MSU Basketball Programs Took Part In Tuesday's Greater Baltimore Basketball Media Day

BALTIMORE, Maryland  --  Morgan State University men's basketball head coach Todd Bozeman and women's basketball head coach Edward Davis Jr. took part in the second annual Greater Baltimore Basketball Media Day on Tuesday morning. MSU seniors Martez Cameron and Adre'onia Coleman were also on hand to represent the men's and women's programs.

The event was hosted by UMBC and held on campus at the new Events Center. 

All seven of the men's and women's NCAA Division I institutions located within an hour's drive of UMBC were in attendance, including: Coppin State, Loyola Maryland, Morgan State, Mount St. Mary's, Navy and Towson.

The Greater Baltimore Basketball Media Day program was held in "station"-style this year.

Coaches and student-athletes in attendance rotated through four stations – TV-press conference style;  Print/Radio; One-on-ones; and Facebook Live for (student-athletes only).

Morgan State's men's team begins the 2018-19 campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 6, when they travel to Villanova, Pa. to take on the NCAA reigning champions of Villanova at 7 p.m.

A year ago the Bears finished 13-19 overall and went 7-9 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Morgan State's season would come to an end in the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament, following a 79-70 loss to 6th-seeded North Carolina Central.

The Lady Bears also open up the season on Tuesday, Nov. 6, when they host Lincoln (Pa.). Tip-off is at 6 p.m. at Hill Field House. 

Morgan State finished the 2017-18 campaign with a 16-15 overall record, 8-8 in the MEAC, which was tied for fourth. The Lady Bears, who had one of its most successful seasons in recent years, closed out the 2017-18 home slate with a 10-3 mark. It was Morgan State's best home record since the 2009-10 team finished 9-1 at Hill Field House. The team would fall to No. 3 Hampton, 66-57 in the quarterfinal round of the MEAC Tournament.

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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is celebrating its 150th year of excellence in higher education. A Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution, Morgan offers more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu. 

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