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2008-2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 10 - 14, 2009
Tournament Champions: Morgan State
Tournament Runner Up: Norfolk State
Tournament MOP/MVP: Reggie Holmes (Morgan State, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team: Tywain McKee (Coppin State, Sr.), Michael DeLoach (Norfolk State, Jr.), Corey Lyons (Norfolk State, Sr.), C.J. Reed (Bethune-Cookman, Fr.), Reggie Holmes (Morgan State, Jr.)
Championship Game Venue: Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, NC)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Frankie Bordeaux, Bill Cheek, Bill Covington, William Covington Sr., Mick Feildbender, Terry Moore, Frank Raposa, Jackie Sanders, Everett Summers, Ben Taylor, Manny Upton, David Walker
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Reggie Holmes (Morgan State, Jr.) (63)
Total Rebounds:Reggie Holmes (Morgan State, Jr.) (22), Kevin Thompson (Morgan State, Fr.) (22)
Total Assists:Jermaine Bolden (Morgan State, Sr.) (15)
Total Steals:Aleek Pauline (Norfolk State, So.) (8)
Total Blocks:Rodney Stokes (Morgan State, So.) (5)
Total Minutes:Michael DeLoach (Norfolk State, Jr.) (112)
Total FIC:Reggie Holmes (Morgan State, Jr.) (34.6)
Total Fouls:Michael DeLoach (Norfolk State, Jr.) (12), Aleek Pauline (Norfolk State, So.) (12), Brandon Monroe (Norfolk State, So.) (12)
Total Turnovers:Jermaine Bolden (Morgan State, Sr.) (11)
Total FGs:Michael DeLoach (Norfolk State, Jr.) (20)
Total 3PM:Reggie Holmes (Morgan State, Jr.) (8), Corey Lyons (Norfolk State, Sr.) (8)
Total FTs:Reggie Holmes (Morgan State, Jr.) (21)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Florida A&M 71
9 Howard 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 Hampton 51
10 Delaware State 32
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Bethune-Cookman 52
11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 47
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Morgan State 71
8 Florida A&M 41
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 North Carolina A&T 63
5 Coppin State 66
2 South Carolina State 57
7 Hampton 56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Norfolk State 63
6 Bethune-Cookman 58
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Morgan State 75
5 Coppin State 67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 South Carolina State 71
3 Norfolk State 74
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Morgan State 83
3 Norfolk State 69

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
6 Bethune-Cookman 16  15  51.61% 9  7  56.25%
5 Coppin State 12  18  40.00% 9  7  56.25%
10 Delaware State 8  23  25.81% 6  10  37.50%
8 Florida A&M 9  20  31.03% 6  10  37.50%
7 Hampton 14  16  46.67% 8  8  50.00%
9 Howard 8  22  26.67% 6  10  37.50%
11 Maryland-Eastern Shore 7  22  24.14% 3  13  18.75%
1 Morgan State 20  11  64.52% 13  3  81.25%
3 Norfolk State 12  17  41.38% 9  7  56.25%
4 North Carolina A&T 16  15  51.61% 9  7  56.25%
2 South Carolina State 16  13  55.17% 10  6  62.50%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 10, 2009
 Howard Florida A&M 58-71 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 20. Lamar Twitty
REB: 8. Lamar Twitty
AST: 8. Joe Ballard 		PTS: 20. Kyle Riley
REB: 7. Curtis White
AST: 4. Randy Hampton
Mar 10, 2009
 Delaware State Hampton 32-51 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 12. Darrion Pellum
REB: 9. Theo Smalling
AST: 8. Brandon Tunnell 		PTS: 11. Frisco Sandidge
REB: 5. Trevor Welcher
AST: 3. Trevor Welcher
Mar 11, 2009
 Maryland-Eastern Shore Bethune-Cookman 47-52 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 22. C.J. Reed
REB: 7. Kevan Creppy
AST: 4. C.J. Reed 		PTS: 13. Chris Conner
REB: 10. Neal Pitt
AST: 2. Chris Conner
Mar 11, 2009
 Hampton South Carolina State 56-57 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 12. Jimmy Williams, Jr.
REB: 7. Jimmy Williams, Jr.
AST: 3. Carrio Bennett 		PTS: 22. Vincent Simpson
REB: 6. Jonathan Ntoko
AST: 4. Brandon Tunnell
Mar 11, 2009
 Florida A&M Morgan State 41-71 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 18. Reggie Holmes
REB: 9. Reggie Holmes
AST: 6. Jermaine Bolden 		PTS: 9. Brandon Bryant
REB: 9. Joe Ballard
AST: 3. Joe Ballard
Mar 12, 2009
 Coppin State North Carolina A&T 66-63 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 22. Ed Jones
REB: 13. Thomas Coleman
AST: 7. Tavarus Alston 		PTS: 17. Michael Harper
REB: 5. Sam Coleman
AST: 8. Tywain McKee
Mar 12, 2009
 Bethune-Cookman Norfolk State 58-63 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 28. Corey Lyons
REB: 11. Brandon Monroe
AST: 4. Aleek Pauline 		PTS: 21. C.J. Reed
REB: 9. John Holmes
AST: 2. C.J. Reed
Mar 13, 2009
 Coppin State Morgan State 67-75 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 25. Reggie Holmes
REB: 10. Marquise Kately
AST: 7. Jermaine Bolden 		PTS: 30. Tywain McKee
REB: 7. Tywain McKee
AST: 4. Tywain McKee
Mar 13, 2009
 Norfolk State South Carolina State 74-71 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 18. Josh Jackson
REB: 8. Jimmy Williams, Jr.
AST: 2. Jimmy Williams, Jr. 		PTS: 20. Michael DeLoach
REB: 5. Michael DeLoach
AST: 4. Michael DeLoach
Mar 14, 2009
 Norfolk State Morgan State 69-83 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum PTS: 20. Reggie Holmes
REB: 11. Kevin Thompson
AST: 2. Marquise Kately 		PTS: 30. Michael DeLoach
REB: 7. Brandon Monroe
AST: 3. Aleek Pauline