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. 140 March 18, 1988 - Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska VISITORS: No. 15 Seed • Eastern Michigan University No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-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 Chambers G 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 TO Blk 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-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk 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 22 108 29 14 4 DB 2 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 22-38 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 VISITORS: No. 12 Seed • Eastern Michigan University No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf 32 Kory Hallas F 4-6 0-0 1-1 1-5 6 4 31 Carl Thomas F 5-9 4-7 2-3 0-3 3 1 54 Marcus Kennedy C 9-13 0-0 4-6 4-12 16 2 23 Charles Thomas G 2-6 2-5 3-4 1-3 4 0 15 Lorenzo Neely G 6-16 0-0 5-8 1-6 7 0 51 Mike Boykin 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 3 41 Roger Lewis 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 0 10 Kahlil Felder 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 35 Joe Frasor 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 52 Pete Pangas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 Team 2-2 4 EMU TOTALS 27-54 6-12 16-25 11-32 43 10 DB 4 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 14-29 .482 2nd Half: 13-25 3-Pt. FG %: 1st Half: 4-9 .444 2nd Half: 2-3 F-Throw %: 1st Half: 3-5 .600 2nd Half: 13-20 HOME: No. 5 Seed • Mississippi State No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf 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 8-10 13-18 31 21 DB 0 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 13-31 .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 TO Blk 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 TO Blk 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 1987-88 March 18, 1988 # 2 Pittsburgh 108, # 15 Eastern Michigan 90 1990-91 March 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 1995-96 March 14, 1996 # 9 Eastern Michigan 75, # 8 Duke 60 March 15, 1996 # 1 Connecticut 95, # 9 Eastern Michigan 81 1997-98 March 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 141 NCAA 1990-91: “Sweet 16” VISITORS: No. 13 Seed • Penn State No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk 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 14-21 10-22 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-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf TP A TO Blk 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 VISITORS: No. 12 Seed • Eastern Michigan University No. Name St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf 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 6-10 12-18 30 16 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 17-29 .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 St. Fg-Fga Fg-Fga Ft-Fta O-D Tot Pf 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 17-23 16-24 40 14 DB 0 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 18-35 .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 TO Blk 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 TO Blk 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) - Brian Tolbert (UCONN,3-16-96) - 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 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 - Lorenzo Neely, 1991 - Theron Wilson, 1996 - Brian Tolbert, 1996 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 - Brian Tolbert, 1996 - Carl Thomas, 1991 - Carl Thomas, 1991 - Lorenzo Neely, 1991 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 - Marcus Kennedy, 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 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 - Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 - Lorenzo Neely, 1988 & 1991 - Theron Wilson, 1996 - Brian Tolbert, 1996 - Earl Boykins, 1996 &1998 - Marcus Kennedy, 1991 - Earl Boykins, 1996 & 1998 - Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991 - Carl Thomas, 1988 & 1991 - Lorenzo Neely, 1988 & 1991 - Lorenzo Neely, 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 23-31 10-34 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 Parker G 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 18-20 14-33 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 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 143 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. VISITORS: No. 9 Seed • Eastern Michigan University 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 9-12 16-22 38 16 DB 5 TOTAL FG %: 3-Pt. FG %: 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 8-12 14-18 32 17 DB 3 TOTAL FG %: 3-Pt. FG %: 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 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L NCAA 1995-96: Dome Dance VISITORS: No. 9 Seed • Eastern Michigan University 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 10-15 15-12 27 26 81 11 10 4 8 200 DB 1 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 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 20-28 22-23 45 11 95 19 14 6 3 200 DB 4 TOTAL FG %: 3-Pt. FG %: 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. 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 145 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. 146 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 VISITORS: No. 13 Seed • Eastern Michigan University 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 TOTAL FG %: 1st Half: 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 TOTAL FG %: 3-Pt. FG %: 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 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L .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 147 110 Years of Hoop History 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. 148 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 110 Years of Hoop History 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. 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 149 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 Shore 1,753 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 Central Michigan* 3,850 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 Bowling Green* 2,616 Ball State* 2,318 Central Michigan* 4,346 Miami* 2,002 Marshall*(MAC TV) 2,375 Toledo* 4,055 Northern Ill.* (OT) 3,263 Western Mich.* 4,115 Buffalo* 2,015 2003-04 Season Opponent Att Concordia (Mich.) 1,717 Kent State* 4,123 Albion 2,847 Northern Colorado 1,679 Navy 1,892 Western Mich.* 2,942 Toledo* 2,322 Central Michigan* 2,429 Akron* (MAC TV) 3,547 Buffalo* 2,101 Ohio* 2,023 Northern Illinois* 3,119 Bowling Gr.* (OT) 3,114 2004-05 Season Opponent Att Marshall* 3,162 Rochester College 3,014 Canisius 3,391 Cleveland State 1,836 Toledo* 2,782 Bowling Green* 2,478 Miami* 1,936 Buffalo* 2,893 IPFW 1,511 Central Michigan* 5,423 Northern Illinois* 1,042 Western Mich.* 3,029 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 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L Convocation Center Records 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 Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-6-01 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 16 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 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 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 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 Theron Smith, Ball State, 1-6-01 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 26 Maurice Carter, Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 24 Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02 22 Rashad Phillips, Detroit, 12-30-99 Paul Haynes, Grambling, 12-23-00 21 Desmond Ferguson, Detroit, 12-30-99 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 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 15 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06 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 18 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04 17 Rashon Brown, Akron, 2-16-02 John Bowler vs. Ball State, 3-4-06 16 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 15 Greg Stempin, Toledo, 1-30-99 John Bowler vs. Central Michigan, 2-1-06 14 John Bowler vs. NIU, 2-28-04 Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 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 James Hughes, Northern Illinois, 1-9-07 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 James Hughes, Northern Illinois, 1-29-06 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 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 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 3-3-03 7 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 6 Markus Austin vs. Ohio, 2-25-04 Jami Bosley, Akron, 1-19-00 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 Markus Austin vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 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 14 Ricky Cottrill vs. Northern Illinois, 1-26-02 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 Skip Mills, Ball State, 3-4-06 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 Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 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 Ricky Cottrill vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 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 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 151 Convocation Center Records Game Records - Individual Points 24 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) Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half) 8 Corey Tarrant vs. Akron, 1-19-00 (1st Half) Calvin Warner vs. Miami, 3-1-00 (2nd half) Antonio Gates, Kent State, 1-29-02 (1st half) Matt McCollum, Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd 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 Field Goals Attempted 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) Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st 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) Matt McCollum, Ball State, 1-21-03 (2nd 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 Ronald Blackshear, Marshall, 2-3-03 (1st half) 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) Markus Austin vs. Robt. Morris, 11-26-02 (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) 12 Ron Lewis, Bowling Green, 3-6-04 P.J. Smith, NIU, 2-28-04 Markus Austin vs. Robt. Morris, 11-26-02 (2nd half) 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) 152 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L Convocation Center Records 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 Western Michigan, 2-22-07 Points by Team 115 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 99 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 99 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 97 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 95 Detroit, 12-3-01 94 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 Eastern Michigan vs. UWGB, 1-7-03 93 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 92 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 91 Ball State, 1-21-03 90 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1-21-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 2-3-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Marshall, 11-30-04 89 Akron, 1-19-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Cleveland State, 12-23-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-28-07 88 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 Marshall, 11-30-04 Rebounds by Team 54 Buffalo, 3-3-03 52 Eastern Michigan vs. Gardner-Webb, 12-21-02 49 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 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 39 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 38 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-26-00 37 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 Ball State, 1-21-03 34 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 Kent State, 1-29-02 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 Robert Morris, 11-26-02 33 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-26-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 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 70 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 69 Detroit, 12-3-01 Cleveland State, 12-23-04 68 Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-26-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Steals by Team 22 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 17 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 15 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 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 32 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 Western Michigan, 2-26-04 31 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-22-07 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 25 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 24 Marshall, 2-6-99 Ohio, 2-17-99 Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 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 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 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 28 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1-21-03 27 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 25 Bowling Green, 3-6-04 Toledo, 1-30-99 Western Michigan, 2-21-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-7-01 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 1-19-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 2-12-05 24 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-8-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo, 2-8-03 Central Michigan, 1-28-04 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 153 Convocation Center Records Free Throws Attempted by Team 56 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 43 Michigan, 12-9-98 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 41 Toledo, 1-30-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-26-03 40 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 39 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Carolina, 12-29-01 38 Eastern Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 2-9-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Robert Morris, 11-26-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1-21-03 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. Western Michigan, 2-20-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Northwood, 11-20-99 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 1-5-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 Central Michigan, 1-25-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Michigan, 2-12-05 Assists by Team 25 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 24 Eastern Michigan vs. Akron, 2-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 23 Kent State, 1-24-01 22 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1-7-03 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 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) Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-2-02 .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) Central Michigan, 1-20-01 .556 (30 of 54) Eastern Michigan vs. Kent State, 12-3-03 .553 (26 of 47) Western Michigan, 2-22-07 .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) Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-10-01 (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) Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 2-17-99 .852 (23 of 27) Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo (1-29-05) 154 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. Grambling, 12-23-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Delaware State, 12-8-01 (1st half) Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd 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. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd Half) Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 12-19-01 Field Goals Made 22 Eastern Michigan vs. Hillsdale, 11-29-99 (2nd half) 20 Eastern Michigan vs. Navy, 1-7-04 Eastern Michigan vs. Concordia, 11-25-03 (1st 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. Western Michigan, 2-21-00 Eastern Michigan vs. Nor. Ill., 2-26-00 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Grambling, 12-23-00 (2nd half) Toledo, 1-9-02 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half) 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) 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L Convocation Center Records Halftime Only Records Field Goals Attempted 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. Concordia, 11-25-03 (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) Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-7-04 (2nd 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 40 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-03 (2nd half) 35 Toledo, 1-30-99 (2nd half) 30 Michigan, 12-9-98 (2nd half) 29 Eastern Michigan vs. Central Mich., 2-12-05 (2nd half) 28 Eastern Michigan vs. Rochester, 12-10-02 (2nd half) Eastern Michigan vs. Clev. St., 2-23-05 (2nd half) 27 Eastern Michigan vs. Cent. Mich., 1-26-00 (2nd half) 26 Toledo, 2-12-00 (2nd half) 26 Eastern Michigan vs. Buffalo, 3-3-02 (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) Central Michigan, 1-20-01 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. 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 155 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. 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 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. 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 157 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 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 2008 NCAA Tournament Bracket 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L 159 160 2 0 0 7- 0 8 E M U B A S K E T B A L L