The Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represents
Morgan State University
Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a Public university, public historically black colleges and universities, historically black research university in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's historically bla ...
, located in
Baltimore, Maryland
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, in
Division I basketball
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competition. They currently compete in the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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. The Bears are currently coached by
Kevin Broadus and play their home games at the
Talmadge L. Hill Field House. They were the
1974 NCAA Division II national champions. Morgan State has appeared two times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2010.
History
The program hosted the first interracial American basketball game played south of the
Mason–Dixon line on February 12, 1952, a 65–63 loss to
Loyola College in Maryland
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.
Henneman, Jim. "Loyola-Morgan 1952 Basketball Game Made Memories And History," ''PressBox'' (Baltimore), March 2017.
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Post-season
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Bears have appeared in two NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.
National Invitation Tournament results
The Bears have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament
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. Their combined record is 0–1.
The Basketball Classic results
The Bears have appeared in The Basketball Classic
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one time. Their record is 0–1.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Bears have appeared in three NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–3. They were national champions in 1974.
Notable former players
* Reggie Holmes *All-Time Leading Scorer, AP All-American
* Marvin Webster *3× MEAC Player of the Year (1973–1975)
*DeWayne Jackson
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Jackson attended Mor ...
*All-American
* Justin Black *2x First-Team All-MEAC, All-American
References
External links
Morgan State men's basketball athletics page
{{Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball navbox