Game 10
Opponent: Central Pennsylvania College Knights (1-4, 0-1 USCAA)
Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024
Site: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md.
Time: Sunday – 2:00 p.m.
Broadcast: HSRN (HSRN.com)
Live Stats: www.morganstatebears.com
Series: MSU leads 1-0
Coaches: MSU - Kevin Broadus (71-81, 6th yr) | CPC - Gary Martin (1-4, 1st yr)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.centralpennknights.com
 

SETTING THE STAGE
• The Morgan State University men's basketball team will face the Central Penn College Knights on Sunday (Dec. 1) at 2 p.m. (EST) inside Hill Field House. The game will be broadcast by the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN.com). 

• Wynston Tabbs leads the Bears by averaging 16.4 points on 45 shooting from the field and 97 percent shooting from the free throw line. He is also adding 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 26.4 minutes. Amahrie Simpkins is also averaging double-figures for the Bears with 13.7 points to go along with 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals.

• Graduate student Wynston Tabbs and redshirt senior forward Will Thomas were named to the preseason All-MEAC first team. In addition, redshirt senior Kameron Hobbs has been named to the preseason All-MEAC Third Team. Tabbs started in 19 of 24 games and earned All-MEAC Second Team honors. He averaged 14.8 points and finished the regular season ranked No. 6 in the MEAC in scoring, including a career-high 38 points versus UMBC on Dec. 26. Thomas started in 24 of 30 games and finished the 2023-24 season as an All-MEAC Second Team selection. He averaged 14.0 points a game with a nearly absurd shooting efficiency as he's converted 47 percent from the field (ranked No. 2). Hobbs had an impressive season, starting in 27 of the 31 games he played and showcasing his skills on the court for an average of 31.0 minutes per game. His scoring ability was evident as he averaged 10.1 points per game, while his 35 percent from beyond the arc (47-133). 

• MSU returns veteran guards Rob Lawson (8.9 ppg), and Amahrie Simpkins (8.7 ppg)  from the starting lineup and added several newcomers including guard Pierce Shirk from Georgia Southern, guard forward Jayden Socka from Prince George's C.C., forward Marland Harris from West Los Angeles College, and forward Logan Schayes from Beacon College via the transfer portal. 

• Morgan's roster includes one freshman, four sophomores, seven juniors, four seniors and a graduate student.

SCOUTING CENTRAL PENN
• Central Penn, a Division II member, is led by head coach Gary Martin who enters his first season as the Knights' head basketball coach. The Knights posted a 9-18 overall record during the 2023-24 campaign, going 4-4 in USCAA play.

• Central Penn currently has a 1-4 overall record and have lost their last two games.

• The Knights enter Sunday's contest averaging 70.6 points per game on 53 percent shooting from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc. CPC are averaging 9.2 assists and 6.4 steals per game.

• Sophomore guard Dahsan King (Hartford, Conn.) leads the Knights' squad averaging a team-high 13.6 points per game and is shooting 52 percent from the field and 90 percent from the charity stripe.

THE SERIES VS. CENTRAL PENN
• MSU leads the series 1-0.

• November 6, 2019 — Stanley Davis scored 14 points, David Syfax Jr. added 13 points and Morgan State made Kevin Broadus a winner in his first game as coach of the Bears with a 71-44 win over Central Pennsylvania before a raucous crowd at Hill Field House. Junior Troy Baxter finished with 11 points and seven blocked shots.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARS
BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov. 27, 2024) - Marcus Banks Jr. had a team-high 14 points to help UMBC defeat Morgan State 92-69 to run the Retrievers to back-to-back wins on Wednesday afternoon at The Peake.

• Bryce Johnson and Devan Sapp each scored in double-figures. Johnson had 11 points (4-7 FG) with a game-high six assists, while Sapp added 10 points (5-6 FT) with three boards.

• Senior guard Ahmarie Simpkins scored 14 points of his 16 points in the first half, while adding a game-high 11 rebounds. Wynston Tabbs, who scored 38 points against UMBC last season, was held to 2 points in the first half and finished the game with 16 points on 6-for-14 shooting.

THE SCHEDULE
• Morgan State opens the season at home Nov. 4 against Division II Frostburg State, with Division I newcomer Mercyhurst visiting Hill Field House two days later. The Bears will play seven of their first 11 games at home, including a Nov. 24 date with local rival Towson.

• December brings trips to three power conference opponents: Xavier (Dec. 10), Iowa State (Dec. 22) and Minnesota (Dec. 29). The Bears open MEAC play Jan. 4 at home against South Carolina State and will play their last home game March 3 against Delaware State.

• The regular-season finale is three days later at Coppin State, followed the next week by the MEAC tournament in Norfolk, Va.

 

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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.