Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Convocation Center
4:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Ball State
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Randy Mascharka
Eagles Close Out Regular-Season Home Games With Senior Day
2/24/2012 1:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012 » 4:30 p.m. » Convocation Center (8,784) » Ypsilanti, Mich.
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EAGLES CLOSE OUT REGULAR-SEASON HOME GAMES WITH SENIOR DAY: The 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will close out the 2011-12 home schedule against the Ball State University Cardinals Saturday, Feb. 25, in the annual Senior Day Game.
Saturday will be a Ball State day for the Eagles as the women's team hosts its BSU counterpart at 2 p.m. followed by the men's contest at 4:30 p.m.
The EMU men enter the game with a 12-16 overall record and a MAC West-leading 7-6 mark. Ball State, meanwhile, is 13-13 overall and 4-9 in league action.
SENIOR DAY SATURDAY: Four EMU men's players will be playing their final home regular-season game in the Convocation Center Saturday, Feb. 25. The four are: Quintin Dailey (Las Vegas, Nev.-Bishop Gorman-Sheridan C.C.), Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud), Kamil Janton (Tarnow, Poland-Chicago Bartlett), and Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.). A short bio on each of the four seniors can be found on page three of this release.
THE LAST TIME: EMU record a 51-48 win at Ball State, Jan. 14, 2012. The Eagles came back from a 27-21 halftime deficit to out-score the Cardinals, 30-21, in the second half for the victory. EMU senior guard Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud) buried a three-point field goal from the top of the arc with just 1.5 seconds left to break a 48-all tie and lead EMU to the win. Green had 11 and senior guard Quintin Dailey (Las Vegas, Nev.-Bishop Gorman-Sheridan C.C.) scored 13.
Jerrod Jones and Randy Davis scored 11 each to pace Ball State.
CHECKING THE SERIES: Ball State leads the series, 55-37. Eastern has a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 meetings.
STILL LEADING THE WEST DIVISION: EMU has continued its lock on first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division after winning two of its last three league encounters. The Eagles dropped a close 55-52 decision at Central Michigan, Feb. 14, but managed a 68-55 home win over Ohio, Feb. 11. EMU came back from 13 points down with 11:08 left to record a 48-45 home win over Northern Illinois Wednesday, Feb. 22. EMU leads the West at 7-6 followed by Western Michigan at 6-7, Toledo 5-8, Ball State 4-9; Central Michigan 3-10 and Northern Illinois 2-11.
SENIOR CLOSE IT OUT: The EMU-BSU game Saturday, Feb. 25, will mark the final regular-season home game for four Eastern players and two student-managers. The four seniors are Quintin Dailey (Las Vegas, Nev.-Bishop Gorman-Sheridan C.C.), Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud), Kamil Janton (Tarnow, Poland-Chicago Bartlett) and Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.). The two managers are Garrett Solis and Jon Tropf.
Dailey has played in 82 games and earned 22 starts. He has scored 223 career points and hauled down 123 rebounds while connecting on 37 triples.
Green has played in 120 games for the Eagles, 60 as a starter. He has scored 687 career points to rank tied for 61st in the EMU record book, while his 289 career rebounds is good for 65th and his 121 three-point field goals is tied for 11th.
Janton has played in 66 games for the Eagles while scoring 115 career points with an identical 115 career rebounds.
Lampley has played in 59 games, earning 43 starts. His 567 career points ranks 80th in the EMU record book and he has a career free throw average of 82.8 percent.
SIMPLY THE BEST: Two EMU players turned in personal bests in Saturday's, Feb. 11, win over Ohio. Senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.) dished out a career-best nine assists while junior guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) scored a season-high 23 points in just 18 minutes.
EAGLES MAKE NATIONAL NEWS: With the Eastern Michigan University men's and women's basketball teams sitting in first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division standings, the Eagles are in an elite category nationally.
Heading into Saturday, Feb. 25, EMU was one of just six schools across the 32 Division I basketball conferences that have both first-place men's and women's teams. The schools include:
MAC West Division: Eastern Michigan
Atlantic Coast: Duke
Southeastern: Kentucky
Sun Belt East: Middle Tennessee
Sun Belt West: UALR
SWAC: Mississippi Valley State
Under the direction of first-year Head Coach Rob Murphy, the men (12-16, 7-6) took over sole possession of the MAC's West Division Saturday, Jan. 28, and have held on to that lofty spot since that time.
Meanwhile, Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert's women's team remains in the MAC West lead. The Eagles are 20-7 overall and 12-2 in MAC play.
Watch the Game.
Listen to the Game.
Live Stats - Fan-Based. Media-Based.
EAGLES CLOSE OUT REGULAR-SEASON HOME GAMES WITH SENIOR DAY: The 2011-12 Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team will close out the 2011-12 home schedule against the Ball State University Cardinals Saturday, Feb. 25, in the annual Senior Day Game.
Saturday will be a Ball State day for the Eagles as the women's team hosts its BSU counterpart at 2 p.m. followed by the men's contest at 4:30 p.m.
The EMU men enter the game with a 12-16 overall record and a MAC West-leading 7-6 mark. Ball State, meanwhile, is 13-13 overall and 4-9 in league action.
SENIOR DAY SATURDAY: Four EMU men's players will be playing their final home regular-season game in the Convocation Center Saturday, Feb. 25. The four are: Quintin Dailey (Las Vegas, Nev.-Bishop Gorman-Sheridan C.C.), Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud), Kamil Janton (Tarnow, Poland-Chicago Bartlett), and Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.). A short bio on each of the four seniors can be found on page three of this release.
THE LAST TIME: EMU record a 51-48 win at Ball State, Jan. 14, 2012. The Eagles came back from a 27-21 halftime deficit to out-score the Cardinals, 30-21, in the second half for the victory. EMU senior guard Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud) buried a three-point field goal from the top of the arc with just 1.5 seconds left to break a 48-all tie and lead EMU to the win. Green had 11 and senior guard Quintin Dailey (Las Vegas, Nev.-Bishop Gorman-Sheridan C.C.) scored 13.
Jerrod Jones and Randy Davis scored 11 each to pace Ball State.
CHECKING THE SERIES: Ball State leads the series, 55-37. Eastern has a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 meetings.
STILL LEADING THE WEST DIVISION: EMU has continued its lock on first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division after winning two of its last three league encounters. The Eagles dropped a close 55-52 decision at Central Michigan, Feb. 14, but managed a 68-55 home win over Ohio, Feb. 11. EMU came back from 13 points down with 11:08 left to record a 48-45 home win over Northern Illinois Wednesday, Feb. 22. EMU leads the West at 7-6 followed by Western Michigan at 6-7, Toledo 5-8, Ball State 4-9; Central Michigan 3-10 and Northern Illinois 2-11.
SENIOR CLOSE IT OUT: The EMU-BSU game Saturday, Feb. 25, will mark the final regular-season home game for four Eastern players and two student-managers. The four seniors are Quintin Dailey (Las Vegas, Nev.-Bishop Gorman-Sheridan C.C.), Antonio Green (Inkster, Mich.-Dearborn Heights Robichaud), Kamil Janton (Tarnow, Poland-Chicago Bartlett) and Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.). The two managers are Garrett Solis and Jon Tropf.
Dailey has played in 82 games and earned 22 starts. He has scored 223 career points and hauled down 123 rebounds while connecting on 37 triples.
Green has played in 120 games for the Eagles, 60 as a starter. He has scored 687 career points to rank tied for 61st in the EMU record book, while his 289 career rebounds is good for 65th and his 121 three-point field goals is tied for 11th.
Janton has played in 66 games for the Eagles while scoring 115 career points with an identical 115 career rebounds.
Lampley has played in 59 games, earning 43 starts. His 567 career points ranks 80th in the EMU record book and he has a career free throw average of 82.8 percent.
SIMPLY THE BEST: Two EMU players turned in personal bests in Saturday's, Feb. 11, win over Ohio. Senior guard Darrell Lampley (Linden, N.J.-Linden-Lakeland C.C.) dished out a career-best nine assists while junior guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) scored a season-high 23 points in just 18 minutes.
EAGLES MAKE NATIONAL NEWS: With the Eastern Michigan University men's and women's basketball teams sitting in first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division standings, the Eagles are in an elite category nationally.
Heading into Saturday, Feb. 25, EMU was one of just six schools across the 32 Division I basketball conferences that have both first-place men's and women's teams. The schools include:
MAC West Division: Eastern Michigan
Atlantic Coast: Duke
Southeastern: Kentucky
Sun Belt East: Middle Tennessee
Sun Belt West: UALR
SWAC: Mississippi Valley State
Under the direction of first-year Head Coach Rob Murphy, the men (12-16, 7-6) took over sole possession of the MAC's West Division Saturday, Jan. 28, and have held on to that lofty spot since that time.
Meanwhile, Head Coach AnnMarie Gilbert's women's team remains in the MAC West lead. The Eagles are 20-7 overall and 12-2 in MAC play.
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