Jan. 9, 2011

Live Audio | Game Notes

DURHAM, N.C. - After a heartbreaking loss at the hands of South Carolina State, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's basketball team looks to bounce back against North Carolina Central University on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at the McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium.

Redshirt junior Hillary Haley (Oxon Hill, Md.) led the team in scoring for the fifth straight game as he tallied 23 points Saturday night as the Hawks fell 71-69 to SCSU at the buzzer. Haley also leads the Hawks (3-11; 0-2) in season scoring with an average of 15.1 points per contest while junior Dishawn Bradshaw (Baltimore, Md.) holds an average of 11.9. Junior Tyler Hines (Sicklerville, N.J.) marks an average of 6.3 rebounds per game to lead the team.

The NCCU Eagles are currently 5-8 on the season and playing a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule as they will be eligible to compete in the conference tournament in the 2011-12 season. They are coming off of a 69-59 loss against Delaware State on Saturday despite outscoring the Hornets 38-32 in the second half. C.J. Wilkerson leads the Eagles in scoring at 16.9 points per game while newcomer Landon Clement is second on the team with 16.6 per.

Monday will be the 32nd matchup between NCCU and UMES. The Hawks currently lead the series, 17-14. The Eagles defeated UMES, 73-71, last season in Durham on Feb. 10. The Hawks previously beat NCCU on Jan. 21, 2009 in Durham by a score of 73-58.

The game will be broadcast live on the Hawks Radio Network at 95.9 The Sports Animal and on the Internet at UMESHawks.com thanks to allinbroadcasting.com. Bret Lasky has the call for UMES.

IMPROVED REBOUNDER: Hillary Haley ranks second on the Hawks in rebound- ing at 5.1 per game. Last year, he averaged 3.4 per night. In 14 games this season, he has secured 28 offensive rebounds. Last season (32 games), he grabbed only 35 offensive rebounds. Haley has lead the Hawks in rebounding five times this season. He led the Hawks in rebounding just three times last season. Haley has 18 rebounds in his last two games (nine vs. Oklahoma, nine vs. S.C. State).

OFFENSE IMPROVING UNDER ALLEN: This year's Hawks have produced the best scoring average in the three years under head coach Frankie Allen. UMES is fourth in the conference, scoring 67.6 points per game. In 2008-09 (Allen's first year), the Hawks averaged 58.6 points per game. In 2009-10, UMES averaged 60.8 points per game. Since the 2002-03 season, the Hawks have averaged over 65.0 points per game.

LEADING SCORER: Hillary Haley has led the Hawks in scoring in each of the last five games. He has paced the Hawks in eight of the 14 games.

JOJO ARRIVES: JoJo Swift had his best game of the season against S.C. State. He scored a career high 11 points and dished out three assists. Swift scored six of his 11 points in a two minute stretch in the second half to give the Hawks a 49-40 lead with 10:40 left. Swift had his second most productive game against Oklahoma (Jan. 3). In 31 minutes, he had five points and three assists.

REBOUNDING DOWN: UMES had just 23 total rebounds against S.C. State, second lowest total of the season (21 @ Columbia). UMES has collected under 30 rebounds in seven of the last eight games.

FOURTH IN CONFERENCE: Tyler Hines ranks fourth in the MEAC in offensive rebounds per game (3.1). Hines leads the Hawks with 43 offensive rebounds.

SHARE THE ROCK AND WIN: UMES is second in the MEAC in assists per game at 12.6. The Hawks dished out 19 assists against Washington College, their second highest total of the season. The Hawks recorded a season high 20 assists against Navy on Nov. 27. The Hawks are 3-0 when they have more assists than their opponent and 0-10 when they have fewer assists than the opponent. The Hawks have dished out 176 assists while their opponents have handed out 251.

FEW TURNOVERS: UMES has recorded fewer turnovers than their opponents in each of the last three games. The Hawks have only committed 36 turnovers in the last three games combined. UMES has committed over 15 turnovers just four times this year.

SIXTH IN SCORING: Hillary Haley ranks sixth in the MEAC in scoring at 15.1 points per game. CJ Reed of Bethune-Cookman leads the conference at 18.5 points per game.

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.

SAME START AS LAST YEAR: UMES also started 3-11 in 2009-10. They lost their 15th game to Winston-Salem State to fall to 3-12. The Hawks won their fourth game in their 16th game last year, a win over FAMU (1/16/10).

SIXTH IN FT PERCENTAGE Hillary Haley ranks sixth in the MEAC in free throw percentage (78.8). Kevin White is eighth in the conference. Four UMES players are shooting above 75 percent from the line.

15TH IN NCAA: Tyler Hines leads the MEAC and ranks 15th in the nation in field goal percentage (61.6). Hines is 45-of-73 from the floor.

FOURTH IN MEAC: Point guard Kevin White ranks fourth in the MEAC in assists per game (4.2). White led the league last year in assists with 5.4 a contest. Jay Threatt of Delaware State leads the league (6.2). Over his last six games, White has just 15 assists (2.5 per).

3-POINT THREAT: Dishawn Bradshaw is ninth in the MEAC with 28 made 3-pointers. Kwame Morgan of Morgan State leads the conference with 43 made 3-pointers. Bradshaw hit three 3-pointers against S.C. State. He hit just three 3-pointers in his last three games combined (2 vs. Washington College, 1 vs. Colorado, 0 vs. Oklahoma).

COACH'S CORNER RADIO SHOW: The next live radio show from Peaky's Pub will be on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. The show also airs on WGOP 540 AM and 100.7 FM.

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.

SAME START AS LAST YEAR: UMES also started 3-11 in 2009-10. They lost their 15th game to Winston-Salem State to fall to 3-12. The Hawks won their fourth game in their 16th game last year, a win over FAMU (1/16/10).

OUTSCORED IN SECOND HALF: The Hawks have been outscored in the second half in nine straight games. The last time that UMES outscored an opponent in the second half was against NIU on Nov. 24.

SIXTH IN FT PERCENTAGE: Hillary Haley ranks sixth in the MEAC in free throw percentage (78.8). Kevin White is eighth in the conference. Four UMES players are shooting above 75 percent from the line.

DOUBLE-DIGIT 3'S For a second time this season, UMES buried double-digit 3-pointers against Pitt. The Hawks hit ten against the Panthers. They hit a season high 12 against Navy. UMES is averaging 5.7 3-pointers per night.

15TH IN NCAA: Tyler Hines leads the MEAC and ranks 15th in the nation in field goal percentage (61.6). Hines is 45-of-73 from the floor.

FOURTH IN MEAC: Point guard Kevin White ranks fourth in the MEAC in assists per game (4.2). White led the league last year in assists with 5.4 a contest. Jay Threatt of Delaware State leads the league (6.2). Over his last six games, White has just 15 assists (2.5 per).

3-POINT THREAT Dishawn Bradshaw is ninth in the MEAC with 28 made 3-pointers. Kwame Morgan of Morgan State leads the conference with 43 made 3- pointers. Bradshaw hit three 3-pointers against S.C. State. He hit just three 3-pointers in his last three games combined (2 vs. Washington College, 1 vs. Colorado, 0 vs. Oklahoma).

COACH'S CORNER RADIO SHOW: The next live radio show from Peaky's Pub will be on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. The show also airs on WGOP 540 AM and 100.7 FM.

EAGLES SCOUTING REPORT: The Eagles are coming off a 68-59 loss to Delaware State on Saturday. The Eagles fell behind by 15 points at halftime. Three Eagles are averaging in double figures this season: Landon Clement - 16.7, C.J. Wilkerson - 16.6 and Nick Chasten - 10.2. NCCU is 4-2 at home this season. Their road win came at MEAC foe S.C. State.

DEEPLY FROM DEEP: Landon Clement has been lethal from beyond the arc this season. He has connected on 42 3-pointers in 13 games (3.2 per). Clement made six 3-pointers against Oklahoma and five against Allen.

MINIMAL DEPTH: The Eagles have just six players that play more than 10 minutes per game. Four players average more than 25 minutes per game and three players are playing more than 30 minutes per game. The NCCU starting five accounted for 151 of the 200 minutes against Delaware State and 46 of the 59 total points. Only six players have appeared in all 13 games.

CHASTEN ON THE GLASS: Nick Chasten leads the Eagles in rebounding at 8.1 a contest. He has 36 total rebounds in the last three games (12.0). Chasten collected a season high 18 rebounds against Milligan College on Dec. 29. He had 11 rebounds against S.C. State and 12 against East Carolina. Chasten had eight rebounds against UMES last year.

40-MINUTE MAN: C.J. Wilkerson is averaging 36.5 minutes per game. Over the last three games (possible 120 minutes), Wilkerson has played 118 minutes. He sat for two minutes against Delaware State. Wilkerson played 45 minutes in an overtime against S.C. State on Dec. 4. He also played 45 minutes against Oklahoma on Nov. 15.

THREE COMMON OPPONENTS: The Hawks and Eagles share two common opponents in Oklahoma, South Carolina State and Delaware State. UMES lost to Oklahoma 73-49 and NCCU lost to OU 71-63 in overtime. UMES lost to South Carolina State 71-69 and NCCU beat the Bulldogs 74-71 in overtime. Both teams lost to Delaware State. UMES lost 64-53 while NCCU lost to DSU, 68-59.

LEEMOW FACILITATES: Justin Leemow leads the Eagles with 64 assists on the season. Leemow has only 32 turnovers (2:1 assist to turnover ratio). The next closest assist is 27 for Emanuel Chapman. Leemow had a season high 10 assists against Allen.

NORTH CAROLINA The Eagles 17-man roster features 10 players from the state of North Carolina. Four players hail from the city of Raleigh. Two players (Clement, Best) played high school basketball at Sanderson H.S., the same high school that head coach Lavelle Moton coached at from 2004-2007. Moton went 59-25 in his three years at Sanderson.