The Morgan State Bears basketball team represents Morgan State University, located in Baltimore, Maryland, in Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. 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.Henneman, Jim. "Loyola-Morgan 1952 Basketball Game Made Memories And History," PressBox (Baltimore), March 2017.
Post-season
NCAA Division I Tournament results The Bears have appeared in two NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.
2009 15 First round (2) Oklahoma L 54–82 2010 15 First round (2) West Virginia L 50–77
National Invitation Tournament results The Bears have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 0–1. 2008 First round Virginia Tech L 62–94
The Basketball Classic results The Bears have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.
2022 First round Youngstown State L 65-70
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.
1974 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite EightFinal FourNational Championship Game Potsdam StateHartwickBloomsburgAssumptionSouthwest Missouri State W 54–43W 68–64W 71–57W 73–70W 67–52 1975 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Randolph-MaconBaltimore L 60–64L 76–77 1976 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game BaltimoreJames Madison L 65–85W 86–81
Notable former players Reggie Holmes *All-Time Leading Scorer, AP All-American Marvin Webster *3× MEAC Player of the Year (1973–1975) DeWayne Jackson *All-American Justin Black *2x First-Team All-MEAC, All-American Elijah Davis *Single Season Assist leader, Boxtorow HBCU All-American, Single season assist average per game, Second-Team All-MEAC.
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