2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by 12th-year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MEAC Tournament, they defeated South Carolina State and Bethune–Cookman before losing to North Carolina Central in the semifinals.
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2017–18 record | 13–19 (7–9 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Talmadge L. Hill Field House |
2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 25 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 MEAC Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to Howard.
Preseason
The Bears were picked to win the MEAC, receiving 13 first place votes, in the preseason MEAC poll.[1]
Phillip Carr and Tiwian Kendley were named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton | L 59–76 | 0–1 |
Binghamton University Events Center (2,748) Vestal, NY | |||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Florida | W 63–53 | 1–1 |
USF Sun Dome (2,116) Tampa, FL | |||||||
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Lincoln (PA) | W 72–60 | 2–1 |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,008) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Nov 18, 2017* 7:30 pm, Nexstar |
at No. 24 West Virginia | L 48–111 | 2–2 |
WVU Coliseum (11,698) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Goldey–Beacom | W 82–67 | 3–2 |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (603) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 69–63 | 4–2 |
Knott Arena (1,420) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at George Washington | L 66–73 | 4–3 |
Charles E. Smith Center (2,018) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 3, 2017* 1:05 pm |
at Navy | L 59–66 | 4–4 |
Alumni Hall (848) Annapolis, MD | |||||||
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Towson Battle for Greater Baltimore |
L 78–82 | 4–5 |
SECU Arena (2,456) Towson, MD | |||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Manhattan | L 66–80 | 4–6 |
Draddy Gymnasium (952) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at George Mason | L 79–86 | 4–7 |
EagleBank Arena (2,582) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
Dec 27, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Grand Canyon Las Vegas Showcase |
L 74–100 | 4–8 |
Orleans Arena (1,544) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Dec 30, 2017* 10:00 pm |
at Cal State Northridge | L 69–79 | 4–9 |
Matadome (479) Northridge, CA | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 85–82 | 5–9 (1–0) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,256) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm |
Florida A&M | W 87–68 | 6–9 (2–0) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,021) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm |
Savannah State | W 89–88 | 7–9 (3–0) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (875) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | L 67–69 | 7–10 (3–1) |
Corbett Sports Center (2,614) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Jan 15, 2018 4:00 pm |
at North Carolina Central | L 63–77 | 7–11 (3–2) |
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,377) Durham, NC | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm |
at Coppin State | L 73–80 OT | 7–12 (3–3) |
Physical Education Complex (2,100) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm |
Delaware State | W 61–47 | 8–12 (4–3) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,286) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm |
South Carolina State | L 59–74 | 8–13 (4–4) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,109) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm |
at Norfolk State | L 65–76 | 8–14 (4–5) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,603) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm |
Howard | W 97–61 | 9–14 (5–5) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,156) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm |
at Savannah State | L 94–97 OT | 9–15 (5–6) |
Tiger Arena (2,901) Savannah, GA | |||||||
Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 74–48 | 10–15 (6–6) |
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm |
Bethune–Cookman | L 95–96 OT | 10–16 (6–7) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,376) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm |
at Hampton game declared a forfeit when Morgan State left court following altercation in second half that led to ejections, including Morgan state head coach Todd Bozeman[3] |
L 0–2 | 10–17 (6–8) |
Hampton Convocation Center (5,267) Hampton, VA | |||||||
Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm |
Coppin State | W 69–56 | 11–17 (7–8) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,246) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Delaware State | L 80–87 | 11–18 (7–9) |
Memorial Hall (997) Dover, DE | |||||||
MEAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(7) | vs. (10) South Carolina State First round |
W 83–80 | 12–18 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
Mar 7, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(7) | vs. (2) Bethune–Cookman Quarterfinals |
W 78–77 | 13–18 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
Mar 9, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(7) | vs. (6) North Carolina Central Semifinals |
L 70–79 | 13–19 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- http://www.meacsports.com/news/2017/12/8/meac-announces-2017-18-mens-basketball-preseason-honors.aspx?path=mbb
- http://www.meacsports.com/news/2017/12/8/meac-announces-2017-18-mens-basketball-preseason-honors.aspx?path=mbb
- Johnson, Dave. "MEAC levies suspensions and a fine against Morgan State in forfeit to HU". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.