2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Great Lakes Christian

Nov 11 (Wed)

6:30 p.m.

Yeikson Montero
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 5'' Weight 205 lbs
Hometown Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicLast School Redemption Christian AcademyPrevious School : Pensacola State
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Ty Groce
Position F Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 8'' Weight 215 lbs
Hometown Ypsilanti, Mich.Last School Lincoln
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Miles Gibson
Position G/F Academic Year R-Jr.Height 6' 6'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown Richmond, Va.Last School MilwoodPrevious School : Northwest Kansas Tech
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Drew Lowder
Position G Academic Year So.Height 6' 0'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown Jackson, Mich.Last School Ann Arbor PioneerPrevious School : Holy Cross
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Bryce McBride
Position G Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 2'' Weight 165 lbs
Hometown Jackson, Tenn.Last School SouthsidePrevious School : Dyersburg State C.C.
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Noah Morgan
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 5'' Weight 180 lbs
Hometown Mount Vernon, N.Y.Last School Mount VernonPrevious School : Northwest Florida State
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Darion Spottsville
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3'' Weight 195 lbs
Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.Last School Shadow MountainPrevious School : South Mountain C.C.
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Andrew Wells
Position G Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1'' Weight 160 lbs
Hometown East Lansing, Mich.Last School East LansingPrevious School : International Sports Academy
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Chris James
Position G Academic Year So.Height 6' 2'' Weight 170 lbs
Hometown Long Beach, Calif.Last School St. John Bosco
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Axel Okongo
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 7' 0'' Weight 245 lbs
Hometown Saacy-sur-Marne, FranceLast School Thetford Prep Academy (Quebec)Previous School : Missouri
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James Love III
Position F Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 11'' Weight 225 lbs
Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Last School American HeritagePrevious School : Kansas State
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Luis Pacheco
Position F Academic Year R-Fr.Height 6' 8'' Weight 245 lbs
Hometown Queens, N.Y.Last School Crestwood Prep
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Thomas Binelli
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 10'' Weight 235 lbs
Hometown Bologna, ItalyLast School Bergen CatholicPrevious School : Monroe
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Derek Ballard Jr.
Position F Academic Year R-Jr.Height 6' 8'' Weight 225 lbs
Hometown Southfield, Mich.Last School Southfield-Lathrup
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Coaching Staff

Rob Murphy
Head Men's Basketball Coach
Phone734.487.0214
emu_basketball@emich.edu
Full Bio for Rob Murphy
Kevin Mondro
Associate Head Coach
Phone734.487.0214
emu_basketball@emich.edu
Full Bio for Kevin Mondro
Matt Cline
Assistant Coach
Phone734.487.0214
emu_basketball@emich.edu
Full Bio for Matt Cline
Tony Harvey
Assistant Coach
Phone734.487.0214
emu_basketball@emich.edu
Full Bio for Tony Harvey
Andrew Kang
Director of Operations
Phone734.487.4263
akang2@emich.edu
Full Bio for Andrew Kang
Seth Thomsen
Assistant Sports Performance Coach
Phone734.487.4511
sthomsen@emich.edu
Full Bio for Seth Thomsen
Zack VerHulst
Graduate Assistant
zverhuls@emich.edu
Full Bio for Zack VerHulst
Evan Greening
Graduate Manager
egreenin@emich.edu
Full Bio for Evan Greening

G Sr. 6' 5'' 205 lbs

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Redemption Christian Academy : Pensacola State

F R-Sr. 6' 8'' 215 lbs

Ypsilanti, Mich. Lincoln

G/F R-Jr. 6' 6'' 195 lbs

Richmond, Va. Milwood : Northwest Kansas Tech

G So. 6' 0'' 170 lbs

Jackson, Mich. Ann Arbor Pioneer : Holy Cross

G Jr. 6' 2'' 165 lbs

Jackson, Tenn. Southside : Dyersburg State C.C.

G Sr. 6' 5'' 180 lbs

Mount Vernon, N.Y. Mount Vernon : Northwest Florida State

G Sr. 6' 3'' 195 lbs

Phoenix, Ariz. Shadow Mountain : South Mountain C.C.

G Fr. 6' 1'' 160 lbs

East Lansing, Mich. East Lansing : International Sports Academy

G So. 6' 2'' 170 lbs

Long Beach, Calif. St. John Bosco

F Sr. 7' 0'' 245 lbs

Saacy-sur-Marne, France Thetford Prep Academy (Quebec) : Missouri

F R-Sr. 6' 11'' 225 lbs

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. American Heritage : Kansas State

F R-Fr. 6' 8'' 245 lbs

Queens, N.Y. Crestwood Prep

F Sr. 6' 10'' 235 lbs

Bologna, Italy Bergen Catholic : Monroe

F R-Jr. 6' 8'' 225 lbs

Southfield, Mich. Southfield-Lathrup

Coaching Staff

Head Men's Basketball Coach /Men's Basketball

734.487.0214

emu_basketball@emich.edu

Associate Head Coach /Men's Basketball

734.487.0214

emu_basketball@emich.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Basketball

734.487.0214

emu_basketball@emich.edu

Assistant Coach /Men's Basketball

734.487.0214

emu_basketball@emich.edu

Director of Operations /Men's Basketball

734.487.4263

akang2@emich.edu

Assistant Sports Performance Coach /Men's Basketball

734.487.4511

sthomsen@emich.edu

Graduate Assistant /Men's Basketball

zverhuls@emich.edu

Graduate Manager /Men's Basketball

egreenin@emich.edu


0	Yeikson Montero	G	6' 5''	205	Sr.	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic / Redemption Christian Academy	Pensacola State
1	Ty Groce	F	6' 8''	215	R-Sr.	Ypsilanti, Mich. / Lincoln
2	Miles Gibson	G/F	6' 6''	195	R-Jr.	Richmond, Va. / Milwood	Northwest Kansas Tech
3	Drew Lowder	G	6' 0''	170	So.	Jackson, Mich. / Ann Arbor Pioneer	Holy Cross
4	Bryce McBride	G	6' 2''	165	Jr.	Jackson, Tenn. / Southside	Dyersburg State C.C.
5	Noah Morgan	G	6' 5''	180	Sr.	Mount Vernon, N.Y. / Mount Vernon	Northwest Florida State
10	Darion Spottsville	G	6' 3''	195	Sr.	Phoenix, Ariz. / Shadow Mountain	South Mountain C.C.
12	Andrew Wells	G	6' 1''	160	Fr.	East Lansing, Mich. / East Lansing	International Sports Academy
13	Chris James	G	6' 2''	170	So.	Long Beach, Calif. / St. John Bosco
15	Axel Okongo	F	7' 0''	245	Sr.	Saacy-sur-Marne, France / Thetford Prep Academy (Quebec)	Missouri
21	James Love III	F	6' 11''	225	R-Sr.	Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / American Heritage	Kansas State
22	Luis Pacheco	F	6' 8''	245	R-Fr.	Queens, N.Y. / Crestwood Prep
23	Thomas Binelli	F	6' 10''	235	Sr.	Bologna, Italy / Bergen Catholic	Monroe
33	Derek Ballard Jr.	F	6' 8''	225	R-Jr.	Southfield, Mich. / Southfield-Lathrup


Rob Murphy	Head Men's Basketball Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
Kevin Mondro	Associate Head Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
Matt Cline	Assistant Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
Tony Harvey	Assistant Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
Andrew Kang	Director of Operations	akang2@emich.edu	734.487.4263
Seth Thomsen	Assistant Sports Performance Coach	sthomsen@emich.edu	734.487.4511
Zack VerHulst	Graduate Assistant	zverhuls@emich.edu
Evan Greening	Graduate Manager	egreenin@emich.edu

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Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Rob Murphy	Head Men's Basketball Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
	Kevin Mondro	Associate Head Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
	Matt Cline	Assistant Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
	Tony Harvey	Assistant Coach	emu_basketball@emich.edu	734.487.0214
	Andrew Kang	Director of Operations	akang2@emich.edu	734.487.4263
	Seth Thomsen	Assistant Sports Performance Coach	sthomsen@emich.edu	734.487.4511
	Zack VerHulst	Graduate Assistant	zverhuls@emich.edu
	Evan Greening	Graduate Manager	egreenin@emich.edu

Eastern Michigan Athletics

Players

Yeikson Montero

Ty Groce

Miles Gibson

Drew Lowder

Bryce McBride

Noah Morgan

Darion Spottsville

Andrew Wells

Chris James

Axel Okongo

James Love III

Luis Pacheco

Thomas Binelli

Derek Ballard Jr.

Coaching Staff

Rob Murphy

Kevin Mondro

Matt Cline

Tony Harvey

Andrew Kang

Seth Thomsen

Zack VerHulst

Evan Greening

Players

Yeikson Montero

Ty Groce

Miles Gibson

Drew Lowder

Bryce McBride

Noah Morgan

Darion Spottsville

Andrew Wells

Chris James

Axel Okongo

James Love III

Luis Pacheco

Thomas Binelli

Derek Ballard Jr.

Coaching Staff

Rob Murphy

Kevin Mondro

Matt Cline

Tony Harvey

Andrew Kang

Seth Thomsen

Zack VerHulst

Evan Greening

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