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EMU volleyball’s Callie Minshew secures All-MAC Second Team honors
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EMU volleyball’s Callie Minshew secures All-MAC Second Team honors
The win was made even more special for the Eagles as the court inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center was renamed in honor of former head coach Ben Braun by Eastern Michigan prior to the game. Before the 1985–86 season began, Braun took the post of assistant head coach at Eastern. However, on Jan. 15, 1986, halfway through the season, he was promoted to temporary head coach. The rest is history.
As an ordinary, though undersized, kid who loved sports, Ben Braun — who coached Eastern Michigan University’s men’s basketball through its most successful decade — often found himself as the youngest or smallest guy on the team.
The Eastern Michigan University basketball team hosted Georgia State University at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in their home opener on Nov. 11, as part of the Mid-American Conference/Sun Belt Challenge. It would end favorably for the Eagles as they won 70-60.
The Eagles allowed a whopping 48 points in the paint as Butler's Pierre Brooks and Jahmyl Telfort combined for 34 points to lead the Butler Bulldogs to an opening win over the Eagles, 94-55.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team took a significant loss and fell to the Detroit Mercy Titans, 66-38, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center on Monday, Nov. 6.
Former EMU basketball coach to be honored at Legacy Day
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) officially announced the 2023-24 men’s and women’s basketball full conference schedules earlier this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 23.
Former Eastern Michigan University basketball star, Emoni Bates, and the Cleveland Cavaliers finished up NBA Summer League action on Monday night.
A summer filled with no Eastern Michigan University sports is just so much fun, isn’t it?
Eastern Michigan University basketball star Emoni Bates was officially selected in this year’s 2023 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 49th pick.
The basketball journey to the big leagues has been all but normal for Emoni Bates as the 19-year-old superstar is gearing up to officially be an NBA professional in a little over a month. Just a week and a half ago, Bates officially entered his name into the 2023 NBA Draft as he confirmed on his Instagram.
Eastern Michigan University basketball star and Ypsilanti native, Emoni Bates, has officially submitted his name into this year’s NBA draft, The Athletic has reported.
The Eastern Michigan University’s women’s basketball team (15-15, 7-11 MAC) fell in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament to the number two seed, Bowling Green State University, 70-36, on March 8, inside Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (15-14, 7-11 MAC) were on the road in Athens, Ohio, to take on the Bobcats of Ohio University (6-23, 4-14 MAC) in a must-win game for the Eagles to earn a berth in the Mid-American Conference tournament.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (8-22, 5-12 MAC) traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio, on Tuesday, Feb. 28 for a matchup against Bowling Green State University (11-19, 5-12 MAC). The game was a must-win scenario for the Eagles as they held the eighth and final spot in the MAC tournament.
The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team (8-21, 5-11 MAC) clutched their second win in a row on Saturday, Feb. 25, against the Ball State University Cardinals (20-9,11-5 MAC), 75-68.
The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team (14-12, 6-9 MAC) out-shot the University at Buffalo Bulls (10-15, 5-11 MAC) for a 61-57 victory Thursday, Feb. 23, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
A record that stood tall for more than 30 years. NBA greats like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Tim Duncan, and even Stephen Curry not being able to come within even 1,000 points of the record. One man, some may call him “The Chosen One,“ some may call him “King,“ some may call him nothing at all, but that one man; LeBron James.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team avoided the I-94 sweep and got back into the win column after dropping their previous five games when the Eagles (7-21, 4-11 MAC) defeated the Western Michigan University Broncos (7-21, 3-12 MAC), 66-59, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center on Tuesday, Feb. 21.