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Monday, Nov. 17, 2014
Opponent: Towson Tigers (0-1, 0-0 CAA)
Site: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md.
Game Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Television: n/a
Internet Radio: Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) - Click here
MSU Coach: Todd Bozeman (143-117 - 9th yr)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com / www.TowsonTigers.com
  
BALTIMORE, Md. —  Morgan State will play its second game in four days when it welcomes the Towson Tigers to Hill Field House on Monday, November 17.  The Bears will attempt to bounce back from a 61-48 defeat at Penn State, while the Tigers are coming off a 82-54 loss at Alabama. Tip-off at Hill Field House is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast online by Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) with Lamont Germany (play-by-play) calling all the action. There will be live updates throughout the game available on Twitter @MorganStBears.
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Towson welcomed back five veterans, including two starters, from a squad that posted a 25-11 overall record, and finished 13-3 in the CAA. The Tigers enter the season with two veterans starters in guard Four McGlynn and forward Timajh Parker-Rivera. Pat Skerry (Tufts '92) enters his fourth season as the Tigers head men's basketball coach and he has guided Towson to a 44-56 record, and 68-81 in his sixth years of coaching. Three Tigers finished in double-figures in their season-opener at Alabama. Four McGlynn led the Tigers with 15 points (5-10 3FG), Alex Gavrilovic had 14 and John Davis added 10 points with 12 rebounds.

LAST TIME OUT
Nov. 14, 2014 -- D.J. Newbill scored 17 points on 4-of-10 shooting to help Penn State beat Morgan State 61-48 Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Newbill did most of his damage from the charity stripe where he connected on 7-of-8 free throws and added seven rebounds to go along with three assists. He helped lead the Nittany Lions to a 31-25 halftime advantage. Morgan State struggled shooting the ball, hitting 31 percent for the game and connecting on just 3 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. Cedric Blossom led Morgan State with 10 points (4-4 FT), six rebounds and two blocked shots. Blake Bozeman added nine points and Zech Smith chipped in six points with four boards and two blocks.
 
WE MEET AGAIN
The Morgan State Bears will square off against the Towson for the 23^rd meeting between the two schools. Morgan State holds a 12-10 advantage in the series since the 1967-68 season. Towson defeated the Bears in their last meeting 95-75 at SECU Arena on Nov. 12, 2013. Morgan State has won 3 of the last 5 meetings between the teams.
 
BEARS SET FOR CANCUN CHALLENGE
The Morgan State men's basketball team will compete in the 2014 Cancun Challenge Tournament, November 25-26 at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya near Cancun, Mexico. The Bears will compete in the Mayan Division along with North Florida, Elon and Liberty. The Riviera Division will include Virginia Teach, Miami (Ohio), Northern Iowa and Northwestern. The tournament begins with eight games played in the United State between November 19-30 with the four teams in the Riviera Division hosting the four teams in the Mayan Division before all eight travel to Cancun to play two games for their respective division championships. All four games of the Riviera Division will be nationally televised live in HD from the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya on CBS Sports Network. The Mayan Division games will be webcast live on CBSsports.com, ULive.
 
MORGAN STATE TABBED THIRD IN PRESEASON POLL
Morgan State was picked to finish third in the 2014-15 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball preseason poll behind defending regular season champion North Carolina Central.
 
BOZEMAN EARNS PRESEASON HONORS
Morgan State senior guard Blake Bozeman was selected to the Preseason All-MEAC Third Team by the conference head coaches and sports information directors.
 
BOZEMAN LOOKS FOR ANOTHER 20-WIN SEASON
For three of the last eight seasons, all as head coach, Todd Bozeman has guided teams to at least 20 victories. Bozeman set the Morgan State record for consecutive 20-win campaigns in 2007-08 with a 22-11 record and extended it with a 23-12 campaign in 2008-09, followed by a Division I school record 27-11 record in 2009-10. The previous record was back-to-back 20-win seasons under coach Nathaniel Frazier when he guided the Bears to a 20-8 record in 1972-73, followed by 28-5 in 1973-74.
 
BOZEMAN IN THE MEAC FACTS
• Morgan State has made six MEAC Tournament Championship appearances in eight seasons under head coach Todd Bozeman.
• The Bears have won a pair of MEAC Tournaments titles (2009 & 2010).
• Bozeman has led the Bears to 17 of the school's 32 MEAC Tournament wins.
• He was the 2009 and 2010 Outstanding Coach of the MEAC Tournament.
• Morgan State has advanced to the MEAC Semifinals seven times in the last eight seasons under Bozeman.

A BLOSSOM ON THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
Cedric Blossom led the Bears with 82 offensive rebounds (ranked No. 4 in MEAC) last season. As a sophomore, the Greenbelt (Md.) native started in 30 of 31 games and averaged 6.9 ppg, 5.3 rebounds in 23.5 minutes. He had a sensational game at Maryland-Eastern Shore (Feb. 17) where he posted a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds – it marked the third double-double of his career. 

FRESH FACES
Morgan State's roster includes eight (8) newcomers in graduate students Jordan Omogbehin (C) and Zech Smith (C), redshirt sophomore Cliff Cornish (F), and freshmen Jamar Redmond (G), Conrad Chambers (G), Clive 'C.J.' Vaughan Jr. (G), Jeremiah Curtis (F) and Anthony 'A.J.' Vernon (F).
 
BEWARE THE BEAR
Under the direction of Todd Bozeman, Morgan State has collected a couple of memorable wins against big-time opponents. The Bears have recorded historic wins against: Long Island (2009); Manhattan (2009); Arkansas (2009); DePaul (2008); and Maryland (2009).
 
FATHER & SON COMBO
Morgan State is one of nine Division I teams that feature a father-son combo. The following is the list of D1 father-son combos:
Todd & Blake Bozeman – Morgan State
Billy & Billy Donovan – Florida
Ron & R.J. Hunter – Georgia State
Dale & Ethan Layer – Liberty
Craig & Cullen Neal – New Mexico
Keith & Lance Richard – UL Monroe
Bill & Tyler Self - Kansas

THE COMFORT OF HOME
Todd Bozeman has won at least 10 home games in three of his eight seasons in Baltimore. The 2007-08 (12-1) and 2009-10 (11-1) squads finished with just a single loss, while the 2010-11 squad went 10-2. Bozeman has led the Bears to a 66-25 (.725) overall home record at Hill Field House.
 
Bozeman Era Home Records (66-25)
2006-07       9-4
2007-08       12-1
2008-09       8-2
2009-10       11-1
2010-11       10-2
2011-12       4-7
2012-13       5-4
2013-14       7-4

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UP NEXT
The Bears will travel to face Northern Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 20. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. (CT).