Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 18
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Arkansas - Little Rock
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
EMU Returns Home to Face Arkansas-Little Rock
11/17/2011 2:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 » 7:06 p.m. » Convocation Center (8,784) » Ypsilanti, Mich.
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SECOND GAME OF AUTO OWNERS SPARTAN INVITATIONAL: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team is scheduled to host the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Friday, Nov. 18, in the second of four games the Eagles will play in during the Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational hosted by Michigan State University. Game time is 7 p.m. in EMU's Convocation Center. The Eagles, 1-1, are coming off a 66-49 setback at Texas Southern University Tuesday, Nov. 15, in their first game of the invitational. Meanwhile, the Trojans of UALR were posting a 75-70 home win over IUPUI.
After Friday's meeting with UALR the Eagles travel to Indianapolis, Ind. to meet IUPUI Sunday, Nov. 20. Eastern will then play out of the invitational Wednesday, Nov. 23, when it is slated to host Rochester College at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center. Eastern closes out the Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational Sunday, Nov. 27, with a home game against the Michigan State University Spartans. Game time for that MSU contest is noon in the Convocation Center.
The EMU-MSU game is set for television coverage on ESPNU.
MURPHY ERA STARTS WITH A WIN: The Rob Murphy Era of Eastern Michigan University men's basketball opened successfully as the Eagles downed the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames, 68-57, Friday, Nov. 11, in the Convocation Center. The Eagles rallied from six-points down in the second half to record the win.
FOR THE 115th TIME: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team kicked off its 115th season of competition Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, when the Eagles posted a 68-57 win over the Flames of the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) in a 7 p.m. game in the Convocation Center. Eastern played its first season in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, losing a 2-0 decision before coming back for a 4-0 victory. The Eagles are are 67-48 in season openers.
38th MAC SEASON: The 2011-12 season will also be the 38th for the Eagles in 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.
CHECKING THE SERIES: EMU and UALR will be meeting for the first time when the two square off Friday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in Eastern's Convocation Center.
EMU and IUPUI have played twice with the Eagles winning both contests. Eastern captured a 62-56 win Dec. 23, 1999, in Indianapolis, and the recorded a 67-63 win, Dec. 6, 2000, in Ypsilanti.
EAGLES SET FOR TWO IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS: The 2011-12 EMU men's basketball team will have two in-season tournaments during the regular season.
The Eagles will be part of the Spartan Invitational hosted by Michigan State University in November. Eastern opens that invitational at Texas Southern, Nov. 15, will host Arkansas-Little Rock on Nov. 18, play at IUPUI, Nov. 20, before closing out with a Nov. 27 noon home date against Michigan State.
In the other in-season tournament, the Eagles will fly to California, Dec. 29-30, 2011, to play in the Cable Car Classic hosted by Santa Clara University. Eastern is scheduled to play host Santa Clara, Dec. 29, and will then meet either Air Force or Wagner in the winner's or loser's bracket, Dec. 30.
EAGLES FACE FOES FROM 10 LEAGUES: The 2011-12 EMU men's basketball team will square off against teams from at least 12 different leagues. In addition to its Mid-American Conference schedule, the Eagles will meet teams from the Big Ten (Michigan State and Purdue), the SWAC (Texas Southern), Sun Belt (Ark.-Little Rock), Horizon (UIC), Patriot (Colgate), Missouri Valley (Drake), Big South (Radford), Big East (Syracuse), Summit (IUPUI), ACC (Virginia Tech), West Coast (Santa Clara). The Eagles will also meet a Northeast Conference team (Wagner) or a Mountain West team (Air Force) in the second day of the Cable Car Classic in Santa Clara, Calif.
Convo Gets New Floor for 2011-12 Season: The basketball court within the Convocation Center will have a new look for the 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University basketball season. For the first time since its opening prior to the 1998-99 season, a new floor has been installed in the main arena of the Convocation Center.
The 13-year old floor was the home to the 1998 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, Texas prior to being installed at the Convocation Center.
Once added as the Eagles' home floor it was home to multiple championship squads including three MAC West Division championships in women's basketball and one MAC West Division title in volleyball. The old floor was the host floor for a pair of MAC Men's Basketball Tournament games, four MAC Volleyball Tournament matches, five MAC Women's Basketball Tournament games and one Women's National Invitation Tournament game.
Watch the Game Online.
Live Stats.
SECOND GAME OF AUTO OWNERS SPARTAN INVITATIONAL: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team is scheduled to host the University of Arkansas-Little Rock Friday, Nov. 18, in the second of four games the Eagles will play in during the Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational hosted by Michigan State University. Game time is 7 p.m. in EMU's Convocation Center. The Eagles, 1-1, are coming off a 66-49 setback at Texas Southern University Tuesday, Nov. 15, in their first game of the invitational. Meanwhile, the Trojans of UALR were posting a 75-70 home win over IUPUI.
After Friday's meeting with UALR the Eagles travel to Indianapolis, Ind. to meet IUPUI Sunday, Nov. 20. Eastern will then play out of the invitational Wednesday, Nov. 23, when it is slated to host Rochester College at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center. Eastern closes out the Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational Sunday, Nov. 27, with a home game against the Michigan State University Spartans. Game time for that MSU contest is noon in the Convocation Center.
The EMU-MSU game is set for television coverage on ESPNU.
MURPHY ERA STARTS WITH A WIN: The Rob Murphy Era of Eastern Michigan University men's basketball opened successfully as the Eagles downed the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames, 68-57, Friday, Nov. 11, in the Convocation Center. The Eagles rallied from six-points down in the second half to record the win.
FOR THE 115th TIME: The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team kicked off its 115th season of competition Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, when the Eagles posted a 68-57 win over the Flames of the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) in a 7 p.m. game in the Convocation Center. Eastern played its first season in 1897-98 and split games with Detroit, losing a 2-0 decision before coming back for a 4-0 victory. The Eagles are are 67-48 in season openers.
38th MAC SEASON: The 2011-12 season will also be the 38th for the Eagles in 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.
CHECKING THE SERIES: EMU and UALR will be meeting for the first time when the two square off Friday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in Eastern's Convocation Center.
EMU and IUPUI have played twice with the Eagles winning both contests. Eastern captured a 62-56 win Dec. 23, 1999, in Indianapolis, and the recorded a 67-63 win, Dec. 6, 2000, in Ypsilanti.
EAGLES SET FOR TWO IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS: The 2011-12 EMU men's basketball team will have two in-season tournaments during the regular season.
The Eagles will be part of the Spartan Invitational hosted by Michigan State University in November. Eastern opens that invitational at Texas Southern, Nov. 15, will host Arkansas-Little Rock on Nov. 18, play at IUPUI, Nov. 20, before closing out with a Nov. 27 noon home date against Michigan State.
In the other in-season tournament, the Eagles will fly to California, Dec. 29-30, 2011, to play in the Cable Car Classic hosted by Santa Clara University. Eastern is scheduled to play host Santa Clara, Dec. 29, and will then meet either Air Force or Wagner in the winner's or loser's bracket, Dec. 30.
EAGLES FACE FOES FROM 10 LEAGUES: The 2011-12 EMU men's basketball team will square off against teams from at least 12 different leagues. In addition to its Mid-American Conference schedule, the Eagles will meet teams from the Big Ten (Michigan State and Purdue), the SWAC (Texas Southern), Sun Belt (Ark.-Little Rock), Horizon (UIC), Patriot (Colgate), Missouri Valley (Drake), Big South (Radford), Big East (Syracuse), Summit (IUPUI), ACC (Virginia Tech), West Coast (Santa Clara). The Eagles will also meet a Northeast Conference team (Wagner) or a Mountain West team (Air Force) in the second day of the Cable Car Classic in Santa Clara, Calif.
Convo Gets New Floor for 2011-12 Season: The basketball court within the Convocation Center will have a new look for the 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University basketball season. For the first time since its opening prior to the 1998-99 season, a new floor has been installed in the main arena of the Convocation Center.
The 13-year old floor was the home to the 1998 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, Texas prior to being installed at the Convocation Center.
Once added as the Eagles' home floor it was home to multiple championship squads including three MAC West Division championships in women's basketball and one MAC West Division title in volleyball. The old floor was the host floor for a pair of MAC Men's Basketball Tournament games, four MAC Volleyball Tournament matches, five MAC Women's Basketball Tournament games and one Women's National Invitation Tournament game.
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