Eastern Michigan Athletics
Tuesday, January 4
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Ferris State
Eagles Host Ferris State Bulldogs to Open 2011
1/3/2011 3:07:59 PM | Men's Basketball
Game time scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center.
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EAGLES HOST FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS TO OPEN 2011: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will open the 2011 portion of the 2010-11 season with a non-conference home game against the Ferris State University Bulldogs, Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center. After Tuesday's game the Eagles will be idle until opening the Mid-American Conference season Saturday, Jan. 8, at Toledo. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
The Eagles are coming off a tough 55-51 loss at Samford, Dec. 31. Ferris State is currently 8-4 overall and 4-2 in the GLIAC after dropping an 83-74 decision at Wisconsin-Parkside, Dec. 29.
EMU VS. FERRIS STATE: EMU leads the series, 14-3. The last time the two teams met was Feb. 7, 1973 at the H.P.E. Building on the campus of Ferris State in Big Rapids, Mich. Ferris won that game, 66-47. Gary Tyson led the then-Hurons with 24 while Ferris State's Clarence Carlisle also tallied 24.
MAC OPENER: The Eagles open up their 37th Mid-American Conference season Saturday, Jan. 8, in a 7 p.m. game at Toledo. 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.
BOWDRY TWO-FOR-TWO: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) was named to the all-tournament team for both in-season tournaments this season. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Basketball Travelers Invitational, Dec. 3-5, 2010, in Moscow, Idaho. Bowdry averaged 21.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the three games. The 6-foot-6 senior posted two double-doubles in the Lou Henson Tournament hosted by Oakland University, Dec. 20-21. He scored 24 with 10 boards in a loss to Valparaiso, Dec. 20, and came back with 22 points and 14 rebounds in the third-place win over Rochester College, Dec. 21.
CLIMBING UP THE RECORD BOOK: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has moved into the top 10 in both EMU career scoring and rebounding. After the first 12 games of the 2010-11 season Bowdry has scored 1,518 career points to rank 9th and his 843 rebounds is good for the 5th spot.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK: EMU senior wing Will Cooper (Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton Academy) has played in 103 games for the Eagles, earning 28 starts during his four-year career. Teammate Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has played in 108 games, starting 100 times.
Click Here to Watch the Game.
Click Here for Live Stats.
EAGLES HOST FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS TO OPEN 2011: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will open the 2011 portion of the 2010-11 season with a non-conference home game against the Ferris State University Bulldogs, Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center. After Tuesday's game the Eagles will be idle until opening the Mid-American Conference season Saturday, Jan. 8, at Toledo. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
The Eagles are coming off a tough 55-51 loss at Samford, Dec. 31. Ferris State is currently 8-4 overall and 4-2 in the GLIAC after dropping an 83-74 decision at Wisconsin-Parkside, Dec. 29.
EMU VS. FERRIS STATE: EMU leads the series, 14-3. The last time the two teams met was Feb. 7, 1973 at the H.P.E. Building on the campus of Ferris State in Big Rapids, Mich. Ferris won that game, 66-47. Gary Tyson led the then-Hurons with 24 while Ferris State's Clarence Carlisle also tallied 24.
MAC OPENER: The Eagles open up their 37th Mid-American Conference season Saturday, Jan. 8, in a 7 p.m. game at Toledo. 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.
BOWDRY TWO-FOR-TWO: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) was named to the all-tournament team for both in-season tournaments this season. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Basketball Travelers Invitational, Dec. 3-5, 2010, in Moscow, Idaho. Bowdry averaged 21.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the three games. The 6-foot-6 senior posted two double-doubles in the Lou Henson Tournament hosted by Oakland University, Dec. 20-21. He scored 24 with 10 boards in a loss to Valparaiso, Dec. 20, and came back with 22 points and 14 rebounds in the third-place win over Rochester College, Dec. 21.
CLIMBING UP THE RECORD BOOK: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has moved into the top 10 in both EMU career scoring and rebounding. After the first 12 games of the 2010-11 season Bowdry has scored 1,518 career points to rank 9th and his 843 rebounds is good for the 5th spot.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK: EMU senior wing Will Cooper (Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton Academy) has played in 103 games for the Eagles, earning 28 starts during his four-year career. Teammate Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has played in 108 games, starting 100 times.
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