2017–18 Morgan State Bears basketball team

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.

2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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

2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings

	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
Maryland Eastern Shore	3	–	13		.188			7	–	25		.219
Delaware State	2	–	14		.125			4	–	28		.125
† 2018 MEAC tournament winner

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.

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

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) Brian Ellerbe (Rutgers) Larry Stewart (Coppin State) Hans Desir (St. Catharine) 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	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.