2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team

2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
	† 2018 MEAC Tournament winner ;

2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record	13–19 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	Todd Bozeman (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Ellerbe; Larry Stewart; Hans Desir;
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by 12th-year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MEAC Tournament, they defeated South Carolina State and Bethune–Cookman before losing to North Carolina Central in the semifinals.

Previous season[]

The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to Howard.

Preseason[]

The Bears were picked to win the MEAC, receiving 13 first place votes, in the preseason MEAC poll.^[1]

Phillip Carr and Tiwian Kendley were named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team.^[2]

Roster[]

2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Stanley Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	STEM Academy	Chester, Pennsylvania
G	1	LaPri McCray-Pace	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Conwell-Egan Catholic	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	2	Martez Cameron	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy	Chicago, Illinois
F/C	3	Azariah Sykes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Millwood (VA)	Richmond, Virginia
G	4	Kyson Rawls	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Georges Tech	New Castle, Delaware
G	5	Tiwian Kendley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Eleanor Roosevelt Lamar CC	Harlem, New York
G	10	Antonio Gillespie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Central	Memphis, Tennessee
G	11	Jalen Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Bowie	Bowie, Maryland
F/C	12	Alex Ennis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Neptune Independence CC	Kingston, Jamaica
G	13	Tyler Streeter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	St. Francis de Sales	Chicago, Illinois
F	22	Phillip Carr	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Transit Tech Williston State College	Brooklyn, New York
G	23	Khalil Gracey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bloomfield Hills	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
F	32	David Syfax	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Pershing	Detroit, Michigan
F	34	Elijah Staley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Wheeler	Marietta, Georgia
F/C	44	Tyjhai Byers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bethesda-Chevy Chase	Bethesda, Maryland

Head coach

Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2018

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	L 59–76	0–1	Binghamton University Events Center (2,748) Vestal, NY
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Florida	W 63–53	1–1	USF Sun Dome (2,116) Tampa, FL
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		Lincoln (PA)	W 72–60	2–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,008) Baltimore, MD
Nov 18, 2017* 7:30 pm, Nexstar		at No. 24 West Virginia	L 48–111	2–2	WVU Coliseum (11,698) Morgantown, WV
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm		Goldey–Beacom	W 82–67	3–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (603) Baltimore, MD
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	W 69–63	4–2	Knott Arena (1,420) Emmitsburg, MD
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		at George Washington	L 66–73	4–3	Charles E. Smith Center (2,018) Washington, D.C.
Dec 3, 2017* 1:05 pm		at Navy	L 59–66	4–4	Alumni Hall (848) Annapolis, MD
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Towson Battle for Greater Baltimore	L 78–82	4–5	SECU Arena (2,456) Towson, MD
Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Manhattan	L 66–80	4–6	Draddy Gymnasium (952) Riverdale, NY
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm		at George Mason	L 79–86	4–7	EagleBank Arena (2,582) Fairfax, VA
Dec 27, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Grand Canyon Las Vegas Showcase	L 74–100	4–8	Orleans Arena (1,544) Paradise, NV
Dec 30, 2017* 10:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	L 69–79	4–9	Matadome (479) Northridge, CA
MEAC regular season
Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 85–82	5–9 (1–0)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,256) Baltimore, MD
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 87–68	6–9 (2–0)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,021) Baltimore, MD
Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm		Savannah State	W 89–88	7–9 (3–0)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (875) Baltimore, MD
Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 67–69	7–10 (3–1)	Corbett Sports Center (2,614) Greensboro, NC
Jan 15, 2018 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 63–77	7–11 (3–2)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,377) Durham, NC
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm		at Coppin State	L 73–80 ^OT	7–12 (3–3)	Physical Education Complex (2,100) Baltimore, MD
Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm		Delaware State	W 61–47	8–12 (4–3)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,286) Baltimore, MD
Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm		South Carolina State	L 59–74	8–13 (4–4)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,109) Baltimore, MD
Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 65–76	8–14 (4–5)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,603) Norfolk, VA
Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm		Howard	W 97–61	9–14 (5–5)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,156) Baltimore, MD
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm		at Savannah State	L 94–97 ^OT	9–15 (5–6)	Tiger Arena (2,901) Savannah, GA
Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 74–48	10–15 (6–6)	Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 95–96 ^OT	10–16 (6–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,376) Baltimore, MD
Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm		at Hampton game declared a forfeit when Morgan State left court following altercation in second half that led to ejections, including Morgan state head coach Todd Bozeman^[3]	L 0–2	10–17 (6–8)	Hampton Convocation Center (5,267) Hampton, VA
Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm		Coppin State	W 69–56	11–17 (7–8)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,246) Baltimore, MD
Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	L 80–87	11–18 (7–9)	Memorial Hall (997) Dover, DE
MEAC Tournament
Mar 6, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (10) South Carolina State First round	W 83–80	12–18	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
Mar 7, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (2) Bethune–Cookman Quarterfinals	W 78–77	13–18	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
Mar 9, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (6) North Carolina Central Semifinals	L 70–79	13–19	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors".
^ "MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors".
^ Johnson, Dave. "MEAC levies suspensions and a fine against Morgan State in forfeit to HU". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[1] "MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors".

[2] "MEAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball Preseason Honors".

[3] Johnson, Dave. "MEAC levies suspensions and a fine against Morgan State in forfeit to HU". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

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NCAA national championship in bold

2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hampton	12	–	4	.750	19	–	16	.543
Bethune–Cookman	12	–	4	.750	18	–	14	.563
Savannah State	12	–	4	.750	15	–	17	.469
North Carolina A&T	11	–	5	.688	20	–	15	.571
Norfolk State	11	–	5	.688	14	–	19	.424
North Carolina Central †	9	–	7	.563	19	–	16	.543
Morgan State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
Howard	7	–	9	.438	10	–	23	.303
Florida A&M	7	–	9	.438	9	–	25	.265
South Carolina State	6	–	10	.375	10	–	22	.313
Coppin State	5	–	11	.313	5	–	27	.156
MD Eastern Shore	3	–	13	.188	7	–	25	.219
Delaware State	2	–	14	.125	4	–	28	.125


† 2018 MEAC Tournament winner