2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2009–10 record14–13 (6–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Derrick McDowell
  • Carl Thomas
  • Andrew Moore
Home arenaConvocation Center
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State133 .813  2410  .706
Akron124 .750  2411  .686
Miami97 .563  1418  .438
Buffalo97 .563  1812  .600
Ohio79 .438  2215  .595
Bowling Green610 .375  1416  .467
West
Central Michigan97 .563  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan88 .500  1715  .531
Western Michigan88 .500  1815  .545
Ball State88 .500  1515  .500
Northern Illinois610 .375  1020  .333
Toledo115 .063  428  .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    November 7*
    4:30 p.m.
    Concordia
    Exhibition
    W 90–47
    Stats
     

    Convocation Center 
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    Regular Season
    November 14*
    7:00 p.m.
    at Oakland W 81–77  1–0
    Athletics Center O'rena (3,115)
    Rochester, Michigan
    November 20*
    TBA
    vs. The Citadel
    Hispanic College Fund Classic
    L 56–63
    Stats
     
    1–1
    JQH Arena (5,134)
    Springfield, Missouri
    November 21*
    TBA
    vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
    Hispanic College Fund Classic
    W 76–51
    Stats
     
    2–1
    JQH Arena (5,234)
    Springfield, Missouri
    November 22*
    TBA
    vs. Missouri State
    Hispanic College Fund Classic
    L 61–75  2–2
    JQH Arena (4,491)
    Springfield, Missouri
    November 24*
    7:00 p.m.
    at Southeast Missouri State W 86–76
    Stats
     
    3–2
    Show Me Center (1,317)
    Cape Girardeau, Missouri
    November 28*
    2:00 p.m.
    Davenport W 76–66
    Stats
     
    4–2
    Convocation Center (434)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    November 30*
    TBA
    Canisius W 75–58
    Stats
     
    5–2
    Convocation Center (423)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    December 5*
    12:00 p.m.
    at No. 15 Ohio State L 60–111
    Stats
     
    5–3
    Jerome Schottenstein Center (12,135)
    Columbus, Ohio
    December 12*
    7:00 p.m.
    James Madison W 75–64
    Stats
     
    6–3
    Convocation Center (1,072)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    December 19*
    4:00 p.m.
    at Georgia State L 65–66
    Stats
     
    6–4
    GSU Sports Arena (1,405)
    Atlanta, Georgia
    December 22*
    7:00 p.m.
    Samford L 56–58
    Stats
     
    6–5
    Convocation Center (670)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    December 30*
    7:00 p.m.
    Northwood W 7258  75
    Convocation Center (713)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    January 3*
    2:00 p.m.
    Chicago State W 5947  85
    Convocation Center (396)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    January 9
    4:00 p.m.
    at Western Michigan L 4761  86
    (01)
    University Arena (3,224)
    Kalamazoo, Michigan
    January 13
    7:00 p.m.
    Toledo W 7459  96
    (11)
    Convocation Center (1,182)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    January 16
    2:00 p.m.
    at Northern Illinois L 6977  97
    (12)
    Convocation Center (2,003)
    DeKalb, Illinois
    January 20
    7:00 p.m.
    at Central Michigan L 6371  98
    (13)
    Daniel P. Rose Center (1,207)
    Mount Pleasant, Michigan
    January 23
    2:00 p.m., Ball State Sports Network
    Ball State W 5753  108
    (23)
    Convocation Center (1,380)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    January 27
    7:00 p.m.
    Bowling Green L 6164  109
    (24)
    Convocation Center (1,182)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    January 30
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU
    at Miami (OH) L 5161  1010
    (25)
    Millett Hall (1,759)
    Oxford, Ohio
    February 1
    7:00 p.m., FS Ohio & FS Detroit
    at Akron W 6259  1110
    (35)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (2,674)
    Akron, Ohio
    February 4
    7:00 p.m.
    Kent State L 6875  1111
    (36)
    Convocation Center (874)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    February 6
    4:30 p.m.
    Ohio W 7061  1211
    (46)
    Convocation Center (1,362)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    February 10
    7:00 p.m.
    at Buffalo L 6784  1212
    (47)
    Alumni Arena (945)
    Buffalo, New York
    February 14
    2:00 p.m., FS Detroit
    Western Michigan W 6652  1312
    (57)
    Convocation Center (1,094)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    February 17
    7:00 p.m.
    at Toledo W 5842  1412
    (67)
    Savage Arena (3,558)
    Toledo, Ohio
    February 20*
    3:35 p.m.
    at Detroit L 6668  1413
    (67)
    Calihan Hall (3,020)
    Detroit, Michigan
    February 24
    7:00 p.m.
    at Ball State
    Ball State Senior Night
    W 7267  1513
    (77)
    John E. Worthen Arena (3,313)
    Muncie, Indiana
    February 27
    2:00 p.m.
    Northern Illinois
    E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame Game
    W 6660  1613
    (87)
    Convocation Center (1,499)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    March 4
    6:30 p.m., FS Detroit
    Central Michigan
    Senior Day
    L 5556  1614
    (88)
    Convocation Center (2,148)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    MAC Tournament
    March 7
    Northern Illinois W 6559  1714
    (88)
    Convocation Center (675)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    March 11
    at Akron L 8997 2OT 1715
    (88)
    Quicken Loans Arena (3,084)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

    Season Highlights

    11/14 at Oakland

    • EMU's first-ever victory over Oakland in Rochester, Michigan.

    [2]

    03/11 vs Akron

    • Carlos Medlock scored 42 points, second best all time in the MAC tournament.
    • Carlos Medlock's 26 field goals attempted is good enough for second best all time in the MAC tournament behind former EMU player Fred Cofield.
    • Carlos Medlock's 14 3-point goals attempted is good enough for second best all time in the MAC tournament.

    Carlos Medlock drafted by NBADL in 6th round by the Utah Flash.

    [3]

    2nd Team All-MAC

    • Carlos Medlock
    • Brandon Bowdry

    MAC Honorable Mention

    • Justin Dobbins

    MAC All-Tournament Team

    • Carlos Medlock

    MAC Individual Records

    • Brandon Bowdry- Rebounding (319/10.0)
    • Justin Dobbins- Field Goal Percentage (.615)

    References

    1. "2009-10 Prospectus" (PDF) (Press release). Eastern Michigan University. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
    2. "Eastern Michigan vs Oakland (11-14-09 at Rochester, Mich. (O'Rena))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
    3. "Eastern Michigan vs Akron (03-11-10 at Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena))". www.emueagles.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
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