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COACHING STAFF
CHARLES E.
RAMSEY
Head Coach
Fourth year
Eastern Michigan, ‘92
Charles E. Ramsey is right where he
wants to be as the fourth-year men’s head
basketball coach of the Eastern Michigan
University Eagles.
Ramsey, an Ypsilanti native, EMU graduate, and former EMU assistant basketball
coach, was named head coach of the men’s
basketball program at EMU, March 30,
2005, giving Ramsey his dream job.
“I am honored and pleased to have this
opportunity to return to Eastern Michigan
University,” Ramsey said at his press conference, March 30, 2005. “It has always
been a dream of mine to have a chance to
be part of this great institution. I have always
had a great deal of respect for the University and the basketball program, which has
had a commitment to both academics and
athletics. I can truly say I am home now.”
And not only did Ramsey begin his return on a positive note, directing his young
Eagles to a 67-65 win over the University
of California-Berkeley in his first game as
an intercollegiate head coach, he also
set in motion his plan to return the EMU
program to a place of prominence in the
Mid-American Conference.
After that thrilling career coaching opener
against California, the Eagles went on to
finish the year with a 7-21 record. Included
in that record was the fact that the Green
and White lost seven games by five points
or less, displaying the competitive spirit
Ramsey expects from his charges.
Under Ramsey’s leadership the Eagles
have improved each year. In his second
year at the helm, Ramsey saw his young
Eagles make vast improvements, recording a 13-19 overall record and a 6-10 MAC
mark in 2006-07.
The Eagles continued to improve in 200708 and made the season a memorable one
with a tie for second in the Mid-American
Conference West Division race with an 8-8
record, the best league finish for the Eagles
since the 1995-96 team won the division title
on the way to a regular-season and MAC
Tournament championship.
In the 2007 MAC Tournament, EMU won
its opening round game, the first tournament win for the Green and White since
the 1998 championship game. The Eagles
then fought No. 1 seed Toledo to the final
horn in game two before bowing by eight
points, 62-54.
Ramsey’s Eagles backed that postseason performance up in 2007-08 with a
THE CHARLES E. RAMSEY FILE
Name: Charles Edward Ramsey
Born: In Ypsilanti, Michigan
High School: Ypsilanti High School (Graduated in 1979)
College: Eastern Michigan University (Graduated in 1992 with a
bachelor’s degree in sociology)
Married: Allison (Lester)
Two sons: Charles (Tre) and Chandler
Intercollegiate Coaching Experience
Year
School
Record/Post-Season Play/Honors
2007-08
Eastern Michigan University
Head Coach
14-17 (First-round MAC Tourn. win)
2006-07
Eastern Michigan University Head Coach
13-19 (First-round MAC Tourn. win)
2005-06
Head Coach
7-21
2001-05
University of Michigan
Asst. Coach/Rec. Coor.
NIT Champions (2004)
1996-2001 University of California
Asst. Coach
NCAA Sweet 16 (1997)
NIT Champions (1999)
NIT Quarterfinals (2000)
NCAA First Round (2001)
1996
Assistant Coach
From April-September
1994-96
Drake University
Associate Head Coach
1993-94
Tennessee State University
Assistant Coach
NCAA Tournament (1994), OVC Champions
1990-93
Asst. Coach/Vol. Coach
NCAA Sweet 16 (1991)
NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Head coach Charles e. rAMSEY
THE RAMSEY FAMILY: Tre, Chandler,
Allison and Charles
first-round win over Ball State before the
Green and White bowed to Western Michigan in the second round.
“There is no doubt that the first three
years were a learning experience for our
players and a rebuilding process for our
coaching staff,” Ramsey said. “I think that
will only make us stronger as we bring
Eastern Michigan back to the top,” Ramsey
said. “We played a lot of young men the last
three years and we have had very talented
recruiting classes coming in to join those
players.”
Prior to accepting the head coaching duties at his alma mater, Ramsey sharpened
his coaching and teaching abilities while
working and learning from some of the top
coaches in the high school and college
ranks.
As a young football, basketball and baseball player at Ypsilanti High School, Ramsey
first developed a passion for watching and
learning about the intricacies of coaching
from boys head basketball coach Dick Ouellette and boys baseball coach and assistant
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football coach Patrick Dignan.
Ramsey was honored by his alma mater
by being inducted into the Ypsilanti High
School Athletic Hall of Fame in a special
ceremony held during the 2008 football
season.
A 1979 YHS graduate, Ramsey went
on to attend Fisk University from 197981 where he was named to the league’s
All-Freshman team. He then transferred
to EMU and went on to complete his
bachelor’s degree in 1992 with a major in
sociology. While an EMU undergraduate,
Ramsey was an assistant boys’ basketball
coach at Ypsilanti H.S. from 1982-87.
From the high school ranks Ramsey went
on to enjoy great success as an assistant
coach in the college ranks.
During his undergraduate career, Ramsey
served as a volunteer coach at EMU under
Head Coach Ben Braun from 1990--93. He
joined the EMU staff as a full-time assistant
from May-Sept. 1996, before leaving to assist Braun when he became the head coach
at the University of California-Berkeley.
As a volunteer assistant coach in 1991,
EMU made it to the Sweet 16 of the 1991
NCAA Tournament. He was part of the EMU
program from 1990-93 before moving on as
an assistant coach to help Tennessee State
win the Ohio Valley Conference title and advance to the 1994 NCAA Tournament. While
at Tennessee State, Ramsey coached his
first of several future professionals by helping develop Carlos Rogers into a lottery pick
by the Seattle Supersonics.
In his first year at Cal for the 1996-97
campaign, Ramsey was instrumental in
helping the Bears post their best overall record since 1960 (23-9), as they reached the
Sweet 16 of the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
In 2001, he helped the Bears again to the
NCAA Tournament with a 20-11 record. He
was also a part of two NIT teams, including the 1999 squad that captured the NIT
championship. Ramsey was instrumental in
bringing in Sean Lampley, the 2001 PAC-10
Player of the Year and Cal’s all-time leading
scorer, and Joseph Shipp, the No. 3 all-time
leading scorer. Other notable Bears mentored by Ramsey included 1997 PAC-10
Player of the Year and Atlanta Hawk lottery
selection Ed Gray, Sacramento King draftee
Michael Stewart, future NBA players Sean
Marks, of the Phoenix Suns, Francisco
Elson, of the world-champion San Antonio
Spurs, as well NFL All-Pro tight end Tony
Gonzalez.
Ramsey’s track record of success for
developing players and team success afforded him the opportunity to work as an
assistant coach at the University of Michigan from 2001-05. While an assistant at
Michigan for four seasons, Ramsey helped
the Wolverines turn in two consecutive top
10 nationally-ranked recruiting classes, and
helped coach the U-M team that won the
2004 NIT championship.
Additionally, Ramsey helped develop
2003 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and current Miami Heat guard Daniel Horton. Other
Wolverines to develop into professionals
under Ramsey’s guidance include NBA
player Bernard Robinson, Jr. as well young
men to play professionally overseas such
as Chris Young and Lavell Blanchard.
Ramsey carried his history of mentoring future professional players into his
first season at EMU as Eagle center John
Bowler developed into a first-team All-MAC
performer and is currently playing professionally in Germany.
The 47-year-old Ramsey and his wife,
Allison (Lester) Ramsey, live in Ypsilanti
with their two sons, Charles (Tre) and Chandler.
Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998
MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998
DERRICK
McDOWELL
Fourth year
Stetson University, ‘83
Derrick McDowell is in his fourth
season as associate coach at Eastern
Michigan University. McDowell was
named to the post, March 30, 2005.
McDowell joined the EMU staff
three years ago after turning in a highly
successful high school career as well
as an eight-year college coaching history.
McDowell enjoyed great success in
his 12-year stint as the head coach at
Detroit Redford, leading the team to a
194-70 record. His 2004-05 Redford
team won the Detroit Public School
League title as well as the district
championship on the way to a 19-2
record. He was named the All-Metro
Detroit Team Coach of the Year by
The Detroit News for his efforts last
season.
During his tenure at Redford,
McDowell was named Coach of the
Year seven times by either the Detroit
Free Press or The Detroit News. He
was selected as Detroit Public School
League Coach of the Year in 2000-01
and 1995-96 and was PSL West Division Coach of the Year in 2003-04.
In addition, he was selected regional
Coach of the Year in 2001-02, and was
an All-Metro Detroit Coach of the Year
in 1996-97, 2000-01, and 2004-05.
McDowell’s Redford teams were
state runners-up twice (1996-97,
2001-02), made the Final Four once
(2003-04), won three regional crowns
(1996-97, 2001-02, 2003-04), captured seven district championships
(1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02,
2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05), won two
PSL titles (2000-01, 2004-05), were
runners-ups in the PSL three times
(1995-96, 1999-00, 2002-03), and
were PSL semifinalists twice (1996-97,
2000-01).
Prior to taking over the reins at Redford, McDowell served as an assistant
men’s basketball coach at Central
Michigan, from 1991-93, at Wayne
State University, from 1988-91, and the
University of Detroit, from 1985-88.
The 46-year-old McDowell is a
native of Detroit and graduated from
Detroit Northern High School in 1978.
He then went on to earn his bachelor’s degree at Stetson University in
DeLand, Fla. in 1983. He completed
work on his master’s degree in sports
administration at Wayne State University in 2003.
THE DERRICK McDOWELL FILE
Name: Derrick McDowell
Born: In Detroit, Mich.
High School: Detroit Nothern (Graduated in 1978)
College: Stetson University (Graduated in 1983) with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education; Wayne State University (Graduated in 2003 with a master’s degree in sports administration)
Coaching Experience
Year
School
Highlights
2007-08
Assoc. Head Basketball Coach 14-17 (First-round MAC Tourn. win)
2006-07
Assoc. Head Basketball Coach 13-19 (First-round MAC Tourn. win)
2005-06
Assoc. Head Basketball Coach
7-21 overall record
1993-2005 Detroit Redford H.S.
Head Boys’ Basketball Coach 194-69 (.737) record over 12 years
Two-time Detroit PSL Champions (2004-05, 2003-04, 2000-01)
Seven -time district champions (2000-2005, 1998-99, 1995-97)
Three-time Regional Champions (2003-04, 2001-02, 1996-97)
Coached Mr. Basketball Dion Harris in 2002-03
Detroit News Coach of the Year (2004-05)
PSL West Coach of the Year (2003-04)
Ranked in top 25th in the country in 2001-02 and 2002-03
Detroit Free Press Coach of the Year (2000-01)
Metro Coach of the Year by Detroit News (2000-01)
1991-93 Central Michigan University
Asst. Coach
1988-91
Wayne State University
Asst. Coach
1985-88
University of Detroit
Asst. Coach
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CARL
THOMAS
Assistant Coach
Fourth year
Eastern Michigan, 2000
Carl Thomas is in his third year as an
assistant basketball coach at Eastern
Michigan University. He was named to
the post April 14, 2005.
Thomas joined the EMU staff after
serving as an assistant basketball coach
at the University of Maryland Eastern
Shore in 2004-05.
Prior to being named to the UMES
staff, Thomas played professionally in
France, Sweden, Greece and Italy from
2000-2003. He also played professionally in the NBA for Sacramento, Cleveland, Golden State, and Orlando and in
the Continental Basketball Association
(CBA) for Fort Wayne, and Grand Rapids, from 1992-99. While playing in the
CBA, Thomas was called up to the NBA
a CBA-record five times.
Thomas played 68 games over three
seasons in the NBA, with stints with the
Sacramento Kings (1992), Cleveland
Cavaliers
(1997 and
1998),
Golden
State Warriors (1998) and
Orlando Magic (1998). He
averaged 2.9 points during his
NBA career.
Carl Thomas and his twin
brother, Charles Thomas,
helped the EMU men’s basketball team reach great heights
from 1988-91. The then-Hurons won two Mid-American
Conference titles (1987-88,
1990-91), made two NCAA
Tournament appearances THE THOMAS FAMILY: Front: Brandon and
(1987-88, 1990-91) and ad- Austin. Back: Gina and Carl.
vanced to the Sweet 16 of the
1990-91 NCAA Tournament.
of the Year in the Capitol Conference as
Carl earned four letters at EMU and a senior and also helped the baseball
finished his career with 1,179 points, team reach the semifinals of the Class
452 rebounds, 185 three-point field A state tournament.
goals, and 249 assists. He was a sec- Carl and Charles were both inducted
ond-team All-MAC selection in 1991.
into the Lansing-area Athletic Hall of
The 39-year-old Thomas is a native of Fame, June 28, 2005.
Lansing, Mich., where he was an out- Carl Thomas and his wife, Gina (Dalistanding basketball, football and base- sio) have two sons: Austin (11-26-92)
ball player at Lansing Everett H.S. He and Brandon (10-24-95).
was named the boys’ basketball Player
THE CARL THOMAS FILE
Name: Carl Edward Thomas
Born: In Lansing, Michigan
High School: Lansing Everett (Graduated in 1987)
College: Eastern Michigan University (Graduated in 2000 with a bachelor’s
degree in communications)
Married: Wife: Gina (Dalisio)
Two sons: Austin (11-26-92) and Brandon (10-24-95)
Intercollegiate Coaching/Playing Experience
Year
2005-present
2004-05
2000-03
1992-99
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School
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Professional Basketball Player
Played in France, Sweden, Greece, Italy
Professional Basketball Player
Played in the NBA for Sacramento, Cleveland, Golden State, and Orlando; Played in the CBA for Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids
ANDREW
MOORE
Assistant Coach
First year
Muskingum, ‘92
Andrew Moore, the director of basketball
operations at Eastern Michigan University from 2000-02, returns to the EMU
men’s basketball program as a full-time
assistant coach.
The 38-year-old Moore spent the
2007-08 season as a men’s assistant
basketball coach at Bowling Green State
University and the previous five years as
an assistant men’s basketball coach at
the University of Michigan. While with
the Wolverines, he spent four years as
an assistant coach and one season as
the Director of Basketball Operations.
During his tenure in Ann Arbor, Michigan posted three 20-win seasons and
had an overall record of 98-65 in the five
seasons. The Wolverines won the postseason NIT title in 2004 and advanced
to that tournament’s championship game
in ‘06.
Before making the short move to
Ann Arbor, Moore spent two years as
the director of basketball operations
at EMU. His resume also includes
four years at California University of
Pennsylvania (1996-2000). After serving as an assistant coach for his first
three years, he was promoted to assistant head coach for the 1999-2000
THE MOORE FAMILY: Stephanie and Andy
season.
Moore began his coaching career at
Mt. Vernon High School, where he was
nior in 1991-92. He was a three-time Allan assistant coach for the varsity boys
team (1992-94). He then moved on to OAC selection and finished his career
Kenyon (Ohio) College, where he served as the school’s all-time scoring leader.
as an assistant men’s basketball coach Moore was inducted into Muskingum’s
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
and head men’s golf coach (1994-96).
Moore is a 1992 graduate of Musk- Moore and his wife, Stephanie, reside
ingum College, where he was named in Ypsilanti and are expecting their first
first-team All-American and Ohio Athletic child in May.
Conference Player of the Year as a se-
THE ANDREW MOORE FILE
Name: Andrew Moore
Born: Born Feb. 19, 1970 in London, Ohio
High School: Mt. Vernon H.S. - Graduated in 1988
College: Muskingum College - Graduated in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree
in Speech and Communications
Married: Wife: Stephanie (Bromhead)
Year 2007-08 2003-07
2002-03 2000-02 1999-00 1996-99 1994-96 1992-94 Coaching Experience
School/Business Position
Bowling Green State University
Assistant Coach
Assistant men’s basketball coach
Director of Basketball Operations
California University of Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Head Coach
Kenyon College
Assistant coach; Men’s golf head coach
Mt. Vernon (Ohio) High School
Boys’ varsity basketball assistant coach
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CHRIS
HIGHFIELD
First year
Michigan, 2000
Chris Highfield is in his first year as the
director basketball operations at Eastern
Michigan University.
The 32-year-old Highfield returns to
the Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor area after spending the last seven years at Florida Gulf
Coast University. He earned a Bachelor
of Arts degree from the University of
Michigan in 2000, where he majored in
sports management and communications, with an emphasis on collegiate
coaching. While there, he spent five
years (1995-2000) as a student basketball manager and served as the head
manager from 1998-2000. Highfield was
part of the 1997 NIT Championship team
and the 1998 inaugural Big 10 Tournament Championship team.
While at FGCU, he spent seven years
as an assistant to the men’s basketball
program and also served as the head
coach of the men’s and women’s cross
country teams. Additionally, he spent
four years as the admissions recruitment
coordinator.
In six seasons with the basketball
program, Highfield helped lead the
FCGU Eagles to four 20-plus win seasons, highlighted by the 2006-07 team’s
record-setting 27-wins (27-6) and also a
2005 NCAA Division II South Regional
Championship appearance.
Before arriving at FGCU, Highfield
served as an assistant basketball coach
at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer,
Ind. for one season (2000-01). There,
he helped guide the Pumas to an 18-13
overall mark and an appearance in the
Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament.
Prior to his tenure at Saint Joseph’s,
Highfield spent time as a Team USA
Administrative Projects intern for USA
Triathlon in Colorado Springs, Co. He
worked at the Olympic Training Center,
helping organize the athletes’ schedules
and daily office operations. He also
attended the 2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney, Australia and assisted Team
USA in its inaugural Olympic competition
for the sport of triathlon.
Highfield is single and currently resides in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The EMU coaching staff and their families
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CRAIG
MASAYASU
Graduate Assistant Coach
Athletic Trainer
LeVASSEUR
Second year
Michigan, 2005
Craig LeVasseur enters his second year as a graduate
assistant coach.
Prior to coming to Eastern Michigan, LeVasseur coached
seventh grade boys basketball at Saline Middle School in
2005.
LeVasseur’s father, Tim, was an assistant football coach at
Bangor John Glenn High School for 28 years. He was elected
into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame
in 2008 for 35 years total of coaching high school football in
the state of Michigan.
The 25-year-old LeVasseur is a 2005 graduate of the
University of Michigan with a Bachelor’s degree in Sport
Management. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in
Sport Management from EMU.
He is single and currently resides in Ypsilanti, Mich.
MARVIN
TAKAIWA
Fifth year
Nebraska-Omaha, 2000
Masayasu Takaiwa is in his fifth year as a staff athletic
trainer at Eastern Michigan University.
Takaiwa joined the EMU athletic training staff in the fall
of 2003 after spending the previous year at Lake Superior
State University.
The 36-year-old Takaiwa has also served as a graduate
assistant athletic trainer at Kent State University (Aug. 2000May 2002), and was an athletic training student intern at
Niagara University (2001). During his undergraduate years
at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Takaiwa was an
athletics training student (Aug. 1997-May 2000). He also
served as an athletic training student at Dodge City Community College (Aug. 1996-May 1997).
Takaiwa is certified with the National Athletic Trainers’
Association, the Michigan Athletic Trainers’ Society and the
Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association.
SKIPPER
Student Assistant Coach
Sophomore
Detroit, Mich.-Pershing H.S.
Marvin Skipper enters his second year as a student assistant for the men’s basketball team. The sophomore, a 2007
recruit for the Eagles, received a medical hardship and is not
eligible to play college basketball after suffering a heart problem late in his senior year at Detroit Pershing High School.
Skipper, ranked as the top power forward in Michigan by
Prep Spotlight Magazine. As a junior, the Detroit native averaged a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards.
A highly touted player, Skipper was one of the top players in
the state of Michigan according to Bankhoops.com along with
being selected a top 300 player in the nation by Hoopscoop.
com and was a 2006 honorable mention All-Metro selection
by the Detroit Free Press.
The Juniors: Brandon Bowdry, Justin Dobbins, Kyle
Dodd, Will Cooper
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