NCAA 1987-88: First Dance

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NCAA 1987-88: First Dance
The 1987-88 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad--The
first-ever NCAA Division I tournament qualifier.
Front row (L-R) Lorenzo Neely, Deron Goheen,
Charles Thomas, Head Coach Ben Braun, Carl
Thomas, Brad Soucie, and Howard Chambers.
Back row (L-R) Assistant Coach Brian Miller, Assistant Coach Chris Molloy, Rick Anderson, Chuck
King, Grant Long, David Clum, Paul Grazulis,
Brian Nolan, Pete Pangas, Hugh Smith, Isaac
Henderson, Graduate Assistant Coach Tyrone
Wilson, and Assistant Coach Keith Dambrot.
FIRST DANCE
After recording a fourth-place finish in the MidAmerican Conference in 1986-87, the Eastern Michigan
University men’s basketball team entered the 1987-88
season with hopes of challenging for a league title.
The then-Hurons did indeed win the school’s firstever MAC men’s basketball title, and a whole lot more,
by the time the season officially came to a close, March
18, 1988, in Lincoln, Neb.
Senior center Grant Long and freshman point guard
Lorenzo Neely were the catalysts for an overachieving
EMU squad that won the MAC regular season and
post season titles, and qualified for the school’s first-ever
NCAA-Division I Tournament appearance.
With Long providing the inside scoring punch with
a 23.2 scoring average and Neely running the offense as
the point guard, the Hurons won the MAC’s regularseason title with a 14-2 record.
Heading into the MAC Tournament as the No.
1 seed, the Green and White knocked off Western
Michigan, 95-88, in the first round and handed Ohio
University a 94-80 setback in the championship tilt.
From there it was on to the Bob Devaney Sports
Complex at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for
the NCAA regional.
The No. 15-seeded Hurons squared off against the
No. 2-seeded University of Pittsburgh in the first round
March 18, 1988.The Panthers, paced by the highly touted
threesome of Charles Smith (31 points), Demetreus
Gore (24 points) and Jerome Lane (22), knocked off
the Hurons by a 108-90 count.
Eastern was led by guard Brad Soucie with 26.
Long, in foul trouble from the start, was limited to 15
points. Neely added 18 points.
For the season, Long was named MAC Player of
the Year and Neely was named MAC Freshman of
the Year.
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March 18, 1988 - Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
VISITORS: No. 15 Seed • Eastern Michigan University
No. Name
St. Fg-FgaFg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf
33 Isaac Henderson F
5-6
0-0 0-0 0-4 4 4
32 Brad Soucie
F
8-16 8-14 2-3 1-2 3 1
43 Grant Long
C
5-8
0-0 5-8 0-5 5 4
12 Howard ChambersG
1-7
0-1 1-2 1-0 1 1
15 Lorenzo Neely
G
7-16
0-0 4-5 0-1 1 2
13 Deron Goheen
1-3
1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2
45 Brian Nolan
1-1
0-0 0-0 0-2 2 4
31 Carl Thomas
4-9
3-5 1-2 1-1 2 3
35 David Clum
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1
44 Hugh Smith
0-0
0-0 1-2 0-2 2 1
Team 3-1 4
EMU TOTALS 32-66 12-22 14-22 6-18 24 23
DB 2
TP
10
26
15
3
18
3
2
12
0
1
A TOBlk
0 2 0
0 2 0
2 1 0
1 1 0
9 2 0
1 3 0
0 0 0
2 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
90 15 12 0 7 200
TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 16-34
.471
2nd Half: 16-32 .500 Game:
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half: 7-14
.500
2nd Half: 5-8 .625 Game:
F-Throw %:
1st Half: 10-12
.833
2nd Half: 4-10 .400 Game:
HOME: No. 2 Seed • University of Pittsburgh
No. Name
St. Fg-FgaFg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TOBlk
33 Demetrius Gore F 10-17
0-0 4-4 2-1 3 3 24 1 2 0
34 Jerome Lane
F 10-12
0-0 2-3 4-13 17 4 22 8 4 0
32 Charles Smith
C 13-20
0-1 5-7 2-10 12 4 31 0 2 2
3 Sean Miller
G
1-5
1-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 3 9 1 0
20 Darelle Porter
G
2-4
0-0 4-6 1-3 4 0 8 10 1 0
4 Nate Bailey
0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0
55 Bobby Martin
1-2
0-1 4-4 1-1 2 2 6 0 1 1
12 Pat Cavanaugh
1-2
0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0 4 1 1 0
22 Jason Matthews
5-7
0-0 0-1 1-2 3 5 10 0 1 1
Team 0-3 3 1
PITT TOTALS 43-69
1-4 21-27 11-35 46 22108 29 14 4
DB 2
3-Pt. FG %:
1st Half:
1-1
F-Throw %:
1st Half:
5-8
Score By Periods
Team
1st
Eastern Michigan 49
Pittsburgh
52
2nd
41
56
.578
1.000
.625
2nd Half: 21-31
2nd Half: 0-3
2nd Half: 16-19
Final
90
108
2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L
St MIN
1 30
0 27
1 31
0 31
3 37
0 8
1 7
1 19
0 6
0 4
.677
.000
.842
Game:
Game:
Game:
.485
.545
.636
St MIN
0 24
0 35
1 40
1 27
0 27
0 3
0 17
1 13
0 14
3 200
.623
.250
.778
NCAA 1990-91: “Sweet 16”
The 1990-91 EMU Men’s Basketball Squad: The firstever 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
No. Name
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
.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
2nd
41
28
TP
9
16
22
9
17
0
1
0
2
0
A TOBlk
3 5 0
2 3 0
1 4 0
6 0 0
5 3 0
0 0 0
3 0 0
1 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
St MIN
2 32
0 35
3 35
1 33
0 37
0 7
0 16
1 3
0 1
0 1
76 21 16 0 7 200
.520
.667
.650
TP
13
22
4
5
2
10
0
0
0
0
Game:
Game:
Game:
A TOBlk
3 2 0
2 3 2
1 1 1
4 2 0
3 1 1
2 2 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
1 1 0
0 0 0
.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:
.354
.307
.800
Final
76
56
EMU in the NCAA Tournament
1987-88March 18, 1988 # 2 Pittsburgh 108, # 15 Eastern Michigan 90
1990-91March 15, 1991 # 12 Eastern Michigan 76, # 5 Mississippi State 56
March 17, 1991 # 12 Eastern Michigan 71, # 13 Penn State 68 (OT)
Sweet 16 March 22, 1991# 1 North Carolina 93, # 12 Eastern Michigan 67
1995-96March 14, 1996 # 9 Eastern Michigan 75, # 8 Duke 60
March 15, 1996 # 1 Connecticut 95, # 9 Eastern Michigan 81
1997-98March 12, 1998 # 4 Michigan State 83, # 13 Eastern Michigan 71
On to the Sweet 16”
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 All-Regional 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.
2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L
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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
142
TP
9
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
10
6
18
12
18
17
0
0
2
0
4
3
2
0
1
A TOBlk
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
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
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
93 16 12 8 9 200
.548
.667
.667
Game:
Game:
Game:
.530
.667
.739
2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L
NIT 1994-95: Double OT Thriller
Hitting the Road for the NIT
It just doesn’t get any more exciting than the Eagles’ firstever 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.
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
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
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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:
144
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
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.
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.
4 200
Game: .400
Game: .286
Game: .667
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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 %:
1st Half:
1st Half:
1st Half:
19-33
4-6
5-7
.576
.667
.714
James Head (5) drives to the hoop
against Duke during the 1995-96
NCAA tournament. EMU upset the
Blue Devils, 75-60.
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.
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NCAA 1997-98: A Team of Destiny
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 postseason 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.
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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
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
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.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
Game: .458
Game: .400
Game: .767
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
110 Years of Hoop History
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
Harvey
San Francisco and
Marlatt
Indiana, respectively,
while Harvey Marlatt is the No. 16 pick of
Earle
the Detroit Pistons.
Higgins
1897-98 • Men’s basketball is introduced at Michigan
State Normal School. The team is 1-1 in games against
the University of Detroit.
1901-02 • Michigan 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.
1945-46 • Elton 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 winloss record.
1955-56 • Eastern Michigan begins play in Bowen Field House. The
79,529-square foot structure is built
at a cost of $1.25 million.
First season in
Bowen Field House
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.
Jim Dutcher
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.
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.
Kennedy McIntosh (54)
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.
George Gervin
(24)
1977-78 • Former
EMU great George
Gervin is named the
NBA’s Player of the Year.
George Gervin (left) accepts the NBA Player of the
Year Award.
2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L
147
1987-88 • Head Coach
Ben Braun leads the Hurons to their first-ever MidAmerican Conference men’s
basketball championship.
Eastern also captures the
MAC post-season crown and
earns its first NCAA-Division I
National Championship berth.
Sent to Lincoln,
Neb., for the first round,
Eastern runs into a highlyrated 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.
The EMU players
celebrate a win during
the “Sweet 16” run.
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 to Ball
State. The Eagles accept 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.
Grant Long is named
MAC Player of the
Year
1990-91 •How sweet it
was. EMU not only won
its second MAC regularseason 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.
Marcus Kennedy (54)
becomes the second EMU
player to earn MAC Player
of the Year honors after being selected for the 199091 season.
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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 ChampiDerrick Dial vs. Duke
onship 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
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.
Earl Boykins helps
the Eagles beat Duke
1996-97 •Veteran Head Coach
Ben Braun resigns to take over head coaching duties at
the University of California-Berkeley. 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
Ben Braun
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.
Milton Barnes (continued)
2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L
EMU captured
both the Syracuse Classic
and the HawaiiHilo Classic.The
fourth-seeded
Eagles upset
MAC co-champion Bowling
Green in the
first round of the
EMU fans cheer on the Eagles at the league’s postseason tournaNCAA Tournament
ment before
bowing 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.
Earl Boykins is
The five seniors, Boykins, Dial,
named the winner
James
Head, Nkechi Ezugwu
of the Frances X.
and
Jon
Zajac, close out their
Naismith Award
careers
with
an outstanding fourpresented to the
year
mark
of
87-36, including
nation’s top player
two
NCAA
appearances
and one
under six feet tall.
NIT tourney. Boykins closes out
his career as the second-leading
scorer in 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 outstanding player under six feet
tall. Boykins is also featured prominently in Sports Illustrated’s Pre-Season College Basketball edition.
A crowd of 7,647 was on hand for the
Convocation Center dedication game
against the University of Michigan, Dec. 9,
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. 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 Pennysylvania 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 jam-packed 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.
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 8663 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.
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Convocation Center Records
1998-99 Season
Date Opponent
Att
Nov. 25 Boise State
1,649
Dec. 5 Bowling Green* 1,771
Dec. 9 Michigan!
7,647
Jan. 5 Miami*
1,466
Jan. 9 Ball State*
1,869
Jan. 20 Central Mich.*(OT)1,643
Jan. 30 Toledo*
2,569
Feb. 6 Marshall*(MAC TV)1,951
Feb. 10 Akron*
1,340
Feb. 17 Ohio*
1,501
Feb. 20 Western Mich.* 1,471
! Dedication Game
Date
Nov. 20
Nov. 29
Dec. 8
Dec. 30
Jan. 5
Jan. 12
Jan. 19
Jan. 26
Feb. 5
Feb. 12
Feb. 21
Feb. 26
Mar. 1
Date
Nov. 20
Nov. 29
Dec. 6
Dec. 20
Dec. 23
Jan. 6
Jan. 10
Jan. 13
Jan. 20
Jan. 24
Jan. 31
Feb. 7
Feb. 17
Feb. 24
Date
Nov. 26
Dec. 1
Dec. 3
Dec. 8
Dec. 19
Dec. 29
Jan. 2
Jan. 5
Jan. 9
Jan. 19
Jan. 22
Jan. 29
Feb. 9
Feb. 16
Feb. 27
150
EMU Men’s Games Played In the Convocation Center
Score
L, 53-54
L, 66-68
L, 63-86
L, 49-73
L, 42-59
W, 56-53
L, 55-63
L, 70-79
L, 45-74
L, 57-67
W, 70-60 Date
Nov. 26
Dec. 2
Dec. 10
Dec.
21
Score
Jan.
7
W, 82-60
W, 91-65 Jan. 14
W, 65-55 Jan. 21
W, 82-80 Jan. 25
W, 73-53 Jan. 29
L, 67-80 Feb. 3
L, 81-89 Feb. 8
W, 68-57 Feb. 15
L, 58-78 Feb. 26
L, 59-67 Mar. 3
1999-2000 Season
Opponent
Att
Northwood
1,501
Hillsdale
1,458
Ohio*
1,450
Detroit
(OT) 4,017
Buffalo*
1,953
Kent*
2,730
Akron*
(OT) 1,775
Central Mich.*
2,365
Ball St.* (MAC TV)1,930
Toledo*
2,628
W. Mich.*(MAC TV)2,217 W, 93-71
Northern Illinois* 1,870 W, 79-69
Miami*^
1,246 L, 51-64
2000-01 Season
Opponent
Att
Hampton
1,520
UWGB
1,169
IUPUI
1,019
Chicago State
1,014
Grambling
1,225
Ball State*
1,622
Toledo*
2,504
Marshall*
1,093
Central Michigan* 3,615
Kent State*
1,124
Miami*
1,167
Western Mich.* 1,875
Bowling Green* 2,706
Northern Illinois* 1,566
2001-02 Season
Opponent
Att
Md.-Eastern Shore1,753
Tennessee Tech 1,875
Detroit
3,532
Delaware State 1,683
Concordia
856
Western Carolina 877
Buffalo*
1,250
Ball State* (DH) 2,354
Toledo*
1,959
Ohio*
1,012
Kent State*
1,581
Northern Ill.* (OT) 1,979
Akron* (DH)
2,590
Western Michigan*1,056
2002-03 Season
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
Score
L, 61-65
L, 79-86
L, 69-95
W, 75-62
W, 85-54
W, 72-59
L, 51-70
L, 45-63
L, 60-85
L, 73-86
L, 66-80
L, 62-82
L, 85-90
W, 83-76
L, 52-71
Date
Nov. 25
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
Dec. 23
Jan. 7
Jan. 17
Jan. 19
Jan. 28
Feb. 7
Feb. 18
Feb. 25
Feb. 28
Mar. 6
Date
Nov. 30
Dec. 7
Dec. 11
Dec. 23
Jan. 2
Jan. 12
Jan. 19
Jan. 29
Feb. 6
Feb. 12
Feb. 16
Feb. 26
Mar. 2
A crowd of 7,647
was on hand for the
Convocation Center
dedication game
against the University of Michigan,
Dec. 9, 1999.
Opponent
Att
Robert Morris
1,275
Concordia (Mich.) 876
Rochester
1,360
Gardner-Webb
1,871
Wisconsin-G.B. 2,153
Ball State*
2,318
Miami*
2,002
Marshall*(MAC TV)2,375
Toledo*
4,055
Northern Ill.* (OT) 3,263
Buffalo*
2,015
2003-04 Season
Opponent
Att
Concordia (Mich.) 1,717
Kent State*
4,123
Albion
2,847
Northern Colorado1,679
Navy
1,892
Toledo*
2,322
Akron* (MAC TV) 3,547
Buffalo*
2,101
Ohio*
2,023
Bowling Gr.* (OT) 3,114
2004-05 Season
Opponent
Att
Marshall*
3,162
Rochester College3,014
Canisius
3,391
Cleveland State 1,836
Toledo*
2,782
Miami*
1,936
Buffalo*
2,893
IPFW
1,511
Ball State*
1,589
Score
W, 99-85
W,115-80
W, 97-48
W, 78-63
W, 94-87
W, 73-67
L, 90-91
W, 84-68
L, 58-73
W, 90-81
W, 76-72
L, 68-70
W, 80-72
W, 88-78
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
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
Date
Nov.18
Nov.29
Dec. 7
Dec.22
Jan. 11
Jan. 14
Jan. 18
Jan. 24
Jan. 29
Feb. 1
Feb.11
Feb.22
Mar. 4
2005-06 Season
Opponent
Att
CALIFORNIA
3,165
DETROIT
1,663
YOUNGSTOWN ST.1,300
TULSA
1,383
OHIO*
1,330
KENT STATE*
1,627
BOWLING GR.* 1,275
WESTERN MICH.*1,169
NORTHERN ILL.* 1,219
CENTRAL MICH.* 1,253
AKRON*
1,805
TOLEDO*
1,358
BALL ST.* (OT) 1,367
Score
W, 67-65
L, 60-64
W, 77-71
W, 67-62
L, 63-75
L, 64-74
L, 72-79
L, 62-68
L, 55-67
W, 81-75
L, 72-77
L, 59-70
L, 77-89
Date
Dec. 5
Dec.21
Dec.28
Dec.31
Jan. 3
Jan. 6
Jan. 9
Jan. 16
Jan. 28
Jan. 31
Feb. 7
Feb.17
Feb.22
Feb.25
2006-07 Season
Opponent
Att
OAKLAND
609
NORTHERN COLO. 348
EASTERN ILL.
569
IPFW
458
N. DAKOTA STATE 407
CENTRAL MICH.* 949
NORTHERN ILL.* 959
TOLEDO*
1,267
BUFFALO*
1,556
AKRON*
697
MIAMI*
790
MANHATTAN#
1,481
WESTERN MICH.* 969
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
*Mid-American Conference game
#Bracket Buster game
^Mid-American Conference Tournament game
1. 2.
3.
4.
5.
Top Five Crowds
Michigan (12-9-98)
7,647
Central Michigan (2-12-05) 5,423
Central Michigan (1-5-03) 4,346
Western Michigan (2-26-03)4,115
Toledo (2-8-03)
4,055
* Mid-American Conference game
^ Mid-American Conference Tournament game
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Game Records - Individual
Points
42 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02
41 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00
40 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03
36 Marcus 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
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
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
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
ield Goals Made
F
13 Antonio 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
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
17 Rashon Brown, Akron, 2-16-02
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
13 DeSean Hadley vs. Bowling Green, 12-9-98
Michael Ross vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03
Vova Severovas, Oakland, 12-5-06
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
Chris Kaman, Central Michigan, 1-19-02
Craig Cashen vs. Western Michigan, 1-24-06
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
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
Three-pointers attempted
15 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03
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
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
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
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
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Game Records - Individual
Points
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23
22
21
20
20
19
18
17
Individual One-Half Only Records
Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half)
Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half)
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)
Louis Bullock, Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half)
Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00 (1st half)
Jon Powell, Western Michigan, 2-7-01 (2nd half)
Steve Pettyjohn vs. Akron, 2-16-02 (2nd half)
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)
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)
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)
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
9 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-02 (2nd 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)
7 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (2nd 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)
Individual One-Half Only Records
16 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 1-26-02 (2nd 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)
12 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 (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)
3-pointers made
6 Danny McElhinny vs. Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st half)
5 P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04
3-pointers attempted
10 Leigh Gayden, Tennessee Tech, 12-1-01 (1st half)
9 Jeremy Hamlet, Northwood, 11-20-99 (2nd half)
8 Danny McElhinny vs.Canisius, 12-11-04 (1st 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)
Free Throws Made
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)
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)
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Team
Team
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
11 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04
Toledo, 1-10-01
Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 11-28-07
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
Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04
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
Northern Illinois, 2-9-02
Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01
Western Michigan, 2-26-05
Eastern Michigan vs. Eastern Illinois, 12-28-06
Points by Team
115 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02
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. Cleveland State, 12-23-04
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
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
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
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, 112-21-06
ree Throws Made by Team
F
34 Michigan, 2-21-00
33 Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04
31 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Carolina, 12-29-01
Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 1-11-03
Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-9-02
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
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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
Eastern Michigan vs. Northwood, 11-20-99
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
Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 12-2-03
Detroit, 12-3-01
Highest Field Goal Percentage
.619 (39 of 63)
.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)
Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-10-01
.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
.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)
Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 12-3-03
.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)
Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 2-12-00
.870 (20 of 23)
Eastern Michigan vs. Northwood, 11-20-99
.868 (33 of 38)
Eastern Michigan vs. Cleve. St., 12-23-04
.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)
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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
Halftime Only Team Records
Points
65
57
55
54
52
51
50
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. 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. Chicago State, 12-20-00
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)
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)
25 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)
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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)
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)
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)
ree Throws Made
F
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)
19 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-7-01 (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
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)
25 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Mich., 2-26-03 (2nd half)
24 Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-03 (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 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 Convoca-
Ricky Cottrill, driving to the
hoop against Northern Illinois,
set the Convocation Center
record for three-pointers
made with eight against Tennessee Tech, Dec. 1, 2001.
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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
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
Earle Higgins
Harvey Marlatt
1997-98 EARL BOYKINS
• Associated Press Honorable Mention
Lindell Reason
Earl Boykins
Earl Boykins (11) was an
NCAA-Division I All-America
honorable mention selection
in 1997-98.
156
George Gervin (24) puts up a
finger roll in Bowen Field House.
Gervin was named to three AllAmerica teams in 1971-72.
Kennedy McIntosh (54) goes high to
block a shot in Bowen Field House.
McIntosh was named to several AllAmerica teams after the 1970-71
season.
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All-MAC Honors
MAC Players of the Year
1991 Marcus Kennedy
1988 Grant Long
MAC Tournament- MVP
1998 Earl Boykins
1991 Marcus Kennedy
1988 Grant Long
MAC Freshman of the Year
1988 Lorenzo Neely
MAC All-Freshman Team
1988 Lorenzo Neely
2006 Carlos Medlock
2007 Brandon Bowdry
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
Grant Long (45) was chosen as the
Mid-American Conference Player
of the Year in 1988 and was the
league’s Tournament MVP that
season.
Markus 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.
Earl Boykins (11) was named the
Most Valuable Player in the 1996
Mid-American Conference Tournament.
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All-MAC Honors
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
1979-80
1978-89
MAC Second-Team
Ryan Prillman
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
Kelvin Blakely
Gary Green
1980-81
1979-80
1977-78
1975-76
Tim Bracey
Jeff Zatkoff
Ken Harmon
Gary Green
Bill Weaver
Dan Hoff
MAC All-Academic First-Team
2002-03 Steve Pettyjohn
1980-81 Pat Miller
1975-76 Dan Hoff
Walt Jones
1974-75 Dan Hoff
Walt Jones
MAC Honorable Mention
1997-98 James Head
1995-96 Theron Wilson
1992-93 Bryant Kennedy
Theron Wilson
1989-90 Kory Hallas
1988-89 Howard Chambers
Lorenzo Neely
1984-85 Vince Giles
1982-83 Phil Blevins
Vince Giles
Marlow McClain
1981-82 Jack Brusewitz
NCAA Academic Honors
2002-03 Steve Pettyjohn
NCAA District IV
Academic All-America
1975-76 Dan Hoff
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar
Lorenzo Neely (15) was named
MAC Freshman of the Year in
1988 and was part of two NCAA
tournament teams.
Retired Jerseys
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball programs has had some outstanding players in its 110 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.
24
158
43
54
GEORGE GERVIN
GRANT LONG
KENNEDY McINTOSH
Retired: Jan. 22, 1986
Retired: Dec. 2, 2003
Retired: Jan. 14, 2006
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2008 NCAA Tournament Bracket
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NCAA 1987-88: First Dance

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