Coach Tovarich 2.0 CH2K8 Career Legacy

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Hill Field House
Baltimore, MD

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Morgan State Bears
Feb 2, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Maryland-Eastern Shore (8-12)	26	24	50
Morgan State (9-11)	11	31	42

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	23	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	2
Krleski	24	5-6	4-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	14
Tyson	27	4-17	4-11	0-0	3	0	3	0	1	12
Popovic	24	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	3	0	2	6
McFadden	24	7-9	0-0	2-2	7	4	1	1	0	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	0
Nimocks	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		20-41	8-19	2-2	19	14	9	2	4	50

Morgan State Bears
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Green	22	3-5	0-0	2-2	1	7	1	0	4	8
Smith	25	4-9	0-3	2-2	1	2	1	0	1	10
Kelly	20	6-12	0-2	2-3	2	0	0	0	2	14
Coly	17	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	6
Thompson	21	0-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ali	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
Holmes	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bolden	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Stokes	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Hemsley	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Aujla	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Barnes	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		18-39	0-7	6-7	21	14	3	0	9	42

Tovarich: Wasn't expecting to be one of the better teams in the conference. They had a rough night shooting. We dribbled the leather off that ball on virtually every possession and we had some timely shooting to keep them at arm's length so we could continue executing the game plan.

Reporter: Still just 2 FT's and it wasn't a lack of getting the big guys the ball, is it a reputation you think you now have with the MEAC refs?

Tovarich: They'd have to answer that. A second game with just one foul called on the opposition. We were only called for 6 instead of 13 or whatever last game, but it's still frustrating. I know we don't drive it in a lot and we usually just do it to kick it back out in case the 3 isn't open already, but something does seem up.

Reporter: Mirjacic and Moore...

Tovarich: (interrupting) are they still here?

Reporter: That's my question.

Tovarich: They still have all those chairs down at the end to sit in. I almost did stick them in there at the last minute. But they got it down to single digits so I didn't.

Reporter: Will they transfer?

Tovarich: I doubt that's an option for them. We're the worst team. So maybe they'll just leave the team. Should they somehow not take either of the obvious choices, I'd be stunned if they weren't released in the pre-season. I expect I'll have walkons show up who are more useful.

Reporter: Coppin State is in last place, but it's still a road game. What are you thoughts on possibly winning there?

Tovarich: They're 3-16 and yet 12 spots higher in the RPI than we are, so maybe they played a tough schedule. On paper, they're obviously better. We made 4-14 Bethune-Cookman look good. We can make them look good too.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 4, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	3	North Carolina	17-5
2	4	Duke	16-3
3	1	Kansas	18-3
4	5	Marquette	18-3
5	2	Memphis	17-4
6	8	UCLA	15-4
7	7	Arkansas	18-3
8	12	Louisville	16-7
9	11	West Virginia	16-4
10	6	Missouri	19-4
11	18	Auburn	16-3
12	10	Oregon	17-4
13	15	Kentucky	17-4
14	13	Illinois	17-6
15	17	Butler	19-2
16	9	Georgetown	15-5
17	14	Washington State	17-4
18	19	Utah State	19-3
19	22	Alabama Birmingham	16-5
20	NR	Stanford	15-6
21	20	Michigan State	15-6
22	NR	Wisconsin	15-6
23	NR	Georgia Tech	12-7
24	16	Georgia	12-5
25	NR	St. Mary's	17-4

MEAC Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 4, 2008
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Winston-Salem State	9-8	.529	6-2	-
Hampton	10-10	.500	5-2	.5
Florida A&M	8-10	.444	5-3	1
Delaware State	8-12	.400	5-3	1
Howard	7-14	.333	5-3	1
Morgan State	9-11	.450	4-4	2
South Carolina State	9-13	.409	4-4	2
Maryland-Eastern Shore	8-12	.400	4-4	2
Coppin State	3-16	.157	3-5	3
Norfolk State	6-12	.333	3-6	3.5
Bethune-Cookman	5-15	.250	2-6	4
North Carolina A&T	3-13	.187	2-6	4

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Coppin Center
Baltimore, MD

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Coppin State Eagles
Feb 4, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Maryland-Eastern Shore (9-12)	38	23	61
Coppin State (3-17)	26	17	43

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	24	2-5	0-0	4-4	0	6	2	0	1	8
Krleski	21	6-9	5-8	0-0	1	1	2	0	2	17
Tyson	20	4-12	4-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	12
Popovic	19	2-3	1-1	0-0	3	0	2	1	0	5
McFadden	20	4-7	0-0	0-0	7	3	1	0	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	16	2-2	1-1	0-0	3	4	1	0	1	5
Nimocks	14	2-4	0-0	2-3	2	3	1	1	0	6
Mirjacic	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Moore	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		22-43	11-21	6-7	17	17	9	2	5	61

Coppin State Eagles
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
McKee	23	6-9	0-2	2-2	0	2	1	0	3	14
Iloegbu	18	3-9	0-2	1-2	1	4	0	0	0	7
Harrison	23	4-6	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	3	8
Pressey	23	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	1	0	2
Kucinskas	17	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	2	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Guy	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Goldsberry	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	2
Hayden	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chesnut	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Conyers	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Kennedy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Miller	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		20-37	0-6	3-4	16	13	4	1	9	43

Tovarich: Rough night for them, don't think we had anything to do with it. We're due some after winning 3 out of 4 on that road trip.

Reporter: What changed on this road trip to win 3 when you couldn't win one before?

Tovarich: Nothing. We're doing the same thing we always do. We're against more level competition in conference. We're second to last in RPI for a reason.

Reporter: You're only 2 games out of first, do you have increased expectations for where you can finish the season?

Tovarich: Not at all. Just stay out of last and make it to the postseason and wait for some new players to arrive.

Reporter: Moore and Mirjacic got to play. They've officially expressed that they are unhappy. Any changes there?

Tovarich: No, but when you're up 20 late, you might as well get them in. Don't want them getting the equivalent of bed sores from sitting on the bench the whole time.

Reporter: Recruiting by all accounts seems to be going poorly. Do you expect to end up being any better next year?

Tovarich: I don't see how it can be worse. We only have one SR. I think it's Nimocks, so all the starters will be on the roster. I think we can sign the 2 SF's. We're going for a lot of foreign guys. I hope we can get a big guy but any school can jump in at the end and would be way ahead of us. So, in short, I don't know. If we can sign an even slightly competent true C, I'd be thrilled and I think it would get better, although probably still we're not going to be much to brag about.

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Hytche Athletic Center
Princess Anne, MD

Howard Bison at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Feb 9, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Howard (8-14)	24	32	56
Maryland-Eastern Shore (9-13)	27	25	52

Howard Bison
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Hearn	24	1-3	0-1	4-7	3	6	1	0	3	6
Timothy	22	4-8	3-7	0-0	6	2	1	0	3	11
Myatt	22	2-6	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	1	3	8
Hampton	25	4-6	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	3	8
Walker	24	4-6	0-0	0-1	12	0	0	0	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Riley	12	5-9	1-3	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	11
Mukole	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4
White	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Davis	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Smith	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Kirkpatrick	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-40	4-12	8-12	33	14	2	1	13	56
TEAM TOTALS		22-40	4-12	8-12	33	14	2	1	13	56

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	23	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	5	4	0	0	2
Krleski	24	6-14	3-8	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	15
Tyson	26	6-23	4-19	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	16
Popovic	23	6-10	0-0	0-0	12	2	3	0	0	12
McFadden	25	3-8	0-0	1-2	7	4	2	0	2	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Nimocks	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-59	7-29	1-2	24	13	12	0	3	52

Tovarich: Not sure what changed at halftime. We shot 6/12 on 3's one half and 1/17 the other. The constant missed shots in the paint was frustrating. I don't get it. 12-2 FT's for the road team. It's somehow never a foul on them but always a foul on us in the paint.

Reporter: You've occasionally referred to your arena as Lytche instead of Hytche.

Tovarich: Based on our attendance, I don't think most of the fans know the name of the arena either.

Reporter: Is is frustrating to drop a home game after seemingly figuring things out on the road?

Tovarich: We're still well ahead of where I expected. It was frustrating the way it happened, not the result. I'm not surprised when we lose, more the other way around.

Reporter: Is there any explanation for why you shot so well from 3 one half and not the other? Or why you couldn't make a layup in the first half but made most in the second?

Tovarich: I can't explain the inconsistency. Seems like forces beyond my control. It never just seems to happen to one player though. It's EVERYONE somehow. It's like there's hot and cold zones on the court or something and it doesn't matter how tries to make a layup. It becomes impossible. Sometimes they're not even contested. I remain irritated people won't just slam it. These stupid cute little twirl shots from 1 foot away that end up being missed are infuriating, but no matter how many times I wish they'd just dunk it from right under the hoop, they seem to refuse for some reason.

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Hytche Athletic Center
Princess Anne, MD

Hampton Pirates at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Feb 11, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Hampton (12-11)	22	55	77
Maryland-Eastern Shore (9-14)	23	40	63

Hampton Pirates
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tunnell	22	3-6	0-1	0-0	0	4	0	0	2	6
West	23	10-19	3-7	0-0	1	7	0	0	0	23
Woodard	23	8-12	0-0	3-4	3	3	0	0	2	19
Freeman	24	4-6	0-0	0-0	17	4	0	1	3	8
Pilgrim	14	4-5	0-0	1-2	3	1	3	1	1	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Simpson	7	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	6
Harrison	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	4
Pehoua	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ntoko	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Brooks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Smalling	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Oseni	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		34-57	5-12	4-6	32	21	6	3	8	77
TEAM TOTALS		34-57	5-12	4-6	32	21	6	3	8	77

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	22	0-2	0-0	1-2	2	5	2	0	2	1
Krleski	24	0-9	0-7	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	0
Tyson	25	6-11	6-11	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	18
Popovic	21	2-6	0-0	7-8	7	1	0	0	0	11
McFadden	23	5-13	0-0	5-8	3	0	2	0	1	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	13	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	3
Nimocks	13	4-6	0-0	7-8	3	0	1	0	2	15
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		18-48	7-19	20-26	23	8	8	1	7	63

Tovarich: I wish I'd bugged the other locker room. I'd love to know what their coach said at halftime. Must have been truly inspirational for them to shoot 70% in the second half while we continued to not be able to do anything. 11/25 in the paint is pitiful. Krleski was broken. Inexplicable.

Reporter: Maybe they have better players?

Tovarich: Everyone does.

Reporter: You drew lots of fouls and go to the line, is that a positive?

Tovarich: I guess. We couldn't shoot from anywhere else. Not one single time someone was fouled could they finish the shot though. I don't think I can sign a quality big guy either, so I'm stuck with this for another year I think. It's embarrassing to not be able to make a layup. All the other teams can. Doesn't matter if we're playing defense or not. We can't do anything. They should just stick 5 guys around the 3-point line. We just need to feel the AC out of the vent in the rafters and we'll miss.

Reporter: Any other ranting you'd like to do?

Tovarich: No, I'm good.

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Reporter: Maybe they have better players?

Tovarich: Everyone does.

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Corbett Center
Greensboro, NC

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at North Carolina A&T Aggies
Feb 16, 2008	1ST	2ND	OT	SCORE
Maryland-Eastern Shore (10-14)	37	37	33	107
North Carolina A&T (4-16)	26	48	22	96

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	29	2-4	0-1	1-4	3	12	4	0	0	5
Krleski	30	18-36	17-32	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	53
Tyson	34	8-24	4-18	1-1	7	2	4	0	0	21
Popovic	19	2-5	0-0	1-2	6	2	1	0	1	5
McFadden	33	3-8	0-1	0-0	10	1	1	1	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	22	1-4	1-4	3-5	1	7	0	0	0	6
Nimocks	22	4-5	0-0	3-4	7	2	0	1	0	11
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		38-86	22-56	9-16	35	27	12	2	2	107

North Carolina A&T Aggies
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ewing	26	4-8	0-2	1-4	0	7	0	0	3	9
Rush	33	8-17	7-12	2-2	2	6	1	0	3	25
Wilson	30	8-14	2-5	0-0	8	3	0	1	2	18
E Jones	31	5-10	2-2	0-2	8	2	1	0	2	12
E Jones	31	2-4	0-0	0-1	16	7	0	1	4	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jacobson	7	0-1	0-1	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	4
Hernandez	3	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alston	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Webster	14	3-4	0-0	3-6	7	1	0	0	1	9
Wills	12	5-5	0-0	5-6	5	1	0	0	0	15
Chaplin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Johnson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		35-63	11-22	15-27	47	27	2	2	15	96

Tovarich: Oof. That was a real roller coaster. Huge to survive that. I'd have probably needed an entire bottle of whiskey tonight to get over that one if we'd lost it.

Reporter: Down 2 at the end of regulation, you chose to go for 3. Is that always your mindset as a coach?

Tovarich: Not necessarily always, but with this lack of depth it is. Tyson missed it, and we were fortunate that Nimocks was there to grab the rebound and then I almost fainted when he actually made a layup with a few tenths to spare. I'd normally just assume we'd miss that because there was someone in the same arena as him, so that usually is sufficient defense.

Reporter: How much tougher was it with Popovic fouling at in the last minute of regulation?

Tovarich: That was a lame foul call. Just totally lame. That made it tough on the big guys to have some energy as OT went on. Luckily we'd saved an extra timeout that I normally would use in regulation to get to the finish line. Had to stick a 4th guard in there for a couple minutes though.

Reporter: At the end of OT, you're up 2 and you end up fouling going for a steal, was that wise?

Tovarich: Maybe. Maybe they hit a 3 and win it. They had a guy we felt good about at the FT line and he missed, but of course, they just grabbed the rebound and put it back in to tie it.

Reporter: Just tell us about Krleski's night.

Tovarich: Insane. He started 3/3 against the zone and they never got out of it. Tyson wasn't hitting many, so I just kept telling everyone to feed him. He had a cold spell at the start of the 2nd half when they went on their big run, because apparently I suck at halftime adjustments and everyone else is amazing at them. But he found it again. Between him being on fire and all the missed shots in the paint that I had just seen enough of, I'd have let him shoot on every possession if he wanted.

Reporter: Did you notice they seem to have two guys with the same name?

Tovarich: Yeah, I guess they must be clones. I know a little about that.

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Echols Arena
Norfolk, VA

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Norfolk State Spartans
Feb 18, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Maryland-Eastern Shore (10-15)	29	42	71
Norfolk State (7-15)	39	35	74

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	22	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	4
Krleski	23	8-17	3-10	0-0	4	1	3	0	0	19
Tyson	25	6-21	4-15	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	16
Popovic	22	6-10	0-0	1-2	4	1	3	1	0	13
McFadden	23	8-8	0-0	2-3	3	2	3	0	0	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	14	0-2	0-1	1-2	0	3	0	0	1	1
NImocks	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	0
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-61	7-27	4-7	15	15	13	1	2	71

Norfolk State Spartans
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Cann	23	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	8	1	0	0	2
Murphy	24	8-11	2-3	1-1	0	2	0	0	1	19
Worsley	22	4-6	1-1	3-3	1	1	0	0	6	12
Okoli	22	4-4	0-0	0-1	10	1	0	0	2	8
Dorsett-Jeffreys	15	7-9	0-0	1-2	8	2	0	2	3	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Lyons	8	2-4	1-2	1-2	1	1	1	0	1	6
Perry	8	2-2	0-0	1-2	0	3	0	0	0	5
Monroe	11	1-2	0-0	1-1	4	0	0	0	1	3
Vickers	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4
Banks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Deloach	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Hall	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-43	4-7	8-12	27	18	2	2	15	74

Tovarich: I'd normally LOL at the other team shooting over 70% but I just roll my eyes and expect it most of the time. Still trying to solve the mystery of why every time we breathe on someone in the lane it's a foul but not the other way around. Maybe when I'm older and more experienced I'll know the big secret the rest of the conference knows.

Reporter: The big guys were making shots, why not go to them more?

Tovarich: When the other team's shooting the lights out, you gotta keep up. We traded a lot of 2's with eachother. Eventually I just accepted that defense was non-existent and we needed some 3's.

Reporter: Did you expect to be more competitive on rebounds with them?

Tovarich: Not when we miss all the shots. Defensive rebounds are easier.

Reporter: We haven't seen any zone lately. Thoughts on switching out of man?

Tovarich: If I thought leaving jump shooters on teams who shoot 70% open more was a good idea, then I'd do it.

Reporter: You have 4 in a row at home now, and because of the parity in the league, you're only 2 games ahead of last to get in the tournament, how many wins do you think you need to make the MEAC tournament?

Tovarich: I guess 2. I don't know. It's not worth thinking about it that way. Norfolk State's tied for last and we're half their wins. I just need something resembling some defense at some point. It'd be nice if we could shoot 70% some time. I guess I don't have the players for that, and it doesn't look like I will next year either.

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Florida A&M Rattlers at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Feb 23, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Florida A&M (12-12)	18	17	35
Maryland-Eastern Shore (11-15)	24	19	43

Florida A&M Rattlers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ballard	25	2-2	0-0	1-2	0	5	0	0	2	5
Robinson	22	2-8	2-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	6
Jackson	21	2-6	0-3	2-3	5	2	0	0	0	6
Prince	23	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	6
Green	21	3-8	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mason	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Twitty	8	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Akini	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Maul	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		15-30	2-11	3-5	18	9	0	0	5	35
TEAM TOTALS		15-30	2-11	3-5	18	9	0	0	5	35

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	22	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	6	1	0	0	0
Krleski	23	3-11	2-8	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	8
Tyson	26	6-17	5-15	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	17
Popovic	22	0-1	0-0	2-2	6	0	2	0	0	2
McFadden	24	3-4	0-2	2-2	7	1	0	0	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	13	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	6
Nimocks	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		15-37	9-26	4-4	18	11	5	0	0	43

Tovarich: Once again, apologies to everyone who fell asleep watching.

Reporter: Why do you think that strategy works against FAMU?

Tovarich: I doubt it has anything to do with the opponent. We just had a continuous 6-8 point lead for most of the game, so it seemed prudent to run the clock. They just made a pretty mediocre shooting night. We got 3-4 offensive rebounds that helped us run some more time. That 1-3-1 zone usually leaves a 3-point shooter open so that option's almost always there. Might as well wait till there's 5 seconds left instead of firing it off with 25.

Reporter: You tried some 1-2-2 zone, do you think that was partly effective?

Tovarich: I don't know. I hate how compact it is around the key and leaves the 3-point line wide open. Most teams will take advantage of that I think.

Reporter: It's the last week of in-season recruiting. Are you still pessimistic about it?

Tovarich: Extremely. I *think* we have one SF locked up. The other JC SF is going to High Point it looks like. It's going to be a struggle to sign literally anyone else the way it's looking. We're going to need a competent walk-on or two to fill in the roster. These foreign guys just have zero interest in us.

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NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Feb 25, 2008
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Marquette	22-5
2	5	Kansas	20-5
3	3	North Carolina	20-8
4	4	Memphis	21-6
5	7	Duke	20-5
6	2	UCLA	19-5
7	6	Arkansas	23-3
8	10	Louisville	20-8
9	9	Missouri	23-4
10	8	Kentucky	22-5
11	12	Stanford	20-6
12	14	Oregon	20-7
13	18	Michigan State	19-7
14	11	Alabama Birmingham	21-6
15	17	Washington State	21-6
16	16	Utah State	22-4
17	13	Butler	24-3
18	NR	Tennessee	16-10
19	21	Georgetown	18-8
20	23	Xavier	19-9
21	25	Seton Hall	18-9
22	NR	St. Joseph's	17-8
23	19	Clemson	15-9
24	24	Virginia	18-8
25	NR	Western Kentucky	19-6

MEAC Conference Standings - Updated: Feb 25, 2008
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB
Winston-Salem State	13-10	.565	10-4	-
Florida A&M	13-12	.520	10-5	.5
Hampton	14-13	.518	9-5	1
Morgan State	13-14	.481	8-7	2.5
Delaware State	11-16	.407	8-7	2.5
Maryland-Eastern Shore	11-15	.423	7-7	3
Bethune-Cookman	9-17	.346	6-8	4
Howard	8-19	.296	6-8	4
South Carolina State	11-18	.379	6-9	4.5
North Carolina A&T	7-16	.304	6-9	4.5
Coppin State	6-20	.230	6-9	4.5
Norfolk State	8-15	.347	5-9	5

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Quick updates on the other conferences
America East
Hartford 9-5
Vermont 9-5
Boston U 8-6
Stony Brook 8-7
New Hampshire 8-7

ACC
Duke 9-3
Miami 8-4
North Carolina 8-5
Virginia 8-5
Clemson 7-5

Atlantic Sun
Stetson 11-3
Gardner-Webb 10-4
Jacksonville 9-5

Atlantic 10
Xavier 10-3
St. Joseph's 9-3
St. Louis 8-5

Big East
Marquette 12-4
Louisville 10-5
Villanova 10-5

Big Sky
Montana 12-2
Portland State 10-3
Idaho State 10-4

Big South
Winthrop 9-3
NC Asheville 8-4
High Point 7-5

Big 10
Michigan State 12-2
Wisconsin 11-4
Illinois 9-6

Big 12
Missouri 10-2
Kansas 8-4
Iowa State 8-4

Big West
Cal Santa Barbara 10-3
Pacific 10-3

Colonial
George Mason 12-4
James Madison 11-5
Old Dominion 10-6

CUSA
UAB 10-2
Memphis 9-3
Houston 8-4
Tulane 8-4

Horizon
Butler 14-2
Detroit 10-6

Ivy
Penn 8-1
Columbia 7-3

Metro Atlantic
Rider 12-4
Niagara 12-4
Iona 9-7

MAC
Akron 11-2
Toledo 10-3
Miami Ohio 9-4
Ohio 8-5

Missouri Valley
Southern Illinois 12-4
Northern Iowa 11-5
Missouri State 11-5
Illinois State 10-6

Mountain West
New Mexico 10-3
Brigham Young 9-3
Colorado State 8-4

Northeast
Wagner 11-5
Robert Morris 10-6
Sacred Heart 10-6
Mt. St. Mary's 10-7
Long Island 9-7

Ohio Valley
Tennessee State 14-4
Austin Peay 14-4
Eastern Kentucky 11-7

PAC 10
UCLA 11-3
Stanford 11-3
Washington State 9-6
Oregon 9-6

Patriot
Lafayette 9-3
American 8-4
Bucknell 8-4

SEC
Arkansas 10-2
Kentucky 10-2
Tennesee 7-5
South Carolina 7-5

Southern
Davidson 17-1
College of Charleston 11-6

Southland
Texas San Antonio 11-1
Texas Arlington 9-4
Lamar 8-4

SWAC
Jackson State 10-4
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10-5
Alcorn State 10-6

Summit
IUPUI 12-5
IPFW 9-7
Oral Roberts 9-7

Sun Belt
Western Kentucky 12-4
New Orleans 11-5
South Alabama 11-5

West Coast
Gonzaga 10-2
St. Mary's 9-3

WAC
Utah State 9-3
Fresno State 9-4
New Mexico State 8-4
Nevada 8-5

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Princess Anne, MD

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Feb 25, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Bethune-Cookman (9-18)	21	21	42
Maryland-Eastern Shore (12-15)	28	22	50

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carrier	23	4-6	1-1	2-2	1	7	0	0	0	11
Hudson	25	2-5	1-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	1	6
Whatley	22	5-11	2-6	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	12
Holmes	20	3-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	6
Cook	22	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pettus	14	2-5	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	5
Anderson	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	0
Knightshead	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cummings	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Creppy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Mahone	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Woods	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		17-32	4-8	4-6	18	14	3	0	5	42
TEAM TOTALS		17-32	4-8	4-6	18	14	3	0	5	42

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	23	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	9	0	0	2	6
Krleski	25	5-9	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	12
Tyson	27	8-17	7-15	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	23
Popovic	23	2-4	0-0	0-0	8	2	1	0	0	4
McFadden	25	0-2	0-1	0-0	6	1	3	0	0	0
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	9	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	3
Nimocks	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		19-41	12-28	0-0	16	15	5	0	3	50

Tovarich: More apologies to those who fell asleep.

Reporter: Is this the new strategy?

Tovarich: It's really always been the strategy. The teams who press can get us into a track meet a little bit sometimes, or we're behind and can't do this, but any time we can jump up a couple possession, we'll try this.

Reporter: You've now made sure you're in the MEAC tournament, is that all that really matters?

Tovarich: Pretty much. We're just playing for seeding in that. We can aim for the top 5 to get a bye in the 1st round to maybe improve our chances but all the matchups seem pretty random, so it makes not much of a difference to me who we face, etc.

Reporter: Don't you feel that in addition to winning games, it's partly your job to entertain the fans with an exciting style of play?

Tovarich: I think if you poll the few hundred people at the game, they'd rather watch a win than a loss.

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Princess Anne, MD

Morgan State Bears at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Feb 28, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Morgan State (13-15)	24	36	60
Maryland-Eastern Shore (13-15)	22	44	66

Morgan State Bears
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Green	23	1-3	0-0	2-4	1	9	0	0	3	4
Smith	23	3-5	0-0	2-4	2	1	0	0	1	8
Kelly	21	5-7	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	2	2	10
Coly	18	5-6	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	1	2	10
Thompson	21	3-6	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ali	12	4-6	2-2	0-2	2	1	0	0	1	10
Bolden	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	2	5
Stokes	9	1-2	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	1	0	4
Hemsley	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2
Holmes	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Aujla	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Barnes	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-38	3-5	7-16	26	16	1	5	12	60
TEAM TOTALS		25-38	3-5	7-16	26	16	1	5	12	60

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	23	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	7	0	0	0	7
Krleski	23	5-10	4-9	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	14
Tyson	25	8-18	6-16	2-2	1	3	3	0	0	24
Popovic	21	5-8	0-0	4-4	5	1	1	0	1	14
McFadden	23	2-4	0-0	1-2	4	1	3	0	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Nimocks	12	1-6	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-50	11-27	9-10	12	15	11	0	1	66

Tovarich: Thankfully they couldn't handle a little press and threw it all over the place, because their 65% shooting was incredible. Thought we were done down 8 in the second when we missed I think 8 shots in a row.

Reporter: Doesn't this tell you that you should press more?

Tovarich: When I have enough players to do that, I might, but this was just me being annoyed that they wouldn't miss, so the only way to stop a team shooting 65% is to not let them shoot. Or put them on the FT line in their case, because they couldn't make anything there. The FT disparity was pretty irritating, despite it evening out a little at the end.

Reporter: You missed every shot in the paint in the first half, what changed in the second??

Tovarich: Tremendous question. It's confounded me for my entire 28 game career so far how that happens so often. We're either useless from 3 or useless in the paint, then the second half comes and it usually magically flips. Greater forces at work beyond my understanding. I'll have to check in with Yoda about that.

Reporter: You've won 3 in a row and 4 of 5 with a loss just by 3, have you seen improvement from the players? Better strategy? What do you attribute the momentum to?

Tovarich: I have no idea. It's such a random game. One day Krleski goes for 0 and another it's 54. We've seen a lot of zone, so that's bad coaching by our opposition to leave 3 point shooters open. I still don't know why sometimes our big guys are all banned from making layups, but it happens. Continuing to just fire off 3's has typically kept us in it if we can get the right people open. I'd like to think I've given a few good pep talks now that we're heading into the postseason. We could go lose by 20 in a couple days though, so I wouldn't call it momentum, just a coincidence that a few good results happened to go consecutively.

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Princess Anne, MD

Coppin State Eagles at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
Mar 1, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Coppin State (7-21)	31	29	60
Maryland-Eastern Shore (13-16)	23	23	46

Coppin State Eagles
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
McKee	18	1-5	0-2	4-6	0	3	0	0	0	6
Iloegbu	20	5-13	0-0	0-0	7	2	1	0	1	10
Harrison	20	2-7	0-3	0-0	1	4	2	0	5	4
Pressey	20	4-11	0-0	0-3	13	0	0	0	0	8
Kucinskas	21	4-7	0-0	0-0	12	2	1	1	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Goldsberry	10	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	4
Conyers	10	2-4	0-1	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	5
Kennedy	2	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Hayden	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2
Chesnut	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2
Britt	2	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Miller	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-58	3-10	5-10	43	16	5	1	9	60
TEAM TOTALS		26-58	3-10	5-10	43	16	5	1	9	60

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	23	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	5	1	0	4	0
Krleski	21	5-21	2-14	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	14
Tyson	24	3-17	2-11	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	8
Popovic	21	4-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	2	1	1	10
McFadden	21	3-7	0-0	0-0	6	2	2	2	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	17	2-5	2-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	6
Nimocks	14	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	2
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		18-58	6-29	4-4	26	10	8	3	6	46

Tovarich: LOL. I don't know where to start. That's the worst shooting I've ever seen, and it was pretty much the entire roster. Amazing how it conveniently came together that EVERYONE sucked. The rebounding was embarrassing. I think that one guy got 4 offensive rebounds in a row. There was another time it was 3 in a row. It's like they had to get it back until they scored. We would've pressed, but it helps to score to get it set up. Since we couldn't score, we couldn't really do anything. It was a real comedy out there, only no one was laughing.

Reporter: Did the opponent have anything to do with it?

Tovarich: Not even slightly. They're 6-21 and they mostly played like it. We played like an 0-28 team.

Reporter: How important is getting a bye in the first round of the MEAC?

Tovarich: I think we can get one if we win. If not, looks like we'd play possibly Norfolk State, who beat us twice. I guess it's important.

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Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Delaware State Hornets
Mar 6, 2008	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Maryland-Eastern Shore ()	36	21	57
Delaware State ()	33	17	50

Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Davis	24	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	7	0	0	0	4
Krleski	24	3-9	2-6	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	8
Tyson	24	11-19	8-13	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	30
Popovic	22	3-8	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	1	0	6
McFadden	24	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bright	12	0-3	0-2	1-2	2	2	1	0	0	1
Nimocks	9	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	3	0	0	6
Mirjacic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Moore	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-45	10-21	3-4	15	16	7	3	1	57

Delaware State Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Mosley	24	2-7	0-2	1-2	5	1	2	0	0	2
Johnson	24	7-16	2-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	16
Douse	24	4-6	2-4	1-4	4	3	1	0	3	11
Parkes	24	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Washington	22	6-7	0-0	0-0	10	0	0	1	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Sandidge	10	2-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	4
Neal	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Topic	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Bright	-- DID NOT PLAY --
D;Agostino	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		22-43	4-11	2-6	25	10	1	1	7	50

Tovarich: Good bounce back from the last nightmare of a game. We were mostly a one-man team, but that works for me.

Reporter: You still don't seem to have a plan B for games like the last when you aren't hitting 3's.

Tovarich: Correct.

Reporter: How do you feel heading into the conference tournament?

Tovarich: We drew Morgan State I see. I don't know how we beat them twice, but we did even though they're far better. I'm not really overly optimistic about anything. If we win, we had absolutely nothing for Winston-Salem State back when we saw them. It'll take a Herculean effort to win either game really.

Reporter: Do you have a good speech prepped?

Tovarich: I used up my pep talks on this game, we needed it after the last one. Hopefully they'll just remember this one, because I think I'm fresh out. It's the postseason, so that'll have to be motivation enough.