR
22. Arizona State 13-7 301 NR
23. Memphis 15-3 298 NR
24. North Carolina 11-9 153 NR
25. St. John's 12-7 96 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Indiana 12-7 39
Duke 11-9 16
Southern California 16-5 9
Kent State 18-2 2

[Munsonian]

We drift towards the middle of the standings, and finish a disappointing (12-16, 9-9). We've still got an outside shot at the conference tournament, though; this team has shown some really good signs when it gets hot.


Morgan State 2009 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at Liberty (11-20) L 81-75 0-1
11/17/09 at Grambling (7-21) L 73-61 0-2
11/19/09 Southern (11-18) L 81-64 0-3
11/21/09 at Mount St. Mary's (9-19) W 83-65 1-3
11/23/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (16-12) L 63-57 1-4
11/25/09 at UC Riverside (6-25) W 87-53 2-4
11/27/09 Chicago State (8-20) L 70-56 2-5
11/30/09 at Florida A&M (10-18) W 60-58 3-5 (1-0)
12/02/09 at Evansville (9-22) L 59-49 3-6
12/04/09 at Saint Mary's (8-21) L 82-56 3-7
12/07/09 at Hampton (15-13) W 68-67 4-7 (2-0)
12/12/09 Maryland-East Shore (11-17) W 66-58 5-7 (3-0)
12/20/09 Northeastern (8-20) W 62-61 6-7
12/28/09 at Howard (17-11) L 74-70 6-8 (3-1)
01/02/10 at Maryland-East Shore (11-17) W 76-37 7-8 (4-1)
01/04/10 Coppin State (20-8) L 82-71 7-9 (4-2)
01/09/10 Delaware State (18-11) W 75-47 8-9 (5-2)
01/11/10 at Norfolk State (14-14) L 65-62 8-10 (5-3)
01/23/10 South Carolina State (12-16) W 85-76 9-10 (6-3)
01/25/10 North Carolina A&T (12-16) L 83-71 9-11 (6-4)
02/01/10 at South Carolina State (12-16) L 72-64 9-12 (6-5)
02/06/10 at Bethune-Cookman (13-15) L 79-60 9-13 (6-6)
02/08/10 Howard (17-11) W 59-57 10-13 (7-6)
02/13/10 Florida A&M (10-18) L 64-54 10-14 (7-7)
02/15/10 at Coppin State (20-8) W 80-57 11-14 (8-7)
02/20/10 Bethune-Cookman (13-15) W 65-54 12-14 (9-7)
02/27/10 at Delaware State (18-11) L 77-68 12-15 (9-8)
03/06/10 Hampton (15-13) L 74-69 12-16 (9-9)

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Coppin State 13 5 .722 20 8 .714
Delaware State 12 6 .667 18 11 .621
Howard 11 7 .611 17 11 .607
Bethune-Cookman 10 8 .556 13 15 .464
North Carolina A&T 10 8 .556 12 16 .429
Morgan State 9 9 .500 12 16 .429
Hampton 8 10 .444 15 13 .536
Norfolk State 8 10 .444 14 14 .500
Maryland-East Shore 7 11 .389 11 17 .393
South Carolina State 6 12 .333 12 16 .429
Florida A&M 5 13 .278 10 18 .357

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Syracuse (72) 25-5 1800 2
2. Illinois 24-6 1725 6
3. Kentucky 23-8 1649 4
4. Cincinnati 27-4 1570 1
5. Florida 24-5 1510 9
6. Arkansas 24-4 1463 7
7. Notre Dame 24-6 1345 8
8. Arizona 21-8 1272 3
9. Virginia 23-5 1193 17
10. St. Bonaventure 21-7 1160 14
11. Iowa State 25-5 1140 12
12. Ohio State 22-7 997 11
13. UCLA 22-8 930 10
14. Utah 24-5 845 5
15. Southern California 23-8 841 18
16. Connecticut 21-10 638 15
17. Fresno State 21-11 611 23
18. Tennessee 22-8 587 16
19. California 20-10 531 21
20. Memphis 23-5 436 20
21. Minnesota 18-11 330 NR
22. Temple 22-8 255 24
23. Oklahoma State 21-8 223 13
24. Iowa 19-11 122 NR
25. Texas 22-7 122 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Stanford 19-11 88
Saint Joseph's 21-9 12
Oklahoma 20-9 4
Indiana 18-10 1

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament, First Round: (6) Morgan State (12-16, 9-9) vs. (11) Florida A&M (10-18, 5-13)

Well, the season is over. We shoot 28% in the first half. We commit 28 turnovers and get pummeled, 71-49, in our second straight embarrassing conference tournament loss. What a terrible way to end the season.

North Carolina A&T wins the conference tournament.

NCAA Tournament

Final Four: Iowa State, Virginia, Cincinnati, St. Joseph's
Championship: Iowa State 70, Cincinnati 63

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

SG William Bramblett; Deposit, NY: 2.5 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.4 apg

SF Kevin Richardson; Wilmington, DE: 2009 first-team all-MEAC; 6.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 apg

C Jonathan Dominquez; Middletown, MD: 2006 all-MEAC Freshman team; 2009 first-team all-MEAC; 7.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 apg

SF Tony Price; Blossburg, PA: 3.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.0 apg

2009-10 Season


Morgan State 2009 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/09 at Liberty (11-21) L 81-75 0-1
11/17/09 at Grambling (7-21) L 73-61 0-2
11/19/09 Southern (11-18) L 81-64 0-3
11/21/09 at Mount St. Mary's (9-19) W 83-65 1-3
11/23/09 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (16-13) L 63-57 1-4
11/25/09 at UC Riverside (6-25) W 87-53 2-4
11/27/09 Chicago State (8-21) L 70-56 2-5
11/30/09 at Florida A&M (11-19) W 60-58 3-5 (1-0)
12/02/09 at Evansville (9-22) L 59-49 3-6
12/04/09 at Saint Mary's (8-21) L 82-56 3-7
12/07/09 at Hampton (15-14) W 68-67 4-7 (2-0)
12/12/09 Maryland-East Shore (11-18) W 66-58 5-7 (3-0)
12/20/09 Northeastern (8-20) W 62-61 6-7
12/28/09 at Howard (19-12) L 74-70 6-8 (3-1)
01/02/10 at Maryland-East Shore (11-18) W 76-37 7-8 (4-1)
01/04/10 Coppin State (20-10) L 82-71 7-9 (4-2)
01/09/10 Delaware State (18-12) W 75-47 8-9 (5-2)
01/11/10 at Norfolk State (16-15) L 65-62 8-10 (5-3)
01/23/10 South Carolina State (14-17) W 85-76 9-10 (6-3)
01/25/10 North Carolina A&T (15-17) L 83-71 9-11 (6-4)
02/01/10 at South Carolina State (14-17) L 72-64 9-12 (6-5)
02/06/10 at Bethune-Cookman (13-16) L 79-60 9-13 (6-6)
02/08/10 Howard (19-12) W 59-57 10-13 (7-6)
02/13/10 Florida A&M (11-19) L 64-54 10-14 (7-7)
02/15/10 at Coppin State (20-10) W 80-57 11-14 (8-7)
02/20/10 Bethune-Cookman (13-16) W 65-54 12-14 (9-7)
02/27/10 at Delaware State (18-12) L 77-68 12-15 (9-8)
03/06/10 Hampton (15-14) L 74-69 12-16 (9-9)
03/08/10 vs. Florida A&M (11-19) L 71-49 12-17

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Jonathan Dominquez C 29 29 30.1 15.6 0.7 5.0 1.7 0.8 0.4 3.2 2.7
Kevin Richardson SF 29 29 29.4 12.4 1.2 7.0 2.1 1.9 0.6 2.9 1.7
Leo Ward SG 29 10 20.6 8.5 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0
Daniel Sprouse PG 29 29 28.5 8.4 0.3 1.2 3.7 1.1 0.0 2.2 2.0
David Godbey SG 29 19 17.6 5.2 0.4 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.3 2.3
William Bramblett SG 29 0 7.6 3.7 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.9
Randy Sandusky C 29 29 25.6 3.5 0.9 6.4 0.9 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.4
Tony Price SF 29 0 21.1 3.5 0.7 5.8 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.4 2.3
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 23 0 7.0 1.8 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.7 1.4
Chris Villegas PG 29 0 7.0 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0
Lothaire Frisque SF 24 0 4.7 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.6
Brad Nguyen PG 29 0 4.8 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.6
Régis Deguermaupret PF 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Lundberg PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Joseph Brown SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Morgan State 2009 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 15 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 12-17 Record Vs 51-100: 1-1
Conference Record: 9-9 Record Vs 101-200: 4-5
Home Record: 6-6 Record Vs 200+: 7-11
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 285

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 66.3 National Rank: 212 Conference Rank: 2
Points Allowed: 66.9 National Rank: 108 Conference Rank: 9
Rebounds: 31.9 National Rank: 307 Conference Rank: 11
Assists: 14.5 National Rank: 147 Conference Rank: 2
Steals: 8.9 National Rank: 61 Conference Rank: 2
Blocks: 2.1 National Rank: 238 Conference Rank: 10
Turnovers: 18.2 National Rank: 200 Conference Rank: 6
Fouls: 19.6 National Rank: 197 Conference Rank: 7
FG%: .449 National Rank: 71 Conference Rank: 1
FT%: .675 National Rank: 174 Conference Rank: 5
3P%: .364 National Rank: 80 Conference Rank: 4

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 190 *** Committed Spain
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 172 *** Committed Maryland
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 207 * Committed District of Colombia

2009 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Boston University 17-12 (14-2)
Atlantic 10 St. Bonaventure 21-8 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 27-5 (13-3)
Atlantic Sun Troy State 22-9 (14-4)
Big 12 Iowa State 28-5 (14-2)
Big East Syracuse 25-6 (15-1)
Big Sky Montana State 22-9 (11-3)
Big South Radford 20-11 (14-2)
Big Ten Illinois 28-6 (12-4)
Big West Idaho 14-15 (13-5)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 23-10 (16-2)
Conference USA Cincinnati 30-4 (13-3)
Horizon League Butler 24-6 (15-1)
Ivy League Pennsylvania 15-13 (10-4)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 23-8 (12-6)
Mid-Continent Conference UMKC 16-13 (9-5)
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green 23-6 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State 20-9 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 25-6 (13-5)
Mountain West Conference Utah 25-6 (13-1)
Northeast Conference Long Island 20-11 (15-5)
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State 18-11 (10-6)
Pacific-10 UCLA 23-9 (14-4)
Patriot League Navy 24-7 (11-3)
Southeastern Conference Florida 28-5 (14-2)
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro 18-13 (10-6)
Southland Conference McNeese State 22-8 (17-3)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 21-10 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference New Orleans 19-11 (11-4)
West Coast Conference Loyola Marymount 22-9 (9-5)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 24-11 (15-3)

2009 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 12-19 (4-12)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 25-8 (11-5)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 27-5 (13-3)
Atlantic Sun Troy State 22-9 (14-4)
Big 12 Iowa State 28-5 (14-2)
Big East Boston College 18-14 (6-10)
Big Sky Portland State 20-11 (9-5)
Big South Liberty 11-20 (5-11)
Big Ten Illinois 28-6 (12-4)
Big West UC Irvine 18-13 (11-7)
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 22-9 (12-6)
Conference USA Cincinnati 30-4 (13-3)
Horizon League Wright State 16-15 (8-8)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 23-8 (12-6)
Mid-Continent Conference IUPUI 12-21 (3-11)
Mid-American Conference Marshall 28-7 (14-4)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T 15-16 (10-8)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 25-6 (13-5)
Mountain West Conference San Diego State 22-11 (7-7)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-NY 22-11 (13-7)
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State 16-15 (8-8)
Pacific-10 Stanford 22-11 (12-6)
Patriot League Holy Cross 17-14 (8-6)
Southeastern Conference Florida 28-5 (14-2)
Southern Conference Wofford 14-18 (6-10)
Southland Conference McNeese State 22-8 (17-3)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 19-12 (12-6)
Sun Belt Conference New Mexico State 20-11 (10-5)
West Coast Conference Loyola Marymount 22-9 (9-5)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 24-11 (15-3)

2009 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Warner Packer Louisville
Freshman of the Year: PG Seth McAllister Kentucky
Coach of the Year: Mario Abbott DePaul

All-League First Team:
C: Gilles Plateau Virginia
PF: Daniel Proulx Kent State
SF: David White Cincinnati
SG: William Lambrecht Southern California
PG: Warner Packer Louisville

All-League Second Team:
C: John Obregon Miami
PF: Olen Clark Texas
SF: James McElhaney New Mexico
SG: Derek Berger Illinois
PG: Micah Gaudet Kentucky

All-League Third Team:
C: Hollis Miller San Diego
PF: Angel Best Arkansas
SF: John Dufresne Brigham Young
SG: Thomas Smiley Kent State
PG: Willie Frazer Cincinnati

All-Freshman Team:
C: Cornell Dockery Richmond
PF: John Brundage Providence
SF: Julius Will Michigan State
SG: John Tucker Syracuse
PG: Seth McAllister Kentucky

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Daniel Pope Coppin State
Freshman of the Year: C David Holt Coppin State
Coach of the Year: Len McCarron Delaware State

All-League First Team:
C: Jonathan Dominquez Morgan State
PF: Alphonso Cosby South Carolina State
SF: Kevin Richardson Morgan State
SG: Odell Heinz Delaware State
PG: Daniel Pope Coppin State

All-League Second Team:
C: Robert Boyd North Carolina A&T
PF: John Kirkendall Maryland-East Shore
SF: Darrel Apodaca Maryland-East Shore
SG: Andrew Douglas Howard
PG: Jackie Mitchel Delaware State

All-Freshman Team:
C: David Holt Coppin State
PF: Paul Gosnell Maryland-East Shore
SF: Daron Brown Norfolk State
SG: Clint Gastelum Norfolk State
PG: Sammy Cheney Maryland-East Shore

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 27
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 7
Career Record: 102 - 107

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

Another strong showing; we're #140 in the nation and once again tops in the conference. With two #1 recruiting classes in a row, we're poised for a potential rise in the conference pecking order.

Top 5: Arizona, Miami, Indiana, Virginia, Cincinnati

Coach Movement

No offers.

Assistant movement

No movement here either.

[Munsonian]

Schedule


Morgan State 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/10 Quinnipiac (0-0)
11/17/10 at Texas Southern (0-0)
11/20/10 at Lipscomb (0-0)
11/24/10 at High Point (0-0)
11/28/10 Grambling (0-0)
12/01/10 UC Riverside (0-0)
12/04/10 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
12/06/10 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
12/09/10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
12/13/10 at Southern (0-0)
12/18/10 at Liberty (0-0)
12/22/10 Robert Morris (0-0)
12/27/10 Coppin State (0-0)
01/01/11 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/03/11 at South Carolina State (0-0)
01/08/11 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/10/11 Delaware State (0-0)
01/15/11 at Coppin State (0-0)
01/17/11 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/22/11 Florida A&M (0-0)
01/24/11 at Delaware State (0-0)
01/29/11 at Florida A&M (0-0)
01/31/11 Howard (0-0)
02/05/11 at Hampton (0-0)
02/07/11 at Howard (0-0)
02/12/11 at Norfolk State (0-0)
02/14/11 Hampton (0-0)
02/19/11 South Carolina State (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige drops down two points to 13. Facilities, goals, budget are all virtually identical to last year. I'm hoping to improve the training facilities again soon.

[Munsonian]

July

It looks like an ugly crop this year. I once again look overseas for some 3* prospects that the top-tier teams may have overlooked. In the States, we have some decent-looking 2* prospects with some interest, so I check them out as well.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Richie Claycomb SG 6' 4" 195 * Very High Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Riddick C 6' 8" 247 ** High North Carolina
Paul Stevenson PF 6' 9" 222 ** High Maryland
Kenneth Fulkerson SG 6' 5" 189 ** High Virginia
Nigel Crawford SF 6' 5" 234 ** High Maryland
John Howard SF 6' 7" 215 ** High New Hampshire
John Roche C 7' 2" 233 *** Low Australia
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 *** Low Spain
Günter Ziegler SF 6' 6" 228 *** Low Germany


August

Two of the foreigners show a lot of interest. We've got some interesting options, but it's too early to say if they'll still be wanting to come here when November rolls around.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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John Roche C 7' 2" 233 *** Very High Australia
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 *** Very High Spain
Thaddeus Riddick C 6' 8" 247 ** Very High North Carolina
Richie Claycomb SG 6' 4" 195 * Very High Pennsylvania
Paul Stevenson PF 6' 9" 222 ** High Maryland
John Howard SF 6' 7" 215 ** High New Hampshire
Günter Ziegler SF 6' 6" 228 *** Average Germany
Kenneth Fulkerson SG 6' 5" 189 ** Average Virginia
Nigel Crawford SF 6' 5" 234 ** Average Maryland
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 *** Low Australia
Anton Vollmuth SF 6' 7" 217 *** Low Germany
Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 *** Very Low Russia


September

A third foreign 3* prospect puts us at the top of his list, and it looks like we've still got a good shot at the other two. C Yashkevich, if he ends up showing interest, will force me to withdraw my offer to Roche. I'm hoping that we can end up landing three 3* prospects.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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John Roche C 7' 2" 233 *** Very High Australia
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 *** Very High Spain
Günter Ziegler SF 6' 6" 228 *** Very High Germany
Paul Stevenson PF 6' 9" 222 ** Very High Maryland
Richie Claycomb SG 6' 4" 195 * Very High Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Riddick C 6' 8" 247 ** High North Carolina
Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 *** Average Russia
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 *** Average Australia
John Howard SF 6' 7" 215 ** Average New Hampshire
Anton Vollmuth SF 6' 7" 217 *** Very Low Germany
Kenneth Fulkerson SG 6' 5" 189 ** Very Low Virginia
Nigel Crawford SF 6' 5" 234 ** Very Low Maryland

October

Well, this is crunch time. C Yashkevich puts us at the top of his list, but SF Ziegler (who looks like a stud) bumps us to #2. I withdraw the offer to C Roche and spend approximately ten gazillion dollars going to Germany to woo Ziegler. We'll see how it ends up.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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John Roche C 7' 2" 233 *** Very High Australia
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 *** Very High Spain
Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 *** Very High Russia
Richie Claycomb SG 6' 4" 195 * Very High Pennsylvania
Günter Ziegler SF 6' 6" 228 *** Average Germany
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 *** Average Australia
Thaddeus Riddick C 6' 8" 247 ** Average North Carolina
Paul Stevenson PF 6' 9" 222 ** Average Maryland
John Howard SF 6' 7" 215 ** Average New Hampshire
Anton Vollmuth SF 6' 7" 217 *** Very Low Germany
Kenneth Fulkerson SG 6' 5" 189 ** Very Low Virginia
Nigel Crawford SF 6' 5" 234 ** Very Low Maryland

November

Yashkevich commits. Ziegler still has us at #2, but it appears that C Jones would be willing to come. I'll have a tough decision to make at the end of the month; going after Ziegler would be a gamble, but he would be a big-time player in our conference.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 *** Very High Spain
Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 *** Committed Russia
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 *** Very High Australia
Richie Claycomb SG 6' 4" 195 * Very High Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Riddick C 6' 8" 247 ** High North Carolina
Günter Ziegler SF 6' 6" 228 *** Average Germany
Paul Stevenson PF 6' 9" 222 ** Average Maryland
John Howard SF 6' 7" 215 ** Average New Hampshire
John Roche C 7' 2" 233 *** None Australia
Anton Vollmuth SF 6' 7" 217 *** None Germany
Kenneth Fulkerson SG 6' 5" 189 ** Very Low Virginia
Nigel Crawford SF 6' 5" 234 ** None Maryland

[Munsonian]

Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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53 Randy Sandusky C Jr 6' 9" 247 Abbeville, SC
4 Gérard Delesalle C Fr 7' 0" 278 Abbeville, France
33 Régis Deguermaupret PF Jr 6'10" 212 Grenoble, France
34 Jeffrey Fernandez PF So 6'11" 210 Greenville, OH
45 Devon Nestor PF Fr 6'10" 210 Washington, DC
1 Lothaire Frisque SF So 6' 7" 223 Wasagaming, Canada
35 Joseph Brown SF Fr 6' 8" 245 Tyrone, PA
22 David Godbey SG Sr 6' 1" 179 Dinwiddie, VA
12 Leo Ward SG Jr 6' 5" 205 Lanark, IL
41 Cristobal Leon SG Fr 6' 4" 192 Leon, Spain
32 Brad Nguyen PG Sr 6' 0" 192 Dugger, IN
14 Daniel Sprouse PG Sr 5'10" 181 Washington, DC
2 Chris Villegas PG Jr 5'10" 157 Washington, DC
0 David Lundberg PG Fr 6' 0" 181 Glenelg, MD
52 John Eldridge PG Fr 6' 1" 173 Pylesville, MD

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 247 9 6 12 5 8 10 6 16 7 9
Gérard Delesalle C 7' 0" 278 2 5 0 2 6 7 6 18 6 6
Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 212 6 5 0 6 6 6 10 15 10 8
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6'11" 210 16 13 2 9 3 6 7 13 9 8
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 210 14 6 7 10 6 11 7 13 10 9
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 223 11 8 9 6 2 10 13 12 12 13
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 245 10 8 9 11 12 6 10 15 10 12
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 179 7 8 17 6 8 4 16 11 20 20
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 205 5 20 11 5 7 4 15 11 18 16
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 192 7 10 13 7 8 6 13 11 15 15
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 192 6 6 16 10 17 7 17 9 17 13
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 181 3 14 9 13 12 3 19 7 11 20
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 157 5 10 15 11 9 9 19 7 10 20
David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 181 6 10 11 12 12 2 18 7 12 18
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 173 11 8 11 11 10 6 19 7 16 3

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 247 11 8 12 7 17 19 6 16 7 9
Gérard Delesalle C 7' 0" 278 8 8 5 11 12 5 6 18 6 6
Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 212 12 5 2 8 9 12 10 15 10 8
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6'11" 210 4 7 6 3 10 14 7 13 9 8
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 210 3 5 8 8 3 11 7 13 10 9
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 223 9 7 16 8 4 12 13 12 12 13
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 245 3 12 4 5 7 14 10 15 10 12
David Godbey SG 6' 1" 179 5 9 4 4 6 8 16 11 20 20
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 205 6 4 16 10 2 14 15 11 18 16
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 192 2 13 9 2 7 10 13 11 15 15
Brad Nguyen PG 6' 0" 192 9 9 12 8 3 19 17 9 17 13
Daniel Sprouse PG 5'10" 181 3 7 10 5 2 20 19 7 11 20
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 157 5 10 5 3 5 20 19 7 10 20
David Lundberg PG 6' 0" 181 5 10 6 3 5 10 18 7 12 18
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 173 10 5 3 3 2 20 19 7 16 3

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Randy Sandusky C C D D C D C C A C C B D
Gérard Delesalle C F D C F F C C A C C D B
Régis Deguermaupret PF D F D F D C D C C D F C
Jeffrey Fernandez PF A B C F C F D C F C D F
Devon Nestor PF B C C C C D C F F D C C
Lothaire Frisque SF C C D C C F C D C D B C
Joseph Brown SF C C C C B C C C F B D D
David Godbey SG D C B B D C F D D C F F
Leo Ward SG D A B C D D F F D D B C
Cristobal Leon SG D C B B D C D C F B C F
Brad Nguyen PG D D D B F A C F C C C C
Daniel Sprouse PG F B A C C C F F F D C D
Chris Villegas PG D C C B C C C D D C D F
David Lundberg PG D C A C B B F D D C D D
John Eldridge PG B C C C D B D F C D F F


Centers

Sandusky easily wins the starting job. This area has already been addressed in recruiting, and thank goodness.

Power Forwards

Fernandez has a good inside game and will start. This team isn't very talented this year :(

Small Forwards

Frisque will start. Brown has one more year of eligibility but lags slightly in ratings.

Shooting Guards

Godbey gets one last shot. Ward just never worked out.

Point Guards

I redshirt Edlridge, although he could probably help us out a little bit. We're pretty deep here.

Our team looks very bad this year. I'm hoping to squeak out some conference wins, but I don't hold out much hope for the non-conference season.

[Munsonian]

Our team slumps out to an awful 1-4 start. Although it's very disappointing, this news is not completely unexpected; I predicted that we would have a downturn a couple years ago. We just need to avoid getting me fired right now, and soon enough the program will hopefully turn around again.


Morgan State 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/10 Quinnipiac (1-2) W 76-67 1-0
11/17/10 at Texas Southern (2-2) L 99-86 1-1
11/20/10 at Lipscomb (2-3) L 65-46 1-2
11/24/10 at High Point (1-2) L 62-57 1-3
11/28/10 Grambling (2-2) L 77-67 1-4

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 1 0 1.000 4 2 .667
South Carolina State 1 0 1.000 1 2 .333
Norfolk State 1 0 1.000 1 3 .250
North Carolina A&T 1 0 1.000 1 4 .200
Bethune-Cookman 0 0 .000 4 0 1.000
Hampton 0 0 .000 0 3 .000
Morgan State 0 0 .000 1 4 .200
Coppin State 0 1 .000 1 1 .500
Maryland-East Shore 0 1 .000 2 3 .400
Florida A&M 0 1 .000 2 3 .400
Delaware State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (61) 4-0 1785 2
2. Oregon (4) 3-0 1670 7
3. Iowa State (1) 7-0 1666 1
4. Brigham Young (6) 4-0 1502 22
5. Virginia 5-0 1468 4
6. Oklahoma State 5-0 1451 12
7. Florida 4-2 1390 8
8. Cincinnati 4-0 1374 3
9. Notre Dame 5-1 1191 5
10. Temple 3-0 1143 10
11. Pittsburgh 3-0 1138 11
12. Duke 5-0 900 23
13. Rutgers 3-0 871 9
14. Xavier 2-0 808 NR
15. Kansas 3-2 657 NR
16. Southern Illinois 4-0 621 NR
17. Oklahoma 4-1 600 6
18. Syracuse 3-2 555 15
19. Arizona State 2-1 450 NR
20. Auburn 2-0 439 NR
21. Nevada 2-1 371 NR
22. Washington State 1-0 364 NR
23. North Carolina 3-2 320 NR
24. DePaul 4-1 161 NR
25. Stanford 4-2 140 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
VMI 6-0 104
Hofstra 3-1 86
Maryland 2-3 67
Ohio State 2-2 30
St. Francis-NY 2-0 30
Fordham 2-0 24
Washington 4-1 9
Southwest Missouri State 4-1 3
Texas 3-3 3
Utah 3-3 3
Air Force 3-1 2
Boise State 2-0 2
St. John's 2-0 2

[Munsonian]

We sign both 3* C Liam Jones of Australia and 3* SG Pascual of Spain. Along with 3* C Yashkevich of Russia, we now have our first completely foreign recruiting class (and our most highly-rated ever!).


Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO
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Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 14.5 6.4 1.4 1.6 0.9 2.3
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 11.8 6.4 1.0 2.0 1.9 2.7
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 9.6 4.6 1.8 1.7 0.4 3.4

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ovl Reg Pos R.Pos AA AS MBB
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Evgeni Yashkevich C 293 18 64 6 No No No
Liam Jones C 340 22 73 9 No No No
Emiliano Pascual SG 302 20 59 1 No No No

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 10 12 11 4 11 9 4 16 9 12
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 8 5 3 3 6 7 9 13 9 5
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 0 7 12 0 4 5 17 7 10 12

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 17 5 12 10 7 14 4 16 9 12
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 5 9 10 6 10 0 9 13 9 5
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 11 12 8 7 6 6 17 7 10 12

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Evgeni Yashkevich C C C C C C C B D B D C C
Liam Jones C A D D F F D D B D B C A
Emiliano Pascual SG D D B A F F C C B B D D


I move SG Leo Ward into the starting lineup, and the effects are immediate. Also, I make SF Frisque a key player, and his production skyrockets. We end up at a respectable (6-7, 2-1) mark, which is much more encouraging than last time around.


Morgan State 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/10 Quinnipiac (3-8) W 76-67 1-0
11/17/10 at Texas Southern (5-5) L 99-86 1-1
11/20/10 at Lipscomb (2-12) L 65-46 1-2
11/24/10 at High Point (1-9) L 62-57 1-3
11/28/10 Grambling (3-7) L 77-67 1-4
12/01/10 UC Riverside (3-7) L 70-69 1-5
12/04/10 North Carolina A&T (4-10) W 77-71 2-5 (1-0)
12/06/10 at North Carolina A&T (4-10) W 68-65 3-5 (2-0)
12/09/10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-8) W 69-63 4-5
12/13/10 at Southern (2-9) W 80-68 5-5
12/18/10 at Liberty (2-8) W 66-55 6-5
12/22/10 Robert Morris (4-6) L 63-48 6-6
12/27/10 Coppin State (5-6) L 60-53 6-7 (2-1)

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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South Carolina State 3 0 1.000 5 6 .455
Norfolk State 2 0 1.000 4 7 .364
Morgan State 2 1 .667 6 7 .462
Howard 3 2 .600 7 4 .636
Coppin State 3 2 .600 5 6 .455
North Carolina A&T 3 2 .600 4 10 .286
Bethune-Cookman 2 2 .500 7 4 .636
Maryland-East Shore 2 3 .400 4 8 .333
Delaware State 1 2 .333 3 9 .250
Hampton 1 3 .250 2 10 .167
Florida A&M 0 5 .000 2 11 .154

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oregon (72) 10-0 1800 1
2. Xavier 10-0 1728 2
3. Pittsburgh 12-1 1615 4
4. Virginia 12-1 1611 6
5. Iowa State 12-1 1470 10
6. Duke 9-2 1432 8
7. St. John's 6-1 1351 15
8. Arizona 8-3 1276 12
9. Oklahoma State 11-2 1217 3
10. South Carolina 10-1 1074 21
11. Ohio State 9-3 957 NR
12. Auburn 9-1 898 5
13. Texas 8-3 811 NR
14. Mississippi State 9-1 806 NR
15. Indiana 10-3 711 14
16. Florida 8-4 699 NR
17. Pepperdine 7-2 647 NR
18. Mississippi 8-2 604 11
19. Southwest Missouri State 11-3 545 NR
20. Utah 11-4 418 7
21. Rutgers 8-2 389 NR
22. Louisville 8-1 244 17
23. La Salle 8-1 199 NR
24. Syracuse 7-4 196 18
25. UTEP 8-2 162 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 6-2 156
North Carolina State 9-2 122
Notre Dame 10-4 121
Southern Illinois 9-2 49
Villanova 8-1 34
Wisconsin 8-2 15
Brigham Young 10-2 14
Kansas 7-5 10
San Diego State 7-2 10
Vermont 9-2 4
Cincinnati 8-4 2
Connecticut 9-5 2
Oklahoma 8-5 1

[Munsonian]

We have a pretty good January, and it looks like a winning record is within reach. We end up at (12-11, 8-5) behind a very balanced offense, led by PF Fernandez at 12.3 ppg. C Sandusky is doing his job, as he averages over nine rebounds per game.


Morgan State 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/10 Quinnipiac (6-13) W 76-67 1-0
11/17/10 at Texas Southern (11-8) L 99-86 1-1
11/20/10 at Lipscomb (3-17) L 65-46 1-2
11/24/10 at High Point (3-16) L 62-57 1-3
11/28/10 Grambling (4-15) L 77-67 1-4
12/01/10 UC Riverside (7-11) L 70-69 1-5
12/04/10 North Carolina A&T (6-14) W 77-71 2-5 (1-0)
12/06/10 at North Carolina A&T (6-14) W 68-65 3-5 (2-0)
12/09/10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (6-13) W 69-63 4-5
12/13/10 at Southern (5-14) W 80-68 5-5
12/18/10 at Liberty (5-14) W 66-55 6-5
12/22/10 Robert Morris (8-11) L 63-48 6-6
12/27/10 Coppin State (10-9) L 60-53 6-7 (2-1)
01/01/11 Maryland-East Shore (11-11) W 64-37 7-7 (3-1)
01/03/11 at South Carolina State (8-12) W 76-72 8-7 (4-1)
01/08/11 at Bethune-Cookman (14-6) L 74-45 8-8 (4-2)
01/10/11 Delaware State (7-14) L 71-70 8-9 (4-3)
01/15/11 at Coppin State (10-9) W 67-66 9-9 (5-3)
01/17/11 Bethune-Cookman (14-6) W 85-66 10-9 (6-3)
01/22/11 Florida A&M (5-16) W 67-51 11-9 (7-3)
01/24/11 at Delaware State (7-14) L 66-57 11-10 (7-4)
01/29/11 at Florida A&M (5-16) L 70-58 11-11 (7-5)
01/31/11 Howard (13-8) W 69-58 12-11 (8-5)

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Bethune-Cookman 8 3 .727 14 6 .700
Coppin State 7 3 .700 10 9 .526
Howard 8 5 .615 13 8 .619
Morgan State 8 5 .615 12 11 .522
Maryland-East Shore 7 5 .583 11 11 .500
South Carolina State 6 6 .500 8 12 .400
North Carolina A&T 5 5 .500 6 14 .300
Delaware State 5 7 .417 7 14 .333
Norfolk State 4 6 .400 7 13 .350
Florida A&M 3 9 .250 5 16 .238
Hampton 2 9 .182 4 16 .200

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oregon (64) 17-2 1791 1
2. Virginia (8) 16-3 1736 2
3. Oklahoma State 18-3 1639 3
4. Utah 18-6 1494 9
5. Saint Joseph's 18-5 1481 8
6. Cincinnati 14-6 1442 5
7. Connecticut 15-6 1403 6
8. Florida 13-7 1323 12
9. Indiana 15-6 1237 4
10. Xavier 16-3 1124 18
11. Southern Illinois 17-2 1112 10
12. Iowa State 16-4 979 14
13. Temple 15-4 961 13
14. Mississippi 15-3 891 NR
15. Duke 13-7 714 20
16. Syracuse 12-7 677 17
17. Illinois 16-6 582 15
18. Auburn 14-4 553 NR
19. Notre Dame 16-7 517 23
20. Stanford 13-8 443 NR
21. Memphis 15-6 356 NR
22. Arizona 12-8 344 7
23. Pittsburgh 16-4 218 16
24. Kentucky 11-9 139 22
25. Louisiana Tech 14-6 99 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
UNLV 16-5 65
Southwest Missouri State 16-5 37
Kansas 12-8 23
Ohio State 12-8 11
Marquette 14-6 4
Seton Hall 12-7 2
Texas 13-7 2
Oklahoma 10-9 1

[Munsonian]

We finish very strongly, charging to a (16-12, 12-6) record and clinching the #3 seed in the conference tournament. I must admit that I underestimated our team this year; we have a legitimate shot at the NCAA tournament thanks to the fact that we're hot at the perfect time. We'll have a bye into the quarterfinals of our conference tournament, which always helps.


Morgan State 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/10 Quinnipiac (10-19) W 76-67 1-0
11/17/10 at Texas Southern (15-13) L 99-86 1-1
11/20/10 at Lipscomb (4-24) L 65-46 1-2
11/24/10 at High Point (6-22) L 62-57 1-3
11/28/10 Grambling (6-22) L 77-67 1-4
12/01/10 UC Riverside (10-18) L 70-69 1-5
12/04/10 North Carolina A&T (10-18) W 77-71 2-5 (1-0)
12/06/10 at North Carolina A&T (10-18) W 68-65 3-5 (2-0)
12/09/10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-18) W 69-63 4-5
12/13/10 at Southern (10-19) W 80-68 5-5
12/18/10 at Liberty (8-21) W 66-55 6-5
12/22/10 Robert Morris (12-17) L 63-48 6-6
12/27/10 Coppin State (13-15) L 60-53 6-7 (2-1)
01/01/11 Maryland-East Shore (15-13) W 64-37 7-7 (3-1)
01/03/11 at South Carolina State (11-17) W 76-72 8-7 (4-1)
01/08/11 at Bethune-Cookman (20-8) L 74-45 8-8 (4-2)
01/10/11 Delaware State (9-19) L 71-70 8-9 (4-3)
01/15/11 at Coppin State (13-15) W 67-66 9-9 (5-3)
01/17/11 Bethune-Cookman (20-8) W 85-66 10-9 (6-3)
01/22/11 Florida A&M (8-20) W 67-51 11-9 (7-3)
01/24/11 at Delaware State (9-19) L 66-57 11-10 (7-4)
01/29/11 at Florida A&M (8-20) L 70-58 11-11 (7-5)
01/31/11 Howard (18-10) W 69-58 12-11 (8-5)
02/05/11 at Hampton (6-22) W 60-55 13-11 (9-5)
02/07/11 at Howard (18-10) L 61-51 13-12 (9-6)
02/12/11 at Norfolk State (11-18) W 75-71 14-12 (10-6)
02/14/11 Hampton (6-22) W 50-44 15-12 (11-6)
02/19/11 South Carolina State (11-17) W 74-66 16-12 (12-6)

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Bethune-Cookman 13 5 .722 20 8 .714
Howard 13 5 .722 18 10 .643
Morgan State 12 6 .667 16 12 .571
Maryland-East Shore 11 7 .611 15 13 .536
Coppin State 9 9 .500 13 15 .464
South Carolina State 9 9 .500 11 17 .393
North Carolina A&T 9 9 .500 10 18 .357
Norfolk State 7 11 .389 11 18 .379
Delaware State 7 11 .389 9 19 .321
Florida A&M 5 13 .278 8 20 .286
Hampton 4 14 .222 6 22 .214

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Utah (72) 25-7 1800 2
2. Oklahoma State 25-5 1702 3
3. Virginia 26-4 1633 1
4. Oregon 25-3 1626 4
5. Connecticut 23-7 1519 5
6. Xavier 25-5 1425 10
7. Iowa State 23-6 1363 9
8. Pittsburgh 24-7 1278 15
9. Indiana 22-9 1214 11
10. Georgia 20-8 1128 14
11. Fresno State 17-11 1037 18
12. Florida 20-10 1002 6
13. Cincinnati 22-8 969 7
14. Ohio State 21-9 789 8
15. Memphis 21-9 752 25
16. Hofstra 22-7 711 19
17. Arizona 18-12 596 NR
18. Southwest Missouri State 24-7 513 NR
19. Saint Joseph's 23-8 513 23
20. Notre Dame 22-9 489 16
21. Duke 19-11 450 24
22. Arizona State 19-11 235 NR
23. Southern Illinois 24-5 228 NR
24. Illinois 21-9 201 13
25. Syracuse 17-12 113 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 18-12 54
Maryland 16-13 41
Stanford 19-12 12
Oklahoma 18-12 5
Temple 20-10 1
UNLV 20-10 1

[Munsonian]

Quarterfinals: (3) Morgan State (16-12, 12-6) vs. (6) South Carolina State (11-17, 9-9)

We swept these clowns during the regular season, but they're a pretty decent team and could pose a threat to us, especially based on our previous performances in conference tournaments. They have a roster that is more talented than their record would indicate.

Well, we do it again--another awful start in the conference tournament. They dominate the early goings, but we're able to chip away at the deficit and take our first lead right at halftime, 38-37. We're shooting very well from outside. However, they come out firing in the second half and half a 15-point lead before we blink an eye :mad: . We get it down to ten with about five minutes left, but ultimately it's just too little too late. 86-75, South Carolina State.

Howard stuns top dog Bethune-Cookman in the conference final.

NCAA Tournament

An eight seed (AZ) and a ten seed (Bonnies) make up half of this unlikely final four.

Final Four: Arizona, Virginia, Iowa State, St. Bonaventure
Championship: Arizona 79, Iowa State 75

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

SG David Godbey; Dinwiddie, VA: started for parts of three years; 5.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.8 rpg

PG Brad Nguyen; Dugger, IN: never started a game; 0.9 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.8 apg

PG Daniel Sprouse; Washington, DC: three-year starter; 2010 second-team all-MEAC; 6.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 3.0 apg

2010 Season


Morgan State 2010 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/15/10 Quinnipiac (10-19) W 76-67 1-0
11/17/10 at Texas Southern (15-14) L 99-86 1-1
11/20/10 at Lipscomb (4-24) L 65-46 1-2
11/24/10 at High Point (6-22) L 62-57 1-3
11/28/10 Grambling (6-22) L 77-67 1-4
12/01/10 UC Riverside (10-19) L 70-69 1-5
12/04/10 North Carolina A&T (11-19) W 77-71 2-5 (1-0)
12/06/10 at North Carolina A&T (11-19) W 68-65 3-5 (2-0)
12/09/10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-19) W 69-63 4-5
12/13/10 at Southern (10-20) W 80-68 5-5
12/18/10 at Liberty (8-21) W 66-55 6-5
12/22/10 Robert Morris (12-17) L 63-48 6-6
12/27/10 Coppin State (13-16) L 60-53 6-7 (2-1)
01/01/11 Maryland-East Shore (16-14) W 64-37 7-7 (3-1)
01/03/11 at South Carolina State (13-18) W 76-72 8-7 (4-1)
01/08/11 at Bethune-Cookman (22-9) L 74-45 8-8 (4-2)
01/10/11 Delaware State (10-20) L 71-70 8-9 (4-3)
01/15/11 at Coppin State (13-16) W 67-66 9-9 (5-3)
01/17/11 Bethune-Cookman (22-9) W 85-66 10-9 (6-3)
01/22/11 Florida A&M (8-21) W 67-51 11-9 (7-3)
01/24/11 at Delaware State (10-20) L 66-57 11-10 (7-4)
01/29/11 at Florida A&M (8-21) L 70-58 11-11 (7-5)
01/31/11 Howard (21-11) W 69-58 12-11 (8-5)
02/05/11 at Hampton (6-23) W 60-55 13-11 (9-5)
02/07/11 at Howard (21-11) L 61-51 13-12 (9-6)
02/12/11 at Norfolk State (11-19) W 75-71 14-12 (10-6)
02/14/11 Hampton (6-23) W 50-44 15-12 (11-6)
02/19/11 South Carolina State (13-18) W 74-66 16-12 (12-6)
03/09/11 vs. South Carolina State (13-18) L 86-75 16-13

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Jeffrey Fernandez PF 29 29 25.6 12.0 0.9 5.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 2.2 2.9
Leo Ward SG 29 24 24.4 10.0 0.8 1.9 1.5 1.6 0.2 2.5 1.8
Lothaire Frisque SF 29 29 29.0 9.8 1.8 4.4 1.4 2.3 0.1 2.6 2.4
Daniel Sprouse PG 29 29 25.2 9.2 0.4 1.2 3.4 1.1 0.0 1.8 2.0
David Godbey SG 29 5 17.2 8.7 0.6 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.1
Randy Sandusky C 29 29 27.4 5.6 1.7 9.2 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.8 3.4
Régis Deguermaupret PF 29 0 21.4 3.5 0.8 3.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.4 2.8
Joseph Brown SF 29 0 14.7 2.9 0.7 2.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.5
Chris Villegas PG 29 0 7.2 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.6
David Lundberg PG 29 0 6.2 1.7 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5
Brad Nguyen PG 22 0 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
Gérard Delesalle C 15 0 3.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
Devon Nestor PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cristobal Leon SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
John Eldridge PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 *** Committed Russia
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 *** Committed Australia
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 *** Committed Spain

Morgan State 2010 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 13 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 16-13 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 12-6 Record Vs 101-200: 2-2
Home Record: 8-5 Record Vs 200+: 14-11
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 274

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 65.7 National Rank: 225 Conference Rank: 3
Points Allowed: 65.5 National Rank: 66 Conference Rank: 6
Rebounds: 31.9 National Rank: 303 Conference Rank: 9
Assists: 12.9 National Rank: 257 Conference Rank: 6
Steals: 8.8 National Rank: 56 Conference Rank: 1
Blocks: 1.1 National Rank: 316 Conference Rank: 10
Turnovers: 17.2 National Rank: 146 Conference Rank: 3
Fouls: 20.4 National Rank: 282 Conference Rank: 9
FG%: .418 National Rank: 267 Conference Rank: 8
FT%: .696 National Rank: 113 Conference Rank: 3
3P%: .333 National Rank: 201 Conference Rank: 9

2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Bethune-Cookman 13 5 .722 22 9 .710
Howard 13 5 .722 21 11 .656
Morgan State 12 6 .667 16 13 .552
Maryland-East Shore 11 7 .611 16 14 .533
Coppin State 9 9 .500 13 16 .448
South Carolina State 9 9 .500 13 18 .419
North Carolina A&T 9 9 .500 11 19 .367
Norfolk State 7 11 .389 11 19 .367
Delaware State 7 11 .389 10 20 .333
Florida A&M 5 13 .278 8 21 .276
Hampton 4 14 .222 6 23 .207

2010 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Maine 16-13 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 26-8 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 28-5 (13-3)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 22-9 (13-5)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 28-5 (13-3)
Big East Connecticut 23-8 (14-2)
Big Sky Idaho State 21-10 (11-3)
Big South Radford 20-11 (12-4)
Big Ten Ohio State 25-9 (11-5)
Big West Utah State 23-10 (16-2)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 22-7 (16-2)
Conference USA Cincinnati 24-9 (12-4)
Horizon League Wright State 25-6 (15-1)
Ivy League Yale 14-14 (10-4)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 19-14 (13-5)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 14-15 (10-4)
Mid-American Conference Ball State 21-10 (14-4)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard 21-10 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Southern Illinois 26-5 (15-3)
Mountain West Conference Utah 27-8 (12-2)
Northeast Conference Long Island 22-8 (15-5)
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State 21-8 (13-3)
Pacific-10 Oregon 28-3 (15-3)
Patriot League Navy 19-12 (11-3)
Southeastern Conference Florida 23-10 (11-5)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 18-11 (11-5)
Southland Conference McNeese State 21-9 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 22-9 (16-2)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 21-10 (12-3)
West Coast Conference Santa Clara 26-7 (11-3)
Western Athletic Conference Louisiana Tech 22-9 (14-4)

2010 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Albany 18-13 (11-5)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 26-8 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina State 23-8 (10-6)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 22-9 (13-5)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 28-5 (13-3)
Big East Rutgers 20-12 (7-9)
Big Sky Idaho State 21-10 (11-3)
Big South Elon 18-13 (9-7)
Big Ten Ohio State 25-9 (11-5)
Big West Idaho 18-13 (10-8)
Colonial Athletic Association Towson 15-16 (10-8)
Conference USA Memphis 24-9 (11-5)
Horizon League Wright State 25-6 (15-1)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 19-14 (13-5)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 18-13 (9-5)
Mid-American Conference Ball State 21-10 (14-4)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard 21-10 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Southern Illinois 26-5 (15-3)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 17-16 (5-9)
Northeast Conference Wagner 21-10 (15-5)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech 15-16 (9-7)
Pacific-10 Oregon 28-3 (15-3)
Patriot League Holy Cross 22-9 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Florida 23-10 (11-5)
Southern Conference The Citadel 19-13 (9-7)
Southland Conference McNeese State 21-9 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alcorn State 22-9 (16-2)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 21-10 (12-3)
West Coast Conference San Diego 18-13 (9-5)
Western Athletic Conference Louisiana Tech 22-9 (14-4)

2010 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: C Miles Stokes Utah
Freshman of the Year: PF Chris Cooper Virginia
Coach of the Year: Jesus Cooke Oregon

All-League First Team:
C: Miles Stokes Utah
PF: Daniel Proulx Kent State
SF: Andrew Olguin Oregon
SG: George Rancourt Eastern Michigan
PG: Charles Santiago North Carolina State

All-League Second Team:
C: John Clark Arizona State
PF: Wyatt Reed Providence
SF: Lonny Moua Connecticut
SG: Terrence Castano St. Bonaventure
PG: Lamont Smith Connecticut

All-League Third Team:
C: Thanh Spraggins Duke
PF: Chris Ha Troy State
SF: Anibal Jackson Saint Joseph's
SG: Jose Lee Virginia
PG: Albert Bewley Kent State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Whitney Theiss Murray State
PF: Chris Cooper Virginia
SF: Jack Boyd Cincinnati
SG: Seth Charles Indiana
PG: Humbert Ibsweiler Texas Christian


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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SF Claude Shull Coppin State
Freshman of the Year: SG Charles Tilley Howard
Coach of the Year: Tony Marsh Bethune-Cookman

All-League First Team:
C: Monte Guerra Norfolk State
PF: Christian Session Howard
SF: Claude Shull Coppin State
SG: Everette Falls North Carolina A&T
PG: Claude Finn Bethune-Cookman

All-League Second Team:
C: David Albaugh Bethune-Cookman
PF: Jeffrey Fernandez Morgan State
SF: Anthony Mizell South Carolina State
SG: Chris Sell Howard
PG: Daniel Sprouse Morgan State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Al Canter Bethune-Cookman
PF: Carl Fetter North Carolina A&T
SF: Mark Hannigan Delaware State
SG: Charles Tilley Howard
PG: Freeman Waggoner Coppin State

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion


This year will probably go down as a success, but I just can't get over this school's ability to get upset in the conference tournament. It's now been four long years since the NCAA tournament team; we need a new wave of talent to lift this program to where we want it to be. Hopefully, this group of foreign players will usher in a new era of Morgan State basketball (a less sucky one).

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2010 Arizona 79-75 25-13
2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 28
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 7
Career Record: 118 - 120

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2010 Morgan State Head Coach 16 13 12 6 No Postseason
2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

Once again, we're tops in the conference. This time, our class is #126 nationally.


2010 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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126. Morgan State C Evgeni Yashkevich ***
193. Hampton C Joaquin Persinger **
223. North Carolina A&T C Buster Allen *
240. Bethune-Cookman PF Andrew Sussman *
243. Florida A&M SF Scott Harris **
258. Norfolk State C Charles Walston *
268. South Carolina State PF Jason Parks *
313. Coppin State
314. Delaware State
316. Howard
320. Maryland-East Shore


Coach Movement

No offers.

Assistant Movement

No movement.

Schedule


Morgan State 2011 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/11 at Lipscomb (0-0)
11/20/11 at Quinnipiac (0-0)
11/26/11 Grambling (0-0)
12/01/11 at High Point (0-0)
12/04/11 Army (0-0)
12/07/11 at East Tennessee State (0-0)
12/10/11 Norfolk State (0-0)
12/13/11 at Tennessee State (0-0)
12/19/11 Mercer (0-0)
12/26/11 South Carolina State (0-0)
12/31/11 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/02/12 at Norfolk State (0-0)
01/04/12 at Denver (0-0)
01/06/12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
01/09/12 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/14/12 Hampton (0-0)
01/16/12 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
01/21/12 Florida A&M (0-0)
01/23/12 at Coppin State (0-0)
01/30/12 at Delaware State (0-0)
02/04/12 Delaware State (0-0)
02/06/12 Howard (0-0)
02/11/12 at Florida A&M (0-0)
02/13/12 at Hampton (0-0)
02/18/12 at Howard (0-0)
02/20/12 Coppin State (0-0)
02/25/12 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/27/12 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige reaches a new high of 18. Budget is up just barely over $10,000 a week for recruiting, and team goal is the same once again.

[Munsonian]

July

I try to capitalize on the success I've had with foreigners these last few years. I'm hoping that none of the big schools will go after these guys, although some of them are very good (or at least have great numbers). We can be pretty flexible about positions this year, so we'll see how the interest works out after this evaluating month.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Derek Turner C 6' 9" 209 * High Maryland
Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 187 *** Low Australia
Stuart Peters PG 5' 9" 178 *** Low Australia
Joshua Cain SG 6' 4" 188 *** Low Canada
Cyrus Hoggard C 6' 9" 239 *** Low Canada
Grigory Alexeev C 6'11" 297 *** Low Russia
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 211 ** Low Canada
Gilbert Broquart C 6'10" 210 ** Very Low France


August

The interest isn't very high yet, but as far as I can tell, none of the big schools have poached these guys yet.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Derek Turner C 6' 9" 209 * Very High Maryland
Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 187 *** Average Australia
Stuart Peters PG 5' 9" 178 *** Average Australia
Joshua Cain SG 6' 4" 188 *** Average Canada
Cyrus Hoggard C 6' 9" 239 *** Average Canada
Grigory Alexeev C 6'11" 297 *** Average Russia
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 211 ** Average Canada
Gilbert Broquart C 6'10" 210 ** Low France

September

Now we've finally got some interest; however, I may need to explore other options. SG Cain is an absolute stud, but we've got too much competition to hold out much hope. I peek around for other options in the foreign market.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 187 *** Very High Australia
Joshua Cain SG 6' 4" 188 *** Very High Canada
Grigory Alexeev C 6'11" 297 *** Very High Russia
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 211 ** Very High Canada
Derek Turner C 6' 9" 209 * Very High Maryland
Gilbert Broquart C 6'10" 210 ** High France
Stuart Peters PG 5' 9" 178 *** Average Australia
Cyrus Hoggard C 6' 9" 239 *** Average Canada


October

Unfortunately, Cain does indeed lose interest. Jack appears to be solid, and I ditch Alexeev for Averill, who is one less star but has better numbers (I don't have enough money to scout him). I don't want two centers, so I'm in a pickle as far as that third scholarship goes. I put in an offer to 3* SG George Rogers, who has monster numbers but no interest from any other teams. If we can land all three, it'll be a huge year for us. Rogers is the #41 overall player.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 187 *** Very High Australia
Grigory Alexeev C 6'11" 297 *** Very High Russia
Gilbert Broquart C 6'10" 210 ** Very High France
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 211 ** Very High Canada
Derek Turner C 6' 9" 209 * Very High Maryland
Joshua Cain SG 6' 4" 188 *** Average Canada
Stuart Peters PG 5' 9" 178 *** None Australia
Cyrus Hoggard C 6' 9" 239 *** None Canada

November

Wow, we land all three! This gives us another spectacular recruiting class, and another all-foreign recruiting class. The bad news is, I still don't have two of them even scouted. However, their numbers are promising enough that I feel great about our recruiting class this year.


Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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George Rogers SG 6' 3" 177 *** Committed Australia
Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 187 *** Committed Australia
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 211 ** Committed Canada

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO
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George Rogers SG 6' 3" 177 16.9 4.2 4.4 1.2 1.0 2.8
Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 187 12.4 2.6 2.4 3.1 0.7 2.2
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 211 11.7 9.7 0.7 0.4 0.9 2.2

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ovl Reg Pos R.Pos AA AS MBB
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George Rogers SG 41 4 8 2 No No No
Paul Jack PG 182 11 46 2 No No No
Timothy Averill C 344 18 75 4 No No No



That's all the info I can give at the moment. I'm not sure if I can scout them after I've already signed them, but I'll give it a shot.

[Munsonian]

Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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53 Randy Sandusky C Sr 6' 9" 247 Abbeville, SC
50 Evgeni Yashkevich C Jr 6' 9" 225 Bryansk, Russia
4 Gérard Delesalle C So 7' 1" 278 Abbeville, France
40 Liam Jones C Fr 6'11" 229 Wyndham, Australia
33 Régis Deguermaupret PF Sr 6'10" 212 Grenoble, France
34 Jeffrey Fernandez PF Jr 6'11" 210 Greenville, OH
45 Devon Nestor PF Fr 6'10" 210 Washington, DC
1 Lothaire Frisque SF Jr 6' 7" 223 Wasagaming, Canada
35 Joseph Brown SF So 6' 8" 245 Tyrone, PA
12 Leo Ward SG Sr 6' 5" 205 Lanark, IL
41 Cristobal Leon SG Fr 6' 4" 192 Leon, Spain
23 Emiliano Pascual SG Fr 6' 5" 215 Gran Canaria Sur, Spain
2 Chris Villegas PG Sr 5'10" 157 Washington, DC
0 David Lundberg PG So 6' 1" 181 Glenelg, MD
52 John Eldridge PG Fr 6' 1" 173 Pylesville, MD

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 247 9 6 12 5 8 10 6 16 7 9
Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 10 9 11 4 11 11 4 17 9 12
Gérard Delesalle C 7' 1" 278 2 5 0 2 6 7 6 18 6 6
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 8 7 0 3 6 7 9 15 10 4
Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 212 6 5 0 6 6 6 10 15 10 8
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6'11" 210 16 13 2 9 3 6 7 13 9 8
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 210 14 6 7 10 6 11 7 13 10 9
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 223 11 8 9 6 2 10 13 12 12 13
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 245 10 8 9 11 12 6 10 15 10 12
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 205 5 20 11 5 7 4 15 11 18 16
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 192 7 10 13 7 8 6 13 11 15 15
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 3 8 12 3 4 5 17 7 11 12
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 157 5 10 15 11 9 9 19 7 10 20
David Lundberg PG 6' 1" 181 6 10 11 12 12 2 18 7 12 18
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 173 11 8 11 11 10 6 19 7 16 3

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Randy Sandusky C 6' 9" 247 11 8 12 7 17 19 6 16 7 9
Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 225 13 5 12 7 7 14 4 17 9 12
Gérard Delesalle C 7' 1" 278 8 8 5 11 12 5 6 18 6 6
Liam Jones C 6'11" 229 5 7 10 8 10 2 9 15 10 4
Régis Deguermaupret PF 6'10" 212 12 5 2 8 9 12 10 15 10 8
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6'11" 210 4 7 6 3 10 14 7 13 9 8
Devon Nestor PF 6'10" 210 3 5 8 8 3 11 7 13 10 9
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 223 9 7 16 8 4 12 13 12 12 13
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 245 3 12 4 5 7 14 10 15 10 12
Leo Ward SG 6' 5" 205 6 4 16 10 2 14 15 11 18 16
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 192 2 13 9 2 7 10 13 11 15 15
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 215 9 11 8 4 8 6 17 7 11 12
Chris Villegas PG 5'10" 157 5 10 5 3 5 20 19 7 10 20
David Lundberg PG 6' 1" 181 5 10 6 3 5 10 18 7 12 18
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 173 10 5 3 3 2 20 19 7 16 3

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Randy Sandusky C C D D C D C C A C C B D
Evgeni Yashkevich C C C C C D C C D B D B D
Gérard Delesalle C F D C F F C C A C C D B
Liam Jones C C C C F F D D B D C C B
Régis Deguermaupret PF D F D F D C D C C D F C
Jeffrey Fernandez PF A B C F C F D C F C D F
Devon Nestor PF B C C C C D C F F D C C
Lothaire Frisque SF C C D C C F C D C D B C
Joseph Brown SF C C C C B C C C F B D D
Leo Ward SG D A B C D D F F D D B C
Cristobal Leon SG D C B B D C D C F B C F
Emiliano Pascual SG D C B A F D C C B B C D
Chris Villegas PG D C C B C C C D D C D F
David Lundberg PG D C A C B B F D D C D D
John Eldridge PG B C C C D B D F C D F F


Centers

I'm going to work both first-year Yashkevich and senior Sandusky into the lineup. Sandusky did a great job on the glass last year, and Yashkevich looks like a very good player who can actually play some D. Jones has some promising attributes and is red-shirted.

Power Forwards

I'm putting Sandusky over both of these guys. They just can't play defense. However, I'm hoping that they can provide some firepower off the bench for us. Fernandez actually got honors after putting up 12 ppg last year, so it'll be kind of awkward with him sitting.

Small Forwards

The Canadian, Frisque, is a good all-around player and will start again for us. Brown is starting to come into his own and will see a little bit more playing time this season.

Shooting Guards

Leon is a little bit raw, so Ward will get the starting job as a senior. Just another guy who can shoot but can't play defense, so it's often frustrating when Ward plays. Oh, well--sooner or later we'll get a good player here.

Point Guards

All three will get playing time, and Lundberg will start. Villegas never really worked out for us. Eldridge looks like he could eventually be better than Lundberg, but I feel strong either way at this point.

I'm cautiously optimistic about the season; it will be surprising to me if we finish at the bottom of the conference. An NCAA bid isn't out of the question, but we seem to have holes on defense. Two foreigners are in the starting lineup, with more on the way.

**note: I did this before running training camp, so the ratings could be slightly higher.

[Munsonian]

We get off to a strong 3-0 start, which is a nice departure from our usual tendencies to be awful at the beginnings and very ends of seasons. SG Ward is averaging 17 ppg, and SF Frisque is right behind with 14 ppg. Sandusky averages 10 rpg.


Morgan State 2011 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/11 at Lipscomb (0-4) W 80-75 1-0
11/20/11 at Quinnipiac (1-3) W 68-60 2-0
11/26/11 Grambling (1-2) W 67-59 3-0

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600
Hampton 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600
Norfolk State 1 0 1.000 2 2 .500
North Carolina A&T 1 0 1.000 2 3 .400
Morgan State 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000
Florida A&M 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
Delaware State 0 0 .000 0 4 .000
Maryland-East Shore 0 1 .000 3 2 .600
Bethune-Cookman 0 1 .000 2 3 .400
Coppin State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
South Carolina State 0 1 .000 0 3 .000

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (72) 6-0 1800 1
2. Oregon 3-1 1694 9
3. Indiana 4-1 1667 2
4. Cincinnati 5-0 1573 6
5. Connecticut 3-0 1518 19
6. Pepperdine 4-1 1363 11
7. Utah 3-1 1346 3
8. Wyoming 2-0 1288 21
9. Kentucky 4-2 1206 NR
10. Stanford 4-1 1103 10
11. Virginia 3-1 1080 15
12. Rutgers 4-0 1039 NR
13. Santa Clara 4-0 899 16
14. Notre Dame 5-1 825 13
15. Mississippi 2-1 702 NR
16. Kansas 4-1 649 7
17. Tulsa 5-1 639 18
18. Xavier 4-1 591 5
19. Memphis 4-0 494 20
20. Massachusetts 3-0 347 NR
21. Wisconsin 3-0 341 NR
22. Syracuse 5-3 320 24
23. Tennessee 4-0 201 NR
24. North Carolina 4-2 197 8
25. Florida 2-1 157 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Mississippi State 4-0 78
Maryland 4-2 63
Michigan 3-0 56
Arkansas 5-0 49
Southern California 3-2 43
Texas Christian 1-0 29
Dayton 4-2 16
Marshall 3-1 13
Virginia Tech 5-0 8
Texas 1-1 4
South Alabama 4-0 2

[Munsonian]

We continue our great performances in December, climbing to (10-1, 3-0). This team is playing beautifully. SG Ward continues his hot shooting, as does Frisque. We're in contention for the NCAA tournament this year, no doubt.


Morgan State 2011 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/11 at Lipscomb (4-9) W 80-75 1-0
11/20/11 at Quinnipiac (2-10) W 68-60 2-0
11/26/11 Grambling (3-8) W 67-59 3-0
12/01/11 at High Point (2-8) W 82-62 4-0
12/04/11 Army (3-9) W 89-84 5-0
12/07/11 at East Tennessee State (6-5) L 83-68 5-1
12/10/11 Norfolk State (3-9) W 71-63 6-1 (1-0)
12/13/11 at Tennessee State (3-7) W 80-59 7-1
12/19/11 Mercer (6-4) W 84-65 8-1
12/26/11 South Carolina State (1-10) W 64-63 9-1 (2-0)
12/31/11 Maryland-East Shore (6-6) W 81-49 10-1 (3-0)

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Delaware State 4 0 1.000 7 5 .583
Morgan State 3 0 1.000 10 1 .909
Howard 4 2 .667 6 8 .429
Florida A&M 2 1 .667 6 7 .462
North Carolina A&T 2 2 .500 4 9 .308
Norfolk State 2 2 .500 3 9 .250
Bethune-Cookman 2 3 .400 7 5 .583
Hampton 2 4 .333 5 10 .333
Maryland-East Shore 1 3 .250 6 6 .500
Coppin State 1 3 .250 5 7 .417
South Carolina State 1 4 .200 1 10 .091

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Indiana (33) 11-2 1745 10
2. Seton Hall (30) 10-0 1680 8
3. Pittsburgh 9-2 1677 5
4. Arizona (9) 11-4 1587 2
5. Rutgers 10-1 1515 16
6. Auburn 9-1 1432 13
7. San Diego State 12-2 1349 18
8. Tulsa 11-3 1248 15
9. Utah 9-3 1110 4
10. Texas 8-3 1026 NR
11. Mississippi State 11-1 1021 22
12. Oregon 9-3 997 14
13. Iowa State 9-2 857 7
14. North Carolina 9-4 827 19
15. Syracuse 11-4 717 24
16. Massachusetts 10-1 702 6
17. Stanford 10-4 556 NR
18. Tennessee 11-2 556 3
19. Notre Dame 8-4 537 NR
20. St. Bonaventure 11-3 532 12
21. Memphis 11-2 398 1
22. Santa Clara 7-4 318 NR
23. Pepperdine 9-3 281 NR
24. Kentucky 8-5 229 NR
25. Virginia 8-4 184 9

Others Receiving Votes:
Oklahoma State 9-4 130
Marshall 9-3 97
Xavier 9-4 55
Cincinnati 10-4 15
North Carolina State 8-2 8
Boston College 8-3 6
Arkansas 10-2 4
Michigan State 9-5 3
Miami 10-4 1

[Munsonian]

We continue our hot ways, then hit a little bit of a snag near the end of the month. Still, we end up (16-4, 8-2), and lead the conference. Same production from the same players.


Morgan State 2011 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/11 at Lipscomb (6-13) W 80-75 1-0
11/20/11 at Quinnipiac (4-15) W 68-60 2-0
11/26/11 Grambling (3-16) W 67-59 3-0
12/01/11 at High Point (7-12) W 82-62 4-0
12/04/11 Army (6-12) W 89-84 5-0
12/07/11 at East Tennessee State (9-9) L 83-68 5-1
12/10/11 Norfolk State (8-13) W 71-63 6-1 (1-0)
12/13/11 at Tennessee State (9-9) W 80-59 7-1
12/19/11 Mercer (9-9) W 84-65 8-1
12/26/11 South Carolina State (3-17) W 64-63 9-1 (2-0)
12/31/11 Maryland-East Shore (13-7) W 81-49 10-1 (3-0)
01/02/12 at Norfolk State (8-13) W 89-81 11-1 (4-0)
01/04/12 at Denver (4-16) W 71-58 12-1
01/06/12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8-10) L 82-73 12-2
01/09/12 at Bethune-Cookman (10-10) W 80-78 13-2 (5-0)
01/14/12 Hampton (9-14) W 64-57 14-2 (6-0)
01/16/12 at North Carolina A&T (6-15) W 90-66 15-2 (7-0)
01/21/12 Florida A&M (9-12) W 79-61 16-2 (8-0)
01/23/12 at Coppin State (10-9) L 77-49 16-3 (8-1)
01/30/12 at Delaware State (9-10) L 67-65 16-4 (8-2)

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 8 2 .800 16 4 .800
Howard 7 4 .636 10 11 .476
Maryland-East Shore 6 4 .600 13 7 .650
Delaware State 6 4 .600 9 10 .474
Coppin State 6 5 .545 10 9 .526
Norfolk State 7 6 .538 8 13 .381
Hampton 6 7 .462 9 14 .391
Bethune-Cookman 5 7 .417 10 10 .500
Florida A&M 4 6 .400 9 12 .429
North Carolina A&T 4 7 .364 6 15 .286
South Carolina State 3 10 .231 3 17 .150

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Virginia (72) 15-4 1800 1
2. Indiana 18-3 1706 4
3. Utah 16-4 1669 3
4. Iowa State 16-2 1572 5
5. Stanford 16-5 1533 7
6. Pepperdine 16-3 1440 9
7. Maryland 14-5 1339 8
8. Memphis 17-3 1221 17
9. Tulsa 17-4 1186 13
10. Oklahoma 14-6 1157 23
11. Syracuse 17-5 1053 11
12. Southwest Missouri State 16-4 906 20
13. Arizona 15-8 838 15
14. Florida 14-7 739 2
15. Rutgers 16-2 730 14
16. Notre Dame 13-6 634 25
17. St. Bonaventure 16-6 578 19
18. Texas 15-4 575 6
19. Auburn 14-4 554 22
20. Seton Hall 15-3 553 12
21. Arkansas 17-4 426 NR
22. Kentucky 12-9 328 16
23. Iowa 15-5 290 NR
24. Xavier 15-6 181 10
25. North Carolina 13-7 131 24

Others Receiving Votes:
Eastern Michigan 17-2 112
Massachusetts 14-4 80
Oregon 13-7 33
Saint Joseph's 13-7 23
Cincinnati 12-8 6
Dayton 14-7 2
Illinois 13-8 2
Mississippi State 14-5 2
Wake Forest 13-6 1

[Munsonian]

Well, for all of the good things we did this year, we really sputtered into the finish. We drop down to the #3 seed and finish up (19-9, 11-7). I'm not really sure what happened, but I tweak our strategy heading into the conference tournament.


Morgan State 2011 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/11 at Lipscomb (9-19) W 80-75 1-0
11/20/11 at Quinnipiac (10-18) W 68-60 2-0
11/26/11 Grambling (3-25) W 67-59 3-0
12/01/11 at High Point (13-18) W 82-62 4-0
12/04/11 Army (11-18) W 89-84 5-0
12/07/11 at East Tennessee State (12-18) L 83-68 5-1
12/10/11 Norfolk State (10-19) W 71-63 6-1 (1-0)
12/13/11 at Tennessee State (17-12) W 80-59 7-1
12/19/11 Mercer (14-15) W 84-65 8-1
12/26/11 South Carolina State (5-24) W 64-63 9-1 (2-0)
12/31/11 Maryland-East Shore (19-9) W 81-49 10-1 (3-0)
01/02/12 at Norfolk State (10-19) W 89-81 11-1 (4-0)
01/04/12 at Denver (7-23) W 71-58 12-1
01/06/12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (14-14) L 82-73 12-2
01/09/12 at Bethune-Cookman (14-15) W 80-78 13-2 (5-0)
01/14/12 Hampton (15-14) W 64-57 14-2 (6-0)
01/16/12 at North Carolina A&T (9-20) W 90-66 15-2 (7-0)
01/21/12 Florida A&M (14-16) W 79-61 16-2 (8-0)
01/23/12 at Coppin State (15-13) L 77-49 16-3 (8-1)
01/30/12 at Delaware State (11-18) L 67-65 16-4 (8-2)
02/04/12 Delaware State (11-18) W 67-63 17-4 (9-2)
02/06/12 Howard (15-13) W 86-70 18-4 (10-2)
02/11/12 at Florida A&M (14-16) L 93-66 18-5 (10-3)
02/13/12 at Hampton (15-14) L 77-57 18-6 (10-4)
02/18/12 at Howard (15-13) L 79-71 18-7 (10-5)
02/20/12 Coppin State (15-13) L 90-62 18-8 (10-6)
02/25/12 Bethune-Cookman (14-15) W 78-68 19-8 (11-6)
02/27/12 at Maryland-East Shore (19-9) L 73-68 19-9 (11-7)

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Maryland-East Shore 12 6 .667 19 9 .679
Howard 12 6 .667 15 13 .536
Morgan State 11 7 .611 19 9 .679
Hampton 11 7 .611 15 14 .517
Coppin State 10 8 .556 15 13 .536
Florida A&M 9 9 .500 14 16 .467
Norfolk State 9 9 .500 10 19 .345
Delaware State 8 10 .444 11 18 .379
Bethune-Cookman 7 11 .389 14 15 .483
North Carolina A&T 6 12 .333 9 20 .310
South Carolina State 4 14 .222 5 24 .172

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Notre Dame (50) 23-7 1767 4
2. Virginia (15) 23-6 1723 9
3. Utah (7) 23-6 1692 2
4. Indiana 25-5 1585 3
5. Syracuse 24-7 1513 10
6. Iowa State 25-3 1438 1
7. Florida 20-9 1320 11
8. Kansas 21-9 1265 16
9. Tulsa 25-5 1179 18
10. Southern California 21-9 1100 17
11. Ohio State 20-9 1080 19
12. Pepperdine 28-5 1066 12
13. Arizona 21-10 946 6
14. Auburn 21-6 837 21
15. Stanford 21-9 763 15
16. Wake Forest 22-8 669 20
17. Cincinnati 21-9 644 7
18. Massachusetts 22-6 576 NR
19. Saint Joseph's 21-8 544 8
20. Texas 24-5 478 5
21. Memphis 22-8 389 NR
22. Kentucky 18-13 335 23
23. San Diego State 22-8 260 NR
24. Xavier 21-9 116 25
25. Georgia 19-9 84 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
New Mexico 21-9 24
Seton Hall 21-7 5
Dayton 21-9 1
South Alabama 25-5 1


We have a bye into the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

Quarterfinals: (3) Morgan State (19-9, 11-7) vs. (11) S.C. St. (5-24, 4-14)

Another terrible start! Hapless South Carolina State opens up a huge lead, and we can't stop them in the entire first half. We chip away like madmen, but we still trail 46-44 at the break. What in the world happens to this team in the conference tournament?! We play slightly better at the beginning of the second half, but it's still very tight. With four minutes left, we're up 83-77in this dogfight. Evgeni Yashkevich drains a three-pointer for his first points of the game, and our lead seems to be a little more safe. Leo Ward has a monster day and hits one more shot to put the game away. We're on to the semi-finals, but not without a lot of hair pulling. 92-77.

Semi-finals: (2) Howard (16-13, 12-6) vs. (3) Morgan State (20-9, 11-7)

We split with Howard in the regular season. I move our strategy to emphasize the outside game; I don't think they have anyone who can guard us. Then again, we give up 70 points per game, so I may be picking the wrong battle.

We do the same freaking thing we always do--come out slow, then chip away at a monstrous lead. It's another shootout, and at halftime we've actually pulled ahead, 44-42. However, right out of the break they just crush us. We have a ten-point deficit five minutes in, and it snowballs into another disappointing loss. The 85-66 drubbing makes one thing clear: we need some people who can play defense.

Maryland-East Shore beats Howard easily to win the conference.

NCAA Tournament

Final Four: Utah, Virginia, Rutgers (10 seed), Tulsa (6 seed)
Championship: Utah 84, Tulsa 67

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

C Roger Sandusky; Abbeville, SC: three-year starter; 4.7 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.0 apg

PG Chris Villegas; Washington, DC: never started; 2.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.9 apg

SG Leo Ward; Lanark, IL: starter for 2+ years; 9.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.3 apg

PF Regis Degeurmaupret; Grenoble, France: never started; 2.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.6 apg

Ultimately a very average class, but we'll certainly miss certain aspects of these guys. Sandusky did exactly what I wanted him to, and Ward was a key part of our offense this year. Villegas didn't quite work out, but that's also a credit to the young guns who came in right as he was about to start. Degeurmaupret was just a walk-on, and he could never have the ratings to make a significant contribution.

Season


Morgan State 2011 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/11 at Lipscomb (9-19) W 80-75 1-0
11/20/11 at Quinnipiac (10-18) W 68-60 2-0
11/26/11 Grambling (3-25) W 67-59 3-0
12/01/11 at High Point (13-19) W 82-62 4-0
12/04/11 Army (11-18) W 89-84 5-0
12/07/11 at East Tennessee State (12-18) L 83-68 5-1
12/10/11 Norfolk State (10-19) W 71-63 6-1 (1-0)
12/13/11 at Tennessee State (17-12) W 80-59 7-1
12/19/11 Mercer (14-15) W 84-65 8-1
12/26/11 South Carolina State (5-25) W 64-63 9-1 (2-0)
12/31/11 Maryland-East Shore (22-10) W 81-49 10-1 (3-0)
01/02/12 at Norfolk State (10-19) W 89-81 11-1 (4-0)
01/04/12 at Denver (7-23) W 71-58 12-1
01/06/12 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (16-15) L 82-73 12-2
01/09/12 at Bethune-Cookman (14-16) W 80-78 13-2 (5-0)
01/14/12 Hampton (16-15) W 64-57 14-2 (6-0)
01/16/12 at North Carolina A&T (9-21) W 90-66 15-2 (7-0)
01/21/12 Florida A&M (14-16) W 79-61 16-2 (8-0)
01/23/12 at Coppin State (15-14) L 77-49 16-3 (8-1)
01/30/12 at Delaware State (11-18) L 67-65 16-4 (8-2)
02/04/12 Delaware State (11-18) W 67-63 17-4 (9-2)
02/06/12 Howard (17-14) W 86-70 18-4 (10-2)
02/11/12 at Florida A&M (14-16) L 93-66 18-5 (10-3)
02/13/12 at Hampton (16-15) L 77-57 18-6 (10-4)
02/18/12 at Howard (17-14) L 79-71 18-7 (10-5)
02/20/12 Coppin State (15-14) L 90-62 18-8 (10-6)
02/25/12 Bethune-Cookman (14-16) W 78-68 19-8 (11-6)
02/27/12 at Maryland-East Shore (22-10) L 73-68 19-9 (11-7)
03/07/12 vs. South Carolina State (5-25) W 92-77 20-9
03/09/12 vs. Howard (17-14) L 85-66 20-10

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Maryland-East Shore 12 6 .667 22 10 .688
Howard 12 6 .667 17 14 .548
Morgan State 11 7 .611 20 10 .667
Hampton 11 7 .611 16 15 .516
Coppin State 10 8 .556 15 14 .517
Florida A&M 9 9 .500 14 16 .467
Norfolk State 9 9 .500 10 19 .345
Delaware State 8 10 .444 11 18 .379
Bethune-Cookman 7 11 .389 14 16 .467
North Carolina A&T 6 12 .333 9 21 .300
South Carolina State 4 14 .222 5 25 .167

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Leo Ward SG 30 30 25.2 14.5 0.6 2.5 1.7 2.1 0.2 3.3 2.3
Lothaire Frisque SF 30 30 29.7 14.4 2.2 4.9 1.8 2.3 0.1 2.8 2.4
David Lundberg PG 30 30 28.4 8.5 0.3 2.1 4.6 1.2 0.1 1.6 2.5
Evgeni Yashkevich C 30 30 27.2 8.3 2.0 5.9 1.8 0.8 0.1 2.5 3.2
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 30 0 16.8 7.1 0.5 3.3 0.7 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.9
John Eldridge PG 30 0 15.4 6.7 0.4 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.6
Randy Sandusky C 30 30 26.5 5.3 1.5 10.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 3.1 2.8
Cristobal Leon SG 30 0 10.5 3.8 0.4 1.7 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.8
Chris Villegas PG 30 0 6.5 2.5 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.5
Joseph Brown SF 30 0 4.2 1.5 0.4 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5
Régis Deguermaupret PF 30 0 9.5 1.1 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.2
Devon Nestor PF 3 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gérard Delesalle C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Liam Jones C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Emiliano Pascual SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Morgan State 2011 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 18 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 20-10 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 11-7 Record Vs 101-200: 3-3
Home Record: 11-1 Record Vs 200+: 17-7
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 161

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 73.6 National Rank: 74 Conference Rank: 1
Points Allowed: 70.8 National Rank: 214 Conference Rank: 10
Rebounds: 35.1 National Rank: 185 Conference Rank: 4
Assists: 15.7 National Rank: 82 Conference Rank: 1
Steals: 9.5 National Rank: 37 Conference Rank: 1
Blocks: 1.0 National Rank: 323 Conference Rank: 10
Turnovers: 17.6 National Rank: 144 Conference Rank: 4
Fouls: 19.7 National Rank: 202 Conference Rank: 8
FG%: .436 National Rank: 131 Conference Rank: 5
FT%: .685 National Rank: 142 Conference Rank: 6
3P%: .346 National Rank: 146 Conference Rank: 6

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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George Rogers SG 6' 3" 177 *** Committed Australia
Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 187 *** Committed Australia
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 211 ** Committed Canada

2011 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Maine 19-12 (11-5)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 21-9 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 27-6 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Troy State 20-11 (13-5)
Big 12 Iowa State 29-3 (15-1)
Big East Syracuse 27-7 (13-3)
Big Sky Portland State 22-9 (9-5)
Big South Charleston Southern 16-13 (11-5)
Big Ten Iowa 24-8 (14-2)
Big West Pacific 18-12 (12-6)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 22-9 (17-1)
Conference USA South Florida 19-10 (12-4)
Horizon League Wright State 25-6 (13-3)
Ivy League Dartmouth 17-11 (12-2)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 22-11 (14-4)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 22-9 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan 27-4 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Maryland-East Shore 22-9 (12-6)
Missouri Valley Conference Southwest Missouri State 25-7 (15-3)
Mountain West Conference Utah 26-6 (11-3)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-NY 18-11 (15-5)
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois 21-10 (12-4)
Pacific-10 Southern California 22-10 (16-2)
Patriot League Navy 13-16 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Florida 23-10 (12-4)
Southern Conference VMI 24-7 (14-2)
Southland Conference Northwestern State 19-10 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 20-10 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 26-5 (13-2)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 28-5 (13-1)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 25-6 (15-3)

2011 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Boston University 17-14 (10-6)
Atlantic 10 St. Bonaventure 23-11 (8-8)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 27-6 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 18-13 (12-6)
Big 12 Iowa State 29-3 (15-1)
Big East Syracuse 27-7 (13-3)
Big Sky Portland State 22-9 (9-5)
Big South High Point 13-18 (8-8)
Big Ten Illinois 22-12 (10-6)
Big West UC Santa Barbara 15-16 (9-9)
Colonial Athletic Association James Madison 21-10 (11-7)
Conference USA Marquette 19-13 (8-8)
Horizon League Wright State 25-6 (13-3)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 22-11 (14-4)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 22-9 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan 27-4 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Maryland-East Shore 22-9 (12-6)
Missouri Valley Conference Southwest Missouri State 25-7 (15-3)
Mountain West Conference Utah 26-6 (11-3)
Northeast Conference Wagner 18-14 (11-9)
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois 21-10 (12-4)
Pacific-10 Arizona 24-10 (11-7)
Patriot League Holy Cross 20-11 (9-5)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 22-13 (10-6)
Southern Conference VMI 24-7 (14-2)
Southland Conference Lamar 18-12 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama A&M 16-15 (10-8)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 26-5 (13-2)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 28-5 (13-1)
Western Athletic Conference San Jose State 17-14 (9-9)

2011 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: C Andrew Piercy Fairfield
Freshman of the Year: SG Junior Hageman Florida
Coach of the Year: Maximo Munsey Massachusetts

All-League First Team:
C: Andrew Piercy Fairfield
PF: Chris Cooper Virginia
SF: Scottie Honaker Iowa State
SG: Ivo Brandl Mississippi State
PG: James Ellis Syracuse

All-League Second Team:
C: Ahmad Huck Louisville
PF: Joseph Bogart Illinois
SF: Henry Cookson Indiana
SG: George Rancourt Eastern Michigan
PG: Jason Shirk Kansas

All-League Third Team:
C: Deon Bell Memphis
PF: Gerald Dews Arizona
SF: Daniel Butler Utah State
SG: Gerard Scott Western Kentucky
PG: Randall Gross Oklahoma State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Johnathon Lloyd Arizona State
PF: William Eby St. Bonaventure
SF: Brett Wong North Carolina
SG: Junior Hageman Florida
PG: Vincent Bilbrey Saint Joseph's

2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SG Clint Gastelum Norfolk State
Freshman of the Year: PG Joshua Newland Bethune-Cookman
Coach of the Year: Brian Hathaway Morgan State

All-League First Team:
C: Waldo Burris South Carolina State
PF: Christian Session Howard
SF: Lothaire Frisque Morgan State
SG: Clint Gastelum Norfolk State
PG: David Lundberg Morgan State

All-League Second Team:
C: David Albaugh Bethune-Cookman
PF: Jay Noel Florida A&M
SF: Jonah Smith Coppin State
SG: Brett Ibanez Hampton
PG: Marvin Becerra Florida A&M

All-Freshman Team:
C: Joaquin Persinger Hampton
PF: Justin Taylor South Carolina State
SF: Rod Williams Hampton
SG: Cristobal Leon Morgan State
PG: Joshua Newland Bethune-Cookman

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion

All in all, a very nice season, although it ended on a sour note. A second Coach of the Year honor for myself, and a great recruiting class on the way. We lose Ward's production next year, but I really feel like another winning season could be in the works. These top-ranked recruiting classes are finally going to be turning into upperclassmen, so it's time to start getting the job done on the court and in the conference tournament.

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2011 Utah 84-67 32-6
2010 Arizona 79-75 25-13
2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 29
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 7
Career Record: 138 - 130

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2011 Morgan State Head Coach 20 10 11 7 No Postseason
2010 Morgan State Head Coach 16 13 12 6 No Postseason
2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2011 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

A landmark year for us; we're #30 in the nation and easily #1 in the conference. I'm very surprised, but upon looking at our new shooting guard's ratings I believe it.


2011 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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1. Utah C Larry Knighten *****
2. Syracuse SF Quintin Strader ****
3. Indiana SF Pedro Worsley *****
4. Arizona PF Virgil Sherman ****
5. St. John's PG Abel Cutright ***
6. Texas PG Morris Morales ****
7. Florida SG Eric Gay ****
8. Duke PG Henry Norman ****
9. Missouri PF Dewey Bresnahan ***
10. Notre Dame PF Kenneth Burns ****
11. New Mexico SG Gerald Hicks ****
12. Auburn C William Dressler ***
13. Dayton SG Adolph Riccio ***
14. Kansas PG Chris Raper ****
15. Kentucky SF James Guillot ****
16. Louisville PF Jarod Chitwood ***
17. Georgia Tech PG Loren Hames ***
18. Pittsburgh SG David Stacy ***
19. Massachusetts PF Larry Carlyle ***
20. Cincinnati PF Jayson Cotto ****
21. Iowa C Antony Bussell ***
22. Oregon PF Gustavo Redondo ****
23. Iowa State SG Kim Yepez ****
24. Arizona State SG Brian Townsend ***
25. Virginia PG David Bookout ****
26. Maryland PG Brian Haws ****
27. Vanderbilt SG Gary Ray ***
28. Gonzaga C Ronald Quesenberry ***
29. Stanford PF Kieth Prater ****
30. Morgan State SG George Rogers ***

2011 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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30. Morgan State SG George Rogers ***
203. South Carolina State PG Dewitt Pastore **
228. Coppin State C Ralph Thrift **
234. North Carolina A&T SG Charles Crumpler *
255. Howard C Greg Kessler **
280. Norfolk State SF Ronald Strand *
289. Bethune-Cookman C Calvin Gonzalez *
297. Maryland-East Shore C Anton Yockey *
308. Delaware State PG Mel Hanke *
315. Florida A&M
316. Hampton

We just plain throttled our conference in recruiting this year.

Head Coach Movement

Still no offers :(

Assistant Movement

No movement here either.

Schedule


Morgan State 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at Grambling (0-0)
11/23/12 at Southern (0-0)
11/27/12 at Quinnipiac (0-0)
12/01/12 Liberty (0-0)
12/05/12 at Birmingham Southern (0-0)
12/08/12 at Howard (0-0)
12/10/12 Delaware State (0-0)
12/15/12 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/20/12 at Sacred Heart (0-0)
12/24/12 Buffalo (0-0)
12/28/12 at Denver (0-0)
12/31/12 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/05/13 South Carolina State (0-0)
01/07/13 Hampton (0-0)
01/12/13 Howard (0-0)
01/14/13 Coppin State (0-0)
01/19/13 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/23/13 Texas Southern (0-0)
01/28/13 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/03/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (0-0)
02/09/13 at Coppin State (0-0)
02/11/13 at Norfolk State (0-0)
02/16/13 at Delaware State (0-0)
02/23/13 at Florida A&M (0-0)
02/25/13 Florida A&M (0-0)
03/02/13 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
03/04/13 at Hampton (0-0)
03/09/13 at South Carolina State (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige rises slightly to an unprecedented rating of 20. Our facilities are the same and start to lag behind the rest of the conference. Our budget is up to $11,000 per week for recruiting. However, it comes with a price: our new goal is to "Compete for the conference championship". I'll take that to mean that a top three-or-four finish is expected.

[Munsonian]

We're going to need to fill spots at SF and PF (at least one of each) and a third player either at C or one of the two forward positions. I'm going to try to be even more ambitious this year with the foreigners; if nobody goes after the top dogs, I might take a stab at even a 4* player. We also have increased interest in 3* prospects at home, so I could try to pick up one of those bad boys.

July

I'm offering scholarships to three foreign players sight unseen; this is the only way to get their attention. C Vollack, SF Soto, and PF Preuss all get offers; Preuss is a major stretch, but I feel like the teams on his list could very well ignore him.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Brian Frawley PF 6' 8" 224 *** High Delaware
David Foreman PF 6' 8" 241 *** High Pennsylvania
Marty March C 6' 9" 219 *** High Pennsylvania
Jarred Jones C 6' 9" 251 *** High Pennsylvania
Victor Obryan PF 6' 8" 210 ** High Delaware
Chris Jones SF 6' 9" 255 * High Virginia
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 *** Low Spain
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 **** Very Low Germany
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 *** Very Low Canada
Venceslás Marquez C 6'10" 210 *** Very Low Spain

August

It's hard to say whether or not it worked for us. They're showing some interest, and I think that if I go out and visit them they should put us up higher. None of them appear to have garnered attention from other schools.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Chris Jones SF 6' 9" 255 * Very High Virginia
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 *** High Spain
Brian Frawley PF 6' 8" 224 *** High Delaware
Victor Obryan PF 6' 8" 210 ** High Delaware
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 *** Average Canada
David Foreman PF 6' 8" 241 *** Average Pennsylvania
Marty March C 6' 9" 219 *** Average Pennsylvania
Jarred Jones C 6' 9" 251 *** Average Pennsylvania
Venceslás Marquez C 6'10" 210 *** Low Spain
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 **** Very Low Germany

September

Well, it works like a charm for the moment; all three put us at the top of their list. However, we don't have a backup plan, so now I see why recruiting foreigners can be so risky.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 **** Very High Germany
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 *** Very High Canada
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 *** Very High Spain
Chris Jones SF 6' 9" 255 * Very High Virginia
Brian Frawley PF 6' 8" 224 *** High Delaware
Marty March C 6' 9" 219 *** Average Pennsylvania
Victor Obryan PF 6' 8" 210 ** Average Delaware
David Foreman PF 6' 8" 241 *** Very Low Pennsylvania
Jarred Jones C 6' 9" 251 *** Very Low Pennsylvania
Venceslás Marquez C 6'10" 210 *** Very Low Spain

October

Same as last month. I can afford to send an assistant to visit three foreigners, or two head coach visits. For now I'm trying to spread around the attention to maintain interest.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 **** Very High Germany
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 *** Very High Canada
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 *** Very High Spain
Chris Jones SF 6' 9" 255 * Very High Virginia
Brian Frawley PF 6' 8" 224 *** Average Delaware
Marty March C 6' 9" 219 *** Average Pennsylvania
Victor Obryan PF 6' 8" 210 ** Average Delaware
David Foreman PF 6' 8" 241 *** Very Low Pennsylvania
Jarred Jones C 6' 9" 251 *** Very Low Pennsylvania
Venceslás Marquez C 6'10" 210 *** Very Low Spain

November

One down, two to go--Vollack commits to Morgan State. No other school is showing interest in the other two, either; we're it good shape, but it's not over yet.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 **** Very High Germany
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 *** Committed Canada
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 *** Very High Spain
Chris Jones SF 6' 9" 255 * Very High Virginia
Brian Frawley PF 6' 8" 224 *** Average Delaware
David Foreman PF 6' 8" 241 *** Average Pennsylvania
Marty March C 6' 9" 219 *** None Pennsylvania
Victor Obryan PF 6' 8" 210 ** Average Delaware
Jarred Jones C 6' 9" 251 *** None Pennsylvania
Venceslás Marquez C 6'10" 210 *** Very Low Spain


I run training camps.

[Munsonian]

Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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50 Evgeni Yashkevich C Sr 6' 9" 230 Bryansk, Russia
34 Jeffrey Fernandez PF Sr 6'11" 218 Greenville, OH
1 Lothaire Frisque SF Sr 6' 7" 231 Wasagaming, Canada
52 John Eldridge PG So 6' 1" 175 Pylesville, MD
0 David Lundberg PG Jr 6' 1" 182 Glenelg, MD
40 Liam Jones C Fr 7' 0" 240 Wyndham, Australia
45 Devon Nestor PF So 6'11" 214 Washington, DC
35 Joseph Brown SF Jr 6' 8" 247 Tyrone, PA
41 Cristobal Leon SG So 6' 4" 194 Leon, Spain
23 Emiliano Pascual SG Fr 6' 5" 225 Gran Canaria Sur, Spain
4 Gérard Delesalle C Jr 7' 1" 297 Abbeville, France
25 William Francis PF Fr 6'10" 230 Hinckley, IL
24 Timothy Averill C Fr 6' 8" 212 Port Essington, Canada
54 George Rogers SG Fr 6' 3" 180 Adelaide, Australia
13 Paul Jack PG Fr 6' 0" 189 Rockhampton, Australia

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 230 12 9 11 5 12 12 5 19 10 15
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6'11" 218 19 14 3 10 3 7 8 13 9 15
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 231 12 9 10 7 2 11 14 13 12 17
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 175 12 10 13 11 11 6 20 8 17 10
David Lundberg PG 6' 1" 182 6 12 11 15 15 2 18 7 12 20
Liam Jones C 7' 0" 240 10 8 0 3 6 8 9 17 11 9
Devon Nestor PF 6'11" 214 17 6 8 11 7 12 8 14 10 15
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 247 12 8 9 13 13 7 10 16 11 15
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 194 8 11 16 8 9 7 14 12 16 19
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 225 4 9 14 3 5 6 18 9 11 15
Gérard Delesalle C 7' 1" 297 3 6 0 2 7 9 7 20 7 11
William Francis PF 6'10" 230 7 3 0 6 7 5 10 13 12 3
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 212 12 5 8 8 4 10 5 15 7 8
George Rogers SG 6' 3" 180 5 14 12 11 11 6 17 8 13 13
Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 189 5 10 15 11 7 2 16 11 10 15

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Evgeni Yashkevich C 6' 9" 230 17 5 13 8 8 16 5 19 10 15
Jeffrey Fernandez PF 6'11" 218 4 7 6 4 11 18 8 13 9 15
Lothaire Frisque SF 6' 7" 231 10 8 18 8 5 15 14 13 12 17
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 175 11 6 3 3 2 20 20 8 17 10
David Lundberg PG 6' 1" 182 5 12 7 3 5 14 18 7 12 20
Liam Jones C 7' 0" 240 6 8 11 10 13 5 9 17 11 9
Devon Nestor PF 6'11" 214 3 5 8 9 4 15 8 14 10 15
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 247 3 14 5 6 8 17 10 16 11 15
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 4" 194 2 15 11 3 8 12 14 12 16 19
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 225 10 13 10 4 8 9 18 9 11 15
Gérard Delesalle C 7' 1" 297 9 8 5 14 15 8 7 20 7 11
William Francis PF 6'10" 230 7 5 8 11 7 17 10 13 12 3
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 212 7 15 2 6 11 4 5 15 7 8
George Rogers SG 6' 3" 180 4 7 6 8 5 9 17 8 13 13
Paul Jack PG 6' 0" 189 8 8 13 5 4 15 16 11 10 15

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Evgeni Yashkevich C C C C C D C C D B D B D
Jeffrey Fernandez PF A B C F C F D C F C D F
Lothaire Frisque SF C C D C C F C D C D B C
John Eldridge PG B C C C D B D F C D F F
David Lundberg PG D C A C B B F D D C D D
Liam Jones C C C C F F D D B D C C B
Devon Nestor PF B C C C C D C F F D C C
Joseph Brown SF C C C C B C C C F B D D
Cristobal Leon SG D C B B D C D C F B C F
Emiliano Pascual SG D C B A F D C C B B C D
Gérard Delesalle C F D C F F C C A C C D B
William Francis PF D F F F D C D C D D C C
Timothy Averill C B D D C C D C B C A F D
George Rogers SG D A A B B B D D F C D C
Paul Jack PG D C C A C C F D B C B D

Centers

Yashkevich is a very solid player for us, especially on the defensive end. He'll also score his share of points on the offensive end. Jones and Averill still need a lot of time to develop; Averill is given a redshirt.

Power Forwards

Fernandez is a scoring machine inside, but his defense is very suspect. Nestor is the exact same way; I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Small Forwards

Frisque will finish out his surprisingly solid career as a start for the third year in a row. Brown is coming along nicely in a lot of areas and could be a good player for us next year.

Shooting Guards

I hate to do it since they all look very promising, but I'm putting Eldridge at this position. However, that could easily change; Leon and Pascual look like the real deal.

Point Guards

I had higher hopes for Jack than what he's shown so far, but I give him a redshirt. Lundberg and Eldridge will both start; I feel good about their leadership and ability.

Our roster looks pretty good this year to me. Most of our best players are too young to contribute much, but this year should still bring home a winning record, unless something goes terribly wrong.

[Munsonian]

We get our feet wet in November and come out with an acceptable 2-1 record. There are some very good signs; notably, PF Fernandez is over twenty points per game.


Morgan State 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at Grambling (1-4) W 70-63 1-0
11/23/12 at Southern (1-1) L 82-71 1-1
11/27/12 at Quinnipiac (0-4) W 87-62 2-1

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Hampton 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Howard 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Morgan State 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Florida A&M 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
Delaware State 0 0 .000 1 1 .500
Bethune-Cookman 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
Maryland-East Shore 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
South Carolina State 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
North Carolina A&T 0 0 .000 0 2 .000
Norfolk State 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
Coppin State 0 0 .000 0 3 .000

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (41) 3-0 1759 1
2. Kentucky (31) 5-0 1759 3
3. Cincinnati 4-1 1625 4
4. Virginia 5-0 1588 2
5. Florida 3-2 1546 10
6. Saint Joseph's 4-0 1424 14
7. Stanford 3-1 1356 15
8. Maryland 3-0 1307 19
9. Connecticut 2-1 1190 16
10. Oklahoma State 5-0 1058 12
11. Tennessee 2-1 1045 17
12. Arizona State 2-2 964 6
13. Southern California 5-2 964 13
14. Pittsburgh 2-0 857 NR
15. Temple 3-1 669 23
16. Iowa State 4-0 572 20
17. New Mexico 4-2 567 NR
18. St. John's 2-1 564 NR
19. Xavier 5-0 521 11
20. Rutgers 3-0 330 22
21. Notre Dame 2-1 305 9
22. Wake Forest 3-0 286 NR
23. Georgia Tech 2-0 244 NR
24. Michigan State 4-1 227 25
25. Bradley 3-1 180 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Georgia 4-1 100
DePaul 1-1 80
Oregon 2-1 58
Kansas State 2-0 57
Texas 2-2 50
Hawaii 3-0 46
Purdue 2-1 42
Illinois 4-1 18
North Carolina 2-0 16
Fresno State 2-1 11
Marist 2-0 7
San Francisco 2-0 5
UNC Wilmington 1-0 3

[Munsonian]

We get another commitment; SF Soto is on board for next year. This just leaves SG Preuss, who would be a great steal for this program.


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 **** Very High Germany
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 *** Committed Canada
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 *** Committed Spain
Chris Jones SF 6' 9" 255 * Very High Virginia
Brian Frawley PF 6' 8" 224 *** None Delaware
David Foreman PF 6' 8" 241 *** None Pennsylvania
Marty March C 6' 9" 219 *** None Pennsylvania
Victor Obryan PF 6' 8" 210 ** None Delaware
Jarred Jones C 6' 9" 251 *** None Pennsylvania
Venceslás Marquez C 6'10" 210 *** None Spain


On the court, we're still doing a pretty good job. We finish the month at (9-3, 2-2), including a nice win over Maryland-East Shore. We're still giving up way too many points, but our offense is generally out-pacing the opponent.


Morgan State 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at Grambling (2-9) W 70-63 1-0
11/23/12 at Southern (5-4) L 82-71 1-1
11/27/12 at Quinnipiac (2-7) W 87-62 2-1
12/01/12 Liberty (2-8) W 84-62 3-1
12/05/12 at Birmingham Southern (2-6) W 82-77 4-1
12/08/12 at Howard (3-6) L 87-83 4-2 (0-1)
12/10/12 Delaware State (2-10) W 83-57 5-2 (1-1)
12/15/12 Bethune-Cookman (5-7) L 85-78 5-3 (1-2)
12/20/12 at Sacred Heart (5-6) W 110-100 6-3
12/24/12 Buffalo (4-7) W 68-58 7-3
12/28/12 at Denver (4-7) W 75-72 8-3
12/31/12 at Maryland-East Shore (8-5) W 95-83 9-3 (2-2)

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Maryland-East Shore 4 1 .800 8 5 .615
Coppin State 2 1 .667 5 6 .455
Howard 2 1 .667 3 6 .333
Norfolk State 2 1 .667 4 7 .364
North Carolina A&T 2 1 .667 4 8 .333
Morgan State 2 2 .500 9 3 .750
Bethune-Cookman 2 3 .400 5 7 .417
Florida A&M 2 3 .400 6 8 .429
South Carolina State 2 3 .400 3 8 .273
Delaware State 1 2 .333 2 10 .167
Hampton 1 4 .200 3 8 .273

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (72) 12-0 1800 1
2. Virginia 12-0 1728 2
3. Illinois 11-1 1580 4
4. North Carolina 7-0 1574 5
5. Kentucky 11-2 1529 6
6. Colorado 7-0 1421 8
7. Xavier 9-2 1348 7
8. Indiana 10-2 1287 11
9. Iowa State 11-2 1194 12
10. Vanderbilt 9-0 1039 20
11. UCLA 10-2 1025 16
12. Boston College 8-1 1011 15
13. Rutgers 11-1 996 23
14. Villanova 11-0 898 18
15. Saint Joseph's 9-2 875 22
16. Southern California 10-2 707 19
17. Texas 7-2 575 NR
18. Notre Dame 9-3 510 17
19. Wake Forest 10-1 505 10
20. Temple 10-2 440 NR
21. Oklahoma 9-3 404 NR
22. Cincinnati 8-4 309 13
23. New Mexico 11-5 177 NR
24. Hawaii 9-2 154 NR
25. Georgia 8-3 137 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Tulsa 8-2 71
Pittsburgh 12-2 43
Tennessee 7-2 43
Stanford 7-3 13
Utah 10-4 4
Manhattan 9-2 3

[Munsonian]

Preuss commits! That rounds out another exceptional recruiting class. All of these guys look like studs, but we'll see if their ratings change next year when training camp rolls around.

We get off to a hot start in January, but then we cool off and end up at a still respectable (14-5, 7-3) mark, good for third in the conference. Our offense is still great, and our defense is actually getting a little bit better.


Morgan State 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at Grambling (6-12) W 70-63 1-0
11/23/12 at Southern (9-8) L 82-71 1-1
11/27/12 at Quinnipiac (4-13) W 87-62 2-1
12/01/12 Liberty (3-16) W 84-62 3-1
12/05/12 at Birmingham Southern (7-10) W 82-77 4-1
12/08/12 at Howard (8-9) L 87-83 4-2 (0-1)
12/10/12 Delaware State (7-13) W 83-57 5-2 (1-1)
12/15/12 Bethune-Cookman (6-12) L 85-78 5-3 (1-2)
12/20/12 at Sacred Heart (11-9) W 110-100 6-3
12/24/12 Buffalo (5-14) W 68-58 7-3
12/28/12 at Denver (6-14) W 75-72 8-3
12/31/12 at Maryland-East Shore (14-7) W 95-83 9-3 (2-2)
01/05/13 South Carolina State (5-12) W 75-66 10-3 (3-2)
01/07/13 Hampton (5-11) W 73-43 11-3 (4-2)
01/12/13 Howard (8-9) W 69-55 12-3 (5-2)
01/14/13 Coppin State (7-12) W 81-59 13-3 (6-2)
01/19/13 Maryland-East Shore (14-7) L 80-77 13-4 (6-3)
01/23/13 Texas Southern (5-11) L 74-67 13-5
01/28/13 at Bethune-Cookman (6-12) W 84-70 14-5 (7-3)

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Maryland-East Shore 9 3 .750 14 7 .667
Howard 6 2 .750 8 9 .471
Morgan State 7 3 .700 14 5 .737
Delaware State 6 4 .600 7 13 .350
North Carolina A&T 5 4 .556 7 11 .389
Norfolk State 5 5 .500 7 11 .389
South Carolina State 4 6 .400 5 12 .294
Coppin State 4 7 .364 7 12 .368
Florida A&M 3 7 .300 7 12 .368
Bethune-Cookman 3 7 .300 6 12 .333
Hampton 2 6 .250 5 11 .313

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Virginia (72) 20-0 1800 1
2. Arizona 20-1 1692 2
3. Kentucky 18-2 1692 3
4. Saint Joseph's 17-3 1551 7
5. Syracuse 15-5 1458 10
6. Indiana 16-4 1457 6
7. Xavier 16-4 1437 8
8. UCLA 17-3 1290 9
9. Iowa State 17-3 1184 11
10. Cincinnati 14-5 1152 4
11. Illinois 17-3 1127 12
12. Tulsa 16-3 937 18
13. Utah 14-6 889 NR
14. Texas 13-3 877 15
15. Memphis 13-6 806 20
16. Boston College 14-2 800 5
17. Wake Forest 15-3 538 24
18. Rutgers 14-4 531 22
19. Oklahoma State 14-7 513 NR
20. New Mexico 13-8 326 14
21. Southern California 16-4 303 19
22. Hawaii 16-4 299 NR
23. Mississippi State 12-4 257 23
24. Notre Dame 14-6 206 21
25. Southern Mississippi 15-3 71 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona State 13-8 65
Georgia 12-6 41
Stanford 11-8 39
St. Bonaventure 14-7 38
Oklahoma 12-8 15
Maryland 11-7 4
Pittsburgh 15-5 4
Oregon 11-8 1

[Munsonian]

We do a nice job finishing out the season and end up at (20-7, 12-5). We're the #2 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Our RPI isn't even close to being good enough for an at-large bid, so it's all or nothing this year. Our offense is a force to be reckoned with.


Morgan State 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at Grambling (7-21) W 70-63 1-0
11/23/12 at Southern (16-12) L 82-71 1-1
11/27/12 at Quinnipiac (6-22) W 87-62 2-1
12/01/12 Liberty (5-23) W 84-62 3-1
12/05/12 at Birmingham Southern (9-20) W 82-77 4-1
12/08/12 at Howard (17-11) L 87-83 4-2 (0-1)
12/10/12 Delaware State (10-19) W 83-57 5-2 (1-1)
12/15/12 Bethune-Cookman (11-18) L 85-78 5-3 (1-2)
12/20/12 at Sacred Heart (17-14) W 110-100 6-3
12/24/12 Buffalo (7-22) W 68-58 7-3
12/28/12 at Denver (11-18) W 75-72 8-3
12/31/12 at Maryland-East Shore (17-11) W 95-83 9-3 (2-2)
01/05/13 South Carolina State (6-23) W 75-66 10-3 (3-2)
01/07/13 Hampton (13-15) W 73-43 11-3 (4-2)
01/12/13 Howard (17-11) W 69-55 12-3 (5-2)
01/14/13 Coppin State (11-18) W 81-59 13-3 (6-2)
01/19/13 Maryland-East Shore (17-11) L 80-77 13-4 (6-3)
01/23/13 Texas Southern (9-19) L 74-67 13-5
01/28/13 at Bethune-Cookman (11-18) W 84-70 14-5 (7-3)
02/03/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9-20) W 81-66 15-5
02/09/13 at Coppin State (11-18) L 68-58 15-6 (7-4)
02/11/13 at Norfolk State (10-19) W 86-62 16-6 (8-4)
02/16/13 at Delaware State (10-19) W 73-43 17-6 (9-4)
02/23/13 at Florida A&M (13-16) W 78-71 18-6 (10-4)
02/25/13 Florida A&M (13-16) L 87-65 18-7 (10-5)
03/02/13 North Carolina A&T (11-17) W 88-78 19-7 (11-5)
03/04/13 at Hampton (13-15) W 65-56 20-7 (12-5)
03/09/13 at South Carolina State (6-23) W 91-67 21-7 (13-5)

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 14 4 .778 17 11 .607
Morgan State 13 5 .722 21 7 .750
Maryland-East Shore 12 6 .667 17 11 .607
North Carolina A&T 9 9 .500 11 17 .393
Hampton 8 10 .444 13 15 .464
Florida A&M 8 10 .444 13 16 .448
Delaware State 8 10 .444 10 19 .345
Norfolk State 8 10 .444 10 19 .345
Bethune-Cookman 7 11 .389 11 18 .379
Coppin State 7 11 .389 11 18 .379
South Carolina State 5 13 .278 6 23 .207

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (69) 26-2 1795 1
2. Virginia (2) 26-3 1726 2
3. Iowa State (1) 25-3 1657 3
4. Kentucky 25-4 1588 5
5. Illinois 24-4 1488 7
6. Texas 21-5 1466 9
7. Indiana 21-9 1342 11
8. Cincinnati 22-6 1246 4
9. Boston College 22-4 1195 14
10. Seton Hall 22-4 1192 10
11. Stanford 20-9 1092 13
12. UCLA 22-6 939 18
13. Xavier 24-5 930 6
14. Connecticut 17-11 900 16
15. Syracuse 18-10 833 19
16. Florida 17-10 695 20
17. Saint Joseph's 23-5 695 8
18. Utah 20-8 474 23
19. Tulsa 23-5 422 12
20. Wake Forest 22-6 395 21
21. Arkansas 18-9 382 25
22. North Carolina 17-8 316 24
23. Pittsburgh 21-7 252 NR
24. Dayton 20-8 193 NR
25. Maryland 19-9 141 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Memphis 20-9 19
Hawaii 22-6 17
Arizona State 18-10 3
Oklahoma State 20-11 3
Rutgers 21-7 3
New Mexico 18-11 1

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

Quarterfinals: (2) Morgan State (21-7, 13-5) vs. (10) Coppin State (11-18, 7-11)

Coppin State is deceptively good for a ten seed. The first half is very tight; neither team opens up a lead. We get a little momentum right before halftime and lead 40-34 after twenty minutes. We have a strong start to the second half and put the game out of reach. Frisque and Fernandez are both in the twenties as we romp Coppin State, 80-58. On to the semis!

Semifinals: (2) Morgan State (22-7, 13-5) vs. (6) Florida A&M (14-16, 8-10)

The pesky Florida A&M stunned Maryland-East Shore in the quarterfinals, so we'll have to play well to beat them. We start well, but they close the gap quickly. The first half is full of some very scrappy basketball. We cling to a 30-24 break at halftime; our offense isn't flowing very well. However, our offense goes to town in the second half, and we dominate the overmatched six seed. Frisque leads the way with 17 as we roll, 70-51.

Howard sneaks by North Carolina A&T, 49-48, to set up this finals confrontation.

Finals: (1) Howard (19-11, 14-4) vs. (2) Morgan State (23-7, 13-5)

Well, this is it. We split a pair of tight regular season battles with these guys, and it looks like we're in for another dog fight. Both teams love to score but can't play much D. We need for Fernandez and Frisque to have big games, we need to rebound well, and we absolutely MUST stay out of foul trouble.

Howard gets an early lead, but we're playing well enough that I think we can erase it. Their SG Tilley is tearing us apart. We make our run near the end of the first half and lead 46-39 at halftime. We're playing very well except for containing Tilley, who is probably the conference's best player.

They make their run in the early part of the second half. With seven minutes left, we're all square. But in the end, we're just too much; Fernandez came to play, and we clamp down with about five minutes to go. The clock runs out on a 74-67 upset and our second ever tournament championship!

Selection Sunday

I think we could be in the 14-15 range for a seed. I would be disappointed with a 16, and I don't expect to be put in the play-in game.

Well, our name is called early. A 14-seed against 3-seed Seton Hall, in the West Region.

NCAA Tournament

Round of 64: (3) #23 Seton Hall (24-6) vs. (14) Morgan State (24-7)

Seton Hall is led by shooting guard Spencer Claar, a 6'4" junior who averages almost twenty points per game. He shoots 42% from long range. Their power forward Brian Souza does a great job on the boards.

Wow, they come out firing. They have a twenty-point lead in about three seconds. However, our offense does a good job responding, so we won't be embarrassed. At halftime, we're on the short end of a 57-43 shootout.

I'll spare the details of the second half. We're taken down, 101-68. Seton Hall goes all the way to the Elite Eight.

Final Four: Arizona, Florida, Iowa State, Kentucky
Championship: Arizona 68, Iowa State 60

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

Note: since most guys don't have high stats for their whole career, I'm going to start just posting their senior year stats.

SF Lothaire Frisque; Wasagaming, Canada: three-year starter; 2011 first team all-MEAC; 2012 second team all-MEAC; 12.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg

PF Jeffrey Fernandez; Greenville, OH: two-year starter; 2010 second team all-MEAC; 2012 first team all-MEAC; 17.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.9 apg

C Evgeni Yashkevich; Bryansk, Russia: two-year starter (in two years with the Morgan State program); 6.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.6 apg

A very solid class for us. All three of these guys made huge competition to this year's tournament team, and laid the framework for our Foreign U. recruiting strategy. These three had very contrasting styles: Yashkevich had modest offensive contributions but was one of our best defenders; Fernandez was the big scorer on the team but couldn't stop anyone in the conference; Frisque was the blend of each, providing a steady hand for three successful years. Although their losses will hurt, I feel like the best is yet to come for Morgan State.

Season


Morgan State 2012 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/18/12 at Grambling (7-21) W 70-63 1-0
11/23/12 at Southern (17-13) L 82-71 1-1
11/27/12 at Quinnipiac (6-22) W 87-62 2-1
12/01/12 Liberty (5-23) W 84-62 3-1
12/05/12 at Birmingham Southern (9-20) W 82-77 4-1
12/08/12 at Howard (19-12) L 87-83 4-2 (0-1)
12/10/12 Delaware State (10-20) W 83-57 5-2 (1-1)
12/15/12 Bethune-Cookman (11-18) L 85-78 5-3 (1-2)
12/20/12 at Sacred Heart (17-14) W 110-100 6-3
12/24/12 Buffalo (7-22) W 68-58 7-3
12/28/12 at Denver (11-18) W 75-72 8-3
12/31/12 at Maryland-East Shore (17-12) W 95-83 9-3 (2-2)
01/05/13 South Carolina State (6-23) W 75-66 10-3 (3-2)
01/07/13 Hampton (13-16) W 73-43 11-3 (4-2)
01/12/13 Howard (19-12) W 69-55 12-3 (5-2)
01/14/13 Coppin State (11-19) W 81-59 13-3 (6-2)
01/19/13 Maryland-East Shore (17-12) L 80-77 13-4 (6-3)
01/23/13 Texas Southern (10-20) L 74-67 13-5
01/28/13 at Bethune-Cookman (11-18) W 84-70 14-5 (7-3)
02/03/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9-20) W 81-66 15-5
02/09/13 at Coppin State (11-19) L 68-58 15-6 (7-4)
02/11/13 at Norfolk State (10-19) W 86-62 16-6 (8-4)
02/16/13 at Delaware State (10-20) W 73-43 17-6 (9-4)
02/23/13 at Florida A&M (14-17) W 78-71 18-6 (10-4)
02/25/13 Florida A&M (14-17) L 87-65 18-7 (10-5)
03/02/13 North Carolina A&T (12-18) W 88-78 19-7 (11-5)
03/04/13 at Hampton (13-16) W 65-56 20-7 (12-5)
03/09/13 at South Carolina State (6-23) W 91-67 21-7 (13-5)
03/13/13 vs. Coppin State (11-19) W 80-58 22-7
03/15/13 vs. Florida A&M (14-17) W 70-51 23-7
03/16/13 vs. Howard (19-12) W 74-67 24-7
03/21/13 vs. Seton Hall (27-7) L 101-68 24-8

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Jeffrey Fernandez PF 32 32 28.4 17.9 0.9 6.3 1.9 1.0 0.2 2.4 3.5
Lothaire Frisque SF 32 32 28.5 12.3 1.8 4.7 1.8 2.3 0.2 2.5 3.2
John Eldridge PG 32 32 25.2 10.2 0.8 2.3 2.2 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.4
David Lundberg PG 32 32 32.1 9.5 0.5 2.8 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.2 2.5
Cristobal Leon SG 32 0 16.5 7.5 0.6 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.0 1.4 1.8
Evgeni Yashkevich C 32 32 28.2 6.7 2.0 6.8 1.6 1.2 0.2 1.4 3.0
Devon Nestor PF 32 0 10.3 5.2 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.8
Emiliano Pascual SG 32 0 10.5 3.4 0.6 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.1
Liam Jones C 32 0 12.8 2.8 0.6 4.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5
Joseph Brown SF 32 0 8.0 2.4 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.7
Gérard Delesalle C 3 0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7
George Rogers SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Timothy Averill C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Paul Jack PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
William Francis PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Morgan State 2012 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 20 Record Vs 1-50: 0-1
Season Record: 24-8 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 13-5 Record Vs 101-200: 4-3
Home Record: 8-4 Record Vs 200+: 20-4
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 131

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 77.8 National Rank: 24 Conference Rank: 1
Points Allowed: 69.1 National Rank: 167 Conference Rank: 9
Rebounds: 34.8 National Rank: 210 Conference Rank: 4
Assists: 18.3 National Rank: 12 Conference Rank: 1
Steals: 9.6 National Rank: 39 Conference Rank: 1
Blocks: 1.6 National Rank: 288 Conference Rank: 8
Turnovers: 14.4 National Rank: 10 Conference Rank: 1
Fouls: 21.5 National Rank: 317 Conference Rank: 11
FG%: .453 National Rank: 33 Conference Rank: 1
FT%: .709 National Rank: 83 Conference Rank: 1
3P%: .352 National Rank: 128 Conference Rank: 2

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 14 4 .778 19 12 .613
Morgan State 13 5 .722 24 8 .750
Maryland-East Shore 12 6 .667 17 12 .586
North Carolina A&T 9 9 .500 12 18 .400
Florida A&M 8 10 .444 14 17 .452
Hampton 8 10 .444 13 16 .448
Norfolk State 8 10 .444 10 19 .345
Delaware State 8 10 .444 10 20 .333
Bethune-Cookman 7 11 .389 11 18 .379
Coppin State 7 11 .389 11 19 .367
South Carolina State 5 13 .278 6 23 .207

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 **** Committed Germany
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 *** Committed Canada
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 *** Committed Spain

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 19.7 4.1 0.8 1.7 0.7 2.9
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 11.4 4.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.9
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 23.3 5.9 1.0 1.3 0.5 2.9

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ovl Reg Pos R.Pos AA AS MBB
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Wendel Preuss SF 33 3 8 1 No No No
Kirk Vollack C 140 13 21 2 No No No
Adán Soto SF 156 15 40 3 No No No

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 11 15 14 4 2 2 9 18 12 3
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 8 6 5 7 8 7 5 15 6 6
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 6 10 14 4 3 7 11 11 15 17

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 3 5 8 6 7 12 9 18 12 3
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 13 9 6 5 7 15 5 15 6 6
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 7 4 2 7 6 4 11 11 15 17

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Wendel Preuss SF C B B B C F F D F D B D
Kirk Vollack C B D D F B D A D A D C D
Adán Soto SF D A B B F D C C C F D C

2012 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Hartford 18-11 (14-2)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 28-5 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 29-4 (13-3)
Atlantic Sun Troy State 25-6 (15-3)
Big 12 Iowa State 31-3 (15-1)
Big East Boston College 25-5 (13-3)
Big Sky Portland State 25-6 (12-2)
Big South Radford 20-11 (13-3)
Big Ten Illinois 29-5 (13-3)
Big West UC Irvine 21-9 (15-3)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 16-14 (12-6)
Conference USA Cincinnati 24-8 (13-3)
Horizon League Butler 14-15 (11-5)
Ivy League Princeton 20-8 (11-3)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona 22-8 (15-3)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 16-13 (10-4)
Mid-American Conference Miami-Ohio 25-6 (16-2)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard 19-12 (14-4)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 18-15 (14-4)
Mountain West Conference Utah 23-9 (12-2)
Northeast Conference Long Island 20-9 (15-5)
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech 21-10 (13-3)
Pacific-10 Arizona 31-2 (16-2)
Patriot League Navy 21-10 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 27-5 (14-2)
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro 19-11 (13-3)
Southland Conference Nicholls State 22-8 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 22-9 (16-2)
Sun Belt Conference North Texas 18-11 (12-3)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 21-13 (12-2)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 26-6 (16-2)

2012 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Stony Brook 21-10 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 28-5 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina State 17-14 (6-10)
Atlantic Sun Troy State 25-6 (15-3)
Big 12 Iowa State 31-3 (15-1)
Big East Syracuse 23-11 (11-5)
Big Sky Portland State 25-6 (12-2)
Big South Radford 20-11 (13-3)
Big Ten Illinois 29-5 (13-3)
Big West Pacific 21-10 (13-5)
Colonial Athletic Association Delaware 20-11 (12-6)
Conference USA Memphis 24-9 (12-4)
Horizon League Loyola-Chicago 22-9 (9-7)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rider 20-12 (9-9)
Mid-Continent Conference UMKC 18-13 (7-7)
Mid-American Conference Miami-Ohio 25-6 (16-2)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 24-7 (13-5)
Missouri Valley Conference Northern Iowa 17-14 (10-8)
Mountain West Conference Wyoming 15-19 (5-9)
Northeast Conference Monmouth 18-13 (10-10)
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State 20-11 (12-4)
Pacific-10 Arizona 31-2 (16-2)
Patriot League Navy 21-10 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Florida 23-10 (13-3)
Southern Conference Chattanooga 17-14 (9-7)
Southland Conference Nicholls State 22-8 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 22-9 (16-2)
Sun Belt Conference UL-Lafayette 20-12 (9-6)
West Coast Conference Santa Clara 24-7 (10-4)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 21-12 (13-5)

2012 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SF Scottie Honaker Iowa State
Freshman of the Year: PF Neville Lee Kentucky
Coach of the Year: Robert Rose Boston College

All-League First Team:
C: Timothy Calvert Stanford
PF: Joseph Bogart Illinois
SF: Scottie Honaker Iowa State
SG: Justin Song Boston College
PG: David Lozier Arkansas

All-League Second Team:
C: Jose Nickerson East Carolina
PF: Darnell Russell Wake Forest
SF: Henry Cookson Indiana
SG: John Forster Pepperdine
PG: Mac Dawson Iowa State

All-League Third Team:
C: Simon Walk Texas
PF: David Willingham Virginia
SF: Rashad Hunter Vanderbilt
SG: James Fullmer Oregon
PG: Randy Gomez Memphis

All-Freshman Team:
C: Ronald Stocks Kansas
PF: Neville Lee Kentucky
SF: Amos Alderete Arizona State
SG: Adolph Riccio Dayton
PG: Leonard Murphy Loyola-Chicago

2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG David Lundberg Morgan State
Freshman of the Year: C Anton Yockey Maryland-East Shore
Coach of the Year: Brian Hathaway Morgan State

All-League First Team:
C: Brett Whitted Maryland-East Shore
PF: Jeffrey Fernandez Morgan State
SF: Daron Brown Norfolk State
SG: Clint Gastelum Norfolk State
PG: David Lundberg Morgan State

All-League Second Team:
C: David Holt Coppin State
PF: Jay Noel Florida A&M
SF: Lothaire Frisque Morgan State
SG: Charles Tilley Howard
PG: Sammy Cheney Maryland-East Shore

All-Freshman Team:
C: Anton Yockey Maryland-East Shore
PF: Gregory Bennett North Carolina A&T
SF: Irving Kugler Maryland-East Shore
SG: Emiliano Pascual Morgan State
PG: William Schulte Maryland-East Shore

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion


A shockingly successful year; we make a charge through the conference tournament, and I get a second straight Coach of the Year award and my third overall. Next year will be another decent opportunity to reach the promised land; Lundberg will be back to lead the offense, and some of our foreign talent should start to bloom. All of that, coupled with our best recruiting class ever, shows that hope is on the way for the Morgan State Bears.

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2012 Arizona 68-60 37-2
2011 Utah 84-67 32-6
2010 Arizona 79-75 25-13
2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 30
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 7
Career Record: 162 - 138

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2012 Morgan State Head Coach 24 8 13 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2011 Morgan State Head Coach 20 10 11 7 No Postseason
2010 Morgan State Head Coach 16 13 12 6 No Postseason
2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2012 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2011 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

Well, we do it again--#23 in the nation and tops in the conference. This dynasty is turning into a case study of foreign-only recruiting, but I'm not going to argue with what's working so far.


2012 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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1. Kentucky SG David Cortez *****
2. Virginia SF Caleb Johnson *****
3. Connecticut C Jason Madigan *****
4. Utah PF Oscar Eastwood *****
5. Dayton SG Daniel Collum ****
6. Ohio State SF Duane Vargo ****
7. Texas PG Eddie Manos ****
8. Cincinnati PF Charles Snapp ****
9. Hawaii SG Norbert Johnson ****
10. Saint Joseph's C George Trent *****
11. San Jose State PG Thomas Surratt ***
12. Michigan State SF Emile Featherstone ****
13. Oklahoma SG Dennis Bevan ****
14. Arizona PG Gilbert Collins ****
15. St. Bonaventure PG William Tinsley ****
16. Wyoming PG Lutz Hittmann ***
17. Indiana SG Robert Kass ****
18. Kansas C Joshua Griffiths ****
19. Arkansas PG Anton Reiserer ****
20. Iowa State SF Victor Green ****
21. Southern California SF Jon Sutherland ****
22. Washington C Don Cortez ***
23. Morgan State SF Wendel Preuss ****
24. Tulsa PF Mark Larson ****
25. Maryland SF William Smith *****
26. Oregon State SF Michael Wilson ***
27. North Carolina SG Daniel Earp ***
28. Texas Tech PF Sebastián Marquez ***
29. Louisiana Tech PG William Downing ***
30. Penn State SF Chris Ko ***

2012 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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23. Morgan State SF Wendel Preuss ****
183. North Carolina A&T SG Leroy Bejarano **
189. Howard SF Emory Long **
209. Delaware State SG Marcos Swanson **
222. Bethune-Cookman SG Loren Wyrick **
293. Maryland-East Shore PG Joseph Rincon *
295. Hampton PF Russ Puentes *
296. Coppin State C Markus Elkins *
309. Florida A&M
316. Norfolk State
320. South Carolina State


Head Coach Movement

STILL no offers. What do I have to do to get out of this place?

Assistant Movement

One retires, and one absurdly asks for a raise. Ludicrous. I replace our coach assistant with someone even better, and find an adequete replacement for our lead scout.

Schedule


Morgan State 2013 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/20/13 at Canisius (0-0)
11/23/13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
11/25/13 at Southern (0-0)
11/27/13 Army (0-0)
11/29/13 Quinnipiac (0-0)
12/01/13 at Liberty (0-0)
12/04/13 Jackson State (0-0)
12/07/13 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/09/13 at Florida A&M (0-0)
12/14/13 at Hampton (0-0)
12/18/13 Birmingham Southern (0-0)
12/22/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (0-0)
12/25/13 Grambling (0-0)
12/30/13 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
01/04/14 at Howard (0-0)
01/06/14 Florida A&M (0-0)
01/11/14 South Carolina State (0-0)
01/13/14 Howard (0-0)
01/20/14 at Norfolk State (0-0)
01/27/14 Coppin State (0-0)
02/03/14 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/08/14 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
02/17/14 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/22/14 Hampton (0-0)
02/24/14 at South Carolina State (0-0)
03/01/14 at Coppin State (0-0)
03/03/14 Delaware State (0-0)
03/08/14 at Delaware State (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige climbs to 27, easily a record high. Our AD will upgrade the training facilities on his own, and our budget is slightly higher than last year.

[Munsonian]

It's another foreign year for recruiting; the domestic options aren't quite up to par despite our program's improving status. We only have two scholarships available this year due to redshirting, so I'm going after 4* players. There are a slew of solid foreign players, and I'm going after the best available despite some depth problems that could come up. Next year I'm going to need to go after some big men, but for now I'll stick with the stud guards.

The two targets this year are 4* SG Stephen Ellern of Germany and 4* PG Grisha Brylin of Russia. Just looking at the call lists gets boring and repetitive, so I'll avoid that for the bulk of this.

Both are a little hesitant at first, but once again it looks like nobody else is interested. The first few months' budgets are spent building up interests with head coach visits, and by the time November rolls around we're atop both lists.

SG Ellern commits before November, but we're left hanging with regards to PG Brylin. Both of them look like absolute studs, so I'm pumped just to have landed one of them at this point. Where we stand in November:


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Grisha Brylin PG 5'11" 161 **** Very High Russia
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 183 **** Committed Germany
Valentin Samsonov PG 5' 9" 169 *** Very High Russia
Dmitriy Bondra PF 6'10" 246 *** Very High Russia
Hartwig Vay SF 6' 7" 214 **** Very Low Germany
Stuart Rogers C 6' 9" 221 **** Very Low Australia

Hopefully, nobody will pick up on Brylin's availability. Here are our two targets' ratings:


Team Recruiting: Offered Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO
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Grisha Brylin PG 5'11" 161 10.5 2.1 2.8 1.5 0.9 2.2
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 183 16.7 6.4 5.2 0.7 1.7 3.1

Team Recruiting: Offered Players

Name Pos Ovl Reg Pos R.Pos AA AS MBB
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Grisha Brylin PG 35 3 8 1 No No No
Steffen Ellern SG 32 2 7 1 No No No

Team Recruiting: Offered Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Grisha Brylin PG 5'11" 161 5 16 9 10 6 5 18 8 10 15
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 183 7 9 15 7 10 11 20 8 12 5

Team Recruiting: Offered Players

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Grisha Brylin PG 5'11" 161 6 11 7 4 2 20 18 8 10 15
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 183 5 13 3 12 7 10 20 8 12 5

Team Recruiting: Offered Players

Name Pos Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Grisha Brylin PG C B B C A D D F D C D C
Steffen Ellern SG C A C B D C C D C A F C

[Munsonian]

Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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4 Gérard Delesalle C Sr 7' 1" 297 Abbeville, France
40 Liam Jones C So 7' 0" 240 Wyndham, Australia
24 Timothy Averill C Fr 6' 8" 212 Port Essington, Canada
42 Kirk Vollack C Fr 6' 9" 257 Gracefield, Canada
45 Devon Nestor PF Jr 6'11" 214 Washington, DC
25 William Francis PF So 6'10" 230 Hinckley, IL
35 Joseph Brown SF Sr 6' 8" 247 Tyrone, PA
14 Adán Soto SF Fr 6' 6" 235 Lleida, Spain
53 Wendel Preuss SF Fr 6' 7" 215 Bamberg, Germany
41 Cristobal Leon SG Jr 6' 5" 194 Leon, Spain
23 Emiliano Pascual SG So 6' 5" 225 Gran Canaria Sur, Spain
54 George Rogers SG Fr 6' 3" 180 Adelaide, Australia
0 David Lundberg PG Sr 6' 1" 182 Glenelg, MD
52 John Eldridge PG Jr 6' 1" 175 Pylesville, MD
13 Paul Jack PG Fr 6' 1" 189 Rockhampton, Australia

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Gérard Delesalle C 7' 1" 297 3 6 0 2 7 9 7 20 7 11
Liam Jones C 7' 0" 240 10 8 0 3 6 8 9 17 11 9
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 212 12 5 8 8 4 10 5 15 7 8
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 9 8 5 9 6 9 5 15 7 3
Devon Nestor PF 6'11" 214 17 6 8 11 7 12 8 14 10 15
William Francis PF 6'10" 230 7 3 0 6 7 5 10 13 12 3
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 247 12 8 9 13 13 7 10 16 11 15
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 6 11 15 2 3 7 11 13 17 19
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 11 15 10 6 3 4 11 15 12 3
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 5" 194 8 11 16 8 9 7 14 12 16 19
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 225 4 9 14 3 5 6 18 9 11 15
George Rogers SG 6' 3" 180 5 14 12 11 11 6 17 8 13 13
David Lundberg PG 6' 1" 182 6 12 11 15 15 2 18 7 12 20
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 175 12 10 13 11 11 6 20 8 17 10
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 189 5 10 15 11 7 2 16 11 10 15

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Gérard Delesalle C 7' 1" 297 9 8 5 14 15 8 7 20 7 11
Liam Jones C 7' 0" 240 6 8 11 10 13 5 9 17 11 9
Timothy Averill C 6' 8" 212 7 15 2 6 11 4 5 15 7 8
Kirk Vollack C 6' 9" 257 13 9 6 6 4 11 5 15 7 3
Devon Nestor PF 6'11" 214 3 5 8 9 4 15 8 14 10 15
William Francis PF 6'10" 230 7 5 8 11 7 17 10 13 12 3
Joseph Brown SF 6' 8" 247 3 14 5 6 8 17 10 16 11 15
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 235 10 6 4 4 7 4 11 13 17 19
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 215 6 5 8 4 5 12 11 15 12 3
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 5" 194 2 15 11 3 8 12 14 12 16 19
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 225 10 13 10 4 8 9 18 9 11 15
George Rogers SG 6' 3" 180 4 7 6 8 5 9 17 8 13 13
David Lundberg PG 6' 1" 182 5 12 7 3 5 14 18 7 12 20
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 175 11 6 3 3 2 20 20 8 17 10
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 189 8 8 13 5 4 15 16 11 10 15

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Gérard Delesalle C F D C F F C C A C C D B
Liam Jones C C C C F F D D B D C C B
Timothy Averill C B D D C C D C B C A F D
Kirk Vollack C B C C D B C B D A C D D
Devon Nestor PF B C C C C D C F F D C C
William Francis PF D F F F D C D C D D C C
Joseph Brown SF C C C C B C C C F B D D
Adán Soto SF D B A B F F C C C C D D
Wendel Preuss SF A A C C C F D D D D B D
Cristobal Leon SG D C B B D C D C F B C F
Emiliano Pascual SG D C B A F D C C B B C D
George Rogers SG D A A B B B D D F C D C
David Lundberg PG D C A C B B F D D C D D
John Eldridge PG B C C C D B D F C D F F
Paul Jack PG D C C A C C F D B C B D


Centers

We're not very strong here, but there's a lot of potential. Jones will start out of necessity; I'm concerned about his defense, but maybe after training camps his ratings will jump a little bit. I was pleasantly surprised by Vollack; his potentials look very promising.

Power Forwards

We're very thin here, both in numbers and defense. However, Nestor should make up for it by putting up gobs of points; he's almost a carbon copy of the man he replaces from last year. However, it's another position that gives me concern; Nestor was only a 1* recruit out of high school.

Small Forwards

I'm going to bump SG Cristobal Leon up here to start, allowing the two freshmen to redshirt and get more development. Brown is best out on the perimeter defensively and will serve a variety of roles off the bench.

Shooting Guards

PG Eldridge will start here, but we've got several foreigners who are the real deal. Leon and Rogers look excellent; I'll have to find ways to work both of them into the lineup. With another 4* recruit now on the way, this position looks great for years to come.

Point Guards

Lundberg already has quite a legacy at Morgan State, quietly gaining two-time all-conference status and one conference player of the year award. Eldridge is no slouch himself and will start alongside the legendary senior. Jack will be quite a shooter when his day comes, but I have my doubts about his handling and passing abilities.

Our roster isn't quite reloaded enough in the front court to ensure a run at the tourney, but I feel like we have enough offensive firepower to keep up with anyone on our schedule. We need for these recruiting classes to start showing off their dominance.

[Munsonian]

We're off to a mediocre start this year, with three blowout wins and two close losses. Our offense is clicking, but we can't rebound the ball. I've but Averill into the lineup over Nestor to try to balance out our strengths. We'll see how we respond next month.


Morgan State 2013 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/20/13 at Canisius (1-2) W 88-67 1-0
11/23/13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-2) W 90-56 2-0
11/25/13 at Southern (2-1) L 76-71 2-1
11/27/13 Army (0-1) W 91-53 3-1
11/29/13 Quinnipiac (1-2) L 68-62 3-2

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Delaware State 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000
Morgan State 0 0 .000 3 2 .600
Coppin State 0 0 .000 3 2 .600
Howard 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000
Florida A&M 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
North Carolina A&T 0 0 .000 1 2 .333
South Carolina State 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
Hampton 0 0 .000 0 2 .000
Norfolk State 0 0 .000 0 3 .000
Maryland-East Shore 0 0 .000 0 4 .000
Bethune-Cookman 0 0 .000 0 4 .000

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (72) 3-0 1800 1
2. Notre Dame 3-1 1715 3
3. Cincinnati 2-0 1503 2
4. Southern California 3-0 1487 24
5. Oklahoma State 3-1 1457 12
6. Saint Joseph's 6-0 1366 4
7. St. John's 2-3 1268 21
8. Kentucky 3-1 1258 6
9. Oklahoma 2-1 1252 17
10. Pittsburgh 3-0 1149 NR
11. North Carolina 2-0 1106 20
12. Arizona State 3-1 1039 7
13. Indiana 3-0 1019 18
14. Kansas 3-0 860 NR
15. Iowa State 3-0 685 14
16. Utah 3-0 615 15
17. Florida 4-1 612 19
18. Oregon 4-0 554 NR
19. Dayton 4-1 549 NR
20. Maryland 2-1 479 23
21. Temple 3-0 383 NR
22. Mississippi State 2-0 257 NR
23. UCLA 2-2 211 11
24. New Mexico 3-1 121 5
25. St. Bonaventure 2-1 110 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Stanford 3-1 99
Tennessee 1-0 97
Missouri 3-0 87
Texas 1-1 82
Duke 4-2 61
Wake Forest 3-1 46
Vanderbilt 1-1 21
Fairfield 3-0 19
Boston College 2-0 16
Niagara 2-1 8
Clemson 2-0 4

[Munsonian]

Brylin commits.

We lose Liam Jones to an injury for about a month, which depletes us even further in our frontcourt. However, we manage to accumulate a nice (11-3, 3-1) record. Our guards Leon, Eldrige, and Lundberg are all easily in double figures points, and we're fifth in the nation in turnovers thanks to their expert ballhandling. We still can't rebound, but so far it hasn't hurt us. One concern I have is our knack for losing close games.


Morgan State 2013 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/20/13 at Canisius (2-9) W 88-67 1-0
11/23/13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-8) W 90-56 2-0
11/25/13 at Southern (4-7) L 76-71 2-1
11/27/13 Army (3-6) W 91-53 3-1
11/29/13 Quinnipiac (4-7) L 68-62 3-2
12/01/13 at Liberty (2-11) W 92-74 4-2
12/04/13 Jackson State (0-10) W 73-32 5-2
12/07/13 Bethune-Cookman (5-7) W 77-53 6-2 (1-0)
12/09/13 at Florida A&M (5-8) L 90-86 6-3 (1-1)
12/14/13 at Hampton (6-6) W 78-55 7-3 (2-1)
12/18/13 Birmingham Southern (3-7) W 76-57 8-3
12/22/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6-8) W 100-62 9-3
12/25/13 Grambling (5-5) W 92-65 10-3
12/30/13 North Carolina A&T (5-7) W 62-61 11-3 (3-1)

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Howard 4 0 1.000 7 4 .636
Morgan State 3 1 .750 11 3 .786
Coppin State 2 1 .667 7 5 .583
Hampton 3 2 .600 6 6 .500
Delaware State 1 1 .500 7 4 .636
Florida A&M 2 2 .500 5 8 .385
Maryland-East Shore 2 2 .500 2 11 .154
North Carolina A&T 2 3 .400 5 7 .417
Bethune-Cookman 2 3 .400 5 7 .417
Norfolk State 0 3 .000 2 10 .167
South Carolina State 0 3 .000 2 10 .167

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (72) 12-0 1800 1
2. Maryland 10-1 1728 2
3. Indiana 12-1 1652 4
4. Temple 10-0 1586 6
5. Colorado 8-1 1493 9
6. Utah 11-1 1418 14
7. Tulsa 9-1 1361 13
8. New Mexico 8-2 1272 16
9. Oregon 9-1 1203 17
10. Florida State 9-2 1021 NR
11. North Carolina State 9-2 1005 24
12. Notre Dame 10-3 957 5
13. Saint Joseph's 9-3 949 12
14. Mississippi State 9-1 912 25
15. Syracuse 10-3 859 21
16. Iowa State 10-3 575 7
17. San Diego 9-2 528 NR
18. Miami-Ohio 9-1 434 NR
19. Kentucky 7-3 425 19
20. Southern California 9-3 420 NR
21. Pittsburgh 8-2 388 NR
22. Oklahoma State 9-3 350 NR
23. San Diego State 10-1 254 NR
24. Florida 8-4 210 18
25. Missouri 7-3 124 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Nebraska 7-1 124
Oklahoma 7-2 85
UAB 9-2 84
South Alabama 9-1 50
Wisconsin 8-1 42
Montana 9-1 28
UCLA 8-4 24
North Carolina 8-3 14
Boston College 9-1 7
Miami 6-4 7
Dayton 8-3 5
Cincinnati 6-6 2
Washington 7-1 2
Western Kentucky 7-2 2

[Munsonian]

We stumble in January, but we're still in decent shape. We end up at (14-6, 6-4), and if it weren't for two losses to conference-leading Howard, we'd be in excellent position. This team seems poised for a run near the end of the season.


Morgan State 2013 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/20/13 at Canisius (5-14) W 88-67 1-0
11/23/13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-13) W 90-56 2-0
11/25/13 at Southern (7-10) L 76-71 2-1
11/27/13 Army (7-10) W 91-53 3-1
11/29/13 Quinnipiac (6-15) L 68-62 3-2
12/01/13 at Liberty (3-18) W 92-74 4-2
12/04/13 Jackson State (2-15) W 73-32 5-2
12/07/13 Bethune-Cookman (8-10) W 77-53 6-2 (1-0)
12/09/13 at Florida A&M (8-11) L 90-86 6-3 (1-1)
12/14/13 at Hampton (9-10) W 78-55 7-3 (2-1)
12/18/13 Birmingham Southern (6-13) W 76-57 8-3
12/22/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-13) W 100-62 9-3
12/25/13 Grambling (8-9) W 92-65 10-3
12/30/13 North Carolina A&T (9-9) W 62-61 11-3 (3-1)
01/04/14 at Howard (11-7) L 67-46 11-4 (3-2)
01/06/14 Florida A&M (8-11) W 78-60 12-4 (4-2)
01/11/14 South Carolina State (4-16) W 91-73 13-4 (5-2)
01/13/14 Howard (11-7) L 70-68 13-5 (5-3)
01/20/14 at Norfolk State (5-14) L 79-65 13-6 (5-4)
01/27/14 Coppin State (10-9) W 79-77 14-6 (6-4)

[Munsonian]

Well, the team does indeed make a late season run. We storm to a (22-6, 14-4) record and overtake Howard on the last day for the top spot in the conference tournament (and status as the regular season champions). We're in the top ten in the nation in points per game (80.9), assists (19.0), turnovers (12.7), and field goal percentage (.471). We'll ride a nine-game winning streak into the conference tournament.


Morgan State 2013 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/20/13 at Canisius (8-21) W 88-67 1-0
11/23/13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8-20) W 90-56 2-0
11/25/13 at Southern (15-14) L 76-71 2-1
11/27/13 Army (10-19) W 91-53 3-1
11/29/13 Quinnipiac (11-17) L 68-62 3-2
12/01/13 at Liberty (6-23) W 92-74 4-2
12/04/13 Jackson State (2-26) W 73-32 5-2
12/07/13 Bethune-Cookman (12-16) W 77-53 6-2 (1-0)
12/09/13 at Florida A&M (13-15) L 90-86 6-3 (1-1)
12/14/13 at Hampton (14-14) W 78-55 7-3 (2-1)
12/18/13 Birmingham Southern (13-17) W 76-57 8-3
12/22/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8-20) W 100-62 9-3
12/25/13 Grambling (16-12) W 92-65 10-3
12/30/13 North Carolina A&T (13-15) W 62-61 11-3 (3-1)
01/04/14 at Howard (16-12) L 67-46 11-4 (3-2)
01/06/14 Florida A&M (13-15) W 78-60 12-4 (4-2)
01/11/14 South Carolina State (11-19) W 91-73 13-4 (5-2)
01/13/14 Howard (16-12) L 70-68 13-5 (5-3)
01/20/14 at Norfolk State (9-21) L 79-65 13-6 (5-4)
01/27/14 Coppin State (14-14) W 79-77 14-6 (6-4)
02/03/14 at North Carolina A&T (13-15) W 76-60 15-6 (7-4)
02/08/14 Maryland-East Shore (7-21) W 92-76 16-6 (8-4)
02/17/14 at Bethune-Cookman (12-16) W 108-68 17-6 (9-4)
02/22/14 Hampton (14-14) W 81-77 18-6 (10-4)
02/24/14 at South Carolina State (11-19) W 86-79 19-6 (11-4)
03/01/14 at Coppin State (14-14) W 93-87 20-6 (12-4)
03/03/14 Delaware State (11-17) W 93-69 21-6 (13-4)
03/08/14 at Delaware State (11-17) W 71-61 22-6 (14-4)

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 14 4 .778 22 6 .786
Howard 13 5 .722 16 12 .571
North Carolina A&T 10 8 .556 13 15 .464
Hampton 9 9 .500 14 14 .500
Coppin State 9 9 .500 14 14 .500
Florida A&M 9 9 .500 13 15 .464
Bethune-Cookman 9 9 .500 12 16 .429
South Carolina State 8 10 .444 11 19 .367
Maryland-East Shore 7 11 .389 7 21 .250
Norfolk State 6 12 .333 9 21 .300
Delaware State 5 13 .278 11 17 .393

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Saint Joseph's (57) 28-3 1785 1
2. Arizona (15) 25-5 1710 3
3. Florida 25-5 1689 2
4. Oklahoma 25-3 1575 8
5. Indiana 25-5 1520 6
6. Notre Dame 25-6 1410 4
7. New Mexico 26-4 1398 11
8. Kentucky 22-5 1293 9
9. Illinois 23-7 1207 12
10. North Carolina 21-9 1114 17
11. Iowa State 23-8 1022 14
12. Maryland 19-11 1007 7
13. Syracuse 23-7 952 10
14. Wake Forest 21-8 854 16
15. Cincinnati 19-10 711 19
16. Duke 19-10 686 13
17. Connecticut 19-10 683 NR
18. Arizona State 19-11 631 23
19. Utah 22-7 523 21
20. Oklahoma State 21-10 405 20
21. Virginia 18-11 397 NR
22. Stanford 26-6 328 5
23. UCLA 20-11 245 NR
24. DePaul 22-8 133 NR
25. Miami 19-11 98 15

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 22-8 19
North Carolina State 18-9 5

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

Quarterfinals: (1) Morgan State (22-6, 14-4) vs. (8) S.C. St. (12-19, 8-10)

We come out clicking in this one, but they hang around until a late first half run. The half ends up at 55-36, and we're well over 50% shooting. Lundberg has a monster first half. SG Leon ends up with a double-double, and we roll to an impressive 90-52 victory. This team is absolutely on fire, but we're in a very tight conference.

Semi-finals: (1) Morgan State (23-6, 14-4) vs. (5) Coppin State (15-14, 9-9)

We swept the season series against these guys, but both were very close throughout. They are firing on all cylinders and take us by surprise. Their center is scoring at will, and our offense is having trouble starting up. All of our momentum just hit some sort of figurative brick wall. We trial by a large margin, 46-30. We bring our A-game in the second half, but they continue to play strong. We're down four with ten minutes left. Cristobal Leon brings us even closer, and it's a dogfight down to the very end. With 1:41 left, we're down 86-85. With 1:04, Eldridge drains a jumper! 87-86. They bring the ball up the court. Nestor forces a jump ball! We get the ball back with 36 seconds left. We run the clock all the way down with being fouled. With three seconds left, Cristobal throws up a shot, and the clock runs out! Bears win! Red-shirt freshman SG Rogers is huge off the bench, chipping in 18 points on 6-8 shooting.

Finals: (1) Morgan State (24-6, 14-4) vs. (2) Howard (18-12, 13-5)

Both teams have something to prove this year. We couldn't stop SG Charles Tilley in last year's championship game, and we couldn't stop him in either of our losses this year. They want blood for the loss we dealt them in last year's final. The bottom line is that they're simply an average defensive team, but they can score with the best of them.

Falling behind 8-1 isn't the best way to start, but we manage to do so. Fortunately, Eldridge gets hot midway through the first half and knots the game up. No biggie. Once we get some momentum, our offense goes crazy, and we cruise to an impressive 47-29 lead at the break! Tilley has 10 points, but he's not even close to dominating us. We're shooting 54% from the field and 50% from downtown.

Our defense takes over in the second half, and it's all over for them. In what is probably their last real shot at us, their offense self-destructs, and we roll to an 85-47 victory and our second straight NCAA birth. Our offense just never slowed down, and Tilley alone wasn't enough to overcome our firepower. N-C-A-A! N-C-A-A!

Selection Sunday

I feel like we're more dangerous than last year, so I'm welcoming any challenge. Hopefully, we'll draw a decent team from a big conference that has some holes we can exploit.

Like last year, we're a #14 seed. Our opponent is Duke, who has been up and down all year but has some real matchup problems for us.

NCAA Tournament

Round of 64: (3) #10 Duke (21-11) vs. (14) Morgan State (25-6)

We're playing well. It's very tight throughout the first half, and we're containing their big scorers. They push their lead to about 5, but we close near the end of the half to make it a 45-44 game. I just want to hang with these guys and put ourselves in a position to win.

Unfortunately, it just wasn't meant to be. They start to expand their lead, and then crack it open when I'm forced to take the starters out due to foul trouble and fatigue. Our defense can't keep up, and they knock us out, 97-83. Still, not a bad performance.

Duke wins one more game before being bounced by Florida.

Final Four: Arizona, Florida, Notre Dame, St. Joseph's
Championship: Notre Dame 80, Arizona 76

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

C Gerard Delesalle; Abbeville, France: never started; 1.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.4 apg

SF Joseph Brown; Tyrone, PA: never started; 5.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.0 apg

PG David Lundberg; Glenelg, MD: three-year starter; three-team first-team all-MEAC; two-time MEAC Player of the Year; 11.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 6.9 apg; all-time leader in assists (591), third all-time in steals (150)

This class was all about Lundberg, just like our team for the past two years. He was the leader of our offense who could both score and dish the ball out with the best in the conference. He had over four assists per turnover this year, and by all means we couldn't possibly have made these tournament runs without him.

Season


Morgan State 2013 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/20/13 at Canisius (8-21) W 88-67 1-0
11/23/13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8-20) W 90-56 2-0
11/25/13 at Southern (17-15) L 76-71 2-1
11/27/13 Army (10-19) W 91-53 3-1
11/29/13 Quinnipiac (11-17) L 68-62 3-2
12/01/13 at Liberty (6-23) W 92-74 4-2
12/04/13 Jackson State (2-26) W 73-32 5-2
12/07/13 Bethune-Cookman (12-17) W 77-53 6-2 (1-0)
12/09/13 at Florida A&M (14-16) L 90-86 6-3 (1-1)
12/14/13 at Hampton (14-15) W 78-55 7-3 (2-1)
12/18/13 Birmingham Southern (13-17) W 76-57 8-3
12/22/13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8-20) W 100-62 9-3
12/25/13 Grambling (17-13) W 92-65 10-3
12/30/13 North Carolina A&T (14-16) W 62-61 11-3 (3-1)
01/04/14 at Howard (18-13) L 67-46 11-4 (3-2)
01/06/14 Florida A&M (14-16) W 78-60 12-4 (4-2)
01/11/14 South Carolina State (12-20) W 91-73 13-4 (5-2)
01/13/14 Howard (18-13) L 70-68 13-5 (5-3)
01/20/14 at Norfolk State (10-22) L 79-65 13-6 (5-4)
01/27/14 Coppin State (15-15) W 79-77 14-6 (6-4)
02/03/14 at North Carolina A&T (14-16) W 76-60 15-6 (7-4)
02/08/14 Maryland-East Shore (7-22) W 92-76 16-6 (8-4)
02/17/14 at Bethune-Cookman (12-17) W 108-68 17-6 (9-4)
02/22/14 Hampton (14-15) W 81-77 18-6 (10-4)
02/24/14 at South Carolina State (12-20) W 86-79 19-6 (11-4)
03/01/14 at Coppin State (15-15) W 93-87 20-6 (12-4)
03/03/14 Delaware State (11-18) W 93-69 21-6 (13-4)
03/08/14 at Delaware State (11-18) W 71-61 22-6 (14-4)
03/12/14 vs. South Carolina State (12-20) W 90-52 23-6
03/14/14 vs. Coppin State (15-15) W 87-86 24-6
03/15/14 vs. Howard (18-13) W 85-47 25-6
03/20/14 vs. Duke (23-12) L 97-83 25-7

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 14 4 .778 25 7 .781
Howard 13 5 .722 18 13 .581
North Carolina A&T 10 8 .556 14 16 .467
Coppin State 9 9 .500 15 15 .500
Hampton 9 9 .500 14 15 .483
Florida A&M 9 9 .500 14 16 .467
Bethune-Cookman 9 9 .500 12 17 .414
South Carolina State 8 10 .444 12 20 .375
Maryland-East Shore 7 11 .389 7 22 .241
Norfolk State 6 12 .333 10 22 .313
Delaware State 5 13 .278 11 18 .379

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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John Eldridge PG 32 32 24.6 15.1 0.9 2.0 2.2 0.9 0.1 1.1 2.3
Cristobal Leon SG 32 32 25.8 12.8 1.4 5.1 2.1 1.7 0.2 2.1 2.8
David Lundberg PG 32 32 31.7 11.8 0.5 1.8 6.9 1.7 0.1 1.7 2.5
Timothy Averill C 32 32 24.4 8.8 1.6 6.0 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 3.3
Devon Nestor PF 32 4 17.2 8.2 1.5 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.7
George Rogers SG 32 0 16.9 6.9 0.6 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.9
Liam Jones C 28 28 25.0 6.3 1.6 7.8 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.9 2.6
Joseph Brown SF 32 0 16.2 5.6 0.7 2.9 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.5 1.6
Emiliano Pascual SG 32 0 14.4 5.5 0.8 2.3 1.4 1.1 0.1 1.4 1.4
Paul Jack PG 2 0 5.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Gérard Delesalle C 32 0 6.9 1.2 0.4 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9
William Francis PF 2 0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Kirk Vollack C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Adán Soto SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wendel Preuss SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Morgan State 2013 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 27 Record Vs 1-50: 0-1
Season Record: 25-7 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 14-4 Record Vs 101-200: 2-2
Home Record: 13-2 Record Vs 200+: 23-4
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 105

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 81.6 National Rank: 5 Conference Rank: 1
Points Allowed: 67.3 National Rank: 101 Conference Rank: 5
Rebounds: 33.2 National Rank: 277 Conference Rank: 9
Assists: 18.8 National Rank: 5 Conference Rank: 1
Steals: 8.6 National Rank: 62 Conference Rank: 2
Blocks: 2.2 National Rank: 243 Conference Rank: 8
Turnovers: 12.7 National Rank: 1 Conference Rank: 1
Fouls: 21.7 National Rank: 320 Conference Rank: 11
FG%: .469 National Rank: 10 Conference Rank: 1
FT%: .747 National Rank: 25 Conference Rank: 2
3P%: .385 National Rank: 25 Conference Rank: 1

Team Recruiting: Offered Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 183 **** Committed Germany
Grisha Brylin PG 5'11" 161 **** Committed Russia

2013 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East New Hampshire 21-9 (13-3)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 31-3 (16-0)
Atlantic Coast Conference Wake Forest 22-10 (11-5)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 19-11 (12-6)
Big 12 Oklahoma 25-5 (14-2)
Big East Notre Dame 25-7 (13-3)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 20-11 (10-4)
Big South Coastal Carolina 20-11 (12-4)
Big Ten Illinois 25-8 (16-0)
Big West Utah State 22-9 (14-4)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 20-10 (14-4)
Conference USA DePaul 25-8 (13-3)
Horizon League Youngstown State 15-15 (12-4)
Ivy League Princeton 20-8 (13-1)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 25-6 (16-2)
Mid-Continent Conference UMKC 20-9 (12-2)
Mid-American Conference Miami-Ohio 28-4 (17-1)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 25-6 (14-4)
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 24-9 (13-5)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 29-4 (12-2)
Northeast Conference Fairleigh Dickinson 23-9 (16-4)
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State 18-13 (12-4)
Pacific-10 Stanford 28-7 (15-3)
Patriot League Navy 22-9 (12-2)
Southeastern Conference Florida 25-6 (16-0)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 25-6 (15-1)
Southland Conference McNeese State 26-4 (19-1)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Mississippi Valley State 18-13 (12-6)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 27-4 (13-2)
West Coast Conference Gonzaga 15-15 (11-3)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 28-6 (14-4)

2013 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Stony Brook 20-12 (8-8)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 31-3 (16-0)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 22-11 (9-7)
Atlantic Sun Campbell 21-10 (12-6)
Big 12 Colorado 20-12 (6-10)
Big East Villanova 24-8 (10-6)
Big Sky Eastern Washington 16-15 (5-9)
Big South Coastal Carolina 20-11 (12-4)
Big Ten Michigan State 18-18 (5-11)
Big West UC Irvine 19-12 (12-6)
Colonial Athletic Association Delaware 23-8 (13-5)
Conference USA DePaul 25-8 (13-3)
Horizon League Butler 18-13 (7-9)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield 25-6 (16-2)
Mid-Continent Conference Chicago State 15-16 (6-8)
Mid-American Conference Miami-Ohio 28-4 (17-1)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 25-6 (14-4)
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 24-9 (13-5)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 29-4 (12-2)
Northeast Conference Fairleigh Dickinson 23-9 (16-4)
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri State 18-13 (10-6)
Pacific-10 Arizona 28-5 (13-5)
Patriot League Holy Cross 23-8 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 26-5 (14-2)
Southern Conference College of Charleston 25-6 (15-1)
Southland Conference McNeese State 26-4 (19-1)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Mississippi Valley State 18-13 (12-6)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 27-4 (13-2)
West Coast Conference San Diego 25-8 (9-5)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 28-6 (14-4)

2013 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Terry Smith Indiana
Freshman of the Year: PG Abe Cooper Utah
Coach of the Year: Cornelius Wahl Villanova

All-League First Team:
C: Dan Manning Tennessee
PF: James Brown Mississippi State
SF: Gerardo Barnett San Diego State
SG: Jorge Royce Duke
PG: Terry Smith Indiana

All-League Second Team:
C: James Sanchez College of Charleston
PF: David Marcotte Villanova
SF: Dale Bible Syracuse
SG: Major Dukes St. Bonaventure
PG: Andrew Smith Tulsa

All-League Third Team:
C: Linwood Means Iowa State
PF: Neville Lee Kentucky
SF: Monroe Ancheta Indiana
SG: Damien Brumbaugh Saint Joseph's
PG: James Sigler Iowa State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Lonnie Speaks Brigham Young
PF: Larry Carlyle Massachusetts
SF: Clemente Hixon St. Bonaventure
SG: Jose Renn Southern Illinois
PG: Abe Cooper Utah

2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG David Lundberg Morgan State
Freshman of the Year: C Timothy Averill Morgan State
Coach of the Year: Brian Hathaway Morgan State

All-League First Team:
C: Al Canter Bethune-Cookman
PF: Garry Hughes Howard
SF: Dan Verdin North Carolina A&T
SG: Cristobal Leon Morgan State
PG: David Lundberg Morgan State

All-League Second Team:
C: Steven Rivera Bethune-Cookman
PF: Jason Parks South Carolina State
SF: Mark Hannigan Delaware State
SG: Charles Tilley Howard
PG: Freeman Waggoner Coppin State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Timothy Averill Morgan State
PF: Andrew McCauley Coppin State
SF: Edward Schramm South Carolina State
SG: John Garza Coppin State
PG: Rueben Fenner North Carolina A&T

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion


One of the best seasons in Morgan State history. Despite some early problems, we pulled together and dominated the conference. Lundberg secured his legacy, and our great recruiting leaves plenty of possibility for a three-peat next year. Although we'll certainly miss his leadership, we return four starters and have scores of guards ready to fill his shoes. Next year will showcase a talented roster, but can we continue the tradition of excellence that is developing?

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2013 Notre Dame 80-76 31-7
2012 Arizona 68-60 37-2
2011 Utah 84-67 32-6
2010 Arizona 79-75 25-13
2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 31
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 8
Career Record: 187 - 145

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 13
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2013 Morgan State Head Coach 25 7 14 4 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2012 Morgan State Head Coach 24 8 13 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2011 Morgan State Head Coach 20 10 11 7 No Postseason
2010 Morgan State Head Coach 16 13 12 6 No Postseason
2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2013 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2012 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2011 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


In other news, I have moved up a level in coaching ability. I apply all of the new points to scouting.

Recruiting Class Rankings

#28 in the nation, first in our conference.


2013 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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1. Indiana PF Richard Boling *****
2. Kentucky C Glenn Ansley ****
3. Arizona C Carlton Perry ****
4. Memphis C Rolland Lingenfelter ****
5. Maryland PF Wes Patton ****
6. Utah SF Reginald Gomez *****
7. Brigham Young SF Andrew Goodell ****
8. Oklahoma State C Rene Post ****
9. Wake Forest C Alex Corwin ****
10. Southern California PG Conrado Montero ***
11. Oregon C Kris Howard ****
12. UCLA C Ralph Sargent ****
13. Virginia SF Charles Krohn ****
14. Duke C Joshua Williams ****
15. New Mexico C Stuart Rogers ****
16. Dayton PG Dean Heintz ****
17. Saint Joseph's SF Brice Owings ***
18. North Carolina PG Tyrell Hills ***
19. Iowa State PG Nathan Bryant ****
20. Iowa PG Antwan Hudnall ***
21. South Carolina PG Jere Williams ***
22. Arkansas SG Justin Whitt ****
23. Illinois PF John McLeod ****
24. Michigan State PF Richard Kendrick ***
25. Texas Tech C Booker Morley ***
26. Auburn SG Ray Mach ****
27. Ball State PF David Mitchell ***
28. Morgan State SG Steffen Ellern ****
29. North Carolina State SG Kirk Anderson ***
30. Hofstra C Bernie Barksdale ***

2013 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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28. Morgan State SG Steffen Ellern ****
180. Howard SF Orlando Trejo **
220. North Carolina A&T SF Kristofer Smith **
235. Coppin State PG Tony Harville **
236. Norfolk State SG Jesse Brown **
240. Maryland-East Shore PF James Pollard *
248. Hampton SG Eldon Talamantes *
249. Delaware State SG Edward Fisher *
262. South Carolina State C Clifton Yates *
284. Florida A&M PF Carl Butz *
303. Bethune-Cookman


Head Coach Movement

Well, I get offers. I'm going to stay at Morgan State for now, but let's have a look at who comes knocking.

Team/Conference/Prestige/Budget

Howard/MEAC/36/$246,000
Lafayette/Patriot/38/$251,125
Northwestern State/Southland/41/$258,812
Pennsylvania/Ivy/42/$320,250
Sam Houston/Southland/41/$252,500

Albany/America East/21/$252,500
Canisius/MAAC/29/$265,687
Central Florida/Atlantic Sun/29/$265,687
Iona/MAAC/54/$343,375
Jacksonville/Atlantic Sun/27/$274,187
Marshall/MAC/73/$448,750
Miami-Ohio/MAC/60/$400,000

Belmont/Atlantic Sun/49/$322,500
College of Charleston/Southern/46/$315,000
Southern Utah/Mid-Continent/54/$277,875

Harvard/Ivy/37/$292,500
St. Francis-NY/Northeast/41/$252,500

Some interesting possibilities, and sooner or later I'd like to take a job similar to the Marshall or Miami-Ohio job. But I'd be a fool to get out of here after these recruiting classes.

Assistant Movement

All three of our assitants bolt after I lowball their request for a raise. I bring in younger guys who will hopefully show a little more loyalty.

Scheduling


Morgan State 2014 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/14 at Jackson State (0-0)
11/20/14 Appalachian State (0-0)
11/24/14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
11/28/14 Arkansas-Little Rock (0-0)
12/01/14 at South Carolina State (0-0)
12/06/14 at Hampton (0-0)
12/08/14 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/13/14 Hampton (0-0)
12/17/14 at Liberty (0-0)
12/21/14 Birmingham Southern (0-0)
12/25/14 at Albany (0-0)
12/29/14 at Howard (0-0)
01/02/15 at Binghamton (0-0)
01/05/15 at Eastern Kentucky (0-0)
01/08/15 Centenary (0-0)
01/10/15 at Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/12/15 Coppin State (0-0)
01/19/15 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
01/31/15 Delaware State (0-0)
02/02/15 Norfolk State (0-0)
02/07/15 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
02/14/15 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/16/15 at Coppin State (0-0)
02/21/15 South Carolina State (0-0)
02/23/15 Howard (0-0)
02/28/15 at Delaware State (0-0)
03/02/15 at Florida A&M (0-0)
03/07/15 Florida A&M (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige rises to 34. Our training facilities now have a rating of 7, good for fourth in the conference. Our total budget is $235,000. Our new team goal is to "win the conference championship".

[C-Bailey]

Great run the last few seasons, but personally i would have bolted for the Marshall job :) One thing i've noticed on your rosters is that you've never had a true shot blocker down in the paint. This would help your defense since you don't have that many talented defenders. I always try to keep a couple of guys on my roster who block shots and rebound irregardless of offensive ability. I start one talented scorer along with the shot-blocking-rebound guy and they seem compliment each other's skills very well. Good luck.

[Munsonian]

C-Bailey: thanks for the reply. The Marshall position was very appealing, but I don't feel like my job is done at Morgan State. Thanks for the suggestion about shot blockers; I didn't realize that it was so important. I'm relatively new to the game, so I can use all of the suggestions I can get. I'm in the market for big men this year, so I'll certainly keep that in mind.

[Munsonian]

We have three scholarships available this year. I contact foreign players at a variety of positions. We absolutely must sign two big men, and we could probably use a point guard as well. Here are the early targets:


4* C Lammert Egg (Germany): will be the best defensive center in the country, and is no slouch on the other end either
4* SF Ambrosio Medina (Spain): JC player who is a monster defensively and is versatile offensively
3* PG James Iglesias (Canada): Will be a good all-around player and has good handling skills


Medina takes a long time to garner any interest, but the other two are fairly responsive. I feel like Iglesias is a lock, and we're in good shape for Egg as well. Medina lists Stanford ahead of us despite not getting an offer from them yet.

We're at a stalemate on all three, and none commit before training camp. This would be a tough loss if he didn't come here.

As of November:


Team Recruiting: Call List

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Lammert Egg C 6' 9" 240 **** Very High Germany
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 *** Very High Canada
Lester Boreham PG 6' 3" 200 *** Very High UK
Thibault Cornu PF 6' 7" 203 *** Very High France
Ambrosio Medina PF 6' 6" 225 **** Average Spain
Hubert Moral PG 5' 9" 152 ***** None Canada
Gervas Murhline SF 6' 8" 240 *** Very Low Germany

I run training camps.

[nfg22]

I usually try to get one great three shooter, and it helps if he is a SF, and even better if the SF can play post and perimiter D, and Point guard all that matters is passing and hands, then defense then shooting, for center I go for rebounding and blocking with defense being next and then offence, and PF and SG should have a mix of offense and defense. Also I try to have at leats three guys with about 70 3's and in your case I guess I would go for above 14...

[Munsonian]

nfg22: thanks for the great suggestions. One question: why isn't shooting a priority for point guards? When we had Newman back in the day, he lit up opposing offenses, but I also see what Lundberg has been able to accomplish with good-not-great shooting ability. One thing that I am sure of is that we can shoot the 3 this year; we've got several players at each backcourt position who can light it up, and it helps that we're going up against weak defenses. Thanks again for the help.

[nfg22]

Thats just my style, I like the 3 game because you can beat anyone with it. So usually my SG and SF can both shoot and if two PGs are close in hands and Passing then I go with the better 3 man. Otherwise you can run a more inside style and draw alot of fouls, where your guards have a good inside rating for driving and such, but make sure they have good freethrow rating. The PG can be a good scorer but he helps so much more if he can pass because he will improve your other scorers that much more.

[Munsonian]

Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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40 Liam Jones C Jr 7' 0" 241 Wyndham, Australia
24 Timothy Averill C So 6' 9" 213 Port Essington, Canada
42 Kirk Vollack C Fr 6'10" 264 Gracefield, Canada
45 Devon Nestor PF Sr 7' 0" 231 Washington, DC
25 William Francis PF Jr 6'10" 236 Hinckley, IL
4 Brian Hogan PF Fr 6' 9" 249 Botkins, OH
14 Adán Soto SF Fr 6' 6" 238 Lleida, Spain
53 Wendel Preuss SF Fr 6' 7" 222 Bamberg, Germany
41 Cristobal Leon SG Sr 6' 5" 195 Leon, Spain
23 Emiliano Pascual SG Jr 6' 5" 226 Gran Canaria Sur, Spain
54 George Rogers SG So 6' 5" 195 Adelaide, Australia
12 Steffen Ellern SG Fr 6' 3" 186 Braunschweig, Germany
52 John Eldridge PG Sr 6' 1" 177 Pylesville, MD
13 Paul Jack PG So 6' 1" 195 Rockhampton, Australia
11 Grisha Brylin PG Fr 5'11" 164 Chelyabinsk, Russia

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Liam Jones C 7' 0" 241 12 9 0 3 7 9 9 19 11 14
Timothy Averill C 6' 9" 213 16 6 9 9 5 12 5 17 8 12
Kirk Vollack C 6'10" 264 12 9 5 10 6 12 6 17 8 9
Devon Nestor PF 7' 0" 231 18 7 8 12 7 13 8 14 10 20
William Francis PF 6'10" 236 8 4 0 6 8 6 10 15 12 8
Brian Hogan PF 6' 9" 249 8 7 0 4 5 4 8 12 12 13
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 238 7 13 16 2 4 8 11 14 17 20
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 222 14 17 11 8 4 5 12 16 13 7
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 5" 195 8 12 17 9 10 8 14 13 16 20
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 226 4 9 16 4 6 7 18 10 12 17
George Rogers SG 6' 5" 195 6 17 14 13 13 7 18 9 14 15
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 186 8 10 14 7 11 10 17 12 12 8
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 177 14 12 14 11 14 7 20 9 17 16
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 195 6 11 19 12 8 3 17 11 11 18
Grisha Brylin PG 5'11" 164 5 15 10 13 6 3 18 6 10 14

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Liam Jones C 7' 0" 241 7 9 12 13 17 7 9 19 11 14
Timothy Averill C 6' 9" 213 9 16 2 7 14 7 5 17 8 12
Kirk Vollack C 6'10" 264 16 9 6 7 5 14 6 17 8 9
Devon Nestor PF 7' 0" 231 3 6 9 11 4 18 8 14 10 20
William Francis PF 6'10" 236 7 5 8 12 9 20 10 15 12 8
Brian Hogan PF 6' 9" 249 5 6 5 4 6 15 8 12 12 13
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 238 11 7 5 4 8 8 11 14 17 20
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 7" 222 6 6 10 5 5 15 12 16 13 7
Cristobal Leon SG 6' 5" 195 3 16 12 3 9 14 14 13 16 20
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 226 11 16 11 5 9 10 18 10 12 17
George Rogers SG 6' 5" 195 4 9 7 8 6 12 18 9 14 15
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 186 8 15 3 9 8 11 17 12 12 8
John Eldridge PG 6' 1" 177 12 6 3 3 3 20 20 9 17 16
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 195 9 10 16 6 4 19 17 11 11 18
Grisha Brylin PG 5'11" 164 7 9 8 7 2 20 18 6 10 14

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Liam Jones C C C C F F D D B D C C B
Timothy Averill C B D D C C D C B C A F D
Kirk Vollack C B C C D B C B D A C D D
Devon Nestor PF B C C C C D C F F D C C
William Francis PF D F F F D C D C D D C C
Brian Hogan PF C C D F D D D D D D D D
Adán Soto SF D B A B F F C C C C D D
Wendel Preuss SF A A C C C F D D D D B D
Cristobal Leon SG D C B B D C D C F B C F
Emiliano Pascual SG D C B A F D C C B B C D
George Rogers SG D A A B B B D D F C D C
Steffen Ellern SG C C C B C C C D C A F C
John Eldridge PG B C C C D B D F C D F F
Paul Jack PG D C C A C C F D B C B D
Grisha Brylin PG D A B C A C F F C C C C

Centers

Jones and Averill will both start. I want Averill to score more, so I throw him in at power forward. I'm torn on Jones; he hasn't produced much, but he's got good rebounding ratings. Vollack looks like he will be a shut-down defender; I'm hoping his offense can pick up in the next couple years.

Power Forwards

Not much to talk about here. Two walkons and a guy who can't play defense. Nestor will provide some firepower off the bench, but I'm sure it will be in a limited role.

Small Forwards

I bump Cristobal Leon up here to fit him into the starting lineup. Soto and Preuss both look very promising, but their defense won't cut it for the time being. It'll be interesting to see which one of these guys wins the job in the next few years.

Shooting Guards

Wow, Rogers looks like the real deal. I'm actually going to switch him and Eldridge here; he has excellent handling skills. As noted, Leon will play SF for the time being.

Point Guards

Eldridge finally gets his chance to shine with the departure of Lundberg. Jack is one of the best three-point shooters in the conference. Brylin also looks promising and is the more traditional point guard.

I believe that we've got the most talented roster in the conference, but that doesn't always translate into wins. We're going to be a team that relies on deep shooting, but equally important is the ability of our big men to play strong defense and avoid being injured. A three-peat is within reach.

[Munsonian]

nfg22: thanks for the clarification. I'll try to apply these, but often I don't have a lot of recruits to choose from since I rely so heavily on the foreign market.

[Munsonian]

We start out the season an acceptable 3-1.


Morgan State 2014 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/14 at Jackson State (1-3) W 72-67 1-0
11/20/14 Appalachian State (1-3) W 79-72 2-0
11/24/14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-3) W 106-57 3-0
11/28/14 Arkansas-Little Rock (1-2) L 83-79 3-1

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 0 0 .000 3 1 .750
Hampton 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
North Carolina A&T 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Coppin State 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
Howard 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
Bethune-Cookman 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
Florida A&M 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
South Carolina State 0 0 .000 1 3 .250
Delaware State 0 0 .000 1 5 .167
Norfolk State 0 0 .000 0 4 .000
Maryland-East Shore 0 0 .000 0 4 .000

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oklahoma State (53) 4-0 1776 5
2. Utah (11) 4-0 1723 1
3. Indiana (5) 7-0 1651 2
4. Cincinnati (3) 4-1 1564 13
5. Florida 4-0 1493 4
6. Notre Dame 5-1 1382 21
7. Xavier 3-0 1208 8
8. Georgia 4-0 1194 14
9. Dayton 4-0 1142 NR
10. Wyoming 2-0 1136 10
11. Kentucky 2-1 1116 3
12. Massachusetts 4-1 968 NR
13. Arizona 2-2 806 22
14. California 2-0 774 NR
15. Auburn 4-1 721 9
16. Michigan State 4-0 683 23
17. George Washington 3-0 677 NR
18. New Mexico 4-1 650 12
19. Syracuse 2-1 476 NR
20. Southeast Missouri State 2-0 399 NR
21. Minnesota 3-0 362 NR
22. Southern California 3-0 326 7
23. Missouri 2-0 213 NR
24. Providence 3-0 212 18
25. Mississippi State 3-0 134 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Kansas 1-1 120
Saint Mary's 3-0 92
San Jose State 2-0 58
Saint Joseph's 3-1 56
Pepperdine 3-0 54
UAB 5-0 51
Maryland 2-1 49

[Munsonian]

Well, our recruiting scheme falls apart in a fiery mess. C Egg is gone to Indiana (or at least it seems to be a done deal), and PF Medina is also dropping us from his list. I scramble around for replacements, and find a couple of 3* players that could help us. We'll see how it turns out.

Despite the disasters off the court, we hold steady and earn a (10-2, 4-1) record. We're playing pretty well, especially on the offensive end. Were it not for an embarrassing loss to South Carolina State (who seems to have finally stopped being the laughingstock of the league), we would be in great shape.


Morgan State 2014 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/14 at Jackson State (1-8) W 72-67 1-0
11/20/14 Appalachian State (5-6) W 79-72 2-0
11/24/14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-7) W 106-57 3-0
11/28/14 Arkansas-Little Rock (6-6) L 83-79 3-1
12/01/14 at South Carolina State (4-7) L 76-62 3-2 (0-1)
12/06/14 at Hampton (4-6) W 85-69 4-2 (1-1)
12/08/14 Bethune-Cookman (6-5) W 74-73 5-2 (2-1)
12/13/14 Hampton (4-6) W 80-67 6-2 (3-1)
12/17/14 at Liberty (0-11) W 77-70 7-2
12/21/14 Birmingham Southern (0-10) W 84-62 8-2
12/25/14 at Albany (2-10) W 74-69 9-2
12/29/14 at Howard (3-9) W 87-67 10-2 (4-1)

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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North Carolina A&T 3 0 1.000 7 5 .583
Coppin State 3 0 1.000 5 5 .500
Morgan State 4 1 .800 10 2 .833
South Carolina State 3 1 .750 4 7 .364
Delaware State 3 2 .600 4 10 .286
Bethune-Cookman 2 2 .500 6 5 .545
Florida A&M 1 3 .250 3 9 .250
Norfolk State 1 3 .250 1 11 .083
Hampton 0 2 .000 4 6 .400
Howard 0 2 .000 3 9 .250
Maryland-East Shore 0 4 .000 1 11 .083

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Oklahoma State (72) 11-0 1800 1
2. Florida 12-0 1728 2
3. Xavier 10-0 1643 4
4. Maryland 10-1 1552 5
5. Temple 9-0 1442 7
6. Indiana 10-1 1395 9
7. New Mexico 11-1 1346 6
8. Providence 10-0 1271 11
9. Cincinnati 11-3 1256 3
10. Utah 10-3 1148 13
11. Mississippi State 9-0 1105 14
12. Northwestern 9-0 1099 12
13. Florida State 10-1 935 17
14. Georgia 9-1 818 20
15. Dayton 10-2 766 18
16. Arizona 8-4 751 23
17. San Jose State 8-1 572 24
18. St. John's 8-2 493 NR
19. Southern California 8-2 475 NR
20. Illinois 8-3 360 NR
21. Kentucky 8-4 350 10
22. Villanova 10-1 348 25
23. UCLA 10-2 209 NR
24. Syracuse 7-4 165 NR
25. Michigan State 10-2 100 8

Others Receiving Votes:
Pacific 9-1 88
Iowa 10-3 84
Notre Dame 9-3 66
Auburn 8-3 23
Boston College 8-1 7
Utah State 11-2 4
Morgan State 10-2 1


:eek: Our first votes in the poll!

[Munsonian]

We land our recruits:


Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 260 *** Committed Australia
Claude Rogers SG 6' 3" 190 *** Committed Australia
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 *** Committed Canada

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO
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Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 260 14.8 6.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.1
Claude Rogers SG 6' 3" 190 17.6 4.1 3.2 2.5 1.6 2.6
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 16.1 4.6 2.3 3.1 0.7 2.5

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ovl Reg Pos R.Pos AA AS MBB
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Michael Dillon C 243 17 40 7 No No No
Claude Rogers SG 284 20 66 2 No No No
James Iglesias PG 52 5 15 2 No No No

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 260 9 11 7 12 5 7 6 18 3 19
Claude Rogers SG 6' 3" 190 2 10 15 6 10 4 18 8 18 11
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 8 12 12 10 7 8 18 11 7 12

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 260 12 2 4 5 10 5 6 18 3 19
Claude Rogers SG 6' 3" 190 7 8 10 14 5 2 18 8 18 11
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 2 12 11 4 7 20 18 11 7 12

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Michael Dillon C C C C D C D C C B F D F
Claude Rogers SG F B B A D C C D C A C B
James Iglesias PG C C C C B D C C D C C F


On the court, we're absolutely dominant. Our offense is emerging as one of the best in the nation, and we're atop the conference with a (17-2, 8-1) record. This team is dangerous, and so far only a few games have even been close.


Morgan State 2014 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/14 at Jackson State (5-13) W 72-67 1-0
11/20/14 Appalachian State (9-9) W 79-72 2-0
11/24/14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (7-11) W 106-57 3-0
11/28/14 Arkansas-Little Rock (8-11) L 83-79 3-1
12/01/14 at South Carolina State (7-12) L 76-62 3-2 (0-1)
12/06/14 at Hampton (8-11) W 85-69 4-2 (1-1)
12/08/14 Bethune-Cookman (12-7) W 74-73 5-2 (2-1)
12/13/14 Hampton (8-11) W 80-67 6-2 (3-1)
12/17/14 at Liberty (3-18) W 77-70 7-2
12/21/14 Birmingham Southern (2-18) W 84-62 8-2
12/25/14 at Albany (7-13) W 74-69 9-2
12/29/14 at Howard (9-12) W 87-67 10-2 (4-1)
01/02/15 at Binghamton (7-12) W 64-61 11-2
01/05/15 at Eastern Kentucky (4-15) W 86-52 12-2
01/08/15 Centenary (7-16) W 77-66 13-2
01/10/15 at Maryland-East Shore (5-15) W 85-70 14-2 (5-1)
01/12/15 Coppin State (8-10) W 74-70 15-2 (6-1)
01/19/15 at North Carolina A&T (12-8) W 85-46 16-2 (7-1)
01/31/15 Delaware State (6-17) W 93-59 17-2 (8-1)

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 8 1 .889 17 2 .895
North Carolina A&T 8 3 .727 12 8 .600
Bethune-Cookman 6 4 .600 12 7 .632
Coppin State 6 4 .600 8 10 .444
Howard 6 5 .545 9 12 .429
Hampton 4 5 .444 8 11 .421
South Carolina State 4 5 .444 7 12 .368
Delaware State 5 8 .385 6 17 .261
Maryland-East Shore 4 7 .364 5 15 .250
Florida A&M 3 7 .300 5 13 .278
Norfolk State 2 7 .222 2 17 .105

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Florida (72) 21-0 1800 2
2. Indiana 16-3 1720 3
3. Oklahoma State 17-3 1580 6
4. Cincinnati 18-4 1552 1
5. Notre Dame 16-4 1543 5
6. Illinois 15-5 1486 9
7. Utah 17-4 1359 8
8. Arizona 15-6 1316 10
9. Dayton 16-5 1239 15
10. Syracuse 14-7 1047 19
11. Stanford 17-5 1018 17
12. Wake Forest 14-6 1014 11
13. Oregon 16-5 945 13
14. Iowa State 13-7 896 18
15. Kentucky 14-6 822 7
16. North Carolina 14-6 774 23
17. Xavier 14-6 656 21
18. Maryland 12-7 524 12
19. Virginia 15-8 522 25
20. St. Bonaventure 14-6 442 NR
21. Providence 15-3 374 NR
22. Temple 15-4 309 4
23. Connecticut 14-6 158 NR
24. New Mexico 17-5 141 14
25. UCLA 14-6 92 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's 15-6 40
Northwestern 13-5 29
Villanova 16-3 2

[Munsonian]

Maryland-East Shore ends our run with a 75-72 upset early in February, but we still stay on track and finish the regular season at (24-4, 15-3). We clinch another regular season conference championship and the top seed in the conference tournament.


Morgan State 2014 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/14 at Jackson State (7-22) W 72-67 1-0
11/20/14 Appalachian State (15-14) W 79-72 2-0
11/24/14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-18) W 106-57 3-0
11/28/14 Arkansas-Little Rock (13-18) L 83-79 3-1
12/01/14 at South Carolina State (9-20) L 76-62 3-2 (0-1)
12/06/14 at Hampton (16-13) W 85-69 4-2 (1-1)
12/08/14 Bethune-Cookman (18-10) W 74-73 5-2 (2-1)
12/13/14 Hampton (16-13) W 80-67 6-2 (3-1)
12/17/14 at Liberty (7-24) W 77-70 7-2
12/21/14 Birmingham Southern (5-24) W 84-62 8-2
12/25/14 at Albany (13-16) W 74-69 9-2
12/29/14 at Howard (14-15) W 87-67 10-2 (4-1)
01/02/15 at Binghamton (11-18) W 64-61 11-2
01/05/15 at Eastern Kentucky (6-22) W 86-52 12-2
01/08/15 Centenary (11-19) W 77-66 13-2
01/10/15 at Maryland-East Shore (9-19) W 85-70 14-2 (5-1)
01/12/15 Coppin State (11-17) W 74-70 15-2 (6-1)
01/19/15 at North Carolina A&T (16-12) W 85-46 16-2 (7-1)
01/31/15 Delaware State (8-22) W 93-59 17-2 (8-1)
02/02/15 Norfolk State (7-21) W 71-51 18-2 (9-1)
02/07/15 Maryland-East Shore (9-19) L 75-73 18-3 (9-2)
02/14/15 at Bethune-Cookman (18-10) L 75-71 18-4 (9-3)
02/16/15 at Coppin State (11-17) W 87-70 19-4 (10-3)
02/21/15 South Carolina State (9-20) W 88-56 20-4 (11-3)
02/23/15 Howard (14-15) W 76-48 21-4 (12-3)
02/28/15 at Delaware State (8-22) W 102-84 22-4 (13-3)
03/02/15 at Florida A&M (7-21) W 79-67 23-4 (14-3)
03/07/15 Florida A&M (7-21) W 69-50 24-4 (15-3)

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 15 3 .833 24 4 .857
North Carolina A&T 12 6 .667 16 12 .571
Bethune-Cookman 11 7 .611 18 10 .643
Hampton 11 7 .611 16 13 .552
Howard 10 8 .556 14 15 .483
Coppin State 9 9 .500 11 17 .393
Maryland-East Shore 7 11 .389 9 19 .321
Norfolk State 7 11 .389 7 21 .250
South Carolina State 6 12 .333 9 20 .310
Delaware State 6 12 .333 8 22 .267
Florida A&M 5 13 .278 7 21 .250

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Florida (68) 30-0 1796 1
2. Cincinnati (4) 27-4 1724 2
3. Illinois 23-5 1661 3
4. Oklahoma State 25-5 1586 4
5. Indiana 22-7 1513 8
6. Notre Dame 25-6 1430 10
7. Minnesota 23-7 1352 11
8. Kentucky 22-8 1314 13
9. Utah 23-8 1188 7
10. Iowa State 19-10 1162 17
11. Fresno State 24-7 1087 14
12. Xavier 23-7 986 5
13. Southern California 20-8 962 16
14. Stanford 24-6 814 21
15. Syracuse 22-8 758 6
16. Oregon 22-9 680 NR
17. Saint Joseph's 23-7 664 20
18. Maryland 21-9 511 24
19. Wyoming 21-7 493 25
20. UCLA 22-8 444 23
21. Virginia 21-10 338 9
22. Arizona 19-11 298 12
23. New Mexico 22-10 272 22
24. Dayton 21-9 199 15
25. Wake Forest 19-11 90 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 21-7 78


Although we dominated the regular season, I'm concerned about the conference tournament. Historically, we're prone to upsets, and this year our three losses were to teams that have the explosiveness to beat us again. We'll see.

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

Quarterfinals: (1) Morgan State (24-4, 15-3) vs. (9) S.C. State (10-20, 6-12)

All of my concerns about this game are immediately forgotten; they take six minutes to score, and we're cruising. We're not shooting from downtown particularly well, but we still jump out to a 47-31 lead at the break. They play better in the second half, and appear to be within striking distance when they chip our lead down to ten points. However, we're just too strong for them, and we're on to the semis with an 86-65 victory.

Semifinals: (1) Morgan State (25-4, 15-3) vs. (4) Hampton (17-13, 11-7)

The top four seeds remain in the tournament, so it's going to take a good two games to get our three-peat. However, we had two easy wins against Hampton in the regular season, so I feel confident.

We have an awful time shooting the ball, and their senior center is a great force. However, we're winning the turnover battle 12-4, and we lead 34-29 at the break. Then, they storm out and overpower us for the entire second half. A three-pointer with three minutes left makes it 70-64 Hampton. Eldrige answers with a bucket. 66-70. Then, they give us life with a moronic shot clock violation. Two minutes left. Eldridge hits another jumper. 68-70. Their shooting guard bricks a shot, and we may yet have a chance. Averill throws the ball away :mad: . Another shot clock violation for them, and we're given another chance! 40 seconds left. Averill throws up a brick, but he's fouled. He makes one, but bricks the second. Eldridge fouls, and we're on the ropes. We foul the right guy, so maybe he'll miss a free throw or two. He makes one of two. 69-71. Ten seconds left. Cristobal Leon throws up a three-pointer, but it's way off. They hit one of two free throws. 69-72. Our hopes lie on one play with nine seconds left. George Rogers runs down the floor, and is promptly stuffed on his feeble three-point attempt. It's over.

Selection Sunday

Hampton enjoys their trip to the NCAA tournament.

As a consolation, we're given a #7 seed in the NIT. Maybe it's for the best; we actually have a shot at winning a game this time.

NIT

First Round: (7) Morgan State (25-5) vs. (10) Loyola-Chicago (21-11)

Looking at their roster, I must say that this might not be pretty for us. I accidentally hit the sim button instead of the coach button. Whoops :o . We lose a heartbreaker, 68-66.

NCAA Tournament

Final Four: Xavier, Florida, Dayton, Syracuse
Championship: Syracuse 82, Florida 78

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

PG John Eldridge; Pylesville, MD: three-year starter; 13.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.9 apg

SG Cristobal Leon; Leon, Spain: two-year starter; 2011 all-freshman MEAC selection; 2013 first-team all-MEAC; 2014 second-team all-MEAC; 10.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 apg

PF Devon Nestor; Washington, DC: never started; 5.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.7 apg

Ah, what could have been. Eldridge's legacy is tarnished by the two losses to end the season, and Leon never had enough freedom to blossom into the star I thought he would be. Still, two NCAA trips and one NIT trip is nothing to sniff at.

Season


Morgan State 2014 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/17/14 at Jackson State (7-22) W 72-67 1-0
11/20/14 Appalachian State (15-14) W 79-72 2-0
11/24/14 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12-19) W 106-57 3-0
11/28/14 Arkansas-Little Rock (13-18) L 83-79 3-1
12/01/14 at South Carolina State (10-21) L 76-62 3-2 (0-1)
12/06/14 at Hampton (19-14) W 85-69 4-2 (1-1)
12/08/14 Bethune-Cookman (20-11) W 74-73 5-2 (2-1)
12/13/14 Hampton (19-14) W 80-67 6-2 (3-1)
12/17/14 at Liberty (7-24) W 77-70 7-2
12/21/14 Birmingham Southern (5-24) W 84-62 8-2
12/25/14 at Albany (13-17) W 74-69 9-2
12/29/14 at Howard (14-16) W 87-67 10-2 (4-1)
01/02/15 at Binghamton (13-19) W 64-61 11-2
01/05/15 at Eastern Kentucky (6-22) W 86-52 12-2
01/08/15 Centenary (11-19) W 77-66 13-2
01/10/15 at Maryland-East Shore (10-20) W 85-70 14-2 (5-1)
01/12/15 Coppin State (11-18) W 74-70 15-2 (6-1)
01/19/15 at North Carolina A&T (17-13) W 85-46 16-2 (7-1)
01/31/15 Delaware State (8-23) W 93-59 17-2 (8-1)
02/02/15 Norfolk State (7-22) W 71-51 18-2 (9-1)
02/07/15 Maryland-East Shore (10-20) L 75-73 18-3 (9-2)
02/14/15 at Bethune-Cookman (20-11) L 75-71 18-4 (9-3)
02/16/15 at Coppin State (11-18) W 87-70 19-4 (10-3)
02/21/15 South Carolina State (10-21) W 88-56 20-4 (11-3)
02/23/15 Howard (14-16) W 76-48 21-4 (12-3)
02/28/15 at Delaware State (8-23) W 102-84 22-4 (13-3)
03/02/15 at Florida A&M (8-22) W 79-67 23-4 (14-3)
03/07/15 Florida A&M (8-22) W 69-50 24-4 (15-3)
03/11/15 vs. South Carolina State (10-21) W 86-65 25-4
03/13/15 vs. Hampton (19-14) L 72-69 25-5
03/17/15 Loyola-Chicago (22-12) L 68-66 25-6

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 15 3 .833 25 6 .806
North Carolina A&T 12 6 .667 17 13 .567
Bethune-Cookman 11 7 .611 20 11 .645
Hampton 11 7 .611 19 14 .576
Howard 10 8 .556 14 16 .467
Coppin State 9 9 .500 11 18 .379
Maryland-East Shore 7 11 .389 10 20 .333
Norfolk State 7 11 .389 7 22 .241
South Carolina State 6 12 .333 10 21 .323
Delaware State 6 12 .333 8 23 .258
Florida A&M 5 13 .278 8 22 .267

Morgan State 2014 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 34 Record Vs 1-50: 0-0
Season Record: 25-6 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 15-3 Record Vs 101-200: 4-3
Home Record: 11-3 Record Vs 200+: 21-3
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 106

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 79.4 National Rank: 13 Conference Rank: 1
Points Allowed: 65.7 National Rank: 67 Conference Rank: 4
Rebounds: 37.4 National Rank: 91 Conference Rank: 3
Assists: 17.7 National Rank: 20 Conference Rank: 1
Steals: 9.4 National Rank: 35 Conference Rank: 2
Blocks: 2.7 National Rank: 206 Conference Rank: 8
Turnovers: 14.6 National Rank: 14 Conference Rank: 1
Fouls: 22.5 National Rank: 327 Conference Rank: 11
FG%: .450 National Rank: 54 Conference Rank: 2
FT%: .683 National Rank: 147 Conference Rank: 2
3P%: .361 National Rank: 89 Conference Rank: 1

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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John Eldridge PG 31 31 27.1 13.4 1.2 2.2 2.9 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.6
George Rogers SG 31 31 28.6 11.1 0.7 2.6 4.5 1.5 0.1 2.2 2.5
Timothy Averill C 31 31 24.8 10.2 2.0 6.2 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.6 3.5
Cristobal Leon SG 31 31 23.5 10.1 1.2 4.3 2.5 1.6 0.1 1.5 2.6
Wendel Preuss SF 31 0 10.2 7.0 0.6 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.4
Liam Jones C 31 31 25.4 6.2 2.2 9.2 0.9 1.2 1.5 2.3 3.2
Devon Nestor PF 31 0 11.4 5.9 1.1 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.3
Paul Jack PG 31 0 11.6 4.7 0.1 1.2 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.2
Kirk Vollack C 31 0 18.0 4.1 1.5 4.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.4 2.2
Emiliano Pascual SG 31 0 12.9 3.3 0.4 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.9 1.6
Adán Soto SF 31 0 6.4 3.3 0.4 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.5
William Francis PF 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Grisha Brylin PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Steffen Ellern SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brian Hogan PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 260 *** Committed Australia
Claude Rogers SG 6' 3" 190 *** Committed Australia
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 *** Committed Canada

2014 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East New Hampshire 25-6 (13-3)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 24-8 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 24-10 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 24-7 (15-3)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 29-5 (13-3)
Big East Notre Dame 25-7 (13-3)
Big Sky Montana State 19-11 (11-3)
Big South Winthrop 18-12 (12-4)
Big Ten Illinois 24-6 (14-2)
Big West Cal State Northridge 16-13 (13-5)
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 19-12 (12-6)
Conference USA Cincinnati 28-5 (15-1)
Horizon League Youngstown State 19-11 (12-4)
Ivy League Harvard 19-9 (12-2)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona 22-10 (13-5)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 19-11 (12-2)
Mid-American Conference Buffalo 25-6 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 25-5 (15-3)
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 19-13 (11-7)
Mountain West Conference Wyoming 22-8 (10-4)
Northeast Conference Long Island 20-10 (16-4)
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois 21-10 (12-4)
Pacific-10 Stanford 26-7 (15-3)
Patriot League Navy 18-12 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Florida 34-0 (16-0)
Southern Conference East Tennessee State 17-14 (11-5)
Southland Conference McNeese State 22-8 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 22-8 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference Florida International 20-10 (11-3)
West Coast Conference Santa Clara 21-9 (11-3)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 27-7 (16-2)

2014 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Binghamton 13-18 (5-11)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 26-7 (11-5)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 24-10 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 24-7 (15-3)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 29-5 (13-3)
Big East Connecticut 21-13 (8-8)
Big Sky Northern Arizona 18-13 (8-6)
Big South Coastal Carolina 20-11 (10-6)
Big Ten Indiana 25-7 (11-5)
Big West Long Beach State 16-15 (10-8)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 18-13 (9-9)
Conference USA Houston 20-12 (11-5)
Horizon League Wright State 15-16 (7-9)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Siena 23-10 (12-6)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 21-11 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Buffalo 25-6 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hampton 19-13 (11-7)
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 19-13 (11-7)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 25-10 (7-7)
Northeast Conference Fairleigh Dickinson 15-16 (11-9)
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State 19-12 (10-6)
Pacific-10 Oregon 25-9 (14-4)
Patriot League Holy Cross 18-13 (8-6)
Southeastern Conference Florida 34-0 (16-0)
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro 17-15 (9-7)
Southland Conference McNeese State 22-8 (15-5)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama A&M 20-11 (11-7)
Sun Belt Conference New Orleans 20-11 (9-6)
West Coast Conference San Diego 23-10 (8-6)
Western Athletic Conference Fresno State 27-7 (16-2)

2014 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: C Clarence King Illinois
Freshman of the Year: PF Thomas Parker Virginia
Coach of the Year: Elmer Price Providence

All-League First Team:
C: Clarence King Illinois
PF: James Brown Mississippi State
SF: William Lantz Loyola Marymount
SG: Javier Davis Mississippi State
PG: Tommy Drake New Mexico

All-League Second Team:
C: Daniel Byler Southern California
PF: Dana Correa UCLA
SF: James Tucker Louisiana Tech
SG: Matthew Bill Texas
PG: Ike Michell Dayton

All-League Third Team:
C: Charles Dixon Pennsylvania
PF: Cornelius Gilliard Niagara
SF: Wendell Spates Arizona
SG: Alphonse Labrecque Oklahoma
PG: Fredric Laughlin Connecticut

All-Freshman Team:
C: George Trent Saint Joseph's
PF: Thomas Parker Virginia
SF: Caleb Johnson Virginia
SG: August Hatley Santa Clara
PG: Albert Gonzalez Troy State

2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Joshua Newland Bethune-Cookman
Freshman of the Year: PG Tony Harville Coppin State
Coach of the Year: Oliver Silveira Bethune-Cookman

All-League First Team:
C: Steven Rivera Bethune-Cookman
PF: Jason Parks South Carolina State
SF: Scott Harris Florida A&M
SG: George Rogers Morgan State
PG: Joshua Newland Bethune-Cookman

All-League Second Team:
C: David Potts Florida A&M
PF: Andrew Hannah Maryland-East Shore
SF: Rod Williams Hampton
SG: Cristobal Leon Morgan State
PG: David Rudy South Carolina State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Doug Eckstein North Carolina A&T
PF: Russ Puentes Hampton
SF: Wendel Preuss Morgan State
SG: Jesse Brown Norfolk State
PG: Tony Harville Coppin State

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion


This season was golden until tournament time, when we just got bit by the upset bug. Next year looks promising, but it'll take a while to forget the way we went out. Rogers is emerging as the face of the program.

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2014 Syracuse 82-78 30-9
2013 Notre Dame 80-76 31-7
2012 Arizona 68-60 37-2
2011 Utah 84-67 32-6
2010 Arizona 79-75 25-13
2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 32
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 8
Career Record: 212 - 151

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 17
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2014 Morgan State Head Coach 25 6 15 3 Loss in NIT Preliminary Round
2013 Morgan State Head Coach 25 7 14 4 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2012 Morgan State Head Coach 24 8 13 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2011 Morgan State Head Coach 20 10 11 7 No Postseason
2010 Morgan State Head Coach 16 13 12 6 No Postseason
2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2012 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2011 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

I'm pleasantly surprised by our #49 ranking, once again the best in the conference. However, the rest of the conference is gaining on us; they've really started to land quality players.


2014 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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49. Morgan State PG James Iglesias ***
133. Delaware State PG Nigel Russell **
158. Howard PG Kevin Warfield **
160. Maryland-East Shore SG Wiley Ramsey ***
185. Norfolk State PG Courtney Rozier **
188. Hampton SF Curtis Giles ***
223. Bethune-Cookman PF Cortez Deanda **
254. Coppin State PG Douglas Bosley *
299. North Carolina A&T C Chris Towner *
310. Florida A&M
321. South Carolina State



Top 5: Utah, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Florida, Indiana (with Lammert Egg :mad: )

Head Coach Movement

I'm much more open to jumping at the right offer now. Let's see what we get:

Team/Conference/Prestige/Budget

Boston U/America East/30/$275,000
Central Michigan/MAC/22/$297,375
Cornell/Ivy/24/$253,500
Dartmouth/Ivy/32/$273,000
Murray State/Ohio Valley/42/$289,750
Oakland/Mid-Continent/38/$245,000
Stephen F. Austin/Southland/10/$170,625
Stetson/Atlantic Sun/15/$237,500
Tennessee Tech/Ohio Valley/30/$275,000
Tennessee-Martin/Ohio Valley/20/$250,000
Troy State/Atlantic Sun/39/$290,062

Hmm, I'm hesitant about all of these, as they appear to be multi-year projects. I'm intrigued by the possibility of coaching at an Ivy, but I decline all of the offers.

Round 2:

Buffalo/MAC/39/$347,500
McNeese State/Southland/51/$277,500

Buffalo is on the right track, but still nothing doing.

Round 3:

Bowling Green/MAC/54/$385,000
Campbell/Atlantic Sun/31/$277,500
Florida International/Sun Belt/27/$309,562

Bowling Green is even closer, so I take a look. Their roster isn't very talented, but they have a good recruiting class coming in. I like their budget; I'm sick of these awful assistant coaches. But I'm not quite ready to leave for Bowling Green, so I decline.

Round 4:

Long Island/Northeast/37/$230,375

This decision wasn't quite as hard.

So it's Morgan State for at least one more year. At least this gives me a chance to avenge last year's loss.

Assistant Movement

Our recruiting coordinator wants a raise after one year. Ridiculous. I replace him with a much younger, slightly worse hooligan who will undoubtedly ask for a raise in a year or two and be let go himself.

Schedule


Morgan State 2015 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
11/19/15 Appalachian State (0-0)
11/22/15 at Birmingham Southern (0-0)
11/26/15 at Elon (0-0)
11/30/15 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)
12/02/15 Binghamton (0-0)
12/05/15 at Florida A&M (0-0)
12/07/15 at South Carolina State (0-0)
12/10/15 Arkansas-Little Rock (0-0)
12/12/15 at Hampton (0-0)
12/17/15 High Point (0-0)
12/23/15 Liberty (0-0)
12/28/15 at Grambling (0-0)
01/02/16 Howard (0-0)
01/04/16 at Howard (0-0)
01/09/16 Jackson State (0-0)
01/11/16 Coppin State (0-0)
01/23/16 Florida A&M (0-0)
01/30/16 Delaware State (0-0)
02/01/16 at Norfolk State (0-0)
02/08/16 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
02/13/16 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/15/16 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
02/20/16 at Coppin State (0-0)
02/22/16 Hampton (0-0)
02/27/16 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/29/16 at Delaware State (0-0)
03/05/16 South Carolina State (0-0)


Program Indicators

Our prestige makes a small improvement to 37. Our training facilities slip down to a rating of 6, good for fourth in the conference. Our budget is now $242,500. The goal is to win the conference championship, and my evaluation has been upgraded to "Your performance is the stuff of legends". Generous, but pleasing nonetheless.

[Munsonian]

Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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40 Liam Jones C Sr 7' 0" 241 Wyndham, Australia
24 Timothy Averill C Jr 6' 9" 213 Port Essington, Canada
42 Kirk Vollack C So 6'10" 264 Gracefield, Canada
20 Michael Dillon C Fr 6' 9" 260 Wyndham, Australia
25 William Francis PF Sr 6'10" 236 Hinckley, IL
4 Brian Hogan PF So 6' 9" 249 Botkins, OH
14 Adán Soto SF So 6' 6" 238 Lleida, Spain
53 Wendel Preuss SF So 6' 8" 222 Bamberg, Germany
23 Emiliano Pascual SG Sr 6' 5" 226 Gran Canaria Sur, Spain
54 George Rogers SG Jr 6' 5" 195 Adelaide, Australia
12 Steffen Ellern SG Fr 6' 3" 186 Braunschweig, Germany
15 Claude Rogers SG Fr 6' 3" 190 Sydney, Australia
13 Paul Jack PG Jr 6' 1" 195 Rockhampton, Australia
11 Grisha Brylin PG Fr 6' 0" 164 Chelyabinsk, Russia
22 James Iglesias PG Fr 6' 0" 184 South Porcupine, Canada

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Liam Jones C 7' 0" 241 12 9 0 3 7 9 9 19 11 14
Timothy Averill C 6' 9" 213 16 6 9 9 5 12 5 17 8 12
Kirk Vollack C 6'10" 264 12 9 5 10 6 12 6 17 8 9
Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 260 9 11 4 9 5 7 6 18 5 19
William Francis PF 6'10" 236 8 4 0 6 8 6 10 15 12 8
Brian Hogan PF 6' 9" 249 8 7 0 4 5 4 8 12 12 13
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 238 7 13 16 2 4 8 11 14 17 20
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 8" 222 14 17 11 8 4 5 12 16 13 7
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 226 4 9 16 4 6 7 18 10 12 17
George Rogers SG 6' 5" 195 6 17 14 13 13 7 18 9 14 15
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 186 8 10 14 7 11 10 17 12 12 8
Claude Rogers SG 6' 3" 190 2 12 12 7 8 5 16 8 19 9
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 195 6 11 19 12 8 3 17 11 11 18
Grisha Brylin PG 6' 0" 164 5 15 10 13 6 3 18 6 10 14
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 4 12 14 10 5 8 19 9 9 11

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Liam Jones C 7' 0" 241 7 9 12 13 17 7 9 19 11 14
Timothy Averill C 6' 9" 213 9 16 2 7 14 7 5 17 8 12
Kirk Vollack C 6'10" 264 16 9 6 7 5 14 6 17 8 9
Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 260 9 2 4 5 8 5 6 18 5 19
William Francis PF 6'10" 236 7 5 8 12 9 20 10 15 12 8
Brian Hogan PF 6' 9" 249 5 6 5 4 6 15 8 12 12 13
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 238 11 7 5 4 8 8 11 14 17 20
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 8" 222 6 6 10 5 5 15 12 16 13 7
Emiliano Pascual SG 6' 5" 226 11 16 11 5 9 10 18 10 12 17
George Rogers SG 6' 5" 195 4 9 7 8 6 12 18 9 14 15
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 186 8 15 3 9 8 11 17 12 12 8
Claude Rogers SG 6' 3" 190 7 8 9 10 5 2 16 8 19 9
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 195 9 10 16 6 4 19 17 11 11 18
Grisha Brylin PG 6' 0" 164 7 9 8 7 2 20 18 6 10 14
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 184 5 13 9 4 7 20 19 9 9 11

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Liam Jones C C C C F F D D B D C C B
Timothy Averill C B D D C C D C B C A F D
Kirk Vollack C B C C D B C B D A C D D
Michael Dillon C C C D F C D C B C F D D
William Francis PF D F F F D C D C D D C C
Brian Hogan PF C C D F D D D D D D D D
Adán Soto SF D B A B F F C C C C D D
Wendel Preuss SF A A C C C F D D D D B D
Emiliano Pascual SG D C B A F D C C B B C D
George Rogers SG D A A B B B D D F C D C
Steffen Ellern SG C C C B C C C D C A F C
Claude Rogers SG F B C B C C D D C C C C
Paul Jack PG D C C A C C F D B C B D
Grisha Brylin PG D A B C A C F F C C C C
James Iglesias PG D B C B B D C C D A C D


We have a strong lineup this year. Rogers and Preuss will lead the way in scoring, and we have a couple of capable big men as well. The key will be if Jack can lead our offense; he's incredible from outside, but his passing abilities are suspect.

Recruiting was very boring this year, so I'll spare the details. So far, we've landed a 3* JC shooting guard from France and should land a 3* power forward who looks pretty decent.

[Munsonian]

It's a very encouraging start to the year. We're (5-0, 1-0) and actually get ranked #21 in the last poll. We're shooting 53% as a team, which is fourth in the nation. It's too early to make judgements about this, but it's about as good a start as I could have asked for.


Morgan State 2015 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-3) W 89-64 1-0
11/19/15 Appalachian State (2-2) W 84-57 2-0
11/22/15 at Birmingham Southern (1-2) W 79-74 3-0
11/26/15 at Elon (0-2) W 90-88 4-0
11/30/15 at North Carolina A&T (0-3) W 84-80 5-0 (1-0)

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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#21 Morgan State 1 0 1.000 5 0 1.000
Howard 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600
Coppin State 1 0 1.000 2 3 .400
Maryland-East Shore 1 0 1.000 1 4 .200
Norfolk State 1 0 1.000 1 4 .200
Hampton 0 0 .000 2 2 .500
North Carolina A&T 0 1 .000 0 3 .000
Delaware State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
South Carolina State 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
Florida A&M 0 1 .000 0 4 .000
Bethune-Cookman 0 1 .000 0 6 .000

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (47) 0-0 1773 1
2. Kentucky (25) 4-0 1753 2
3. Virginia 5-0 1650 6
4. Cincinnati 4-0 1575 4
5. Kansas 3-0 1524 7
6. Florida 3-0 1445 5
7. Notre Dame 6-1 1301 NR
8. Syracuse 5-1 1239 3
9. Pepperdine 4-1 1170 11
10. Wyoming 3-0 1117 NR
11. Iowa State 2-1 1089 8
12. Texas Tech 4-0 925 19
13. Indiana 3-1 893 17
14. Northern Arizona 4-0 863 NR
15. Missouri 3-0 760 NR
16. San Jose State 3-0 658 NR
17. Michigan State 4-0 517 NR
18. Oregon 4-1 484 10
19. Michigan 4-0 473 NR
20. Hawaii 3-0 460 NR
21. Morgan State 5-0 410 NR
22. Texas 3-1 210 13
23. Vanderbilt 2-0 189 NR
24. Georgia Tech 0-0 186 NR
25. Saint Joseph's 3-0 167 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
North Carolina 4-2 155
Nebraska 1-0 118
Oklahoma 2-2 66
Utah 1-2 58
Iona 2-0 49
Mississippi 3-0 32
South Carolina 3-0 25
Illinois 6-2 18
Southwest Missouri State 4-0 13
Cal State Northridge 2-0 11
La Salle 4-0 9
Youngstown State 3-0 7
Stanford 3-2 3
Wake Forest 2-2 3
Fresno State 2-3 2

[Munsonian]

Mighty Binghampton ruins our perfect season, but we still improve to (12-1, 4-0) behind one of the most high-flying offenses in the nation. Preuss is dominating, and our big men are getting the job done. Despite a bad RPI, I think at this point we would have to be a candidate for an at-large bid due to our poll ranking.


Morgan State 2015 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-8) W 89-64 1-0
11/19/15 Appalachian State (6-5) W 84-57 2-0
11/22/15 at Birmingham Southern (3-7) W 79-74 3-0
11/26/15 at Elon (1-9) W 90-88 4-0
11/30/15 at North Carolina A&T (5-6) W 84-80 5-0 (1-0)
12/02/15 Binghamton (7-5) L 69-65 5-1
12/05/15 at Florida A&M (1-12) W 87-40 6-1 (2-0)
12/07/15 at South Carolina State (2-10) W 74-59 7-1 (3-0)
12/10/15 Arkansas-Little Rock (6-6) W 81-58 8-1
12/12/15 at Hampton (6-5) W 66-39 9-1 (4-0)
12/17/15 High Point (4-6) W 76-44 10-1
12/23/15 Liberty (0-10) W 77-54 11-1
12/28/15 at Grambling (2-9) W 65-59 12-1

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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#13 Morgan State 4 0 1.000 12 1 .923
Coppin State 4 0 1.000 7 5 .583
Howard 3 1 .750 6 6 .500
North Carolina A&T 3 1 .750 5 6 .455
Hampton 2 1 .667 6 5 .545
Delaware State 3 2 .600 4 8 .333
Maryland-East Shore 1 3 .250 4 8 .333
Norfolk State 1 3 .250 2 11 .154
Bethune-Cookman 1 3 .250 1 11 .083
Florida A&M 1 4 .200 1 12 .077
South Carolina State 0 5 .000 2 10 .167

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kansas (36) 9-1 1764 3
2. Notre Dame (36) 12-1 1760 1
3. Kentucky 11-2 1609 2
4. Nebraska 7-1 1571 5
5. Virginia 10-2 1511 6
6. Texas 8-1 1463 8
7. Duke 10-2 1352 15
8. Iona 8-1 1330 12
9. Michigan State 9-1 1188 4
10. Oregon 9-2 1130 7
11. Dayton 9-2 996 24
12. Colorado State 9-2 898 NR
13. Morgan State 12-1 773 21
14. La Salle 10-1 674 NR
15. Indiana 8-3 665 14
16. Texas Tech 8-2 646 NR
17. Cincinnati 8-4 587 11
18. Boston College 11-3 516 NR
19. Brigham Young 9-3 484 25
20. Wyoming 10-2 482 13
21. New Mexico 10-4 428 NR
22. UNC Wilmington 9-1 318 NR
23. UCLA 9-3 313 NR
24. St. John's 10-2 288 10
25. Syracuse 8-4 241 17

Others Receiving Votes:
Temple 8-2 135
Fordham 9-1 78
Florida 8-6 49
Wisconsin 8-2 49
Stanford 8-3 46
Iowa State 7-3 21
Southwest Missouri State 10-1 19
Arizona 4-5 15
Ohio State 8-3 1

[Munsonian]

Kirk Vollack goes out with an injury for a month, and we lose our ranking and our conference lead in a 72-71 loss to hapless Delaware State. What a joke.


Morgan State 2015 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-15) W 89-64 1-0
11/19/15 Appalachian State (11-9) W 84-57 2-0
11/22/15 at Birmingham Southern (3-17) W 79-74 3-0
11/26/15 at Elon (7-13) W 90-88 4-0
11/30/15 at North Carolina A&T (11-8) W 84-80 5-0 (1-0)
12/02/15 Binghamton (10-9) L 69-65 5-1
12/05/15 at Florida A&M (2-19) W 87-40 6-1 (2-0)
12/07/15 at South Carolina State (6-14) W 74-59 7-1 (3-0)
12/10/15 Arkansas-Little Rock (10-13) W 81-58 8-1
12/12/15 at Hampton (11-8) W 66-39 9-1 (4-0)
12/17/15 High Point (9-9) W 76-44 10-1
12/23/15 Liberty (2-17) W 77-54 11-1
12/28/15 at Grambling (4-15) W 65-59 12-1
01/02/16 Howard (11-10) W 77-66 13-1 (5-0)
01/04/16 at Howard (11-10) W 69-61 14-1 (6-0)
01/09/16 Jackson State (6-12) W 89-49 15-1
01/11/16 Coppin State (13-7) W 87-62 16-1 (7-0)
01/23/16 Florida A&M (2-19) W 73-39 17-1 (8-0)
01/30/16 Delaware State (7-13) L 72-71 17-2 (8-1)

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Coppin State 10 1 .909 13 7 .650
Morgan State 8 1 .889 17 2 .895
North Carolina A&T 9 3 .750 11 8 .579
Hampton 7 3 .700 11 8 .579
Howard 7 5 .583 11 10 .524
Delaware State 6 5 .545 7 13 .350
Maryland-East Shore 4 7 .364 7 13 .350
South Carolina State 4 8 .333 6 14 .300
Norfolk State 2 9 .182 3 19 .136
Florida A&M 2 10 .167 2 19 .095
Bethune-Cookman 1 8 .111 2 17 .105

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Kentucky (70) 18-2 1798 1
2. Arizona (2) 12-6 1729 2
3. Virginia 15-3 1650 4
4. Kansas 14-2 1591 7
5. Notre Dame 20-3 1512 3
6. Wake Forest 15-5 1423 12
7. Syracuse 12-7 1278 15
8. Oklahoma State 11-9 1249 20
9. Xavier 16-5 1237 17
10. Dayton 17-3 1204 10
11. Cincinnati 14-6 1079 11
12. Boston College 16-5 1028 8
13. Duke 14-5 876 6
14. New Mexico 15-6 721 23
15. Indiana 12-7 700 9
16. Saint Joseph's 17-5 606 18
17. Texas 13-6 557 NR
18. Iowa State 13-5 543 13
19. Maryland 12-9 501 21
20. Utah 11-8 474 NR
21. Brigham Young 16-5 355 5
22. Wyoming 15-3 321 NR
23. Seton Hall 15-4 285 NR
24. Fordham 16-3 222 NR
25. Memphis 16-7 212 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Illinois 14-10 202
Michigan State 15-3 24
Oklahoma 15-6 15
Florida 13-9 5
Santa Clara 16-6 3

[Munsonian]

We finish the season strongly, suffering just one more loss. Our (25-3, 16-2) record wins the conference outright by one game over a strong Coppin State team. This is our third straight regular season conference title, but we came here to win the tournament.


Morgan State 2015 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-24) W 89-64 1-0
11/19/15 Appalachian State (16-16) W 84-57 2-0
11/22/15 at Birmingham Southern (5-23) W 79-74 3-0
11/26/15 at Elon (13-17) W 90-88 4-0
11/30/15 at North Carolina A&T (17-11) W 84-80 5-0 (1-0)
12/02/15 Binghamton (13-16) L 69-65 5-1
12/05/15 at Florida A&M (4-25) W 87-40 6-1 (2-0)
12/07/15 at South Carolina State (10-19) W 74-59 7-1 (3-0)
12/10/15 Arkansas-Little Rock (11-19) W 81-58 8-1
12/12/15 at Hampton (15-13) W 66-39 9-1 (4-0)
12/17/15 High Point (15-16) W 76-44 10-1
12/23/15 Liberty (6-23) W 77-54 11-1
12/28/15 at Grambling (9-20) W 65-59 12-1
01/02/16 Howard (14-14) W 77-66 13-1 (5-0)
01/04/16 at Howard (14-14) W 69-61 14-1 (6-0)
01/09/16 Jackson State (12-17) W 89-49 15-1
01/11/16 Coppin State (18-10) W 87-62 16-1 (7-0)
01/23/16 Florida A&M (4-25) W 73-39 17-1 (8-0)
01/30/16 Delaware State (11-18) L 72-71 17-2 (8-1)
02/01/16 at Norfolk State (4-28) W 91-54 18-2 (9-1)
02/08/16 Maryland-East Shore (13-16) W 79-66 19-2 (10-1)
02/13/16 at Bethune-Cookman (4-25) W 83-74 20-2 (11-1)
02/15/16 Bethune-Cookman (4-25) W 91-56 21-2 (12-1)
02/20/16 at Coppin State (18-10) L 66-58 21-3 (12-2)
02/22/16 Hampton (15-13) W 83-67 22-3 (13-2)
02/27/16 North Carolina A&T (17-11) W 76-67 23-3 (14-2)
02/29/16 at Delaware State (11-18) W 96-68 24-3 (15-2)
03/05/16 South Carolina State (10-19) W 95-65 25-3 (16-2)

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 16 2 .889 25 3 .893
Coppin State 15 3 .833 18 10 .643
North Carolina A&T 14 4 .778 17 11 .607
Hampton 10 8 .556 15 13 .536
Howard 10 8 .556 14 14 .500
Delaware State 9 9 .500 11 18 .379
Maryland-East Shore 8 10 .444 13 16 .448
South Carolina State 7 11 .389 10 19 .345
Florida A&M 4 14 .222 4 25 .138
Bethune-Cookman 3 15 .167 4 25 .138
Norfolk State 3 15 .167 4 28 .125

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Virginia (72) 26-3 1800 1
2. Kentucky 26-3 1728 2
3. Notre Dame 26-5 1615 3
4. Arizona 20-8 1557 4
5. Saint Joseph's 25-5 1451 5
6. Iowa State 22-7 1430 8
7. Oklahoma State 21-10 1417 13
8. Syracuse 22-9 1362 6
9. Xavier 23-7 1191 12
10. Cincinnati 21-9 1186 10
11. Dayton 23-6 1054 11
12. Louisville 23-7 917 19
13. Arizona State 23-7 916 17
14. Wyoming 21-7 903 18
15. Northern Iowa 23-8 808 16
16. Indiana 18-11 699 9
17. Illinois 20-11 675 23
18. Wake Forest 21-8 571 15
19. Kansas 19-8 538 14
20. Ohio State 21-8 397 NR
21. Duke 20-9 394 NR
22. New Mexico 20-10 330 25
23. Connecticut 18-12 189 NR
24. Utah 16-12 134 NR
25. Oregon 23-7 50 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Houston 22-8 38
Fordham 22-6 25
Stanford 18-11 25

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

Quarters: (1) Morgan State (25-3, 16-2) vs. (8) S.C. State (10-19, 7-11)

Has anybody else noticed how we've played them in the same round of the conference tournament for like ten years in a row?

They're scrappy as usual, and the first half is very tight. Their backcourt is having their way with us, but we force them into 18 first half turnovers and stretch the halftime lead to 39-29 behind a strong performance from Preuss.

We just take over in the second half and completely dominate the overmatched underdog. Preuss ends up with 30 points and almost single-handedly puts us back into the semis, 75-40.

Semis: (1) Morgan State (26-3, 16-2) vs. (5) Howard (15-14, 10-8)

This brings back memories of our past tournament finals against these guys. They've fallen a bit since then, but they're still dangerous enough to give us a run for our money. They upset Hampton to get here.

We storm out to an early lead behind the hot hand of Preuss. He puts up 16 first-half points, and the lead is at about ten the entire half; it ends up at 38-27. The rest of the team isn't shooting the ball well at all, but it hasn't mattered so far.

Ouch, they shut down our offense at the start of the second half. Shades of last year. 40-40 early, but then we settle down a little bit. Preuss gets hot once again, and we survive a brief scare to notch a 67-58 victory.

On the other side of the bracket, Coppin State is toppled by underdog North Carolina A&T.

Finals: (1) Morgan State (27-3, 16-2) vs. (3) North Carolina A&T (19-11, 14-4)

We won two nail-biters against these guys in the regular season. They don't have many solid inside defenders, but then again, we don't have many solid inside scorers.

They begin the game with the momentum, but we hit an occasional three to stay in it. Late in the first half, Averill leads a charge that gives us a small lead. We cling to a precious 34-29 lead at halftime.

The second half is very tense. Our lead is 4-8 points for the majority. Both teams struggle to create offense, so I decide to try to just outlast them. Rogers makes two clutch shots, and it looks like we're tournament bound. The seconds tick off in what is perhaps my last MEAC tournament game, and we begin to celebrate. But our work isn't done yet--we want blood in the NCAA tournament. Final score: 61-54.

Selection Sunday

We get a somewhat disappointing #13 seed, and we're set to take on powerhouse Wake Forest in the first round. WF is the #7 team in the nation; I

NCAA Tournament

Round of 64: (4) #7 Wake Forest (24-9) vs. (13) Morgan State (28-3)

Well, we get up 1-0, and then we fall behind by twenty points. Yikes. However, we show some resiliency and battle the lead down to just seven at the break, 47-40! We're still in this, and we're not even playing very well.

Paul Jack and Wendell Preuss come charging out of the gate, and we're tied at 55 with 13 minutes to go! The offenses slow down, and it's a battle of hearts. Jack drains another 3, and we're up 64-60 with 6:25 to go! Vollack hits a jumper! 66-60! Ouch--they go on a run, and we're tied with four minutes left. Neither offense can generate anything. They hit a free throw, but George Rogers lays in a bucket. 68-67, 40 seconds left!

20 seconds left. George Rogers gets trapped along the sideline, and he has the ball stolen :mad: . They run a 3-on-2 fast break, and go for the lay-up...NO GOOD! He bricks a lay-up! Liam Jones gets the rebound! It's over! Upset city! Upset city!


Morgan State 68, Wake Forest 67

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Morgan State (29-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Liam Jones C 30 0-4 0-0 0 7 2 2 0
Timothy Averill PF 23 1-2 5-6 2 9 2 4 8
Wendel Preuss SF 26 7-20 1-3 0 2 2 2 17
George Rogers SG 31 1-4 1-2 1 2 3 3 4
Paul Jack PG 35 7-10 2-4 0 2 3 2 18
Kirk Vollack PF 27 4-7 2-3 1 2 1 3 11
Grisha Brylin PG 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Emiliano Pascual SF 11 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 3
Steffen Ellern SG 8 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 3
Adán Soto SF 4 2-4 0-0 0 2 0 0 4

Turnovers: 11 (L.Jones 1, T.Averill 4, W.Preuss 2,
G.Rogers 1, P.Jack 1, K.Vollack 1, S.Ellern 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (L.Jones 1)
Steals: 9 (L.Jones 1, W.Preuss 2, G.Rogers 1, P.Jack 4,
G.Brylin 1)
3P FGs: 9-21 (T.Averill 1-1, W.Preuss 2-8, G.Rogers
1-3, P.Jack 2-4, K.Vollack 1-1, E.Pascual 1-2,
S.Ellern 1-1, A.Soto 0-1)

Wake Forest (24-10):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Alex Corwin C 32 2-5 3-5 2 9 1 3 7
Hilton White PF 15 0-4 3-4 3 4 1 5 3
Wes Burnside SF 26 6-17 4-4 3 15 3 3 20
Armand Lippert SG 29 9-14 3-4 2 6 3 3 22
F. McKinney PG 29 1-4 0-2 3 4 5 1 2
Lynn Rodriguez PG 6 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Jonas Scott SF 16 2-4 0-0 1 3 2 0 5
Daniel Carr PF 31 1-4 0-0 1 5 2 1 2
Donald Work SG 16 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 6

Turnovers: 16 (A.Corwin 3, W.Burnside 1, A.Lippert 1,
F.McKinney 6, L.Rodriguez 1, J.Scott 2, D.Carr 1,
D.Work 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (A.Corwin 1, D.Carr 5, D.Work 1)
Steals: 3 (A.Lippert 1, F.McKinney 2)
3P FGs: 8-24 (H.White 0-1, W.Burnside 4-10, A.Lippert
1-5, F.McKinney 0-1, L.Rodriguez 0-2, J.Scott 1-2,
D.Work 2-3)

Player of Game: PG Paul Jack (MGNST)

Game Summary:

Game Stats MGNST WAKE
Halftime Score 40 47
FGM-FGA 24-56 23-58
FG% .429 .397
FTM-FTA 11-18 13-19
FT% .611 .684
3PM-3PA 9-21 8-24
3P% .429 .333
Rebounds 28 48
Assists 14 18
Steals 9 3
Blocks 1 7
Turnovers 11 16
Team Fouls 16 16


Round of 32: (13) Morgan State (29-3) vs. (5) Louisville (25-8)

Fresh off our first ever tournament victory, we take on another formidable foe, the Louisville Cardinals.

Wow, we're playing well. It's a shootout-type game, and we've got the upper hand early. We're shooting 53% and dominating on the boards. The game is still well within reach, but we've got a 50-35 lead at halftime behind big contributions from several players.

They make several little runs in the second half, but we're just too much. Preuss has a monster game, and we hold onto a comfortable ten-fifteen point margin throughout the half. It's over--a stunningly easy victory, 92-79.


Morgan State 92, Louisville 79

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Louisville (25-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Aaron Nelson C 31 3-5 2-3 1 8 2 3 8
Jarod Chitwood PF 33 5-14 8-22 1 5 2 1 18
Harvey Southworth SF 21 7-10 3-3 2 5 0 5 18
Kelley McKean SG 27 2-3 4-6 1 3 2 5 8
Dave Bass PG 32 1-3 11-12 2 3 2 1 14
Benton Parham C 17 0-2 2-2 0 1 1 1 2
Richard McCreary SG 18 1-4 0-1 0 0 1 0 2
Ambrose Bremer SG 5 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 2 2
Bradly Acklin SF 15 2-3 2-2 1 2 1 4 7
Alec Andrade SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0

Turnovers: 20 (A.Nelson 1, J.Chitwood 4, H.Southworth
2, K.McKean 4, D.Bass 7, R.McCreary 1, B.Acklin 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (J.Chitwood 2, B.Parham 3)
Steals: 8 (J.Chitwood 1, K.McKean 3, D.Bass 1,
R.McCreary 2, B.Acklin 1)
3P FGs: 3-14 (J.Chitwood 0-1, H.Southworth 1-3,
K.McKean 0-1, D.Bass 1-2, B.Parham 0-2, R.McCreary
0-2, A.Bremer 0-2, B.Acklin 1-1)

Morgan State (30-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Liam Jones C 20 2-3 0-0 0 6 1 4 4
Timothy Averill PF 15 1-4 2-3 0 1 1 4 4
Wendel Preuss SF 26 8-13 4-7 1 3 1 2 21
George Rogers SG 28 4-9 2-2 0 1 6 3 13
Paul Jack PG 18 2-2 2-3 1 3 3 5 6
Kirk Vollack PF 25 3-8 2-2 4 11 1 4 8
Grisha Brylin PG 5 2-4 0-0 0 0 1 4 5
Emiliano Pascual SG 23 3-5 3-3 0 6 2 3 10
Steffen Ellern SG 13 3-5 0-0 3 5 1 0 8
Adán Soto SF 19 4-6 2-2 1 4 1 3 11
William Francis PF 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2

Turnovers: 22 (L.Jones 3, T.Averill 2, W.Preuss 3,
G.Rogers 3, K.Vollack 4, G.Brylin 2, S.Ellern 3,
A.Soto 2)
Blocked Shots: 1 (G.Brylin 1)
Steals: 13 (L.Jones 2, W.Preuss 3, G.Rogers 3, P.Jack
2, K.Vollack 1, E.Pascual 1, S.Ellern 1)
3P FGs: 9-23 (W.Preuss 1-4, G.Rogers 3-7, K.Vollack
0-2, G.Brylin 1-2, E.Pascual 1-3, S.Ellern 2-3, A.Soto
1-2)

Player of Game: SF Wendel Preuss (MGNST)

Game Summary:

Game Stats LSVLE MGNST
Halftime Score 35 50
FGM-FGA 21-47 33-60
FG% .447 .550
FTM-FTA 34-53 17-22
FT% .642 .773
3PM-3PA 3-14 9-23
3P% .214 .391
Rebounds 28 40
Assists 11 18
Steals 8 13
Blocks 5 1
Turnovers 20 22
Team Fouls 22 34


Sweet Sixteen: (1) #1 Kentucky (31-4) vs. (13) Morgan State (30-3)

Blast. I was hoping to draw one of those dinky little Cinderella teams in the Sweet 16, but I'd say we've got a pretty difficult opponent. Oh, well--you never know what could happen.

We're right with the Wildcats! We pull out to an early lead, and even though they charge right back, we close the gap and remain in the game at halftime. They have a 36-34 lead, but I feel like we've had the upper hand so far. They're killing us on the glass, though, 24-12.

Our Cinderella run appears to be on life support, though; they show why they're #1 and why we just barely won the MEAC in the second half. Although we fight valiantly, they've just got a little bit too much talent for us. Well, maybe way too much talent. 85-53, and the season of dreams is over.


Kentucky 85, Morgan State 53

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Morgan State (30-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Liam Jones C 29 0-2 1-2 0 8 0 2 1
Timothy Averill PF 27 2-7 0-2 0 4 1 3 4
Wendel Preuss SF 26 5-13 2-2 0 2 1 4 14
George Rogers SG 27 3-5 1-1 0 0 1 2 9
Paul Jack PG 33 3-9 2-2 0 2 3 1 9
Kirk Vollack PF 24 3-3 0-0 0 2 0 2 7
Grisha Brylin PG 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 2 0 3
Emiliano Pascual SF 10 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 3 2
Steffen Ellern SG 13 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Adán Soto SF 5 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 2

Turnovers: 24 (L.Jones 3, T.Averill 1, W.Preuss 4,
G.Rogers 3, P.Jack 7, K.Vollack 2, E.Pascual 1,
S.Ellern 2, A.Soto 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (L.Jones 1, G.Rogers 1)
Steals: 11 (T.Averill 1, W.Preuss 2, G.Rogers 2, P.Jack
4, K.Vollack 1, E.Pascual 1)
3P FGs: 7-26 (T.Averill 0-3, W.Preuss 2-8, G.Rogers
2-2, P.Jack 1-6, K.Vollack 1-1, G.Brylin 1-3,
E.Pascual 0-1, S.Ellern 0-2)

Kentucky (32-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Steven Ives C 26 1-2 2-2 0 8 2 1 4
John Garza PF 29 7-13 2-3 3 7 2 2 16
David Cortez SF 25 3-12 5-6 1 5 3 0 13
James Sprouse SG 26 5-6 0-1 3 8 5 2 11
Huey Ramirez PG 26 4-7 1-2 3 4 3 2 10
James Guillot SF 15 3-6 0-0 2 2 2 0 7
Brendon Deese PG 27 6-17 3-3 3 5 2 3 16
Glenn Ansley C 25 4-6 0-1 4 9 0 2 8

Turnovers: 18 (J.Garza 5, D.Cortez 4, J.Sprouse 1,
H.Ramirez 3, J.Guillot 1, B.Deese 3, G.Ansley 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Garza 1)
Steals: 12 (J.Garza 7, D.Cortez 1, B.Deese 3, G.Ansley
1)
3P FGs: 6-15 (D.Cortez 2-3, J.Sprouse 1-2, H.Ramirez
1-2, J.Guillot 1-3, B.Deese 1-5)

Player of Game: SF John Garza (KY)

Game Summary:

Game Stats MGNST KY
Halftime Score 34 36
FGM-FGA 20-48 33-69
FG% .417 .478
FTM-FTA 6-9 13-18
FT% .667 .722
3PM-3PA 7-26 6-15
3P% .269 .400
Rebounds 23 48
Assists 9 19
Steals 11 12
Blocks 2 1
Turnovers 24 18
Team Fouls 18 12


Final Four: Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky
Championship: Connecticut 85, Indiana 64

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors

SG Emiliano Pascual; Gran Canaria Sur, Spain: never started; 4.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.9 apg

PF William Francis; Hinckley, IL: never started; scored two points in three years

C Liam Jones; Wyndham, Australia: three-year starter; 6.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.7 apg

Liam Jones was more important to this team than his numbers would indicate. Other than that, though, we don't really lose that much. Pascual never got the playing time I thought he would, and Francis is just a lowly walk-on. Still, it was great to have Jones along for the ride.

Season


Morgan State 2015 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/16/15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4-24) W 89-64 1-0
11/19/15 Appalachian State (16-16) W 84-57 2-0
11/22/15 at Birmingham Southern (5-23) W 79-74 3-0
11/26/15 at Elon (13-17) W 90-88 4-0
11/30/15 at North Carolina A&T (19-12) W 84-80 5-0 (1-0)
12/02/15 Binghamton (13-16) L 69-65 5-1
12/05/15 at Florida A&M (4-25) W 87-40 6-1 (2-0)
12/07/15 at South Carolina State (10-20) W 74-59 7-1 (3-0)
12/10/15 Arkansas-Little Rock (11-19) W 81-58 8-1
12/12/15 at Hampton (15-14) W 66-39 9-1 (4-0)
12/17/15 High Point (15-16) W 76-44 10-1
12/23/15 Liberty (6-23) W 77-54 11-1
12/28/15 at Grambling (9-20) W 65-59 12-1
01/02/16 Howard (15-15) W 77-66 13-1 (5-0)
01/04/16 at Howard (15-15) W 69-61 14-1 (6-0)
01/09/16 Jackson State (14-18) W 89-49 15-1
01/11/16 Coppin State (19-11) W 87-62 16-1 (7-0)
01/23/16 Florida A&M (4-25) W 73-39 17-1 (8-0)
01/30/16 Delaware State (11-19) L 72-71 17-2 (8-1)
02/01/16 at Norfolk State (4-28) W 91-54 18-2 (9-1)
02/08/16 Maryland-East Shore (13-17) W 79-66 19-2 (10-1)
02/13/16 at Bethune-Cookman (4-25) W 83-74 20-2 (11-1)
02/15/16 Bethune-Cookman (4-25) W 91-56 21-2 (12-1)
02/20/16 at Coppin State (19-11) L 66-58 21-3 (12-2)
02/22/16 Hampton (15-14) W 83-67 22-3 (13-2)
02/27/16 North Carolina A&T (19-12) W 76-67 23-3 (14-2)
02/29/16 at Delaware State (11-19) W 96-68 24-3 (15-2)
03/05/16 South Carolina State (10-20) W 95-65 25-3 (16-2)
03/09/16 vs. South Carolina State (10-20) W 75-40 26-3
03/11/16 vs. Howard (15-15) W 67-58 27-3
03/12/16 vs. North Carolina A&T (19-12) W 61-54 28-3
03/17/16 vs. Wake Forest (24-10) W 68-67 29-3
03/19/16 vs. Louisville (25-9) W 92-79 30-3
03/25/16 vs. Kentucky (33-5) L 85-53 30-4

Morgan State 2015 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 37 Record Vs 1-50: 2-1
Season Record: 30-4 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0
Conference Record: 16-2 Record Vs 101-200: 4-1
Home Record: 13-2 Record Vs 200+: 24-2
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 52

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 78.0 National Rank: 20 Conference Rank: 1
Points Allowed: 61.8 National Rank: 20 Conference Rank: 1
Rebounds: 35.3 National Rank: 197 Conference Rank: 5
Assists: 16.2 National Rank: 50 Conference Rank: 1
Steals: 11.6 National Rank: 7 Conference Rank: 1
Blocks: 2.1 National Rank: 255 Conference Rank: 8
Turnovers: 15.4 National Rank: 35 Conference Rank: 2
Fouls: 21.0 National Rank: 303 Conference Rank: 10
FG%: .455 National Rank: 33 Conference Rank: 2
FT%: .695 National Rank: 112 Conference Rank: 2
3P%: .371 National Rank: 56 Conference Rank: 3

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 16 2 .889 30 4 .882
Coppin State 15 3 .833 19 11 .633
North Carolina A&T 14 4 .778 19 12 .613
Hampton 10 8 .556 15 14 .517
Howard 10 8 .556 15 15 .500
Delaware State 9 9 .500 11 19 .367
Maryland-East Shore 8 10 .444 13 17 .433
South Carolina State 7 11 .389 10 20 .333
Florida A&M 4 14 .222 4 25 .138
Bethune-Cookman 3 15 .167 4 25 .138
Norfolk State 3 15 .167 4 28 .125

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Wendel Preuss SF 34 34 26.2 17.4 1.1 3.6 2.0 1.9 0.1 2.7 2.4
Paul Jack PG 34 34 32.0 12.1 0.6 2.4 3.9 3.5 0.1 2.7 2.7
George Rogers SG 34 34 27.5 11.4 1.4 3.6 3.0 1.3 0.2 1.5 2.9
Timothy Averill C 34 34 24.1 10.3 2.0 6.7 1.4 0.6 0.0 2.3 3.3
Liam Jones C 34 34 29.0 6.2 1.9 9.0 1.7 1.2 1.2 2.2 2.7
Kirk Vollack C 31 0 23.1 6.0 1.6 3.8 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.9 2.8
Adán Soto SF 34 0 8.7 4.2 0.7 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.1
Emiliano Pascual SG 34 0 13.7 4.0 0.7 2.3 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.6
Steffen Ellern SG 34 0 9.6 3.8 0.6 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.0
Grisha Brylin PG 34 0 7.4 3.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.7
William Francis PF 9 0 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
Brian Hogan PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
James Iglesias PG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michael Dillon C 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Claude Rogers SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ovl Reg Pos R.Pos AA AS MBB
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Eugène Leclerq SG 79 3 20 2 No No No
Roy Creasy PF 222 11 47 3 No No No

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Roy Creasy PF 6'10" 245 *** Committed Canada
Eugène Leclerq SG 6' 4" 210 *** Committed France

2015 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 20-11 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 26-6 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 29-4 (15-1)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 21-9 (13-5)
Big 12 Iowa State 22-8 (13-3)
Big East Notre Dame 29-5 (13-3)
Big Sky Weber State 18-12 (12-2)
Big South Radford 17-13 (12-4)
Big Ten Ohio State 23-9 (12-4)
Big West Pacific 21-9 (14-4)
Colonial Athletic Association Hofstra 18-14 (14-4)
Conference USA Houston 23-9 (14-2)
Horizon League Wright State 27-4 (14-2)
Ivy League Harvard 16-12 (9-5)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona 23-8 (14-4)
Mid-Continent Conference Southern Utah 19-12 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Buffalo 15-14 (14-4)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 28-3 (16-2)
Missouri Valley Conference Northern Iowa 23-8 (15-3)
Mountain West Conference Wyoming 22-8 (9-5)
Northeast Conference UMBC 26-6 (18-2)
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State 22-9 (12-4)
Pacific-10 Arizona 23-8 (16-2)
Patriot League Colgate 18-13 (11-3)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 29-4 (14-2)
Southern Conference The Citadel 18-11 (11-5)
Southland Conference McNeese State 23-7 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Prairie View A&M 18-12 (14-4)
Sun Belt Conference Florida International 20-10 (12-2)
West Coast Conference Santa Clara 25-7 (14-0)
Western Athletic Conference Louisiana Tech 20-12 (13-5)

2015 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Vermont 20-11 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Temple 22-10 (8-8)
Atlantic Coast Conference Wake Forest 24-9 (12-4)
Atlantic Sun Jacksonville 18-13 (11-7)
Big 12 Missouri 23-10 (10-6)
Big East Notre Dame 29-5 (13-3)
Big Sky Eastern Washington 17-14 (5-9)
Big South Winthrop 17-14 (9-7)
Big Ten Minnesota 22-10 (10-6)
Big West Utah State 22-9 (13-5)
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 21-10 (10-8)
Conference USA Cincinnati 24-9 (12-4)
Horizon League Wright State 27-4 (14-2)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Canisius 17-15 (7-11)
Mid-Continent Conference Valparaiso 13-18 (7-7)
Mid-American Conference Ball State 13-19 (6-12)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 28-3 (16-2)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 22-9 (12-6)
Mountain West Conference New Mexico 23-10 (8-6)
Northeast Conference UMBC 26-6 (18-2)
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois 20-11 (11-5)
Pacific-10 Arizona 23-8 (16-2)
Patriot League Bucknell 10-21 (5-9)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 29-4 (14-2)
Southern Conference Georgia Southern 19-12 (10-6)
Southland Conference Northwestern State 19-11 (14-6)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Alabama State 21-10 (12-6)
Sun Belt Conference New Orleans 20-11 (10-5)
West Coast Conference San Diego 22-9 (8-6)
Western Athletic Conference Southern Methodist 18-17 (10-8)

2015 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SF Theodore Johnsen Xavier
Freshman of the Year: PG Clifford Carter New Mexico
Coach of the Year: Kevin Chadwick Fordham

All-League First Team:
C: Delmar Torre Seton Hall
PF: Daniel Taveras Iona
SF: Theodore Johnsen Xavier
SG: Omer Hintz Missouri
PG: Fredric Laughlin Connecticut

All-League Second Team:
C: William Nash Dayton
PF: Tyler Hanke Wisconsin
SF: James Tucker Louisiana Tech
SG: Michael Lowell Fresno State
PG: James Cartwright Minnesota

All-League Third Team:
C: Joseph Bell Wyoming
PF: Larry Carlyle Massachusetts
SF: Peter Thompson Saint Joseph's
SG: Denver Cain Manhattan
PG: Henry Norman Duke

All-Freshman Team:
C: Ulysses Jason Xavier
PF: Thomas Bergeron New Mexico State
SF: Edward Flores Utah
SG: Marion Edwards Saint Joseph's
PG: Clifford Carter New Mexico

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Paul Jack Morgan State
Freshman of the Year: SG Wiley Ramsey Maryland-East Shore
Coach of the Year: Thomas Barker Coppin State

All-League First Team:
C: Greg Kessler Howard
PF: Rex Jones North Carolina A&T
SF: Wendel Preuss Morgan State
SG: George Rogers Morgan State
PG: Paul Jack Morgan State

All-League Second Team:
C: Calvin Gonzalez Bethune-Cookman
PF: Gregory Bennett North Carolina A&T
SF: Matthew McCray Coppin State
SG: Keith Picard North Carolina A&T
PG: Tony Harville Coppin State

All-Freshman Team:
C: Israel Davis Norfolk State
PF: James Pollard Maryland-East Shore
SF: Orlando Trejo Howard
SG: Wiley Ramsey Maryland-East Shore
PG: Kevin Warfield Howard

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion

This was the magical year for Morgan State. If it is my last year, I feel good that we finally got done what we always wanted; although our tournament run was very nearly stunted early, it's a credit to this team that we were able to reach the Sweet Sixteen and hang with the best team in the nation for twenty minutes. I'm somewhat at a loss as to how Jack won Conference Player of the Year honors, but I suppose it's well-deserved. Sort of.

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2015 Connecticut 85-64 26-13
2014 Syracuse 82-78 30-9
2013 Notre Dame 80-76 31-7
2012 Arizona 68-60 37-2
2011 Utah 84-67 32-6
2010 Arizona 79-75 25-13
2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 33
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 8
Career Record: 242 - 155

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 17
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2015 Morgan State Head Coach 30 4 16 2 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2014 Morgan State Head Coach 25 6 15 3 Loss in NIT Preliminary Round
2013 Morgan State Head Coach 25 7 14 4 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2012 Morgan State Head Coach 24 8 13 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2011 Morgan State Head Coach 20 10 11 7 No Postseason
2010 Morgan State Head Coach 16 13 12 6 No Postseason
2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2012 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2011 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


Recruiting Class Rankings

#54 in the nation, #1 in the conference. Not our best work, but still acceptable.


2015 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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54. Morgan State SG Eugène Leclerq ***
152. Bethune-Cookman SF Robert Roney ***
153. Hampton SG Curt Swain ***
199. North Carolina A&T PF Jack Wescott **
202. South Carolina State SF Leroy Foltz **
256. Norfolk State SF Jan Vogler **
265. Florida A&M SF Marion Higgs *
266. Maryland-East Shore SF Arthur Charles *
292. Howard C Joseph Grieco *
295. Delaware State PF George Matherne *
308. Coppin State


Coach Movement

Well, this could be it. The right offer, and I'm gone.

Team/Conference/Prestige/Budget
i.e. Morgan State/MEAC/42/$255,000

Round 1:

Cal State Fullerton/Big West/21/$246,187
Georgia State/Atlantic Sun/42/$305,000
Hartford/America East/29/$272,500
Middle Tennessee State/Sun Belt/12/$280,000
Southwest Texas State/Southland/15/$187,500
Texas-San Antonio/Southland/23/$217,875
Western Kentucky/Sun Belt/34/$326,625

Some of the larger budgets look enticing, but I'm not going to leave this job for a school with lower prestige and in a dinky conference. I pass on all of them, anxiously twiddling my thumbs.

Round 2:

Harvard/Ivy/48/$320,000
New Orleans/Sun Belt/43/$348,562
Pacific/Big West/50/$308,750
Youngstown State/Horizon/41/$352,500

Hmm, these look much more interesting. All of the budgets are bigger, but the prestiges are in the same ballpark as ours. I decline New Orleans and Youngstown State fairly quickly, but I take a good long look at Pacific. Their conference is only one notch above ours, and their roster isn't any more talented than ours, so I get discouraged and decline that as well. Finally, there's Harvard, one of the many Ivies that have come calling in recent years. Wrong place, wrong time. I move on to the next round.

Round 3:

None :(

Round 4:

Brown/Ivy/37/$299,812
Southern Utah/Mid-Continent/54/$277,875

Southern Utah looks appealing, but once again it's not enough to draw me away from here.

Round 5:

Vermont/America East/37/$292,500
Albany/America East/29/$272,500

Nothing doing here either.

Round 6:

McNeese St./Southland/54/$285,000

Another moderately appealing one, but I just can't justify leaving to go to a conference like that for a similar budget and roster.

Round 7 (good Lord, how many of these are there?):

South Alabama/Sun Belt/53/$382,500

It's Morgan State for another year.

Assistant Movement

Our coaching assistant leaves, and all of the replacements suck. I hire an overpriced guy for $70,000. I feel like a moron, but I think I'll be leaving within a few years, so I don't need much of a recruiting budget.

Scheduling

Hot dog! We get invited to the Pre-season..um.."FBIT". I accept.


Morgan State 2016 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/22/16 vs. Xavier (0-0)
12/03/16 Coppin State (0-0)
12/05/16 at South Carolina State (0-0)
12/08/16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0)
12/13/16 at Arkansas-Little Rock (0-0)
12/17/16 at Appalachian State (0-0)
12/20/16 at Army (0-0)
12/23/16 Arkansas State (0-0)
12/26/16 at Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
12/31/16 Maryland-East Shore (0-0)
01/04/17 Alabama A&M (0-0)
01/07/17 at Coppin State (0-0)
01/10/17 at Cal State Fullerton (0-0)
01/14/17 Bethune-Cookman (0-0)
01/16/17 at Delaware State (0-0)
01/18/17 at Binghamton (0-0)
01/21/17 Furman (0-0)
01/23/17 Delaware State (0-0)
01/28/17 at Florida A&M (0-0)
01/30/17 North Carolina A&T (0-0)
02/04/17 Hampton (0-0)
02/06/17 at Hampton (0-0)
02/13/17 at Howard (0-0)
02/18/17 Howard (0-0)
02/20/17 South Carolina State (0-0)
02/25/17 Florida A&M (0-0)
02/27/17 at Norfolk State (0-0)
03/04/17 at North Carolina A&T (0-0)


Program Indicators

Prestige is 42, budget is rising a little bit each year, and we're in great standing with the AD. Who still won't upgrade our facilities :rolleyes: .

[Munsonian]

Off-season recruiting is very boring. I'm distracted, knowing that I'll probably be jumping ship before any of these guys come around to be upperclassmen. We don't land anyone before training camp. I don't care.

Roster Preview


Morgan State Roster

# Name Pos Cl Ht Wt Hometown
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24 Timothy Averill C Sr 6' 9" 215 Port Essington, Canada
42 Kirk Vollack C Jr 6'10" 266 Gracefield, Canada
20 Michael Dillon C Fr 6' 9" 263 Wyndham, Australia
4 Brian Hogan PF Jr 6' 9" 253 Botkins, OH
55 Roy Creasy PF Jr 6'10" 245 Red Lake, Canada
14 Adán Soto SF Jr 6' 6" 238 Lleida, Spain
53 Wendel Preuss SF Jr 6' 8" 225 Bamberg, Germany
35 Elisha Hertz SF Fr 6' 6" 219 Santa Barbara, CA
54 George Rogers SG Sr 6' 5" 196 Adelaide, Australia
25 Eugène Leclerq SG Jr 6' 4" 210 Meaux, France
12 Steffen Ellern SG So 6' 3" 188 Braunschweig, Germany
15 Claude Rogers SG Fr 6' 4" 201 Sydney, Australia
13 Paul Jack PG Sr 6' 1" 198 Rockhampton, Australia
11 Grisha Brylin PG So 6' 0" 165 Chelyabinsk, Russia
22 James Iglesias PG Fr 6' 0" 185 South Porcupine, Canada

Morgan State Player Offense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt Ins Jps 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Timothy Averill C 6' 9" 215 17 6 9 10 5 12 5 17 8 14
Kirk Vollack C 6'10" 266 13 10 6 11 6 13 7 18 8 12
Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 263 10 11 4 10 5 8 6 18 5 20
Brian Hogan PF 6' 9" 253 9 8 0 4 6 4 8 13 12 15
Roy Creasy PF 6'10" 245 11 7 5 6 2 17 8 15 9 12
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 238 8 15 16 2 4 9 12 14 17 20
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 8" 225 15 18 11 8 4 6 12 17 13 9
Elisha Hertz SF 6' 6" 219 2 4 8 2 10 4 12 11 9 19
George Rogers SG 6' 5" 196 6 18 15 14 14 7 18 9 14 16
Eugène Leclerq SG 6' 4" 210 13 14 10 10 3 2 14 9 19 10
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 188 8 10 15 7 11 11 17 12 12 10
Claude Rogers SG 6' 4" 201 2 13 13 7 9 5 16 8 19 10
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 198 6 12 19 12 8 3 17 11 11 19
Grisha Brylin PG 6' 0" 165 6 16 11 14 7 3 18 6 11 15
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 185 4 13 15 12 5 8 19 9 10 14

Morgan State Player Defense Attributes

Name Pos Ht Wt PsD PrD Stl Blk Reb PFs Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Timothy Averill C 6' 9" 215 10 17 2 7 15 8 5 17 8 14
Kirk Vollack C 6'10" 266 18 10 7 7 6 15 7 18 8 12
Michael Dillon C 6' 9" 263 10 2 4 5 9 7 6 18 5 20
Brian Hogan PF 6' 9" 253 5 6 5 5 6 17 8 13 12 15
Roy Creasy PF 6'10" 245 8 4 9 3 15 6 8 15 9 12
Adán Soto SF 6' 6" 238 11 7 5 5 9 10 12 14 17 20
Wendel Preuss SF 6' 8" 225 6 7 11 5 6 16 12 17 13 9
Elisha Hertz SF 6' 6" 219 10 8 8 7 3 18 12 11 9 19
George Rogers SG 6' 5" 196 4 11 7 9 6 14 18 9 14 16
Eugène Leclerq SG 6' 4" 210 3 11 9 5 9 15 14 9 19 10
Steffen Ellern SG 6' 3" 188 8 16 4 10 8 12 17 12 12 10
Claude Rogers SG 6' 4" 201 7 8 10 10 6 4 16 8 19 10
Paul Jack PG 6' 1" 198 10 11 18 6 4 20 17 11 11 19
Grisha Brylin PG 6' 0" 165 7 10 9 7 2 20 18 6 11 15
James Iglesias PG 6' 0" 185 5 14 10 4 8 20 19 9 10 14

Morgan State Player Potentials

Name Pos In Jps FT 3ps Hn Pas ORb DRb PsD PrD Stl Blk
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Timothy Averill C B D D C C D C B C A F D
Kirk Vollack C B C C D B C B D A C D D
Michael Dillon C C C D F C D C B C F D D
Brian Hogan PF C C D F D D D D D D D D
Roy Creasy PF B D F D D F A A C F B F
Adán Soto SF D B A B F F C C C C D D
Wendel Preuss SF A A C C C F D D D D B D
Elisha Hertz SF F D D C F C D F A C B C
George Rogers SG D A A B B B D D F C D C
Eugène Leclerq SG A B B C C F F C F C C D
Steffen Ellern SG C C C B C C C D C A F C
Claude Rogers SG F B C B C C D D C C C C
Paul Jack PG D C C A C C F D B C B D
Grisha Brylin PG D A B C A C F F C C C C
James Iglesias PG D B C B B D C C D A C D


Our roster didn't really lose very much last year, so I feel good about our chances in-conference. However, we're dealt a blow when we learn that Wendel Preuss has declared for the draft. This will be his last year here; I may follow suit out the door, but that's for a later time.

[Munsonian]

We're off to a nice 2-1 start against quality opponents. We're way up there in the polls, but it's hard to say how our team will fare this postseason.


Morgan State 2016 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/22/16 vs. Xavier (2-1) W 91-72 1-0
11/24/16 vs. Mississippi (3-1) W 92-77 2-0
11/30/16 vs. Saint Joseph's (4-0) L 94-83 2-1

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Norfolk State 1 0 1.000 4 0 1.000
Howard 1 0 1.000 3 2 .600
Coppin State 1 0 1.000 2 3 .400
Hampton 1 0 1.000 1 2 .333
South Carolina State 1 0 1.000 1 3 .250
#8 Morgan State 0 0 .000 2 1 .667
Delaware State 0 1 .000 3 1 .750
Maryland-East Shore 0 1 .000 2 2 .500
North Carolina A&T 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
Florida A&M 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
Bethune-Cookman 0 1 .000 0 5 .000

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Arizona (72) 4-1 1800 1
2. Indiana 3-1 1707 2
3. Iowa State 5-0 1674 4
4. Florida 3-0 1576 8
5. Santa Clara 6-0 1439 24
6. Cincinnati 4-1 1369 NR
7. Iowa 4-0 1335 18
8. Morgan State 2-1 1232 20
9. Virginia 4-1 1163 14
10. Kentucky 4-2 1086 9
11. Duke 3-1 1045 22
12. Michigan State 6-0 1039 13
13. South Florida 3-0 859 NR
14. St. John's 4-0 845 11
15. Wake Forest 4-1 742 NR
16. Saint Joseph's 4-0 699 19
17. Pepperdine 4-0 678 NR
18. Connecticut 4-1 600 5
19. Virginia Tech 2-0 359 21
20. Notre Dame 3-3 357 NR
21. Miami 4-0 315 NR
22. Hawaii 3-0 298 NR
23. Syracuse 4-2 297 NR
24. Illinois 4-1 201 NR
25. Utah 2-3 162 12

Others Receiving Votes:
Delaware 4-0 146
Northwestern 2-1 118
Texas Christian 2-1 91
Oklahoma 2-2 69
North Carolina 3-2 43
Mississippi State 3-0 31
Weber State 2-0 15
College of Charleston 3-0 5
Kansas 3-1 4
Fresno State 3-3 1

[Munsonian]

We land three recruits, all of whom are decent but not spectacular.

We struggle in early December, so I take a hard look at our strategy. After some adjustments, we recover to end up at (9-3, 3-1). We're showing some major vulnerability, though.


Morgan State 2016 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/22/16 vs. Xavier (5-5) W 91-72 1-0
11/24/16 vs. Mississippi (9-1) W 92-77 2-0
11/30/16 vs. Saint Joseph's (11-2) L 94-83 2-1
12/03/16 Coppin State (7-7) W 109-67 3-1 (1-0)
12/05/16 at South Carolina State (5-8) L 79-71 3-2 (1-1)
12/08/16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-10) W 77-54 4-2
12/13/16 at Arkansas-Little Rock (7-6) L 88-83 4-3
12/17/16 at Appalachian State (4-6) W 74-57 5-3
12/20/16 at Army (6-5) W 81-78 6-3
12/23/16 Arkansas State (3-7) W 100-54 7-3
12/26/16 at Bethune-Cookman (3-9) W 85-82 8-3 (2-1)
12/31/16 Maryland-East Shore (4-7) W 82-54 9-3 (3-1)

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 3 1 .750 9 3 .750
Norfolk State 3 1 .750 7 5 .583
Hampton 3 1 .750 3 9 .250
South Carolina State 4 2 .667 5 8 .385
Maryland-East Shore 2 2 .500 4 7 .364
Bethune-Cookman 3 3 .500 3 9 .250
Coppin State 2 3 .400 7 7 .500
North Carolina A&T 2 3 .400 4 8 .333
Delaware State 1 2 .333 4 7 .364
Florida A&M 1 3 .250 3 11 .214
Howard 1 4 .200 5 6 .455

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Virginia (49) 10-1 1777 1
2. Kentucky (23) 11-2 1751 2
3. Iowa 11-1 1559 6
4. North Carolina State 10-1 1511 9
5. Duke 11-2 1498 3
6. Wake Forest 9-4 1228 10
7. Iowa State 10-3 1164 5
8. Boston College 10-1 1139 18
9. Santa Clara 10-2 1138 23
10. Arizona 8-5 1114 8
11. Texas Tech 8-1 1108 21
12. St. John's 10-2 1060 14
13. Syracuse 10-4 1051 15
14. Notre Dame 9-4 980 NR
15. Indiana 8-5 879 25
16. Virginia Tech 9-1 657 NR
17. Belmont 13-0 620 NR
18. Utah 8-5 459 NR
19. Temple 8-1 381 NR
20. Kansas 8-2 367 NR
21. Florida 8-4 357 NR
22. Mississippi 9-1 327 NR
23. South Florida 9-3 263 11
24. Montana State 10-1 186 NR
25. Massachusetts 8-2 163 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's 11-2 158
Oklahoma State 8-4 136
Connecticut 9-5 91
Pepperdine 10-2 85
Stanford 11-4 76
Cincinnati 9-4 33
Bradley 10-1 31
Dayton 10-3 19
San Diego State 8-1 13
Michigan 9-2 12
North Carolina 8-5 4
Vanderbilt 7-4 4
Creighton 8-4 1

[Munsonian]

We have a strong January, improving to a nice (19-3,9-1) mark and with it a reentry into the polls. Preuss is having a monster year, as expected.


Morgan State 2016 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/22/16 vs. Xavier (13-6) W 91-72 1-0
11/24/16 vs. Mississippi (15-4) W 92-77 2-0
11/30/16 vs. Saint Joseph's (18-4) L 94-83 2-1
12/03/16 Coppin State (12-10) W 109-67 3-1 (1-0)
12/05/16 at South Carolina State (8-12) L 79-71 3-2 (1-1)
12/08/16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (7-12) W 77-54 4-2
12/13/16 at Arkansas-Little Rock (9-12) L 88-83 4-3
12/17/16 at Appalachian State (6-13) W 74-57 5-3
12/20/16 at Army (8-10) W 81-78 6-3
12/23/16 Arkansas State (7-12) W 100-54 7-3
12/26/16 at Bethune-Cookman (5-15) W 85-82 8-3 (2-1)
12/31/16 Maryland-East Shore (8-12) W 82-54 9-3 (3-1)
01/04/17 Alabama A&M (8-10) W 70-49 10-3
01/07/17 at Coppin State (12-10) W 88-77 11-3 (4-1)
01/10/17 at Cal State Fullerton (10-8) W 82-61 12-3
01/14/17 Bethune-Cookman (5-15) W 85-63 13-3 (5-1)
01/16/17 at Delaware State (8-12) W 92-68 14-3 (6-1)
01/18/17 at Binghamton (9-11) W 74-47 15-3
01/21/17 Furman (9-13) W 92-85 16-3
01/23/17 Delaware State (8-12) W 91-71 17-3 (7-1)
01/28/17 at Florida A&M (5-17) W 86-78 18-3 (8-1)
01/30/17 North Carolina A&T (8-13) W 89-69 19-3 (9-1)

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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#21 Morgan State 9 1 .900 19 3 .864
Hampton 7 4 .636 7 14 .333
South Carolina State 7 5 .583 8 12 .400
Coppin State 7 6 .538 12 10 .545
Maryland-East Shore 5 5 .500 8 12 .400
North Carolina A&T 6 6 .500 8 13 .381
Norfolk State 5 6 .455 9 12 .429
Delaware State 5 6 .455 8 12 .400
Bethune-Cookman 4 6 .400 5 15 .250
Howard 3 7 .300 8 13 .381
Florida A&M 3 9 .250 5 17 .227

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Virginia (68) 16-1 1796 1
2. Indiana (4) 15-5 1732 2
3. Kentucky 18-3 1656 3
4. Missouri 14-3 1569 8
5. Iowa State 13-6 1389 7
6. Saint Joseph's 18-4 1314 6
7. Notre Dame 16-5 1287 10
8. Cincinnati 15-6 1279 5
9. Creighton 16-4 1224 17
10. Arizona 13-7 1173 4
11. Syracuse 16-6 1145 15
12. New Mexico 14-7 1007 12
13. Boston College 17-2 876 19
14. Florida 12-7 876 16
15. Xavier 13-6 824 NR
16. Oklahoma State 14-7 796 18
17. Temple 15-2 702 13
18. Wake Forest 14-6 641 9
19. Duke 14-5 601 23
20. Santa Clara 16-5 377 11
21. Morgan State 19-3 315 22
22. North Carolina State 15-5 259 NR
23. South Florida 14-5 230 14
24. Illinois 15-8 165 25
25. Fresno State 13-7 114 24

Others Receiving Votes:
St. Bonaventure 14-8 26
Mississippi 15-4 9
Wyoming 15-5 8
Texas 13-6 6
Iowa 15-5 2
Louisiana Tech 14-6 1
Pepperdine 17-4 1

[Munsonian]

We suffer some losses near the end of the season, but still end up with a nice (25-5, 15-3) record and yet another regular season conference championship. We prepare for the conference tournament quietly, with confidence.


Morgan State 2016 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/22/16 vs. Xavier (21-7) W 91-72 1-0
11/24/16 vs. Mississippi (19-9) W 92-77 2-0
11/30/16 vs. Saint Joseph's (25-6) L 94-83 2-1
12/03/16 Coppin State (14-14) W 109-67 3-1 (1-0)
12/05/16 at South Carolina State (11-17) L 79-71 3-2 (1-1)
12/08/16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (10-18) W 77-54 4-2
12/13/16 at Arkansas-Little Rock (9-20) L 88-83 4-3
12/17/16 at Appalachian State (10-19) W 74-57 5-3
12/20/16 at Army (10-19) W 81-78 6-3
12/23/16 Arkansas State (15-14) W 100-54 7-3
12/26/16 at Bethune-Cookman (11-17) W 85-82 8-3 (2-1)
12/31/16 Maryland-East Shore (13-16) W 82-54 9-3 (3-1)
01/04/17 Alabama A&M (11-17) W 70-49 10-3
01/07/17 at Coppin State (14-14) W 88-77 11-3 (4-1)
01/10/17 at Cal State Fullerton (16-12) W 82-61 12-3
01/14/17 Bethune-Cookman (11-17) W 85-63 13-3 (5-1)
01/16/17 at Delaware State (14-14) W 92-68 14-3 (6-1)
01/18/17 at Binghamton (11-18) W 74-47 15-3
01/21/17 Furman (15-15) W 92-85 16-3
01/23/17 Delaware State (14-14) W 91-71 17-3 (7-1)
01/28/17 at Florida A&M (7-22) W 86-78 18-3 (8-1)
01/30/17 North Carolina A&T (11-17) W 89-69 19-3 (9-1)
02/04/17 Hampton (8-20) W 92-68 20-3 (10-1)
02/06/17 at Hampton (8-20) W 97-61 21-3 (11-1)
02/13/17 at Howard (13-16) L 88-76 21-4 (11-2)
02/18/17 Howard (13-16) W 82-74 22-4 (12-2)
02/20/17 South Carolina State (11-17) W 92-77 23-4 (13-2)
02/25/17 Florida A&M (7-22) L 78-76 23-5 (13-3)
02/27/17 at Norfolk State (9-20) W 74-40 24-5 (14-3)
03/04/17 at North Carolina A&T (11-17) W 80-59 25-5 (15-3)

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 15 3 .833 25 5 .833
Delaware State 11 7 .611 14 14 .500
Maryland-East Shore 10 8 .556 13 16 .448
South Carolina State 10 8 .556 11 17 .393
Bethune-Cookman 10 8 .556 11 17 .393
Coppin State 9 9 .500 14 14 .500
North Carolina A&T 9 9 .500 11 17 .393
Howard 8 10 .444 13 16 .448
Hampton 8 10 .444 8 20 .286
Norfolk State 5 13 .278 9 20 .310
Florida A&M 4 14 .222 7 22 .241

Top 25 Poll

# School FPV Record Points Previous
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1. Virginia (50) 25-3 1764 1
2. Kentucky (9) 26-5 1701 2
3. Indiana (13) 22-7 1677 4
4. Cincinnati 24-6 1626 3
5. Arizona 20-10 1440 8
6. Michigan State 24-5 1438 11
7. Saint Joseph's 25-6 1307 17
8. Xavier 21-7 1300 12
9. Florida 18-11 1258 22
10. Oklahoma State 21-9 1213 16
11. New Mexico 20-10 1008 6
12. Iowa State 18-11 1006 9
13. Creighton 24-7 882 23
14. Wake Forest 21-9 855 7
15. Stanford 23-9 788 19
16. Syracuse 22-9 758 5
17. Duke 20-9 692 13
18. George Washington 20-8 487 NR
19. Notre Dame 23-8 464 15
20. St. Bonaventure 21-10 362 NR
21. Texas Tech 19-8 331 NR
22. North Carolina State 20-7 311 NR
23. Connecticut 18-12 281 25
24. Fresno State 20-10 117 NR
25. Louisiana Tech 20-8 89 NR

Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 18-11 73
Boston College 24-4 68
Wyoming 23-7 50
Old Dominion 24-5 44
South Florida 21-7 10

[Munsonian]

Conference Tournament

Quarters: (1) Morgan State (25-5, 15-3) vs. (9) Hampton (9-20, 8-10)

Ugh, why do we always have problems against these dinky teams? They lead for most of the first half, but we make a late charge and pull ahead 42-38 at the break. They linger around for the entire second half, as we just can't put them away. They make their move with about five minutes left. With 3:03 left, it's 82-79 us. They steal the ball and lay it in :o . 82-81, less than two minutes left. They steal the ball again, get a bucket, and Preuss fouls out of the game. What the hell. They miss the free throw, so we're still in it. Rogers makes a nice pass to Adan Soto for the go-ahead basket with 1:17 left. 83-82. They answer. 83-84. We get...a ten-second violation?!?! They turn the ball back over, trying to give us the game. With 11 seconds left, Kirk Vollack....................throws the ball into the stands. Averill fouls out, and they shoot free throws. He drains them both. 83-86, ten seconds left. Grisha Brylin gets up a desparation three-pointer, but it's way off the mark. Game over.

What a stunner. I'm beyond words.

Selection Sunday

Our RPI just isn't good enough to get into the NCAAs. We're a #2 seed in the NIT.

NIT

I'm still disheartened by our tragic loss, so I'll just give brief summaries of these games.

First Round: (10) La Salle (17-14) vs. (2) Morgan State (25-6)

We crush our unworthy competitors 75-49. How did we lose to Hampton?

Second Round: (6) Clemson (17-15) vs. (2) Morgan State (26-6)

We crush our unworthy competitors 77-72. Hampton.

South Region Final: (2) Morgan State (27-6) vs. (1) Oklahoma (21-12)

We're thrashed, 95-70. Ick.

NCAA Tournament

Final Four: 11-seed Santa Clara, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Kentucky
Championship: Notre Dame 80, Santa Clara 71

[Munsonian]

Departing Seniors and Underclassmen

SF Wendell Preuss; Bamberg, Germany: two-year starter; 2014 freshman all-conference; two-time first-team all-MEAC; 19.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.8 apg

PG Paul Jack; Rockhampton, Australia: two-year starter; two-time first-team all-MEAC; 2015 MEAC Player of the Year; 11.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.6 apg

SG George Rogers; Adelaide, Australia: three-year starter; three-time first-team all-MEAC; 2016 MEAC Player of the Year; 13.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.0 apg

C Timothy Averill; Port Essington, Canada: four-year starter; 2013 freshman all-MEAC; 2013 MEAC Top Freshman; 2016 second-team all-MEAC; 11.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.6 apg

A great class, including two conference players of the year, a four-year starter, and our first player to leave early and be taken in the NBA draft (Preuss goes late in the first round). Truly a quartet of players for the ages; their legacy at Morgan State is somewhat tarnished by the loss in the conference tournament this year, but they were still part of that run a year ago. Four great players, and four players that will be sorely missed.

Season


Morgan State 2016 Season Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record
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11/22/16 vs. Xavier (25-9) W 91-72 1-0
11/24/16 vs. Mississippi (25-11) W 92-77 2-0
11/30/16 vs. Saint Joseph's (29-7) L 94-83 2-1
12/03/16 Coppin State (17-15) W 109-67 3-1 (1-0)
12/05/16 at South Carolina State (14-18) L 79-71 3-2 (1-1)
12/08/16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11-19) W 77-54 4-2
12/13/16 at Arkansas-Little Rock (9-20) L 88-83 4-3
12/17/16 at Appalachian State (10-19) W 74-57 5-3
12/20/16 at Army (10-19) W 81-78 6-3
12/23/16 Arkansas State (17-15) W 100-54 7-3
12/26/16 at Bethune-Cookman (11-18) W 85-82 8-3 (2-1)
12/31/16 Maryland-East Shore (13-17) W 82-54 9-3 (3-1)
01/04/17 Alabama A&M (11-18) W 70-49 10-3
01/07/17 at Coppin State (17-15) W 88-77 11-3 (4-1)
01/10/17 at Cal State Fullerton (16-13) W 82-61 12-3
01/14/17 Bethune-Cookman (11-18) W 85-63 13-3 (5-1)
01/16/17 at Delaware State (14-15) W 92-68 14-3 (6-1)
01/18/17 at Binghamton (11-18) W 74-47 15-3
01/21/17 Furman (15-15) W 92-85 16-3
01/23/17 Delaware State (14-15) W 91-71 17-3 (7-1)
01/28/17 at Florida A&M (7-23) W 86-78 18-3 (8-1)
01/30/17 North Carolina A&T (13-18) W 89-69 19-3 (9-1)
02/04/17 Hampton (10-21) W 92-68 20-3 (10-1)
02/06/17 at Hampton (10-21) W 97-61 21-3 (11-1)
02/13/17 at Howard (13-17) L 88-76 21-4 (11-2)
02/18/17 Howard (13-17) W 82-74 22-4 (12-2)
02/20/17 South Carolina State (14-18) W 92-77 23-4 (13-2)
02/25/17 Florida A&M (7-23) L 78-76 23-5 (13-3)
02/27/17 at Norfolk State (9-21) W 74-40 24-5 (14-3)
03/04/17 at North Carolina A&T (13-18) W 80-59 25-5 (15-3)
03/08/17 vs. Hampton (10-21) L 87-84 25-6
03/15/17 La Salle (17-15) W 75-49 26-6
03/20/17 Clemson (17-16) W 77-72 27-6
03/25/17 at Oklahoma (24-12) L 95-70 27-7

Morgan State Player Averages

Name Pos G GS Min Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO Fl
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Wendel Preuss SF 34 34 27.7 19.4 1.3 4.6 2.8 1.9 0.2 2.9 2.5
George Rogers SG 34 34 30.0 13.6 1.1 3.9 4.0 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.2
Paul Jack PG 34 34 32.5 11.8 0.4 2.6 4.6 3.1 0.3 2.9 2.6
Timothy Averill C 34 34 26.0 11.5 1.9 8.0 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.7 3.4
Kirk Vollack C 34 34 30.9 9.6 2.8 7.1 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.6
Adán Soto SF 34 0 14.6 6.9 0.8 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 2.3 1.7
Steffen Ellern SG 34 0 9.7 4.0 0.7 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.0
Roy Creasy PF 34 0 18.8 3.8 1.9 6.7 1.3 0.9 0.1 1.1 3.4
James Iglesias PG 34 0 5.9 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.6
Grisha Brylin PG 19 0 3.7 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4
Michael Dillon C 18 0 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5
Eugène Leclerq SG 3 0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brian Hogan PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Claude Rogers SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Elisha Hertz SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings

CW CL Pct W L Pct
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Morgan State 15 3 .833 27 7 .794
Delaware State 11 7 .611 14 15 .483
South Carolina State 10 8 .556 14 18 .438
Maryland-East Shore 10 8 .556 13 17 .433
Bethune-Cookman 10 8 .556 11 18 .379
Coppin State 9 9 .500 17 15 .531
North Carolina A&T 9 9 .500 13 18 .419
Howard 8 10 .444 13 17 .433
Hampton 8 10 .444 10 21 .323
Norfolk State 5 13 .278 9 21 .300
Florida A&M 4 14 .222 7 23 .233

Morgan State 2016 Season Info

Current Performance
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Team Prestige: 42 Record Vs 1-50: 2-2
Season Record: 27-7 Record Vs 51-100: 2-0
Conference Record: 15-3 Record Vs 101-200: 2-0
Home Record: 14-1 Record Vs 200+: 21-5
Current Poll Rank: NR Current RPI Rank: 65

Stat Rankings:
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Points: 83.9 National Rank: 2 Conference Rank: 1
Points Allowed: 69.8 National Rank: 168 Conference Rank: 3
Rebounds: 37.9 National Rank: 52 Conference Rank: 2
Assists: 18.4 National Rank: 10 Conference Rank: 1
Steals: 10.4 National Rank: 20 Conference Rank: 1
Blocks: 1.2 National Rank: 311 Conference Rank: 10
Turnovers: 15.3 National Rank: 33 Conference Rank: 2
Fouls: 20.5 National Rank: 284 Conference Rank: 7
FG%: .468 National Rank: 13 Conference Rank: 1
FT%: .676 National Rank: 174 Conference Rank: 2
3P%: .395 National Rank: 14 Conference Rank: 1

Team Recruiting: Committed Players

Name Pos Ht Wt Rating Interest State
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Tony Morton C 6' 8" 243 *** Committed Canada
Paschal Boutry PF 6' 7" 205 *** Committed Canada
Rohan Rogers PG 5'10" 155 * Committed Australia

2016 Conference Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Albany 23-8 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Xavier 23-8 (14-2)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 29-3 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 26-5 (14-4)
Big 12 Oklahoma State 24-10 (12-4)
Big East Boston College 26-5 (14-2)
Big Sky Sacramento State 19-10 (9-5)
Big South Winthrop 15-14 (13-3)
Big Ten Michigan State 25-6 (14-2)
Big West UC Irvine 21-10 (13-5)
Colonial Athletic Association Old Dominion 24-6 (17-1)
Conference USA Cincinnati 27-6 (15-1)
Horizon League Wright State 22-11 (11-5)
Ivy League Princeton 17-11 (10-4)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Niagara 24-7 (15-3)
Mid-Continent Conference UMKC 20-11 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Kent State 23-8 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 25-6 (15-3)
Missouri Valley Conference Creighton 24-8 (17-1)
Mountain West Conference Wyoming 23-8 (11-3)
Northeast Conference Central Connecticut 23-8 (16-4)
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State 21-10 (11-5)
Pacific-10 Stanford 24-10 (13-5)
Patriot League Holy Cross 18-13 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 29-5 (14-2)
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro 24-9 (13-3)
Southland Conference Lamar 26-4 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Prairie View A&M 22-11 (13-5)
Sun Belt Conference South Alabama 21-8 (12-3)
West Coast Conference Pepperdine 24-7 (10-4)
Western Athletic Conference Hawaii 22-10 (13-5)

2016 Conference Tournament Champs

Conference Team Record
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America East Albany 23-8 (12-4)
Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's 28-6 (13-3)
Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia 29-3 (14-2)
Atlantic Sun Belmont 26-5 (14-4)
Big 12 Iowa State 23-11 (8-8)
Big East Notre Dame 26-8 (12-4)
Big Sky Montana State 23-8 (8-6)
Big South UNC Asheville 18-13 (10-6)
Big Ten Illinois 24-12 (11-5)
Big West UC Irvine 21-10 (13-5)
Colonial Athletic Association George Mason 22-9 (12-6)
Conference USA Cincinnati 27-6 (15-1)
Horizon League Wright State 22-11 (11-5)
Ivy League
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Niagara 24-7 (15-3)
Mid-Continent Conference UMKC 20-11 (11-3)
Mid-American Conference Kent State 23-8 (15-3)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference South Carolina State 14-17 (10-8)
Missouri Valley Conference Indiana State 18-13 (9-9)
Mountain West Conference Brigham Young 18-13 (6-8)
Northeast Conference St. Francis-PA 19-13 (12-8)
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State 21-10 (11-5)
Pacific-10 Southern California 20-11 (11-7)
Patriot League Holy Cross 18-13 (10-4)
Southeastern Conference Kentucky 29-5 (14-2)
Southern Conference VMI 22-9 (10-6)
Southland Conference Lamar 26-4 (16-4)
Southwestern Athletic Conference Mississippi Valley State 20-11 (13-5)
Sun Belt Conference Arkansas State 17-14 (9-5)
West Coast Conference Portland 12-20 (3-11)
Western Athletic Conference Tulsa 22-11 (11-7)

2016 Season Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: PG Cleveland Wade Boston College
Freshman of the Year: SG James Millsap Wyoming
Coach of the Year: Terrence Cancel Texas Tech

All-League First Team:
C: Ralph Sargent UCLA
PF: Thomas Parker Virginia
SF: Peter Thompson Saint Joseph's
SG: Dennis Bevan Oklahoma
PG: Cleveland Wade Boston College

All-League Second Team:
C: Coy Edson Vanderbilt
PF: Joseph Gomez Pepperdine
SF: Kevin Forte Villanova
SG: Robert Kass Indiana
PG: Douglas Pitman Virginia

All-League Third Team:
C: Rueben Birmingham Iowa
PF: Paul Waterhouse Louisiana Tech
SF: Scott Batchelder Niagara
SG: Ronald Delvecchio Arizona
PG: Philip Whitted George Mason

All-Freshman Team:
C: Jerry Booker Mississippi State
PF: Mark McMahon St. Bonaventure
SF: William Aguilar Mississippi
SG: James Millsap Wyoming
PG: Eric Barrett San Diego State

2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Awards

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Overall Awards:
Player of the Year: SG George Rogers Morgan State
Freshman of the Year: SG Curt Swain Hampton
Coach of the Year: Brian Hathaway Morgan State

All-League First Team:
C: Calvin Gonzalez Bethune-Cookman
PF: James Jackson Maryland-East Shore
SF: Wendel Preuss Morgan State
SG: George Rogers Morgan State
PG: Paul Jack Morgan State

All-League Second Team:
C: Timothy Averill Morgan State
PF: Cortez Deanda Bethune-Cookman
SF: Curtis Giles Hampton
SG: John Garza Coppin State
PG: Mason Cavin Howard

All-Freshman Team:
C:
PF: Elbert Stilwell Coppin State
SF: Robert Roney Bethune-Cookman
SG: Curt Swain Hampton
PG: Jose Rooker South Carolina State

Morgan State Trophy Case

Season Trophy
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2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tourney Champion


Still a good year, although the postseason results were a disaster. This could quite possibly be my last year at Morgan State, so I feel good about where I'm leaving the program, if I do indeed go. Our team won't be as dominant next year, with the loss of those great upperclassmen. Still, we'll be competitive, and we've got another top-100 recruiting class coming in, undoubtedly.

[Munsonian]

History


NCAA Tournament Champions

Season Team Score Record
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2016 Notre Dame 80-71 32-8
2015 Connecticut 85-64 26-13
2014 Syracuse 82-78 30-9
2013 Notre Dame 80-76 31-7
2012 Arizona 68-60 37-2
2011 Utah 84-67 32-6
2010 Arizona 79-75 25-13
2009 Iowa State 70-63 34-5
2008 Stanford 73-51 34-5
2007 Syracuse 81-69 38-3
2006 Stanford 77-61 36-3
2005 Arizona 74-52 34-6
2004 Kansas 83-66 33-4
2003 Kentucky 82-68 26-10

COACH DETAILS

Brian Hathaway - Head Coach - Morgan State
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Age: 34
High School: Muncie Central
Hometown: Muncie, Indiana
Alma Mater: Indiana

Current Level: 9
Career Record: 269 - 162

Recruiting: 13
Scouting: 17
Offense: 13
Defense: 13


Coaching History:
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Season Team Position W L CW CL Postseason
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2016 Morgan State Head Coach 27 7 15 3 Loss in NIT Round 3
2015 Morgan State Head Coach 30 4 16 2 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2014 Morgan State Head Coach 25 6 15 3 Loss in NIT Preliminary Round
2013 Morgan State Head Coach 25 7 14 4 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2012 Morgan State Head Coach 24 8 13 5 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2011 Morgan State Head Coach 20 10 11 7 No Postseason
2010 Morgan State Head Coach 16 13 12 6 No Postseason
2009 Morgan State Head Coach 12 17 9 9 No Postseason
2008 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 8 10 No Postseason
2007 Morgan State Head Coach 19 11 11 7 No Postseason
2006 Morgan State Head Coach 23 9 12 6 Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
2005 Morgan State Head Coach 16 15 7 11 No Postseason
2004 Morgan State Head Coach 13 16 5 13 No Postseason
2003 Morgan State Head Coach 6 23 5 13 No Postseason

Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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2016 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2013 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
2012 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2011 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Conference Coach of the Year (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion

Job Movement:
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Season Move
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2003 Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)


A couple of good pieces of news here. I gain another "level" of coaching ability, and I haven't decided where to allocate the twenty points. Also, if I do indeed stay at Morgan State, they've upgraded the facilities on their own.

I end up putting all of the points towards my "Coaching Defense" ability, which puts it up to 17.

Recruiting Class Rankings

Same as usual.


2016 Recruiting Rankings

# Team Best Player Rating
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58. Morgan State C Tony Morton ***
123. Coppin State SF Michael Ledesma ***
184. North Carolina A&T PG Roy Rice **
198. Norfolk State PF Bernie Richard **
225. Bethune-Cookman C Jeremy Deckard **
242. Florida A&M PF John Huff **
287. Maryland-East Shore PG Rod Snyder *
301. South Carolina State SG Randall Shows *
311. Delaware State
314. Hampton
315. Howard


Coach Movement

I'm definitely looking to move up here; it'll only take a team that with a nice budget in a conference that is even slightly better than ours to earn my skills.

Round 1:

Team/Conference/Prestige/Budget
Morgan State/MEAC/45/$262,500

Arkansas-Little Rock/Sun Belt/16/$290,000
Butler/Horizon/44/$378,000
Chattanooga/Southern/19/$247,500
Davidson/Southern/26/$265,000
Drexel/Colonial/37/$333,937
Georgia Southern/Southern/21/$239,875
Maine/America East/34/$285,000
North Texas/Sun Belt/30/$325,000
Pennsylvania/Ivy/38/$309,750
Towson/Colonial/35/$337,500
Wisconsin-Green Bay/Horizon/32/$338,250
Wisconsin-Milwaukee/Horizon/25/$304,687

Most of these are obvious turn-downs, but I seriously consider Butler and Pennsylvania. Both have excellent programs that have fallen on hard times in recent years. Both have high expectations and are in a conference with a 2 prestige. Ready for a change, I contemplate my options before finally making a difficult decision. It's off to Philadelphia.

[Munsonian]

Hathaway Bolts for Penn

Philadelphia, PA- In a surprising move late Thursday afternoon, Morgan State's successful head basketball coach Brian Hathaway announced that he was leaving the team for the University of Pennsylvania.

"It's time for a change," said Hathaway, who has accumulated a record of 269-162 (.624) in fourteen seasons with the Bears. "Penn offers a unique set of challenges, and ultimately I decided to pursue this opportunity for the benefit of my career and my family."

While a similar decision had been rumored for years, Hathaway pleased Morgan State faithful by turning down a number of higher-profile positions, including teams such as Marshall and Miami of Ohio. The Bears were coming off of another successful season, with a 27-7 record and an appearance in the NIT.

"We had a great run at Morgan State," Hathaway commented. "I mean, this program was basically dead until guys like Martin Newman and Rideout showed up, but it's been a wonderful ride. I feel like I've left the team in a great position to compete for a number of years, especially when you talk about some of the recruiting classes we've gotten in here the past few years. Morgan State will continue to be successful."

A less clear fate awaits Hathaway at Penn, where the team has found itself lost in a downward spiral; the team last reached postseason play in 2009. The Quakers are without many defenders, and even their offensive options seem limited. Hathaway stated that a commitment to solid recruiting and world-class training facilities would be instrumental to the teams future success.

"At Penn, we've got the best facilities in the Ivy League, and I believe that we should be able to translate those resources into an elite basketball team," Hathaway said. Hathaway, who is famed for his aggressive recruitment of foreign players, appeared ready to employ similar tactics at a team whose most recent recruiting class was ranked at #226 in the nation. "We're going to mix things up, you know, use some unorthodox methods. One of my jobs is to get the best players available into Philadelphia, and I'm going to use every means possible to make that happen."

The Quakers finished last year at (9-19, 5-9), their first losing season since 2011.