Morehead State

Official Name: 
Morehead State University
Nickname: 
Eagles
Mailing Address: 

UPO 1023
Morehead, KY 40351

Website: 
www.msueagles.com
Telephone: 
(606) 783-2500
Fax: 
(606) 783-2550
Enrollment: 
9,390
Arena: 

Ellis T. Johnson Arena
Capacity: 6,500
Year Opened: 1981

School Colors: 
Blue and Gold
Conference: 

Ohio Valley (since 1949)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1956, 1957, 1961, 1983, 1984, and 2009
5-7 record (.417)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1942 and 1951
0-2 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Ellis T. Johnson (15 years from 1937-43 and 1946-53 when school was classified as a small college, 196-158 record, .554)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ricky Minard (2,381 points from 2001-04)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Steve Hamilton (1,675 from 1955-58)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Brett Roberts (53 points as senior vs. Middle Tennessee State on 2/10/92)

All-American Selections: 

(1) C Dan Swartz (1956)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Brett Roberts (53 vs. Middle Tennessee State)
February 10, 1992 (senior/28.1 ppg)

1

2

Total

Morehead State

35

50

85

Middle Tennessee State

44

48

92

Morehead State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Tubbs

1-8

0-4

0-0

2

Nichols

1-10

0-0

2-2

5

Ballard

2-4

0-0

0-0

5

Roberts

16-31

0-0

16-17

53

Sowards

0-3

0-0

0-1

0

Mennega

3-5

0-0

0-0

9

Bentz

3-7

0-0

5-7

11

Totals

26-68

10-29

23-27

85

Percentages

.382

.345

.852

Middle Tennessee State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Hunter

4-7

0-0

0-0

8

Buck

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Davis

1-4

0-0

2-2

4

Corder

2-4

0-0

2-2

6

Taylor

7-14

0-1

8-10

22

Hammonds

6-7

4-4

3-4

19

Vance

1-6

0-0

0-0

2

Clark

2-2

0-0

0-0

4

Kidd

11-15

0-0

3-7

25

Johnson

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

35-62

4-5

18-25

92

Percentages

.565

.800

.720
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

C. Dewey Downing

5

1930-35

38-31

.551

1930

9-3

Ellis T. Johnson

15

1936-43, 47-53

171-159

.518

1937

14-3

Leonard Miller

3

1944-46

41-17

.707

1944

12-3

Bobby Laughlin

12

1954-65

166-120

.580

1957

19-8

Bob Wright

4

1966-69

58-38

.604

1967, 1969

.667

Bill Harrell

5

1970-74

68-59

.535

1974

17-9

Jack Schalow

4

1975-78

45-56

.446

1977

15-10

Wayne Martin

9

1979-87

130-120

.520

1984

25-6

Tommy Gaither

4

1988-91

52-64

.448

1990, 1991

16-13

Dick Fick

6

1992-97

64-101

.388

1995

15-12

Kyle Macy

9

1998-2006

106-144

.424

2003

20-9

Donnie Tyndall

5

2007-11

96-70

.578

2011

25-10
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,040-983 (.514) from 1930 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Morehead (KY) State moved up to major-college status in 1956
  • Morehead did not field a team in 1930-31 during the Great Depression.