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Game 5
Opponent: Utah Valley
Date: Friday, November 18, 2022
Site: Montego Bay Covention Centre, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Game Time: 7 p.m. EST
Live Stats: here
Live Stream: HBCUGO - here
Radio: n/a
MSU Coaches: MSU -Kevin Broadus (43-42 (4th season) • Utah Valley - Mark Madsen - 44-44 (4th Season)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.gouvu.com
SETTING THE STAGE
The Morgan State University men's basketball team will travel sunny Montego Bay, Jamaica to compete in the Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic. The Bears take on the Utah Valley Wolverines Friday night in the Montego Bay Convention Centre. The two schools will meet for the first time. Morgan will continue play in the Rose Hall Division when they take on Queens/Green Bay on Sunday, Nov. 20. Tip-off is set for 5/7:30 p.m.
• Akron's Enrique Freeman scored a team-high 17 points and Trendon Hankerson hit a pair of critical 3-pointers late as Akron held on late to defeat Morgan State Tuesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena. Senior guard Isaiah Burke led the Bears with a game-high 18 points and connected on 4-of-8 3-pointers. Senior Malik Miller was he only other Bear to score in double-figures as he finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
• Malik Miller scored on a backdoor pass from Collin Nnamene to cut the lead to 50-49 with 7 minutes remaining before a 9-0 run over the course of the next 3 minutes was enough to permanently stay out front.
SCOUTING UTAH VALLEY
• Utah Valley is led by fourth-year Head Coach Mark Madsen, who guided the Wolverines to a 20-win season in 2021-22, finishing with a 20-12 overall record. Madsen is a two-time NBA champion, former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach, and a Stanford Athletics Hall of Famer.
• Nov. 15, 2022 -- Justin Harmon scored 19 points and Le'Tre Darthard added 18 to lead Utah Valley in a heartbreaking 68-65 overtime road loss to ACC foe Wake Forest on Tuesday night at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
• Utah Valley returns eight players, including three starters from last year's team that won 20 games. Starters Le'Tre Darthard, Blaze Nield, and Tim Fuller return to the squad. Darthard ranked fourth on the team in scoring at nearly 10 points a game and led the Wolverines with 44 buckets from long range. Nield averaged 6.9 points and led the team in assists at 3.8 per game. Fuller averaged 6.8 points and pulled down 4.4 boards a game. Fuller also ranked second in the WAC and led UVU with a 58.1 percent mark from the field.
• Utah Valley was selected seventh in the Western Athletic Conference's Preseason Poll ... The Wolverines, who finished 20-12 in league play a year ago, received 85 points in a poll of WAC coaches and select media members.
• Senior guard Trey Woodbury (Las Vegas, Nevada) was named the WAC's Preseason First Team .. .He earned All-WAC honors in 2020-21 after leading the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game and assists at 3.7 a contest. He also averaged 4.0 rebounds and nearly a steal per game during his junior campaign. He scored 20 or more points in seven games and dropped in a career-high 34 points in UVU's WAC Tournament game against New Mexico State in 2021.
• VCU welcomes seven newcomers to this year's squad, including Michigan transfers Brandon Johns Jr. and Zeb Jackson, as well as former Hartford sharpshooter David Shriver.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS
November 15, 2022 -- Akron senior guard Enrique Freeman scored a team-high 17 points and Trendon Hankerson hit a pair of critical 3-pointers late as Akron held on late to defeat Morgan State Tuesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena.
• Freeman connected on 7-of-13 from the floor and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds for Akron.
• Senior guard Isaiah Burke led the Bears with a game-high 18 points and connected on 4-of-8 3-pointers ... Senior Malik Miller was he only other Bear to score in double-figures as he finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists.
• Akron turned over Morgan State 15 times and scored 12 points off those miscues.
• Akron played to a 40-28 halftime lead in a highly contest and physical game at JAR Arena.
• Isaiah Burke buried a three-pointer and scored 7 points as part of a 16-2 run to start the second half. Malik Miller scored on a layup to give the Bears a 44-42 lead with just under 14 minutes left to go.
• The Bears made life tough for the Zips on the offensive end of the floor as Akron went on a 7-minute scoring drought.
• Sammy Hunter scored on a baseline dunk with 12:27 to tie the game at 44 with 12 minutes remaining. Collin picks up the team's 7th foul tied 44-44 with 12 to go.
JERSEY MIKE'S JAMAICA CLASSIC
Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic returns to Montego Bay, Jamaica this November 18-20, featuring an all-star line-up of college basketball teams. Eight teams from eight conferences will go head-to-head in this early season Round Robin tournament at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
• The 2022 roster includes the return of Georgetown and Loyola Marymount University, and new additions Wake Forest, LaSalle, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Morgan State, Utah Valley, and Queens University.
• Returning teams, Georgetown and Loyola Marymount, will be joined by several new entrants, including Wake Forest's Demon Deacons who finished fifth in the ACC 2021-22 regular season.
INVESCO QQQ LEGACY CLASSIC
The Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, a college basketball showcase featuring Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) created by actor and producer Michael B. Jordan, WME Sports (the sports division of WME, an Endeavor company), Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, and Scout Sports and Entertainment, a division of Horizon Media, announced the second installment of the showcase will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
• This year's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) men's college basketball showcase will feature Morgan State University versus Delaware State University and Norfolk State University versus Hampton University competing in a doubleheader airing on TNT.
OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
Offensively, Morgan is currently averaging 79.0 points thru its first four games.
• Morgan exploded for 130 points in its home opener versus Penn State Allegheny.
• The Bears are shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Bears averaged 75.0 points (No. 2 in MEAC) thru 28 games during the 2022-23 season.
BEAR DEFENSE
Defensively, Morgan State limits its opponents to scoring 69.8 points per game on 42.4 percent shooting from the floor and 26.8 percent from 3-point range, allowing 5.5 long distance strikes per night. The Bears have caused 93 turnovers (23.3 to/g) with 53 steals (13.3 stl/g) and 23 blocked shots (6.0 blk/g). Morgan State is slightly outrebounded by the opponent with a -1.7 margin as the opponent grabbed 149 total boards (37.2 rebs/g) compared to the 156 total rebounds (39.0 rebs/g) secured.
HOME COOKING
• Morgan completed the 2021-22 season with an 8-3 mark inside Hill Field House.
• The last time the Bears lost at home was against North Carolina Central (74-64) ... their previous loss was on Jan. 23, 2022 against Howard (91-82) on Jan. 23, 2022.
• Morgan has started the 2022-23 season 1-0 at home.
NON-CONFERENCE
• The Bears are off to a 1-3 start n non-conference play so far this season.
• Morgan State went 5-8 in non-conference play in the 2021-22 season.
• Last season, MSU went 4-0 at home, 0-7 in road games and 1-1 in neutral site games.
AT THE HELM
• Kevin Broadus is entering his fourth season at the helm of the program after being named as the men's head basketball coach in 2019.
• The Broadus-led Bears team compiled several significant victories over non-conference competition in this most recent season, elevating the caliber of wins for a program that aims to compete at a championship level within the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Broadus demonstrated exemplary leadership while successfully overcoming a number of challenges at the onset of his tenure at Morgan, including having to navigate rebuilding a program under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• In Broadus' debut season, Morgan State went 15-16, its largest victory total since 2013-14. Then in the midst of a pandemic, the Bears produced a 14-8 mark --- their best winning percentage since going 27-10 and making the NCAA tournament in 2009-10. This past season, Morgan finished with a record of 13-15 overall, and placed fourth in the MEAC standings with a 7-6 record while advancing to the MEAC Tournament semifinals game.
• Prior to Morgan, Broadus worked at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he has been one of the nation's best recruiters as the top assistant on Mark Turgeon's coaching staff. Broadus was influential in the successful NCAA tournament run for the Terps.
• Consistently ranked in the top 20 nationally for recruiting, Broadus was instrumental in signing a number of local Baltimore talents such as DeJuan Summers, Brandon Herbert, LaFonta Johnson, and Henry Sims.
WHO'S OUT
• Trevor Moore (Houston, Texas), Sherwyn Devonish (Bladensburg, Md.), Lagio Grantsaan (Utrecht, The Netherlands), Seventh Woods (Columbia, S.C.), Chad Venning (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Keith McGee (Rochester, N.Y.), Elijah Bowens (Bowie, Md.), Myles Douglas (Edgewood, Md.) and De'Torrion Ware (Hopkinsville Ky.) wrapped up their Morgan careers last spring.
WHO'S BACK
The Bears return four starters from last year's team, bringing back guards Malik Miller, and Isaiah Burke. MSU also returns guards Will Thomas along with forwards Ty Horner and Collin Nnamene.
WHO'S IN
The Bears have added several newcomers to the 2021-22 roster: G Daiquan Copeland, G Kevon Wiggins,G Chase Williams, G Kamron Hobbs, G Robert Lawson, F Djonkam Lewis, F David McCullough, and F Khalil Turner.
RETURNING PRODUCTION NUMBERS
Morgan State returns 29.2 percent of its scoring, 28.7 percent of its rebounding and 29.0 percent of its minutes played totals from last year's team. The team leaders in field goal percentage (Malik Miller - .552), three-point percentage (Isaiah Burke, .410), free throw percentage (Miller, .605), rebounding (Miller - 8.8 rpg), assists (Burke, 2.0), steals (Malik, 2.0), blocked shots (Miller, 0.7). and minutes played (Burke, 22.8). Two (2) players who started in at least five (5) games a year ago also return - Miller (16) and Horner (9).
HOME GROWN
Morgan State has seven players from the DMV (D.C., Maryland & Metropolitan-D.C.) area. Senior guard Isaiah Burke is from Annapolis and was a prep standout at Bowie HS, while senior guard Malik Miller hails from Washington, D.C. and played at Friendship Tech Prep. Junior guard Will Thomas is from Baltimore and played at Mervo HS. Bowie State transfer David McCullough is a product of Bowie, Md. and played at Riverdale Baptist HS. Freshman guard Chase Williams is from Waldorf, Md. and was a prep standout at Grace Brethren HS.
BROADUS' STAFF
Morgan State head basketball coach Kevin Broadus' coaching staff consists of assistant coaches Chretien Lukusa, Keith Goodie and Larry Stewart.
• Lukusa enters his first year as associate head coach with Morgan State Basketball, after serving the previous three years as an assistant coach with the program.Prior to Morgan State, Lukusa spent five years on staff at Binghamton University, three years as an assistant. In his time at Morgan State, Lukusa has contributed many facets of the program, including recruiting, player development, and scheduling.
. A 2011 Binghamton graduate who also earned his master's degree at the University, Lukusa returned to the program in 2014. After serving two seasons as the coordinator of player development, Lukusa earned a promotion to assistant coach in Summer 2016.
• Goodie enters his enters his first season as a member of Broadus' coaching staff for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Goodie comes to Morgan State after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Delaware State University from 2020-21 under head coach Eric Skeeters. Prior to the Hornets, he was a member of Todd Bozeman's staff at Morgan State from 2007-to-2015.
• Stewart's most recent stop was as an assistant coach at fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member Maryland Eastern Shore (2019-21). A standout player at Coppin State from 1988-1991, Stewart led the Eagles to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1990 and first ever National Invitational Tournament in 1991. Stewart signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Washington Bullets (now Washington Wizards) in 1991.
THE SCHEDULE
Morgan State will have a coast-to-coast presence --- and even make an international venture --- during nonconference play.
• The Bears open Nov. 7 against Xavier, a Big East school coming off an NIT title. Three nights later, Morgan State begins its 12-game home slate against Penn State Allegheny.
• The Bears will also visit Virginia Commonwealth before playing two games in the Jamaica Classic on Nov. 18 and 20 before heading west to meet Loyola Marymount on Nov. 23. The highlight of the December slate is a Dec. 22 trip to Arizona, which is coming off a Pac-12 championship.
|• MEAC play begins Jan. 7 against North Carolina Central. Another January highlight is defending league champion Norfolk State's trek to Hill Field House on Jan. 23.
• The final nonconference game is actually against a MEAC opponent. The Bears will meet Delaware State on Feb. 4 in the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic in Newark, N.J. Morgan State closes the regular season with three out of its last four at home, including a Senior Night showdown March 2 against crosstown rival Coppin State, before its annual trip to the MEAC tournament March 8-11 in Norfolk, Va.
PREDICTED TO FINISH SECOND IN THE MEAC
The Morgan State men's basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's preseason poll.
• The 2022-23 Bears earned 81 total points in the voting. Norfolk State claimed 15 first place votes and 127 points total as the defending MEAC champions. North Carolina Central (102 pts) was selected second, followed by Howard in third place (93 pts). Coppin State (67 pts), Maryland Eastern Shore (46 pts), Delaware State (30 pts) and South Carolina State (30 pts) rounded out the league's predicted order of finish.
• Senior guard Malik Miller was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.
• The 2023 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 8-11 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.
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 high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 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.
