BOWIE, Md. - The Bowie State University men's basketball season is about to get underway as the Bulldogs open the 2014-2015 season against Millersville (Pa.) University on Friday (November 14th) at 6 p.m. in the opening game of the Lincoln University (CIAA-PSAC) Challenge.
The Bulldogs finished with a 14-14 overall record, 8-8 in conference play last season and 7-3 in the CIAA Northern Division. Bowie State has captured the last three (2010-2011, 2011-2102 and 2012-2103) Northern Division crowns.
Millersville head coach Fred Thompson and the other PSAC coaches voted the Marauders to finish sixth in the PSAC East Preseason Poll. Thompson enters his 17th season with Millersville and has made back-to-back PSAC Tournament playoff appearances has reached the quarterfinals in both seasons. The Marauders are coming off of a 13-14 overall record and 8-8 mark in the PSAC East during a 2013-14 season that was filled with injuries and roster instability.
Bowie State will be young this season and return only one starter from last season. Senior guard
Zafir Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) averaged 7.2 ppg, dished out a team-high 119 assists during the 2013-2014 season and started in 25 games. Junior
Andre Jackson (Baltimore, Md.) will be another quality returner for the Bulldogs. Jackson was one of the first players off the bench for sixth-year head coach
Darrell Brooks, ranking fifth on the team in scoring (7.4 ppg) and was selected to the 2014-2015 Preseason All-CIAA Team.
Senior
Cameron Knox (Baltimore, Md.) played in 26 of Bowie State's 29 games during the 2013-2014 season, averaging 10.7 ppg. The Bulldogs will also return senior forward
Joel Clemmons (Forest Heights, Md.), junior guard
Justin Beck (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore forward
Tai Marshall (Atlantic City, N.J.).
The CIAA Basketball Coaches Association picked Bowie State's Bulldogs to finish first in the conference's Northern Division. In addition to Millersville, the Bulldogs will face a loaded East Stroudsburg team on Saturday (November 15th) at 4pm. The Warriors begin the year ranked 4th in the NABC D-II Preseason Coaches' Poll after recording a 30-2 record last season.
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