ncaa 1990-91: “Sweet 16”

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ncaa 1990-91: “Sweet 16”
The 1990-91 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: The first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament “Sweet 16” participant. Front row (L-R); Kahlil
Felder, Joe Frasor, Von Nickleberry, Carl Thomas, Head Coach Ben Braun, Charles Thomas, Lorenzo Neely, Lawrence Hill, Roger
Lewis. Back row (L-R); Graduate Assistant Coach Craig Rasmuson, Assistant Coach Brian Miller, Marcus Kennedy, Pete Pangas,
Mike Boykin, Kory Hallas, Tony King, Fenorris Pearson, Jeff Wendt, George Dyke, Chris Pipkin, Assistant Coach Gary Waters.
March 15, 1991 - Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
VISITORS: No. 12 Seed • Eastern Michigan University
No. Name
St. Fg-FgaFg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf
32 Kory Hallas
F
4-6
0-0 1-1 1-5 6 4
31 Carl Thomas
F
5-9
4-7 2-3 0-3 3 1
54 Marcus Kennedy C
9-13
0-0 4-6 4-12 16 2
23 Charles Thomas G
2-6
2-5 3-4 1-3 4 0
15 Lorenzo Neely
G
6-16
0-0 5-8 1-6 7 0
51 Mike Boykin
0-1
0-0 0-1 0-0 0 3
41 Roger Lewis
0-1
0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0
10 Kahlil Felder
0-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
35 Joe Frasor
1-1
0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0
52 Pete Pangas
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0
Team 2-2 4
EMU TOTALS 27-54 6-12 16-25 11-32 43 10
DB 4
TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 14-29
.482
2nd Half: 13-25
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
4-9
.444
2nd Half: 2-3
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
3-5
.600
2nd Half: 13-20
HOME: No. 5 Seed • Mississippi State
No. Name
23 Greg Carter
F
6-19
1-5 0-0 3-3 6 3
21 Cameron Burns F
8-18
0-1 6-8 3-4 7 1
33 Carl Nichols
C
2-4
0-0 0-0 2-4 6 3
20 Doug Hartsfield G
2-8
1-3 0-0 1-1 2 3
10 Brad Smith
G
1-4
0-0 0-0 0-4 4 2
22 Tony Watts
3-7
2-3 2-2 2-1 3 3
25 Nate Morris
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1
12 Orien Watson
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
24 Keith Hooper
0-2
0-1 0-0 1-0 1 4
32 Ira Peterson
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1
Team 1-1 2
MSU TOTALS 22-62 4-13 8-1013-18 31 21
DB 0
.419
2nd Half: 9-31
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
1-3
.333
2nd Half: 3-10
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
1-2
.500
2nd Half: 7-8
Score By Periods
Team
1st
Eastern Michigan 35
Mississippi State 28
1987-88 March 18, 1988
1990-91 March 15, 1991
March 17, 1991
Sweet 16March 22, 1991
1995-96 March 14, 1996
March 15, 1996
1997-98 March 12, 1998
145
2nd
41
28
On to the “Sweet 16”
TP
9
16
22
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17
0
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0
2
0
A TOBlk
3 5 0
2 3 0
1 4 0
6 0 0
5 3 0
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0 35
3 35
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76 21 16 0 7 200
.520
.667
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Game:
Game:
A TOBlk
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2 3 2
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1 1 0
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.500
.500
.640
St MIN
2 40
0 34
3 22
1 34
0 15
3 28
0 7
0 2
0 13
1 5
56 16 12 4 10 200
.290
.300
.875
Game:
Game:
Game:
Final
76
56
EMU in the NCAA Tournament
# 2 Pittsburgh 108, # 15 Eastern Michigan 90
# 12 Eastern Michigan 76, # 5 Mississippi State 56
# 12 Eastern Michigan 71, # 13 Penn State 68 (OT)
# 1 North Carolina 93, # 12 Eastern Michigan 67
# 9 Eastern Michigan 75, # 8 Duke 60
# 1 Connecticut 95, # 9 Eastern Michigan 81
# 4 Michigan State 83, # 13 Eastern Michigan 71
.354
.307
.800
How sweet it was!
A veteran group of players proved that chemistry is indeed
important on a basketball team as the 1990-91 squad put
EMU on the national basketball map with an extended run at
the NCAA Championship.
Playing with four seniors in the starting lineup, the 1990-91
team advanced all the way to the “Sweet 16” in the NCAA
tournament before falling to national power North Carolina.
During that wondrous run into the third round of the
NCAA tournament, the Green and White used a combination
of power basketball (Marcus Kennedy), high-flying acrobatics (the Thomas twins, Carl and Charles), end-to-end action
(Lorenzo Neely and Kory Hallas) and a bench that was small
in numbers but big on heart (Joe Frasor and Roger Lewis)
to capture the nation’s imagination as a true “Cinderella”
team.
Eastern was able to make it to the NCAA tournament after
winning its second Mid-American Conference regular-season
and post-season titles.
As MAC tournament champion, Eastern was automatically
in the NCAA field of 64 and was sent to the Carrier Dome in
Syracuse, N.Y., for the first round., seeded No. 12. Head coach
Ben Braun’s crew came up with two big wins in Syracuse. In
the first game, Eastern knocked off No. 5 seed Mississippi
State, 76-56, and followed that up with a 71-68 overtime win
over No. 13 seed Penn State. Those victories propelled EMU
into the “Sweet 16” where the No. 1 seeded Tarheels of North
Carolina, turned back a charged-up EMU team, 93-67.
Carl Thomas was magnificent against North Carolina,
scoring 27 points in 33 minutes to earn a spot on the AllRegional team.
On the year, center Kennedy was named MAC Player of
the Year and joining him on the All-MAC first team was Lorenzo
Neely while Carl Thomas was a second-team All-MAC pick.
Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998
MAC Tournament Champions 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998
ncaa 1990-91: “Sweet 16”
VISITORS: No. 13 Seed • Penn State
No. Name
St. Fg-FgaFg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TOBlk St MIN
42 James Barnes
F
3-6
0-0 6-7 3-5 8 3 12 2 2 0 1 38
24 Deron Hayes
F
6-13
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 12 3 0 0 0 43
23 Dave Degitz
C
3-9
0-0 2-5 3-3 6 2 8 0 1 0 1 36
21 Freddie Barnes G
3-11
3-8 3-4 1-5 6 1 12 4 2 0 0 42
15 Monroe Brown
G
5-6
2-2 0-1 1-1 2 4 12 4 1 1 2 37
45 C.J. Johnson
2-4
0-0 2-2 1-2 3 2 6 0 0 0 1 15
33 Jon Dietz
0-3
0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
4 Elton Carter
1-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3
00 Michael Jennings
1-2
1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 9
Team 1-5 6
PENN ST. TOTALS 24-56 6-12 14-2110-22 32 18 68 13 6 1 6 225
DB 1
TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 12-28 .429 2nd Half:10-21 .476 OT:2-7.286 Game: .429
3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 5-6 .833 2nd Half: 1-3 .333 OT:0-3.000 Game: .500
F-Throw %: 1st Half: 4-6 .667 2nd Half: 4-8 .500 OT:6-7.857 Game: .667
HOME: No. 12 Seed • Eastern Michigan University
No. Name
St. Fg-FgaFg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TOBlk St MIN
32 Kory Hallas
F
4-10
0-0 4-4 4-4 8 5 12 3 1 1 1 35
31 Carl Thomas
F
2-8
1-6 2-4 0-7 7 3 7 4 3 0 0 42
54 Marcus Kennedy C
8-13
0-0 5-7 2-3 5 5 21 0 1 0 0 30
23 Charles Thomas G
3-7
2-6 3-3 1-5 6 2 11 3 2 0 2 43
15 Lorenzo Neely
G
5-10
1-1 7-8 0-3 3 3 18 4 1 1 2 42
51 Mike Boykin
0-1
0-0 0-0 0-3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 13
41 Roger Lewis
1-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 9
10 Kahlil Felder
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
45 Fenorris Pearson
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Team 1-2 3
EMU TOTALS 27-54 6-12 16-25 11-32 43 10 76 21 16 0 7 200
DB 4
TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 10-26 .385 2nd Half:9-18 .500 OT:4-6.667 Game: .460
3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 2-8 .250 2nd Half: 2-5 .400 OT:0-0.000 Game: .308
F-Throw %: 1st Half: 7-7 1.000 2nd Half:9-11 .818 OT:5-8.625 Game: .80.8
No. Name
32 Kory Hallas
F
4-9
0-0 1-2 1-1 2 3
31 Carl Thomas
F 10-16 5-10 2-2 1-4 5 3
54 Marcus Kennedy C
8-14 3-6 4-2 6 4
23 Charles Thomas G
3-11
2-9 0-0 2-3 5 2
15 Lorenzo Neely
G
0-4
0-0 0-0 0-4 4 0
51 Mike Boykin
1-2
0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0
41 Roger Lewis
0-1
0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3
10 Kahlil Felder
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
35 Joe Frasor
1-1
0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0
52 Pete Pangas
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
44 Von Nickleberry
0-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1
45 Fernorris Pearson
0-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
Team 2-2 4
EMU TOTALS (DB 2) 27-61 7-20 6-1012-18 30 16
.586
2nd Half: 10-32
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
5-9
.556
2nd Half: 2-11
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
3-4
.750
2nd Half: 3-6
HOME: No. 1 Seed • North Carolina
No. Name
34 George Lynch
F
5-11
0-0 0-1 1-6 7 3
44 Rick Fox
F
3-10
0-2 0-0 2-4 6 4
32 Pete Chilcutt
C
8-9
0-0 2-2 4-1 5 0
21 King Rice
G
4-6
1-2 3-3 0-3 3 2
40 Hubert Davis
G
5-6
5-5 3-3 0-4 4 1
00 Eric Montross
5-7
0-0 7-8 2-4 6 3
3 Pat Sullivan
0-0
0-0 0-2 0-1 1 0
4 Kenny Harris
0-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
5 Henrik Rodl
1-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
11 Scott Cherry
0-1
0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0
14 Derrick Phelps
2-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1
31 Brian Reese
1-4
0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0
33 Kevin Salvadori
1-3
0-0 0-0 2-0 2 0
45 Clifford Rozier
0-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
55 Matt Wenstrom
0-2
0-0 1-2 3-0 3 0
Team 1-1 2
UNC TOTALS 35-66
6-9 17-2316-24 40 14
DB 0
.514
2nd Half: 17-31
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
4-6
.667
2nd Half: 2-3
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
7-8
.875
2nd Half: 10-15
TP
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27
19
8
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
A TOBlk
2 2 0
2 3 2
1 2 3
6 2 1
5 4 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
1 3 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
St MIN
1 31
1 33
1 37
3 37
1 33
0 7
0 10
0 7
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 2
67 18 16 6
.313 Game:
.182 Game:
.500 Game:
7 200
.443
.350
.600
TP
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18
12
18
17
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2
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4
3
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0 2 1
0 2 2
2 1 0
6 0 0
1 3 0
0 1 3
1 0 0
0 0 0
1 1 0
0 0 0
4 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
1 0 1
0 1 0
Eastern Michigan University Men’s Basketball
NCAA Tournament Bests
Category
Points
36
Rebounds
16
Assists
9
Blocks
5
Steals
4
4
FG Made
14
FG Att.
24
3-Pt. Made
8
3-Pt. Att.
14
FT Made
8
FT Att.
9
Single-Game Bests
- Brian Tolbert (UCONN,3-16-96)
- Marcus Kennedy (Miss.St., 3-15-91)
- Lorenzo Neely (Pitt, 3-18-88)
- Theron Wilson (Duke, 3-14-96)
- Earl Boykins (Duke, 3-14-96)
- Brian Tolbert (UCONN, 3-16-96)
- Brad Soucie (Pitt, 3-18-88)
- Brad Soucie (Pitt, 3-18-88)
- Theron Wilson (UCONN, 3-16-96)
- Earl Boykins (Duke, 3-14-96)
Category
Points
62
Rebounds
27
Assists
14
Blocks
9
Steals
7
FG Made
25
FG Att
42
3-Pt Made 10
3-Pt Att.
23
FT Made
12
12
FT Att.
19
Tournament Bests
- Marcus Kennedy, 1991
- Lorenzo Neely, 1991
- Theron Wilson, 1996
- Brian Tolbert, 1996
- Carl Thomas, 1991
- Carl Thomas, 1991
- Lorenzo Neely, 1991
Category
Points
62
62
Rebounds
27
Assists
23
Blocks
9
Steals
7
7
FG Made
25
FG Att
51
3-Pt Made 13
3-Pt Att.
28
FT Made
16
FT Att.
21
Career Bests
- Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991
- Lorenzo Neely, 1988 & 1991
- Theron Wilson, 1996
- Earl Boykins, 1996 &1998
- Earl Boykins, 1996 & 1998
- Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991
- Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991
St MIN
0 30
3 24
2 24
1 25
1 29
0 18
0 4
0 2
1 9
0 2
1 13
0 12
0 2
0 4
0 2
93 16 12 8 9 200
.548
.667
.667
Game:
Game:
Game:
.530
.667
.739
NCAA Division I Tournament 1987-88, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1997-98
146
NIT 1994-95: dOUBLE ot tHIRLLER
The 1994-95 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: The first-ever NIT Tournament qualifier. Front row (L-R) Derrick Dial, Timi Berkovitch,
Naje McCune, Head Coach Ben Braun, Brian Tolbert, Jake Olsen, and Earl Boykins. Back row (L-R) Associate Head Coach Gary
Waters, Fred Reynolds, Tony King, Nkechi Ezugwu, Theron Wilson, Mick Pennisi, James Head, Kareem Carpenter, Tad Smith, Assistant Coach Brian Miller, and Assistant Coach Kevin Heck.
VISITORS: Eastern Michigan University
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D
12 Derrick Dial
F
0-5
0-3
0-0 0-1
34 Kareem Carpenter F 6-10
0-0
7-8 1-13
32 Theron Wilson C
6-10
0-0
8-9 6-10
10 Brian Tolbert G
8-20
5-11
2-2 0-3
11 Earl Boykins G
5-14
2-6
1-2 0-2
55 Tony King
0-0
0-0
0-2 0-0
4 Naje McCune
2-5
1-3
1-4 0-2
54 Mick Pennisi
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0
5 James Head
0-0
0-0
4-4 0-0
Team 3-3
EMU TOTALS 27-64
8-23 23-3110-34
Tot Pf
1 2
14 4
16 4
3 4
2 1
0 2
2 1
0 0
0 0
6
44 18
TP
0
19
20
23
13
0
6
0
4
A TO Blk St MIN
1 0 0 0
23
1 4 1 0
48
1 3 3 0
43
3 5 0 1
45
2 3 0 1
48
0 3 0 0
7
1 1 0 0
29
0 0 0 1
2
0 0 0 0
5
85
9 19
TOTAL FG %: 1st Half:
8-29
.276
2nd Half:
19-35
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
2-11
.182
2nd Half:
6-12
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
12-15
.800
2nd Half:
11-16
HOME: Bradley
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP
42 Deon Jackson F 10-17
0-0
7-7 2-3 5 4 27
55 Adebayo Akinkunle F 1-3
0-0
0-0 1-1 2 2
2
4 David Winslow C
2-4
0-0
0-0 1-5 6 5
4
12 Billy Wright
G
4-9
1-1
2-2 0-6 6 1 11
24 Anthony ParkerG
5-18
1-6
5-7 3-7 10 1 16
5 Aaron Zobrist
4-9
1-5
0-0 1-2 3 1
9
34 Dwayne Funches
0-3
0-0
2-2 1-1 2 3
2
00 Ben Coupet
1-4
0-0
2-2 1-4 5 1
4
30 Chad Kleine
4-10
1-7
0-0 0-4 4 3
7
25 Kenny Burwell
1-1
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 1
2
Team 4-0 4
BRADLEY TOTALS 32-78
4-19 18-2014-33 47 22 86
20
TOTAL FG %: 3-Pt. FG %:
F-Throw %:
.341
.250
.882
147
1st Half:
1st Half:
1st Half:
18-37
1-7
3-3
.486
.143
1.000
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
14-41
3-12
15-17
.543
.500
.688
4
3 250
Game: .422
Game: .348
Game: .742
A TO Blk St MIN
2 1 0 2
34
1 1 1 0
10
1 1 0 0
24
7 0 0 2
41
7 0 1 3
43
1 3 1 3
30
0 0 0 0
15
0 1 1 0
14
1 1 0 0
34
0 0 2 0
5
8
6 10 250
Game: .410
Game: .211
Game: .900
Hitting the Road for the NIT
It just doesn’t get any more exciting than
the Eagles’ first-ever appearance in the National
Invitation Tournament (NIT) March 16, 1995.
A young Eastern squad finished third in
the Mid-American Conference regular season
but came on strong in the league’s postseason
tournament before bowing to Ball State in the
championship game.
With Ball State and Ohio receiving NCAA
bids, the Green and White anxiously awaited a
call from the NIT.
Eastern got the nod from the NIT and was
sent to Peoria, Illinois, to face off against the
Bradley Braves.
The Eagles made their first-ever NIT a
memorable one with a heartbreaking 86-85
double-overtime loss to Bradley.
With 0:34 left in regulation and trailing by
three, EMU guard Brian Tolbert connected on a
three-point field goal to tie it and force the first
overtime.
Eastern raced out to a 76-72 lead in the early
stages of the first OT before Bradley rallied to
tie at with 0:05 left, making a second overtime
a necessity.
The Eagles held an 85-84 lead after Theron
Wilson made two free throws but Bradley won
the game with 0:07 left on two free throws.
Eastern had four players in double figures,
led by Brian Tolbert with 23, Theron Wilson
adding 20, Kareem Carpenter, 19 and Earl
Boykins, 13.
NCAA 1995-96: dOME dANCE
The 1995-96 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: Front row (L-R) Derrick Dial, Todd Beeton, Earl Boykins, Head Coach Ben Braun, Brian
Tolbert, Timi Berkovitch, and Tad Smith. Back Row (L-R) Assistant Coach Kevin Heck, Assistant Coach Brian Miller, Fred Reynolds,
Jon Zajac, James Head, Theron Wilson, Mick Pennisi, Nkechi Ezugwu, Torrey Mills, Charlie Eibeler and Associate Head Coach Gary
Waters.
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf
3 Derrick Dial
F
6-11
0-2
0-1 4-2 6 1
4 Jon Zajac
F
3-6
0-0
0-0 3-1 4 3
32 Theron Wilson C
2-5
0-0
0-0 1-1 2 4
10 Brian Tolbert G
8-18
2-8
2-2 1-6 7 1
11 Earl Boykins G
8-15
0-2
7-9 0-3 3 0
5 James Head
1-3
0-0
0-0 1-3 4 0
13 Todd Beeten
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
15 Timi Berkovitch
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
33 Torrey Mills
4-6
0-0
0-0 3-0 3 2
35 Mick Pennisi
0-2
0-1
0-0 0-0 0 4
41 Charlie Eibeler
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
42 Fred Reynolds
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
45 Nkechi Ezugwu
0-1
0-0
0-0 1-1 2 1
Team 2-5 7
EMU TOTALS 32-67
2-13 9-1216-22 38 16
DB 5
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
1st Half:
1st Half:
12-38
1-7
1-1
.316
.143
1.000
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
1st Half:
1st Half:
1st Half:
10-27
3-8
3-4
.370
.375
.750
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
A TO Blk St MIN
2 3 0 0
27
2 2 1 0
21
0 2 5 0
18
1 4 0 3
37
5 2 0 4
37
0 1 0 0
18
0 0 0 0
1
0 0 0 0
3
1 1 0 1
16
0 0 1 0
18
0 0 0 0
1
0 0 0 0
1
0 1 0 0
5
75 11 16
20-29
1-6
8-11
HOME: No. 8 Seed • Duke University
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf
3 Ricky Price
F
6-16
0-4
2-2 2-1 3 2
13 Taymon Domzalski F 1-6
0-0
1-2 2-0 2 5
55 Greg Newton C
6-9
0-0
3-4 3-7 10 1
5 Jeff Capel
G
6-15
2-7
1-2 2-2 4 0
20 Chris Collins G
4-10
2-3
1-2 1-3 4 2
12 S. Wojciechowski G 0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 1
14 Jeremy Hall
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
15 Todd Singleton
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
22 Jay Heaps
0-1
0-0
0-0 0-1 1 2
31 Stan Brunson
1-3
0-0
0-0 2-3 5 4
41 Matt Christensen
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-1 1 0
52 Baker Perry
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
Team 2-0 2
DUKE TOTALS 24-60
4-14 8-1214-18 32 17
DB 3
F-Throw %:
TP
12
6
4
20
23
2
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
TP
14
3
15
15
11
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
.690
.167
.727
8 200
Game: .478
Game: .154
Game: .750
A TO Blk St MIN
1 0 2 0
37
0 2 0 1
17
2 3 2 0
37
3 2 2 3
38
3 7 0 0
39
0 0 0 0
3
0 0 0 0
1
0 0 0 0
1
0 1 0 0
3
1 1 0 0
22
0 0 0 0
2
0 0 0 0
1
60 10 17
14-33
1-6
5-8
7
.424
.167
.625
6
4 200
Game: .400
Game: .286
Game: .667
Dome Dance
The third trip to the NCAA Tournament was
a charm for the Eastern Michigan University
men’s basketball team.
The 1995-96 Eagles turned in one of the
most memorable seasons in school history,
notching their third regular-season and postseason MAC titles and qualifying for a third
appearance in the NCAA tournament.
Bowen Field House was charged with
electricity Sunday, March 12, 1996, when the
EMU squad, along with a huge group of fans
and supporters, was on hand for the nationally
televised NCAA Pairings Show.
The packed house of fans roared with
excitement and anticipation when it was announced that Eastern Michigan and Duke
would be opponents in the Southeast Regional
to be played at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis,
Ind.
The Duke Blue Devils entered the game
seeded No. 8 while the underdog Eagles of
Eastern Michigan were seeded No. 9.
Playing before a raucous crowd of 31,373
in the RCA Dome, along with a national television audience, the Eastern backcourt tandem
of Earl Boykins (23 points) and Brian Tolbert
(20) dominated, while Derrick Dial added 12
up front to lead the Eagles to a 75-60 decision
in the first round.
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Dome Dance: sECOND rOUND
The second-round matchup had Eastern
squaring off against No. 1-seeded Connecticut.
The Eagles came out with a vengeance
against the heavily favored Huskies, racing
to a 13-point lead, 32-19, with 12:09 left in
the first half. Eastern held a 48-47 halftime
lead.
The second half belonged to UConn,
however, as the Huskies out scored EMU
by a 48-33 margin for the 95-81 win.
Seniors Tolbert and Theron Wilson
closed out their magnificent careers in style,
with Tolbert scoring 36, including seven
triples, and Wilson adding 18.
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN
3 Derrick Dial
F
4-8
2-5
0-0 1-1 2 4 10 3 1 0 0
31
4 Jon Zajac
F
1-3
0-0
0-0 0-2 2 2
2 0 1 0 1
16
32 Theron Wilson C
5-10
0-0
8-8 5-2 7 3 18 0 1 4 0
35
10 Brian Tolbert G 14-24
7-13
1-5 2-1 3 3 36 5 3 0 4
38
11 Earl Boykins G
5-15
0-3
0-0 0-2 2 1 10 2 2 0 2
34
5 James Head G
1-3
0-1
0-0 3-3 6 4
2 0 1 0 0
20
13 Todd Beeten
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1
15 Timi Berkovitch
0-1
0-1
0-0 0-0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0
5
33 Torrey Mills
1-1
0-0
1-2 1-0 1 3
3 1 0 0 1
14
35 Mick Pennisi
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0
4
41 Charlie Eibeler
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0
1
45 Nkechi Ezugwu
0-1
0-0
0-0 1-0 1 3
0 0 0 0 0
3
Team 2-1 3
EMU TOTALS 31-66
9-23 10-1515-12 27 26 81 11 10 4 8 200
DB 1
19-34
.559
2nd Half:
12-32 .375
Game: .470
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
5-11
.455
2nd Half:
4-12 .333
Game: .391
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
5-7
.714
2nd Half:
5-8 .625
Game: .667
HOME: No. 1 Seed • University of Connecticut
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk St MIN
13 Kirk King
F
5-7
0-0
3-3 2-3 5 2 13 1 2 3 0
33
23 Rudy Johnson F
6-9
0-0
1-1 2-4 6 2 13 2 0 0 0
27
40 Travis Knight C
2-4
0-0
3-4 5-2 7 4
7 3 0 0 1
29
11 Doron Sheffer G 10-14
2-4
5-7 2-5 7 1 27 5 3 1 1
36
34 Ray Allen
G
8-20
5-9
4-7 5-5 10 0 25 7 6 1 0
38
3 Rashamel Jones
1-5
0-1
2-2 2-4 6 1
4 1 2 0 0
17
10 Ruslan Inyatkin
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1
20 Kyle Chapman
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1
22 Antric Klaiber
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1
24 Dion Carson
0-0
0-0
1-2 1-0 1 0
1 0 1 0 0
2
45 Eric Hayward
2-4
0-0
1-2 1-0 1 1
5 0 0 1 1
18
52 Pete Kane
0-0
0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
1
Team 2-0 2
UCONN TOTALS 34-63
7-14 20-2822-23 45 11 95 19 14 6 3 200
DB 4
F-Throw %:
James Head (5) drives to the hoop against Duke
during the 1995-96 NCAA tournament. EMU upset
the Blue Devils, 75-60.
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1st Half:
1st Half:
1st Half:
19-33
4-6
5-7
.576
.667
.714
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
15-30
3-8
15-21
.500
.375
.714
Game: .540
Game: .500
Game: .714
Derrick Dial (3) lays it up in the NCAA tournament win over Duke.
ncaa 1997-98: a TEAM OF dESTINY
The 1997-98 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: Front row (L-R) Manager Chad Double, Manager Nate Purcell, Assistant Coach Mike
Shedd, Asssistant Coach Lorenzo Neely, Head Coach Milton Barnes, Assistant Coach Tony Harvey, Assistant Coach Todd Lickliter,
Manager Lonnie Griffin, and Manager Ben Bosserd. Back row (L-R) Jon Zajac, James Head, Derrick Dial, Jamaal Jenks, Avin Howard, Earl Boykins, Sharif Fordham, Charlie Eibeler, Corey Tarrant, Nkechi Ezugwu, and Ajani Williams.
A Team of Destiny
Heads to Connecticut
If there was ever a team of destiny, it was the 1997-98
Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball squad.
Those 1997-98 Eagles seemed to have it all. Eastern
possessed one of the most dynamic backcourts in the country
in Earl Boykins and Derrick Dial. Add to that a veteran front
line of Jon Zajac, James Head and Nkechi Ezugwu, and the
Eagles were ready for postseason action.
That group of four seniors, Boykins, Dial, Head and
Ezugwu, had gone through the NIT wars as freshmen, and
were joined by transfer Zajac in time for the NCAA Big Dance
in 1995-96, where the Eagles gained a national reputation with
an upset win over Duke before falling to No. 1 seed UConn.
Yet, despite a brilliant 22-10 record in 1996-97, the Eagles
sat home at tournament time.
That postseason snub worked on the competitive egos of
the Eagles and they responded with three great outings and
won the Mid-American Conference post-season tournament
title and the crown of MAC Champions.
As the MAC representative to the NCAA Tournament,
Eastern had hopes of making some noise at the dance, and
when it was announced that EMU would meet Michigan State
in the first-round game in Hartford, Conn., the players were
excited to get a shot at the Big Ten Co-Champion Spartans.
With a national television crowd watching, and a sellout
crowd of 16,105 on hand in the Hartford Civic Center, the No.
13- seeded Eagles displayed the poise that they had exhibited
over the past four years, racing to an early, 16-9 lead.
No. 4 seeded Michigan State then went to its huge size
advantage and shut down the Eagles and record an 83-71
win. Dial closed out his brilliant career with a game-high 29
points to go along with eight boards while his backcourt mate,
Boykins, was held to 18 points in his final game for the Eagles.
Zajac added 10 points for the Eagles.
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta
O-D Tot
4 Jon Zajac
F
5-8
0-0
0-0
3-1
4
22 Avin Howard
F
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
45 Nkechi Ezugwu C
0-2
0-0
0-0
0-2
2
3 Derrick Dial
G
11-22
1-6
6-7
5-3
8
11 Earl Boykins
G
6-21
1-9
5-5
0-4
4
5 James Head
4-9
0-3
0-0
3-2
5
12 Sharif Fordham
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-0
1
23 Corey Tarrant
1-3
0-1
0-0
2-0
2
33 Ajani Williams
1-3
0-0
0-0
1-1
2
Team
3-3
6
EMU TOTALS
29-70
2-19 11-12 18-16 34
14-28
.500
2nd Half:
15-42
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
1-6
.167
2nd Half:
1-13
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
6-6 1.000
2nd Half:
5-6
HOME: No. 4 Seed • Michigan State University
No. Name
St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta
13 Antonio Smith
F
1-5
0-0
4-6
44 Jason Klein
F
2-8
2-5
1-2
34 Andre Hutson
C
3-7
0-0
7-8
12 Mateen Cleaves G
7-14
2-7
4-4
14 Charlie Bell
G
7-12
1-1
7-8
5 Lorenzo Guess
0-0
0-0
0-0
11 David Thomas
0-0
0-0
0-0
20 Doug Davis
2-2
0-0
0-0
42 Morris Peterson
4-6
1-2
0-0
43 A.J. Granger
0-0
0-0
0-0
55 DuJuan Wiley
1-5
0-0
0-2
Team
MSU TOTALS
27-59
6-15 23-30
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
1st Half:
1st Half:
16-29
5-8
6-10
.552
.625
.600
Pf TP A TO
4 10 1 1
2 0 0 0
3 0 0 0
4 29 1 3
0 18 1 2
3 8 2 0
2 2 2 1
4 2 3 0
0 2 1 1
1
23 71 10 8
.357
Game:
.077
Game:
.833
Game:
O-D Tot Pf
3-6
9 1
0-0
0 2
5-5 10 1
1-1
2 3
5-4
9 2
0-0
0 0
0-0
0 0
0-1
1 0
2-2
4 2
0-1
1 0
1-2
3 1
2-2
4
19-24 43 12
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
2nd Half:
11-30
1-7
17-20
.367
.143
.850
TP
6
7
13
20
22
0
0
4
9
0
2
Blk
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
4 5 200
.414
.105
.917
A TO Blk
3 2 1
1 1 0
0 1 1
3 1 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 3 0
0 1 0
1 0 0
2 0 0
83 10 10
St MIN
0 33
0 10
1 20
2 40
1 40
1 33
0
7
0 11
0
6
2
St MIN
0 33
0 31
1 30
1 35
0 29
0
1
0
2
0
5
1 17
0
5
0 12
3 200
Game: .458
Game: .400
Game: .767
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111 Years of Hoop History
Elton J. Rynearson, Sr.
Second most wins in EMU history
First season in
Bowen Field House
1897-98 Men’s basketball is introduced at Michigan State
Normal School. The team is 1-1 in games against
the University of Detroit.
1901-02Michigan State Normal leaves the MIAA.
1916-17 Captain Ernest Rynearson leads the team to a
15-1 record with the only loss a 37-23 decision to
the Grand Rapids YMCA.
1920-21 The school’s athletic teams decide to rejoin the
MIAA.
1945-46Elton J. Rynearson, Sr. gives up the basketball
coaching job after serving for 18 years and leaves
as the winningest head coach in school history
with a 160-129 win-loss record.
1955-56Eastern Michigan begins play in Bowen Field
House. The 79,529-square foot structure is built
at a cost of $1.25 million.
Earle Higgins
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Jim Dutcher led the then-Hurons to four consecutive NAIA
Championships
1966-67 Eastern Michigan leaves the President’s Athletic
Conference and becomes an independent.
1967-68 Head Coach Jim Dutcher leads EMU to the first
of four consecutive NAIA National Championships
and EMU makes the quarterfinals in that tournament. Eastern’s Earle Higgins hits a buzzer-beater
to knock off No. 1 seed Stephen F. Austin in the
first round.
1968-69 Eastern Michigan wins its second straight NAIA
District Championship and advances to the NAIA
National Tournament in Kansas City, where the
Hurons make it to the second round.
1969-70 Once again, the Green and White advance to
Kansas City for the NAIA Nationals. After winning
their first game, the Hurons get knocked out in
the second round by Guilford. Earle Higgins gets
drafted in both the NBA and fledgling ABA, by San
Harvey Marlatt
Kennedy McIntosh
George Gervin (24)
Ben Braun
Francisco and Indiana, respectively, while Harvey
Marlatt is the No. 16 pick of the Detroit Pistons.
1970-71 Led by Kennedy McIntosh, the Hurons advance all
the way to the finals in the NAIA National Championships before losing to Kentucky State, 102-82.
McIntosh becomes the No. 1 round draft choice of
the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On July 15, 1971, Eastern Michigan
University proudly becomes a new member of the
Mid-American Conference.
1971-72 Eastern Michigan records an outstanding 24-7
record for the season. The Hurons win the
NCAA-College Division Regional Championship
and advance to the Final Four in Evansville, Ind.
EMU sophomore George Gervin leads the team
in scoring and rebounding and earns All-America
honors.
1977-78 Former EMU great George Gervin is named the
NBA’s Player of the Year.
1987-88 Head Coach Ben Braun leads the Hurons to their
first-ever Mid-American Conference men’s basketball championship. Eastern also captures the
George Gervin (left) accepts the
NBA Player of the Year Award.
Derrick Dial vs. Duke
Earl Boykins helps the
Eagles beat Duke
Grant Long is named MAC
Player of the Year in 1988
MAC post-season crown and earns its first NCAADivision I National Championship berth. Sent to
Lincoln, Neb., for the first round, Eastern runs
into a highly-rated University of Pittsburgh squad
and drops a 108-90 decision. Center Grant Long
is drafted in the second round of the NBA draft
by the Miami Heat after earning Mid-American
Conference Player of the Year honors.
1990-91 How sweet it was. EMU not only won its second
MAC regular-season and tournament championships but also qualified once again for the NCAA
National Tournament. Led by a talented group of
four seniors, the Green and White knock off Mississippi State and Penn State in the East Regional
in Syracuse to advance to the “Sweet 16.” Eastern
runs into national power North Carolina, who ends
the Cinderella story in the Meadowlands, 93-67.
Marcus Kennedy earns Player of the Year honors
in the Mid-American Conference.
1994-95 • A young Eastern Michigan squad finishes third
in the regular MAC season and makes it to the
finals of the postseason league tournament before bowing out to Ball State. The Eagles accept
Milton Barnes
Marcus Kennedy (54) becomes the
second EMU player to earn MAC
Player of the Year honors after being
selected for the 1990-91 season.
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EMU fans cheer on the Eagles at the NCAA Tournament
a bid to the school’s first-ever National Invitation
Tournament (NIT) and come up with an outstanding effort before losing an 86-85 double-overtime
decision at Bradley.
1995-96 • The third time is a charm.The Eagles notch MAC
regular-season and postseason championships
for the third time and qualify for their third NCAA
National Championship appearance. Traveling to
the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Ind., the Eagles
come up with a great effort in the first round to
send national power Duke packing before bowing
out to the No. 1 seed University of Connecticut in
the second round. Along the way, EMU earned its
first national ranking. The Eagles were ranked in
the Top 25 in the nation for three weeks during the
season and finished the year with a 25-6 record,
the second best in school history.
1996-97 •Veteran head coach Ben Braun resigns to take over
head coaching duties at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley. Braun leaves EMU as the winningest
coach in school history with a 185-132 mark in
11 seasons. Former EMU hoop legend George
Gervin is named to the NBA’s Hall of Fame Feb.
5, 1996. University of Minnesota Assistant Coach
Milton Barnes is named the new EMU head coach,
Sept. 23, 1996. EMU celebrates its 100th year
of men’s basketball. Along the way, Eastern wins
two in-season tournaments, capturing both the
Syracuse Classic and the Hawaii-Hilo Classic.The
fourth-seeded Eagles upset MAC co-champion
Bowling Green in the first round of the league’s
postseason tournament before bowing out to Miami
in the championship game.
1997-98 • The senior-laden Eagles take a No. 4 seed into the
MAC Tournament and capture the title and league
championship for the fourth time in 11 years. Earl
Boykins is named the MVP of the tournament
while teammate Derrick Dial joins him on the AllTournament team. As the MAC representative to
the NCAA Tournament, the Eagles are seeded No.
13 and are sent to the East Regional in Hartford,
Conn., to square off against the No. 4-seeded
Michigan State Spartans. Eastern jumps out to a
16-9 lead but the Big Ten Champions fight back
to record an 83-71 win. Derrick Dial pours in 29
points with Earl Boykins adding 18. The five seniors, Boykins, Dial, James Head, Nkechi Ezugwu
A crowd of 7,647 was on hand for the Convocation Center dedication game against the University of Michigan, Dec. 9, 1999.
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Earl Boykins was given the Frances X.
Naismith Award presented to the nation’s top
player under six feet tall.
The EMU players celebrate a win
during the “Sweet 16” run.
and Jon Zajac, close out their careers with an
outstanding four-year mark of 87-36, including two
NCAA appearances and one NIT tourney. Boykins
closes out his career as the second-leading scorer
in school history with 2,211. EMU’s “Farewell to
Bowen” basketball tour officially ends a 43-year
run in the “Old Barn.” Boykins is recipient of the
Frances X. Naismith Award as the nation’s most
outstanding player under six feet tall. Boykins is
also featured prominently in Sports Illustrated’s
Pre-Season College Basketball edition.
1998-99 The Eagles dedicate the $29.6-million Convocation
Center Dec. 9, when the University of Michigan
visits. The visitors spoil the night, however, taking
an 86-63 win before a crowd of 7,647.
1999-00 The Eagles finish the season with a 15-13 record. Head Coach Milton Barnes’ contract is not
renewed.
2000-01 Eastern Michigan Athletics Director Dave Diles
announces the hiring March 28 of Jim Boone as
head coach. Boone joins EMU after 14 very successful seasons as an intercollegiate head coach.
Charles E. Ramsey
In those years as a head coach, Boone is one
of the winningest coaches in the country with an
overall record of 273-137. He was the head coach
at California University of Pennsylvania for 10 seasons and the head coach at Robert Morris College
for four years prior to taking over the EMU duties.
He led California University of Pennsylvania to five
NCAA Division II tournament appearances.
2005-06 Former EMU assistant coach, and EMU graduate
Charles E. Ramsey, returns home as the head
coach of the Eagles. Ramsey was named EMU’s
28th men’s head basketball coach before a jampacked press conference, March 30, 2005, in Media
Room A of the Convocation Center. Ramsey was
a member of the EMU men’s basketball staff from
1990-93. He graduated from EMU in 1992.
2007-08 EMU’s 8-8 Mid-American Conference record
this season is the best for the Eagles since the
1999-2000 team finished 9-9. This year’s 8-8 record
also tied the Eagles for second in the MAC West
Division with Central Michigan, the best finish for
the Green and White since divisional play began
in 1997-98.
Head basketball coach Charles E. Ramsey poses with redshirt freshman L.J. Frazier (12) of the basketball
squad and Marvon Sanders (27) of the football squad. The three were featured in an article by the Ypsilanti
Courier. All are graduates of Ypsilanti High School and are playing/coaching at EMU.
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Convocation center men’s basketball attendance records
1998-99 Season
Date Opponent
Att Score
Nov. 25 Boise State
1,649 L, 53-54
Dec. 5 Bowling Green* 1,771 L, 66-68
Dec. 9 Michigan!
7,647 L, 63-86
Jan. 5 Miami*
1,466 L, 49-73
Jan. 9 Ball State*
1,869 L, 42-59
Jan. 20 Central Mich.*(OT)1,643 W, 56-53
Jan. 30 Toledo*
2,569 L, 55-63
Feb. 6 Marshall*(MAC TV)1,951L, 70-79
Feb. 10 Akron*
1,340 L, 45-74
Feb. 17 Ohio*
1,501 L, 57-67
Feb. 20 Western Mich.* 1,471 W, 70-60
! Dedication Game
1999-2000 Season
Date Opponent
Att Score
Nov.20 Northwood
1,501 W, 82-60
Nov. 29 Hillsdale
1,458 W, 91-65
Dec. 8 Ohio*
1,450 W, 65-55
Dec. 30 Detroit
(OT) 4,017 W, 82-80
Jan. 5 Buffalo*
1,953 W, 73-53
Jan. 12 Kent*
2,730 L, 67-80
Jan. 19 Akron*
(OT)1,775 L, 81-89
Jan. 26 Central Mich.* 2,365 W, 68-57
Feb. 5 Ball St.* (MAC TV)1,930 L, 58-78
Feb. 12 Toledo*
2,628 L, 59-67
Feb. 21 W. Mich.*(MAC TV)2,217W, 93-71
Feb. 26 Northern Illinois* 1,870 W, 79-69
Mar. 1 Miami*^
1,246 L, 51-64
2000-01 Season
Date Opponent
Att
Nov. 20 Hampton
1,520
Nov. 29 UWGB
1,169
Dec. 6 IUPUI
1,019
Dec. 20 Chicago State 1,014
Dec. 23 Grambling
1,225
Jan. 6 Ball State*
1,622
Jan. 10 Toledo*
2,504
Jan. 13 Marshall*
1,093
Jan. 20 Central Michigan*3,615
Jan. 24 Kent State*
1,124
Jan. 31 Miami*
1,167
Feb. 7 Western Mich.* 1,875
Feb. 17 Bowling Green* 2,706
Feb. 24 Northern Illinois* 1,566
Score
L, 71-73
L, 48-49
W, 67-63
L, 60-71
W, 94-77
L, 66-69
L, 55-74
L, 46-72
L, 51-60
L, 51-79
L, 48-62
W, 84-73
L, 45-71
L, 58-62
2001-02 Season
Date Opponent
Att Score
Nov. 26 Md.-Eastern Shore1,753 L, 61-65
Dec. 1 Tennessee Tech 1,875 L, 79-86
Dec. 3 Detroit
3,532 L, 69-95
Dec. 8 Delaware State 1,683 W, 75-62
Dec. 19 Concordia
856 W, 85-54
Dec. 29 Western Carolina 877 W, 72-59
Jan. 2 Buffalo*
1,250 L, 51-70
Jan. 5 Ball State* (DH) 2,354 L, 45-63
Jan. 9 Toledo*
1,959 L, 60-85
Jan. 19 Central Michigan*3,850 L, 73-86
Jan. 22 Ohio*
1,012 L, 66-80
Jan. 29 Kent State*
1,581 L, 62-82
Feb. 9 Northern Ill.* (OT)1,979 L, 85-90
Feb. 16 Akron* (DH)
2,590 W, 83-76
Feb. 27 Western Michigan*1,056 L, 52-71
1. 2.
3.
4.
5.
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Top Five Crowds
Michigan (12-9-98)
Central Michigan (2-12-05)
Central Michigan (1-5-03)
Western Michigan (2-26-03)
Toledo (2-8-03)
7,647
5,423
4,346
4,115
4,055
A crowd of 7,647 was on hand for the Convocation Center dedication game
against the University of Michigan, Dec. 9, 1999.
2002-03 Season
Date Opponent
Att Score
Nov. 26 Robert Morris 1,275 W, 99-85
Dec. 2 Concordia (Mich.) 876 W,115-80
Dec. 10 Rochester
1,360 W, 97-48
Dec. 21 Gardner-Webb 1,871 W, 78-63
Jan. 7 Wisconsin-G.B. 2,153 W, 94-87
Jan. 14 Bowling Green* 2,616 W, 73-67
Jan. 21 Ball State*
2,318 L, 90-91
Jan. 25 Central Michigan*4,346 W, 84-68
Jan. 29 Miami*
2,002 L, 58-73
Feb. 3 Marshall*(MAC TV)2,375W, 90-81
Feb. 8 Toledo*
4,055 W, 76-72
Feb. 15 Northern Ill.* (OT)3,263 L, 68-70
Feb. 26 Western Mich.* 4,115 W, 80-72
Mar. 3 Buffalo*
2,015 W, 88-78
2003-04 Season
Date Opponent
Att
Nov. 25 Concordia (Mich.)1,717
Dec. 2 Kent State*
4,123
Dec. 9 Albion
2,847
Dec. 23 Northern Colorado1,679
Jan. 7 Navy
1,892
Jan. 17 Western Mich.* 2,942
Jan. 19 Toledo*
2,322
Jan. 28 Central Michigan*2,429
Feb. 7 Akron* (MAC TV)3,547
Feb. 18 Buffalo*
2,101
Feb. 25 Ohio*
2,023
Mar. 6 Bowling Gr.* (OT)3,114
Score
W, 86-45
L, 74-83
W, 81-60
W, 82-55
W, 99-52
L, 63-72
L, 69-85
W, 80-63
W, 77-54
L, 64-83
W, 75-64
L, 61-67
W, 78-75
2004-05 Season
Date Opponent
Att
Nov. 30 Marshall*
3,162
Dec. 7 Rochester College3,014
Dec. 11 Canisius
3,391
Dec. 23 Cleveland State 1,836
Jan. 2 Toledo*
2,782
Jan. 12 Bowling Green* 2,478
Jan. 19 Miami*
1,936
Jan. 29 Buffalo*
2,893
Feb. 6 IPFW
1,511
Feb. 12 Central Michigan*5,423
Feb. 26 Western Mich.* 3,029
Mar. 2 Ball State*
1,589
Score
W, 90-88
W, 89-29
W, 86-72
W, 89-76
W, 75-70
L, 63-79
L, 73-83
L, 68-80
W, 74-54
W, 79-72
W, 79-63
L, 63-73
L, 56-71
2005-06 Season
Date Opponent
Att Score
Nov.18 CALIFORNIA
3,165 W, 67-65
Nov.29 DETROIT
1,663 L, 60-64
Dec. 7 YOUNGSTOWN ST. 1,300 W, 77-71
Dec.22 TULSA
1,383 W, 67-62
Jan. 11 OHIO*
1,330 L, 63-75
Jan. 14 KENT STATE* 1,627 L, 64-74
Jan. 18 BOWLING GR.* 1,275 L, 72-79
Jan. 24 WESTERN MICH.*1,169L, 62-68
Jan. 29 NORTHERN ILL.*1,219 L, 55-67
Feb. 1 CENTRAL MICH.*1,253 W, 81-75
Feb. 11 AKRON*
1,805 L, 72-77
Feb.22 TOLEDO*
1,358 L, 59-70
Mar. 4 BALL ST.* (OT) 1,367 L, 77-89
2006-07 Season
Date Opponent
Att
Dec. 5 OAKLAND
609
Dec.21 NORTHERN COLO.348
Dec.28 EASTERN ILL.
569
Dec.31 IPFW
458
Jan. 3 N. DAKOTA STATE407
Jan. 6 CENTRAL MICH.* 949
Jan. 9 NORTHERN ILL.* 959
Jan. 16 TOLEDO*
1,267
Jan. 28 BUFFALO*
1,556
Jan. 31 AKRON*
697
Feb. 7 MIAMI*
790
Feb.17 MANHATTAN# 1,481
Feb.22 WESTERN MICH.*969
Feb.25 BALL STATE*
638
Score
L, 54-66
W, 71-61
W, 63-51
W, 62-61
W, 74-66
L, 68-74
W, 63-62
L, 56-66
W, 89-76
L, 60-70
L, 64-74
W, 65-51
L, 61-80
W, 61-51
2007-08 Season
Date Opponent
Att
Oct. 31 NORTHWOOD
-
Nov. 9 BROWN
2,136
Nov. 11 RADFORD
489
Nov. 28 DETROIT
1099
Dec. 4 ILLINOIS STATE 385
Jan. 2 CHICAGO STATE 507
Jan. 12 WESTERN MICH.*1397
Jan. 22 TOLEDO*
879
Jan. 30 KENT STATE*
559
Feb. 6 OHIO*
344
Feb. 13 BOWLING GREEN*479
Feb. 16 CENTRAL MICH.*1797
Feb. 23 S.E. MISSOURI# 1139
Mar. 1 BALL STATE*
768
Mar. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 827
Score
W, 76-56
L, 55-74
W, 72-55
L, 68-72
W, 72-63
W, 68-72
W, 81-71
W, 68-44
L, 67-77
W, 63-56
W, 78-68
W, 67-64
W, 86-82
W, 75-64
W, 82-63
* Mid-American Conference game
^ Mid-American Conference Tournament game
# Bracket Buster Game
Convocation Center records-individual game records
Points
42 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02
41 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00
40 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03
36 Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02
35 Martin Samarco, Bowling Green, 1-18-06
34 Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98
Ryan Prillman vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02
Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06
33 Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02
Markus Austin vs. Miami, 1-19-05
31 John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06
30 Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01
Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02
30 Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 1-6-07
29 P.J. Smith, Northern Illinois, 2-28-04
John Bowler vs. Toledo, 2-22-06
29 John Bowler vs. Toledo, 2-22-06
Jarred Axon vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08
28 Ricky Cottrill vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
Ryan Prillman vs. Ball State, 1-21-03
27 Wally Szczerbiak, Miami, 1-5-99
Ryan Prillman vs. Rochester, 12-10-02
Chris Williams, Ball State, 1-21-03
Darryl Garrett vs. Rochester, 12-7-04
26 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04
Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-19-01
Markus Austin vs. Concordia, 12-2-02
Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03
Carlos Medlock vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07
David Holston, Chicago State, 1-2-08
Carlos Medlock vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08
25 Markus Austin vs. Bowling Green, 3-6-04
James “Boo” Jackson vs. Akron, 2-7-04
Tarvis Williams, Hampton, 11-20-00
Ricky Cottrill vs. Ohio, 1-22-02
Steve Pettyjohn vs. Akron, 2-16-02
Markus Austin vs. Canisius, 12-11-04
Keston Roberts, Youngstown State, 12-7-05
ebounds
R
19 Tyson Radney vs. Wisconsin-G.B., 11-29-00
Tyson Radney vs. Grambling, 12-23-00
Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-5-02
17 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Toledo, 1-2-05
16 Calvin Warner vs. Western Mich., 2-20-99
15 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Buffalo, 2-18-04
Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 2-17-99
Darryl Garrett vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04
Terrance Chapman, Ball State, 3-2-05
John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06
John Bowler vs. Toledo, 2-22-06
John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06
14 Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 12-8-99
Tyson Radney vs. Hampton, 11-20-00
Ryan Prillman vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
John Bowler vs. Kent State, 1-14-06
13 John Bowler vs. Ohio, 2-25-04
Louis Campbell, Buffalo, 1-5-00
Tyson Radney vs. Marshall, 1-13-01
Tyson Radney vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00
Darcel Williams, Buffalo, 1-2-02
Brandon Hunter, Ohio, 1-22-02
James “Boo” Jackson vs. Gard. W.,12-21-02
Mark Patton, Marshall, 11-30-04
James “Boo” Jackson vs. Can., 12-11-04
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State, 12-4-07
12 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Conc., 11-25-03
James “Boo” Jackson vs. Albion, 12-9-03
John Bowler vs. N. Colorado, 12-23-03
John Bowler vs. WMU, 1-17-04
Calvin Warner vs. Michigan, 12-9-98
Corey Tarrant vs. Ohio, 12-8-99
J.R. VanHoose, Marshall, 1-13-01
Steve Pettyjohn vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01
Aaron Jessup, Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03
Steve Pettyjohn vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03
John Bowler vs. IPFW, 2-6-05
John Bowler vs. Nor. Ill., 2-16-05
John Bowler vs. California, 11-18-05
John Bowler vs. Western Michigan, 1-24-06
James Hughes, Northern Illinois, 1-9-07
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan, 1-12-08
Field Goals Made
13Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02
Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03
11 Kyrem Massey, Kent, 1-24-01
Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02
Aaron Jessup, Wisconsin-G.B., 1-7-03
10 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Akron, 2-7-04
Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04
Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98
Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00
Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00
Tony Jones, Chicago State, 12-20-00
Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01
Ryan Prillman vs. Detroit, 12-3-01
Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02
Steve Pettyjohn vs. Concordia, 12-2-02
Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03
Keston Roberts, Youngstown State, 12-7-05
Martin Samarco, Bowling Green, 1-18-06
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 1-6-07
Tim Pollitz, Miami, 2-7-07
Field Goals Attempted
22 Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99
Paul Haynes, Grambling, 12-23-00
21 Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99
20 Michael Thomas, Albion, 12-9-03
Tamar Slay, Marshall, 1-13-01
Steve Pettyjohn vs. Ball State, 1-5-02
Jason Bird, Buffalo, 3-3-03
Free Throws Made
18 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04
17 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06
16 Carlos Medlock vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08
13 Markus Austin vs. Clev. State, 12-23-04
12 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Western Car., 12-29-01
Markus Austin vs. Miami, 1-19-05
John Bowler vs. Central Michigan, 2-1-06
Free Throws Attempted
24 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06
20 Markus Austin vs. Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03
Carlos Medlock vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08
17 Rashon Brown, Akron, 2-16-02
Justin Dobbins vs. Chicago State, 1-2-08
15 Greg Stempin, Toledo, 1-30-99
John Bowler vs. Central Michigan, 2-1-06
14 John Bowler vs. NIU, 2-28-04
Ryan Prillman vs. Rochester, 12-10-02
John Bowler vs. Akron, 2-11-06
Carlos Medlock vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08
13 DeSean Hadley vs. Bowling Green, 12-9-98
Michael Ross vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03
Vova Severovas, Oakland, 12-5-06
Joe Reitz, Western Michigan, 1-12-08
Chris Kaman, Central Michigan, 1-19-02
Craig Cashen vs. Western Michigan, 1-24-06
Chris Hayes, Detroit, 11-28-07
Najul Ervin, Northern Illinois, 3-9-08
Three-pointers made
8 Ricky Cottrill vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
7 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06
6 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04
Ricky Cottrill vs. Ball State, 1-6-01
Danny McElhinny vs. Canisius, 12-11-04
Doug Penno, Miami, 1-19-05
Carlos Medlock vs. Akron, 2-11-06
Damon Huffman, Brown, 11-9-07
Jarred Axon vs. Ohio, 2-6-08
Kenard Moore, Southeast Mo., 2-23-08
5 P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04
Dru Joyce, Akron, 2-7-04
Tamar Slay, Marshall, 2-6-99
Tony Barksdale, Western Michigan, 2-20-99
Jeremy Hamlet, Northwood, 11-20-99
Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99
Nick Moore, Toledo, 1-10-01
Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01
Brandon Hansen, Wisc.-G.B., 1-7-03
Darryl Garrett vs. Rochester, 12-7-04
John Reimold, Bowling Green, 1-12-05
Martin Samarco, Bowling Green, 1-18-06
Jarred Axon vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-28-06
Jesse Bunkley vs. IPFW, 12-31-06
Keonta Howell, Toledo, 1-16-07
Jarred Axon vs. Northwood, 10-37-07
Mike McKee, Kent State, 1-30-08
Carlos Medlock vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08
Jarred Axon vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08
Three-pointers attempted
15 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03
Jarred Axon vs. Ohio, 2-6-08
12 Jeremy Hamlet, Northwood, 11-20-99
Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99
Ricky Cottrill vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
Danny McElhinny vs. Toledo, 2-22-06
Carlos Medlock vs. Kent State, 1-30-08
Kenard Moore, Southeast Mo., 2-23-08
11 Danny McElhinny vs. Navy, 1-7-04
Larry Fisher vs. Ball State, 1-9-99
Tony Barksdale, Western Michigan, 2-20-99
Sanjay Adell, Ohio, 12-8-99
Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99
Mike Brown, Northern Illinois, 2-26-00
Ricky Cottrill vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01
Carlos Medlock vs. Detroit, 11-28-07
Jarred Axon, vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08
BOLD indicates an EMU player
Blocks
6 LaVar Carter, Marshall, 11-30-04
Davis Simon, IPFW, 2-6-05
5 Tarvis Williams, Hampton, 11-20-00
Damien Kinloch, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
Chris Kaman, Central Michigan, 1-25-03
Ethan Shaw, Detroit, 11-25-06
4 Tyson Radney vs. Boise State, 11-25-98
T.J. Lux, Northern Illinois, 2-26-00
Tyson Radney vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01
Ryan Prillman vs. Miami, 1-31-01
Lonnie Jones, Ball State, 1-5-02
156
Convocation Center records-individual game records
Assists
13 Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 2-1-06
12 John Floyd, Bowling Green, 1-12-05
11 C.J. Grantham vs. Grambling, 12-23-00
9 Brandon Pardon, Bowling Green, 2-17-01
Michael Ross vs. Wisc.-G.B., 1-7-03
Chet Mason, Miami, 1-19-05
8 James Douglas vs. Navy, 1-17-04
Avin Howard vs. Ball State, 1-9-99
C.J. Grantham vs. Hampton, 11-20-00
C.J. Grantham vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00
Julius Hall, Grambling, 12-23-00
Ricky Cottrill vs. Akron, 2-16-02
Terry Reynolds, Toledo, 1-9-02
C.J. Grantham vs. Northern Illinois, 2-24-01
Michael Ross vs. IPFW, 2-6-05
Rickey Willis, Western Mich., 2-26-05
Chris Skrelja, Brown, 11-9-07
Al Fisher, Kent State, 1-30-08
Steals
9 Michael Ross vs. Concordia, 11-25-03
Jimmal Ball, Akron, 1-19-00
7 Michael Ross vs. IPFW, 2-6-05
6 Eugene Bates, Northern Illinois, 1-26-02
Richard Midgely, California, 11-18-05
Carlos Medlock vs. Tulsa, 12-22-06
5 Thomas Staples, Ohio, 2-25-04
DeAndre Haynes, Kent State, 12-2-03
Jimmal Ball, Akron, 2-10-99
Tyson Radney vs. Ohio, 12-8-99
Howell Williams, Grambling, 12-23-00
Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
Chet Mason, Miami, 1-29-03
Roderick Middleton, Buffalo, 3-3-03
Darryl Garrett vs. Buffalo, 1-29-05
Michael Ross vs. Central Mich., 2-12-05
Carlos Medlock vs. Youngstown St., 12-7-05
Travis Lewis vs. Toledo, 1-22-08
Individual One-Half Only Records
Points
24 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half)
23 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half)
22 Turner Battle, Northern Illinois, 2-18-04 (2nd half)
Markus Austin vs. Robt. Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half)
Matt McCollum, Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half)
21 Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half)
20 Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00 (1st half)
Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 (2nd half)
20 Steve Pettyjohn vs. Akron, 2-16-02 (2nd half)
19 Markus Austin vs. Bowling Green, 3-6-04
Markus Austin vs. Northern Ill., 2-9-02 (2nd half)
Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half)
Jesse Bunkley vs. Northern Col., 12-21-06 (2nd half)
Markus Austin vs. Miami, 1-19-05 (2nd half)
18 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (2nd half)
Corey Tarrant vs. West. Mich., 2-20-99 (2nd half)
Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st half)
Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (1st half)
Danny McElhinny vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half)
17 Calvin Warner vs. Miami, 3-1-00 (2nd half)
P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 (1st half)
Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02 (lst half)
Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-19-01 (1st half)
Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (2nd half)
Mike Williams, West. Mich., 2-26-03 (2nd half)
Mike McKinney, Northern Illinois, 2-16-05 (2nd half)
157
Rebounds
13 Calvin Warner vs. West. Mich., 2-20-99 (1st Half)
12 John Bowler vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (2nd half)
11 James “Boo” Jackson vs. G.-Webb, 12-21-02 (2nd half)
11 James “Boo” Jackson vs. Buffalo (1st half)
10 Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 2-17-99 (1st Half)
Shaun Stonerook, Ohio, 12-8-99 (2nd Half)
Josh Murray, Ball State, 1-6-01 (1st Half)
J.R. VanHoose, Marshall, 1-13-01 (2nd half)
Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-5-01 (2nd half)
Terrance Chapman, Ball State, 3-2-05 (2nd half)
James “Boo” Jackson vs. Toledo, 1-2-05 (1st half)
9 Calvin Warner vs. Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half)
Tyson Radney vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (1st Half)
Tyson Radney vs. West. Mich., 2-7-01 (2nd half)
James Jackson vs. UWGB, 1-7-03 (1st half)
8 Calvin Warner vs. Boise State, 11-25-98 (2nd half)
Tyson Radney vs. Hampton, 11-20-00 (1st Half)
Tyson Radney vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half)
Tyson Radney vs. Ball State, 1-6-01 (1st Half)
Ryan Prillman vs. West. Car., 12-29-01 (2nd half)
Marcus Smallwood, Northern Ill., 2-9-02 (1st half)
Field Goals Made
Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half)
8 Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00 (1st Half)
Calvin Warner vs. Miami, 3-1-00 (2nd half)
Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02 (1st half)
Juby Johnson, Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half)
Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st Half)
Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 (2nd Half)
Ryan Prillman vs. Detroit, 12-3-01 (1st half)
Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-02 (1st half)
Damon Huffman, Brown, 11-9-07 (1st half)
15 Calvin Warner vs. Miami, 3-1-00 (2nd half)
Paul Haynes, Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half)
13 Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st Half)
Giordan Watson, Central Michigan, 1-6-07 (2nd half)
Ricky Cottrill vs. Cent. Mich., 1-19-02 (1st half)
Jason Bird, Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half)
11 LaDrell Whitehead, Ohio, 2-17-99 (1st half)
Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99 (2nd half)
Calvin Warner vs. Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st half)
11 Ricky Cottrill vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 (2nd half)
Steve Pettyjohn vs. Ball State, 1-5-02 (2nd half)
Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 (1st half)
Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (2nd half)
Carlos Medlock vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 (1st half)
Carlos Medlock vs. Kent State, 1-30-08 (2nd half)
3-pointers attempted
10 Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 (1st half)
9 Jeremy Hamlet, Northwood, 11-20-99 (2nd half)
Jarred Axon vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 (1st half)
8 Danny McElhinny vs.Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half)
Kenard Moore, Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 (2nd half)
7 Robbie Reid, Michigan, 12-9-98 (1st Half)
Tony Barksdale, Western Michigan, 2-20-99 (2nd half)
Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 (1st half)
Mike Brown, Northern Illinois, 2-26-00 (2nd half)
Paul Haynes, Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half)
Ricky Cottrill vs. Tenn. Tech, 12-1-01 (1st half)
Ricky Cottrill vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 (2nd half)
Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-03 (2nd half)
Jesse Bunkley vs. Western Mich., 2-22-07 (1st half)
Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State, 12-4-07 (2nd half)
Carlos Medlock vs. Kent State, 1-30-08 (2nd half)
Jarred Axon vs. Ohio, 2-6-08 (1st and 2nd half)
Free Throws Made
14 Carlos Medlock vs. Southeast Mo., 2-23-08 (2nd half)
12 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04 (2nd half)
11 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 (2nd half)
10 Perry Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 (2nd half)
Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half)
Carlos Medlock vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (2nd half)
9 Greg Stempin, Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half)
Justin Hall, Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half)
Free Throws Attempted
15 John Bowler, vs. Toledo, 2-22-06 (2nd half)
13 Greg Stempin, Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half)
Rashon Brown, Akron, 2-16-02 (2nd half)
P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04
11 Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half)
Justin Hall, Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half)
Ryan Prillman vs. Gard.-Webb, 12-21-02 (2nd half)
10 Justin Hall, Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half)
Ricky Cottrill vs. Nor. Ill., 2-9-02 (2nd half)
9 Ken Richardson vs. BGSU, 12-5-98 (2nd half)
LeSean Howard, Hampton, 11-20-00 (2nd half)
Markus Austin vs. Northern Ill., 2-9-02 (2nd half)
Carlos Medlock vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 (2nd half)
BOLD indicates an EMU player
3-pointers made
6 Danny McElhinny vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half)
5 P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04
Damon Huffman, Brown, 11-9-07 (1st half)
Convocation Center records-Team game records
Points by Team
115 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02
99 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04
99 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02
97 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02
95 Detroit, 12-3-01
94 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00
Eastern Michigan vs. UWGB, 1-7-03
93 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-21-00
92 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99
91 Ball State, 1-21-03
90 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02
Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1-21-03
Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 2-3-03
Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 11-30-04
89 Akron, 1-19-00
Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04
Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04
Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07
88 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03
Marshall, 11-30-04
Rebounds by Team
54 Buffalo, 3-3-03
52 Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-02
48 Chicago State, 12-20-00
Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00
Buffalo, 2-18-04
47 Eastern Michigan vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00
Eastern Michigan vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01
Field Goals Made by Team
41 Detroit, 12-3-01
Ball State, 1-21-03
Kent State, 1-29-02
Northern Illinois, 2-9-02
Robert Morris, 11-26-02
Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02
Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03
Field Goals Attempted by Team
82 Grambling, 12-23-00
Buffalo, 3-3-03
73 Eastern Michigan vs. Akron, 1-19-00
Ball State, 1-21-03
69 Detroit, 12-3-01
Cleveland State, 12-23-04
68 Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01
Steals by Team
Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02
Eastern Michigan vs. IPFW, 2-6-05
14 Western Michigan, 2-20-99
13 Toledo, 1-30-99
Kent State, 1-12-00
Toledo, 1-2-05
Eastern Michigan, 11-11-07
Kent State, 1-30-08
Three Pointers Made by Team
14 Eastern Michigan vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
12 Marshall, 2-6-99
Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
Concordia, 12-2-02
Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 11-28-07
Toledo, 1-10-01
Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 1-6-07
Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Colorado, 12-21-06
IPFW, 12-31-06
Eastern Michigan vs. IPFW, 12-31-06
10 Kent State, 12-2-03
Northwood, 11-20-99
Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99
Akron, 1-19-00
Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-26-00
Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01
Western Michigan, 2-26-05
Eastern Michigan vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-28-06
Eastern Michigan vs. Northwood, 10-31-07
Brown, 11-9-07
Eastern Michigan vs. Chicago State, 1-2-08
Kent State, 1-30-08
Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-6-08
Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08
Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08
Three Pointers Attempted by Team
33 Grambling, 12-23-00
30 Northwood, 11-20-99
Concordia, 12-2-02
29 Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
27 Buffalo, 1-5-00
Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01
Ball State, 1-5-01
26 Detroit, 12-30-99
Buffalo, 3-3-03
Eastern Michigan vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
Eastern Michigan vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-28-06
Ohio, 2-6-08
Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 11-28-07
Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 1-30-08
Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08
24 Marshall, 2-6-99
Ohio, 2-17-99
Marshall, 2-3-03
Concordia, 12-19-01
Marshall, 11-30-04
Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Colorado, 12-21-06
Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08
Ball State, 3-12-08
BOLD indicates EMU
158
Convocation Center records-TEAM game records
Free Throws Made by Team
34 Michigan, 2-21-00
33 Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04
32 Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08
31 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Carolina, 12-29-01
Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 1-11-03
26 Eastern Michigan vs. Illinois State, 12-4-07
25 Bowling Green, 3-6-04
Toledo, 1-30-99
24 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-8-03
Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 2-8-03
Central Michigan, 1-28-04
Free Throws Attempted by Team
56 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03
43 Michigan, 12-9-98
41 Toledo, 1-30-99
39 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Carolina, 12-29-01
38 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-9-02
Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04
Blocks by Team
11 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 1-20-99
9 Marshall, 11-30-04
8 Eastern Michigan vs. Miami, 1-31-01
IPFW, 2-6-05
IPFW, 12-31-06
7 Eastern Michigan vs. Boise State, 11-25-98
Assists by Team
24 Eastern Michigan vs. Akron, 2-7-04
23 Kent State, 1-24-01
Cleveland State, 12-23-04
21 Miami, 1-19-05
20 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Colorado, 12-23-03
Detroit, 12-3-01
Bold indicates EMU
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Highest Field Goal Percentage
.619 (39 of 63)
.611 (21 of 61)
Eastern Michigan vs. Central Mich., 2-16-08
.609 (28 of 46)
Eastern Michigan vs. Akron, 2-16-02
.595 (25 of 42) Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-7-01
.594 (40 of 69)
Detroit, 12-3-01
.585 (38 of 65)
.582 (32 of 55)
Toledo, 1-9-02
.580 (29 of 50)
Eastern Michigan vs. N. Colorado, 12-23-03
.578 (26 of 45)
Miami, 2-7-07
.576 (34 of 59)
Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04
.574 (31 of 54)
Ball State, 2-5-00
.571 (28 of 49)
.571 (24 of 42)
Brown, 11-9-07
.567 (38 of 67)
Eastern Michigan vs. West. Mich., 2-21-00
.561 (32 of 57)
Kent State, 1-24-01
.556 (20 of 36)
Navy, 1-7-04
.556 (20 of 36)
.556 (30 of 54)
.556 (25 of 45)
Detroit, 11-28-07
.553 (26 of 47)
.552 (32 of 58)
Ohio, 1-22-02
Highest Free Throw Percentage
1.000 (25 of 25)
Bowling Green, 3-6-04
.917 (11 of 12)
Miami, 1-31-01
.913 (21 of 23)
Akron, 1-19-00
.875 (14 of 16)
(14 of 16)
.870 (20 of 23)
.868 (33 of 38)
Eastern Michigan vs. Cleve. St., 12-23-04
.865 (32 of 37)
Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08
.864 (19 of 22)
Eastern Michigan vs. Miami, 1-31-01
.857 (12 of 14)
.852 (23 of 27)
Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo (1-29-05)
Highest Victory Margin
EMU: 60 (89-29) vs. Rochester, 12-7-04
49 (97-48) vs. Rochester, 12-10-02
OPP: 29 (45-74) Akron, 2-10-99
Points
65
57
55
54
52
51
50
Halftime Only Team Records
Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 (1st half)
Western Michigan, 2-22-07 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Clev. St., 12-23-04 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 11-30-04 (1st half)
Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half)
Rebounds
32 Central Michigan, 2-12-04 (2nd half)
28 Eastern Michigan vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00 (2nd half)
27 Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 3-6-04 (2nd half)
Ohio, 2-17-99 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-02 (1st half)
26 Buffalo, 2-18-04 (2nd half)
Convocation Center records-TEAM game records
25
Ohio, 12-8-99 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 12-30-99 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Cent. Mich., 1-26-00 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 1-19-04 (1st half)
Northwood, 11-20-99
Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-5-00 (2nd Half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half)
Field Goals Made
22 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (2nd half)
Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 2-3-03 (lst half)
19 Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 12-2-03
Buffalo, 2-18-04 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Nor. Ill., 2-26-00 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half)
Toledo, 1-9-02
Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Wisc.-Green Bay, 1-7-03 (2nd half)
Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester (12-7-04) (2nd half)
Halftime Only Records
49 Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half)
44 Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half)
42 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 (2nd half)
40 Ball State, 1-21-03 (1st half)
38 Grambling, 12-23-00 (1st Half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-03 (1st half)
37 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. IUPUI, 12-6-00
Cleveland State, 12-23-04 (2nd half)
36 Eastern Michigan vs. Nor. Ill., 2-26-00 (2nd half)
Buffalo, 2-18-04 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (1st half)
Manhattan, 2-17-07 (2nd half)
Three-Pointers Made
9 Eastern Michigan vs. Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01
Eastern Michigan vs. CMU, 12-11-04 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Detroit, 11-28-07 (1st half)
8 Brown, 11-9-08 (1st half)
7 Marshall, 2-6-99 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (1st half)
Buffalo, 1-5-00 (1st half)
Delaware State, 12-8-01 (2nd half)
Concordia, 12-2-02 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 3-1-08 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Chicago State, 1-2-08 (1st half)
Three-Pointers Attempted
19 Northern Illinois, 2-28-04 (2nd half)
Akron, 1-19-00
19 Western Michigan, 2-26-05 (1st half)
18 Marshall, 2-6-99
Concordia, 12-2-02 (1st half)
17 Detroit, 12-30-99 (2nd half)
Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (1st half)
ree Throws Made
F
29 Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (2nd
half)
26 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half)
23 Eastern Michigan vs. Clev. St., 12-23-04 (2nd half)
22 Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half)
Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half)
21 Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 1-9-02 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Central Mich., 2-12-04 (2nd half)
20 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 1-12-08 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (2nd half)
18 Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-26-03 (2nd half)
ree Throws Attempted
F
Eastern Michigan vs. Southeast Missouri, 2-23-08 (2nd
half)
30 Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half)
29 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Mich., 2-12-05 (2nd half)
28 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Clev. St., 2-23-05 (2nd half)
27 Eastern Michigan vs. Cent. Mich., 1-26-00 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 1-12-08 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 3-9-08 (2nd half)
24 Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-03 (2nd half)
Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green, 2-13-08 (2nd half)
23 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half)
Largest point differential in a half
EMU:
33 (54-21)vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 (1st half)
OPP: 28 (45-17) Miami, 1-29-03 (1st half)
James “Boo” Jackson connects on a drive to
the hoop. Jackson hauled in 11 rebounds in
the second half against Gardner-Webb, Dec.
21, 2002, the second-best halftime mark in
Convocation Center history.
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All-MAC Honors
1991
1988
MAC Players of the Year
Marcus Kennedy
Grant Long
1988
MAC Freshman of the Year
Lorenzo Neely
2007
2006
1988
MAC All-Freshman Team
Brandon Bowdry
Carlos Medlock
Lorenzo Neely
1998
1996
1991
1988
MAC Tournament- MVP
Earl Boykins
Briant Tolbert
Marcus Kennedy
Grant Long
1998
1997
1996
1995
1991
1988
All-Tournament Team
Earl Boykins (MVP)
Derrick Dial
Derrick Dial
Brian Tolbert (MVP)
Earl Boykins
Brian Tolbert
Marcus Kennedy (MVP)
Lorenzo Neely
Grant Long (43) was chosen as the
Mid-American Conference Player of
the Year in 1988 and was the league’s
Tournament MVP that season.
161
2005-06
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1993-94
1991-92
1990-91
1987-88
1986-87
1984-85
1980-81
1974-75
MAC First-Team
John Bowler
Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins
Brian Tolbert
Kareem Carpenter
Kory Hallas
Marcus Kennedy
Lorenzo Neely
Grant Long
Grant Long
Fred Cofield
Jeff Zatkoff
Bob Riddle
Earl Boykins (11) was named the Most
Valuable Player in the 1996 Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Marcus Kennedy (54) was the MidAmerican Conference Player of the Year
in 1991 and helped lead EMU to the
NCAA Sweet 16. He was also singled
out as the Most Valuable Player in the
1991 MAC Tournament.
2002-03
1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1992-93
1990-91
1989-90
1987-88
1986-87
1985-86
1983-84
1981-82
1980-81
1979-80
1978-89
1974-75
MAC Second-Team
Ryan Prillman
Mike Manciel
Derrick Dial
Derrick Dial
Earl Boykins
Kareem Carpenter
Brian Tolbert
Ellery Morgan
Carl Thomas
Lorenzo Neely
Howard Chambers
Mike McCaskill
Percy Cooper
Fred Cofield
Vince Giles
Jeff Zatkoff
Jeff Zatkoff
Kelvin Blakely
Gary Green
Bob Riddle
All-MAC Honors
2002-03
1997-98
1980-81
1975-76
1974-75
Academic All-MAC First-Team
Steve Pettyjohn
Nkechi Ezugwu
Pat Miller
Dan Hoff
Walt Jones
Dan Hoff
Walt Jones
2002-03
1975-76
NCAA Academic Honors
Steve Pettyjohn
NCAA District IV
Academic All-America
Dan Hoff
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar
1976
CoSida Academic All-American
Dan Hoff
Second Team
MAC Honorable Mention
2007-08 Carlos Medlock
2004-05 John Bowler
1999-2000 Calvin Warner
1997-98 James Head
1995-96 Theron Wilson
1992-93 Bryant Kennedy
Theron Wilson
1989-90 Kory Hallas
1988-89 Howard Chambers
Lorenzo Neely
1987-88 Lorenzo Neely
1984-85 Vince Giles
1983-84 Fred Cofield
Vince Giles
1982-83 Marlow McClain
1981-82 Jack Brusewitz
1980-81 Tim Bracey
1979-80 Jeff Zatkoff
1977-78 Ken Harmon
Gary Green
1976-77 Bill Weaver
1975-76 Bob Riddle
1975-76 Dan Hoff
John Bowler (42) earned first-team All-MAC
honors during the 2005-06 season and 2004-05
honorable mention honors.
Lorenzo Neely (15) was named MAC Freshman
of the Year in 1988 and was part of two NCAA
tournament teams.
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Retired jerseys
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball programs has had some outstanding players in its 111 years of competition and three of those players—George Gervin, Grant Long and Kennedy McIntosh—have had their jerseys retired
after great collegiate and NBA careers.
GEORGE
GERVIN
Retired: Jan. 22, 1986
#24
Gp
Fg-Att
39
404-694
24 George Gervin - Eastern Michigan University Career Statistics
Pct
Ft-Att Pct Pts.
Avg. Reb
Avg.
Ast.
.582
236-304 3776
1,044
21.8
562
14.4
Blk.
132
-
GRANT
LONG
Retired: Dec. 2, 2003
#43
Gp
Fg-Att
114
542-988
43 Grant Long - Eastern Michigan University Career Statistics
Pct Ft-Att Pct Pts.
Avg.
Reb
Avg.
Ast.
.549 385-531 .725
1,469
12.9
863
7.5
Blk.
211
65
KENNEDY
McINTOSH
Retired: Jan. 14, 2006
#54
Gp
Fg-Att
118
914-1860
163
54 Kennedy McIntosh - Eastern Michigan University Career Statistics
Pct
Ft-Att Pct Pts.
Avg. Reb
Avg.
Ast.
.491 914-1860
.559
2,219
18.8 1,426
12.0
Blk.
136
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all-Americans
Eastern Michigan University Basketball
All-America Selections
George Gervin
Kennedy McIntosh
1969-70 EARLE HIGGINS
• Basketball News Small College
2nd Team
HARVEY MARLATT
• NAIA 2nd Team
Earle Higgins
1970-71
KENNEDY McINTOSH
• NAIA 1st Team
• Associated Press 2nd Team
• UPI 2nd Team
• NABC 1st Team
1971-72
GEORGE GERVIN
• UPI-College Division 1st Team
• NABC-College Division 1st Team
• Universal Sports 1st Team
• Basketball Weekly All-Sophomore
LINDELL REASON
• NAIA 3rd Team
Harvey Marlatt
1997-98 EARL BOYKINS
• Associated Press Honorable Mention
Lindell Reason
Earl Boykins (11) was an NCAADivision I All-America honorable
mention selection in 1997-98.
Earl Boykins
George Gervin (24) puts up a finger
roll in Bowen Field House. Gervin was
named to three All-America teams in
1971-72.
Kennedy McIntosh (54) goes high to block
a shot in Bowen Field House. McIntosh
was named to several All-America teams
after the 1970-71 season.
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men’s basketball team, log on to the
EMU Athletic Web site, www.emueagles.com.
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game notes and other pertinent men’s
basketball information. The site also
offeres up-to-date information on all
of EMU’s 21 varsity sports, including
schedules and results, player and
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news from the EMU atheltic program.
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