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Game 11
Opponent: St. Mary's College of Maryland Seahawks (0-0)
Date: January 21, 2021
Site: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md.
Game Times: 6 p.m. EST
Live Stats: here | Live Stream: here
MSU Coaches: MSU - Kevin Broadus (21-20, 2nd yr) • SMCM - Chris Harney (250-162, 16th yr)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.smcmathletics.com

SETTING THE STAGE
• The Morgan State Bears (6-4, 2-2) have added a contest against St. Mary's College of Maryland (0-0) as they step outside of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play. The two teams will meet on Thursday at 6 p.m. No fans will be allowed in Hill Field House.
• Kevin Broadus enters his second year at the helm of the Morgan State Bears. The Bears won 15 games in his debut season, their most since 2013-14, finished sixth in the MEAC.
• Senior forward Troy Baxter scored a season-high 25 points with seven rebounds in an 83-72 win at Iona (Dec. 8) ... he is currently averaging 16.6 ppg (No. 2 in MEAC), 5.2 rpg (No. 11) and is shooting 41.2 percent (21-45; No. 7) from 3-point territory.
• Junior sharpshooter Lagio Grantsaan has connected on 16 of 31 3-pointers and is currently shooting 51.6 percent from beyond the arc (No. 2) and is averaging 9.9 ppg with 4.4 rpg.
•  Last season, Troy Baxter had 58 blocked shots (ranked No. 2 in MEAC) in 31 games and averaged 5.1 rebounds per game as a junior ... He currently leads the team with 16 blocks (No. 3 in MEAC).
• Malik Miller  is a jack-of-all-trades for the Bears and is  averaging 13.6 ppg and 8.0 rpg (No. 2) ... He was recently named MEAC Player of the Week on Jan. 19 and was selected MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 22.
• Trevor Moore poured in a career-high 27 points and connected on 7-of-12 3-pointers vs. Coppin State (Jan. 17) ... He also had five boards, three assists, three steals and a blocked shot. 
• A couple of transfers could make an impact. Cincinnati transfer Trevor Moore figures to have an immediate impact as well as Sharone Wright Jr. (Wake Forest) and De'Torrion Ware (Jacksonville State).
• This year, the MEAC will split into Northern and Southern Divisions for basketball, and teams will play conference games exclusively within their division.

THE SERIES
• This weekend's contests will mark the first matchups between the schools.

SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS (2019-20 | 9-18, 3-7)
• The school's all-time winningest coach, Chris Harney '97 embarks on his 16th season at the helm of the Seahawk men's basketball program in 2020-21 .... Harney is one of the top coaches in Division III and has led St. Mary's into the national spotlight during his tenure ... He was promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics & Recreation for staff development in summer 2016 ... art of Harney's duties includes supervising baseball, men's and women's rowing, and men's soccer as well as working closely with the Office of Admissions and the Alumni Office.
• St. Mary's College of Maryland finished the 2019-20 season with a 9-18 overall mark and 3-7 conference record.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SEAHAWKS
• St. Mary's College of Maryland ended the 2019-20 season with a 100-63 loss to Christopher Newport University in the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinal on Feb. 26. 
• Miles Gillette recorded 16 points with 10 rebounds to lead the Seahawks.
• CNU continued their dominance in the second half as they eventually extended their lead to 55 points at the 11:42 mark.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS
• Anthony Tarke scored 21 points with 12 rebounds to lead Coppin State to an 89-79 victory Sunday afternoon at Hill Field House on Jan. 17.
• Junior guard Malik Miller led all scorers with a career-high 30 points (11-18 FG) and had 12 rebounds and four assists for the Bears (6-4, 2-2). Junior Trevor Mooreconnected on 7-of-12 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 27 points.
• De'Torrion Ware and Troy Baxter, who posted 29 points and 22 respectively during the Bears 92-72 win against the Eagles Saturday, were limited to six points apiece in today's matchup. The duo combined for just 2-of-20 shooting.
• Coppin's bench outscored the Bears by a 25-10 margin and held a 46-40 advantage on the glass.

RETURNING PRODUCTION NUMBERS 
Morgan State returns 65.7 percent of its scoring, 59.6 percent of its rebounding and 68.5 percent of its minutes played totals from last year's team. The team leaders in field goal percentage (Jamar Brown - .448), three-point percentage (Isaiah Burke, .390), free throw percentage (Lagio Grantsaan, .815), rebounding (Malik Miller - 5.4 rpg), assists (Sherwyn Devonish, 2.2), steals (Malik Miller, 1.0),  blocked shots (Troy Baxter, 1.9). and minutes played (Sherwyn Devonish, 31.7).  Six (5) players who started in at least five (5) games a year ago also return - Devonish (31), Baxter (26), Burke (23 ), Brown (17), Miller (11) and Okafor (8).

OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
• Morgan State is currently leading the MEAC in scoring by averaging 78.6 points thru its first 10 games of the 2020-21 season.
• They scored a season-high 102 in a home win vs. Lincoln-Pa. (Dec. 1, 2020).
• Thru 31 games of the 2019-20 season, the Bears averaged 70.4 ppg (ranked No. 6 in MEAC) and shot 42.4 percent from the field (ranks No. 5) and 28.1 percent from beyond the arc (No. 10).
• They scored a season-high 112 in a triple overtime thriller vs. Evansville (Nov. 24, 2019).

LET IT FLY
• The Bears are shooting 37.5 percent from beyond the arc and rank No. 2 in the MEAC.
• Troy Baxter leads Morgan State with 2.1 3-point field goals per game and is shooting at a 41.2 percent clip, which is ranked No. 4 in the MEAC. Trevor Moore and De'Torrion Ware are T-No. 5 averaging 2.0 3-pointers per game.
• Lagio Grantsaan is chipping in 1.8 three-point field goals per game, and is shooting a 51.6 percent (No. 2 in the MEAC).
• The Bears connected on a season-high 14 3-pointers vs. Lincoln-Pa. (Dec. 1).
• Morgan State shot a league-best 57.9 percent (11-19) in a road win at Iona (Dec. 8).

FOUR PLAYERS AVERAGING DOUBLE-FIGURES 
The Bears will enter Hill Field House with four players averaging double-digits this Thursday.
• Senior forward Troy Baxter holds the lead for the team high in points, averaging 16.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game.
• Junior Malik Miller, who exploded for 30 points versus Coppin State (Jan. 17), is the team's second leading scorer averaging 13.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and is shooting 55.2 percent from the field. 
• Junior De'Torrion Ware and junior Trevor Moore average 12.9 and 10.3 points, respectively. 

PREDICTED TO FINISH SECOND IN THE MEAC
The Morgan State men's basketball team has been tabbed to finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Men's Basketball Northern Division Poll.
• Morgan State was picked to finish second, followed by the Howard Bison, who made a splash in the offseason with the addition of preseason First Team honoree Makur Maker. Coppin State was picked to finish third, while Delaware State and Maryland Eastern Shore rounded out the division.
• The Bears return four starters from last year's team, bringing back guards  Sherwyn Devonish-Prince, Jr. and Isaiah Burke, along with forwards Baxter and Jamar Brown. Also back is guard Malik Miller and forward Lagio Grantsaan.
• MSU was selected to finish eighth in 2019-20, earning 101 points in the poll of the league's head coaches and sports information directors who could not vote for their own team or team members. North Carolina Central (203 points), who captured its third straight MEAC Tournament championship last season, edged out Bethune-Cookman (198 points) for first place honors, followed by defending regular-season champion Norfolk State.
• The 2021 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips off March 8-13 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.  For more information about the MEAC and its sponsored sports, log on to www.MEACSports.com.

HOW TO WATCH GAMES: All men's and women's basketball home games will be video streamed for free through the MorganStateBears.com website. The latest broadcast and video stream information will always be listed on men's and women's basketball schedule pages at MorganStateBears.com.
 
MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RADIO: All home games and select away games for MSU men's and women's basketball will once again be available through Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com). Lamont Germany will handle play-by-play responsibilities and will also host pre-game and post-game shows. Including exclusive interviews with members of the teams and women's coach Ed Davis and men's coach Kevin Broadus. Fans can download the HSRN app for free and listen to the MSU broadcasts from anywhere. Simply search for HSRN when using the iHeartRadio app.

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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 126 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.