2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2009–10 record 14–13 (6–7 MAC)
Head coach Charles Ramsey
Assistant coach Derrick McDowell
Assistant coach Carl Thomas
Assistant coach Andrew Moore
Home arena Convocation Center
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13   3   .813     24   10   .706
Akron 12   4   .750     24   11   .686
Miami 9   7   .563     14   18   .438
Buffalo 9   7   .563     18   12   .600
Ohio† 7   9   .438     22   15   .595
Bowling Green 6   10   .375     14   16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9   7   .563     15   15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8   8   .500     17   15   .531
Western Michigan 8   8   .500     18   15   .545
Ball State 8   8   .500     15   15   .500
Northern Illinois 6   10   .375     10   20   .333
Toledo 1   15   .063     4   28   .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Charles E. Ramsey and played their homes game in Convocation Center.

Contents

Before the season

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matt Balkema
C		 Warren, MI Cousino HS 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 270 lb (120 kg) Nov 12,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 82
Quiintin Dailey
SF		 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman JC 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) May 7,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:N/A
Jamell Harris
PF		 Euclid, OH Euclid HS 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 19,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 82
Jay Higgins
SF		 Fayetteville, NC IMG Academy 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) May 7,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Roster

Roster current as of September 22, when their summer prospectus was published.[1]

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Matt Balkema 45 C 6-10 270 Freshman Warren, Michigan
Brandon Bowdry 33 F 6-6 220 Junior St. Louis, Missouri
Will Cooper 15 W 6-6 180 Junior Detroit, Michigan
Quiintin Dailey 21 G 6-3 173 Sophomore Las Vegas, Nevada
Justin Dobbins 25 F 6-8 245 Senior Cleveland, Ohio
Jake Fosdick 5 G 6-2 170 Freshman Saline, Michigan
L.J. Frazier 12 G 5-10 160 Sophomore Ypsilanti, Michigan
Antonio Green 13 G 6-3 190 Sophomore Inkster, Michigan
Jamell Harris 32 F 6-8 200 Freshman Euclid, Ohio
Branden Harrison 10 F 6-7 170 Sophomore Houston, Texas
Jay Higgins 1 F 6-6 195 Junior Fayetteville, North Carolina
Kamil Janton 51 C 6-10 230 Sophomore Tarnów, Poland
Carlos Medlock 3 G 6-0 186 Senior Detroit, Michigan
J.R. Sims 2 G 6-3 180 Freshman Fort Wayne, Indiana

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Charles Ramsey Head Coach Eastern Michigan University 1992
Derrick McDowell Associate Coach Stetson University 1983
Carl Thomas Assistant Coach Eastern Michigan University 2000
Andrew Moore Assistant Coach Muskingum University 1992
Chris Highfield Director of Basketball Operations Michigan University 2000
Travis Lewis Graduate Manager Eastern Michigan University 2007

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
November 7* 4:30 p.m. Concordia Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan
(Exhibition)		 W 90–47
Stats 		  
Regular Season
November 14* 7:00 p.m. at Oakland Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, Michigan W 81–77  3,115 1–0
November 20* TBA vs. The Citadel JQH Arena • Springfield, Missouri
(Hispanic College Fund Classic)		 L 56–63
Stats 		 5,134 1–1
November 21* TBA vs. UMES JQH Arena • Springfield, Missouri
(Hispanic College Fund Classic)		 W 76–51
Stats 		 5,234 2–1
November 22* TBA vs. Missouri State JQH Arena • Springfield, Missouri
(Hispanic College Fund Classic)		 L 61–75  4,491 2–2
November 24* 7:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center • Cape Girardeau, Missouri W 86–76
Stats 		 1,317 3–2
November 28* 2:00 p.m. Davenport Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 76–66
Stats 		 434 4–2
November 30* TBA Canisius Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 75–58
Stats 		 423 5–2
December 5* 12:00 p.m. at #15 Ohio State Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, Ohio L 60–111
Stats 		 12,135 5–3
December 12* 7:00 p.m. James Madison Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 75–64
Stats 		 1,072 6–3
December 19* 4:00 p.m. at Georgia State GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, Georgia L 65–66
Stats 		 1,405 6–4
December 22* 7:00 p.m. Samford Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan L 56–58
Stats 		 670 6–5
December 30* 7:00 p.m. Northwood Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 72–58  713 7–5
January 3* 2:00 p.m. Chicago State Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 59–47  396 8–5
January 9 4:00 p.m. at Western Michigan University Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan L 47–61  3,224 8–6 (0–1)
January 13 7:00 p.m. Toledo Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 74–59  1,182 9–6 (1–1)
January 16 2:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois Convocation Center • DeKalb, Illinois L 69–77  2,003 9–7 (1–2)
January 20 7:00 p.m. at Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center • Mount Pleasant, Michigan L 63–71  1,207 9–8 (1–3)
January 23 2:00 p.m. Ball State Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 57–53  1,380 10–8 (2–3)
January 27 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan L 61–64  1,182 10–9 (2–4)
January 30 12:00 p.m. at Miami (OH) Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio ESPNU L 51–61  1,759 10–10 (2–5)
February 1 7:00 p.m. at Akron James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, Ohio W 62–59  2,674 11–10 (3–5)
February 4 7:00 p.m. Kent State Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan L 68–75  874 11–11 (3–6)
February 6 4:30 p.m. Ohio Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 70–61  1,362 12–11 (4–6)
February 10 7:00 p.m. at Buffalo Alumni Arena • Buffalo, New York L 67–84  945 12–12 (4–7)
February 14 2:00 p.m. Western Michigan Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 66–52  1,094 13–12 (5–7)
February 17 7:00 p.m. at Toledo Savage Arena • Toledo, Ohio W 58–42  3,558 14–12 (6–7)
February 20* 3:35 p.m. at Detroit Calihan Hall • Detroit, Michigan L 66–68    14–13 (6–7)
February 24 7:00 p.m. at Ball State John E. Worthen Arena • Muncie, Indiana W 72–67    15–13 (7–7)
February 27 2:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 66–60    16–13 (8–7)
March 4 6:30 p.m. Central Michigan Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan L 55–56    16–14 (8–8)
MAC Tournament
March 7 Northern Illinois Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, Michigan W 65–59    17–14 (8–8)
March 11 at Akron Cleveland, Ohio L 89–97 2OT   17–15 (8–8)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Statistics

Player GP Min FG 3P FT Reb Ast Blk Stl Pts

Legend: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes Played; FG = Field Goals; 3P = Three Pointers; FT = Free Throws; Reb = Rebounds; Ast = Assists; Blk = Blocks; Stl = Steals; Pts = Points

After the season

Comments

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ "2009-10 Prospectus" (Press release). Eastern Michigan University. 2009-09-22. http://admin.xosn.com/fls/9400/MBBPressBox/EMUp.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=9400. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
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