# 2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Eastern Michigan Eagles basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Charles E. Ramsey and played their homes game in Convocation Center.

## Before the season
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Matt Balkema C | Warren, MI | Cousino HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Nov 12, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Quiintin Dailey SF | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman JC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 7, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jamell Harris PF | Euclid, OH | Euclid HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 19, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Jay Higgins SF | Fayetteville, NC | IMG Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 7, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Eastern Michigan Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 16, 2009. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 16, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 16, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 16, 2009. ||||||

## Roster

Roster current as of September 22, when their summer prospectus was published.
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Matt Balkema | 45 | C | 6-10 | 270 | Freshman | Warren, Michigan |
| Brandon Bowdry | 33 | F | 6-6 | 220 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Will Cooper | 15 | W | 6-6 | 180 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan |
| Quiintin Dailey | 21 | G | 6-3 | 173 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Justin Dobbins | 25 | F | 6-8 | 245 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jake Fosdick | 5 | G | 6-2 | 170 | Freshman | Saline, Michigan |
| L.J. Frazier | 12 | G | 5-10 | 160 | Sophomore | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Antonio Green | 13 | G | 6-3 | 190 | Sophomore | Inkster, Michigan |
| Jamell Harris | 32 | F | 6-8 | 200 | Freshman | Euclid, Ohio |
| Branden Harrison | 10 | F | 6-7 | 170 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| Jay Higgins | 1 | F | 6-6 | 195 | Junior | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Kamil Janton | 51 | C | 6-10 | 230 | Sophomore | Tarnów, Poland |
| Carlos Medlock | 3 | G | 6-0 | 186 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| J.R. Sims | 2 | G | 6-3 | 180 | Freshman | Fort Wayne, Indiana |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Charles Ramsey | Head coach | Eastern Michigan University | 1992 |
| Derrick McDowell | Associate Coach | Stetson University | 1983 |
| Carl Thomas | Assistant coach | Eastern Michigan University | 2000 |
| Andrew Moore | Assistant coach | Muskingum University | 1992 |
| Chris Highfield | Director of Basketball Operations | Michigan University | 2000 |
| Travis Lewis | Graduate Manager | Eastern Michigan University | 2007 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| November 7* 4:30 p.m. | Concordia Exhibition | W 90–47 Stats | | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14* 7:00 p.m. | at Oakland | W 81–77 | 1–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (3,115) Rochester, Michigan |
| November 20* TBA | vs. The Citadel Hispanic College Fund Classic | L 56–63 Stats | 1–1 | JQH Arena (5,134) Springfield, Missouri |
| November 21* TBA | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Hispanic College Fund Classic | W 76–51 Stats | 2–1 | JQH Arena (5,234) Springfield, Missouri |
| November 22* TBA | vs. Missouri State Hispanic College Fund Classic | L 61–75 | 2–2 | JQH Arena (4,491) Springfield, Missouri |
| November 24* 7:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | W 86–76 Stats | 3–2 | Show Me Center (1,317) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| November 28* 2:00 p.m. | Davenport | W 76–66 Stats | 4–2 | Convocation Center (434) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| November 30* TBA | Canisius | W 75–58 Stats | 5–2 | Convocation Center (423) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| December 5* 12:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Ohio State | L 60–111 Stats | 5–3 | Jerome Schottenstein Center (12,135) Columbus, Ohio |
| December 12* 7:00 p.m. | James Madison | W 75–64 Stats | 6–3 | Convocation Center (1,072) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| December 19* 4:00 p.m. | at Georgia State | L 65–66 Stats | 6–4 | GSU Sports Arena (1,405) Atlanta, Georgia |
| December 22* 7:00 p.m. | Samford | L 56–58 Stats | 6–5 | Convocation Center (670) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| December 30* 7:00 p.m. | Northwood | W 72–58 | 7–5 | Convocation Center (713) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 3* 2:00 p.m. | Chicago State | W 59–47 | 8–5 | Convocation Center (396) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 9 4:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | L 47–61 | 8–6 (0–1) | University Arena (3,224) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| January 13 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | W 74–59 | 9–6 (1–1) | Convocation Center (1,182) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 16 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | L 69–77 | 9–7 (1–2) | Convocation Center (2,003) DeKalb, Illinois |
| January 20 7:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | L 63–71 | 9–8 (1–3) | Daniel P. Rose Center (1,207) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| January 23 2:00 p.m., Ball State Sports Network | Ball State | W 57–53 | 10–8 (2–3) | Convocation Center (1,380) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 27 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | L 61–64 | 10–9 (2–4) | Convocation Center (1,182) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 30 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Miami (OH) | L 51–61 | 10–10 (2–5) | Millett Hall (1,759) Oxford, Ohio |
| February 1 7:00 p.m., FS Ohio & FS Detroit | at Akron | W 62–59 | 11–10 (3–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,674) Akron, Ohio |
| February 4 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | L 68–75 | 11–11 (3–6) | Convocation Center (874) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| February 6 4:30 p.m. | Ohio | W 70–61 | 12–11 (4–6) | Convocation Center (1,362) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| February 10 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | L 67–84 | 12–12 (4–7) | Alumni Arena (945) Buffalo, New York |
| February 14 2:00 p.m., FS Detroit | Western Michigan | W 66–52 | 13–12 (5–7) | Convocation Center (1,094) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| February 17 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | W 58–42 | 14–12 (6–7) | Savage Arena (3,558) Toledo, Ohio |
| February 20* 3:35 p.m. | at Detroit | L 66–68 | 14–13 (6–7) | Calihan Hall (3,020) Detroit, Michigan |
| February 24 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State Ball State Senior Night | W 72–67 | 15–13 (7–7) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,313) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 27 2:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame Game | W 66–60 | 16–13 (8–7) | Convocation Center (1,499) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| March 4 6:30 p.m., FS Detroit | Central Michigan Senior Day | L 55–56 | 16–14 (8–8) | Convocation Center (2,148) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 7 | Northern Illinois | W 65–59 | 17–14 (8–8) | Convocation Center (675) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| March 11 | at Akron | L 89–97 $^{2OT}$ | 17–15 (8–8) | Quicken Loans Arena (3,084) Cleveland, Ohio |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. ||||||

## Season Highlights
### 11/14 at Oakland

* EMU's first-ever victory over Oakland in Rochester, Michigan.

### 03/11 vs Akron

* Carlos Medlock scored 42 points, second best all time in the MAC tournament.
* Carlos Medlock's 26 field goals attempted is good enough for second best all time in the MAC tournament behind former EMU player Fred Cofield.
* Carlos Medlock's 14 3-point goals attempted is good enough for second best all time in the MAC tournament.
Carlos Medlock drafted by NBADL in 6th round by the Utah Flash.

### Awards
#### 2nd Team All-MAC

* Carlos Medlock
* Brandon Bowdry

#### MAC Honorable Mention

* Justin Dobbins

#### MAC All-Tournament Team

* Carlos Medlock

#### MAC Individual Records

* Brandon Bowdry- Rebounding (319/10.0)
* Justin Dobbins- Field Goal Percentage (.615)