North Carolina A&T Unlikely MEAC Champions
North Carolina A&T didn't exactly go from worst to first in the MEAC Tournament, but it was pretty close. The Aggies will be dancing after just an 8-8 conference record during the regular season.
MORGAN ST. BEARS
Last Game
| Final - 3.16.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| N.C. A&T Aggies | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| Morgan St. Bears | 28 | 26 | 54 |
Stories
NC A&T wins MEAC tournament
In a wire-to-wire close game in which neither team led by more than seven, North Carolina A&T held on to win its first MEAC tournament since 1995.
Morgan State, NC A&T fight for bid in MEAC final
The MEAC Tournament turned upside down as each of the top four seeds lost in the quarterfinals. That leaves Morgan State and North Carolina A&T a surprise opportunity for an NCAA Tournament bid.
Morgan State Suspends Head Coach Todd Bozeman Indefinitely Following Incident With Player
Morgan State head coach Todd Bozeman is in trouble again, this time after witnesses say he punched one of his own players in the face during a game.
St. Joe's Hawks Looks For Fifth Straight Win Tonight Against Morgan State
The St. Joesph Hawks looks for their fifth straight victory Wednesday, as they host the Morgan State Bears at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena (7 p.m.).
USC 65 - Morgan St. 62
Just some quick notes on USC's close win... Ripsit... The Trojans snap a 3-game losing skid with a comeback victory at Galen Center. After a dreadful scoring display against Cal Poly, USC...
USC Overcomes First-Half Deficit To Beat Morgan State, 65-62
Aaron Fuller scored 19 points to lead the USC Trojans to a 65-62 victory over the Morgan State Bears Tuesday night at Galen Center, snapping a three-game losing streak for the Trojans.
Game Recap: Xavier 74-63 Morgan St.
Xavier opened the season by stretching the legs a bit against Morgan St.
Xavier v. Morgan State: Preview
After seven grueling months of offseason, Xavier is finally ready to play ball again. Here's what to expect from the season opener.
Syracuse Basketball: The Club Trillion Standings
Every single player on the Syracuse roster played in last night's 97-55 romp over Morgan State. When that many walk-ons and bench players get involved, there's bound to be some serious Club...
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 71 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Old Dominion Monarchs | Saturday, November 10 2012 | loss 61 - 72 | coverage |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | Sunday, November 11 2012 | loss 73 - 74 | coverage |
| @ South Carolina Gamecocks | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 71 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Liberty Flames | Thursday, November 29 2012 | win 67 - 62 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Virginia Military Keydets | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 81 - 80 | coverage |
| @ Illinois St. Redbirds | Sunday, December 16 2012 | loss 68 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Virginia Cavaliers | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 57 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Loyola Marymount Lions | Thursday, December 27 2012 | loss 62 - 79 | coverage |
| @ San Diego Toreros | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 63 - 66 | coverage |
| January | |||
| St. Joseph's Hawks | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 60 - 70 | coverage |
| S. Carolina St. Bulldogs | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 76 - 60 | coverage |
| Savannah St. Tigers | Monday, January 14 2013 | loss 70 - 78 | coverage |
| @ Hampton Pirates | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 80 - 78 | coverage |
| @ Norfolk St. Spartans | Monday, January 21 2013 | loss 71 - 73 | coverage |
| @ N.C. A&T Aggies | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 55 - 52 | coverage |
| @ N.C. Central Eagles | Monday, January 28 2013 | loss 61 - 69 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Hampton Pirates | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 62 - 64 | coverage |
| Norfolk St. Spartans | Monday, February 04 2013 | loss 59 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Coppin St. Eagles | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 80 - 51 | coverage |
| @ Howard Bisons | Monday, February 11 2013 | win 53 - 51 | coverage |
| @ Md.-Eastern Shore Hawks | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 87 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Delaware St. Hornets | Monday, February 18 2013 | loss 50 - 52 | coverage |
| @ High Point Panthers | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 75 - 68 | coverage |
| Coppin St. Eagles | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 86 - 68 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Md.-Eastern Shore Hawks | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 58 - 45 | coverage |
| Delaware St. Hornets | Monday, March 04 2013 | win 66 - 47 | coverage |
| Florida A&M Rattlers | Thursday, March 07 2013 | win 78 - 67 | coverage |
| S. Carolina St. Bulldogs | Monday, March 11 2013 | win 61 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Savannah St. Tigers | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 64 - 61 | coverage |
| Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | Friday, March 15 2013 | win 82 - 71 | coverage |
| N.C. A&T Aggies | Saturday, March 16 2013 | loss 54 - 57 | coverage |
Roster
Morgan St. Bears Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauron Bailey | 21 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Justin Black | 5 | GUARD,FORWARD | 220 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Cedric Blossom | 34 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Blake Bozeman | 22 | GUARD | 170 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Ian Chiles | 50 | CENTER | 270 | 7-2 | junior | |
| Shaquille Duncan | 44 | FORWARD | 208 | 6-9 | sophomore | |
| Tyrece Edwards | 13 | GUARD | 170 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Thair Heath | 12 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-9 | junior | |
| Anthony Hubbard | 11 | GUARD | 225 | 6-5 | senior | |
| DeWayne Jackson | 32 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-8 | senior | |
| Christian Kabongo | 10 | GUARD | 200 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Donte Pretlow | 1 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Daon Riley | 33 | GUARD | 190 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Rasean Simpson | 3 | GUARD | 190 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Daryl Traynham | 0 | GUARD | 180 | 5-9 | junior | |
| Willis Turnipseed | 42 | FORWARD | 190 | 6-9 | sophomore |
Stats
Morgan St. Bears Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Justin Black | 32 | 33.3 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 43.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 61.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 14.2 |
| DeWayne Jackson | 32 | 32.1 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 44.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 27.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 65.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
| Anthony Hubbard | 32 | 28.2 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 46.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 26.2 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 57.5 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 11.4 |
| Ian Chiles | 32 | 21.7 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 59.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| Shaquille Duncan | 28 | 25.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 58.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 43.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| Blake Bozeman | 32 | 31.7 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 28.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 27.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 73.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 5.8 |
| Tauron Bailey | 29 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 45.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Donte Pretlow | 30 | 14.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 32.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 41.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 61.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Cedric Blossom | 23 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 32.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 51.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Thair Heath | 23 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Daon Riley | 3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Rasean Simpson | 17 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 22.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Tyrece Edwards | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Willis Turnipseed | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
