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

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
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.

Before the season

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matt Balkema C	Warren, MI	Cousino HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Nov 12, 2008
Matt Balkema C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Quiintin Dailey SF	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 7, 2009
Quiintin Dailey SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jamell Harris PF	Euclid, OH	Euclid HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 19, 2008
Jamell Harris PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Jay Higgins SF	Fayetteville, NC	IMG Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 7, 2009
Jay Higgins SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Eastern Michigan Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.

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

References

↑ "2009-10 Prospectus" (PDF) (Press release). Eastern Michigan University. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-10-15.

Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Bowen Field House (1955–1998) Convocation Center (1998–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

Culture & lore	Swoop

People	Head coaches

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