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BROOME CHOSEN OVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Not a bad start to a career for Morehead State's Johni Broome.
The 6-foot-10 men's basketball newcomer was selected as the first Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week for the 2020-21 season.
Broome, a native of Plant City, Fla., got a starting assignment in his first collegiate week and delivered solid performances. In his first career home game, a win over Arkansas State Sunday, Broome led the team wth 25 points and 12 rebounds to go along with five blocked shots. He scored 19 in the second half, including seven straight in the final three minutes in a close game that distanced the Eagles from the Red Wolves for the final margin.
His point total was the most for an Eagle freshman since Jordan Walker (who finished his career last season) scored 26 at UT Martin in 2016-17.
Broome opened his college career with an 11-point, five-rebound effort at No. 10 Kentucky Wednesday and followed with six points and six rebounds against Richmond Friday. For the week, he averaged 14.0 points and 7.7 rebounds and hit 61 percent of his shots.
Broome and the Eagles are slated to take on top-25 Ohio State on the road Wednesday night at 5 p.m. ET.
Entire article: https://msueagles.com/news/2020/11/30/broome-chosen-ovc-freshman-of-the-week.aspx
Morehead State is 1-2; losing to Kentucky (45-81), losing to Richmond (64-82), and beating Arkansas State (69-61).
https://msueagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2020-21
Previewing Ohio State’s non-conference basketball schedule
Morehead State (Dec. 2)
Next up on the slate is Morehead State. The Eagles ended last season with a 13-19 record, going 7-11 in the Ohio Valley Conference to finish eighth out of 12 teams. Head coach Preston Spradlin is entering his fifth year with the program, coaching to a 45-69 overall mark thus far. Morehead State will need to replace its two leading scorers from last season, as both Jordan Walker (12.3 ppg) and Djimon Henson (10.4 ppg) have since graduated.
Picked to finish eighth once again in the OVC preseason polls, the Eagles return a young but experienced group of players, led by senior forward James Baker and sophomore forward Tyzhaun Claude. Baker is the only senior on the roster, averaging 9.1 points per game last year while leading the team with 42 blocks — good for fourth in the OVC in blocks per game (1.3). Claude started 19 games as a freshman last season, averaging 9.5 points per game on nearly 60% shooting from the field.
Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...season-preview-nonconference-schedule-2020-21