NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 9, 2021 – The 2021-22 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's basketball season opens on Tuesday, Nov. 9, with all eight of the league's member institutions in action.
Morgan State and MEAC Preseason Player of the Year, De’Torrion Ware kick things off with a 6 p.m. matchup against St. Mary’s (Md.) at Hill Field House. Ware, a Second Team All-MEAC honoree from last season, led the MEAC in scoring and was seventh in rebounding in 2020-21, averaging 17.2 points and 5.7 rebounds a contest. His .427 field goal percentage was top-15 in the conference and he was fifth in free throw percentage, making 83.2 percent of his shots at the charity stripe. Ware also tied for seventh in the MEAC in steals (1.4 per game) and eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.388).
Other opening-day home games include Cairn University at Delaware State (7 p.m.), University of D.C. at Howard (7 p.m.) and Bridgewater at Norfolk State (8 p.m.). Norfolk State was picked to win the conference this year after securing the crown last year and playing two games in the NCAA Tournament.
Coppin State starts the season with five straight road games in the first week of the season, opening at Loyola Chicago on Nov. 9 and then playing at DePaul (Nov. 10), at Rider (Nov. 12), at UConn (Nov. 13) and at UNC Greensboro (Nov 15).
Maryland Eastern Shore and South Carolina State also get started on the road, with games at St. Joseph’s and East Carolina on Tuesday, respectively. North Carolina opens at Richmond and then takes on Memphis on Saturday.
The 2022 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 9-12 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in downtown Norfolk, Va.
Here is this week's schedule of games (please note games and times are subject to change):
Tuesday, Nov. 9
St. Mary’s (Md.) at Morgan State, 6 p.m.
Cairn University at Delaware State, 7 p.m.
Coppin State at Loyola Chicago, 7 p.m.
University of D.C. at Howard, 7 p.m.
N.C. Central at Richmond, 7 p.m.
S.C. State at East Carolina, 7 p.m.
Bridgewater at Norfolk State, 8 p.m.
Maryland E. Shore at Saint Joseph’s, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Regent at Howard, 5 p.m.
Maryland E. Shore at Temple, 7 p.m.
Coppin State at DePaul, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 11
Penn State Alleghany at Morgan State, 6 p.m.
Penn State Wilkes Barre at Norfolk St., 7 p.m.
S.C. State at Coll. Of Charleston, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12
S.C. State vs. Loyola (Md.), 4 p.m.
Coppin State at Rider, 7 p.m.
Salisbury at Delaware State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13
Coppin State at UConn, 12 p.m.
Howard at Bradley, 2 p.m.
Norfolk State vs. Tennessee State, 4 p.m.
N.C. Central at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Bryn Athyn at Maryland E. Shore, 6 p.m.
S.C. State vs. Lipscomb, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 14
Delaware State at Rider, 5 p.m.
Morgan State at George Mason, 6 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 15
Coppin State at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.