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Game 9
Opponent: High Point (4-3)
Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Site: Qubein Arena, High Point, N.C.
Game Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Series Record: Tied 2-3
Live Stats: www.highpointpanthers.com
Live Stream: ESPN+
Coaches: MSU - Kevin Broadus (59-60, 5th yr) | HPU - Alan Huss (4-3, 1st yr)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.highpointpanthers.com
SETTING THE STAGE
• The Morgan State University men's basketball team will play the High Point Panthers on Wednesday (Nov. 29) at 7 p.m. (EST) inside Qubein Arena in High Point, N.C. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
• Kamron Hobbs scored a team-high 11 points in Morgan's 67-58 loss at Towson on Sunday. High Point will enter the matchup looking to build upon a 122-73 home win against University of Mount Olive.
• Redshirt junior guard Kamron Hobbs and redshirt junior forward Will Thomas were named to the preseason All-MEAC second team. Last season, Hobbs started in 16 of 31 games played and averaged 28.1 minutes. He averaged 8.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and shot 44.7 percent from the field and 45 percent (45-100) from 3-point territory. Hobbs also averaged 2.7 assists (ranked No. 10 in MEAC) and 1.4 steals. He scored in double-figures 13 times, including a season-high 24 points versus Delaware State (Feb. 4). Thomas started in 8 of 29 games played last season and averaged 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and shot 43.4 percent from the field and 34 percent (16-47) from 3-point territory. He scored in double-figures 10 times, scored 20 or more points five times, and poured in a season-high 27 points (11-22 FG) and grabbed 11 rebounds versus Norfolk State (Jan. 23).
• Several newcomers could make an impact for the Bears this season. Morgan added guard Wynston Tabbs from East Carolina, guard Kiran Oliver from New Mexico State, and forward Myles Thompson from Saint Francis (Pa.) via the transfer portal.
• Morgan's roster includes three freshman, three sophomores, seven juniors, and three seniors.
SCOUTING HIGH POINT
• High Point is led by head coach Alan Huss who enters his first season as the Panthers' head basketball coach and the HPU's 14th men's basketeball head coach in program history. Huss spent the last six seasons at his alma mater Creighton University under the leadership of head coach Greg McDermott. Before returning to his alma mater, Huss had a three-year stint at the University of New Mexico as an assistant coach.
• High Point enters the 2023-24 season picked to finish seventh in the Big South Conference preseason basketball poll. The defending Big South Tournament Champions and NCAA first round appearance, UNC Asheville was the favorite pick earning 166 points with 16 first-place votes.
• High Point returns one starter and five members from the 2022-23 season, and adds 11 new members to the 2023-24 squad, including seven transfers and four freshman.
• High Point currently has a 4-3 overall record.
• Nov. 26, 2023 - High Point returned to the Qubein Center and defeated Mount Olive 122-73. With the 122 points scored in the game, the Panthers recorded the second most points scored in a single game in program history. Overall, the team shot and shared the ball exceptionally well, shooting 57.7% from the field, 44.4% from the three-point line and 77.4% from the free throw line while totaling 24 assists as a team.
• High Point enters Wednesday's contest averaging 92.1 points per game on 47 percent shooting from the field and 39 percent from behind the arc. The Panthers are averaging 13.7 assists and 4.7 steals per game.
• Junior 6-3 guard Duke Miles (Montgomery, Ala.) is leading the Panthers' squad averaging a team-high 18.6 points per game and is shooting 60 percent from the field and averaging 2.0 rebounds.
• Graduate student 6-7 forward Abdoulaye Thiam (Fort Washington, Md.) is averaging 15.3 points on 50 percent shooting from the floor and 47 percent from three.
THE SERIES VS. HIGH POINT
• The series is tied 2-3.
• High Point has won the last two meetings, while the Bears won the first two meetings.
• Senior Anthony Lindaur hit a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer in High Point's 62-61 win at Morgan State. The Panthers trailed by 20 in the second half before ending the game on a 31-10 run on Nov. 28, 2016 inside Hill Hield House.Phillip Carr scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Bears while Kyle Thomas finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
• Morgan's last win against High Point was an 85-74 win on Dec. 18, 2013 at Hill Field House. Morgan was led by Justin Black's 23 points and six steals. Ian Chiles scored 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting and Anthony Hubbard had 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Redshirt-sophomore John Brown led the Panthers with 26 points, including 14 free throws.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS
TOWSON, Md. (Nov. 26, 2023) - Tyler Tejada had 15 points to help Towson defeat Morgan State 67-58 and snap a 3-game losing streak on Sunday night at TU Arena.
• Tejada, freshman from Teaneck, N.J., finished with a team-high 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting and added three rebounds to lead four Tigers in double-figures.
• Redshirt freshman guard Dylan Williamson scored 10 points (4-9 FG) in 25 minutes. Charles Thompson, a graduate student 6-7 forward, added a game-high 10 rebounds and 10 points with three blocked shots in 34 minutes. Chase Paar added 10 points with five boards in 17 minutes off the bench.
• Redshirt junior guard Kamron Hobbs 5-10 guard paced the Bears with 11 points and connected on 4-of-6 free throws in 32 minutes off the bench.
• Junior guard Amahrie Simpkins chipped in 10 points with six rebounds in 33 minutes. Sophomore guard Kiran Oliver and redshirt-senior guard Winston Tabbs added 8 points apiece.
• Towson connected on 42 percent of their shots from the field and 31.3 percent from behind the arc while the Bears shot 39 percent from the field and connected on 5 of 15 (.333) 3-pointers.
• Christian May would find his shooting stroke, drilling back-to-back triples in the right corner to give Towson their largest lead of the game at 14 with nine to go.
• Towson dominated the paint to lead 41-29 at halftime.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK
• Morgan scored 100 points in their home-opener vs. Cheney University of Pa. (11/9/23).
• Morgan scored 100 or more points twice during the 2022-23 season.
• The Bears recorded 130 points in the home-opener vs. Penn State Allegheny (11/11/22).
• Morgan registered 123 points in a home win vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11/29/22).
HOME COOKING
• Morgan completed the 2022-23 regular season 10-2 at home.
• The Bears had an 11-game home winning streak snapped by UMES on Jan. 30.
• 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 is 2-0 at home so far this season.
NON-CONFERENCE RECAP
• Morgan is off to a 2-6 record in non-conference play so far this season.
• The Bears registered a 8-9 record in their non- conference slate of games during the 2022-23 season (Feb. 4 vs. Delaware State was officially logged as a non-conference contest).
AT THE HELM
• Kevin Broadus is entering his fifth season at the helm of the program after being named as the men's head basketball coach in 2019.
• The Broadus-led Bears team has compiled several significant victories over non-conference competition, 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.
• This past season, Morgan finished with a record of 15-16 overall, and went 7-7 in MEAC play. In 2021-22, the Bears went 13-15 overall, and placed fourth in the MEAC standings with a 7-6 record while advancing to the MEAC Tournament semifinals game. Morgan advanced to the MEAC Tournament championship game in 2021.
• 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
• Malik Miller (Washington, D.C.), Khalil Turner (Philadelphia, Pa.), Isaiah Burke (Bowie, Md.), Daiquan Copeland (Philadelphia, Pa.), Lewis Djonkam(Springfield, Va.), Toto Fagbenle (London, England), Collin Nnamene (Enugu State, Nigeria), David McCullough (Bowie, Md.) and Ty Horner (Sisters, Ore.) wrapped up their Morgan careers last spring.
WHO'S BACK
The Bears return one starter from last year's team, bringing back guard Kamron Hobbs. MSU also returns forward Will Thomas along with guards Rob Lawson and Kevon Wiggins.
WHO'S IN
The Bears have added several newcomers to the 2023-24 roster: G Wynston Tabbs, G Demajion Topps, F Myles Thompson, G Kiran Oliver, G Amahrie Simpkins, F Daniel Akiotoby, F Trent Edwards, F Staccardo Washington, G Marvin Brimage, F Christian Oliver, G Tytan Newton, F Allen Udemadu, and G Xavier Valley.
RETURNING PRODUCTION NUMBERS
Morgan State returns 30.2 percent of its scoring, 24.5 percent of its rebounding and 34.3 percent of its minutes played totals from last year's team. The team leaders in field goal percentage (Kamron Hobbs - .447), three-point percentage (Hobbs, .450), free throw percentage (Hobbs, .806), rebounding (Kyle Thomas - 3.9 rpg), assists (Hobbs, 2.7), steals (Hobbs, 1.4), blocked shots (Thomas, 0.2). and minutes played (Hobbs, 28.1). Two (2) players who started in at least five (5) games a year ago.
HOME GROWN
Morgan State has six (6) players from the DMV (D.C., Maryland & Metropolitan-D.C.) area. Redshirt junior forward Will Thomas is from Baltimore and was a prep standout at Mervo HS, while sophomore guard Rob Lawson is from Capitol Heights and played at National Christian Academy, and freshman guard Staccardo Washington played at Dr. Henry A. Wise HS and is from Upper Marlboro. East Carolina transfer Wynston Tabbs hails from Suitland and played at St. Mary's Ryken School. Freshman guard Marvin Brimage is from Washington, D.C. and played at Jackson-Reed HS. Santa Monica College transfer Daniel Akitoby is a product of Fairfax, Va. and played at Falls Church HS.
THE SCHEDULE
The Bears won't ease into the season, opening the schedule Nov. 6 at Arizona. Another trip west comes later in the month with trips to Fresno State (Nov. 15) and Brigham Young (Nov. 18). Another high-profile game comes Dec. 27 with a visit to Virginia.
• "We're going to be battle tested," Broadus says. "The key is, we just have to be healthy, we have to be smart, we have to learn how to play together through adversity. I think once we do that, we're going to be really good."
• The home opener is Nov. 9 against Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Among the other highlights will be local foe UMBC visiting Hill Field House on Dec. 6, and James Madison making the trip to Morgan for a pre-Christmas matinee on Dec. 22.
• The Bears' MEAC opener is Jan. 6 at Maryland-Eastern Shore, followed two days later by a visit from Delaware State. The regular season ends with a four-game homestand, capped by a Senior Day showdown against crosstown rival Coppin State on March 7.
• "We just have to put it together," Broadus says. "I like what we've got. I think we have a good nucleus and I like how we're doing things."
PREDICTED TO FINISH FOURTH 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 2023-24 Bears earned 72 total points in the voting. Howard claimed 11 first place votes and 107 points total as the defending MEAC champions. Norfolk State (96 pts) was selected second, followed by North Carolina Central in third place (79 pts). Maryland Eastern Shore (55 pts), Delaware State (39 pts), Coppin State (30 pts) and South Carolina State (26 pts) rounded out the league's predicted order of finish.
• Redshirt junior guard Kamron Hobbs and redshirt junior forward Will Thomas were named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.
• The 2024 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 13-16 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, Jr. 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 100 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.
