Men's Basketball | 3/4/2015 12:14:00 PM
BALTIMORE – Coppin State will say goodbye to six seniors when it concludes its 2014-15 regular season against Delaware State Thursday night at the Physical Education Complex. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Before the Eagles (7-21 overall, 6-9 MEAC) attempt to go for their second straight season sweep over the Hornets (14-16, 8-7), they will recognize
Daquan Brickhouse,
Taariq Cephas,
Dallas Gary,
Arnold Fripp,
Jahvari Josiah and
Sterling Smith prior to the game. All six players were critical factors in the Eagles' 96-92 victory over Delaware State on Feb. 16 in Dover.
Both teams won their last games. Coppin State placed five players in double figures in defeating Morgan State, 88-77. Smith scored 21 points and Cephas added 20 points in the victory.
Dallas Gary tied his career-high 18 points and grabbed a career best nine rebounds.
The Hornets defeated Hampton, 85-75, behind 25 points from Tyshawn Bell and 20 points from Amere May. Kendall Gray had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Kendal Williams scored 18 points for the Hornets, who shot 50 percent against the Pirates. Delaware State, which is second in the MEAC behind Coppin State in 3-pointers made per game, made 13 triples.
There's no sense in trying to outline the playoff scenarios or potential first round opponent for next week's MEAC Tournament at the Norfolk Scope Arena. The MEAC will release the brackets and pairings following the conclusion of Thursday's six conference games.
Here's a "By the Numbers" look of this special senior class for Coppin State.
1 MEAC Semifinal appearance
2 MEAC Tournament victories
11 combined double-doubles &
Jahvari Josiah's career-high point total against Oregon and Illinois
18 Dallas Gary's career-high point total against Morgan State
19 games in which the seniors scored 20 or more points in their careers.
20 Daquan Brickhouse's career-high point total against Howard
25 Arnold Fripp's career-high point total against Connecticut
27 Taariq Cephas' career-high point total against Bethune-Cookman
28 Sterling Smith's career-high point total against Norfolk State
351 combined steals
399 combined games played
492 combined made 3-pointers
749 combined career assists
1,051 career points for
Taariq Cephas, which is 19th all-time in men's basketball history
1,350 combined rebounds
3,316 combined points
