Maryland-Eastern Shore

Official Name: 
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
Nickname: 
Fighting Hawks
Mailing Address: 

W.P. Hytche Athletic Center
Backbone Road 21853
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Website: 
www.umeshawks.com
Telephone: 
(410) 651-6499
Fax: 
(410) 651-7514
Enrollment: 
2,500
Arena: 

William P. Hytche Athletic Center
Capacity: 5,500
Year Opened: 1999

School Colors: 
Maroon and Gray
Conference: 

Mid-Eastern Athletic (1972-79 and since 1983)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1970

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 1974
1-1 record (.500)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1960, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973
10-7 record (.588)
Finished 2nd in 1973

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Nathaniel C. Taylor (10 years from 1955-64 when school was classifed as a small college, 145-74 record, .662)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Jake Ford (2,218 points from 1967-70 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

James Morgan (1,741 from 1967-70 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Tee Trotter (42 points at Howard University on 1/30/03)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Tee Trotter* (42 at Howard in OT)
January 30, 2003 (junior/20.5 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time UMES mark set by Kenny Simmons (52 vs. St. Mary's College on 1-20-78).

1

2

OT

Total

Maryland-Eastern Shore

37

31

8

76

Howard

31

37

15

83

Maryland-Eastern Shore

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Wiggins

2-4

0-0

5-5

9

Joiner

0-2

0-1

0-0

0

Trotter

14-27

0-0

7-7

42

Brown

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Wellington

3-10

0-0

0-0

8

Horton

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Campbell

3-4

0-0

0-0

8

Socka

0-0

0-0

3-4

3

Rowel

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Trotman

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Totals

25-54

11-28

15-16

76

Percentages

.463

.393

.938

Howard

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Clark

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Grove

5-8

0-0

1-5

11

Aluko

6-11

0-0

11-12

23

Williams

8-18

2-8

1-2

19

Williamson

5-12

1-3

6-7

17

Wilkinson

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Terry

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Ford

2-8

1-2

4-4

9

Miller

2-3

0-0

0-0

4

Totals

28-61

4-14

23-30

83

Percentages

.459

.286

.767
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Nathaniel C. Taylor

12

1955-66

145-74

.662

1956

23-2

John Bates

3

1972-74

72-14

.837

1974

27-2

Dan Jones

2

1975, 1977

9-43

.173

1977

7-19

Joe R. Robinson

7

1967-71, 1976, 1979

109-73

.599

1970

27-2

Kirkland Hall

6

1978, 1980-84

56-96

.368

1980

16-9

Howie Evans

2

1985-86

8-47

.145

1986

5-22

Steve Williams

4

1987-90

20-87

.187

1990

10-17

Bob Hopkins

2

1991-92

8-47

.145

1991

5-23

Rob Chavez

2

1993-94

28-27

.509

1994

16-12

Jeff Menday

2

1995-96

24-30

.444

1995

13-14

Lonnie Williams

4

1997-2000

43-69

.384

2000

12-17

Thomas Trotter

4

2001-04

36-78

.316

2001

12-16

Lawrence Lessett Jr.

3

2005-07

13-65

.167

2006

7-22

Meredith Smith

1

2008

4-28

.125

2008

4-28

Frankie Allen

3

2009-11

27-66

.290

2010

11-21
  • All-Time W-L Record: 719-891 (.447) from 1949 through 2011.
  • NOTES: UMES permanently moved up to major-college status in 1982
  • Jones (1-7) and Hall (6-12) shared coaching duties during 1976-77
  • Coaches are unknown from 1948-49 through 1953-54.