Senior Rogers Barnes will lead the Bears against the Retrievers on Monday night at Hill Field House.
Complete Gamenotes
BALTIMORE, Md. --Following a tough loss at LaSalle last Saturday, the Morgan State men's basketball team will host the UMBC Retrievers on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. The Retrievers, who earned an NCAA Tournament berth last season, posted a 91-54 victory their season-opener against Stevenson. Morgan State will attempt to exact some payback for last season's 84-76 loss to UMBC at RAC Arena.
Matchup Notables
The Bears and Retrievers prepare for their 24th meeting in the series since 1970 … UMBC leads the overall series, 13-10 … Morgan State won the first contest during the 1970-71 season, 90-58 at Hill Field House ... The Retrievers downed Stevenson, 91-54 on Saturday afternoon at RAC Arena ... Senior Darryl Proctor paced the Retrievers with 20 points and added nine rebounds and four steals ... Randy Moore is the head coach of the Retrievers and he is in his fifth season as the head coach where he has holds a 58-66 record ... 2007-08 was the Retrievers best season in the school's 42-year men's basketball history ... UMBC won a school record 24 games, captured the America East regular-season and tournament titles and made the university's first appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship ... In addition, the 2007-08 team set numerous single-season records, most notably scoring the most points in program history, and the squad was the nation's leader in assist-to-turnover ratio.
The Series
Morgan State trails UMBC in the overall series, 13-10.
Home Sweet Home
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.
Hill Field House - New Floor For 2008-09
This is the 34th season of play in Hill Field House. The Bears will open the 2008-09 season on a brand new wood floor that was installed earlier in this fall. The floor was designed by the MSU Athletics Department and made by Dura-Glo Flooring based out of Westbury, New York.
