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Game 18
Opponent: Delaware State (8-9, 1-0)
Date: Monday, January 8, 2024
Site: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md.
Game Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Series Record: MSU leads the series 66-44
Live Stream/Live Stats: www.morganstatebears.com
Radio: Heritage Sports Radion Network (HSRN)
Coaches: MSU - Kevin Broadus (61-67, 5th yr) | DSU - Stan Waterman (16-59, 3rd)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.dsuhornets.com
SETTING THE STAGE
• The Morgan State University men's basketball team return to the friendly confines of Hill Field House on Monday, January 8, to challenge the Delaware State Hornets. The conference matchup tips off at 7:30 p.m. (EST). The game will be streamed live via morganstatebears.com and broadcast by the Heritage Radio Sports Network (HSRN.com).
• Wynston Tabbs scored a game-high 20 points and Kamron Hobbs added 16 points as the Bears fell to Maryland Eastern Shore, 75-74, Saturday (Jan. 6). DSU (8-9, 1-0) defeated Coppin State 55-53 in conference action Saturday in Dover. Martaz Robinson led the Hornets with 13 points, six rebounds and five steals and DSU got 17-points off the bench.
• 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 DELAWARE STATE
• Stan Waterman, a legendary First State high school coach and administrator, USA Basketball coach and former college player, was announced as Delaware State University head men's basketball coach on June 4, 2021... In 30 seasons, Waterman led the Sanford School (Del.) boy's basketball program to 571 wins, 10 state championship games and eight titles, including the last two in 2021 and 2019.
• Delaware State was picked to finish sixth in the league. DSU finished seventh in the conference last season with a 4-10 record. Martaz Robinson received Preseason All-MEAC, as voted by the league's head coaches and sports information directors. Senior Robinson (Baltimore, MD.) was selected to the First Team, after playing all 30 games last season. He averaged 30.3 minutes and 11.8 points per game. Robinson received 2022-23 post-season honors being selected to third team All-MEAC. Brandon Stone and Jevin Muniz were Preseason All-MEAC Second Team selections.
• Senior 6-2 guard Martaz Robinson (Baltimore, Md./New Town HS) and 6-6 sophomore guard Jevin Muniz (Bethlehem, Pa.) currently lead the Hornets in scoring. Robinson is averaging 17.2 points (No. 2 in MEAC), 6.2 rebounds (No. 4) and is shooting 45.2% from the field and 83.8% from the free throw line. Muniz is averaging 13.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and is shooting 41.8 percent from the field. Freshman 6-2 guard Deywilk Tavarez (Pennsauken, N.J.) is averaging 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and is shooting 34.3% from the field and 34.4 percent from 3-point territory.
DSU by the Numbers
• 71.6: DSU is scoring by averaging 71.6 points per game.
• 17.2: The Hornets have been led by junior 6-7 forward Martaz Robinson who is averaging 17.2 points (ranks No. 2 in MEAC) with 6.2 rebounds (ranks No. 4) and is shooting 45 percent from the field (ranks No. 3).
• 73.3: On average DSU is giving up just over 70 points per contest to opponents.
• 5.1: The Hawks lead the MEAC in rebounding margin (+5.1).
THE SERIES
• Saturday's contest will mark the 111th meeting between the schools ... The Bears lead the series 66-44.
• Morgan's last win against Delaware State was on February 25, 2023 -- Morgan defended home court with a 83-78 win over Delaware State. Senior guard Isaiah Burke led four Bears in double-figures with 21 points, six assists and four boards. Junior guard Kamron Hobbs added 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting and had four assists. O'Koye Parker led the Hornets with a game-high 23 points (10-19) and four rebounds off the bench, while Martez Robinson finished with 20 points (7-10 FG) and game-high nine rebounds to go along with four assists and three steals.
• Delaware State's last win against Morgan was on January 28, 2023 -- Isaiah Burke scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Bears, but Delaware State guard Martaz Robinson (17 pts) hit the game-winning basket on a 12-foot jumper with 2.4 seconds left to give the Hornets a 64-62 victory over Morgan in a MEAC thriller in Memorial Hall. Kamron Hobbs led the reserves with 12 points off the bench and connected on 4-of-6 from the three and dished out four assists. Daiquan Copeland chipped in 11 points (4-10 FG) and led the Bears with eight rebounds.
• Morgan has collected an 11-5 record against the Hornets since 2017-18.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -Despite an up-and-down battle all afternoon, Morgan State blew a late lead and fell to Maryland Eastern Shore by a score of 75-74 on Saturday afternoon at the Hytche Athletic Center.
• Troy Hupstead, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Mount Vernon, N.Y., paced the Hawks with 14 points (5-14 FG) and finished with a game-high 13 rebounds. He also added three assists.
• Baltimore product Toby Nnadozie scored 11 points in 16 minutes, while junior guard Chace Davis chipped in 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting.
• Wynston Tabbs led the Bears with a game-high 20 points and connected on 4-of-7 3-pointers to go along with four boards and two steals in 28 minutes. Junior guard added 16 points (4-5 3FG) and had four rebounds, two assists and a block in 30 minutes. Will Thomas also scored in double-figures with 10 points in 24 minutes.
• Morgan connected on 48 percent (27-56) of their shots from the field and shot 9-of-19 from 3-point territory. Meanwhile, the Hawks shot 46 percent from the field and connected on just 4 of 16 3-pointers.
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 and a season-high 120 point explosion vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (Dec. 9).
• 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 4-2 at home so far this season.
LINE DANCING
The Bears' returning team includes four players who shot 70 percent or better from the free throw line this season.
• Morgan has converted 70.5 percent (177-251; ranks No. 6 in MEAC) from the stripe thru 17 games.
• Wynston Tabbs is shooting 82.5 percent (33-40) and Will Thomas is shooting 80.6 percent (29-36) from the stripe to lead the Bears ... Kamron Hobbs is shooting 78.3 percent (18-23).
• Last season, Morgan shot 68.8 percent (391-558; ranked No. 6 in MEAC) from the stripe, led by Kamron Hobbs who shot 80.6 percent (29-36) and Will Thomas 78.6 percent (33-42).
TABBS SHOOTING TO THE TOP
Redshirt senior guard Wynston Tabbs is averaging 15.7 points, and ranks No. 4 in the MEAC in scoring, netting a career-high 38 points vs. UMBC on Dec. 26.
• He is also shooting .825 from the free throw percentage, ranks No. 5 in field goal percentage (.400) and No. 9 in 3-pointers made per game (1.8 makes) from three-point range per game, he hit a career-high 6 vs. UMBC.
• Tabbs has made 23 of 67 three-point shots this season (34.3 percent).
• Tabbs returned to the floor against NJIT (Dec. 31) after missing the previous four games due to injury.
HOBBS DISHING OUT DIMES
Redshirt junior Kamron Hobbs has 62 assists in 17 games … he currently ranks No. 4 in the MEAC averaging 3.6 assists per game.
• He ranks No. 2 in the league in assist/turnover ratio (1.9).
• He set a new Morgan State record by dishing out 15 assists vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (Dec. 9) … the previous record was 14 held by Jerrell Green versus Coppin State on Dec. 7, 2006.
NON-CONFERENCE RECAP
• Morgan recorded a 4-12 mark in non-conference play 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, 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.
