Eagles Open the Home Season Tuesday Versus Oakland

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EMU OPENS THE HOME SCHEDULE WITH OAKLAND: After playing its first five games on the road, the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team will look to get back on track Tuesday night (Dec. 5), when the Eagles open the home portion of the schedule against Oakland University.

ALL-TIME VERSUS OAKLAND: Separated by just 50 miles, Tuesday’s meeting will be the first between the teams since Nov. 23, 1996 when EMU posted a 94-76 decision at Bowen Field House. The Green and White are 7-1 all-time versus the Golden Grizzlies with seven of the eight previous matchups occurring in Ypsilanti.

FOR THE 110th TIME: The 2006-07 season is the 110th year of men’s intercollegiate basketball at Eastern Michigan University. EMU played its inaugural season in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, losing a 2-0 decision before coming back for a 4-0 victory. The 2006-07 season will also be the 33rd for the Eagles as a member of the Mid-American Conference. The first year of MAC play for EMU was 1974-75 when the then-Hurons went 12-14 overall and 4-9 in league play. EMU has won three Mid-American Conference titles: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1995-96, and the Green and White captured MAC Tournament crowns in all three of those years in addition to winning the tournament title in 1997-98.

HOOP LUNCHEONS SET: EMU basketball fans will get an inside look at the Eagles' men's and women's basketball programs at a luncheon series during the 2006-07 season.
The Rock Financial Eastern Michigan University Eagles Basketball Luncheons, presented by The Krumm Agency, will be held in the atrium of the Convocation Center. A total of six luncheons are scheduled, with the next one being held Wednesday, Dec. 6. EMU men's head coach Charles E. Ramsey and women's head coach Suzy Merchant will be the featured speakers at the luncheons and they will be joined by their student-athletes.
The cost of each luncheon is $10 and tickets can be reserved by calling the EMU Athletics Department at 734.487.1050. There will be a free shuttle bus on the EMU campus running from the Marshall Building at 11:45 a.m. and returning by 1:30 p.m.

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