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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State Men's Basketball is ready for its home opener Wednesday night when Boyce College heads to Johnson Arena. The ball goes up at 7 p.m. ET.
Morehead State has its first-ever meeting with Boyce Wednesday. The Bulldogs, from Louisville, Ky., are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Boyce is a site of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Boyce is 0-2 in 2024-25. Daniel Smith leads the Bulldogs after two contests, averaging 13.5 points. Boyce finished 10-17 last season, playing three D1 teams, including OVC member Tennessee State.
The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network (WIVY-96.3 FM flagship station as well as WGOH in Grayson, Ky.) with Chuck Mraz and Drew Barnette. It is also available on MSUEagles.com. ESPN+ has the game broadcast with Jared Stacy and Dean Hardin.
2024-25 RECORDS
MSU: 0-1, 0-0 OVC | BC: 0-2
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• Morehead State has won 26 consecutive home-opening games. The last time MSU lost a home opener was 1997-98, 68-61, to Robert Morris on Nov. 25, 1997. The last non-D1 team to beat MSU was Union (Ky.) on Dec. 12, 1992. Since then, MSU is 62-0 against non-D1 opponents.
• Head coach
Jonathan Mattox had his debut as Morehead State's head coach and his overall debut as a Division I head coach Monday at Louisville.
• Morehead State owns 90 victories in the last four seasons, two OVC Tournament championships and two OVC regular season titles. Current head coach
Jonathan Mattox was on the bench for the 2020-21 tournament title and the 2022-23 regular season trophy.
• The 2024-25 Eagle roster features seven players who were with the program in 2023-24, including five who saw action in at least one game. Of the seven returnees, MSU returned just 14.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game.
• Eight Eagles made their Morehead State debut at Louisville.
• It definitely was a tale of two halves Monday at Louisville. The Eagles made just 3-for-28 shots in the first half but settled in to shoot 38 percent in the second half.
• Among the 11 Ohio Valley Conference programs, MSU boasts the highest number of graduate students (4) and the highest number of sixth-year players (2).
• The roster features nine newcomers to the program, including six who have played at least one season at a four-year college. Of the Eagles' six players who had yet to see a game as an Eagle prior to Monday (also counting
Jalen Windham who redshirted in 2023-24), they have 400 combined Division I games played.
• Kenny White, Jr., was a bright spot for the Eagles an an otherwise forgetful first game at Louisville Monday. The 6-7 forward led the team wth 14 points, also had six rebounds, and hit 6-of-8 free throws.
• Transfer Kenny White, Jr., who is from Madisonville, Ky., has the unique opportunity to play for his fourth different (current or former) Ohio Valley Conference school. He started his career at Tennessee Tech, transferred to Murray State (where current Eagle head coach
Jonathan Mattox was on staff) and was at UT Martin last winter.
• Guard
Trent Scott returns this year after missing the final 28 games last year due to injuries. He was averaging 4.6 points and 2.0 assists per game before ending his campaign.
• Center
Dieonte Miles posted his fourth double-digit rebound effort at Louisville, pulling down a team-high 11. Morehead State grabbed 45 rebounds against the Cardinals.
