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Coaching Staff
Coaching Staff 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • 15 Head Coach Todd Bozeman 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year In just three seasons at the helm, Todd Bozeman has posted one of the most dramatic turnarounds in NCAA history by turning “perennial doormat” Morgan State into a Mid-major power. Bozeman is coming off his most successful campaign with the Bears and the most successful season in the school’s Division I history. Under Bozeman’s guidance, Morgan State captured their second consecutive regular season title and won its first MEAC Championship since 1977. The Bears completed their magical run with a 13-3 conference record and a 23-12 overall mark. Bozeman was named the MEAC Coach of the Year and was selected as the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Bozeman’s Bears recorded top non-conference wins over Marshall, DePaul, Maryland and defeated Towson in an ESPN BracketBusters matchup. Morgan State also completed the season 16 ranked No. 23 in the Mid-Major Top 25, No. 6 in the Washington Post Atlantic 11 Poll, and No. 1 in the Sheridan Broadcasting Network (SBN) Black College Poll. The Bears tallied eight wins at Hill Field House and made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history as a No. 15 seed. The Bears were led by the MEAC’s top ranked point guard Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden, who wrapped the Bears’ historic season with a school record 170 assists. Marquise Kately and Reggie Holmes also played pivotal roles in the Bears success and they were named to the AllMEAC team and selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District First Team. During the 2008-09 season, the Bears reached the No. 17 position in the College Insider Mid-major polls and was ranked as high as No. 7 in the Washington Post Atlantic 11 poll. After a 7-8 start, the Bears reeled off an incredible eight straight victories, equaling its longest winning streak since 1975, and closed out the regular season by winning 13 of their last 14 regular season games. The team also proved it could compete against some of the nation’s best teams, as it suffered four-point losses at UConn and Miami, and were outlasted by Seton Hall by 8-points earlier during the season. Morgan State men’s basketball coach Todd Bozeman was selected the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. This is the first time since joining the MEAC that Bozeman has been named Coach of the Year by the league’s coaches and sports information directors. The last Morgan State coach to win the The Bozeman Family (left to right): Blake, Brianna, TeLethea, Todd, and Okoye • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • Head Coach Todd Bozeman BOZEMANS’RECORD VS. ALL OPPONENTS OPPONENT..................................................................... W-L award was head coach Nathaniel Frazier in 1977. The Bears finished with a 2211 regular season record, posting the most Division I victories in school history and the best overall record in over 30 years. The team, a preseason pick to finish 4th in the league, won its first-ever MEAC regular season title and advanced to the league tournament championship for the first time since 1977. Morgan State had never won a regular season title at any level, and its only previous MEAC crown came in 1977 when it won the conference tournament en route to the Division II Final Four. Bozeman concluded the year by taking the Bears to their first Division I postseason appearance in history when they 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • earned a postseason tournament appearance in the NIT. Bozeman finished the season with a career record of 98-64 in five seasons as a collegiate head coach. He is 35-29 in his two seasons as the Bears’ head coach, including a sensational 21-4 mark in home games. In fact for the first time in school history the Bears finished the season unbeaten at home as they posted an impressive 12-0 mark at Hill Field House. Morgan State featured one of the most dynamic rosters in the league. The Bears had the MEAC’s top ranked point guard Jerrell Green in addition to one of the top 3-point sharp-shooters in the league with sophomore Reggie Holmes. The Bears did not have a single player selected to the Preseason All-MEAC Alabama........................................................................................ 0-1 American...................................................................................... 1-1 Arizona ......................................................................................... 3-4 Arizona State............................................................................... 3-4 Bethune-Cookman................................................................... 4-1 Cal-State Northridge................................................................ 3-0 Cincinnati..................................................................................... 2-1 Columbia...................................................................................... 1-0 Connecticut................................................................................. 0-1 Coppin State................................................................................ 6-2 Delaware State........................................................................... 6-2 Denver........................................................................................... 0-1 DePaul........................................................................................... 2-0 Duke.............................................................................................. 1-0 East Carolina............................................................................... 1-1 Florida A&M................................................................................. 3-3 Hampton...................................................................................... 3-3 Holy Cross..................................................................................... 1-0 Howard......................................................................................... 6-0 Illinois............................................................................................ 0-1 Iowa State.................................................................................... 0-1 Kansas............................................................................................ 0-1 Kansas State................................................................................ 0-1 LaSalle........................................................................................... 1-2 Longwood.................................................................................... 1-1 Louisiana State........................................................................... 1-0 Manhattan................................................................................... 0-1 Marshall........................................................................................ 1-0 Marquette.................................................................................... 0-1 Maryland...................................................................................... 1-1 Md. Baltimore County.............................................................. 2-2 Md. Eastern Shore..................................................................... 4-0 Miami (Fla.).................................................................................. 0-1 Minnesota.................................................................................... 2-0 Niagara......................................................................................... 0-1 Norfolk State............................................................................... 3-2 Northern Arizona...................................................................... 2-0 North Carolina A&T................................................................... 3-1 Ohio Valley................................................................................... 1-0 Ole Miss........................................................................................ 0-1 Oklahoma.................................................................................... 0-1 Oregon.......................................................................................... 4-3 Oregon State............................................................................... 5-2 Pacific............................................................................................ 1-0 Penn State................................................................................... 0-1 Richmond.................................................................................... 1-0 Saint Francis- PA........................................................................ 1-1 Saint Mary’s.................................................................................. 1-1 San Francisco.............................................................................. 2-0 Santa Clara................................................................................... 1-1 Seton Hall.................................................................................... 0-2 South Carolina State................................................................ 5-1 Stanford....................................................................................... 3-4 Texas Southern.......................................................................... 3-0 Towson......................................................................................... 1-0 Tulane............................................................................................ 1-0 UCLA.............................................................................................. 3-4 USC................................................................................................. 6-1 Utah............................................................................................... 0-1 Virginia.......................................................................................... 0-1 Virginia Tech................................................................................ 0-1 Wake Forest................................................................................. 1-0 Washington................................................................................ 5-3 Washington State..................................................................... 4-3 William Jessup........................................................................... 1-0 Winston-Salem State.............................................................. 3-0 Wisconsin-Green Bay..................................................... ........ 0-2 Overall Record 121-76 17 Head Coach Todd Bozeman 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year team, but finished the season with the 2008 MEAC Player of the Year Jamar Smith, MEAC Defensive Player of the Year Boubacar Coly, and All-MEAC second team selection Marquise Kately. During the 2006-07 season Morgan State was predicted to finish 10th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), however, Bozeman guided the Bears to a 13-18 overall record and finished tied for 3rd place in the conference in his first season at the helm. Bozeman led the Bears to the 2007 MEAC Semi-Finals and was one game away from the Championship. Bozeman, widely regarded as one of the bright young minds in basketball, began his coaching duties April 27, 2006 and became the 15th head coach in Morgan State history. Prior to joining the Morgan State 18 • “We Grind” Bears, Bozeman spent two seasons as a college basketball analyst and conducted camps and clinics in South America and Africa. Bozeman also spent three seasons in the NBA as the advance scout for the Toronto Raptors where he not only scouted upcoming opponents but also coordinated and oversaw the Summer Player development program. Prior to the Raptors, Bozeman spent a season scouting for the Vancouver Grizzlies, who are now the Memphis Grizzlies. Bozeman also spent time strengthening his ties with college coaches and familiarized himself with the top youth players as a coach at the AAU level. Bozeman took the college basketball world by storm after taking over the Cal program in mid-season 1993; he led the Golden Bears to an 11-2 finish and a surprise berth in the NCAA Tournament; including an upset of defending national champion Duke and a Sweet 16 berth to cap Cal’s best NCAA Tournament run since 1960. As the head coach of the University of California-Berkeley, Bozeman led the Golden Bears to three NCAA Tournament bids in four years, and was the youngest coach to ever reach the NCAA “Sweet Sixteen”. Within the Pac10, Bozeman’s Bears became the first school in conference history to win three straight games over UCLA in Pauley Pavilion, and was the first school to take back-to-back games over Arizona in McKale Center in more than a decade. In four seasons as a head coach, he led Cal to a 63-35 record (64.3 pct.) and guided the Golden Bears to three top 4 finishes in the Pac10. Bozeman was instrumental in building Cal into one of the elite Todd Bozeman addresses the media following Morgan State’s first MEAC Tournament Championship victory since 1977. • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • Head Coach Todd Bozeman 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year 1987, serving as an assistant coach at Potomac (Md.) Senior High School for two seasons. he then rose quickly through the ranks, moving on to George Mason University as a part-time assistant under coach Ernie Nestor, before accepting a position at Tulane. Bozeman lettered four years as a guard at Rhode Island under coaches Brenden Malone and Claude English. He was named the Rams Most Valuable Player as a sophomore in 1983, before an ankle injury slowed him during his final two seasons at the school. Bozeman was born December 5, 1963 in Washington, DC and was raised in Forestville, Maryland. Bozeman and wife TeLethea reside in Bowie, MD with his son Blake(17), daughter Brianna(16) and his nephew Okoye(18). programs in NCAA basketball and nurtured the development of future NBA stars Jason Kidd, Lamond, Murray, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Sean Marks, Ed Gray, Tremaine Fowlkes, Michael Stewart and the college basketball career of the NFL’s Tony Gonzales. Bozeman arrived at Cal in 1990 after spending two seasons as an assistant to Perry Clark at Tulane (1988-90). While a member of the Tulane staff, Bozeman played a major role in the rebuilding of the Green Wave basketball program, which was reinstated after a fouryear disbandment. He spent a total of two seasons at the New Orleans school, the first of which he spent the majority of his time on the recruiting trail, luring an impressive group of prospects into the fold. 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • The fruits of Bozeman’s labor were quickly realized as the Green Wave shocked most college basketball observers during their first two seasons since the program was reinstated. Tulane proved to be quite competitive during that first season back, including a stunning upset of then 10th-ranked Memphis State among its victories. The Greenies followed that effort by posting a winning slate, going 16-14, while posting wins over five squads that went on to postseason play. Leading the way for Tulane was a pair of Bozeman’s prize recruits, Anthony Reed and Kim Lewis, who were each named Metro Conference Rookie of the Year in 1990 and 1991, respectively. Bozeman began his coaching career upon graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 19 Head Coach Todd Bozeman 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year TODD BOZEMAN AT A GLANCE Name: Todd Bozeman Born: December 5, 1963 in Washington, D.C. Wife: TeLethea Son: Blake (17) Daughter: Brianna (16) Nephew: Okoye (18) Education: B.A. in Communications, University of Rhode Island, 1986 Bozeman’s Coaching Career 2006-Present 2001 1998-2001 1997-98 1992-96 1990-92 1988-90 1988 1986-87 Morgan State Head Basketball Coach NBDL Assistant Basketball Coach • NBDL South American Team (NBA) NBA Advance Scout • Toronto Raptors (NBA) NBA College Scout • Vancouver Grizzlies (NBA) College Head Basketball Coach • University of California College Assistant Basketball Coach • University of California College Assistant Basketball Coach • Tulane University College Assistant Basketball Coach • George Mason University High School Assistant Basketball Coach • Potomac High School Bozeman’s Head Coaching Highlights • Led Morgan State to 1st place regular season finish; Selected as Mid-Major Coach of the Year and MEAC Coach of the Year; Captured MEAC Tournament Title ; Made 1st Rd. appearance in the NCAA as a No. 15 seed • Led Morgan State to 1st place regular season finish; Selected as MEAC Coach of the Year; Advanced to the 2008 Tournament Finals; Made 1st Rd. appearance in the NIT • Led Morgan State to 3rd place regular season finish and advanced to the 2007 MEAC Tournament Semi-Finals • Held a 63-35 record in 3½ years at Cal • Notched three Top 4 finishes in the Pac-10, twice finishing 2nd • Held a winning record against 9-of-10 Pac-10 schools • Recorded three NCAA Tournament bids in four years • Was the youngest Head Coach ever in NCAA Sweet Sixteen (29) • First Coach to take Cal teams to the NCAA Tournament • 2nd highest winning percentage in Cal history • Recorded wins against the following elite programs: ◊ UCLA (3) twice at Pauly Pavilion [ranked #1, #1 & #3 respectfully] ◊ Arizona (3) twice at the McKale Center in Tucson [ranked #3, #10, #7] ◊ Cincinnati (2) once at Shoemaker Arena ◊ Minnesota (2) once in Minneapolis ◊ Duke - NCAA Sweet 16 ◊ Wake Forest, only non-conference opponent to win at Wake Forest in last nine years • Team ranked in Top 20 for four years 20 • “We Grind” • • • • • Averaged 18 wins per season 1994 team finished with school’s highest final ranking in 34 years Took Cal to Regional Semi-finals for the first time since 1960 Held an 8-0 record at home for the 1995-96 season Recorded 1st road sweep of Oregon schools in 33 years Bozeman’s Playing Experience • Scholarship Player for the University of Rhode Island • 4-year Letterman at the guard position • Team Captain and Team MVP Bozeman Recruited and Coached • 2008 MEAC Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year • 7 High School All-Americans • 5 Conference Rookie of the Years (2 Metro Conference) & (3 Pac-10 Conference) • 1996 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year • 8 Freshmen All-Americans • 4 Consensus Collegiate All-Americans • 2 John Wooden Award finalist • 3 NBA Lottery Picks • 1992 Naismith National High School Player of the Year • 1993 Sporting News and USA Today Freshman of the Year • 1994 Sporting News NCAA Player of the Year • 1995 NBA Rookie of the Year • 1996 National Freshman of the Year • 1997 NBA Rookie of the Year • 1st freshman to ever win a Player of the Year honor in Pac-10 history Recent NBA Players coached by Bozeman • Shaheer Abdur-Rahim (Sacramento Kings) • Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets) • Sean Marks (Miami Heat) • Lamond Murray (New Jersey Nets) • Michael Stewart (Boston Celtics) • Tremaine Fowlkes (Los Angeles Clippers) • Ed Gray (Atlanta Hawks/Portland Trailblazers) Cal Bear Jason Kidd shoots over Duke guard Bobby Hurley as Todd Bozeman’s Golden Bears pull-off one of the most exciting upsets in NCAA Tournament history. • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • Head Coach Todd Bozeman 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year Todd Bozeman was selected 2009 Mid-Major Coach of the Year WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT TODD BOZEMAN AND MSU BASKETBALL ... “Todd Bozeman is a proven coach who has done a great job of energizing the Morgan State program.” − Gary Williams, Head Coach, Univ. of Maryland “Todd has done a great job with the Morgan State program. He has proven that he is not only a good recruiter, but that he is also an outstanding coach.” − Bruiser Flint, Head Coach, Drexel University “Todd has a very fine mind for the game. He has proven himself to be an outstanding recruiter. But more importantly, he is able to communicate with and also teach his student athletes.” − Al Skinner, Head Coach, Boston College “Todd is a very bright coach. He has a magical touch with young people in terms of motivating them to be the best they can be.” 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • 21 Assistant Coach Kevin McClain 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year recorded wins against Florida in the 2004 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and an 87-84 win at Maryland in 2006. Prior to Manhattan College, he spent eight years as an assistant coach at Casper College in Casper, WY. McClain became the top assistant for the Thunderbirds after his Kevin McClain enters second season, and his his fourth year with responsibilities covered all the Bears’ as a veteran aspects of the program. assistant coach on Todd McClain began his Bozeman’s staff. coaching career in the McClain’s duties with Baltimore City Parks and the Bears include game Recreation League, where and practice preparation, he coached youth teams in recruiting, and assisting all sports in the 9-17 year in all basketball old age groups. Among matters. those he coached were McClain, 41, most Manhattan Jasper Kenny recently served as an Minor and Carmelo Full Name: Kevin McClain assistant coach at Anthony, former Born: July 30, 1968 Manhattan College Syracuse star and current High School: Dunbar High School (‘86) before coming to Morgan College: University of America member of the NBA’s State. While working at B.S. in Sports Management (‘03) Denver Nuggets. Manhattan, the Jaspers The McClain File AS A PLAYER: Lettered at Dunbar High School AS A COACH: 2006-Present: assistant coach at Morgan State 1990-95: head coach at Baltimore City Parks and Recreation League, Baltimore, MD 1995-03: assistant coach at Casper College, Casper, NY 2003-06: assistant coach at Manhattan College, Manahattan, NY 22 • “We Grind” • 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • Assistant Coach Keith Goodie 2008-09 MEAC Champs ● 2009 MEAC Tournament Champs ● Mid-Major Coach of the Year Keith Goodie enters his third year as a member of Todd Bozeman’s staff and enters his first season as MSU’s assistant coach. Prior to becoming assistant coach, Goodie worked as the Bears’ Director of Player Development/Manager during the 2008-09 campaign, helping the Bears to a 23-12 record, MidEastern Athletic Conference Title and the school’s firstever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Prior to joining Morgan State, Goodie spent nine years as an A.A.U. head coach for the Baltimore Select (1998-2007) where he helped develop and mentor over50 Division I players, a list that includes Sam Cassell, Carmelo Anthony, Michael Lloyd and current MSU standout Reggie Holmes. He was also selected to work as a member of the Adidas AllAmerican Camp from 2004-06. He also spent time as a youth coach with the Cherry Hill Recreation Center (1984-97). Goodie was a standout point guard for the University of the District of Columbia Firebirds. He ranked among the league’s leaders by averaging 19 ppg, 9 Keith Goodie with NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony at the Kirk assists and 3.4 steals during his Lee Celebrity Basketball Game. Goodie served as head coach senior season. He transferred to of one of the Celebrity All-Star teams during the summer of 2008. UDC from Essex Community College where he was a JUCO All-American point guard. The Baltimore native earned his bachelor’s degree from Morgan State and he and his wife, Faye Marie, have two children, Keith Jr. (23), and Keondra Elise (17) and they reside in Baltimore. The Goodie File Full Name: Born: High School: College: Keith Goodie January 1, 1966 Dunbar High School (‘84) Morgan State B.S. in Sociology (‘08) AS A PLAYER: Member of No. 2 ranked team in the nation under Coach Bob Wade Two-year letterman at Univ. of District of Columbia where he averaged 14 ppg & 6 apg Two-year letterman at Essex C.C. JUCO First-Team All-Conference selection Led Region XX in assists (8.7 apg) AS A COACH: 1998-2007: A.A.U. head coach for the Baltimore Select 2009-10 Morgan State Bears Basketball • 23