GAME DAY: UMES @ Hampton - Starters (ESPNU)

UMES - Maroon uniform
00 - Obame Obame
3 - White
23 - Bradshaw
24 - Haley
32 - Hines

Hampton - White uniform
1 - Pellum
4 - Agbelese
5 - Tunnell
20 - Funches
32 - Morgan

More Oklahoma photos

Just a few more last photos from our Oklahoma trip!

 The Lloyd Noble Center as we were pulling up for the game

 Ryan Minor - manager of the Delmarva Shorebirds

 Coach Nick Robinson goes over the scouting report before the game

 Dishawn Bradshaw, JoJo Swift, Freddy Obame Obame,  RJ Tucker, Tim Burns, Hillary Haley

 Coach Allen talks before the guys head out to the court

 Boomer (or Sooner?) Oklahoma had two identical mascots... Boomer and Sooner.  If you want to know the reason behind this, shoot me an email, it's quite interesting.

 National Anthem

 Captain's meeting

 Found this shirt at the airport.  Usually I feel like airports have all the same stuff (you know those yellow and green cowtipping shirts that can be found in Milwaukee, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, everywhere!) but this shirt was quite unique and fun to read.

GAME DAY - UMES @ Evansville - Starters

UMES - Maroon uniform
00 - Obame Obame
3 - White
23 - Bradshaw
24 - Haley
32 - Hines

Evansville - White uniforms
2 - Lacey
11 - Ryan
32 - Harris
34 - Holmes
41 - van Tongeren

GAME DAY - UMES @ Old Dominion - Starters

UMES - Maroon uniform
00 - Obame Obame
3 - White
23 - Bradshaw
24 - Haley
32 - Hines

ODU - White uniform
3 - James
20 - Cooper
21 - Hassell
24 - Bazemore
35 - Finney

GAME DAY - UMES @ Delaware State - Starters

UMES - Maroon uniforms
00 - Obame Obame
3 - White
23 - Bradshaw
24 - Haley
32 - Hines

Delaware State - White uniform
4 - Threatt
5 - Washington
21 - Stowe
22 - Walker
32 - M. Oliver

GAME DAY - Northern Illinois at UMES STARTERS

UMES - Gray uniforms
00 - Obame Obame
3 - White
11 - Burns
23 - Bradshaw
32 - Hines

Northern Illinois - Cardinal Red uniforms
1 - Hall
5 - Toler
12 - Rucker
13 - Silas
24 - Landers

GAME DAY - UMES @ American - Starters

UMES - Maroon Uniform
oo - Obame Obame
3 - White
11 - Burns
23 - Bradshaw
32 - Hines

American - White Uniform
3 - Brewer
14 - Moldoveanu
21 - Hendra
22 - Luptak
32 - Lumpkins

GAME DAY - UMES @ Columbia

UMES - Maroon Uniform
00 Obame Obame
3 White
12 Kelley
23 Bradshaw
24 Haley

Columbia - White Uniform
1 Ampim
2 Grimes
5 Frankowski
10 Barbour
44 Craig

Bowling

Yesterday we had the opportunity to take on the bowling team for the second year in a row. We did this last year and it was really a great time so I'm glad the coaches arranged this again this year.

Our entire team was talking trash to the ladies all day but since they beat us so badly last year, this year we really believed we could get them. (Maggie's edit: men's basketball had no chance.)

I started out with two strikes, but just know that I lost every game afterward. (I do still believe that I am the best.)

We also got a chance to watch Freddy dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller, which was definitely the treat of the day. I don't want to say exactly what happened, but just know that Freddy ended up on his butt and it was quite hilarious. Sorry, Freddy, we still love you.

--Tyler

Move-in Day

Hello my Hawk family, I know I've been gone for a bit, but I'm back to writing in full effect. I had a very good summer, but now we're all back.

Last Thursday was the official day that all Hawk Student-Athletes came back to campus to get ready for the upcoming school year.

As I arrived to UMES, the first person I saw was Mark Robertson. Behind him was Kevin White, Mike Spence and Freddy Obame Obame. We all couldn't stop smiling because we were all excited to see each other and be back together.

Moving in was rough as I had to unload everything in my truck and then get everything out of storage. It was a long day, but I'm happy to finally be back and reunited with my UMES family.

-Tyler Hines

2009-10 Athletic Banquet

Last night was the annual Athletics Banquet and Awards Ceremony. It was a great event and major props go to Mr. Davidson, Stan Bradley, Sharon Brummell, Neema Connor and everyone else that was involved in making the night go smoothly.

Prior to the event, Coach Blaine was convinced that the team was going to win the Quantum Leap Award (goes to the team that made the biggest improvement from the previous season). Luckily, he wasn't a disappointed man leaving the banquet as the team did win that award. Great job to the coaching staff for all the hard work they put into making the guys better players, students and people.

There were also plenty of individual awards on the evening. Kevin White was presented with a personalized ball for breaking the school single-season assists record while Hillary Haley was named the Josten's UMES Male Sportsman of the Year.

Each coaching staff honored their team's Most Improved Player (Tyler Hines), Coach's Award (Josh Bright), Rookie of the Year (Freddy Obame Obame) and Player of the Year (Kevin White).

Many of the guys also received SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee) and academic honors. Mark Robertson and Tyler received certificates for being members of SAAC. Mark, Tyler, Freddy, Tim Burns and RJ Tucker were awarded Scholar Athlete Umbrellas for their work receiving a 3.0-3.6 GPA.

Congratulations to all on your accomplishments! You all did a great job this season and I know you've been working hard improving for next year.

(We haven't gotten photos back yet and I was too busy to take any, so I will post some once I get them.)

GAME DAY! MEAC Tournament - UMES vs. South Carolina State - STARTERS

UMES - Maroon uniforms (Visiting team)

00 Obame Obame

3 White

10 Bright

11 Burns

32 Hines

South Carolina State - White uniforms (Home team)

1 Tombs

4 Porter

12 Pitt

15 Flagler

22 Bennett

GAME DAY! MEAC Tournament - UMES vs. Coppin State - STARTERS

UMES - Gray uniforms (Home team)

00 Obame Obame

3 White

10 Bright

11 Burns

32 Hines

Coppin State - Blue uniforms (Visiting team)

5 Harper

11 Goldsberry

20 Reggins

33 Coleman

34 Doughty

The Road to the MEACs

As you should already know (and if you don't, you need to start following www.umeshawks.com ASAP!) the guys are the #6 seed in MEAC tournament and play Coppin State on Wednesday.

We left today for Winston-Salem, N.C. around 12:30 and the guys had practice beforehand. Here are a few photos from our trip...

The team held a normal practice prior to leaving this afternoon. I had to snap this pic because Coach Blaine has resumed to practicing with the team again. It's always fun to watch him play.

Kevin always likes being shown on the blog, so here he is loading his stuff under the bus. I should really take a pic after everything is loaded on, it gets pretty full in there!

During the 7ish hour bus ride, we were able to watch three movies. We started off with the LeBron James documentary, More Than A Game. I thought it was really good and everyone seemed into it. It's simply amazing the things he did growing up and the kids he was surrounded by in high school. I thought it was funny at the end when they were showing what everyone was doing now, after high school, and for Mr. James it said: Employed seasonally in Cleveland. If anyone has to ask doing what, they need to be slapped. :-) With about an hour left in the trip, and just after dinner, we begin watching it again. Needless to say, I was tired and caught a quick nap.

After that movie we watched American History X. I had never seen this before and did not know what it was about or what to expect. Man, was I in for it! There were numerous times through the movie that I felt like I was going to be physically ill, I've never had that feeling before. And the end definitely had me crying. It was such a sad and telling story, I cannot imagine having that lifestyle. If you haven't seen it, I would recommend it, but if you have a weak stomach, I would just stay prepared. I thoroughly enjoyed it; however, I just don't think I can mentally watch it again.

After that we watched The Hangover, which I had seen the beginning part of on a previous trip. Still funny and everyone on the bus was dying laughing. The best part for me, I think, would be listening to and seeing Freddy Obame Obame laughing. Seeing this is an experience of itself. Too funny.

Between movies and music, the guys spend a lot of the ride sleeping. I'm pretty short, so I have a hard time getting comfortable to sleep on the bus. The guys have it easy (maybe?) since they can stretch out across the aisles (my legs are just too short!). It's always funny to look back and only see legs across the aisles as everyone is napping.

GAME DAY! UMES @ Delaware State - Starters

UMES - Maroon uniforms

00 Obame Obame

3 White

10 Bright

11 Burns

32 Hines

Delaware State - White uniforms

0 Wilson

4 Threatt

30 Neal

42 Smith

55 Sandridge

GAME DAY! UMES @ North Carolina Central - Starters

UMES - Maroon uniforms

00 Obame Obame

3 White

11 Burns

24 Haley

32 Hines

North Carolina Central - White uniforms

12 Wilkerson

21 Taylor

22 Sims

35 Chasten

42 Manns

Special Coaches' Corner: LIVE from shootaround

Just because we're on the road doesn't mean we're gonna cancel the Coaches' Corner Radio Show! Today we're LIVE from shootaround!

Coach Brown and Coach Peery work with the big men (Freddy Obame Obame and RJ Tucker shown) on post plays. Notice the sun shining through the windows, made for an interesting setting during practice.

Freddy Obame Obame was awesome with Bret and Nick, talking about Libreville, Gabon, his basketball experience, soccer, his role on the team and his French-speaking capabilities.

Hillary "Pop" Haley spoke with Bret about his connections with NBA stars Kevin Durant and Ty Lawson, where his nickname came from, his play this season and the small lineup that the Hawks produce.

Coaches' Corner Details

Who: head coach Frankie Allen, players and other guests

What: Radio show, hosted on WGOP 540 a.m., live audio at www.umeshawks.com and live video streaming onwww.umeshawks.com

Where: Hawks Nest (inside the Student Services Center on Campus)

When: Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon

GAME DAY! UMES @ NCAT - Starters

UMES - Maroon uniforms

00 Obame Obame

10 Bright

11 Burns

24 Haley

32 Hines

NCAT - White uniforms

3 Alston

5 Joshua

23 Coleman

31 Witter

34 Johnson

Coach Allen shook up the starting lineup a bit tonight for various reasons. Hopefully this can give us a spark?

Autographs

The guys signed a bunch of their schedule posters this afternoon before practice to give to local schools and a few organizations in preparation for "Take A Kid to the Game" day on February 13.

Sorry Josh, I accidentally cut you out of the picture. :-/

GAME DAY! UMES @ Bethune-Cookman

The guys are currently at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach at shootaround. A little over four hours until tip-off.