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Game 5
Opponent: North Carolina A&T Aggies (2-1)
Date: Tuesday 18, 2025
Site: Hill Field House, Baltimore, Md.
Game Time: 7 p.m. EST
Series Record: N.C. A&T leads 56-36
Live Stream: ESPN+ | Phil Schoener (Play-by-Play), Kurt Smallwood (Analyst)
Live Stats: here
MSU Coaches: MSU -Kevin Broadus (83-96, 7th yr) • N.C. A&T - Monte' Ross (16-51, 3rd yr)
Websites: www.MorganStateBears.com | www.ncataggies

SETTING THE STAGE
• The Morgan State Bears (1–3) are set to host the North Carolina A&T Aggies (2–1) on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. (EST) inside Hill Field House.

• Morgan State lost the last meeting against the Aggies on Nov. 20, 2024, falling 86-83 at Corbett Sports Center.  Ryan Forrest paced the Aggies with a game-high 33 points while Nikolaos Chitikoudis had 13 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks. Morgan's Wynston Tabbs finished with 16 points to lead four Bears in double-figures.

• Senior guard Alfred Worrell Jr. played in 32 games and averaged 6.5 points and 1.6 rebounds as a junior at Southern Mississippi last season. He shot 38 percent from the floor, 33 percent from distance, and 87 percent from the free throw line. He enters Tuesday's matchup averaging 14.3 points on 32 percent shooting from the field.

• Rob Lawson has emerged as a major spark off the bench to open the 2025–26 season. The senior guard led the Bears with a game-high 20 points, adding five rebounds and four assists in 29 minutes at Georgetown on Nov. 11. He followed that effort with another 20-point outing against Central Penn at Hill Field House. He's averaging 15.3 points on 38 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent from beyond the arc..

• Graduate guard Walter Peggs Jr. was a BOXTOROW DII HBCU All-America First Team selection as a standout at Spring Hill College. He became the program's leading scorer in the Division-II era, with 1,137 career points. He also broke the team's two-year career points per game record, averaging 21.3 points per game over two seasons.

• Graduate center Dallas James spent four seasons at South Carolina State before joining the Indiana Hoosiers in 2024-25.

• Graduate guard Elijah Davis transferred from Bowie State, where he started in every game (30) and averaged 10 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.9 steals, and 31.8 minutes. He also played for Mississippi Valley State (2021-22), Walter State C.C. (2022-23), and Incarnate Word (2023-24). He's currently averaging 10.3 points, 4.3 assists, and 3.0 rebounds.

SCOUTING N.C. A&T
• North Carolina A&T Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III announced the appointment of Monté Ross as the new head men's basketball coach on April 10, 2023. Ross became the 14th head coach in the history of the A&T men's basketball program.  A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Ross has spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Temple Owls. Before landing with the Owls, Ross spent 10 seasons (2006-16) as the head coach for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Delaware Blue Hens. 

• The head coaches of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) picked the Aggies to finish last in the 13-team CAA league. A&T's top five scorers from a year ago all transferred. Before third-year head coach Monté Ross coached his first game at A&T, three of A&T's top four scorers transferred.

• The Aggies have five returning players. Guard Bryson Ogletree and center Efstratios Kalliontzis became starters after a tremendous turnover occurred during last season. Returning guard Jalal McKie came off the bench, center Will Felton had his season cut short for the third straight year because of an injury, and Chanler Montgomery played sparingly.

• The Aggies are led by redshirt junior guard  Lureon Walker, who is averaging 23 points and 3.3 rebounds through three games. Redshirt freshman guard Lewis Walker is contributing 19 points and 5.3 rebounds off the bench, while redshirt sophomore forward Zamoku Weluche-Ume adds 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds.

• Freshman guard Brooklyn Vick leads the Aggies in assists (3.0), and 6-foot-11 sophomore Amadou Doumbia is averaging 6.0 boards per game.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE AGGIES
• Nov. 13, 2025 -- N.C. A&T recorded an 89-83 win against NAIA school Washington Adventist last Thursday night at Corbett Sports Center. Lureon Walker posted a season-high 25 on 8-for-15 shooting from the floor and 2-for-3 shooting from 3-point range in 32 minutes played. Redshirt freshman Lewis Walker came off the bench and played the role of a Swiss army knife, scoring a season-best 25 points to go along with eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals. The Aggies were just 30-for-54 (.556) from the free throw line.

THE SERIES
• N.C. A&T  leads the series 56-36

• Nov. 20, 2024 -- An early double-digit deficit and clutch baskets down the stretch from North Carolina A&T proved to be too much for Morgan State to overcome in an 86-83 road loss at Corbett Sports Center.  Ryan Forrest paced the Aggies with a game-high 33 points (9-15 FG), while bigman Nikolaos Chitikoudis had 13 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks. Morgan star guard Wynston Tabbs finished with 16 points to lead four Bears in double-figures.

• January 16, 2017 -- Junior guard Tiwian Kendley scored a game-high 21 points to help lead the Morgan State Bears to an 82-53 victory over the North Carolina A&T Aggies at Hill Field House. Kendley's three-pointer gave the Bears a 71-47 advantage with 6:13 remaining in the game. It would be stretched to a 30-point margin near the game's end. Carr (19.2 ppg, 9.6 rpg) was sidelined due to a foot injury.

UP NEXT
The Bears will travel to face Old Dominion on Friday, November 21, at Chartway Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. EST.

AT THE HELM
• Kevin Broadus is in his seventh season at the helm of the program, having been named 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 numerous challenges at the onset of his tenure at Morgan, including navigating the rebuilding of a program under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• During the 2024–25 season, the Bears finished with an overall record of 14–18, highlighted by a balanced 7–7 mark in MEAC play. The performance mirrored that of the previous season, when Morgan State went 11–20 overall, while also posting a .500 record in conference competition. In 2022–23, the Bears finished 15–15 overall and 7–7 in the MEAC, following a 13–15 campaign in 2021–22 that saw them place fourth in the league standings and reach the MEAC Tournament semifinals. The year prior, in 2021, Morgan advanced all the way to the MEAC Tournament championship game.
• Before Morgan, Broadus worked at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was 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 several local Baltimore talents such as DeJuan Summers, Brandon Herbert, LaFonta Johnson, and Henry Sims.

WHO'S OUT
Kameron Hobbs (Stockbridge, Ga./Dutchtown HS), Wynston Tabbs (Suitland, Md./St. Mary's Ryken School HS), Amahrie Simpkins (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and Will Thomas (Baltimore, Md./Mervo HS) wrapped up their collegiate careers and graduated last spring. 
• Hobbs, a BOXTOROW HBCU First Team All-American, passed Jimmy Fields (139) to become No. 6 on Morgan State's all-time 3-point field goals leaderboard. He completed his career with 150 3-pointers.

WHO'S BACK
The Bears return three starters from last year's team, bringing back guard Rob Lawson and forward Trent Edwards. MSU also returns Christian Oliver, who was on the squad during the 2023-24 season.

WHO'S IN 
The Bears have added several newcomers to the 2025-26 roster: G Elijah Davis (Bowie State), G Alfred Worrell Jr. (Southern Mississippi), and G Christian Meeks (Waubonsee C.C.). Newcomers also include F  Eugene Alvin (Florida Southwestern) and F Manok Lual (Frostburg State), along with C Dallas James, a transfer from Indiana.

RETURNING PRODUCTION NUMBERS 
Morgan State returns 16.6 percent of its scoring, 18.7 percent of its rebounding, and 23.8 percent of its minutes played totals from last year's team. The team leaders in field goal percentage (Rob Lawson - .350), three-point percentage (Rob Lawson, .379), free throw percentage (Rob Lawson., .747), rebounding (Rob Lawson - 2.6 rpg), assists (Rob Lawson, 2.4), steals (Rob Lawson, 0.9), blocked shots (Trent Edwards, 1.0), and minutes played (Rob Lawson, 26.7).  Rob Lawson (23) is the only returner who has started in at least five (5) games a year ago.

HOME GROWN
Morgan State has five (5) players from the DMV (D.C., Maryland & Metropolitan-D.C.) area. Senior guard Rob Lawson is from Capitol Heights and played at National Christian Academy. Veteran guard Elijah Davis hails from Severn, Md., and played at Incarnate Word. Redshirt senior forward Jayden Socka is from Silver Spring, Md., and attended Springbrook HS. Graduate student guard Alfred Worrell Jr. and freshman David Bumpass are from Washington, D.C. Worrell went to Montgomery Blair HS, and Bumpass attended Friendship Tech Prep Academy.

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION
Graduate student Walter Peggs Jr., a transfer from Spring Hill College, was named to the preseason All-MEAC Third Team.
• Peggs was a BOXTOROW Division II HBCU All-America First Team selection and became the first player in program history to earn two BOXTOROW HBCU All-America honors. He was also a SIAC First Team All-Conference pick and was named to the NABC Honors Court.
• At Spring Hill, Peggs became the program's Division II era career scoring leader with 1,137 points and set the two-year career scoring average record at 21.3 points per game. He started all 26 games last season, averaging a career-best 26.0 points and 35.6 minutes per game. Peggs totaled 676 points to set the program's Division II single-season scoring record, while adding 92 rebounds. He also set Division II era records with 99 made three-pointers and 151 made free throws. Peggs shot career highs of 48.2% (213-442) from the field, 42.1% (99-235) from three-point range, and 87.8% (151-172) from the free-throw line.

TABBED TO FINISH FOURTH
The Morgan State men's basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's preseason poll, announced by the conference today.
• The 2025-26 Bears earned 73 total points in the voting. Norfolk State claimed 12 first-place votes and 118 points total as the defending MEAC champions. Howard (97 pts) was selected second, followed by South Carolina State in third place (90 pts). Delaware State (70 pts), North Carolina Central (70 pts), Maryland Eastern Shore (31 pts), and Coppin State (27 pts) rounded out the league's predicted order of finish.