Morehead State Men’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2024 · CSM Staff
Morehead State Eagles
Ohio Valley (26-8, 14-4)
Big Wins: Chattanooga (87-80), vs Little Rock (69-55)
Bad Losses: Southern Indiana (73-80), at Tennessee-Martin (82-88)
Coach: Preston Spradlin
Probable Starters:
Dieonte Miles, Senior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Riley Minix, Senior, Guard, 20.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 9.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Drew Thelwell, Senior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 6.3 apg
Kalil Thomas, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 1.3 apg, 4.4 rpg
Jordan Lathon, Senior, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 2.3 apg, 6.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Eddie Ricks III, Freshman, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 1.4 apg, 5.3 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.5 (124th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.8 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.9 (57, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (6, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (29, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (74, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.5 (238, 7)
Rebound Margin: 8.9 (6, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.1 (71, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (195, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NIT | First Round win over Clemson |
| 2023 | NIT | Second Round loss to UAB |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to West Virginia |
| 2016 | CBI | First Round win over Siena |
| 2016 | CBI | Quarterfinal win over Duquesne |
| 2016 | CBI | Semifinal win over Ohio |
| 2016 | CBI | Championship loss to Nevada |
| 2014 | CBI | First Round loss to Illinois State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Louisville |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Richmond |
| 2010 | CBI | First Round win over Colorado State |
| 2010 | CBI | Second Round loss to Boston University |
| 2009 | NCAA | Opening Round win over Alabama State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Louisville |
| 1984 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Carolina A&T |
| 1984 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Louisville |
*all team stats through 3/10
