Jan. 24, 2011
Game Notes | Live Audio/Video |
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team wraps up their four-game homestand with a 7:30 p.m. conference matchup with Morgan State at the W.P. Hytche Athletic Center tonight.
The Hawks (4-14; 1-4) look to rebound against the Bears after a 77-68 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference loss to Coppin State Saturday night. Redshirt junior Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) led UMES with his third career double-double of 23 points and ten rebounds. Juniors Tyler Hines (Sicklerville, N.J.) and Diyaaldin Kelley (Philadelphia, Pa.) also contributed ten rebounds in addition to nine and four points, respectively.
Haley and junior Dishawn Bradshaw (Baltimore, Md.) are the lone Hawks who average in double figures with 15.7 points and 11.3 points per game, respectively. Hines leads the team in rebounding with an average of 6.6 per contest.
Morgan State (8-8; 4-1) had its three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday night by Delaware State, 60-56. Dewayne Jackson was held to seven points while Kevin Thompson was limited to six points. Jackson leads the Bears in scoring at 16.0 points per game and Kevin Williams anchors MSU's frontcourt with 12.7 points per and 8.8 rebounds per. The Bears have won three consecutive MEAC regular season titles and are 46-7 in MEAC play since the 2007-08 season.
MSU has won the last seven meetings against UMES. The last time the Hawks defeated the Bears was on Jan. 28, 2006 by a final of 76-67, at Hill Field House and the last time UMES beat MSU at home was on Jan. 24, 2004.
The contest between the Hawks and Bears can be heard live on the Internet at UMESHawks.com thanks to allinbroadcasting.com and on the Hawks Radio Network on 95.9 The Sports Animal. Bret Lasky, Dave Byrd and Dave Vatz have the call for UMES.
NINE STRAIGHT: Hillary Haley has scored in double figures in nine straight games, a season high. He has poured in over 15 points in eight of the last nine games. Haley has 14 double figure scoring games, most on the team. The Oxon Hill, Md. native is averaging 18.4 points per game over the last nine.
172 STRAIGHT: The Hawks have hit at least one 3-point field goal in at least 172 straight games dating back to the 2004-05 season.
28 ASSISTS IN LAST FOUR: Kevin White has dished out 28 assists in the last four games. He tied his season high with nine asists on Saturday against Coppin State. White has just 12 turnovers over the last four games. He had just one against Coppin State.
MORE ASSISTS THAN OPPONENTS: UMES has dished out more assists than its opponents in each of the last four games. The Hawks handed out 17 assists against Coppin State.
THREE GAME STRETCH FOR HINES: Tyler Hines has 36 points and 24 rebounds over the last three games. Hines has increased his scoring from 3.7 last year to 8.3 this season. Hines has already scored more points this season (149) than he did all of last season (118).
CLOSE CALL LAST YEAR: UMES stayed close with Morgan State in the game at the Hytche Center last year. UMES led by two points with with 3:40 remaining. Tim Burns had one of his best games at UMES with 23 points. Kevin White added 16 points. Kevin Thompson paced the Bears with 21 points.
"BONES" INDUCTED INTO HALL: On Jan. 20, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced that James "Bones" Morgan Jr., former Maryland State College basketball player from 1966 to 1970, will be inducted into the conference's Hall of Fame in March. Morgan currently holds the CIAA record for rebounds with 1,741, which also stands as the school record. He led the conference in rebounds his last two seasons. In his four years in Princess Anne, Morgan averaged a double-double each season. He also ranks seventh in school history with 1,554 points.
48 REBOUNDS: UMES grabbed 48 total rebounds against Coppin State, their second highest total of the season.
STEALS LEADER: JoJo Swift had three more steals against Coppin State to increase his team high total to 20. Swift is 13th in the MEAC in steals per game at 1.3
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TO'S: UMES scored 21 points off S.C. State turnovers on Saturday. They scored 19 points off Oklahoma turnovers on Jan. 3. The Hawks had 25 points off turnovers against NCCU.
21ST IN NCAA: Tyler Hines leads the MEAC and ranks 21st in the nation in field goal percentage (60.4). Hines is 64-of-106 from the floor.
SECOND IN MEAC: Point guard Kevin White ranks tied for second in the MEAC in assists per game (4.8). White led the league last year in assists with 5.4 a contest. Jay Threatt of Delaware State leads the league (6.2).
NO MORE REGGIE: Morgan State no longer has the services of MEAC Player of the Year Reggie Holmes, who graduated last year. Holmes led Morgan State in scoring and finished second in the conference at 21.5 points per game. Holmes finished third in the league in scoring two years ago at 16.8 points per game. Holmes finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in MSU history.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: DeWayne Jackson, the MEAC Freshman of the Year last season, is now the leading scorer for Morgan State. Jackson has increased his scoring by 5.9 points per game from his scoring average last season (10.1). Jackson ranks third in the MEAC in scoring this season at 16.0 points per.
ARIC BROOKS IN MEAC: Junior forward Aric Brooks in averaging 14.4 points per game in the five MEAC games this season. He led the Bears in scoring against Howard with 17 and South Carolina State with 16 points.
TRANSFER FROM TOLEDO: Morgan point guard Larry Bastfield transferred from Toledo. Bastfield started all 32 games for the Rockets last season and led the team in assists with 106. He averaged 3.6 points per game. Bastfield started 16 games as a Freshman and averaged 2.8 points per game.
BEST BIG MAN? Morgan forward Kevin Thompson was named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year after last season. This year, Thompson ranks 14th in the league in scoring (12.6) and third in rebounding (8.8). He also ranks seventh in the conference in blocks per game (1.4). Thompson finished last year averaging 12.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.
HOMEGROWN: Morgan State's roster features eight players from the state of Maryland. Four of the eight hail from the city of Baltimore.
PRESEASON 1ST TEAMERS: DeWayne Jackson and Kevin Thompson were named to the preseason All-MEAC First Team. The Bears were also the overwhelming pick to win the conference for a fourth straight year.
KEEP AN EYE ON JUSTIN BLACK: Freshman Justin Black led the Bears with 14 points in the loss to Delaware State. Black had 11 points in the game prior against South Carolina State. Black is the fourth leading scorer at 9.0 points a game.
