A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

[jasontoddwhitt]

Morehead State Eagles

Morehead State Announces New Head Coach

Morehead, KY – After the debacle that was last season’s 4-23 record and the dismissal of Kyle Macy as head coach, the Morehead State Eagles were ready to usher in a new era, and they did just that today when Jason Whitt was introduced as the head coach of the Morehead State Eagles.

“It feels good to be home again,” said Whitt.

Whitt, a former Morehead State standout, has had previous coaching experience in the college ranks before heading off to the high school ranks, where he was very successful, coaching his old high school to back-to-back state tournament appearances. Not bad for a small Class A school in Kentucky’s all comers format.

But the new coach warned fans not to expect an immediate turnaround.

“We’re a young team, and as such, there are going to be growing pains. But in my view, the sky is the limit with this program.”

[jasontoddwhitt]

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2006-2007 Morehead State Eagles Roster

[color=#999999][b][u]NUM   NAME                POS   HT     WT    CLASS       OVR   HOMETOWN[/u][/b][/color][b][u][/u][/b][u][/u]
1     Maze Stallworth     SG    6-4    185   Freshman    56    Elizabethtown, KY
2     Quentin Pryor       SG    6-4    170   Senior      68    Eupora, MS
4     Cecil Brown         PG    5-11   175   Freshman    56    Grand Rapids, MI
5     Nikola Stojakovic   PG    6-2    200   Junior      57    Belgrade, Serbia
10    Chase Denson        PG    6-1    180   Freshman    52    Paducah, KY
11    Brandon Callahan    PG    6-0    155   Junior      66    Dumas, AR
12    Andreas Coleman     PF    6-6    190   Freshman    55    Danville, IL
14    Jamyron Steward     SG    6-3    185   Junior      60    Buena Vista, GA
15    Shaun Williams      PF    6-6    216   Senior      72    Irvington, NJ
21    Cordaryl Ballard    SG    6-3    185   Sophomore   60    Westerville, OH
22    Ryan Allen          PF    6-7    215   Junior      56    Columbus, OH
34    Vincent Crutcher    SF    6-4    205   Freshman    59    Louisville, KY
41    Dan Penick          PF    6-8    240   Freshman    56    Ludlow, KY
45    Bill Davis          C     6-10   305   Freshman    45    Harrodsburg, KY
53    Clinton Reisz       C     6-10   235   Sophomore   56    Whitesville, KY

2006-2007 Morehead State Eagles Schedule

[b][color=#999999]DATE    OPPONENT[/color][/b][color=#999999][/color]
11/10   at Penn State
11/17   at South Alabama
11/21   vs East Tennessee State
11/29   vs Marshall
12/2    at Western Illinois
12/7    VS AUSTIN PEAY
12/9    VS MURRAY STATE
12/18   AT TENNESSEE-MARTIN
12/20   AT EASTERN ILLINOIS
12/30   vs Central Michigan
1/2     VS TENNESSEE STATE
1/6     VS TENNESSEE TECH
1/11    AT EASTERN KENTUCKY
1/13    VS TENNESSEE-MARTIN
1/18    AT SAMFORD
1/20    AT JACKSONVILLE STATE
1/25    VS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
1/27    VS EASTERN ILLINOIS
1/29    AT TENNESSEE TECH
2/1     VS EASTERN KENTUCKY
2/8     AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
2/10    AT MURRAY STATE
2/13    VS JACKSONVILLE STATE
2/15    VS SAMFORD
2/22    AT TENNESSEE STATE
2/24    AT AUSTIN PEAY

[jasontoddwhitt]

10/23/2006 – Midnight Madness

Morehead, KY – With a small crowd at Ellis T. Johnson Arena (most people were probably in Lexington at Rupp Arena), the players of the new look Morehead State Eagles probably felt like they were having a closed door practice. But for the people who came out to see tonight’s intra-squad scrimmage, they got a very good and exciting game. In the end, the first team defeated the second team 58-57, as the second half saw the game go back and forth with several ties and lead changes.

“It was a good game to watch if you’re a fan,” said Jason Whitt. “Of course, I wasn’t a fan tonight. I saw some good things out on the floor. I also saw some things that weren’t so good. But, we still have two and a half weeks of practice before we travel to Penn State, so we have time to fix those things.”

As far as announcing his starting lineup, Coach Whitt wasn’t ready to give up the bearings.

“No, it doesn’t make much sense to name a starting lineup after the first practice. Three of the spots are nailed down, with three players fighting for the remaining two spots. So, it’s going to be an interesting two weeks of practice.”

So if he won’t give us the starting lineup, then we can at least look at his style of play. The Eagles look to be running a very quick, up-tempo offense. When they do run half court sets, the Eagles use a motion offense with lots of screening. Defensively, Coach Whitt has gotten away from the Kyle Macy philosophy of zone defense to his philosophy of straight up man-to-man defense. In fact, the Eagles did not employ a single zone all night long. The appealing aspect to this writer was the fact that the Eagles are employing the full-court man press after every basket.

The Eagles may have a rough first year considering that almost half of the roster is made up of freshmen, but after last season, the only direction the Eagles can go is up.

[jasontoddwhitt]

2006-2007 Season Preview

Preseason Top 25 Poll
1. North Carolina Tar Heels
2. Florida Gators
3. Kansas Jayhawks
4. Ohio State Buckeyes
5. Syracuse Orange
6. Arizona Wildcats
7. LSU Tigers
8. Duke Blue Devils
9. Alabama Crimson Tide
10. UCLA Bruins
11. Pittsburgh Panthers
12. Wisconsin Badgers
13. Connecticut Huskies
14. Tennessee Volunteers
15. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
16. Boston College Eagles
17. Louisville Cardinals
18. Michigan Wolverines
19. Memphis Tigers
20. Georgetown Hoyas
21. Villanova Wildcats
22. Kentucky Wildcats
23. Nevada Wolfpack
24. Texas A&M Aggies
25. Marquette Golden Eagles

First Team All-Americans
PG JR Ronald Steele (89ovr) - Alabama
SG SR Jarrius Jackson (89ovr) – Texas Tech
SF JR Corey Brewer (88ovr) – Florida
PF SO Tyler Hansbrough (93ovr) – North Carolina
C FR Greg Oden (88ovr) – Ohio State

Second Team All-Americans
PG SO Mario Chalmers (85ovr) - Kansas
SG JR Chris Lofton (88ovr) - Tennessee
SF SR Jared Dudley (87ovr) – Boston College
PF SR Nick Fazekas (92ovr) - Nevada
C SR Aaron Gray (87ovr) – Pittsburgh

Ohio Valley Conference Predictions
1. Tennessee State Tigers
2. Murray State Racers
3. SE Missouri State Redhawks
4. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
5. Samford Bulldogs
6. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
7. Austin Peay Governors
8. Morehead State Eagles
9. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks
10. Eastern Kentucky Colonels
11. Eastern Illinois Panthers

OVC Preseason All-Conference
G SR Jerry Smith (73ovr) - Samford
G JR Bruce Price (79ovr) - Tennessee State
F SR Shawn Witherspoon (80ovr) - Murray State
F JR Bradon Foust (73ovr) - SE Missouri State
F SR Shaun Williams (72ovr) - Morehead State

[jasontoddwhitt]

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76
Morehead State (1-0)
70
Penn State (0-1)

State College, PA (AP) – Morehead State’s backcourt combined for 60 points, led by Quentin Pryor’s game-high 26, in the Eagles 76-70 upset over Penn State Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Brandon Callahan scored 22 points and dished 5 assists for the Eagles (1-0) while Cordaryl Ballard chipped in 12.

After being down 37-36 at the half and weathering a 10-0 run to open up the second half by Penn State, the Eagles steadily chipped away at the Nittany Lion’s lead, and were able to hit their free throws down the stretch to hang on for the win.

David Jackson and Jamelle Cornley led the Nittany Lions (0-1) with 14 points each.

Box Score

[color=#999999][u]                  1    2    T[/u][/color]
Morehead State   36   40   76
Penn State       37   33   70

Morehead State Eagles

[color=#999999]Starters         MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/color]
B. Callahan, PG   34    8-18     4-4     0     3     5    1    22
Q. Pryor, SG      34    9-13     5-5     0     5     2    0    26
C. Ballard, SF    34    5-16     0-0     0     0     3    0    12
S. Williams, PF   32     4-5     0-0     2    12     4    2     8
D. Penick, C      32     1-3     1-2     2     4     1    1     3
[color=#999999]Bench            MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/color]
C. Reisz           6     0-1     0-0     1     1     1    0     0
J. Steward         5     0-1     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
V. Crutcher        9     0-2     2-2     1     3     1    0     2
N. Stojakovic      8     0-3     1-2     0     0     1    1     1
R. Allen           6     1-2     0-0     1     1     0    0     2
[b]Totals                 FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                       28-64   13-15     7    29    18    6    76
                       43.8%   86.7%[/b]

Turnovers: 15 (B. Callahan 5, Q. Pryor 2, C. Ballard 2, Shaun Williams 2, D. Penick 3, J. Steward 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (C. Reisz 1)
3-PT FGS: 7-24, .292 (B. Callahan 2-9, Q. Pryor 3-4, C. Ballard 2-8, J. Steward 0-1, N. Stojakovic 0-2)

Penn State Nittany Lions

[b]Points             :[/b]           70
[b]FG Made – Attempted:[/b] 32-59 (.542)
[b]3P Made – Attempted:[/b]   3-9 (.333)
[b]FT Made – Attempted:[/b]   3-4 (.750)
[b]Fouls              :[/b]           13

[b]Points     :[/b] D. Jackson and J. Cornley, 14
[b]Rebounds   :[/b] M. Bogetic, 11
[b]Assists    :[/b] D. Jackson, 6
[b]Blocks     :[/b] None

[skitch]

Re: A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

The fact that Oden is a pre-season All-American as a freshman bothers me.

Looking good so far, man!

[jasontoddwhitt]

Re: A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

The fact that Oden is a pre-season All-American as a freshman bothers me.

Looking good so far, man!

True, but he's a man amongst boys (he still looks like he's 30 instead of 18-19).

Thanks for reading.

[jasontoddwhitt]

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66
Morehead State (2-0)
60
South Alabama (1-3)

Mobile, AL (AP) – Point guard Brandon Callahan scored a game high 20 points while Shaun Williams recorded a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 14 rebounds as the Morehead State Eagles upset the South Alabama Jaguars 66-60.

“I never imagined that we’d start the season 2-0,” said Jason Whitt. “It’s a product of the kids buying into the system. It’s a product of steady backcourt play. And it’s a product of steadfast defense and being a scrappy bunch.”

In a game that was back and forth for most of the game, it was the carelessness of South Alabama that sealed their fate, turning the ball over 18 times, including 6 unforced turnovers.

“We didn’t take care of the ball,” said John Pelphrey. “And when you don’t take care of the ball, you have games like tonight. We shot better from the field and we shot better from behind the arc. But our careless turnovers negated those advantages. We’re going to go home disappointed because this is a game we should’ve won.”

Demetric Bennett led the Jaguars (1-3) with 15 points.

Box Score

[color=#999999][u]                  1    2    T[/u][/color]
[b]Morehead State[/b]   28   38   [b]66[/b]
[b]South Alabama[/b]    29   31   [b]60[/b]

Morehead State Eagles

[b]Starters         MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
B. Callahan, PG   31    4-14    9-10     1     5     4    0    20
Q. Pryor, SG      34    2-10     3-4     1     3     1    1     7
C. Ballard, SF    31     1-9     0-0     1     2     1    1     3
S. Williams, PF   34    8-16     2-2     5    14     0    1    18
D. Penick, C      30     2-5     2-2     2     4     1    1     6
[b]Bench            MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
C. Reisz           6     0-2     0-0     0     1     0    0     0
V. Crutcher        9     1-2     0-0     1     5     0    0     2
J. Steward        11     2-2     1-2     0     0     2    0     7
N. Stojakovic      7     0-2     1-2     1     1     1    0     1
C. Brown           2     0-0     0-0     0     1     0    0     0
R. Allen           5     1-1     0-0     1     2     0    0     2
[b]Totals                 FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                       21-63   18-22    13    38    10    4    66
                       33.3%   81.8%[/b]

Turnovers: 13 (Q. Pryor 3, C. Ballard 2, Shaun Williams 2, D. Penick 2, C. Reisz 1, V. Crutcher 1, N. Stojakovic 1, R. Allen 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (Q. Pryor 1, D. Penick 1, C. Reisz 2)
3-PT FGS: 6-16, .375 (B. Callahan 3-7, Q. Pryor 0-1, C. Ballard 1-3, S. Williams 0-1, D. Penick 0-1, J. Steward 2-2, N. Stojakovic 0-1)

South Alabama Jaguars

[b]Points             :[/b]           60
[b]FG Made – Attempted:[/b] 26-61 (.426)
[b]3P Made – Attempted:[/b]  6-14 (.429)
[b]FT Made – Attempted:[/b]   2-3 (.667)
[b]Fouls              :[/b]           14

[b]Points     :[/b] D. Bennett, 15
[b]Rebounds   :[/b] E. Little, 8
[b]Assists    :[/b] B. David, 7
[b]Blocks     :[/b] D. Bennett, B. David, E. Little, 1

[jasontoddwhitt]

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93
East Tennessee State (1-3)
58
Morehead State (2-1)

Morehead, KY (AP) – Five players scored in double figures tonight for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers as they cruised to a 93-58 victory, ruining the mood of the crowd during the home opener of Morehead State at Ellis T. Johnson Arena.

“We couldn’t shoot the ball, we couldn’t hang on to the ball, so we didn’t deserve to win this game,” said a fired up Jason Whitt. “I think our fans should at least get their money back after watching that performance by our boys. I guarantee we’ll give them a better showing against Marshall next week.”

Quentin Pryor led the Eagles in scoring with 15 points, but on just 5 of 14 shooting. After two sub-par performance from Cordaryl Ballard, freshman forward Vincent Crutcher made his first start in his young collegiate career, but he’ll likely go back to the bench after his dismal 1 of 10 shooting performance tonight. Look for junior guard Jamyron Steward to get the start next week, after scoring 11 points off the bench tonight, as Coach Whitt looks for that fifth piece to step up in his starting five.

Box Score

[color=#999999][u]                        1    2    T[/u][/color]
[b]East Tennessee State[/b]   53   40   [b]93[/b]
[b]Morehead State[/b]         29   29   [b]58[/b]

Morehead State Eagles

[b]Starters         MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
B. Callahan, PG   28     5-8     2-2     0     5     4    3    14
Q. Pryor, SG      34    5-14     2-2     1     5     4    1    15
V. Crutcher, SF   30    1-10     0-0     0     5     2    0     2
S. Williams, PF   27     1-7     0-0     2     3     1    5     2
D. Penick, C      29     3-7     0-0     2     4     0    3     6
[b]Bench            MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
J. Steward        12     4-8     0-0     0     0     1    0    11
C. Ballard        15     0-1     0-0     1     1     3    3     0
C. Reisz          10     1-4     0-0     2     4     0    0     2
R. Allen           8     3-4     0-0     1     3     2    0     6
C. Brown           3     0-2     0-0     0     0     1    0     0
N. Stojakovic      3     0-1     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
A. Coleman         1     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
[b]Totals                 FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                       23-66     4-4     9    30    18   15    58
                       34.8%    100%[/b]

Turnovers: 19 (B. Callahan 7, Q. Pryor 1, V. Crutcher 2, S. Williams 3, C. Ballard 5, C. Brown 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D. Penick 1, C. Reisz 1)
3-PT FGS: 8-31, .258 (B. Callahan 2-4, Q. Pryor 3-7, V. Crutcher 0-4, S. Williams 0-4, J. Steward 3-7, C. Ballard 0-1, C. Reisz 0-2, C. Brown 0-1, N. Stojakovic 0-1)

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

[b]Starters         MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
D. Twilley, PG    16     2-3     0-0     1     3     4    1     4
T. Strong, SG     17    4-10     2-2     2     2     2    0    10
K. Swader, SF     17     2-6     3-3     1     1     0    1     7
P. Balocka, PF    14     2-2     2-2     2     9     0    0     6
B. Nuckles, C     20     5-9     0-0     4    12     0    0    11
[b]Bench            MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
C. Pigram         26     3-8     4-4     0     3     7    1    10
A. Reed           20     5-6     0-0     2     9     1    0    10
E. Thomas         13     1-1     2-2     0     0     0    1     4
M. Williams       15     1-4     4-6     0     1     2    1     6
D. Williams       13    6-10     0-0     2     2     3    0    15
T. Taylor         17     3-8     1-2     0     1     2    1     7
M. Smith          12     1-2     1-2     0     2     0    0     3
[b]Totals                 FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                       35-69   19-23    14    45    21    6    93
                       50.7%   82.6%[/b]

Turnovers: 14 (D. Twilley 2, K. Swader 1, P. Balocka 1, B. Nuckles 1, C. Pigram 1, A. Reed 2, E. Thomas 1, M. Williams 2, T. Taylor 2, M. Smith 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (K. Swader 1, A. Reed 1, E. Thomas 1)
3-PT FGS: 4-9, .444 (T. Strong 0-1, B. Nuckles 1-1, C. Pigram 0-2, D. Williams 3-4, T. Taylor 0-1)

[jasontoddwhitt]

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65
Marshall (1-3)
59
Morehead State (2-2)

Morehead, KY (AP) – Brandon Callahan scored a game high 23 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Morehead State Eagles faded down the stretch and lost 65-59 in overtime to the Marshall Thundering Herd Wednesday night at Ellis T. Johnson Arena.

“We simply ran out of gas there at the end,” said Coach Whitt. “We came out of the locker room fired up at halftime and we were able to get ourselves a decent lead. Then we came crashing back to earth from that high. Once our shots quit falling, it was over for us.”

The Eagles were able to force overtime after a trap in the corner caused a Marshall turnover and the Eagles converted the fast break opportunity. However, in overtime, the Eagles shot 2 for 11 from the field, sealing their fate.

The Thundering Herd had four players score in double figures, led by Tre Whitted’s 15 points.

After winning their first two games in surprising fashion, the Morehead State Eagles are coming back to earth, having lost their last two games. The problem has been consistency, especially at the small forward position. Whitt used his third different lineup of the year, and once again, a player who played well off the bench struggled when he entered the starting lineup.

The Eagles travel to Macomb, Illinois Saturday night to take on the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

Box Score

[color=#999999][u]                        1    2    OT    T[/u][/color]
[b]Marshall[/b]               30   25    10   [b]65[/b]
[b]Morehead State[/b]         29   26     4   [b]59[/b]

Morehead State Eagles

[b]Starters          MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
B. Callahan, PG    39    8-13     5-6     0     4     1    4    23
Q. Pryor, SG       34     2-8     0-0     0     3     2    2     5
J. Steward, SF     24     0-6     0-0     0     1     0    2     0
S. Williams, PF    38    4-12     0-0     1     5     0    3     8
D. Penick, C       35     4-9     0-0     4    13     2    0     8
[b]Bench             MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
R. Allen            9     1-2     0-0     0     1     1    0     2
V. Crutcher        12     2-4     0-0     2     5     1    0     5
C. Reisz            4     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
C. Ballard         10     3-6     0-2     1     3     2    1     6
C. Brown            3     1-1     0-0     0     0     2    0     2
N. Stojakovic       9     0-2     0-0     0     1     1    0     0
A. Coleman          9     0-1     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
[b]Totals                  FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                        25-64     5-8     8    36    12   13    59
                        39.1%   62.5%[/b]

Turnovers: 20 (B. Callahan 2, Q. Pryor 4, J. Steward 2, S. Williams 1, D. Penick 5, V. Crutcher 1, C. Ballard 1, N. Stojakovic 3, A. Coleman 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J. Steward 1)
3-PT FGS: 4-16, .250 (B. Callahan 2-6, Q. Pryor 1-4, J. Steward 0-1, S. Williams 0-2, V. Crutcher 1-1, C. Ballard 0-1, N. Stojakovic 0-1)

Marshall Thundering Herd

[b]Starters          MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
C. Ross, PG        41     1-9     4-5     0     3    14    1     6
T. Whitted, SG     40    6-10     3-4     2     5     4    0    15
T. Aikens, SF      32    6-12     0-2     1     8     1    0    12
T. Wilkerson, PF   35     4-7     0-0     1    11     0    0     8
J. Bro-Grebe, C    36    6-10     0-0     0     5     0    2    12
[b]Bench             MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
C. Williams        21     5-8     0-0     0     1     1    3    10
D. Merthie         10     1-4     0-0     0     0     2    0     2
M. Humphrey         8     0-2     0-0     1     3     0    0     0
R. Jackson          2     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
[b]Totals                  FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                        29-62    7-11     5    36    22    6    65
                        46.8%   63.6%[/b]

Turnovers: 16 (C. Ross 2, T. Whitted 3, T. Aikens 4, T. Wilkerson 3, J. Bro-Grebe 2, C. Williams 1, R. Jackson 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (T. Wilkerson 1, J. Bro-Grebe 1)
3-PT FGS: 0-8, .000 (T. Whitted 0-1, T. Aikens 0-1, T. Wilkerson 0-1, J. Bro-Grebe 0-1, C. Williams 0-1, D. Merthie 0-2, M. Humphrey 0-1)

[NoleFan]

Re: A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

You know your old coach mode buddy (supersigma2of21 aka NoleFan) will be reading!

[tmacfan12]

Re: A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

I'm reading man. Nice win over Penn State!

[jasontoddwhitt]

Re: A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

You know your old coach mode buddy (supersigma2of21 aka NoleFan) will be reading!

I was wondering when you were going to show up in here.

I'm reading man. Nice win over Penn State!

Thanks for reading.

[jasontoddwhitt]

Re: A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

65
Morehead State (2-3)
72
Western Illinois (2-4)

Macomb, IL (AP) – Three players scored in double figures tonight for the Eagles, but for the second straight game, MSU faded late in the second half and dropped their third straight game, losing 72-65 to the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

“The shots that were falling for us in the first half and the first part of the second half quit falling for us late,” said Coach Whitt. “That’s a disheartening thing to watch, because Western Illinois never went on a quick scoring run. It was just our failure to hang on to the ball and to hit our shots that cost us this game.”

The Eagles had no answer for Leatherneck guard David Jackson, who carried his team tonight with 22 points and dishing out 7 assists. Chris Gonzalez chipped in 15 points.

The Eagles were led by Brandon Callahan, who scored 19 points. Quentin Pryor and Vincent Crutcher chipped in 16 and 15 points respectively.

The Eagles will have no time to rest next week, as they will open up OVC play next week with two home games against traditional OVC powers Austin Peay and Murray State.

Box Score

[b][u]                        1    2    T[/u][/b][u][/u]
[b]Morehead State[/b]         36   29   [b]65[/b]
[b]Western Illinois[/b]       37   35   [b]72[/b]

Morehead State Eagles

[b]Starters          MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
B. Callahan, PG    32    6-17     6-6     0     2     2    5    19
Q. Pryor, SG       34    6-10     2-2     2     5     2    1    16
V. Crutcher, SF    32    6-11     2-3     2     7     3    1    15
S. Williams, PF    32     3-8     0-0     2     7     1    0     6
D. Penick, C       28     0-2     0-0     3    11     0    2     0
[b]Bench             MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
C. Ballard         12     0-4     1-2     0     1     2    1     1
R. Allen            9     1-2     0-0     0     0     1    0     2
J. Steward          8     1-2     2-2     1     3     0    0     4
C. Reisz            4     0-1     0-0     2     3     0    1     0
C. Brown            5     1-3     0-0     1     1     2    0     2
N. Stojakovic       2     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
M. Stallworth       2     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
[b]Totals                  FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                        24-60   13-15    13    40    13   11    65
                        40.0%   86.7%[/b]

Turnovers: 16 (B. Callahan 2, Q. Pryor 3, S. Williams 6, D. Penick 4, R. Allen 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D. Penick 1, C. Reisz 1)
3-PT FGS: 4-19, .211 (B. Callahan 1-8, Q. Pryor 2-5, V. Crutcher 1-4, J. Steward 0-1, C. Brown 0-1)

Western Illinois Leathernecks

[b]Starters          MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
X. Price, PG       26     2-5     0-1     0     0     1    4     4
D. Jackson, SG     34    9-16     2-2     0     2     7    0    22
C. Gonzalez, SF    33    7-14     0-0     1     5     1    0    15
L. Johnson, PF     31     3-9     0-0     1     4     2    0     6
K. Kentle, C       31     4-8     0-0     2    10     3    3     8
[b]Bench             MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
T. Okeson          12     0-1     0-0     1     2     0    0     0
S. Hunter           7     3-5     0-0     0     0     1    0     6
M. Smith            1     0-0     0-0     0     1     2    0     0
M. Diakite          9     0-2     0-0     0     1     0    1     0
J. Owens-Murray     9     3-5     0-0     2     4     0    0     6
J. Washington       1     2-2     1-1     0     0     0    0     5
L. Taylor           5     0-0     0-2     0     1     1    1     0
[b]Totals                  FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                        33-67     3-6     7    30    18    9    72
                        49.2%   50.0%[/b]

Turnovers: 10 (X. Price 1, D. Jackson 2, L. Johnson 1, N. Kentle 2, T. Okeson 3, J. Owens-Murray 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (N. Kentle 1)
3-PT FGS: 3-12, .250 (X. Price 0-3, D. Jackson 2-4, C. Gonzalez 1-4, T. Okeson 0-1)

[jasontoddwhitt]

Re: A Coaching Legend in the Making (CH2k7 - PS2)

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Austin Peay (2-3, 1-1 OVC)
60
Morehead State (3-3, 1-0 OVC)

Morehead, KY (AP) – The two headed attack of Brandon Callahan and Quentin Pryor combined for 30 points and 10 assists as the Morehead State Eagles used a second half surge to knock off the Austin Peay Governors 60-56, snapping their three game losing streak.

“This was a huge win for us, as Austin Peay has been a team that traditionally gives us trouble,” said Coach Whitt. “They along with Murray State have ended many hopeful tournament runs in this program's history. But, we can’t get too excited. We made a ton of mistakes in the first half, but I felt that when we started taking care of the ball in the second half, that we had a chance to beat this team.”

The Governors (2-3, 1-1 OVC) were led by guard Todd Babington, who scored 19 points, despite feeling the effects of a dislocated finger.

The Eagles (3-3, 1-0 OVC) will host the Murray State Racers Saturday night at Johnson Arena.

Box Score

[b][u]                        1    2    T[/u][/b]
[b]Austin Peay[/b]            30   26   [b]56[/b]
[b]Morehead State[/b]         22   38   [b]60[/b]

Morehead State Eagles

[b]Starters          MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
B. Callahan, PG    36     7-9     1-2     0     1     6    1    15
Q. Pryor, SG       31     5-9     0-0     0     3     4    3    15
V. Crutcher, SF    30    2-10     3-4     0     6     1    0     7
S. Williams, PF    29     4-8     0-0     0     5     0    2     8
D. Penick, C       31     0-1     0-0     3     4     0    2     0
[b]Bench             MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
J. Steward          9     2-2     0-0     1     3     1    0     5
R. Allen           10     2-3     0-0     1     1     0    0     4
C. Ballard          9     1-3     2-4     0     2     1    0     4
C. Reisz            5     1-3     0-0     0     2     0    0     2
C. Brown            6     0-1     0-0     0     1     1    0     0
N. Stojakovic       3     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
M. Stallworth       1     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    0     0
[b]Totals                  FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                        24-49    6-10     5    28    14    8    60
                        49.0%   60.0%[/b]

Turnovers: 14 (B. Callahan 4, Q. Pryor 4, V. Crutcher 2, D. Penick 3, C. Brown 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
3-PT FGS: 6-12, .500 (B. Callahan 0-2, Q. Pryor 5-7, J. Steward 1-1, C. Ballard 0-1, C. Brown 0-1)

Austin Peay Governors

[b]Starters          MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
D. Wright, PG      36     3-8     2-2     1     2     2    2     9
T. Babington, SG   34    6-14     3-4     0     0     3    1    19
F. Lockett, SF     36    4-10     0-0     1    11     3    1     8
D. Reed, PF        31     3-7     2-4     2     4     0    0     8
J. Felder, C       26     1-4     0-0     2     3     2    5     2
[b]Bench             MIN   FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS[/b]
E. Fields           9     3-3     0-2     2     3     0    0     6
K. Duncan           9     2-3     0-0     1     3     1    0     4
L. Shipley          6     0-0     0-0     0     2     1    0     0
D. Roberson         6     0-0     0-0     0     1     1    0     0
W. Channels         3     0-0     0-0     0     0     0    1     0
T. Janusauskas      2     0-2     0-0     1     2     0    0     0
B. Harriford        2     0-1     0-0     0     0     1    0     0
[b]Totals                  FGM-A   FTM-A   OFF   REB   AST   PF   PTS
                        22-52    7-12     8    31    13   10    56
                        42.3%   58.3%[/b]

Turnovers: 13 (D. Wright 2, T. Babington 1, F. Lockett 2, D. Reed 3, E. Fields 1, K. Duncan 1, L. Shipley 1, D. Roberson 1, W. Channels 1)
Blocked Shots: 0
3-PT FGS: 5-10, .500 (D. Wright 1-3, T. Babington 4-6, B. Harriford 0-1)